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Hand holding.

Blurb …

"Who knew that trying to hold someone's hand would be so difficult? Ok, think, Hermione, think. It can't be that hard, Harry and Ginny do it all the time … come on now … I am the wonderfully smart Hermione Granger … Surely I can do something as simple as hand-holding?"

Go on … just grab it! It's right there, and no one's stopping you except you …

I can't! I'd like to see you try it.

That's not the point, Hermione. The point is that you know you want to, and you can.

But-

No "but's"! Do it!

You know, I hate arguing with yourself. It's like you can never win, and even when you lose, you've still won.

Whoa … ok, that didn't make any sense at all. And normally, I do make sense. Well, who am I kidding? I'm Hermione Granger, of course I make sense!

Course I can't make sense of this situation … Ron's hand is just lying there … on the table in front of me …

It's amazing that I can slap Malfoy, hex death eaters, handle potentially life-threatening plants in Herbology and throttle Lavender with my hand right here, attached to my arm, yet I can't extended it a few inches and hold someone's hand. It's pathetic!

Ok … I'm just going to count to 3 … and do it. Ok, 1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 …6-wait, wasn't I counting to 3? Oh well, seeing as I'm over halfway, I'll just count to ten.

1 … 2 …3-

Ok, I know what you're thinking-I am staling. Well, I'm not! I'm … ok, maybe I am, but I have my reasons.

Really pathetic reasons, but reasons all the same.

Oh bloody hell; I'm never going to do it at this rate.

Who knew that trying to hold someone's hand would be so difficult? Ok, think, Hermione, think. It can't be that hard, Harry and Ginny do it all the time … come on now … I am the wonderfully smart Hermione Granger … Surely I can do something as simple as hand-holding?

Ok … maybe I should just take a deep breath and go from there? Yeah … ok, in … out. In … out. In-out. In-out. In-out. In out in out in out inoutinoutinout-

Whoa, Harry just asked me I was ok. He thought I was hyperventilating. Ok, maybe deep breathing isn't such a good idea.

Right. This time, no fooling around-I just have to grit my teeth and do it. It can't be that hard … right?

Ok Hermione, move hand … now! Ok … now! Now? Ok, this isn't working. Right I just have to do it now or I never will. On 3. 1 … 2-3-

Oh, hang on-I'm already holding his hand. Ron must have taken it while I was panicking.

Well that was easy.

A/N: Ok, hi all. I really wanted to write a story, because i've written tonnes, but hated all of them. This is the only one i've felt could be put up. Plus it always makes me snort with laughter at the end.

Lol, ok Hermione is OOC, and normally i hate OOC, but i couldn't think of a way she'd handle it. Oh well, i hope you liked.

Please review! (I'll love you foreverandever!)

Moon. :D