Valentine's Day was upon the students at Hogwarts where there was a shower of gifts that contained chocolates and other candies and sickeningly sweet cards from secret admirers. Swooning girls seemed to follow Harry wherever he went and Hermione had seemed to form her own group of suitors had started to trail her every move. They had decided that while everyone was in Hogsmeade that afternoon that they would spend the day together. Not because it was Valentine's Day, they did not believe in the commercialization of the holiday, but to just be together. Harry had suggested that they go ice skating on the Black Lake and then have dinner in their common room, just the two of them.

A simple date.

They made their way out to the lake where they put on the skates they had bought on their last Hogsmeade trip. Harry, who had never been ice skating before had needed help getting up so Hermione had walked over to him and took his hands in hers as she hoisted him up to his feet. As they made their way onto the ice, Hermione kept a firm hold on Harry's hands while he slipped and slid. They spent an hour getting Harry comfortable with simply gliding on the ice before he told her he was good enough to try it on his own.

Hermione watched Harry for a few minutes to make sure he was steady enough to skate on his own. When she was satisfied, she turned her back to him. They continued skating around the lake having the time of their lives. Harry tried to skate over to Hermione but she did not see him trying to get her attention and skated away from him.

As Harry was trying to get closer to her, he lost his balance and fell on his back, hitting his head on the ice, knocking him out. When Hermione heard something hit the ice she turned around to see an unconscious Harry. She rushed over to him and kneeled down next to him and carefully examined him. there was no visible bleeding but he was developing a large bump on the back of his head.

"Harry!" Hermione said frantically, gently slapping him in the face. "Harry, wake up!"

A moment later, Harry began to slowly open his eyes, growning in pain. With Hermione's help, he sat up and placed his hand on his head, wincing from the contact he made with the bump on his head.

"Harry, are you alright?" she asked.

Harry looked at her, shocked. "What did you say?" he asked. Hermione realized she had not signed to him and began signing but Harry grabbed her hands. "No, Hermione, what did you just say?" Hermione repeated herself and hope clenched her heart when she realized what was happening.

"I heard you." Harry said disbelievingly. "I heard every word."

I know, I know I'm sorry this is a short chapter and I've kept you all waiting for so long. I apologize. School work has been very hectic. It's my busiest semester so far. I will have more chapters soon. I'm kind of having an issue with where I want to take this story. I want to thank my roommate for this idea and helping me in my writing process and helping me through my writer's block. More to come soon! 3 Amanda