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All My Agony Fades Away	By : astartelydianna Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 5364 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any recognisable places, characters or plot lines and I make no money from this story.

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Author’s Notes: This has been sat on my laptop for a while so I thought I’d post it and see what the response was. I have a handful of chapters for it that I’ll be reading through and tidying up before posting as and when I get time so probably every couple of days. I am currently attempting to complete the entire draft of this story as quickly as possible because I already had several unfinished fanfics and don’t want to add another one so I am determined to get the whole first draft done so that I already know exactly how the story is going to go. Also some people have said Lavender was killed off in the battle of Hogwarts, since this wasn’t actually mentioned in the books as far as I can remember I’m keeping her alive and also I’ve obviously resurrected Snape as I just feel so bad for him to have been the good guy all along only to be brutally killed by a bloody giant snake right at the end.

Disclaimer: I don’t own anything recognisable and make no money from writing this. It is purely done for fun J

The “eighth” years gathered nervously by the black lake after watching the third year class leaving wrapped in their towels. It was a sunny day and fairly warm considering, but with the breeze offering a chill none of the students were exactly looking forward to this lesson.

As part of the new reformed Hogwarts the classes were being taught a new class, practical skills; this was sort of a mixture between survival skills and physical education with a few other bits thrown in. Hogwarts didn’t offer P.E. like muggle schools did or most other wizarding schools for that matter and so a new class had been created. After all Hermione, Harry and Ron had all been thrown into their mission on the run with not really any idea about survival skills and Hermione although able to think and plan what they needed for almost every eventuality had other weaknesses such as, she hadn’t really known how to swim prior to leaping from a dragons back mid flight into the water. She was lucky that she knew the mechanics enough not to drown and that she had Ron and Harry with her.

So the new class was being taught by several different Professors on a rota and was twice a week for all students in years three and above. Last week they had done a practical session in the forbidden forest where they had to spot any plants, berries and fungi that could be useful if they were stuck in a forest with no food or potions and during another session they had had to put up a tent both with and without magic, just in case they were to end up with a broken wand. It was rumoured that later on in the year the older years would be covering wandless magic for emergencies and even sex education...although Hermione thought perhaps the sex education was just a rumour.

Today they were swimming. Hermione wasn’t really looking forward to it since she wasn’t very good with water or swimming but Ron and Harry didn’t seem fazed. Ron was a brilliant swimmer, it was certainly one of his strengths, where as Harry was average. Hermione eyed some of the other students, Neville looked as nervous as she did; then again one was allowed to look uncomfortable when stood outside on a temporary peer, over a huge dark lake at school in just swimwear in Scotland.

“Do you think Snape will be wearing his swim shorts?” Ron sniggered to Harry beside her.

“Do keep your mouth closed Mr Weasley, you are here to learn not to waffle on like an old woman.” Snape’s voice came from behind them, causing most of the students to jump. It was amazing that after nearly dying and then taking months to recover he still had the power to frighten not only the younger students but also the older ones. He stood in his usual black robes billowing in the wind. “This part of the lake has been warded for your protection during this lesson so do not stray beyond the marked area, lest you become a plaything for the squid. You will line up in an orderly fashion along the edge of the peer now.”

They did as commanded and huddled their towels closer to them to protect them from the wind.

“Sir, how are you going to teach us to swim if you don’t demonstrate?” Seamus spoke up.

“I will be of better use where I am able to see everything and therefore assist from afar if necessary, well done for volunteering to go first Mr Finnigan.” Snape drawled snatching the towel from Seamus’ shoulders before firmly shoving him off of the peer and into the water. Everyone watched as Seamus disappeared below the water with a splash and then resurfaced a moment later.

“It’s bloody cold in here!” he called up to the others.

“He can swim already, how regrettable.” Snape commented dryly. The students glanced between one another not sure whether he was joking or not. “What are you waiting for Finnigan, get swimming to the other peer and climb out?” The boy did as asked and Snape turned back to the other students waiting on the peer. “Weasley, you’re next chop chop.”

Seeing the students jumping into the water one by one, Hermione began to back away from the edge nervously; from what Harry had said about the weeds and creatures in the lake she wasn’t really looking forward to jumping in there.

“Um Professor, what about those of us who can’t swim?” she spoke up.

“You will learn, anyone else here unable to swim?” he raised his eyebrow at the remaining students. Neville nervous raised his hand. “Of course.”

“No...I mean I can swim sort of, I’m just afraid of heights.” He mumbled. The Professor reached out and pushed Neville off of the peer.

“Problem solved.” He sneered, the other two students leapt off voluntarily leaving just Hermione backing further and further from the edge. “Miss Granger, it is really quite simple, once you are in the water kick your legs and move your arms. I’m not going to let you drown; I’d no doubt lose my job if I did.”

Getting frustrated with her for wasting time he swiftly walked over to her and in one swoop had her lifted into his arms. She felt the witch freeze in shock or fear or both before he walked back to the edge of the peer and threw her in. She screamed until she hit the water and he watched carefully for her to resurface. Fortunately she did, she rose coughing and spluttering to the surface and started to flail her arms and legs around in an attempt to propel herself forward to the other peer.

Hermione felt someone grab her arm and panicked for a moment until she spotted Neville next to her.

“Come on, let me help you.” He said. “I’ll tug your arms along; you just kick your legs.” So the pair made it towards the other peer with Hermione kicking and Neville swimming slowly backwards. He released her as they made it to the peer and she did the last bit on her own. “See you can do it Hermione, just try not to panic.”

“Thanks Neville.” She smiled gratefully climbing from the water.

“Well, now that we’re all over this side it’s time to head back the other way.” Snape’s voice came from behind them causing them all to turn and wonder how he had gotten from one peer to the other so quickly when you couldn’t apparate inside Hogwarts grounds. “Get to the other side and back again. The first one back gets ten house points. The last one back loses ten house points. Granger you stay put.”

“Sir?” Hermione enquired as all of the other students made their way across the water.

“You can’t swim.” He stated.

“No Sir, at least not well without someone helping me.” She told him.

“You will wait here, when your classmates return this way I will get one of them to assist you.” He told her. She frowned, he was the teacher surely he was suppose to assist her...not that she had any desire to see him in swimwear of course...that’d be weird.

Severus Snape had agreed to return to Hogwarts to teach for two reasons; firstly he had no desire to return to Spinners End and his teaching position afforded him living quarters within the castle walls, secondly Minerva had convinced him that he was the only possible candidate for the Potions Professor post.

He didn’t feel guilty about manhandling Granger earlier; whilst it was somewhat inappropriate the “eighth” years were all adults and were all afforded different rules than the other students. Hermione Granger certainly no longer looked like a child so he felt very little remorse in touching her to throw her into the water...well until he realised she wasn’t being a drama queen and that she honestly couldn’t swim without help. Then he felt a bit bad about it and decided to allow Longbottom to assist her without reprimanding him for it.

“Weasley ten points.” He announced reluctantly as the red head reached them. “You can make yourself useful and assist Miss Granger since she is evidently the only one that doesn’t know how to swim already.”

Ron helped her to swim around the platform going part of the way out towards the peer and then back again rather than making the full length. The rest of the class did a few more lengths before Professor Snape just dismissed them since the rest of the lesson seemed pointless.

It almost made him sick watching the two remaining students; Weasley was clearly trying to flirt with the completely oblivious know-it-all.

“Alright Weasley you’re dismissed.” He shouted. “Miss Granger if you would like to demonstrate that you can now swim back to the peer then you may also be dismissed.”

Hermione watched Ron look at her sympathetically and swim off before following him at a somewhat slower pace.

“Don’t rush and tire yourself out, you just need to be able to swim from one end to the other unaided and without drowning to pass the class.” He called to her but she didn’t look back at him. She didn’t dare and instead she focused on breathing and moving forward. As she finally reached the ladder the other side she saw a black swirl of cloud fly above her to the peer.

She gripped the ladder and hauled her way out of the water being careful not to slip as she climbed. A hand reached down to her as she reached the top and practically dragged her up off of the ladder.

“Thank you.” She murmured quietly, quickly fumbling for the towel on the peer that she had left there earlier. “Is that how you sneak up on people? With dark magic?”

“Miss Granger, you are dismissed.” He told her bluntly.

“Sorry.” She mumbled, turning to leave. She tugged her wand out of her costume as she did so and applied a drying charm on herself before transfiguring her costume into underwear and her towel into a loose sweater dress as she went. She didn’t want to have to walk back to the castle in her swimming costume for all to stare at after all.

“You had your wand on you the entire lesson?” A voice asked from behind her causing her to stiffen. “You must have been the only one of your class to do so...although I certainly have no desire to know where you kept it, five points to Gryfindor Miss Granger.”

Hermione stood in shook as the dark Professor passed her and headed towards the castle, Severus Snape just willingly awarded Gryfindor points outside of class! Alright it was only five points but still...that never happened!
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