471DISCLAIMER: as much as I'd like to own Harry Potter I don't, one day I might but for now I just like running their lives.
Hermione Granger sat at the back of the dark potions class with the rest of the infamous 'Golden Trio'. It wasn't that she stood out more than usual, but there was something about her that particular morning that caught the Potions masters' eye.
'She's changed her hair', he thought mildly to himself as he watched her whisper advice to Potter and Weasley about their potions. Severus knew that if it wasn't for her, most of the Gryffindors' would have failed Potions months ago. For that reason alone, he treated her with immense dislike. Anything or anyone who prolonged his suffering of having to teach the idiotic Gryffindor students deserved severe punishment. Unluckily for Severus, giving her detention everyday of the week would seem, to some, biased. Especially without a concrete reason, other than disliking the girl that is.
The change of her hair from its usual drabby frizz, to a much more manageable lock of curls was Hermione's way of showing the world, or at least for the time being, Hogwarts, that she had grown up. Of course she had considered herself much more mature than the majority of the student body for years now, but today, when she woke up, she felt like it was time to show it.
From the Gryffindor common room to the Great Hall that morning for breakfast, Hermione had received a considerable amount of 'looks' from the opposite sex. Thus, putting her in the pleasant mood she currently sat in. Not even that fact that she had double potions first thing could put a damper on her spirits. Today was going to be a good day.
As Severus watched her carefully from the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but admit he admired her thirst for knowledge. Sure she was a Gryffindor, but she was intelligent and, to him that was prized above all else. He quickly shook that thought from his head. She was his student. And an annoying little know-it-all at that. No matter how clever she was.
Hermione noticed her professor looking at her, 'he must have noticed me giving Harry and Ron help' she thought idly to herself. She had already served detention 3 times this week for assisting Neville and wasn't about to land herself another one. She quickly sat back down at her desk and concentrated on her own potion.
Severus looked at the time, "Class Dismissed" he called out, and watched as the students eagerly collected up their things and made their way out. "A word Miss Granger" he couldn't stop himself saying. Instantly he regretted it, he would have to give her detention again now.
"Yes sir?" she smiled unsurely as she approached his desk.
"Miss Granger you fail to grasp the fact that potions requires ones full attention" he began, "That means not spending your time babysitting over Potter and Weasley."
"Sir I…"
"Detention Miss Granger" he cut her off, "tonight at 8".
Hermione gave him a sour look and stormed out of the dungeon. 'Arrogant git', she told herself as she ran to catch up with Harry and Ron who had already made their way to Transfiguration.
Being one of Hermione's favourite lessons, she had no trouble settling down and forgetting about Professor Snape. She had told Harry and Ron what had happened, they both gave her apologetic looks, she waved them off. Its wasn't like it was their fault Snape was a tyrant.
McGonagall walked into the room and instantly the class fell silent.
"Today" she began, "We will be learning how to transfigure simple everyday items into larger objects made of completely different matter. Any questions"
Instantly Hermione's hand flew up. Without looking McGonagall asked, "Yes Miss Granger?" almost automatically.
"Will we be learning the reverse spell too?" she asked impatiently.
"Not today Miss Granger, no"
"But isn't that just as important?" Hermione persisted, she had read about spells like these going awfully wrong when the reverse spell wasn't properly administrated.
"Indeed, next lesson perhaps. I trust, Miss Granger you have already grasped the concepts of this spell and therefore, as you are likely to be the only one to study it in your free time, I need not teach the reverse spell to anyone else just yet. Not that the majority of those here would be able to perform it anyway…" McGonagall peered over at Neville whilst saying the last few lines.
With a satisfied smile Hermione sat back down and opened her textbook to the relevant page.
Just then a scrunched up piece of parchment flew over to her desk and landed before her, knocking over her ink bottle as it did so. Hermione scoffed and unscrambled the note. On it bore the words;
Teachers pet
Hermione knew at once it must have been Draco Malfoy, who else. She looked over to where he sat, scribbled;
Watch it ferret
On the back and threw it back over to him, unluckily for her, McGonagall chose that precise moment to turn around and watched as the note hit Malfoy's own ink bottle and sprayed ink all over his desk and the floor.
"Miss Granger!" McGonagall raged, she had never expected Hermione, her star pupil, to act in such a way, even if Draco had been provoking her, "Do explain" she demanded.
Hermione looked up startled, "It was Malfoy professor, I was just…"
"I do not care who started it, I expected better from you Hermione, you should have ignored him" McGonagall sternly exclaimed.
"I know im sorry professor but…"
"No excuses, detention, tonight"
"I can't professor" Hermione guiltily said, "I have detention with Professor Snape tonight"
"Really? Again?" McGonagall knew Severus had already given the girl several detentions that week and it was defiantly unlike Hermione to get into trouble. "Fine, you will serve your detention with me tomorrow night" she stated, "you too Mister Malfoy" she added at the sneer that appeared across Draco's face when he thought he was getting away with it.
Draco huffed and Hermione slumped back into her chair, she was going to protest but thought better of it than to argue with a teacher. She would deal with Malfoy later, for now she had a lesson to pay attention to!
A/N; OK guys so what dya think? worth continuing?
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