The next morning, Hermione woke up early and went to the Gryffindor Tower. She was very tired, but she knew that she had to go to class.

Harry and Ron had noticed that she wasn't paying attention in her class that day and in the previous weeks of school. They confronted her about it at supper that night.

"I don't know why you two are making a huge deal of this. I've just got loads of homework is all," Hermione stated.

"I don't know why you aren't making a big deal about this," Harry said. "And don't try pulling that 'loads of homework' stuff on me because I know exactly how much homework you get."

"You know I go extensive on my assignments," she argued.

"What assignments have you done?" Ron asked. "I've done more assignments this year than you have, and I never do my assignments. I always have copied them off of someone, and my main source was you."

"This all started basically when you started liking Snape." Harry added.

"You don't know what I'm going through," Hermione cried. "You haven't been in love with someone that will probably never feel the same way about you!"

"What about me and Cho?" Harry asked shocked.

"Cho basically just wanted someone to console her and understand her when Cedric died. You were the only one that could relate to her. But being a guy, you couldn't see and understand that. Guys are so blind!"

"Hermione, I didn't mean it that way. You know I didn't mean it that way. Hermione!" Harry was now standing, but she had just gone out the doors.

Harry sat back down, his face beet red. The whole school was staring at him. After a few seconds of gawking, they went back to eating.

Hermione went out to the courtyard and sat on of the benches by the fountain. It didn't bother her that it was cold outside. She was too lost in her thoughts to care. She just wanted to be by herself for a while.

About a half an hour after she went out there, Snape went out and sat down next to her. She looked into his eyes and began to cry. He put his arms around her and drew her close. He comforted her as they rocked back and forth on the bench.