AN: This idea has been in my head for months so I've decided to try this out. Please remember I am new to writing and will probably never be as good as most of you.

Disclaimer: Sadly I own nothing.

Hermione stood staring out the window of the Gryffindor common room in the early hours of the morning thinking about what was to come; it frightened her to know she might not live to see the end of this war. She would not be returning to Hogwarts for the following school year, for she would instead be helping Harry hunt down horcruxes. As her eyes roamed over the Hogwarts grounds she watched a silver tabby walk along the Black Lake, the cat then changed into a women who stood staring out across the lake. Seeing the woman her thoughts shifted, there was a possibility she would never see her professor again after this year. At that thought tears slowly welled up in her eyes, her feelings for her professor had steadily grown over the years. It had all started in her third year as a silly school girl crush, but no longer could it be consider as such. It was more now, much stronger and deeper. She thought back on when she first realized she had feelings for the women, her eyes slowly closed as the memories all came back.

The summer before Hermione's third year was a busy one. She had wanted to take as many classes as possible next year, and after speaking with her Head of House, McGonagall approved. Her professor signed papers and sent letters to the Ministry requesting a time turner for her. The Ministry had granted the request after seeing how high her academic levels were, though Hermione would still need to fill out some paperwork. When she had been sent all the papers, it all became a bit overwhelming. So when Professor McGonagall showed up at her door to help she had not only been surprised but extremely grateful, McGonagall greeted her parents and then started to help her. They had talked about Transfiguration and the upcoming school year, and McGonagall had even joked with her about how interesting Care of Magical Creatures was sure to be that year with Hagrid teaching it. They wrote with ink and quills and Hermione accidently got some on her hand; after a while she put her head in her hand not thinking about the ink on it, when she removed her hand there where black smudges on her cheek. When McGonagall noticed she started laughing, the noise was slightly strange though from trying to contain it. Hermione look up with wide eyes wondering what was going on with her professor; she having never seen her usually serious professor laugh was very intrigued, she found herself wanting to see more of this side of the professor. After calming down her professor informed her of the ink on her cheek, causing Hermione to blush, she quickly rubbed it off. They went back to talking about all the classes Hermione would be taking that year, and soon after McGonagall decided it was time to leave. Even though she only saw Professor McGonagall one time after that she was once again shown the other side of the women. Hermione couldn't get her mind off her, the visit leaving her wanting more. School started back soon enough and she could hardly hold in the excitement of being back, and seeing her professor again.

After Dumbledore's speech Professor McGonagall led Hermione and Harry out of the Great Hall and into her office, where she had Harry examined by Madame Pomfrey. After having Harry looked at by Poppy she sent them both away, but told Hermione to remain. The professor opened a desk drawer and took out the time turner, handing it to her, she carefully took it. McGonagall explained how to use it, and made her swear to tell no one, when she finished Hermione looked up and thanked her. Seeing pride and warmth in her professor's eyes she couldn't help it, she hugged the women. The women seemed surprised at first but wrapped her arms around her nonetheless, and in that moment Hermione realized she had developed a crush on her professor.

When Hermione came out of her memories she noticed the sky had lightened and Minerva had long since come back in, she sighed, having only gotten a few hours of sleep she was still tired. She knew sleep would not come to her though even if she tried, she had too much stress and worry in her life to properly sleep. Thankfully exams were over with and she had managed to pull through them, though she wasn't sure she could say the same about Harry and Ron. The two had been very quiet the last week, which of course was not surprising, they had both been through a lot. Ron was worrying about his brother Bill, as it was still not know how he would be affected by the full moon, and knowing he would be leaving his family soon for an undefined amount of time. Harry was still dealing with Dumbledore's death and Snape's betrayal, both of which he was taking very badly, it seemed he had come to trust the dark man and was still shocked about what Snape had done.

Hermione was of course worried deeply for both her friends, but if she were being honest she was worried more for Harry than she was for Ron. She knew Ron would get through his current worries, and start to act like himself eventually. Harry had been through more than most though and she was worried he would reach a breaking point soon, and snap. She didn't know how to help him and it frustrated her, but no matter how long it took she would stay by his side. He had been more withdrawn than usual and didn't talk unless it was necessary, he could be found wondering Hogwarts at all hours of the night and day with an empty look in his eyes. It all made Hermione wonder how they would ever make it through this war with their minds and bodies in one piece.

Well there's the first chapter, reviews on how I could improve would be most appreciated. -Fae