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Deja vu

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"I said I'd come back for you."

Hermione felt a cold chill run up her spine.

It couldn't be...she stared at his blue eyes not sure what to think.

"W-what did you say?"

Leonard smiled nonchalantly, though a moment ago he had seemed to have such an intense earnestness in his eyes.
"I'm sorry I don't know why I said that." He pressed his hands to his lips, covering his mouth, as if genuinely confused by the words that had come out of his own mouth.

His eyes met hers again and Hermione had to swallow hard to keep emotion out of her voice at what she said next.

"I'm not sure who you are Leonard, or what you want from me, but I think I should go."

She said that so coldly though she felt like her eyes were watering up. Because for a moment. For one insane inexplicable moment. She thought he was going to tell her he was Sirius. And it brought back all her old emotions to the surface.

"Goodbye Leonard."

This time she managed to get around him and open the compartment door. Leonard Colt however, recovered
from his temporary stupor, and followed after her as she moved through the platform, weaving her way through the bustling crowds. A few elbows and pieces of luggage knocked painfully into her but she didn't stop moving forward through the crowd.

But she soon heard Leonard's voice behind her.

"Wait, Hermione wait!"

She ignored him, pretending not to hear him as she moved even faster through the crowd, hoping that if she put enough distance between them, he'd lose sight of her. She really didn't want to stop, not wanting this stranger to see her cry. But Leonard was chasing after her as if his life depended on it. She could hear the hustle behind her as he caused a commotion to catch up with her.

"I know you. I feel as if I know you!" Leonard was by now shouting in the train station, making everyone look around at them.

"I don't know what you're talking about," she lied as she felt the eyes of the crowd centering around them, some of them no doubt recognizing her as theboywholived's best friend.

"Hermione I'm sorry, I can't explain, I just want to talk to you," Leonard said as he finally caught up with her.

Hermione refused to turn around and look at him.

"Please just go," she said through the tears forming in her eyes. Because damn it, she would never admit it but she felt as if she knew him too. And she couldn't. He couldn't be. It was not possible.

"Hermione please just give me a chance. I'm sorry, I don't know what's happening to me."

His voice was so pleading, so emotional. It stuck something inside her and her feet stopped moving forward at once.

Leonard suddenly saw the tears going down her face as she turned around to face him.

"Hermione you're crying. Why are you crying?" his hand went out automatically to cradle her cheek but she stepped away.

"Please don't touch me," she said sharply.

She took out the hilt of her wand, warning him to keep his distance.

If they weren't in a station surrounded by muggles, she would've already have apparated. She thumbed her wand in her pocket and Leonard's eyes alighted in recognition. Knowing that she could obliviate and then apparate away from him in an instant.

"Don't."

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A/N: Thanks to everyone that liked this story and thanks to she'sexpensive, alberttwist, mommabearmckeown for reviewing! Also special thanks to paulaa90 and guest who left such thoughtful nice reviews on the last chapter! This story is kind of quirky and odd but it overwhelmed me how much a couple people seem to like it, thanks :-)

To guest: You guessed that Leonard would be younger? Wow. That took me by surprise since I was not even expecting it myself, though perhaps it was the name that gave it away? "colt" means a newborn horse so Leonard is in a way a reborn person without giving too much away :)

I'm not actually sure Leonard is a muggle or muggleborn since I didn't specify it, but assumably the first train they took together was a magical train like hogwarts express but when you get off the train, the platform mixes with the muggle train platform like in the books (platform 9 and 3/4 and assumably other platforms)...so he's probably a wizard, though I may be wrong again!

To Paulaa: Yes, Harry was married to Ginny and are only recently divorced. Also he might have feelings for Hermione, so Leonard better watch out for competition! XD