Title: Beyond Friendship

Chapter Three:

Authors: Jaycee and Marga

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Authors' Notes:

Hiya people! It's me Marga. It's my turn to write the next chapter so here it is! Hope ya guys like it. And yes, I love anime! I'm a yaoi fan too; I have anime fics posted here on ff.net, the pen name's Sano. Thank you to all the people who reviewed. And I agree that Harry should act a kittle jealous in the book. They are really cute together!! To Lunapokema: I love Yu Yu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter, Gensomaden Saiyuki, and Rorouni Kenshin.

Hey. It's me Jaycee. I would just like to comment on a review by Hudson-lv426@hotmail.com - so sorry. We don't know your name so I have to resort to writing your email add. Anyway, you said, "I think you found a voice that the books have but that not many other stories have."  Thank you so much for saying that. Makes us want to cry…

:marga hands jaycee a Kleenex as her older sister continues to bawl like a baby.:

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But for the other people who reviewed, please don't think that we don't appreciate the words you sent us. On the contrary, we love each and every word that we've read and we are so glad that even though this is the very first time we've done something like this, you all liked it. we're gonna watch the movie tomorrow (yay!) and we are sooo excited! Thank you again for the wonderful reviews and we hope this will live up to your expectations.

"Pssst, Harry! Oi, Harry! Are you still alive?" Ron whispered to his friend in the middle of Divination. He waved his hands in front of Harry but it didn't seem to work, the guy was daydreaming, and it seemed that it would take some time before Harry came back to earth.

As his final resolve, Ron struck his friend across the face lightly, almost a tap. Harry looked surprised for a moment then shook his head. "Sorry, Ron. Were you talking to me?" He asked, his hand immediately going to his right cheek where Hermione had kissed him earlier.

A tall, thin figure loomed behind them. Professor Trelawney eyed them suspiciously. Both boys didn't seem intimidated though, and it further vexed the teacher.

"Do you boys have something to share with the class?" Professor Trelawney asked irritably behind them.

"Ah, er. Nothing that's important." Ron put in quickly. He never really liked either Divination or Professor Trelawney; even Hermione dropped Divination for Arithmacy.

Both boys were silent as Professor Trelawney scrutinized them. She turned to look at Harry. "I see lots of danger in your 5th year at Hogwarts Harry…though my inner eye sees how brave you are, you still need to be careful. The stars are sending me signs that predict the dangerous path that you have taken…" She spoke in a luminous voice. Sniffing at them contemptuously, she walked back to her chair and sat down to continue the lesson.

It was all that Harry could do from rolling his eyes. Ever since he took up Divination, all Trelawney did was predict his death or say that something horrible was going to happen to him. Hermione did say that she was a fraud.

Hermione… he wondered what she was doing in her Arithmacy, probably shocking the teacher with her godly knowledge. He smiled at the thought of her.

Her beautiful blonde hair that was so bright that the sun couldn't even compare to its shining beauty…her sweet smile that would brighten even his darkest days…

Harry shook his head vigorously. He wasn't that poetic! What in bludger's name was happening to him? He didn't feel about Hermione like this before.

'Maybe its because of Krum. You're jealous of him' A voice inside pointed out. He shook his head again, almost snapping his neck at the force. "Shut up!" He muttered angrily.

"What? Did you say something Harry?" Ron asked as he began to stuff his quill and parchment into his satchel. "You were mumbling a lot. Spacing a lot haven't we, Potter? C'mon, lets hurry to Potions before Snape throws a fit." He finished cleaning up his stuff and stood up.

"You mean the bell has already rung? I didn't notice." Harry said. He was daydreaming so much that he wasn't even paying any attention to class, not that he always listened to Trelawney drone on and on about his upcoming death. After dumping everything onto his own bag, he followed Ron towards their Potions class.

* * * "So, how was your first day at Divination?" Hermione asked as she sat down beside Harry in their usual place in the grand dining hall at lunch.

"Ofay, I dess." Ron mumbled through a mouthful of roast.

"Ron! No talking when your mouth is full!" Hermione scolded him. She started to fill her plate with mashed potatoes and chicken while she talked. "I had such a wonderful time at Arithmacy! You wouldn't believe how impressed the teacher was while I…" She chattered on happily, her hazel brown eyes sparkling.

Harry didn't notice that he'd been staring until Hermione regarded him with a concerned expression on her face. "What's the matter Harry?" She asked.

Knowing that he was caught, he looked away from her probing gaze, his cheeks burning. "Uh, nothing really." He said rather unconvincingly.

Ron looked up from his food. "He's been like that since this morning, Hermione. You'd think he's in love or something." He ended in a teasing voice.

Hermione looked at Harry, understanding dawning on her face. "I know what this is about." She said, tapping a finger against her chin.

Harry looked at Hermione in alarm. 'She can't know about this feelings I'm having… wait! Feelings? Do I have feelings for 'Mione?" He asked himself, waiting nervously for Hermione to finish. "Know what?" He croaked.

Hermione grinned. "You have a new crush, don't you?" She rested her chin on her palm, like a detective in a movie. "Hmm… if our Harry has a crush on some girl, who would it be?" She looked at Harry for a long while, making the latter squirm on his seat.

"Guys. You have to stop this… I do not have a cr…" But he was cut off by Hermione's announcement. "You have a crush on Maria Chestnut, right?"

Harry almost sighed in relief, but then he realized what Hermione just said and his spoon of mashed potatoes stopped halfway to his mouth. "I do not! What makes you think that?" He protested, an image of the pretty black haired 4th year Gryffindor forming in his mind.

Hermione's hazel eyes sparkled as she spoke. "I think you two are getting along quite well. You talk to each other a lot too. You two would look really cute as a couple!" She finished excitedly.

Ron finally stopped eating and turned to his friend in interest. "Oooh!! Harry has a little crush on Maria Chestnut…" He said in a singsong voice.

"She's one of our team's Chasers! Of course I talk to her, we have to think about different practice drills!" Harry exclaimed rather loudly, causing some of the students to look at them.

"Do you want me to talk to her, Harry? I'm sure she'll be glad to know that you like her…" Hermione's cheerful mood didn't seem to waver and continued to talk, much to Harry's half-hearted protests.

Harry sighed. Why wouldn't they listen to him? He only considered Maria as a friend. At least Hermione still doesn't know about his feelings. But why did it bother him so much to know that Hermione was so excited about him liking another girl?

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It might take my older sister a while to post the next chapter. She's working on other fics like 'cheers' and all the other stuff she's writing, but maybe if you send us 25 and above reviews she'll post the next chapter within 2 days. She's easy to talk to, that bawling sister of mine.

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