LH: NEW CHAPTER! YAY!
Hermione was in love. She was sure of it...even more sure than when she knew that Nicholas Flammel made the elixir...
"And that is the origin of the word 'the,'" Justin concluded. Hermione just giggled to herself. No one seemed to be as interested in things that she was interested in like Justin. Justin was a half-blood and lived in the Muggle world, blending in well with the muggles at his high school. She had no idea how he did it…if it was her, somehow someone would have found out and she would have been sent to an asylum or worse.
"Are you okay, Hermione?" Justin asked her with concern, his grey eyes clouding with concern. He was sweet and considerate…unlike a certain red-headed boy she knew.
"It's nothing…are you sure you don't have to do any of your Charms homework?" Hermione asked as she looked over to where his knapsack was. The library was closing soon…so she and Justin had such limited time together. They were so distracted by each other that she had only finished half of her Potions homework.
"I'm almost done," Justin winked and pointed at the quill that was writing vigorously on the parchment right next to him.
"Is that okay?" Hermione asked.
"Well, I'm not using magic to cheat or anything. I just mentally tell it what to write and it does it for me," Justin grinned.
"Well, how come the only things written on it are 'Hermione, Hermione, Hermione?'" Hermione asked, grabbing the parchment from the quill and held it up to Justin's face. Justin turned a deep shade of red.
"Umm…" Justin was at a loss for words.
Hermione was about to yell at him to concentrate, but seeing as how cute he was when he was flustered…she just laughed.
"Oh, Justin," Hermione giggled, "I think it's time you get me out of your head and go to the Ravenclaw common room so you can get some work done."
"I suppose your right," Justin sighed, "But I'll see you tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah, definitely," she said as she got her things ready to go to her own common room.
"Can I at least walk you to your common room?" Justin asked.
"But it's all the way on the other side of the castle," Hermione said.
"I don't mind," Justin said as he took her by the hand and led her out of the library.
I wish Ron would take more initiative like this, Hermione sighed to herself, but then paused. Why would she think about that jerk? She had Justin!
Suddenly, Justin stopped and then hid next to one of the paintings in the dimly lit hallway.
"What are you doing?" Hermione asked as she walked towards where he hid.
"My sister is up to something," Justin whispered back to her.
"What?" Hermione asked as she looked into the next corridor. She saw Alex walking down the hall talking to…the last person she should ever be talking to.
"You in Gryffindor, Russo?" the blonde boy asked Alex. His arm snaked around her waist possessively.
"I know, right?" Alex scrunched her nose, "I can't believe it either…I would have preferred to be in a cooler house…"
"That old rag is making up lies…you belong with us here in Slytherin," Draco Malfoy said as he grabbed Alex by the waist and pulled her flush against him. Alex just grinned at him.
Hermione and Justin gasped…this could only spell trouble…
Short…I know…
So, what's up with Alex and Malfoy? Is she under a spell…or is she up to something?