The Switch (or The Switcharoo)

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EMOTIONLESS/SUGARCOAT--chapter 18

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When Draco got back to his rooms, he found Harry waiting. He smiled, trying to hold back emotions, at Harry and went to hug him. Harry received his hug and immediately went into questioning Draco.

"So? What happened? Is something bad going to happen?"

Draco stared at Harry and walked to his rooms, ignoring Harry as he undressed. "We just had a meeting about someone being a leak. Nothing special happened, but all the Death Eaters have to forget about any family who aren't Death Eaters themselves and stop seeing them," Draco lied to Harry. "I have someone to watch and they are to watch me. So, you will have to go back to living in the regular dorms. I can't see you anymore." Draco was basically yelling down the stairs.

“What? That shouldn’t be a reason to break this up after so little time. We just went through all that Hermione and Snape stuff and now you don’t even wanna fight for this, for us?” Harry ran up the stair case and was shaking Draco, as if it would make him change his mind.

Draco stopped Harry and pushed him out his bedroom door, “I have to do this, if I don’t then what’s the point of having you, if I die? The Dark Lord means to torture anyone who disobeys. So go, please, pack your things and get out. When this is over, I’ll welcome you with very wide open arms, if you’ll have me then.” Harry moved and kissed Draco, but Draco pushed him away and shut the door between them.

Both went to bed early, one not wanting to see the other for a long while, the second knowing the other wasn’t going to speak to him for along time, if ever.

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The next morning Severus woke Hermione up and walked with her to Dumbledore’s office.

They both put a Glamour charm on themselves, so it wouldn’t be awkward for them in Dumbledore’s office.

Hermione was the first to break the silence between them. She started asking her questions, “What do you think Dumbledore will do? Do you think he has some ‘fix everything’ potion?”

“No, but he may have something that will help us switch back. Also, HE may be able to switch us back, somehow. We just don’t need to tell him the whole story. If we are switched back, then we can help Draco and Harry switch. Now, hold your tongue and let me speak to the Head Master,” Severus said walking up to Dumbledore’s gargoyle. He said the password, Lemon Drops, and walked up the stairs.

Dumbledore ushered them in warmly, “Ah, Severus and Miss Granger, welcome. How may I be of help?”

“Professor, we, actually, are in need of help rather badly. We need to be returned to ourselves, somehow. Can you help us?”

“Miss Granger,” Dumbledore smiled knowingly at her, “I may have something presently that may help. You just have to tell me everything that happened, to get it. So, please, take a seat. Both of you.”

Hermione sat down and glared at Snape, who remained standing. “Well, Sir, there was a potions mishap. Neville exploded a potion and we were caught in the splash.”

Severus interrupted, “We had decided to use what polyjuice I had left until we could figure out a counter to the botched potion, but we have, incidentally, run out. We have come to a situation that I need to fix, and I need to be in my own body.” Severus had glared at Hermione when he mentioned the potions, she only nonchalantly looked back at him.

“Quite interesting. And was anyone else affected by this potion? I may have to see them also.” Dumbledore had excepted Snape's condensed version of the story and wanted to make sure if any other casualties were in need of help, they would know to come to him for the antidote.

“There’s Draco and Harry, Professor. They were also hit with the potion and they have switched bodies.” Hermione made a note to herself to see how the boys were fairing.

“Very well, you both should have come to me sooner. It would have made everything easier on both of you and the boys.” Dumbledore got up from his seat and went to a cabinet by the fireplace. He searched a few minutes for what looked like a candy container from Honey Dukes. “If you take one of these, they will turn you back into yourselves within a few hours.”

Severus took the container from Dumbledore, examined it than handed a piece to Hermione and then took one for himself. Both ate the candy-like pieces immediately upon unwrapping them.

They both thanked Dumbledore. “How will these candies help us though? It doesn’t make too much sense, Professor,” Hermione asked.

“They contain a potion that will make the eater themselves. No matter what potion they took before, they deactivate anything used to change the person, so you both will be slowly pulled back into your own bodies for the next few days. If there are no more questions you may leave.”

Hermione looked apologetically at Severus and went on, “Sir, what should we do until we are ourselves? I mean do we stay in our rooms for a few days, or do we go and do what we usually do? Our routine?”

Dumbledore smiled at Hermione and answered, “Well, it would be best if you stayed locked in your rooms, but as seeing as you both will have classes, I’m afraid that won’t be possible. So, I suppose you will have to go about your daily business and wait until you start to have double vision.”

Hermione swiveled her head from Severus to Dumbledore and back a few times. “When will that be? When we are about to finally become ourselves?”

Dumbledore nodded, then added, “Now, if you don’t have any more questions, you may go.” There was a pause as all of them looked at each other, making sure no one had any questions. “Very well, have a nice day!”

Severus walked out ahead of Hermione and when she went to walk out the door, Dumbledore spoke up, “Hermione, please tell the boys that they need to come and see me, when they have time. Thank you.”

Severus went to the potions room and Hermione went straight to the the boy’s rooms.

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When Hermione got to Draco’s room, she knocked and when she didn’t hear an answer she just walked in. When she saw that Draco was still in bed, asleep, she sat down on the side and lightly shook him. “Come on, sleepy, it’s another Monday.”

“Let me sleep please. I don’t want to go to classes today.” Draco rolled over to see who was on his bed and was flabbergasted to see Hermione sitting neatly on the opposite side of his bed. Draco whispered, not wanting to be loud, “Well, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“Then who did you expect? I know it wasn’t Harry, I still have to wake him up, but that’s only because he likes to sleep as late as possible.” Hermione noticed a twitch Draco had as she said Harry’s name. “What happened?”

Draco looked at her, trying to looked puzzled, “What do you mean?”

“Don’t make me go and ask Harry. Tell me or I’ll have to use Slytherin tactics,” Hermione wanted to know, but knew she would have to appear not to be so worried.

“What? A Gryffindor using Slytherin tactics? I don’t think so. And nothing happened.” Draco rolled over and lost all his blankets because of Hermione, revealing himself, fully, to her.

“Well... glad to know how much there is for a Malfoy to give. Now, tell me everything, because I know a few things from being in the dungeons and from being around Slytherins for seven years.” Hermione got up and walked over to Draco, and poked him in the ribs, ignoring his nakedness.

Draco jumped a little complaining, “Don’t do that. That’s not very nice.”

“Oh, Draco, you’re ticklish!” Hermione started to tickle him more and was thrown onto the bed, landing on her back. “Geez, you’re no fun. Tell me.”

“If you never do that again... Let me get shorts on, I’ll tell you everything. Merlin!” Draco moved over to his wardrobe and got a pair of shorts, leaving Hermione to stare at his perfect hind side and admire the muscles and the movements that made her mouth slightly water.

Hermione took her school robe off and sat back down on Draco’s bed. When Draco turned around, he was surprised that Hermione was in a tank and what looked like pajama bottoms, from what he could see. She was getting under his covers and she looked to be getting super comfy. She laid on her side and was propped up on her elbow.

“What happened to your clothes? I thought you had proper uniform attire on.” Draco asked, slightly confused.

“Sometimes I just transfigure my pajamas into robes, so I have more time to sleep. It doesn’t bother you, if I get comfy does it?” Hermione went on and didn’t bother to wait for his answer, “I think we should stay in for a few classes. It’s Snape’s Double Potions. I hope he won’t mind.” Hermione smiled at Draco and patted his bed beside her.

Draco walked over and got under his covers with her, but stayed sitting upright. “Me and Harry got into a minor fight because I lied to him, but he doesn’t know it was a lie. You can’t tell him, but I’m under the orders of Voldemort and I can’t have him interfering.” Draco thought over his mission and thought this was going very good, so he was going to try to butter her up and tell her a few things to make her his, even if it was superficially.

“I know you and Snape should be together, but would you mind dating me? Just to help me with something? I could still pass letters and stuff, but...” Draco was interrupted by a knock on his door and looking at Hermione, he told the person to enter.

“Draco, I think you should...” Harry stopped and looked at how Draco and Hermione(!) were placed and how everything looked. “What are you doing! If I would’ve known you wanted Hermione then I wouldn’t have tried to help her get with Snape! And I never would’ve done anything with you!” Harry looked at Hermione and he looked slightly accosted, “Hermione, you were supposed to be happy for me and be my best friend! What the fuck happened?!”

Draco and Hermione looked at each other and started laughing, much to the dismay of Harry, because until then they hadn’t noticed how they looked. Draco with his lower half under the covers, looked naked, and Hermione looked rather disheveled.

“What’s so funny? Because what I see isn’t what I want to know anything about. Draco lied and now, you! Hermione, why would you do this to me?!”

Hermione got off the bed and from under the covers and watched Harry as he scanned her clothing. “I was in here talking to Draco, Harry, because I knew you usually slept in until class. I came in here and wanted to tell each of you Dumbledore has a antidote to our situation. He says it may take a few days to finally produce the effect we want, but it works. He wants to see both of you as soon as you want to go to him.”

Harry looked at Draco and walked out, saying “Well, I’m going now. Seen you whenever.”

“Harry! You both have to take the antidote together!” Hermione walked after him, nearly running in to him as he turned around real fast.

“Come on, Draco, get your ass dressed!” Harry went and sat on the couch, watching the fire, as he waited for Draco to dress.

Hermione walked back up to Draco’s room and shut his door. She sat down beside him and asked, “Why do you want to go out with me? And what am I helping you with?”

Draco looked at her and smiled. “I will be so grateful if you help me in saving Harry.” Draco paused and watched her face change from curious to shocked. “I know the Dark Lord needs you and I would like to save Harry from possible death. I would like you to let people think I’m dating you and go with me to Voldemort, please.”

Hermione dumbly stared at Draco, while she thought over everything. “You’re a Death Eater without a mark? And why does Voldemort want me?”

"I’m unmarked because I’m still at Hogwarts, though some students do have the Mark. I get contacted through a mental connection to Voldemort, even though it’s closed most of the time. I’m not sure why the Dark Lord wants you, but I think it has something to do with your powers and how no one is using you to help them.” Draco looked at Hermione and waited for her to ask more questions.

“Two more questions for you. How are you going to save Harry? Why do you want to save Harry?” She sat back against the post at the end of the bed.

“Well, I want him, no matter what happens, I do. Also, Voldemort said that if I bring you faster then Snape does, then I can keep Harry as something like a reward. Meaning that Harry won’t be killed.” Draco got up and went to get dressed.

Hermione thought about the situation for a few minutes, letting Draco get fully dressed. “Let me think about this and when you come back from Dumbledore’s office, I’ll be in my rooms and I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. But for cover’s purpose, I’ll go out with you. Meet me in my rooms after you get out of Dumbledore’s.”

Draco looked relieved and said thanks as he left to get Harry and walk to the Headmaster’s office.

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As Hermione walked down to her rooms, she changed back to Snape in an empty hallway. When she got to Snape’s rooms, she heard him yelling profanities. She hurried into the rooms and went to see what was wrong. She found Severus standing in the bathroom.

Severus looked at her and gave her a death glare that could’ve almost killed her. “What do you expect me to do for the next few days LIKE THIS?! I don’t go through with this at any other point in my life, so how do I stop it?”

Hermione scanned Severus, in her body and noticed he was standing wide legged by the sink of their bathroom. Then she noticed his jeans, and wanted to laugh as hard as possible, but not wanting to entice anymore foul language, she walked over to her rooms and got him ( A/N... you guessed it!) some of her pads, because she didn’t think Severus would like tampons. “Severus, you may need these and some new pants and underwear. If you would like, I’ll teach and tell Dumbledore you’ll be staying in?”

Severus was almost ready to cry when he seen what she had in her hand, but he needed help and begged, “Please, just help me. I could’ve used a warning about this. This isn’t the worse thing I’ve gone through, but it is disgusting. I always wondered, but never, NEVER, wanted to try this.” Severus let Hermione take the jeans and underwear, that belonged to her, and watched as she incinerated them. He took off his own shirt and just stood there, naked.

“Well? Into the shower!” Hermione demanded as she mumbled about how he was such a baby.

“Excuse me, Miss Granger, but what has being a baby have to do with this?”

“It’s just funny, SIR, how you can be a Death Eater and whine about having a to deal with little bit of blood for a few days. My periods don’t last but a couple days.”

Severus swung his head around, making himself slightly dizzy, and deliberately said each of his words, “The time you have your period is the time I’m in your body! And the days I’m in your body that you get your period is the last days I’m in your body!”

Hermione walked over to the shower and told him to be quiet, because someone just knocked on her door. Severus quieted down and Hermione changed back to her own image to answer the door.

When she opened it she saw Draco was a little red in the face. “Come on in and tell me what happened now.”

Draco sat in one of her cushiony chairs and went right into explaining what had happened in Dumbledore’s office. “Dumbledore gave us this candy and almost immediately we changed back into ourselves!

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So, if this wasn't funny, I don't know what would be. And what's up with Draco and Harry changing back so fast? Well, we'll find out whe I can get the next chapter updated. COMMENT :D