The gang finishes up their 7th Grade year at Hogwarts…Post war of course! Ok..the details may be off a little bit, sorry! I don't own HP...
Hermione Granger felt the hot tears collecting behind her eyelids long before she let them trickle down her face. She never cried. Not her, the brightest witch of her age. But there she was in Charms class, holding back salty tear drops. She pursed her lips and blinked rapidly, refusing to break down. Not in front of all the class. But the moment the bell rang, she shot out the door.
She threw herself onto her bed, letting hoarse sobs escape from her mouth. She screamed into the pillow, the heated tears still pouring from her eyes. The dorm room was deserted, she was thankful for that at least. Finally, she sat up and wiped her eyes. Standing up, she found that if she grinned hard enough, it almost seemed as if nothing was wrong. But there was something wrong. Ronald Weasley was the biggest prat, idiot, moron, and many more names, that she'd ever met. After all she'd gone through…all for him of course. He was BACK with Lavender. After all of that. After the kiss, after leaving and coming back and leaving! He was clueless, thick, ridiculous. She flung herself back down and proceeded to sob again, harder.
Harry Potter was standing at the base of the stairs leading to the Girls Dormitory. He looked around gloomily. After the war, the final battle, Hogwarts was not what it used to be. The classes were barely put together, and there were whole families living in the Dining Hall. But it worked. Nearly all the students were staying over the Summer, simply to help put it back together. And McGonnagal said that as long as there were students, there would be teaching. And so it was. The classes were a little rag-tag, the classrooms scorched and wrecked. But that didn't stop them. Slowly but surely, they were putting the great school back together. All led by 'The Boy Who Lived'. And now, that very boy heard his best friend crying.
Having experienced the result of a boy trying to access the girls dorm, he was wary. But finally, he started up the stairs. Surprisingly, they didn't suddenly smooth out and send him to the ground, and he found himself knocking at the door.
"Go away! I most certainly DO NOT want to talk about it!" Was the feisty, yet shaky, response.
"Hermione…it's Harry. If you don't let me in, I'll come in anyway," There was some sniffing and stifled sobs, before he heard a faint 'come in then'. He opened the door to find Hermione sitting primly on her bed, wiping her eyes.
"Hello," She muttered, staring at the floor. Harry sat beside her on the bed, and touched her hand.
"I know Ron is…well…terrible at nearly everything, and is generally being a prat…"
"And that's supposed to make me feel better?" The girl raised an eyebrow quizzically.
"Well…what can I do to help?"
"Punch Ron."
"Consider it done." Hermione cracked a small smile. Harry got up, bowed, and she gave a small giggle.
"I'll see you round. You'll know I've done my job when you see Ron with a black eye."
Hermione did see Ron with a black eye the next day, and she grinned to herself. But she also saw Ginny and Harry rowing over something. Probably over his ambition to become an Auror. She wanted Quidditch, traveling, excitement. He wanted justice, adventure, and a place to stay forever.
"I just don't see how you could ever want to stay put! Look at what you've done! And you just want to settle down?"Ginny hissed, her eyes flaring.
"I never had a home, not really. I just want a place I can stay in. Come home after work, and settle down! I don't want to move around all the time. I want a home, not a hotel room!"Harry snapped back.
"But you're the 'Boy-Who-Lived'! You could..go anywhere, do anything!"
"Would you STOP calling me that! Have you ever considered that all I want is to be normal?" And with that, Harry stalked off, leaving a shocked and furious Ginny in his wake. Hermione watched in horror. That was her closest friends' relationship falling apart. She sighed, and took off after Ginny.
This WILL become H/Hr in later chapters. Gimme some time! Until then...review!-Dizzylizzy13