A/N: *cringes* Oh my God I am so sorry! I know its been a long time since the last update for this story but here is a new chapter for you all!

Disclaimer: I don't own HP!

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Severus couldn't keep a smirk off of his face as he turned to face his seventh year Gryffindor and Slytherin Potions class. As he looked over the assembled group his smirk grew. "Today I am going to do something different than I normally do. I will be pairing each of you with someone of my choosing. On the board you will see who you are partnered with along with the potion you will be brewing today and what page number it is on. Get moving."

Hermione shook her head and chuckled silently as she saw the pairings for today's class. She smiled at Neville when he sat down beside her. "I am glad that you decided to keep taking this class, Neville. Has the study group been helping?"

Neville smiled and nodded. "Yes, it has, Hermione. I see that Professor Snape is in a vindictive mood this morning."

Hermione snickered and then bit her lip to keep from laughing when she saw the look on Ron's face at being paired with Draco. "That he is but I do suppose he has reason to be. He's been really good to me since we found out that we are Father and Daughter. I will go and get the ingredients if you will set the cauldron up."

Neville nodded and gave Hermione a smile and then set about setting up their cauldron. Within two minutes he had the cauldron set up and both his and Hermione's potions kit out and their potions book opened to the correct page. He frowned when another minute passed and Hermione didn't come back yet. He turned around just as he heard Hermione yell "Get your filthy hands off of me, Ronald Weasley." He quickly got out of his seat and started back towards the storage cupboard at the same time Draco, Theo, Blaise, Harry, and Severus started walking back to the storage room.

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Hermione rolled her eyes as she waited in line to get the ingredients that they would need for today's potion. She just wanted to get the ingredients and get back to her seat and sit down. She let out a sigh of relief when she finally was able to get into the storage room. She was paying attention to the ingredients so she didn't see that Ron was in the storage room with her. She didn't even hear him or see him until he grabbed her shoulders roughly and shook her. She took a deep breath and let it out and then yelled "GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF ME, RONALD WEASLEY!"

Ron glared at Hermione and snarled "Don't tell me what to do, 'Mione. You know that you like it when my hands are on you. After all you are my girlfriend."

Hermione snorted and hissed "I wouldn't be your girlfriend if you were the last wizard on Earth, Weasley. You lost any right to even call me a friend when you tried to strangle me last night! How dare you put your hands on me again?!"

Ron shook Hermione again but before he could say anything he was yanked away from Hermione and he lost his balance and fell on the floor. He paled when he saw Severus standing over him looking down at him with a cold look in his eyes. He opened up his mouth to say something but stopped when he saw Severus leaning down towards him.

Severus took in a breath and let it out before he snarled "That will be fifty points from Gryffindor for putting your hands on someone who you have already been told to leave alone. You will be serving detention with Filch, Professor McGonagall, Professor Malfoy, or me every single day until you graduate. Also you will leave this classroom now and receive a zero for today. If I find out that you even so much as look at my daughter I will have your head on a silver platter. Do I make myself clear, Weasley?"

Ron swallowed hard but nodded. "Yes, Sir."

Severus gave a curt nod and then stepped over Ron to Hermione. He looked over his shoulder at Ron and when he noticed the glare on the boy's face he turned back towards him. "I said to get out of my classroom, Weasley. That will be another ten points from Gryffindor. Every minute you stay you will lose another ten points."

Hermione saw the look on Ron's face and gave him a dirty look as he scrambled up off of the floor and out of the storage room. She took in several deep breaths and let them out as she tried to get her emotions under control. She couldn't believe that he had put his hands on her again. "Thank you, Dad."

Severus shook his head and gave Hermione a small smile. "No thanks needed, Hermione. If it hadn't been me coming in here it would have been Longbottom, Potter, Draco, Blaise, or Theo. They are all right outside waiting on you to come out. They all probably would have come in here but I glared at them all and made them stay put so I could come in and check on you and deal with Weasley. Are you alright, Hermione? You are looking very pale."

Hermione sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "I'm alright, Dad. I may need a bruise balm later but for now I am just fine. I would love to get back to class and work on this potion with Neville though."

Severus nodded. "Let me know if you need the bruise balm later. After class is over I will give you another pain potion to help with the pain I can see that you are in. I am sure that you and Longbottom will do just fine on the potion. Do you have all the ingredients now or do you still need to get them?"

Hermione shook her head. "I just need to grab one more and then I will have them all. I was so focused on getting the ingredients that I didn't even notice that Weasley was in here with me until he put his hands on my shoulders and shook me like a rag doll."

Severus' lips went into a straight line. "I'll be letting Minerva know so that she can have a nice long chat with the boy. Now come along."

Hermione chuckled and then quickly grabbed the last ingredient that was needed for the potion and the followed her Dad out of the storage room. She rolled her eyes when she saw not only Draco, Harry, Neville, Blaise, and Theo but all Seamus and Dead standing right outside the door. "Boys, get back to your desks and get started on your potion. I promise you all that I am okay."

Harry chuckled and stuck his tongue out at Hermione. "Yes, Mom."

Hermione chuckled again and then allowed Neville to take the ingredients from her hands and followed him back to their desk. Once she sat down she quickly split the ingredients between her and Neville and then got to work. An hour later she sat straight up and let out a sigh of relief after she ladled the potion into two vials. "Neville, will you take these up to Professor Snape for us please?"

Neville smiled and got up. He quickly took the vials from Hermione and walked up to Severus' desk and placed the vials in the stand that was on the desk and then walked back to Hermione. "Are you doing okay, Hermione?"

Hermione looked at Neville and gave him a strained smile. "I'm doing fine, Neville. I just can't move right now as all my muscles seem to be spasming at the same time. I'll get Professor Snape to help me once class lets out."

Neville nodded and then quietly talked with Hermione for the next thirty minutes as they waited for class to be over. Once it was over he grabbed his stuff and waited until most of the others were out of the room before he walked back up to Severus' desk. "Professor Snape, Hermione needs some help. She is having some bad muscle spasms."

Severus nodded and stood up. He looked at his daughter as he made his way to her. Just as he was five feet away he saw her eyes roll into the back of her head and he quickened his pace and got to her as she started falling out of her seat. "Hermione!"

A/N 2: *grins* So here is the next chapter finally... Click the button and let me know what you think!