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The Switch (or The Switcharoo)	By : WickedSlytherin Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 6951 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Aya-Chan, I'm not sure which chapter you are talking about, but I'm sorry if you think it was rushed, but I felt it was pretty good, on both of the last chapters.

Everyone--If you are commenting on any other chapters please let me know at which chapter you are commenting at, so I know exactly how to respond.

Now on to the story.

CLOSER ~~ chapter 19

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Hermione glared at Draco and immediately demanded to know how and why they immediately changed back. "But Dumbledore said it would take me and Snape a few days! How? Why? This is no fair!"

"Just calm down. Dumbledore told us about you and Snape. He said you both had to be nice to each other and not try to Glamour yourselves. He said both of those things effected the potion from the candy.�

�Why did he tell you those things? That kind of doesn�t make sense to tell you two.� Hermione stopped and sat on the floor in front of Draco.

He looked at her and slouched in the chair, �Well, I asked, obviously. I remembered what you said and asked about it. Only made sense. Turns out it was good for Harry and me. WE are finally who we are supposed to be and he hates me more.�

Hermione looked at Draco and patted his knee, �Well, you have me now. We need to�� Severus suddenly entered the room and in Hermione�s clothes and looking a little flustered.

�Hermione! I asked Madam�,� Severus noticed Draco was in the room and suddenly blanched. �Mr. Malfoy, to what do we owe this pleasure?�

Draco was looking between Severus and Hermione, shocked that there was twin Hermiones. When he realized he was being rudely asked a question, obviously phrased by Snape he answered back rudely, �Well, Snape, I was just telling Hermione here that Dumbledore switched me and Harry back almost instantly and that we were glad to be rid of each other. I was helping Hermione understand why we became ourselves so fast.�

Severus slowly came into the room and shut the door. �Well, please tell me about this and then we can be on our way.� Severus stayed at the door, leaning against it.

�Why don�t you join us over here then, Snape. It would be easier then yelling it at you.� Hermione wanted to laugh at Severus�s displeasure at moving and watched as he waddled over to them and didn�t sit down.

�Snape,� she said sweetly, �Why don�t you take a seat on the floor? It�ll be just fine. You�re not going to die. I promise.�

Draco looked at Hermione and she just shook her head and whispered she would tell him later. Draco went on to relate the story and Snape exhaled happily. �Then how do we change back? Just take all the magic off of us?�

Hermione felt that wasn�t going to be the only thing they had to do, but she let Draco explain. �Well, Dumbledore said if you did that it would still take a few hours but it would be better then the next few days. You both would have to go about the regular routines you have.�

Hermione got up and let Draco out the door, then went to help Severus up. �Next time anything like this happens, Professor, maybe we should go straight to Dumbledore. Everything would�ve been so much easier.�

Severus agreed, reluctantly. �Now, Miss Granger, what I was going to tell you earlier. Madam Pomfrey said she has a spell or a potion that could help you get over this,� Severus gestured with a circle around his crotch, �and that wouldn�t mess anything up. You just have to consent to taking it for my sake. I won�t beg you, so please do it for my sanity.�

Hermione shook her head, �Professor, I don�t mind, just bring some down here for me.�

�And why, may I ask, are you not going to go up to the hospital wing with me?� Severus was relieved that he was able to get rid of this �stuff� and get on with everything regularly.

�I have to go teach your stupid classes and you wouldn�t want to be late to your own classes, would you? It would be most uncharacteristic of you. And I just want to mess with Harry and Ron, one last time. Maybe even get Draco a few times.�

Severus grumbled something about Slytherins and her being down here too long. He went off waddling to get the potions and then go to HER classes.

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Harry watched Hermione walk into potions and he could tell she was not really expecting every one of the students lined up on the walls. She just walked in and went to stand in an open space, between Ron and Draco. Harry suddenly was mad at her, she was on Draco�s side and not his own.

�Ah, Miss Granger, how nice of you to join us. 20 points off for coming in late. Now, that we have everyone here, I shall be giving you partners. They will be your partners for the rest of the school year.� With a flick of the wrist the names appeared where each student was to sit with their partners.

Draco started talking to Hermione, when he realized they were partners, �Snape�s been an ass since class started. When he walked in I thought you two hadn�t changed, but I guess we were wrong on the time. He came up to me and told me you�d switched faster then I had said.�

�Yeah, we did right before class. It was weird.� Snape was interrupted.

�Thank you both for stopping. Now, 20 points from Slytherin and another 20 points from Gryffindor for talking out of order. Now listen.� Hermione said sounding almost exactly like Snape with his stoic expression and everything down, even the turning with billowed robes, which Severus did slightly miss.

�Now, finish your potions and turn them in by the end of class. Don�t forget to label and cork them properly.� Hermione went and sat down to write some papers.

�What are you doing? Is this some kind of sick joke?� Severus got into Hermione�s mind.

�I�m only being you. And if they believe it then, that�s they�re problem. And don�t tell me this partner thing won�t help. Neville is with someone other than me and with someone who can work well with him.�

�You better not do anything more than you already have.�

The rest of class went smoothly. Hermione and Severus acted like they were supposed to and when class was over Severus stayed after to talk to Hermione. �What are you doing? All my papers were graded all ready.�

�If you don�t mind I had letters to write for my mother. Now, I�m going to send them out. Please go to class. I don�t like to be late.� Hermione walked Severus out and then walked to the owlery. She sent a few letters out and then started walking the grounds.

She was about to walk back to the castle when the signal for next class rang. She waited a few minutes on the bridge, pondering. Then she felt a wave of dizziness and almost fell over the edge.

�Hermione, we need to get to our rooms or get to Dumbledore�s office. Fast.�

She walked briskly through the dungeon�s halls and fell into Severus. Both fell to the floor, Severus on top of Hermione. They started changing right there on the floor. They watched each other as their faces start to bubble and change color and tone. Hermione watched Severus�s hair become long and black. Severus watched Hermione�s hair transform from his nice black to her beautiful honey brown bush.

Draco seen them on the floor, he didn�t want to disturb them, so he started backing off. When he was about to turn the corner to go back to the common room, he seen them slowly start changing into the other. Intrigued, he walked to the corner and watched.

Hermione felt slightly delighted to be back in her body. She moved slightly and watched as Severus did the same thing. She realized she was on top of Severus and deliberately moved over his body to see his reaction.

Severus noticed her smile and was slightly distracted by her moving. He wouldn�t have stopped her if he hadn�t heard someone shuffling away from them, �Miss Granger, please get off of me. If you continue to do that, there will be dire consequences.�

Hermione moved slowly and as she got up she �accidentally� had her butt in Severus�s face as he got up.

They departed ways, one begrudgingly and the other in high spirits.

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The rest of the day didn�t have anything unusual go on, for Hermione, which she didn�t second guess. She was glad she could go back to her classes tomorrow and not be behind in them.

Harry didn�t talk to her much and she knew why, but was still sad that she couldn�t tell him about Draco or his mission. He waved at her and sometimes smiled in her direction, but that was about it.

Draco was waiting for her after their class and he walked her to lunch. Pansy and many other girls looked scandalized by Draco holding her hand, so Hermione made sure to cast a protection charm over herself.

When they got to the lunch room, Draco leaned over and kissed Hermione on the lips. She wasn�t caught by surprised because they had talked about how they were going to enter Great Hall and surprise everyone. Harry was seething and made sure there was no space for her to sit around him, he had Ron and Ginny and the rest of the Quidditch team surrounded him. Ron was almost purple and you could nearly see the smoke come out of his ears.

Hermione sat near Lavender and Parvati. She was questioned until the owls came in.

�Hermione! I didn�t know you were dating Draco! When did this happen?� Lavender started before she could sit down. Not even asking about why she would date a Slytherin.

�I want to know all the juicy details! Oh! Is he a good kisser? How about that reputation?� Parvati added to Lavender�s questions.

Hermione held up her hands to stop them from going on, �First, we started dating a few days ago. Second he is a great kisser. Last, I don�t really know about any reputation he has had with his girlfriends. I need to eat, please, hold your questions for later.� Hermione went to grab for food when three letters landed in her lap and a dark, beautiful owl landed on her plate.

The owl held out its leg for her to take the package off; when she did, the owl flew off without taking anything with it. The package was only labeled with her name and a message to open in privacy. She turned it over and over looking for anything else but when she found nothing she shrank it and put it in her pocket for later.

She then turned her eyes onto the three letters in her lap. The first was from her parents, the second from Draco, and the third from Severus. When she seen she had a letter from Severus, she looked up at the head table to see if he was there, it appeared he wasn�t going to join in today. Then she tore the letter from her parents open first. They were informing that they would like her to stay at Hogwarts for the whole year because they were going to take a long vacation; Hermione didn�t know if she should be happy or to take what the Fates had gifted her with as bad. The letter from Draco was a bit more business then pleasure. She skimmed over the first few lines and looked up at Draco. She read the rest of the letter and then looked back up at him, wonder and questions in her eyes. He nodded his head to the large doors and stood up to wait for her. The third letter she put away in her bag, again for later.

Hermione grabbed a bunch of food and magically put it in a small container she used for anything she wanted for later, then walked as fast as she could so Draco wouldn�t have to wait very long for her. She ran to him when she was out of the Hall and looked at him to start talking, feeding herself with one hand, clutching her bag in the other.

�Well, you could have eaten in the Hall, first, I wouldn�t have minded.�

�I wanted you to tell me why I would be so important to You-Know-Who. It doesn�t make sense.�

�He found out that you weren�t a real muggle-born. You come from higher wizards. Seers, to be exact. He wants to ask if you would consent to the ritual that would have usually been done for your 16th birthday.�

�That doesn�t � No, I hate divination.� Hermione looked rather dumbstruck at this information. �I can�t be a Seer. I don�t have that power to use and probably never will. I also come from muggles! They have all my information and certificates!�

Draco watched her pace after she finished talking and let her think for a minute before continuing, �He went back and looked into all the brightest student's past. He went and looked at every descendent of the powerful families and tried to figure out why some of the parents had kids, but no information was provided. Not even a picture. There was just a space for a child. He found out about your family through a lot of others and then he found the last clue he needed. The family of Seer�s had one last surviving member, besides the one that was missing or unknown. He took that Seer and passed your photo into his hand and the Seer immediately started to see things. He told Voldemort all about you and where you were. Everything he wanted to know, the Seer told him, the Seer died, but that was not actually Voldemort�s fault.�

Hermione had listened to him, and while she pondered over everything, she subconsciously kept eating. When he stopped she asked, �And how am I supposed to be able to �see� things? Is the ritual supposed to give me the power to see? What does he expect me to see? Rather, what does he want me to see?�

Draco knew the answer already, he had seen one of these rituals and they weren�t all that fancy. �The ritual just brings the power to see forward. You have the powers, they just don�t become known until you go through the ritual. It takes two days to complete and then you have to pick a man of your choosing to be your protector. Usually, that would be a family member in the wizarding community, but seeing as how the Seer�s are no more and the other family�s would fight over you, Voldemort is going to let you pick. He is hoping it is one of his Circle, but if it�s Harry or Ron, then he will take the position himself. He wants you to be on his side to help him win the war, so if you can see the future for him, the more power you have over the war.�

�So, I have to go with you or Snape to You-Know-Who and submit to this ritual in which I basically have to shun my friends?" Hermione paused and turned away from Draco. When she turned back, she spoke with authority, "I don�t think I will go with one of you, but both. Also, Harry and Ron will not be shunned out of my life. They will not know of my dealings with Him, but they will know I am a full blooded witch. They won�t need to know the details. You will be my "cover-story" boyfriend.� Hermione watched Draco smile at her and grew frustrated at him when he didn't speak, �What?!�

�You seem to be thinking a lot like a Slytherin lately. I�m actually starting to like it. Not quite �Where-Have-You-Been-All-My-Life� but pretty close. You probably won�t get the Mark, at least the usual one so be prepared. You wanna go see Snape now?�

Hermione nodded her head and ate the last of the food she had in her plastic container. She didn�t say anything on the way down to the dungeons, but was thinking faster than she had ever thought before. SHE! was going to be a seer! To think! She�d just have to rub Trelawney�s nose in it.

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Voldemort went way back, huh? Well, we'll find out more on this ritual in the upcoming chapters and how everything is going to go.
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