American Amongst the Brits (Harry Potter)

Chapter 10

I managed to fall asleep but, I didn't get a good amount of sleep. I managed to wake up to someone pounding on my door.

"Miss y/n open the door." I heard Snape's voice call through it. What now?

"What do you want professor?" I asked while opening the door.

"Someone told me they saw you crying last night and asked me to come check on you." He said and looked down at me. He towered over me. It is something that I loved. He was so tall and it was incredibly sexy. I just want to reach out to him and kiss him but, I know it is not a good idea.

"I am fine. Thank you." I said.

"I look forward to seeing you in potions today." Snape said on his way out. I smiled at his sudden kindness. Maybe he remembers me a little. That still would not make sense for why he was suddenly being kind to me after calling me a stray along with the others. I hurried and got dressed and made my way to the great hall. My stomach growled and reminded me I have been avoiding eating for a couple of days. The feast that was in front of us smelt delicious. I got some of the eggs and bacon and put them on my plate along with a scone and I started to eat. I drank the water that was in my cup and by the time I finished I managed to run down the hall and get to my class first. I stepped inside and managed to find a seat I actually wanted because no one was there yet and I sighed with relief. Hermione came and sat next to me and smiled at me.

"Hey are you feeling better today?" She asked.

"Yes, thank you for asking." I said.

"I am Hermione. I don't think I was able to tell you that yesterday." She said and I smiled at her.

"Hello Hermione. I am-." I started to say but, she stopped me.

"I know who you are. We all know who you are. You have been here for a couple of weeks now. I just never got the chance to introduce myself. I understand you might be struggling with getting along with everyone here." She said and smiled at me.

"Yeah, everyone has already given me a nickname." I said and looked down.

"Look at that. A mudblood and a stray. They are making nice with one another. Nothing like the smart one to take on the unwanted one." Draco said and Hermione and I looked at one another. We heard the professor walk in and Hermione and I looked forward. It was the first time I started to participate in class. It was nice that someone was finally being kind to me and it spurred me to focus better. The day went on and by the time potions class came around I began to get nervous.

Snape walked into the class and started to shut all of the windows with his wand and the classroom fell dark.

"Class, today we will be making a Polyjuice potion. Can anyone tell me what it is?" Snape asked. Hermione raised her hand, and he blatantly ignored her. That is a bit rude.

"Anybody?" He said and she waved her hand once again trying to signal his attention.

"Don't you ever get tired of being a know it all Granger?" He asked her. She lowered her hand and slowly her head.

"Miss y/n would you mind enlightening us?" Snape asked. I looked at Hermione and sighed.

"It is a potion that is hard to make. However, it is used to assume the form of the person we have taken some form of DNA from. In this case it would be hair." I said.

"Very good." He said and walked away from us.

"Granger is already rubbing off on the stray." Draco said. Snape made his way over to Draco and shoved his head down and into the book.