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A/N: Wow 6 reviews on the 1st day! But no more after that, please review my story, please! All work and no reviews makes Trinity an angry girl! I think that shows my point enough! On with the fic! (Review, you know you want to!)

 Friday night passed quickly for Hermione, she didn't do much, only sat and watched American Beauty, her favourite film of all time. The whole of Saturday went quickly too, she went shopping with her mother, who was intrigued to find out more about Jared, and as of then referred to him as 'the Boyfriend'. Saturday night soon approached, and she had to make sure her parents were going out before Jared came, so she asked them when they were going.

"We're going at about 7:30, and we'll be back by 12 at the latest." Said her Mum, as she was putting on her bracelet that Hermione had given her for her birthday.

"Ok!" said Hermione, hoping that Jared would be round for as long as possible, she was beginning to like him a lot, she couldn't think about anything else all night and day.

Seven thirty came and passed, and Hermione's parents left for the party. Hermione sat and waited in the front room for Jared to come. By the time he came round, he was quarter of an hour late, and Hermione was giving up hope that he was going to come anyway! She was pretty glad when he did come though.

 He apologised for being late, and she offered for him to sit on the couch. She then went and sat on the chair in the corner, and Jared said to her:

 "'Mione, why don't you come and sit on here with me? It'd be much more comfortable, and I want to talk to you without having to yell across the room!"

 Hermione then went and sat on the couch with Jared, who told her to get comfortable. She lay down on the couch, with her head on his chest, wondering if this is what he wanted. He then moved her, so she thought:

 'I guess that wasn't what he wanted!' only to find that he just wanted to put his arm around her, which made her feel more secure around him anyway, so she laid back down on his chest, listening to his heart beating. They had the TV on as well, for some background noise, and because Hermione was watching a muggle movie called 'She's All That', which she had wanted to see for a long time.

 As the night progressed, Jared got more and more relaxed about his attitude towards Hermione. He entwined his fingers with hers, and sat back. At odd moments, Hermione felt him kissing her neck and head, and she liked it! She was trying to concentrate on the movie, but all she could think about was Jared. He was getting to her already, and she'd known him the whole of a week! He was driving her crazy, and she wanted him a lot now, from the simplest of acknowledgments.

 Hermione grew tired of sitting with her hands entwined with his, she wanted action, and she too had grown more adventurous, so she started rubbing his chest underneath his shirt. He wasn't that slow, so he to started getting more adventurous, slowly rubbing his thumb underneath her bra. Hermione was beginning to enjoy her time with him a lot, so to speak.

 As the end of the film approached, she turned to look at Jared, who was looking at her also, and was about to say:

 "My parents will be in soon, you'd better go," when he kissed her. For Hermione, this was a strange experience, because she'd never kissed anyone before, but she soon realised that she liked it. She liked Jared, and she liked spending time with him. After they finished kissing, Hermione sadly told Jared that he'd have to go, and as he left she said goodbye to him on the doorstep, which was acknowledged with another kiss. He said to her:

 "I'll see you sometime later, 'Mione!" and began walking home. She stood watching his retreating back for a while, until she got cold, and went in.

 When Hermione's parents got home, and after she's questioned whether they'd had a good time or not, she went upstairs to lie and think. She lay down on her bed, not before putting on her System Of A Down album, and sighed. She was confused. She'd never felt this way about anyone before, except one person. She knew she couldn't do anything about it though, because this person wouldn't react the way Jared did, he'd probably run away from her, either laughing or crying, even though he was her friend. She cared about him more than anyone could even begin to imagine, because through the 4 years of knowing him so far, she'd been through so much with him. She stuck up for him when he and their other friend fell out, she defended him when other's contradicted his choices, and she cared for him. Yet, she had known Jared for less than a week, and already, she felt feelings that rivalled that of the feelings she had for the other. Hermione was torn, she was torn between the guy she barely knew, the guy that had helped her change, and the guy that was her best friend, the guy she had been through so much with.

 Hermione, although confused, knew this for certain. She had fallen for her best friend, she had fallen for the Boy-Who-Lived, she had fallen, for none other than Harry Potter himself.

A/N: Like it? Loathe it? Hate it with the fire of a thousand suns? Whichever way, review it, but try to be nice, and I ain't got many reviews, I'm just a quaint little British girl, longing for reviews. Cheers!

Oh, thanks to my reviewers that reviewed my first chapter! I love you guys!

Slytherin-Angel-55: Thanks for that, simple yet affective!

coconut-ice agent h/h: The h/h action will happen when they get back to school! Thanks for reviewing my other fics too!

Princess: I might have Draco as a love interest as well (I LOVE HIM!), but it's always gonna be Harry/Hermione! I hate Ron/Hermione (no offence to anyone who likes that combo, it annoys me though!)

kiki: It is a new thing (I hope!), but I'm not sure if it's supposed to be cute, lol!

sailorstargirl13: Thanks for that! I need support, I'm not very good with the whole writing fan fiction thing, I just write whatever comes into my head, some of it's true experiences that have happened to me, which makes it easier to write and relate to!

vmarc9: I'm a H/Hr shipper too! I don't know what I'm gonna do to expand on Jared yet, al I know is that he is definitely gonna be a very important person in Hermione's life.

I'll write more if you review! Cheers!

Trinity