Author's Note: why does everyone like 2 guys together (Harry&Draco, to name the most popular), but don't read 2 girls together? hey, its about love here, guys! i love you if you read and review :)

Chapter 2

"Hermione? Hello?"

The girl sighed and turned to her best friend, or at least he used to be. Her annoyance was easily showed in her facial expression and Harry's face turned into a grimace.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

He had deserted her, and he asked why she was rude to him? Hermione bited her bottom lip to stop the mean comments in her head to get out by her lips.

"No reason. I was lost in my thoughts." she just answered.

She tried to push away the anger she felt towards Harry and Ron, but when Harry turned around to kiss his girlfriend Mely, Hermione grimaced.

"Do you want to hang out with us this afternoon, Hermione?" Ron asked, firmly gripping Julie's hand.

Hermione's glance looked at their fingers interwined and shook her head in a negative way. It was hard enough to be a third wheel, but being a fifth wheel and hanging out with two couples would probably bore her to death. She didn't feel like looking at them making out all day long.

She looked up and saw Livia entering the great hall. Their eyes met and the girl's smile went up straight until her ears as she started running in their direction. Hermione smiled back and got up in a quick movement.

"No, thanks. I have someone to see." she answered, her eyes leaving her new friend' petite frame. She left the table and joined her friend, a big grin spreading on her face.

"I was wondering where you were." Hermione said, stopping in front of Livia.

"Sorry, Filch found me trying a spell on one of those annoying Hufflepuffs."

Even though Livia's words were supposed to annoy her, Hermione was way too happy to finally be with someone who cared for her to get mad.

They both walked out of the great hall and headed towards Hogwart's yard.

"You know you shouldn't get yourself in trouble like that." Hermione finally said as the shinning sun leaded their way.

"Than keep me out of it." Livia grinned, talking her friend's hand and pulling her.

She bursted into laughter, bringing an other smile to Hermione's lips and started running. Before she could realize it, Hermione ran after her. After a while of running, Livia let herself fall on the grass, breathless. Hermione tried to stop too but tripped over her feet before to fall on her knees right next to her best friend. She started laughing too, trying to catch her breath.

She didn't remember the last time she had felt so good and free with someone. Even Harry and Ron couldn't undertsand her that way, which is why she sometimes kept stuff from them. It was real tough not to be able to share your secrets with someone, and Hermione had dreamt of a girl friend for a long time. A girl she could tell everything to, without being scared of being judged, or laughed at.

She looked at Livia and realized maybe she was the friend she was searching and wishing for.

"You're crazy, you know that?" Hermione laughed lightly.

"Pretty much." Livia shrugged with a smile.

"I wanted to ask you that before but... how come I've never seen you in Hogwarts before?" she questioned.

"Oh, well I was tranferred just some weeks ago. I just had to change of school, so I'm trying my best to stay in Hogwarts now... I need to get my grades up." Livia explained. "Weird for a Slytherin, to care about that, don't you think?"

"Slytherins don't just have bad sides." Hermione said, smiling.

"I thought it would be great to be in school with my best friend, but I was wrong." Livia kept going.

"Why?"

Hermione frowned. She knew Draco wasn't nice at all with her, but he should have been at least with his own best friend.

"It's just... ever since he's with Pansy he kind of ignores me. I think she doesn't like me much." Livia shrugged again.

"She's mot likely jealous of you." Hermione said.

"Of me? There's nothing to be jealous about. My parents are rich and well-known, but so is her family. And she already has Draco... he chose her over me. What a best friend." Livia rolled her eyes with a sigh.

"Maybe because you're prettier than she could ever be."

Hermione's heart jumped in her chest. She couldn't believe she had said those words and a hint of red colored her cheeks.

Livia only smiled to her, amused by Hermione's shyness.

"Thank you." she finally said. "Aren't those your friends?" she added with a frown, looking behind her friend.

Hermione turned around looking at Harry, Mely, Ron and Julie sitting together. She smiled.

"Yes." she answered. "Well, at least they used to be." she almost whispered.

The sight of her old best friends having fun without her didn't sadden her, to her own surprise. She looked again at Livia and grinned.

"Who cares about them? I have you, now."