Hermione woke up early the next morning and went to wake Harry
"Oh why did you have to wake me up Herms.... I barely slept last night"
"Believe me you want to hear this" She whispered. Harry climbed over Neville and followed Hermione outside. She explained everything and Harry was in hysterics
"Rollin' Rollin' down the riveeer" he sung in fits of giggles
"I so wish I saw that, it's the most epic thing I have ever heard"
Hermione glared at Harry but couldn't help but couldn't hold back her laughter
"Hermione and Snape sitting in a tree.... C R A S H I N G!"
"Thats not all Harry, as soon as we hit the tree and it fell silent he farted again" Hermione grinned and Harry thought it just couldn't get any better.

Later that day everyone packed up and made their way back to the castle
"Well that was a real experience" Severus smirked at Hermione
"Did the earth move for you last night Professor Snape?" Harry grinned
"Shut up you insolent boy" Severus grunted

Once they arrived back at the castle Hermione was keen to get some real food as her stomach was rumbling like mad, she was so hungry she would happily scoff like Ron does.
But it was still an hour until the feast starts. She decided to shower off the camping dirt and any remainders of last nights tryst with Sev. When she arrived at Gryffindor towers she threw her bag down and jumped into the shower, she had been so cold for the last 24 hours so the hot water felt like a blessing, something she usually took for granted

Once she was fully cleansed she threw on a pair of joggers and a top and used her wand to style her hair into a cute curly messy bun. She exited the bedroom and sat down on the sofa in the common room with her friends.
They talked for a while about the camping trip and how good it was which left Ron looking really annoyed.
"I'm starving guys I'm going to dinner are you coming?" She asked as she headed to the door
"Yeah, in a bit" Harry smiled sadly. He looked rather troubled, he had seemed a bit off for weeks now. She was going to get to the bottom of it later

When she arrived at the great hall she plonked herself down at the table and McGonagall walked past stopping to ask where her uniform was. Hermione apologised and the old witch nodded and continued on her way. Severus entered the hall after about 10 minutes as Hermione was shoving spaghetti into her gob. She looked up and caught his eye with a few strings of spaghetti hanging from her mouth.

Severus chuckled to himself which did not go unnoticed by McGonagall. "Severus, what is so amusing about Miss Granger eating like a pig?" She scolded him. "She must have worked up quite an appetite on the camping trip" he explained trying his best not to laugh. "I'm sure she did Severus, all that rolling down hills in teachers tents...quite an exhausting pastime" she glared
Severus gulped at what Minerva said. She knew! The old woman narrowed her eyes at him and returned to her food

After dinner Hermione went to the dungeons to continue helping Severus with his work, that's what she told herself anyway. When she entered the room Severus was pacing up and down, he looked scared. "Sev? What's wrong my love?" She shrieked running towards him, she threw her arms around him and pushed him to explain.
"Minerva knows everything" he explained pulling her close to him.

"And?" Hermione shrugged.
"What do you mean 'And?' Severus boomed
"Dumbledore already knows remember" she tried to calm him down
"Yes but he told me to not let anyone else find out, Minerva hates me, she always has, she will report me in a flash!" He sighed in deep distress. "Talk to her Sev, explain....." Hermione suggested hopefully.

"No, she won't listen to me there is no use. We need to end this now" he said coldly pushing the young witch away. "Severus we are engaged to be married? Or have you forgotten that?" She sobbed with a broken heart. "Do you think I want this? I don't! I want you Hermione...I want you as Mrs Snape. But how can we now?" He was crying too.

"Please Severus, just let me talk to Professor McGonagall, she cares about me. She will understand..." Hermione begged. "You can try, and I hope to god it works because I couldn't live without you" he told her with tears running down his face.
"You won't have to" Hermione smiled trying to kiss him. "You don't know that" Severus sighed slumping into the chair at his desk.
Hermione left the dungeons on a mission.