She couldn't believe it. How could Ron be so...so...UGH! How could he truly think that Harry would enter the tournament? They'd been friends for over 3 years now, you'd think Ron would know better! She knew Harry would need the extra support now, so she'd have to try and talk some sense into him. She'd catch him on the way into the common room. "Ron! We need to talk!" She said as she came up behind him in the hallway. "Meet me in the empty classroom near Gryffindor."

Five minutes later, she was standing in the classroom waiting for him. Bang! She looked up, startled at the sudden noise of the door being slammed closed. "What do you want, Hermione?" He sneered, "Did the traitor ask to to tell me something?"

She looked up, "Traitor, Ron? Whom did Harry betray by being entered against his will?"

"Not that bullshit again. Why would someone enter someone else's name? That's stupid."

"Oh, I don't know, maybe someone is trying to KILL HIM! AGAIN! Honestly Ronald, I didn't think you were that dumb!"

"You know Hermione," Ron said as glared at her, "one of these days you are gonna piss off someone who isn't afraid of you, and you're gonna get your ass kicked."

Hermione glared back,"Are you saying you ARE afraid of me?"

Ron looked back at her, and his eyes hardened. "No. I'm not." He said as he quickly pulled his wand from where he had it behind his back. Incarcerous! Hermione fell to the floor as her arms and legs were suddenly tied together. "How do you like that, you annoying bitch! Not so stupid now, am I?" Ron sneered down at her. "If you're so smart let's see you get out of this. See you tomorrow in class, Hermione." Ron walked to the door, exiting and closing it behind him. She laid there for a few minutes, shocked at what had just happened. As she realized that he had truly left her here, she realized that she hadn't told anyone where she was going. When she didn't show up in the common room tonight, everyone would think she was just in the library, as it was not an unusual occurrence. She started struggling against that ropes, but she didn't seem to be making much progress.

Meanwhile, back in the common room, Harry was looking for Hermione. He was asking around but no one had seen her. Katie Bell had just come from the library, and said she wasn't there either. He decided to look on the Marauders map to see if he could find her. He quickly saw her in an empty classroom near the tower. It was almost curfew, so he figured he'd go get her, she probably lost track of time practicing spells or something. As he got to the classroom, he opened the door slowly so as not to startle her if she was throwing spells around. What he saw made his eyes go wide. There lay Hermione, tied up on the floor. She was squirming a bit, and had her eyes closed, so she didn't see him walk in immediately. He stood there open mouthed for a few seconds before his brain caught up.

"Hermione?" He said hesitantly, "Are you OK?" Her eyes shot open at the sound, "HARRY!" As she looked at him, she saw he was looking away from her, "Can you get me out of this?" He looked over at her and blushed bright red, turning away again. "Give me as second" he said with a bit of a choked voice. She looked at herself and blushed also, it seemed that as she was struggling in the ropes, her blouse and skirt had ridden up and her panties and bra were showing. Trying to lighten the mood, she looked up at him, "Like what you see?" She said jokingly. Harry suddenly had a coughing fit, and as he got it under control, replied in a strained voice, "Yes, and that's the problem" Hermione's eyes went wide, as she realized what he was saying. "Look at me, Harry" she said. He slowly turned around, and as he did, she could see the bulge in his trousers. "There's nothing wrong with being aroused at the sight of a girl in her underwear" she told him, "It is completely normal for a teenage boy to be, um, exited like that." Harry choked a bit again, "Hermione you're killing me here" he said, "Are those spelled ropes, or am I going to have to undo them by hand?" Hermione started to say that they were spelled, when she thought about the second part of what he said. 'Oh! If I say they aren't spelled, he's going to have to do it himself... I kind of like the thought of that..' she thought to herself. She looked up at him, and trying not to look guilty said "You'll have to do it yourself" Harry knelt down next to her and with shaking hands slowly untied her ankles. She quickly rolled onto her side and seemed to be trying to get to her knees, so he grabbed her shoulder and helped her sit up. As she looked at his face, she saw a strange look in his eyes, like he was having an inner conflict. "Hermione..." he breathed out, "You're so..." he looked away for a second, but when he looked back, there was a glint in his eye. "I've wanted to do this for a while," he said, "and now...well...I guess you can't really stop me." Her eyes widened, as he quickly bent down kissed her. It only took her a half a second to start kissing him back. A minute or so later as they came up for air, he stroked her cheek, "Beautiful..." he said softly. "I've dreamed about it for a while now, but this was much better." She smiled at him, still a little out of breath from the kiss. "Me too" she said. He chuckled a bit, "Some Gryffindor I am, I only kiss the girl I like when she's tied up and can't stop me." She blushed and looked down, "Is it weird that I kinda liked that part?" She said softly. Harry looked at her, surprised, put his finger under her chin, and tilted it up to look at him. He looked into her eyes for a few seconds as if searching for something. "If so, then I guess I'm weird too." He said, still looking into her eyes with a smile. She smiled back at him. "Are we, um," she looked down, "you know, together now?" She looked back up, a hopeful expression on her face. He beamed at her, "I'd like nothing more that to call you my girlfriend, Hermione." He gave her a quick peck on the lips. Suddenly his eyes went wide, "Oh! When I came down here it was almost curfew! We need to get back to the common room!" He said, as he quickly reached behind her back to untie her hands. "Wait!" She said quickly, blushing again, and looking down, "can you not untie me until we get to the dorm?" She said softly, "I know it's weird, but... the thought of you leading me thru the halls tied up, well..." Harry looked at her, "Are you sure?" He said, "I don't want to make you uncomfortable." She smiled at him, "I'm sure" she said. Harry helped her stand up, and straighten out her shirt. Walking over to the door, and looking to see if anyone was around, he looked back at her, smirking a bit, "Last chance to back out, if we walk out that door, I'm not untying you until we get to the common room door." Hermione took a deep breath, in, and back out, and quickly walked out, Harry right behind her.