A/N: This is the intro to the story, there are two more like this to come. The story begins in the present tense in Chapter five. This is my first fanfiction story, and I looked for a beta but no one accepted me. So I apologize for any bad grammer. So if their's someone who wants to beta me, PLEASE message me! Thank you! :)
Fourth Year:
He knows that I care about him... He knows. He's known since last year... yet I have gotten nothing from him. Why is that? Hermione thought to herself as she sat there in her seat and then looked down at her books for potions clas. She was sitting next to Neville and Draco was sitting on the other side of the room with his hand on Pansy's knee drawing a small circle on the tights she wore. This cause the raven hair girl to blush, but laugh and lean onto him.
I may vomit... Hermione thought, opening the new potions book she had gotten when school shopping. She hadn't had time to read it yet, and with the professor still missing she decided to start on it now.
The head master, and minstry had called on all the students of Hogwarts to introduce two new schools, for a tourament going to be hosted. To be honest it all sounded boring to Hermione, and so she didn't listen. She put her head back into her book and read. However when Ginny told her Victor Krum was staring in her direction, she did look up. She did smile. She did turn back to her book and didn't see him frown.
She was reading about how crushing things for juices was a better technique rather then cutting them, and she smirked. If it's so easy then why do the instructions say cut? She questioned the theroy when the dungeon doors opened and Professor Snape walked in.
She closed her book and looked up to him to hear what he had to say.
"Take out your books, turn to one eleven, and get busy." he smirked and sat down.
The class filled with groans, but everyone was up and getting their things that they needed. Hermione glanced at her professor and felt her heart freeze when she saw him looking at her. She lowered her head and blushed grabbing something and then gasped when something spilled on her. She heard a laugh start up, and who had lead it? Draco Malfoy.
She turned glaring at him, when her skin seemed to be on fire. She gasped and moved uncomfortably in her drenched outfit."Miss. Granger!"
She turned and looked at her professor but closed her eyes, and began to cry. The potion that fell on her was burning her skin.
"'Mione!" Ron cried as he went to touch her, and Snape slapped his hand away and grabbed the back of her robe which was dry and directed her to his personally bathroom.
"Miss. Granger take off your clothes and then get into the bath and bathe. Let the cold water run over you for a bit, and then wait." Snape told her harshly, before walking down to his class.
"It is apparent you all have lost your manners over the summer huh." Snape smirked, and then pointed to the board. In perfect print it read,
"Rule 1. At all times, show respect for yourself, your classmates, and for me.
Rule 2. Social talking and wandering about the room are not acceptable. Please ask for permission before leaving your seat.
Rule 3. Keep all four legs of your desk or chair on the floor at all times.
Rule 4. Do not throw, pitch, toss, etc., any item at anyone or anything at anytime.
Rule 5. Students may not work on other subjects or write or pass notes during chemistry class. Anything that you work on during this class becomes mine.
Rule 6. Begin working on assignments as soon as they are given. This will give you an opportunity to ask questions while I am nearby. If you do not finish an assignment in class, you must complete it for homework. Students are expected to work until the bell rings.
Rule 7. During lectures and classroom discussions, please raise your hand and wait to be called upon before you begin speaking. This will give everyone an opportunity to participate in discussions.
Rule 8. There is to be NO TALKING or whispering during P.A. announcements.
Rule9 . Take care of restroom and water needs before reporting to class.
Rule 10. All rules and policies of Homewood High School will be strictly enforced in this classroom.
Rule 11. All laboratory safety rules will be strictly enforced at all times. Failure to follow lab safety rules will result in the loss of lab privilege during the remainder of the lab period and a zero may be given on the lab assignment. "
"You are required to write each rule 100 times." Snape said and the class groaned again, "Shall I make it 200?" he requested and the class went dead quiet. He smirked and then walked up the stairs and into his room and got a shirt he no longer used, and then looked for a healing potion. Once he had both, he went to the door of the bathroom, and heard Hermione crying in the bath.
He sighed, walking in knowing there was a invisible charm over the bathtub, and merely pushed his hand into the tub startling Hermione. "Don't worry. I can't see you. Just drink this." he said.
He felt her hand touch his and could feel the roughness of her skin. He frowned and a few seconds had the bottle back in his hands. "Good." he said corking it. "Now here is a shirt." he said laying it on the counter and then headed for the door. "Put it on and then lay down. You'll be weak for a while, while the healing potion does its work." he said and walked out.
Hermione was shocked but bit her swollen lips and got out of the water, to see her garments torn and burned. It looked like acid had eaten through her clothes. She looked at her professor's shirt and rose it to her face. It was soft, and smelled good... Like Snape. She pulled it over her forehead and gasped seeing some of her hair come off and onto the shirt. She started to weep again, and went and laid down.
When Severus returned to check on her after he dismissed the class, he saw her hair falling out, and cursed. He got another healing potion and then a replenishing on to make her hair grow back within an hour. She was asleep, half of her face back to normal, but still burned.
He sighed, and lifted her weak head to help her drink the two potions. She touched his hand and held him with her before moving to the side and continued to rest.
By the time she awoke, Hermione realized her hair was back, Severus was allowing her to hold his hand, and he was still beside her. He looked at her, when he felt her move and smirked. "Well you look normal now." he smirked.
Hermione looked at him oddly not wanting to believe him, when he presented a mirror and showed her. "See?" he said and Hermione's eyes widen.
"Oh!.. Oh professor!" she gasped and looked at him, throwing her arms around him. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" she smiled pulling back, and then lowered her head to his lips and froze just before they touched. What was she doing? She asked herself.
She began to move away when Severus grabbed the back of her head and pushed the rest of the way to meet his lips.
A needy groan came from his throat, as a gasp came from hers. They were kissing... She thought as their lips maked sweet noises, moving with each other. His lips were so soft against hers... His hands were traveling up her back... When they parted, Snape whispered softly, "I've wanted to do that since I looked in your mind... and for a moment... I thought I might not be able to..."
Hermione blushed and pressed her lips back onto his. Their relationship was never going to right again.