“I’m sorry Dean, I can’t do this.” Hermione turned around and started walking away from him.

Dean stared after her, until his senses came back to him. “But why not Hermione?!” He called after her, once again running toward the Granger girl.

Hermione looked over her shoulder, tears rolling down her face. She said but only four words before running off; and these four words made Dean stop dead in his tracks.

“Because…there’s someone else.”