He couldn't sleep.
He couldn't sleep. He was lying in the bed, twisting and turning, but no matter what he did, he just couldn't fall asleep. The snoring from the other guys in the dorm didn't help either.
He decided to go down to the common room. Who knows, it might help. Staying up here certainly didn't. He went downstairs and sat down in a chair in front of the warm fireplace while wrapping a blanket around himself. The slow crackling from the burning fireplace relaxed him, and soon he was dozing off. A low creak suddenly startled him awake. Someone was coming down the stairs. He turned around. Dressed in a thin red nightgown he saw her slowly walk down the stairs. It was dark, so he couldn't see who it was, but what he did see, he liked.
'She's beautiful' he thought. As she came closer he was suddenly startled by recognition. It was Hermione. This beautiful young lady was actually his best friend Hermione. They'd been friends for five years now, but he'd never actually looked at her before. Not like this at least. His best friend was a girl, he realized. A beautiful young girl. 'I wonder why I never realized before?' he thought longingly.
"Couldn't sleep huh?" she whispered as she got closer, her beautiful long brown hair swaying as she walked towards him. "Not really," he whispered back as he watched her red lips form a small smile directed at him. "And neither could you, it seems." He whispered back.
She had finally reached his chair. He held up his blanket, and motioned her to join him. Slowly she sat down beside him, and he wrapped the blanket around them both. He could feel her warm body against his as she leaned against him.
They spent some time like that, simply sitting there, leaning against each other, and feeling each other's body heat. He'd never been this close to a girl before, and he was finding that he was really enjoying the feeling.
"This feels nice." he whispered at her. "Yes, very nice." She whispered back. Slowly he snaked his arm around her back, intending to draw her even closer to him. Hermione offered no resistance. A few minutes later he felt her own arm going around her back. Soon they were holding each other closely.
Slowly they both started dozing off, until eventually they were both sleeping contently in each others arms.