Hermione wanted to tell Brooke, "No." but she couldn't bring herself to do it. No matter what she told herself, she knew she was attracted to Kevin and there was no helping it. Secretly, Hermione hoped that Brooke acted upon her promise soon- the quicker the better, as she was going to be leaving in a few more weeks.

Sadly, Hermione didn't get much of a chance to talk to Brooke, as both girls were extremely busy. Walking through the muggle school halls one day, Hermione heard footsteps behind her and swung around. "Who's there?" She called tentatively. Kevin came around the corner, with his hands up and smiled. "Peace out, just me, babe."

Hermione was ready to ask what a "babe" was, but she thought she had a pretty good idea what it meant, and didn't really feel like embarassing herself at the moment. 'Especially in front of this gorgeous guy,' She thought with a smile. Kevin was looking at her curiously, "What are you smiling about?"

Deciding to ignore the question, Hermione countered, "What were you doing trying to follow me?" Her voice shook slightly and Hermione thought, 'Damn, he can tell I'm nervous.' Kevin's smile widened. "Er- nothing much. Just thought I might talk to you-" He stepped closer to her, "-before you left." Finishing, he stuck out his hand. "The name's Kevin."

Hermione nodded, "I-I know." She took his hand. Confused, Kevin frowned. "What? How do you know my name?" Realizing too late what she had said, Hermione coughed and spluttered. "Uh-" Trying desperately to think up a story not involving the fact that she was interested in him, but it was to no avail. Her mind went completely blank.

A little suspicious, but not wanting to ruin his chances, Kevin shrugged and said, "Nevermind, you must of heard of me before. What's your name by the way?" Immensely relieved Hermione grinned broadly, "Hermione." She answered.

Kevin smiled back, "A beautiful name for a beautiful girl." As cliched as it sounded, Hermione couldn't care less. Digging through her mind for a reply, she found none, but Kevin saved her once more. "Hey, I gotta get to class, maybe we can talk again some time." Waving goodbye he set off.

Hermione felt like running after him, but controlled her urge. Feeling a huge weight lift off her shoulders, Hermione set off to class.

**Sort of a boring, sappy chapter, but that's ok. How else would they meet? Next chapters will be a bit more interesting and some surprises here and there. Thanks for reading... I NEED REVIEWS!**