Hermione Granger looked around hopelessly. All the other girls were cowering in the corner of the Gryffindor common room as Voldemort advanced on them. Hermione knew she couldn't do the killing spell, she'd kill herself trying. She could disarm him, but she wasn't going to be able to do that alone. Where are you Harry? Hermione thought desperately, Where are you now?
It had all started in the beginning of their 7th year. Let me begin, as if it just started today…
Hermione Granger quickly fixed her hair into a French braid. She threw her trunk over her shoulder and lugged it down the stairs.
"Bye Mum, bye Dad!" She said, putting her trunk down, and hugging them. She ran out the door, to the Weasley's car, which was waiting in the driveway.
"Hey guys!" She said, jumping into the seat between Harry and Ron. Ginny Weasley sat in front, and it seemed she was arguing with her father about something.
"DAD!" she yelled suddenly, "YOU PUT A CD INTO THE CD PLAYER LIKE THIS!" Hermione watched as Ginny shoved the Britney Spears CD into the CD player in the front of the car. She couldn't help but giggle. Ron and Harry faced her and each looked at her strange.
"Hermione?" asked Ron, "Since when do YOU giggle?" He and Harry exchanged a look.
"Well, if you must know, I am a teenager, almost adult to put it that way, and I am NOT the bookworm you all used to know." She said, giving them each a mysterious smile, Harry's more of a flirtatious one.
"So, Hermione…" said Ginny, looking at the metallic pinkish purple lipstick Hermione was wearing, "Have you taken to wearing muggle make-up?" Hermione laughed.
"Is there such thing as wizard make-up?" She asked, much more seriously then she meant to make it sound. But, she was interrupted by the starting of the car, and the song, "Don't Let Me Be the Last To Know" coming on the CD player. She began to sing with it, as did Ginny. (That is a song by Britney Spears, song #5 on her new CD)
"My friends say your so into me," sang Hermione, "And that you need me desperately…" Harry blushed, and turned away. What's wrong with him? She thought?
Soon enough, Hermione and Ginny were chatting with the boys as if they were just talking about nothing out of the ordinary.
"Ok, so Harry, I was saying to Hermione the other day over the phone, (she somehow figured out how to use a phone) that you and her would be prefect…" She got interrupted by Hermione singing, "Till you say the words it's not enough, COME ON AND TELL ME YOUR IN LOOO-VE!" Ginny and Hermione giggle uncontrollably.
Harry whispered something to Ron that sounded like, "Oh jeez, this is wonderful. Ron did you let something slip?" but, Hermione just ignored them and wiped off her lipstick.
"This stuff is bugging me so much!" she said, laughing slightly. Harry and Ron just sat there for the rest of the car ride, whispering to each other, Harry blushing every time Hermione looked at him.
Soon they were at the Train Station, and they had crashed through the barrier. Cho-Chang was there, because she wanted to take up to teaching of Transfiguration at Hogwarts. But, Hermione knew better. She wasn't getting that job. She wasn't smart enough, and McGonagall had already offered Hermione the job last year.
"Hermione, after your finished with your schooling here, are you prepared to take on a teaching career?" McGonagall had asked Hermione on the second to last day of school, right after Harry's little "encounter" with the dark side. (I'll get into that later) Hermione had nodded, and her Professor had then asked, "What about the job of Transfiguration?"
But Hermione was back to reality now. She looked around and saw Cho flirting with Harry, Harry looking longingly at Hermione. No, he wasn't looking at HER, he was looking at someone behind her, she told herself. But, she turned around, and didn't see anyone.
Hermione walked over to where Harry stood by Cho. "So, Harry, what would you think about…oh, hello, Her-MY-OW-Ninny." She said, laughing hysterically at her joke. Viktor Krum had pronounce her name like that, or similar, and Cho had picked that up as a pet name for Hermione. Harry, for some reason, came to her defense.
"Her name is HERMIONE, Cho." He said, a strange expression on his face. Hermione just sat there, an evil grin on her face. Harry turned, and left, Hermione following him.
(A/N-I REALLY hate Cho-Chang, sorry, it's just the fact that she wouldn't go out with Harry and everything, and I've read a lot of Fanfiction where Cho is the bad guy, so it's gone to my brain, "Cho is the bad guy" LOL, so pardon my mean sounding Cho)
By now, Hermione, Harry, and Ron were at the feast, watching as O' Ryan, Rebecca was sorted into Gryffindor. For some odd reason, The seating arrangements were: Hermione, Harry, Ron. There was an empty seat next to Hermione, and Rebecca took that seat.
"Hello there!" she said in a strong Gallic (Spelling? Sorry bout that!) accent. She had long, red hair, and deep green eyes, deeper than Harry's. She was very pretty, and Hermione was strongly reminded of her cousin, Sandra. She didn't look like a first year, she was too tall. Hermione knew then, that she could trust this first year, but she didn't know why. But they began talking, and bonded like that. ::Snaps her fingers::
"My brother," Rebecca was saying, "Is 22, and he's dating a girl name Alicia Spinnet. I know she used to go here, do you know her?"
Hermione let out an excited squeak. "Are you kidding? Me and Alicia were good friends in my 5th year, her 7th year!"
Meanwhile…
Harry Potter was whispering with Ron Weasley. "Did you tell her ANYTHING Ron?" Harry was asking Ron, "ANYTHING?"
Ron folded his arms. "Harry, give me a break. You know, we ARE leaving Hogwarts this year, and if your going to ask her out, you better do it soon, cuz I hate to be the barer of bad news, but you most likely won't see her again until the Hogwarts reunion in 3 years."
Harry started sweating. How was he going to do this? How could he ever tell her, his one true love, that he loved her, and one day hoped to marry her?
Back to Hermione…
Hermione flopped onto the long couch in front of the fire. Most people were going to bed, and only she and Harry really remained in the common room. Oh Harry, she thought, What am I supposed to say to you? I must sound so stupid, every time I talk to you, sounding like a giddy little school girl with a big crush on some boy.
"Finally, back home!" exclaimed Hermione, smiling at Harry. Harry smiled back, but it was a more nervous smile than anything.
"What is wrong with you today, Mr. Potter?" Hermione asked, pulling Harry into the seat next to her. She laughed along with Harry, just as if this were nothing. But Hermione didn't know what Harry was about to do.
After about five minutes, Harry and Hermione had finally stopped laughing. Hermione looked at Harry, smiling. "Remember when we were little kids, and we used to sneak out of the common room?" she asked Harry. Harry returned her smile, and, for the first time today, looked comfortable around Hermione.
"Yeah, I remember. And I remember that time I was going out to duel with Draco, and you were sitting in that chair, (he pointed to the one next to them) waiting to tell us you couldn't believe we were going to go through with that." Harry said, laughing. Hermione scowled.
"That's not funny!" she said, "You could have been caught by Filch. And THEN, I followed you out of here, and we nearly got CAUGHT by Filch, and it turned out, I was right!" She laughed too. Then out of nowhere, Harry leaned forward and whispered, into her ear, "I love you Hermione." And he leaned forward and kissed her.
A/N- HaHaHa! I'm Evil, huh? Well, now I've gotta to the little speech about not owning the characters, so here it goes:
I do NOT own any of the characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Cho-Chang, Alicia Spinnet, Argus Filch, Draco Malfoy, Professor Minerva McGonagall. I don't own Hogwarts, the Train Station (platform 9 ¾ ) or any of the other settings. They all belong to J.K. Rowling. The only thing I do own is REBECCA O' RYAN. I made her, she is my character. Thank you.
A/N-Please Review! It's my first fanfiction, and in the review, tell me if I should continue. Thanks!
~*~Angel~*~