Hello, everyone, I'm back again writing for Harry Potter. This time is going to be a little bit nicer towards each character unlike that like Pensieve was. But if you like canon I'm sorry to disappoint you this will not be canon based. So you have been warned. Also, I will be returning to Pensieve in 2 weeks or so. I'm trying to finish the last two chapters so I can just be done with it.
Second I was meaning to write this for Valentine's Day but it didn't work out as planned.
So without further ado enjoy this new story!
Year 4
Dear Hermione,
You are the best thing to happen to me and, I feel like an idiot. Idiot because I did not ask you to the Yule Ball. And probably more of an idiot into thinking that you would reject me if I did ask you. I hope you will forgive me for that. You are a very pretty girl, Hermione, I don't know why I didn't see it before and not asking you as my first choice complete idiot. Especially in that blue dress that you wore that night. You were wonderful that night and continue to still be. I just that I was the one with you dancing the night away. But I digress I just wish you all the happiness in the world and I will send you another letter soon. I hope for you to meet me one day soon.
Love,
Your Strong and Willing Knight, Your Protective and Brave King, Your Loving and Hopeful Secret Admirer
Hermione dropped to her bed her knees not able to hold her up any longer. Hermione had never had a secret admirer before and it was astonishing that it was her that this person liked.
She would always see the other girls in her dorm like Lavender to get something like this but not in a million years she would ever think that she would be the one on the receiving end. Who could this be? It couldn't be any of the boys that go to Beauxbatons or the other boys from Durmstrang. For one she never really talked to those boys and this was clearly someone she knew.
She must hide this letter before any of the other girls find out but her nightmares were coming true.
Lavender walked in unannounced, saying "Hermione, good thing that I found you. I need your advice."
Not knowing what to do with the letter at that point, Hermione quickly hides the letter behind her back hoping that Lavender would not notice. Not the best plan...
"Uh, what advice do you need?" Hermione said to not make herself suspicious.
"I want to give Ron a cake you know for Valentine's day that is coming and I was thinking that you would know what he would like?" Lavender asked joining her on her bed.
'Wait why would I give Lavender advice for Ron when he might be the author of this letter.' Hermione thought. "He eats everything mostly," she lied.
"Thank you so much, Hermione," Lavender said as she was about to thank her with this little blessing but Hermione's hands where she thought they should be. Lavender found them behind her back clutching a piece of parchment.
"What is that?" she gasped reaching for it but Hermione was fast to put it out of reach. This was all in vain when Lavender stood up and quickly pulled out her wand and said, "Acco parchment!"
Once in Lavender's hands, she started to read the letter to Hermione's dismay.
"You have a secret admirer Hermione!" Lavender squealed. "Do you have any idea who could it be yet?"
"No," Hermione blushed crossing her arms.
"Hey, I have an idea let's gather the girls and have a guessing game to see who this mystery boy is." Lavender grinned.
Hermione knew that Lavender was a gossip and she wouldn't even dare give any details about herself to her of all people. So since this small tidbit of her life was already exposed she had to get a hold of this before anything else happens that she could not handle and also she was curious of what the other girls all thought it could be.
Hermione raised a finger, to make known that this game will be under her control. "Okay, only if we keep it within this dorm and nowhere else. I don't want you gossiping to the boys and scare him off."
Lavender was taken aback a bit, but once she gave it some thought she agreed. "You know you're right. We should keep this to ourselves it would be more fun that way. Why don't we gather the other girls tonight at 11 pm and discuss the rules then?"
"Agreed." Hermione extended her arm out for the deal.
Later that day in the great hall Hermione was with Harry and Ron eating dinner. Ron stuffing his face with food while Harry and Hermione were discussing the 2nd task that he had to do.
"Hermione, can you help me with this 2nd task I really don't know what I am doing?" Harry asked.
"Sure," Hermione said, "But I must tell you that it should be magical sea life is mainly what you're looking for."
'Wait can Harry be the one who wrote the letter,' Hermione started to think, 'no he likes Cho that is where his attention is.'
"Also can you help me with this potion's homework?" Ron said cautiously hoping for a yes and not for her to nag him."Please, Professor Snape is going to kill me if I don't finish this. " Hermione sighed in dismay agreeing to help Ron also. They will never change, will they? She thought.
The trio goes down to the library in about an hour into their studies Harry had six books pertaining to Magical Sea Creatures ranging from the humanoid to the glow fish that live in the deep dark depths of the sea. As for Ron, he was halfway done with his potions homework and Hermione was so tired that she had started to read the same sentence over and over again. She got up to put her book away in the next aisle over when she spotted Ginny and Draco standing there a little bit apart looking at different shelves of books.
"Hello, Ginny," Hermione whispered to the redhead as she passed.
"Hi," Ginny replied in a small voice.
Hermione continues on the other side of Draco not giving him the time of day as she put her book back on the shelf she could feel Draco coming close. "Excuse me, H-Hermione," Draco stuttered as he reached over her to get a higher book above her on the shelf. Hermione was a little stunned at Draco using her first name at all but, that idea flew away when she realized it was getting late and the meeting would be starting soon. Without another word, Draco quietly walked away leaving the two girls alone together.
"Ginny, can we go up to the girl's dormitory together in the next few minutes? We all have a meeting."
"Oh Merlin, what has Lavender done now?" Ginny exasperated. Lavender was not only the gossip, but she was also the self-designed person to call a meeting with the girls because it was either she wanted advice on boys that she knew that was single or she used something that was not hers and she is apologizing in a big way. More often than not it was the latter option.
"Actually it is both Lavender and I organized this," Hermione replied.
Ginny gave a confused look but agreed to go with her.
Hermione and Ginny bit goodnight to both Harry and Ron as they left the library up to Gryffindor Tower.
"What do you and Lavender have us to meet about?" Ginny curious.
"I can't talk about it until we get to the girl's dormitory."
"Can't talk about it? Hermione, you're scaring me."
"Don't be, it's nothing to worry about."
Once inside the girl's dormitory, Lavender greeted them as they came through the door. Parvati was already sitting on one of the pink cushions on the ground that was huddled into a small circle. The rest joined Parvati as the meeting started to begin.
"Welcome! This meeting is a new one so I will expand why we are all here. We all are going to participate in a game. A guessing game that includes a letter that was sent to Hermione early today. Lavender explained. "We are going to guess who is this mysterious boy that is sending her secret admirer letters. Are there any questions before we start?"
Parvati Patil raised her hand. Lavender call on her. "Will we be reading from this secret admirer?"
"Yes," Lavender said. "Now if that is all of your questions- "
Ginny raised her hand, Lavender nodded for her to speak, "I don't think that we shouldn't pry ourselves in Hermione's personal love life. Won't it be invasive?"
"It is okay for now and I'll explain later," Hermione said to Ginny.
"So let's get on with the game starting with the rules of the game," Lavender gestured to Hermione with her hands, "Hermione will you do the honors?"
"Uh, well I want this game to only be in this room, nowhere else. For one I don't want anyone to talk to any of the boys because it would scare him off or embarrass him into not wanting to talk to me again. Second of all, I believe it will be cheating for this game also."
"What else?" Ginny asked.
"Two to three choices for your predictions and you can have a fourth choice which I am calling the dumb choice because it is a shot in the dark type choice. A choice that you know that is a wild guess and that it will not stick. These choices will change of course with each and every letter this mystery man sends Hermione." Lavender explained.
"How many do you think he will send?" Parvati asked.
Lavender and Hermione shrugged but Hermione answered, "I don't know. He just said that he will send another soon."
"Well let's read this letter so that we can start thinking of who could it be."
Lavender started to read the letter out loud and as she finished Parvati started to swoon with heart eyes. "He sounds really sweet! I wish someone would write to me like that."
"So any predictions ladies?" Lavender said.
"Well at this point it would be anyone but, Victor who actually took Hermione to the Yule Ball," Ginny replied.
"Yeah, at this point all if our choices may be a shot in the dark," Lavender noticed.
"Well do any of you have a smart guess at least," Hermione asked curiously. "I think it could be Ron we got into a row that night. He could be jealous and wanted to say sorry."
"Yeah, sound plausible but also this is nicer than anything he could ever say." Ginny pointed out.
"Plus Hermione, I think Ron is looking in another direction," Lavender said. She moved on not waiting for a reaction from anyone. "So with that conclusion what is your first choice, Ginny?"
"I think I am going to go with Neville only because he did mention that you were cute in your dress Hermione," Ginny replied.
"Parvati, what is your first choice?"
"Uh, I got to go with Seamus maybe. Because he said in potions that you were clever and wished to be more like you. Then with George because of the way he looks at Hermione sometimes. As for my dumb choice Micheal Corner."
Ginny pulled a displeased look but quickly dismissed the "George" opinion.
"Well, my first choice is Harry because I think he would write something this nice to you and I think of you and Ron more of a brother/sister relationship," Lavender said.
"I think you shouldn't believe everything that the Daily Prophet issues out," Hermione commented.
"Well, I have my dumb choice, Harry because he likes Cho." Ginny grinned.
"Okay, the second choice then?" Lavender said rolling her eyes.
"I think I will choose Seamus too only because I have heard the same thing from him the other day."
"Okay, Hermione your turn."
"Uh, I guess for my first choice I will go with Ron and it will be Justin Finch-Fletchley as a second choice and as for my dumb choice is Blaise Zabini," Hermione said cautiously.
All of the girls whipped their heads around so fast that you could hear the wind whip around them as they heard her announcement.
"Why him?" Parvati said utterly disgusted.
"It is a shot in the dark choice."
"Are you hoping it will be him?" Parvati continued.
"No, no that is the last thing I want," Hermione waved.
"Good, well if we are crazy with these dumb choices I am going to go out on a limb here and say Draco Malfoy as my dumb choice this time and as my second choice Terry Boot because I think it would be cute," Lavender announced.
Hermione gained a worried feeling in her stomach when Lavender announced her dumb choice because all she can think was Draco calling her by her name that day.
"I think we should come back when Hermione gets her next letter. But to conclude this first letter:
Parvati: Seamus Finnigan, George Weasely, with a Dumb choice of Michael Corner
Ginny: Seamus Finnigan, Neville Longbottom, with a Dumb choice of Harry Potter
Hermione: Ron Weasely, Justin Finch-Fletchley with a Dumb choice of Blaise Zabini
Lavender: Harry Potter, Terry Boot, with a Dumb choice of Draco Malfoy."
Lavender wrote all of this on the back of the letter, as she said this, to keep tabs on the guesses.
"Well, now we wait until this secret admirer sends another letter. I can't wait!" Parvati squealed.
Thank you for reading constructive criticism would be nice and make sure to favorite and follow the story to keep up who this mystery guy is...bye bye!