The moon was out, sending its otherworldly glow down onto the grounds of Hogwarts. A shadow slipped across a wall before melting back into the darkness. A young, black haired boy suddenly shot onto the grass, and sat down, followed by a slender, bushy haired girl. They settled down, and lay back to look at the stars. The girl's breath caught in her throat as she gazed up into the night sky, and the stars reflected in her eyes. The boy smiled, glad he'd decided to take her out to see the sky. He reached out and took her hand, and she turned to meet his eyes. She beamed at him, and squeezed his hand affectionately.

"Oh!" She gasped, pointing at a shooting star flying across their part of the sky.

"Make a wish," The boy whispered, his green eyes twinkling. His companion closed her eyes, and pursed her lips, obviously trying to send her wish away with god-speed. Opening her eyes, she found the sight even more wonderful than before. She felt a great weight in her chest lift off, as though it had taken to the stars above them. Looking over at her black haired confidant, she felt her heart tickle pleasantly. With a whoosh of excitement, she realized that the next five years in the magical school would be filled with adventures with him, quests and battles. And she knew suddenly, that she would be one of his closest friends through all of it, beginning now.

As the young boy stared into the ink-blackness of the night, his mind wandered to the girl beside him. Now more than ever, he wanted to find a friend. Someone to confide in, to help him, someone he could defend from the worlds terrors (quite a few of them he'd already experienced). And he knew he'd found her, laying beside him on the cool grass. Somehow, he knew that she'd always be there, through everything. And the thought was strangely comforting. After years of friendless pain, he finally had someone. It was a beautiful realization for him.

Hours went by, and the two children still lay out in the grass, watching the stars. It was when the birds began to awaken and chirp that the two of them decided to go in. Being only second years, their curfew had ended ages ago, and a run in with Filtch was the last thing they wanted. So the boy stood up and helped his friend to her feet. Then they took off towards the castle, barely containing laughter. Skidding to a stop just outside the Gryffindor common room, they exchanged a quick glance, and with that it was agreed that the nights events would be a secret for as long as they lived.

As they reached the bottom of the staircase leading to the girls dorm, they released each others hands, and the girl started up to her warm bed. But before she could reach the door, the boy called her.

"Hey!"

"What?"

"That was fun, we should do that again."

And in that moment, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger fell in love, and have been in love ever since.

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