Just A Day

By: Dawn_of_Destiny_87

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all the other characters belong to J.K. Rowling. I'm just having a bit of fun with them. ;)

A/N: This is my first Harry Potter fic! The thought just came to me today while I was busy being bored… Anyway, I hope you like it! Please be so kind as to leave a review. I'd really appreciate it! :D Happy 4th of July everyone! *By the way, this is written in Hermione's P.O.V.

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'I'm carrying way too many books.' I thought as I descended down the stairs to lunch. Why am I carrying books to lunch? Well, the O.W.L.'s are growing so dreadfully near, and I thought it would be better to study than to eat. Sure, everyone stared at me like I was crazy when they saw me walking down the stairs toward the Dining Hall with an armful of books. Some of them even laughed.

"Look at her" I heard someone say, "she can't put her books down even for a second!"

"It's pathetic, if you ask me" said another person.

As if this wasn't enough to make everyone talk about me, I tripped when I got to the last step of the stairs. I tripped! Can you believe it? I heard a roar of laughter erupt from the Slytherin table. The Ravenclaws' and Hufflepuffs' were laughing, too. Hell, even a few Gryffindors' started to laugh. Harry and Ron; however, ran over to help me.

"Are you alright, Hermione" Harry asked.

"Other than feeling absolutely foolish, I think I'm okay"

"Hermione, why don't you take a break from studying" Ron suggested.

Yeah, right. In your dreams, Ron! The thought of me missing a chance to study is absolutely ridiculous! How could he even ask such a question?

"I don't think so, Ron. The O.W.L.'s are so close… I simply have to study every chance I get"

"You have to eat, Hermione" Harry scolded.

Who does he think he is? I don't have to eat if I don't feel like it… Well, come to think of it, I'm rather hungry… No. How can I think of eating at a time like this? Why, there's no time to eat! I must study!

"No thanks, Harry. I'm not hungry"

Ron and Harry exchanged a grin as my stomach let out a low growl. Stupid stomach…

"Your tummy seems to think otherwise," Ron said, still grinning.

"Really, I'm not hungry" I said as I gathered my books off the ground.

I was about to pick them up and walk away, when Harry and Ron offered to help. I gladly accepted, and we went to the Gryffindor table. By this time, everyone stopped staring at me and went back to eating.

…Lunchtime went by rather quickly if you ask me. I wish it had gone by slower for two reasons. Reason One: I needed more time to study. Reason Two: My next class was Potions. 'Oh goody! I get to go to Potions next! Yippee! That's my favorite class ever!' (In case you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic.) To tell you the truth, I absolutely despise Potions! Although, I can't imagine why…

"Can anyone tell me what ingredients go in a sleeping potion?" Prof. Snape asked.

I couldn't believe it! Finally, my day starts to look up! I read all about sleeping potions during lunch. This class was going to be a piece of cake. I, as usual, was the first one to raise my hand. As a matter of fact, I was the only one to raised my hand.

"How about you, Mr. Malfoy" Snape said without even glancing in my direction.

"I don't know, Sir"

"Do you know the answer, Mr. Potter" Snape asked, still ignoring me.

"I don't know either, Sir"

By now, my hand was frantically shaking back and forth high in the air. Was he going blind? I mean a person in Africa could see my hand!

"Anyone at all? Surely, someone in here knows the answer"

I can't take it anymore!

"I know the answer, Prof. Snape" I said, my hand still high in the air.

"That's obvious, 'Miss I-know-everything,' but I was hoping someone else could answer for a change"

Now I know why I despise Potions. How dare he call me 'Miss I-know-everything'? I don't know everything! He makes me so angry…

… Hallelujah! Potions are over! That was yet another thing to make this day even more of a nightmare. But, you know what the worst thing about that class was? I never even got to answer the bloody question! Forget what I said about this day starting to look up.

"I thought we'd never get out of there," exclaimed Harry.

"Me, either" agreed Ron.

"Well, it's bedtime, so… I'm off to bed," I said as I tried to sneak away from them.

"Wait a second, Hermione. Are you actually going to sleep, or are you going to study again" Harry asked.

"But, I'm not sleepy" I whined!

As if right on cue, a yawn escaped my lips.

"What were you saying, Hermione" Ron asked, trying hard to sustain his laughter.

"What do you all care anyway?" I shouted angrily as I took my books and stormed off to the girl's dormitory.

Right before I got inside of it, I tripped again. Again! I scraped up my books and ran inside the dorm. 'Well, at least now I can study in peace and quiet.' I thought as I opened up my Transfiguration book. Just as I started to read the first paragraph, I heard a loud noise from the bed next to mine. I cautiously got up and went over to see what it was…

It was Lavender. She was snoring! But, this wasn't your average snore… This sounded like I was at a Monster Truck Rally! (Don't ask it's a Muggle thing.) I calmly walked back over to my bed and sat down. My left eye began twitching, and I buried my face in my pillow and started to scream. The last thing I heard before drifting off to sleep was Lavender's snores…

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A/N: How'd you like it? I hope you enjoyed it! Please, leave a review and tell me if you think I should write a second chapter.