A/N: Hello to everyone reading this story, and a big THANK YOU! I love Hermione, she is my favorite female character in Harry Potter (male being Fred Weasley). I love how people ship Hermione with different people and how J.K. Rowling herself was originally going to have her with Fred, ended her up with Ron, and now said she should have had Hermione marry Harry. The possibilities of the Hermione ship are endless, so this is my attempt at shipping her with several different characters. None of these snippets are related to one another, merely a way that the relationship could have started. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!

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Endless Options

Chapter 1

Option 1- George and Fred

Fred and George decided to leave the Yule Ball early in order to follow Neville Longbottom, the fourth year twit that had dared to ask out their sister. They both came to a stop when they saw Hermione, Ron's friend, crying on the stairwell.

Fred for some reason was incredibly bothered by the display, wanting nothing more than to go over and hug the sad girl. George had a similar reaction, however he wanted to pummel whoever made her cry and then hug her.

They sat on either side of her and gently patted her back. She jerked her head up in surprise and fear but calmed down once she saw who it was.

"What's wrong Hermione?" Fred asked.

"Who made you cry?" George asked right after.

"I had a fight with Ron," she whispered. Throat hoarse from sobbing. "He was upset because I came to the Yule Ball with Viktor, but he didn't even bother to ask me. I don't understand what I did wrong."

Fred and George sighed, their brother Ron had a terrible problem with jealousy and it often caused him to behave like an arrogant prat. The hugged Hermione between them Fred noticed how she smelled like lilacs and George noticed how soft the skin on her arms was. They made eye contact and smiled, why had they never noticed Hermione Granger?

Fred reasoned that it was because she was a fourth year and George reasoned it was because they thought of her as Ron's friend. Both of them noted that she was very pretty this close up, this being the first time they had been this close, and her big eyes reminded them of chocolate from honey dukes.

Hermione whipped her eyes and took a deep breath to steady herself. She looked at both Fred and George and smiled, each of the twins took a hand and walked her to the common room.

"It's alright Hermione," Fred told her in his most comforting tone.

"Ron's always been a twit," George smirked at her in his most comforting way.

"Thank you Fred, and you as well George." She told them with a smile and made her way up to her dormitory.

She didn't say anything at all to the twins when the next day Ron's food kept exploding in his face at breakfast, just shared a knowing smile.

They didn't say anything when she sat next to them in the common room to study and spent the entire time laughing at their jokes.

She didn't say anything when they started showing up in the library to walk her to the dining hall.

They didn't say anything when she stopped sitting with Viktor in the library and sat at a table closer to the entrance, so that she could spot them sooner.

She didn't say anything when they each held her hand in the hall way on the way to her classes.

They didn't say anything when she started hugging them each before going into the class room.

Not one of the three of them said anything when late one night, when everyone else had gone to bed, she pulled them close and they kissed her thoroughly.

Option 2- Neville

Neville had automatically forgiven Hermione for casting a petrificus totalus on him during their first year. He wasn't sure why at the time but he had felt drawn to her since then and he couldn't help but forgive her for that and for turning him down for the Yule Ball. He wasn't stupid, he knew that people at school made fun of him, thought he was weak and picked on him. He knew Hermione probably held the same opinion of him even if she was too kind to be cruel to him.

That was part of the reason he joined Dumbledore's Army, to change everyone's-including Hermione's opinion of him. The biggest reason he joined was to get stronger, so that one day he could avenge his parent's.

Neville watched as Hermione and Ron faced each other in a mock duel, and he watched as Hermione threw a spell at Ron that sent him flying. He liked Ron fine enough but that sent him into a laughing fit. Neville wasn't the only one, the whole of the army was laughing- except Ron who had turned an impressive shade of red.

Ron jumped up and stormed to the side next to Harry, who attempted to get his own laughter under control and comfort his friend. Hermione tried to go talk to Ron as well but he brushed her off and went to stand next to the twins.

Neville felt a pang of sympathy as he saw Hermione's face drop because of Ron's brush off, Harry patted her shoulder and said something to her and she gave him a small smile.

Harry told everyone that practice was over and everyone started leaving for the day. Ron walked up to Harry and Hermione and said something to Harry. Harry took off after Cho Chang. Ron confronted Hermione angrily and she was silent for only a moment before going after him as well.

Neville slowly made his way closer, interested to hear what was being said without seeming like he was eaves dropping.

"-as really embarrassing 'Mione. Now everyone is going to tear the mickey out of me for being beat by a girl-"

"It shouldn't matter that I'm a girl Ron, I beat you fair and square."

"I was going easy on you."

"The hell you were Ronald, I've tolerated enough of this. I'm not going to hold back just because you can't beat me in a duel. Next time challenge someone you can actually win against if you're going to be such a sore loser."

Ron stormed off mumbling about stubborn witches and being a powerful enough wizard. Hermione was visibly upset by the confrontation.

"I think you were brilliant. I wouldn't mind if you beat me." Neville said to her.

Hermione jumped and turned to face Neville, she gave him a brilliant smile.

"That's Ron for you, too concerned with what other people think and thinking too much of himself." She replied.

"I thought you and he were-"Neville hinted.

"Oh! Oh, no. I thought maybe at the beginning of this year, especially after the way he reacted to Viktor taking me to the Yule Ball, but no we just aren't there. To be honest I'm not sure we will ever be there." She said with a hint of sadness.

"Perhaps it's for the best." She said after a moment of silence. "I was really impressed with the way you conjured a patronous so quickly. I tried once in third year but couldn't do it."

Neville blushed and looked at his shoes.

"You can certainly do it now." He replied.

"Yes I guess I can, an otter of all things" She laughed.

"Do you think you could help me with the spell you just did?" He asked her, looking back up at her.

"Of course, do you want to try now?"

They spent the rest of the day in the room of requirement until dinner. Neville still had a hard time with the spell, but they promised to keep trying.

After each Dumbledore's army session the two would spend a couple of hours trying to get the spell right. In that time Hermione and Neville got closer, noticeably so to those around them.

In the end it was Ron of all people who began to subtly drop hints to Hermione about her own feelings for Neville.

It was Ron of all people who convinced everyone to partner up a certain way for duels in Dumbledore's Army.

It was Ron of all people who not so subtly dropped hints to Neville about Hermione's feelings for him.

It was Ron of all people who purposely left a seat open next to Hermione in the Great hall during dinner night after night.

And it was Ron of all people who smiled like an idiot when Hermione woke up in the infirmary, after the battle at the ministry, and Neville kissed her hard.