…So this is my first shot at a Harry Potter story, so it should be interesting to see how it goes. This is a Hermione/Blaise story. I am not the biggest fan of Ron, but I will try not to let that bias the story.

The title comes from the Led Zeppelin song of the same name.

EDITED 1/17/10 for irritating errors that I have recently caught. I've taken down all the chapters and added and/or taken away a few things that didn't make sense. Sorry for all the emails on updates on the first 5 chapters, but a new chapter will be up tonight!

…So I don't own anything that is Harry Potter related.

The beginning (Hermione POV)

I want to say that I noticed him from the beginning like he claims to have noticed me, however I cannot.

He was much better at blending in than I was, and it turned out that his life depended on his ability to remain unnoticed.

I look back and remember him in a few classes that we shared; of course those memories are overshadowed by Malfoy and his gang of Slytherins. I am ashamed to say that I automatically lumped him in with Malfoy before getting to know him, but he said he was prepared for this and up for the challenge.

I am happy to say that he never gave up on me, and he was quite determined to prove himself. It was through him that I became a better person, and definitely lost the influence that Ron seemed to hold over me.

It was him that showed me how often Ron has taken advantage of me, and for what you might ask? It all boils down to school. Why should I just blindly hand him over my notes and homework? Is it really that hard to do it yourself?

In the beginning I was more tolerant because I actually thought I could help change these behaviors of Ronald Weasley. I was also happy to make what I thought were two great friends, so much for two, but at least I still have one life-long friend. Thinking about my 'friendship' with Ron now is another one of those things that gives me shame, the fact that I willingly enabled another human being for that long.

Well, that is over now, and I have come to find out that the reason Ron stuck around for as long as he did was to use my intelligence for his benefit. Harry too realized that Ron was using him as a stepping stone to gain fame, and has washed his hands of the whole situation. I realize more than ever before that Harry is truly the brother I had longed for, for most of my life.

Back to him though. It all started when we went back to Hogwarts to make up our seventh year. Harry and I were both excited about the prospect of going back to where we considered home, especially after all the work we helped to put in to repair it.

As Harry and I navigated our way around Platform 9 ¾, trying to get onto the Hogwarts Express, and this is where I realized that I had been thinking about him ever since our meeting in Diagon Alley. I looked up and locked eyes with him. Blaise Zabini.

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So this is the first chapter. I hope you all liked it and I can't wait to hear what you think about it.

So much for no Ron bias, but I will try not to hate him too much. Please know in advance that the remainder of the story will have little Ron, so if you don't like please don't read. Thanks again.