Disclaimer-J.K. Rowling owns these characters, not me, but I do own the story-line.

Author's Note: I cannot spell and I'm a lazy person so I didn't feel like changing all the Hermione's to Hermione's (note the extra i). Oh well, I hope you like it J . Please rewiew!

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Chapter 1

"Why is life so hard?!?"

It was dark in the Great Hall, as 6th year Hermionie Granger lie staring up at the glowing stars (the ceiling had been enchanted to look like the sky outside). She had been coming here for the last 3 weeks, to be alone to think.

Hermionie had been with Ron for the last 6 months, but they had been having problems for the last month or so. Thanks to Harry's invisibility cloak, she had been able to get back and forth through the corridors without getting caught by Filch or Mrs. Norris. Of coarse, she hadn't told Ron where she was going every night; he would want to go with her. He was always asking her, but would never tell him. Hermionie loved being alone to think.

'How did I ever get along without time by myself?' Hermionie thought. 'I mean, Ron is always following me around, I'm surprised I even get to do this.'

Hermionie knew Ron loved her, and she loved him too, but as she lye there under the stars, she started to think, 'I love Ron, but not the same way. I love him as a friend, and if I break up with him, how could we go on being best friends? It would be too awkward.'

Then she started to cry. This wasn't the first time she'd cried because of Ron. She knew that if she broke up with him, he would never talk to her again, and she didn't want that. 'Why is life so hard?!?' she screamed in her head.

'Oh well,' she thought, 'I'm have a headache, it's getting late, and I have class in the morning.'

She had started to get up when one of the doors opposite of her opened. Even though Hermionie had Harry's cloak, she could still be heard and felt, and she didn't want to get in trouble, so she quickly laid back down.

She heard whoever had come in lay on one of the other house tables. Then he started to cry. Hermionie could tell it was a boy, even if he was only crying. 'It must be his first time here.' She thought, 'but now I have to wait until he leaves before I can go.'

Hermionie looked over to see who at was, but couldn't tell at first. All she could see was his white-blonde hair and shining blue eyes. She could see the tears running down the sides of his face and thought 'He looks so sweet and innocent'. She kind of felt sorry for him…until she realized who it was.

Draco Malfoy, the evil Draco Malfoy, crying! She never thought she would see the day when Draco would cry. A part of her wanted to laugh out loud, but another part wanted to run her fingers through his hair and tell him it was ok.

She almost burst out laughing at this thought, but somehow managed not to.

Hermionie jumped as Draco finally found words. He shouted "WHY IS LIFE SO HARD?!?" Then started to cry even more then before.