Disclaimer:I own the plot... that's probably about it though

A/N: I have been asked if this story related to my personal experiences... no it doesn't in any way... this idea and plot just came from the twisted depths of my starnge teenage mind... Enjoy

She Will Be Loved Chapter 1

Hermione Granger was her usual bushy haired, nerdy self. Or so people thought. No one really knew what went on in her head. So people didn't notice her. They didn't know that these thoughts ate up her insides. Or that she cried herself to sleep most nights.

Not even Harry or Ron knew. They thought she wasn't female enough to get her periods. Which, of course, wasn't true.

Everyone thought she was brainy and would one day end up marrying her books.

But they didn't know that all this was a cover up. Really there was a girl inside just trying to discover herself. Boys didn't notice her.

Then Victor Krum came along. He saw something special in her. Something no one else had ever noticed. He saw through her shield. And she was noticed by others. Girls envied her. There were newspaper articles about them.

Then she realised something. The only reason people noticed her was because of Krum's achievements and not her own. She didn't want that. She wanted them to notice her for her, not for some stupid Quiditch player. So she declined the offer to stay with him for the summer and got on with her life.

Then her world came crashing down when Sirius died. He had been the only one she could talk to. He understood her.

The school year had ended and she went home for the holidays her usual self. Then she thought about things during the holidays. She wanted people to notice her. She wanted to shock them. Especially Harry and Ron. They had a girl for a best friend but not one of them had asked her out.

So the more she thought about it, the more she wanted to show people her real self.

But she didn't act upon it. Didn't change or say anything. And the school year began. And she still hadn't shown them her true self.

As the school year progressed she began to get depressed.

Everyone had boyfriend or girlfriends. Ginny had Harry, Ron had Lavender, Parvarti had Seamus, etc. Even Neville had a girlfriend (from Hufflepuff). All except for Hermione.

And this is where the story starts…

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