Challenge#10 'Out of Comfort Zone' from the grangersnape100 live journal

Authors Notes: No money made, but lots of time wasted. Please read and review.

Title: Change of Assignment

Snape held affection for Albus Dumbledore, but not tonight.

Why was he ordered to monitor the spring dance when his forte was policing the grounds for wayward students?

Leaning against a shadowed pillar, his dark eyes scanned the room mentally checking off his list:

Slytherins were accounted for and relatively behaving.

Known couples, minus seven, were slowly waltzing.

The wall flowers stood near tables bored, or watching others with desperate longing.

A slight movement to his side caught his eye too late.

"Professor Snape, would you dance with me?" smiled Hermione Granger warmly, clasping her hand over his.

He froze.