Our 3 heroes were lying around in the grass on a lazy Sunday afternoon with the sun to their backs. They had a perfect view of most of the school grounds. Harry was not anxious for once and glad to be just in the company of his 2 best friends. What Hermione didn't know that he was afraid of enclosed spaces to an extreme degree unless around her. Ron didn't really pay attention to those things unless it involved food. The poor lad had a bad attention span on top of that which caused Hermione to nag him constantly to get his work done. "Seeing as we'll be here for the rest of the day, would you like to get some food from the great hall and bring it out here," asked Ron to his other friends. "I don't really want to move yet. I am rather comfortable at the moment."

"Then will you come with me Hermione?" "I may come with you. I haven't chosen yet." "If that's the case so be it. I'll be back in a few minutes with the food." Ron then went back to the castle to get the food. "Look Harry!" "What is it Hermione?" "It's a sunset. Would you like to watch it with me?" "I would love to Hermione." So the two best friends curled into each other. Hermione resting her head on top of Harry's chest and Harry wrapping his arms around her. "It really is beautiful Hermione. Thanks for mentioning it." Hermione was in her own little world of happiness to hear him properly.

She nodded her head to say yes silently. Ron was half way back to the great hall when he turned around to see his love interest and his best mate cuddling. 'Oh well. I see that she chooses him over me. Time to be happy for him and her. Now to collect my pot that's been calling me,' thought Ron with a smile on his face. Dean Tomas bumped into him on the way back to the great hall. "Hey man how are you doing?" "I'm doing well. I believe that you owe me some money. Pay up time." "They got together didn't they?"

"Yes they did." Ron answered and Dean put 10 galleons into the redhead's hand. "I have some more money to collect from a few other houses. Have a good night with Ginny." Dean blushed red as a tomato at the mention of his girlfriend. Ron was about 2 minutes from entering the great hall when he ran into the ferret of Hogwarts itself, Draco Malfoy and his 2 cronies. "Well if it isn't Weasley going to stuff his fat mouth once again."

"Oh hello Ferret boy who doesn't know what the term respect means. You must have the wrong one then." "Shut your mouth Weasley or I'll-""PUT a sock in it Malfoy. I don't care what you have to say. You owe some money to me and so do your cronies. So pay up." This peeved Draco to the point of seething mad. "I never made a bet with you." "Yes you did. The one about Harry and Hermione getting together would never happen. So pay up your 100 galleons. And you 2 bet 50 a piece." They didn't respond but instead made a break for it. They were then on the ground getting their pockets picked.

"Thank you for the money gentleman. I have some things to get." The boys on the ground weren't even helped out of their full body binds. Ron then went into the great hall to get the food that he promised his best friends. He gathered a little bit of everyone's favorite food and then went back to the group. 20 minutes later he was back at the camp site that they had setup earlier in the day. He didn't disturb the sleeping couple for a few minutes until his stomach growled. "Hey guys, time to wakeup you lovebirds."

That woke them up in a hurry. But they didn't move one bit. "Hey Ron your back with the food. Thank you so much for going to get it," Harry said while grabbing for the basket. "Don't worry about it. You two can stay curled up to each other and eat. And here is your favorite salad, juice, and bacon to." Hermione was awakened by the smell of bacon. "Neeeh I want bacon." She said that then tried to bite off Harry's hand for it. "Okay you can have bacon." The 3 ate in silence until it was time to go back to the castle. It was about 45 minutes until curfew. Hermione held hands with Harry all the way back to the castle. "So you're not jealous of Ron being together?" "No I'm not. It's about time you to get together anyway."

They were at the common room and the door opened for them. Inside was what shocked the 3 of them. It was covered in balloons and banters and everything that you might find at a quitich celebration, Gryiffondor style. Unknown to Hermione Harry was having a hard time focusing on his breathing. There were to many people for Harry to handle. The lad started to have a cold sweat run down his neck to the base of his spine. Harry's breathing came in short, hard to get breaths. It was like to sitting in a shirt that was to tight and getting tighter with every breath.

Like a python eating its prey, "Here Harry, have a drink why don't you?" Harry didn't hear him as he was looking for a way out of the common room. Hermione saw this and said, "Ron, get that away from him. I'm happy to be with him. But I don't need to be drinking. Fred and Goerge, Be quite about the firewhiskey or I will report you to our head of house." The twins were quite immediately. Harry was feeling as if he was going to die. "Harry…" The raven haired boy didn't hear Hermione as he bolted out of the common room to the one spot that no one knew about. He normally went to the Room of Requirement when he got overwhelmed by things or in particular his fear.

It wasn't traceable on the maurders map that he and Hermione used when ever they went wandering around the castle at night. Harry was far ahead of Hermione who was worried out of her mind that something may happen to him when he is like this. She normally didn't pay attention to where he went but now she did. Hermione now knew about his fear of enclosed spaces. 'I need somewhere where I can relieve my stress and angixety,' Harry thought as he paced around the entrance of the room. The door appeard and opened to a sanctuary of his own creation. It looked as if it was his own home with his parents alive in the room but they were grown up

. He knew that it was not real but it gave him a peace of mind to know his parents were watching out for him. Hermione noticed that his dot had gone of the map and had this sinking feeling in stomach. "Harry, where are you? Please come out! I'm not going to hurt you," said Hermione sitting against the wall and started crying to her self. "Looking for Potter," asked Draco. "What…do…you want…Malfoy?" "You said that you were looking for your boyfriend. Last I checked he went to Room Of Requirement. I was on the way to the library to escape Pansy."

"He what?" Hermione shrieked. "How would you even know about that place? And how do I know that you aren't lying to my face like you always do?" "Allow me to explain Mrs. Granger. I know about that room because I have had meetings in there with my friends and to escape what's-her-face many times. As for Potter, I saw him on the way. Now look me in the eyes and tell me that I'm lying to you." Draco said politely. Hermione looked into his eyes and was shocked to see emotion in his silvery depths. "Okay I believe you now Draco. Thank you very much. I really do."

Draco didn't say anything in return but picked up the brunette to her feet and hugged her. "Now go find your boyfriend. And you will speak of this to no one. You may come and find me at any time you need something. This is for our eyes only. Understand?" Hermione said thank you quietly and went on her way to room that Harry was in. 'I'm so keeping quite about that to anyone,' Hermione thought while running to the Room Of Requirement. She got there and saw that there was a door in place.

The brunette didn't think twice about opening it. What Hermione saw astoundished her. Harry's parents were standing in front of him and seemed at peace. The surroundings were a beach with the moonlight at full and the water slowly moving. Hermione was shot with homesickness at the sight. Lily noticed Hermione first and she blushed. "Harry, I think that you have a visitor. It's your friend that you were telling us about." Harry blushed immensely at this and James let off peels of laughter. "James Potter be quiet you." "Sorry dear."

The group of people that surrounded them were realizing that it was time for James and Lily to go back to heaven where they came from. The group said their goodbyes to each other when Hermione was tempted to ask about his fear of enclosed spaces but Harry noticed that she had tear tracks on her face. "What's wrong Hermione?" She didn't answer but instead through herself at Harry and clung to him. Harry simply provided comfort to the busy haired brunette. "Please tell my why you are so afraid of enclosed spaces? I was struck by homesickness. Harry went rigid at the mention of her question. It was something that he never spoke about to anyone. The raven haired boy was abused at home and kept in a cupboard.

"I don't really want to talk about it Hermione. It's something that I have to deal with at home." "Then tell me Harry please?" "Are you sure about this? If so, then I will tell you about my early childhood life and now." "Yes Harry, I've stuck by you for this long and not going anywhere anytime soon." Harry spent some time gathering his thoughts before starting. Hermione latched her hands to Harry's for comfort to him. "It all started when my parents were killed and was taken to my uncle Dursley. What you don't know is that they stick me in a really small cupboard under the stairs and only use me when they need me. It's why I hate small spaces and crowds of people. It's like feeling your going to die but you don't. They also abuse me physically and emotionally…"

Harry was starting to tear up and feel his nerves going from sad to feeling a raw hatred in his veins. He continued anyway, "I have scars all over my body to prove it and yet no one believes me I do. They all think I live happily with them. They hate when I go to the weasleys for the summer break. I've tried telling our head master that they do this. The latest scar that I have is a leather belt across my bear chest that still hurts to the touch." Hermione was speechless for a few minutes afterword. Harry was worried in telling his darkest secret he lost not only his best friend but the one rock in his world of chaos.

'You blew it you asshole. Nice going you dumbass,' Harry thought to himself with a sadness that he hadn't had since his parents died when he was a kid. "If you don't want to be my friend anymore, I understand. I'll just leave you alone." Hearing this pulled Hermione from her thoughts in an instant. She was feeling really bad for Harry and cried that someone could hurt this wonderful man she called her best friend. "OH HARRY! Don't you ever think that Harry. I would never stop being your friend just because you did. I'm just glad you got that off your chest and talked about it. If you want, you could come and live with me at my house in the summer while parents fight for your custody. I'm not letting you go back to that hell hole you call a house!" The raven haired sat on the couch shocked but burst into tears hearing that sweet offer. Hermione read them as tears of joy at the thought of living with her.

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