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Hermione unpacked her trunk in the gryffindor dormitory. She was excited about the year ahead, most of her friends were dreading the coming year, Hermione however was excited and ready to go.

She had spent most of her time at the burrow during the summer, only visiting her family to Join them on a two week holiday abroad. Spending the summer with Ron was not easy, he obviously liked her as more than a friend, would he admit it though? Not a chance

Hermione had began to give up on Ron last term, as she was becoming infuriated by his
Behaviour. It didn't help that she was starting to develop a crush on someone else.

She left the dormitory and joined her friends in the common room.
"Hermione, I don't understand what's going on between you and Ron, you guys have been weird around each other all summer?" Harry asked. Studying Ron as he boasted about his 'amazing summer break' to a very bored looking Neville.

"There is nothing going on, Harry. There never has been and that's the problem" Hermione sighed.
"Well why don't you just have it out with him, I mean you're both as stubborn as each other!"
Harry was right, they were both quite hard headed.

"If I'm being honest, although a small part of me still likes him and probably always will I'm more or less over it now and I won't fall back into it, he missed the boat" she explained.
"That ship has sailed" Harry mused.
"Sailed? It bloody sank!" Hermione grinned, laughter took over the pair of them.

"What are you two cackling about?" Ron quizzed with his eyebrow arched.
"Boats" Harry told him plainly, Hermione sniggered at this.
"What is so funny about boats? You two are weird! Anyway are you guys coming down to dinner in the great hall? I'm starving!!" He grinned and walked towards the door.

"When is he not hungry?" Hermione whispered to Harry.
They followed behind Ron at a snails pace, chatting about their year ahead.
"Bloody hell guys, do you actually want dinner or are you planning to arrive in time for breakfast?"
Ron shook his head and waited for the gang to catch up.

Once in the great hall, 1st years were still being sorted in to their houses
"Brings back memories" Harry grinned.

Professor Snape entered the hall and stomped towards the staff table, he stopped and leant over the Gryffindor table slightly with a smirk and said "twenty points from gryffindor for being gryffindors".
He then marched on with his robes billowing behind him and his eyes narrowing at everyone around him.
"That bloody git!" Ron roared in outrage.
Harry shook his head in disbelief "what the hell did we do?"
"I have no idea whatsoever" Hermione sighed.

The feast was about to start and all the food appeared on the table, Ron took lots of chicken legs before the plates had even touched the table. Hermione grabbed one piece of chicken and some French fries and plonked it all on her plate. As they tucked in Ron and Harry talked to Fred and George.

Hermione looked up from her food towards the staff table, Professor Snape was poking at his food with his fork, just pushing it around not really consuming much at all.

After watching him for a while his head shot up and his eyes met hers directly and he stared.
Hermione quickly looked back down to her dinner, feeling rather embarrassed that she had been caught.
Suddenly Professor Snape rose from his seat and stormed past the table, glaring at Hermione as he went by.

'That was weird' she thought to herself before continuing with her meal.

After dinner Harry decided to go for a walk by the black lake, Hermione tried to tell him that it wasn't a good idea to go out after curfew, but he refused to listen.
"Look, Hermione everyone is so busy here they won't notice me being gone, come on you must admit it's been a long day" Harry pressed.
"Fine, but I'm coming with you" Hermione sighed. Ron was so busy gas bagging he had not even noticed that they were gone.

The two sat down by the lake, watching the ripples on the waters surface.
They sat quietly in thought, they talked about good times, an hour or so flew by.
"You seem worried about something Harry what is it?" Hermione asked concerned.

"I'm ok, there's nothing wrong with me, it's just the first day back you know? You get all excited then you get the comedown." Harry explained the best he could.
"I kind of understand" she smiled "Come on Harry lets go back to the our dormitories we've been sat out here for ages" Harry agreed and they stood up and headed back to the castle.

As they walked down the corridor they saw a dark shadow turning the corner
"Snape" Harry whispered pulling Hermione into an alcove. Professor Snape walked past on his patrol and they heard a really loud fart. "Pffftt"

They giggled and tried their best to keep quiet.
"Who is there?" Professor Snape scowled.
Harry and Hermione held their breath...
"Hmphh" the potion master gave up and walked on, his robes billowing behind him as usual.

"Oh my gods! Snape just farted!" Harry fell into hysterics as did Hermione.
"Shhh he might come back" she scolded him, tears of laughter in her light brown eyes.

They went straight back to the common room and Harry told everyone about Snape's fart. The room filled with the sound of laughter.
"I don't think it's very nice to tell everyone Harry, he's never going to live it down now"
Hermione told Harry.
"Why are you sticking up for the dungeon bat 'Mione, seriously?" Ron sighed and rolled his eyes in frustration.
'Yep, I'm glad I'm not into Ronald anymore' Hermione thought to herself.