THE LEGEND OF 12 LETTERS

A/N : So here comes chapter two! Hope you enjoy!

Chapter Two: First Letter

Hermione was in the Great Hall, eating breakfast with her friends, Harry, Ron and Ginny. She was unusually silent and seemed to be deep in her thoughts. Ginny poked her on the side making her jump in surprise, setting her fork flying over their table and landing on the Ravenclaw table beside them.

Luna Lovegood kindly picked it up and returned it to Hermione. Luna gave her a tiny smile, which she willingly returned. Luna was a great help to them before, back when they were just 5th years in helping Harry with his mission. She was also a DA member and she was truthfully a good student and an easy learner.

"Thanks, Luna." She said, while taking back her fork from Luna's hand.

"No problem, Hermione. Just be more careful next time. You might send your knife flying over to our table as well. That'd be trouble." She said dreamily and gave Hermione a friendly smile before going back to her own table.

Hermione sighed, setting her fork down and pushing her half-empty plate a little farther. 'Why am I worrying this much?' She asked herself and heaved another sigh that caught the attention of Ron, Ginny and Harry.

"Is something bothering you, Hermione?" Ginny asked worriedly, reaching for her friend's hand and gave it a light squeeze.

Hermione looked at her best girlfriend and smiled forcibly. She shook her head slowly, "Nothing, Ginny. I just...feel so ashamed with myself." She gazed down at the surface of the table and stared at it without really seeing it.

Harry and Ron exchanged worried/confused looks. Ginny continued massaging the back of her hand with her thumb, looking at her uncertainly.

"Ashamed? Why so, Hermione?" Harry asked after a full minute of deafening silence around them.

"Because I..." She trailed off and raised her head to meet her friends arching eyebrows. She blinked rapidly and thought of some excuse. "Because I...didn't finish my Ancient Runes essay yet." she said, avoiding their eyes.

"Really? That's highly unusual." Ron said, shoving sausage in his mouth.

"I was just...busy thinking over something last night and forgot my homework. I think I should go to our common room to finish it." She stood up and with a last fake smile to her friends, rushed away from them.

She hurried off to the Heads common room, literally yelled the password and slammed the door close once she was in. She closed her eyes, panting, and leaned her back to the closed door. 'I'm doomed. Why did I do that?' She scolded herself and opened her eyes again, slightly catching up with her breathing and inched away from the door.

'I hope that git isn't here. I need some time alone.' She thought to herself as she walked over to the common room. She looked around and found no certain annoying git, who's face was molded with sneers and smirks from the time he was born and who had irritating and envious hair, rummaging around the room.

Hermione sighed and slumped herself down the couch across the unlit fireplace. "Good. The prat won't disturb me." she said to herself. She stared at the wall for several minutes but her stares turned into death glares that made her look like she was just about to murder the hell out of a nonliving poor wall.

"Why the heck did I do that?!" She scolded herself again. "That was stupid...utter rubbish!" She hissed. She was about to leap out of her seat and bang her head in the wall for being an idiot when an owl came hooting inside the common room window.

Hermione frowned at the owl. The Hogwarts owl was flying over her head, bringing a letter. The owl dropped the letter on Hermione's face and flew out.

Hermione picked up the letter. "Who's sent this?" She turned the letter and found it addressed to 'Hermione Granger'. "Mine?" She asked and shrugged, ripping the letter open.

It wasn't a long letter, really. It was rather short...The message only had 10 words...

10 freakin heart-leaping words.

Dear Hermione,

You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.

She immediately scanned the letter, trying to find who sent her the letter. She twisted and turned the letter all over but found nothing else.

She held the letter and frowned. 'Someone's pranking me.' she concluded.

So how was chapter 2? Hope it wasn't boring. :) Please review.

-theFallingAuthor.