Title: She Will Be Loved

Chapter: To wait or not to wait

Category: HP

Summary: HPHG. Hermione isn't sure if she can wait for Harry to realize her true feelings. Harry is confused about what he feels. Both POVs and takes place during 6th year.

Disclaimer: Lyrics though some are a bit different belong to Maroon5. Plot belongs to moi. Characters belong to the author formally known as Jo Rowling. Anything else you might recognize most likely belongs to her as well.

A/N Well, this is my first HP shipper. Be warned that this is a bit song fic-ish. It needed a theme. Anyway, I hope you like it. Please review with comments or anything. If you think I used incorrect grammar then go ahead and tell me. I would LOVE picky reviewers. Oh, if it's italicized and in quotes then its song lyrics. If it's plain italicized and seperate from a regular sentence then it's the person's thoughts. So yea. Review and enjoy. Now for the story...

"Beauty queen of only sixteen

she had some trouble with herself"

Hermione couldn't exactly place the moment when her feelings for Harry had changed. It just seemed as though it had always been there. A secret that she was sure would be revealed in due time.

"You know, Hermione, that you can't wait forever."

She had been daydreaming and didn't notice Ginny had walked into the Common Room.

"We talked about this just yesterday, Ginny," she noted with an exaggerated sigh.

Ginny had recently decided that it was her life's mission to pair someone with Hermione. She just didn't understand why Hermione wanted that someone to be Harry.

"It is a bit romantic that you are waiting for him to realize your true feelings, but you need to be more realistic. Sometimes,when it comes to girls, Harry can be thick. You just can't wait forever, Hermione."

She knew that Ginny was right in her own way. What if Harry never came around? What if he didn't have feelings for her? These thoughts swirled in her mind until she got a headache.

Perhaps, she's right.

Harry walked into the Common Room to find Ginny and Hermione sitting near the fireplace in a hurried discussion.

"Wait for what?" he asked as he caught a bit of the conversation.

"Oh, nothing really," Hermione replied cryptically.

He gave her a quizzical look before sitting next to her. Harry hadn't seen much of Hermione during the past few weeks. It was almost as if she was avoiding him.

No, she wouldn't.

"Are either of you getting your dresses from Hogsmeade this weekend?"

There was a ball being planned for fourth years and above. Everyone had been talking about it for weeks.

"Of course! I'm going tomorrow. I hope that Ravenclaw boy asks me to go with him," Ginny replied excitedly.

Hermione shrugged her shoulders and looked away. She had been acting so weird lately and wouldn't tell Harry anything. He decided to let it go and excused himself to his dorm.

She'll tell me when she's ready.

A/N Hope you enjoyed it. Please review!