Hermione sighed as she walked the corridors of Hogwarts Castle. This was
her fifth year, well, beginning of it anyway, and yet she still hadn't told
Harry how she felt. "Oh Harry.don't you know I love you?" She thought to
herself. She sighed again, and gathered up her robes and set off towards
her transfiguration class.
Hermione plopped down into her usual seat next to Harry. She wished she could take his hand, tell him how she felt, and have him feel the same way. "That's stupid, Hermione," she thought. "He'll never love you back! Look at him, he's the famous Harry Potter, and he only loves girls like Cho Chang, not normal girls like you." She looked at Harry as he excitedly talked to his other best friend Ron about the upcoming Quidditch match.
"And the rumor is, Hufflepuff is bad this year, since, well, you know, they lost Cedric. But we're for sure going to win this year, we're going to get the cup!" Hermione smiled. He was so beautiful.his deep green eyes, his always messy black hair, the way his glasses slid down his nose every two minutes. He turned to look at her. "Hermione? Are you okay?"
Hermione snapped out of her trance. "Oh, yeah Harry, I'm fine. Right then, shall we look over our notes for the test?" It was the beginning of the year and already they had a test! That was just like their Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall.
"Hermione, we all know that there's no reason for you to look over any notes. You've got the whole Transfiguration book memorized!" said Ron. He grinned at her over Harry's head. "Have you told him yet?" he mouthed to her.
Ron was the only one that knew how Hermione really felt about Harry. She had told him in their third year, when she couldn't bear to keep it a secret anymore. Lately, Ron had been at her to tell Harry how she felt, but Hermione was to chicken to say anything. She gave him a look that plainly said "Right then, shut your mouth!" Ron didn't say anything after that.
"Quills and parchment out!" The strict voice of their Transfiguration teacher cut through the chatter of the classroom. "Notes and books away!" she snapped as she passed out the tests. "After you finish the written portion, you will come into my office and complete the rest of the test. You may begin.now!" The students flipped open their test books and started in on their test.
Hermione, as usual, was the first one done. She stepped outside the classroom to wait for Harry and Ron. She hadn't been out there for more than ten minutes when Harry stepped out. "Hello!" he said brightly.
"Hi, Harry!" Hermione could feel the warmth spread to her cheeks. She loved Harry so much.even before she knew him. She, of course, had read all about him when she first got word she was a witch. She knew everything about him. Who would have though that they would have become best friends? "D'you think the test was easy?"
"Well, the last bit was a bit rough, but I think I did okay. No need asking what you though, eh?" Harry smiled as he teased her. His deep green eyes twinkled when he looked at her. "You probably came out with top marks!"
"Oh Harry, you know you must have done well!" Hermione smiled at him. She was rather glad she'd gotten her teeth reduced.they were awfully large before she'd gotten them reduced last year.
"Hermione? Um.I have something I want to talk to you about," Harry suddenly sounded uncertain, almost scared. So unlike his usual confident self. "What is it, Harry?" Hermione tried her best to sound innocent and carefree.
"I.well, I.er." Harry searched for words. "I-"
"Hello mates! Shall we go get lunch?" Ron burst onto the scene. He stopped when he saw the look on Harry's face. "Oh, sorry. Interrupting something, am I?" He looked quickly to Hermione, then back to Harry.
"No, Ron, we're just about to walk down to the Great Hall for lunch. Come along, then," said Hermione. She smiled brightly at her two best friends, then picked up her bag and set off down the hallway.
Ou know, 'Er-mi-oh-knee, 'ou really oughta tell 'im!" Ron was spraying bits of Yorkshire Pudding all over the table as he spoke. The three were sitting at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, and Harry had gone off to ask Hagrid something.
"Eck, Ron, chew with your mouth closed!" Hermione scolded him. She was trying to avoid the subject of Harry. He had come close to saying something to her this morning, but it seemed as though he was scared. Harry was never scared of anything. "And anyway, I don't see why I should tell him anyway. I like things the way that they are too much right now to mess things up by telling him," she said confidently. There, that ought to end that discussion.
Ron incoherently mumbled something under his breath. "What's that?" she asked him.
"Nothing! Gosh-" then back to his mumbling. Hermione left it at that.
"So, Hermione, you're coming to the Quidditch match tomorrow, right?" asked Harry. He was coming back, with a slight redness to his cheeks. Hermione caught Hagrid's eye and he winked. "Curious." she wondered to herself.
"Yeah, Harry, I'm going. Wouldn't miss it for the world," Hermione said brightly. She never missed a Quidditch match, she loved watching Harry out there in his robes. He looked so handsome.well, he always looked handsome. No wonder she was in love with him, he was simply wonderful. Hermione smiled to herself as she thought about him.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked. "That's the second time today you've looked like that!" He smiled at her. Hermione could have melted, his smile was so charming. She looked at him, and smiled.
"I'm fine, don't worry," she said. She looked over at Ron, and he raised an eyebrow.
"Well chaps, I'm off! I've got to go do a bit of studying!" Ron said brightly.
"What for? We don't have any other tests today," Harry said, with a hint of confusion in his voice.
"Who ever said I was studying books?" Ron said slyly, then winked at the both of them and ran off out the doors of the Great Hall. Harry and Hermione smiled at each other.
"Well, we've nothing to do for about two more hours. Fancy a walk around the lake?" Harry asked. Hermione's heart lifted when he heard her. She was going to be alone, with Harry! She didn't want anything else.
"Sure, lets go then!"
Hermione sighed. She was having a wonderful day. She was laying on her back, with Harry next to her. The squid in the lake swam about lazily, and they laid there, half asleep, enjoying the warm sunshine. She couldn't have been in a better mood. "Hermione?" Harry suddenly sat up and looked at Hermione. "Come here, please." Hermione was confused. Harry had a hint of sadness in his voice.
"What is it, Harry?" Hermione scooted closer to him.
"What I was trying to tell you this morning.well, forget about that. It's not really important anyway. But, there is something that I really should tell you. Professor Dumbledore told me this morning.well Voldemort is regaining power, you know that. Well, Dumbledore told me this morning that he has reason to believe that Voldemort is here," Harry said all this very fast, like he was trying to hold it back but he just couldn't.
Hermione was shocked. "No! Here, at Hogwarts?"
Harry nodded solemnly. "Here. At Hogwarts."
THE END! (for now!)
Hermione plopped down into her usual seat next to Harry. She wished she could take his hand, tell him how she felt, and have him feel the same way. "That's stupid, Hermione," she thought. "He'll never love you back! Look at him, he's the famous Harry Potter, and he only loves girls like Cho Chang, not normal girls like you." She looked at Harry as he excitedly talked to his other best friend Ron about the upcoming Quidditch match.
"And the rumor is, Hufflepuff is bad this year, since, well, you know, they lost Cedric. But we're for sure going to win this year, we're going to get the cup!" Hermione smiled. He was so beautiful.his deep green eyes, his always messy black hair, the way his glasses slid down his nose every two minutes. He turned to look at her. "Hermione? Are you okay?"
Hermione snapped out of her trance. "Oh, yeah Harry, I'm fine. Right then, shall we look over our notes for the test?" It was the beginning of the year and already they had a test! That was just like their Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall.
"Hermione, we all know that there's no reason for you to look over any notes. You've got the whole Transfiguration book memorized!" said Ron. He grinned at her over Harry's head. "Have you told him yet?" he mouthed to her.
Ron was the only one that knew how Hermione really felt about Harry. She had told him in their third year, when she couldn't bear to keep it a secret anymore. Lately, Ron had been at her to tell Harry how she felt, but Hermione was to chicken to say anything. She gave him a look that plainly said "Right then, shut your mouth!" Ron didn't say anything after that.
"Quills and parchment out!" The strict voice of their Transfiguration teacher cut through the chatter of the classroom. "Notes and books away!" she snapped as she passed out the tests. "After you finish the written portion, you will come into my office and complete the rest of the test. You may begin.now!" The students flipped open their test books and started in on their test.
Hermione, as usual, was the first one done. She stepped outside the classroom to wait for Harry and Ron. She hadn't been out there for more than ten minutes when Harry stepped out. "Hello!" he said brightly.
"Hi, Harry!" Hermione could feel the warmth spread to her cheeks. She loved Harry so much.even before she knew him. She, of course, had read all about him when she first got word she was a witch. She knew everything about him. Who would have though that they would have become best friends? "D'you think the test was easy?"
"Well, the last bit was a bit rough, but I think I did okay. No need asking what you though, eh?" Harry smiled as he teased her. His deep green eyes twinkled when he looked at her. "You probably came out with top marks!"
"Oh Harry, you know you must have done well!" Hermione smiled at him. She was rather glad she'd gotten her teeth reduced.they were awfully large before she'd gotten them reduced last year.
"Hermione? Um.I have something I want to talk to you about," Harry suddenly sounded uncertain, almost scared. So unlike his usual confident self. "What is it, Harry?" Hermione tried her best to sound innocent and carefree.
"I.well, I.er." Harry searched for words. "I-"
"Hello mates! Shall we go get lunch?" Ron burst onto the scene. He stopped when he saw the look on Harry's face. "Oh, sorry. Interrupting something, am I?" He looked quickly to Hermione, then back to Harry.
"No, Ron, we're just about to walk down to the Great Hall for lunch. Come along, then," said Hermione. She smiled brightly at her two best friends, then picked up her bag and set off down the hallway.
Ou know, 'Er-mi-oh-knee, 'ou really oughta tell 'im!" Ron was spraying bits of Yorkshire Pudding all over the table as he spoke. The three were sitting at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, and Harry had gone off to ask Hagrid something.
"Eck, Ron, chew with your mouth closed!" Hermione scolded him. She was trying to avoid the subject of Harry. He had come close to saying something to her this morning, but it seemed as though he was scared. Harry was never scared of anything. "And anyway, I don't see why I should tell him anyway. I like things the way that they are too much right now to mess things up by telling him," she said confidently. There, that ought to end that discussion.
Ron incoherently mumbled something under his breath. "What's that?" she asked him.
"Nothing! Gosh-" then back to his mumbling. Hermione left it at that.
"So, Hermione, you're coming to the Quidditch match tomorrow, right?" asked Harry. He was coming back, with a slight redness to his cheeks. Hermione caught Hagrid's eye and he winked. "Curious." she wondered to herself.
"Yeah, Harry, I'm going. Wouldn't miss it for the world," Hermione said brightly. She never missed a Quidditch match, she loved watching Harry out there in his robes. He looked so handsome.well, he always looked handsome. No wonder she was in love with him, he was simply wonderful. Hermione smiled to herself as she thought about him.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked. "That's the second time today you've looked like that!" He smiled at her. Hermione could have melted, his smile was so charming. She looked at him, and smiled.
"I'm fine, don't worry," she said. She looked over at Ron, and he raised an eyebrow.
"Well chaps, I'm off! I've got to go do a bit of studying!" Ron said brightly.
"What for? We don't have any other tests today," Harry said, with a hint of confusion in his voice.
"Who ever said I was studying books?" Ron said slyly, then winked at the both of them and ran off out the doors of the Great Hall. Harry and Hermione smiled at each other.
"Well, we've nothing to do for about two more hours. Fancy a walk around the lake?" Harry asked. Hermione's heart lifted when he heard her. She was going to be alone, with Harry! She didn't want anything else.
"Sure, lets go then!"
Hermione sighed. She was having a wonderful day. She was laying on her back, with Harry next to her. The squid in the lake swam about lazily, and they laid there, half asleep, enjoying the warm sunshine. She couldn't have been in a better mood. "Hermione?" Harry suddenly sat up and looked at Hermione. "Come here, please." Hermione was confused. Harry had a hint of sadness in his voice.
"What is it, Harry?" Hermione scooted closer to him.
"What I was trying to tell you this morning.well, forget about that. It's not really important anyway. But, there is something that I really should tell you. Professor Dumbledore told me this morning.well Voldemort is regaining power, you know that. Well, Dumbledore told me this morning that he has reason to believe that Voldemort is here," Harry said all this very fast, like he was trying to hold it back but he just couldn't.
Hermione was shocked. "No! Here, at Hogwarts?"
Harry nodded solemnly. "Here. At Hogwarts."
THE END! (for now!)