"Miss needs to wake up," squeaked a voice beside Hermione's sleeping figure.
No response.
"Miss really needs to be getting up and ready!"
Hermione looked over to the house elf standing beside the bed and then to the table beside her.
"Miss, master wants you ready and downstairs by the hour."
"Your kidding right. Its half past five! Well you can tell your master, I have no intention of getting up! I will get up when I'm ready! She snapped.
"Miss, he will not be happy…me thinks you should be getting up…"said the elf quietly.
"I DON'T CARE WETHER HE'S HAPPY OR NOT! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" screamed Hermione.
Tears evident in the house elf's eyes; it left with a pop, and Hermione was once again left by herself.
What the hell is he thinking, waking me at this hour.
There was a few minutes silence, and Hermione felt herself lulling back to sleep.
A loud knock on the door came. What is it now? She thought.
He did not wait for an answer.
"Miss Granger, I believe I asked for you to get up." There was a hint of anger in his voice, though it was evident that he was trying not to be aggravated by the annoying chit.
"And I believe I told your house elf I would get up when I was ready. And by the way having you ever heard of waiting for an answer before entering a room!"
"Miss Granger you will be up by the time I count to 10 or else…"
"Or else what?" she laughed. He couldn't be serious.
"Oh I'm more than serious…if your not up I will drag you out of bed myself!"
She sat up in bed and swung her legs to the side. Getting out of bed tantalising slowly, just to annoy him, she began to feel bare beneath his stare, in only a tank top and shorts. Severus had made his way up to number 5.
"I'm glad to see your taking me more seriously than yesterday."
"If only I had my wand Snape, I would…" she retorted.
"You would what?" he cut off. "I never thought you one for making empty threats Miss Granger."
"Who said they were empty?" she smirked. "You never answered my question."
"Which one? You have uncommon gift for annoying me with your voice that I have hardly paid attention.
Shame, your voice has the complete opposite effect on me. Omg where did that come from. Oh please don't let him have heard that!
She forced a smile in his direction, and the smile he returned, made her feel uneasy, as if he had been reading her thoughts.
"The one where I asked if you had ever wait for an answer before walking in! I could have been getting dressed! Oh and lets not forget invading my privacy by reading my mind!" she snapped.
"I thought it unlikely that you would be dressing Miss Granger, seeing your distaste of the hour. As for reading your mind, which occasion would that be…"he smiled.
The very thought made Hermione's stomach turn. She did not answer.
"Fine I will be down in 10 minutes." She replied angrily.
"Very good. Meet me down in the kitchen. Oh and you may want to make amends with Lolita, your house elf. I will not allow you any more, and if in her bad books, you will find she will do you no favours." He replied.