First of all, I'm very sorry that last chapter seemed like I'd just transcribed the movie… that's not what I intended. From now on, I'm going to try writing 'missing moments' from the books/movies. Actually this story is a sort of hybrid of the two; I've taken my favorite parts from both and melded them together.


Hermione sat on the edge of a bed in the Hospital wing, watching as Madame Pomfrey attended to Ron. Her wrist hurt a bit from falling out of the Devil's Snare, but the fact that Ron was unconscious was more important.

"What exactly were you doing?" Madame Pomfrey asked, casting Hermione a quizzical look.

Hermione hesitated, then said, "He was playing a rough game of chess," she hoped the medical witch would believe her.

Madame Pomfrey studied Hermione for a moment, then turned back to Ron. "There," she said finally. "Just a bit of rest and he'll be as good as new. Now, what did you say was troubling you?"

Hermione held out her left wrist. "I think I sprained it," she said. Madame Pomfrey raised an eyebrow.

"Playing this rough game of chess?" she asked.

"Well, no," Hermione said sheepishly. "I mostly just watched."

The older witch pursed her lips and did a simple flourish with her wand, ordered Hermione to stay put, and left to her office. After she was gone, Hermione swung her legs up onto the bed to sit cross-legged and leaned her back against the metal head frame.

Never in her life—both at home in the Muggle world and during her single year at Hogwarts—had she seen such an exciting and terrifying game of chess. In truth, she'd always thought it slightly boring to watch, though she loved the mental challenge it presented when playing. She wondered if Ron would let her play against him; he was, after all, a very good player.

She turned her head to look at the sleeping red-haired boy. He really did belong in Gryffindor, there was no doubt about that. He knew what would happen if his piece was taken, but he did it anyway so Harry could go on to stop Snape. For a moment, Hermione felt a small burst of pride for being his friend.


There you go. A missing moment! I think what I'm going to do is have at least two of these per year, and I'm being canon with the books/movies, meaning they won't be kissing until the end. But there will be slight fluff!