A/N: A lovely pairing of an OC/Hermione :) This was for a fan on my page - Bernie :)

"Bernie!" Hermione's exhausted face lit up when she saw the familiar messy brown hair of her favourite Gryffindor as he climbed through the portrait hole. He frowned when he saw the expanse of her homework, reaching nearly three tables, and he shook his head at her.

"It's barely after lunch," he said, as she moved some books so he could sit next to her.

"You know how many subjects I take," she said, simply. "I have to start revision early for OWLs."

"How about a break?" he suggested. "Didn't McGonagall say we need to take breaks during revision?"

"Well..."

"We could take a walk down to the lake," he said, taking the quill from her hand. "Come on."

Twenty minutes later, they were walking together by the lake. The ground was still a little mucky from winter and Bernie would sometimes feel his feet either sinking into the muddy grass or slipping.

Bernie thought now would be a good time to tell her.

"Hermione, I-" he began and suddenly his stomach churned with nerves and his voice caught in his throat. Hermione looked at him curiously, her bushy brown hair lazily waving around her face in the light, cold breeze.

He bit his bottom lip and turned away from her, unable to say it directly to her face.

"Hermione, I just want to say that I think you are the-"

His words were stolen from him as he slipped in the mud and fell flat on his face. He groaned into the ground, wondering how he could even think of telling Hermione how he felt now. He could feel the mud sticking to his face and the front of his clothing and his cheeks burned with embarrassment. He heard Hermione's familar squeal of shock and her hands on his arms as she tried to help him to his feet.

"Bernie, are you okay?" her voice was filled with panic and not with laughter as he had expected. "Are you hurt?"

He heard a squelching sound and realised Hermione had knelt beside him in the mud. He got to his knees and the first thing he saw was her big, brown eyes. He couldn't stop the words that fell from his lips.

"Hermione, I just want to say that I think you are the most amazing person I've ever met and I like you, like you."

She beamed and her face shone like a million stars on clear night.

"Oh Bernie! I thought you were never going to say anything!"

Her fingers gently wiped away the mud on his lips and she kissed him. His heart leaped with joy and despite his muddy attire, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, never wanting to let her go.

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