The Lasting Year- Part Two: The Realization

A/n- wow! I just finished this yesterday and I am sooooo proud of myself. Well ok the first part is Harry's POV and at the line, it switches to Ron's and stays there until the end, know what, I'm gonna make the POV witch line a double bar, because it will be hard to understand the changing of POVs if not. Ok I'm through rambling, and I'm probably confusing you anyway so here it is.

Disclaimer- the characters are not mine, obviously they are the wonderful J.K. Rowling's. the first part of this part I owe to Rachel, who helped me come up with the idea, but due to her school absences the second part was my idea when I finally got out of writer's block. So thanks Rachel. And now to the story.

The Lasting Year- Part Two: The Realization

I woke up the next morning, only half ready for a new day of school. As I got dressed I tried to remember why I woke up with a huge grin on my face, but the only thing I could remember about my dream was that it had Hermione in it.

As Ron and I went down to breakfast, I carefully asked him how he now felt about Hermione.

"We're just friends now, as you witnessed last night. Why?"

"Oh yeah," I said, "No good reason," and then we walked into the Great Hall and sat down, with Ron wearing a mischievous smile on his face.

After spending time with both Harry and Hermione, I realized that they both liked each other. A lot.

It was the little things I noticed, like how Hermione shivered at any time Harry touched her, and how Harry always talked about here when she wasn't around.

As I sat down at the table, I smiled. I knew what was going on, and this would be interesting to watch while it was developing. Besides, I knew smiling like that would drive Harry crazy, because I know something he didn't.

While we headed for Divination, right after breakfast, I tried to get Harry to confess his feelings for Hermione.

"So, Harry, what was your dream about?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Well, you woke up with a huge grin on your face, and then you asked me about Hermione."

"Oh…that. It was nothing, just a coincidence."

"Really? I for some reason don't believe you."

We stood there for a while. Harry was fidgeting, obviously trying to find a good comeback, and I had my arms crossed defiantly over my chest and I was wearing my You-Don't-Know-Anything smile.

"Fine! Fine! FINE RON! If it makes you happy, I like her!" he paused, "I like her! I like her! I LIKE HER!!!"

I laughed, he had yelled so loud, that it echoed off the walls. I then noticed that we had arrived at the Divinations classroom, so we quieted down and went into class.

Before Transfiguration, which was right after lunch, I cornered Hermione in the library.

"Hey!" I greeted her and then dropped my voice, "Look, I need to talk to you privately," I said indicating all the other students in the library. She reluctantly stood up and followed me behind a couple of shelves of books. I put my hands on her shoulders, and she wiggled away, probably thinking that I was going to try and kiss her or something.

"No, no, no. I want to talk to you about Harry."

"About...about Harry?" she whispered.

"Yeah, I've noticed that you've been acting different around him lately. Is there anything that you'd like to tell your best friend Ron?"

"Well…no," she said looking at the ground.

"Are you sure?"

"No," she said timidly.

"Tell me about it."

"Ron," she said after a good pause," I like him, I don't know why but I do, and I feel that this could ruin out friendship. What should I do? Should I tell him? Should I--?"

I laughed and she stopped talking.

"What?"

"Nothing, let's get to class."

So she went and got her stuff, and we went to Transfiguration.

A/n- ok that's the end, I hope you liked this part, considering that it took me about a week to come up with the concept. The next part will be more humorous, but I will definitely have more romance in it, it's just that I can't write it right now because I haven't been in a romantic mood, so keep and eye out for the next part, because it is coming, and now I have to come up with a concept for the fourth part, so ta! ¥Megs¥ the MoNkEy