CHAPTER 1: A New Beginning
A/N: This is my first Harry Potter story, I hope you like it!! It's Harry/Hermione Please read and don't forget to review, give me your opinion. All are welcome (except flamers, please its only my first try.. be nice =)). Ok, I must be boring you out before you start reading so go ahead, read, and review afterwards!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter characters or Hogwarts. They're not mine * sniff *
It was a windy and cold night in September. To be precise, it was the beginning of a new year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry (A/N: I suppose class starts on the second because the feast on the first of September is a night, right?). Hermione Granger, the best student in the 5th year who was known to her friends as Mione woke up with a jump.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO" she screamed, waking up her two best friends. She had had a nightmare.
She had dreamt something horrible...it was something about her future. Mione dreamt she was talking to a strange something that floated through the air. Animal or plant, she did not know, but these fluffy somethings told her that someone new was going to take over her life. This new person would step forwards from being unnoticed and take away her friends, one by one, and last of all take away her beloved Harry Potter! Then in her dream, Hermione heard the cry of an Irish Phoenix. She knew this bird was also known as an Augurey and that it's cry used to be a death omen. Scared after listening to it, she fell backwards into the darkness.
Yes, Hermione had a crush on her best friend, but Harry Potter wasn't the small, scrawny boy he was 5 years ago, no. Harry Potter had grown, along with his bravery, courage and nerve. Now Harry Potter valued friendship more than anything and was a gentleman. Also, Harry Potter had emerald green eyes and his once untidy jet black hair was now cool in a spiky hairstyle that was held up with Flikitup hair gel. This handsome, sporty boy had a good build too. He was just so cute. So hot. Mione simply loved him. Unfortunately, she thought, the chances for famous Harry Potter to pay attention to her, was one in a zillion. He had so many girls to pick from and all his previous girlfriends had been so pretty and popular. Mione hated her because Cho never really liked Harry and was only with him to be even more popular. Who wouldn't want to date the famous wizard who conquered the Dark Lord? Hermione didn't have a chance with Harry, or at least she didn't think she did.
Still remembering the vivid details of her horrible dream, Mione couldn't get back to sleep.
"Are you ok, Mione?" asked Parvati Patil, one of Hermione's best friends
"Wha-where" muttered a startled Lavender Brown. She had woken up because of the scream.
"I'm ok girls, don't worry. It was just a nightmare" replied Mione.
"Oh, I had one too" said Lavender yawning "but it wasn't that bad."
"What, that your brother Rick beat up Ron?" Mione said, joking.
The girls laughed for a bit and then Lavender turned around, pulled up the red covers of her four-poster bed, gave her pillow a few nudges and fell asleep again, thinking about her boyfriend Ron. She forgot to tell her friends about her dream. (A/N: Nice couple isn't it, Ron and Lavender, oh and by the way, Parvati and Dean are dating too.) Then her 2 friends did the same and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, 3 of the 5th year boys of Gryffindor woke up. After taking a shower and changing into their black school robes, they climbed the stairs to the girls dorms. Then they gently knocked at the door that now had a little sign that read 5th year girls. Just a little while past before they went in. Ron walked over to Lavender's bed where she was sitting and gave her a peck on the cheek. She looked so cute, he thought. She was so pretty, he really loved her. Dean did the same to Parvati and sat down next to her.
Harry stood awkwardly by the door, by himself. Only he knew how much he would love to go and sit by Hermione. She was so gorgeous and neat. So cute and clever at the same time, but Mione would never like him. She liked pretty-boys like Richard Brown (Lavender's brother) or Max Napper from Ravenclaw Quidditch team. As Harry had been teased for wearing baggy clothes and broken glasses for the first years of his life, he did not consider himself a pretty-boy. He liked Hermione's pretty face and beautiful eyes. He liked her lips and really wanted to kiss them. This was Harry's secret though. Not even his best friends new about it.
After a while, the boys left the room while the girls changed. Then Hermione spilled out her secret to Lavender and Parvati.
"Girls, I er, you know" she started
"What did you do?" asked Parvati in a concerned tone.
"Did you accidentally drop a book in the bathtub? you better be careful you know, once I dropped a copy of See Why I Didn't Die When The Augurey Cried by Gulliver Pokeby into the bath and the damn book had a head-cracking hex, you know about Madam Pince and her protection hexes for the library books and it was from the restricted section..." Lavender's voiced trailed off as she realized she was also trailing off the subject. "What were you telling us Hermione?" she added quickly.
"That you like Rick Brown?" asked Parvati hopefully. Lavender giggled at this comment.
"No I like, er (pause) I like Harry."
"That's so sweet!" exclaimed Lavender
"Yes it is" agreed Parvati. "We can help you to start dating him"
A very happy Hermione smiled at her friends, then they left the dorm.
They started down the stairs to the common room. Once they were there, they saw Ginny (Ron's sister) talking to her friends from the 4th year. She happily waved hello to them and then continued with her conversation.
"Your sis-in-law's really nice" Parvati commented to Lavender
Hermione then remembered that Ginny Weasley once liked Harry Potter, but gave up because he never paid attention to her. Hermione hoped that wouldn't happen to her. She was almost sure it wouldn't. Nothing could get in her way.
Dean walked across the room to where the girls were standing and put his arm around Parvati. Ron Weasley came close to Lavender and put his hands around her slim waist. Harry and Hermione stood there awkwardly again, watching their friends. Soon enough, the Weasley twins and their best friend Rick (Lavenders brother) came around to bother them.
"Careful with my sister" Rick said to Ron, without meaning it that much and smiling at Lavender.
"Er.. ok" whispered Ron then he quickly smiled a very small nervous smile at Rick.
All of them laughed.
Fred, George and Rick went to the other side of the common room to meet their girlfriends. (A/N: Fred's with Angelina, George's with Alicia, Rick's with Katie got it? got it.) Pretty Katie Bell, one of Gryffindor's 3 star chasers started to walk over to handsome Rick, her boyfriend, and saw him wave hello to Ginny Weasley. Katie smiled at this. Hermione noticed this too, and became sort of jealous. Before liking Harry, Hermione had liked Rick Brown. Rick never got to know her properly and he was with nice Katie anyway. On the other hand, Richard was always nice to Ginny because apart from being his best friends' sister, she was also his girlfriends good friend. Hermione was really confused. She got carried away and started to think Harry might not like her at all.
In a few minutes she forgot about these upsetting thoughts because the prefects (A/N: Yes, Hermione did become a prefect too) had just allowed them to go and have breakfast downstairs. Many Gryffindors, aged 11 to 17 ran through the portrait of the Fat Lady and down to the great hall to enjoy the meal and the beginning of the new school year.
A/N: Don't forget to review!! It means a lot to me, and I wont post the next chapter until I get more than 5 reviews thanx!
A/N: This is my first Harry Potter story, I hope you like it!! It's Harry/Hermione Please read and don't forget to review, give me your opinion. All are welcome (except flamers, please its only my first try.. be nice =)). Ok, I must be boring you out before you start reading so go ahead, read, and review afterwards!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter characters or Hogwarts. They're not mine * sniff *
It was a windy and cold night in September. To be precise, it was the beginning of a new year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry (A/N: I suppose class starts on the second because the feast on the first of September is a night, right?). Hermione Granger, the best student in the 5th year who was known to her friends as Mione woke up with a jump.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO" she screamed, waking up her two best friends. She had had a nightmare.
She had dreamt something horrible...it was something about her future. Mione dreamt she was talking to a strange something that floated through the air. Animal or plant, she did not know, but these fluffy somethings told her that someone new was going to take over her life. This new person would step forwards from being unnoticed and take away her friends, one by one, and last of all take away her beloved Harry Potter! Then in her dream, Hermione heard the cry of an Irish Phoenix. She knew this bird was also known as an Augurey and that it's cry used to be a death omen. Scared after listening to it, she fell backwards into the darkness.
Yes, Hermione had a crush on her best friend, but Harry Potter wasn't the small, scrawny boy he was 5 years ago, no. Harry Potter had grown, along with his bravery, courage and nerve. Now Harry Potter valued friendship more than anything and was a gentleman. Also, Harry Potter had emerald green eyes and his once untidy jet black hair was now cool in a spiky hairstyle that was held up with Flikitup hair gel. This handsome, sporty boy had a good build too. He was just so cute. So hot. Mione simply loved him. Unfortunately, she thought, the chances for famous Harry Potter to pay attention to her, was one in a zillion. He had so many girls to pick from and all his previous girlfriends had been so pretty and popular. Mione hated her because Cho never really liked Harry and was only with him to be even more popular. Who wouldn't want to date the famous wizard who conquered the Dark Lord? Hermione didn't have a chance with Harry, or at least she didn't think she did.
Still remembering the vivid details of her horrible dream, Mione couldn't get back to sleep.
"Are you ok, Mione?" asked Parvati Patil, one of Hermione's best friends
"Wha-where" muttered a startled Lavender Brown. She had woken up because of the scream.
"I'm ok girls, don't worry. It was just a nightmare" replied Mione.
"Oh, I had one too" said Lavender yawning "but it wasn't that bad."
"What, that your brother Rick beat up Ron?" Mione said, joking.
The girls laughed for a bit and then Lavender turned around, pulled up the red covers of her four-poster bed, gave her pillow a few nudges and fell asleep again, thinking about her boyfriend Ron. She forgot to tell her friends about her dream. (A/N: Nice couple isn't it, Ron and Lavender, oh and by the way, Parvati and Dean are dating too.) Then her 2 friends did the same and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, 3 of the 5th year boys of Gryffindor woke up. After taking a shower and changing into their black school robes, they climbed the stairs to the girls dorms. Then they gently knocked at the door that now had a little sign that read 5th year girls. Just a little while past before they went in. Ron walked over to Lavender's bed where she was sitting and gave her a peck on the cheek. She looked so cute, he thought. She was so pretty, he really loved her. Dean did the same to Parvati and sat down next to her.
Harry stood awkwardly by the door, by himself. Only he knew how much he would love to go and sit by Hermione. She was so gorgeous and neat. So cute and clever at the same time, but Mione would never like him. She liked pretty-boys like Richard Brown (Lavender's brother) or Max Napper from Ravenclaw Quidditch team. As Harry had been teased for wearing baggy clothes and broken glasses for the first years of his life, he did not consider himself a pretty-boy. He liked Hermione's pretty face and beautiful eyes. He liked her lips and really wanted to kiss them. This was Harry's secret though. Not even his best friends new about it.
After a while, the boys left the room while the girls changed. Then Hermione spilled out her secret to Lavender and Parvati.
"Girls, I er, you know" she started
"What did you do?" asked Parvati in a concerned tone.
"Did you accidentally drop a book in the bathtub? you better be careful you know, once I dropped a copy of See Why I Didn't Die When The Augurey Cried by Gulliver Pokeby into the bath and the damn book had a head-cracking hex, you know about Madam Pince and her protection hexes for the library books and it was from the restricted section..." Lavender's voiced trailed off as she realized she was also trailing off the subject. "What were you telling us Hermione?" she added quickly.
"That you like Rick Brown?" asked Parvati hopefully. Lavender giggled at this comment.
"No I like, er (pause) I like Harry."
"That's so sweet!" exclaimed Lavender
"Yes it is" agreed Parvati. "We can help you to start dating him"
A very happy Hermione smiled at her friends, then they left the dorm.
They started down the stairs to the common room. Once they were there, they saw Ginny (Ron's sister) talking to her friends from the 4th year. She happily waved hello to them and then continued with her conversation.
"Your sis-in-law's really nice" Parvati commented to Lavender
Hermione then remembered that Ginny Weasley once liked Harry Potter, but gave up because he never paid attention to her. Hermione hoped that wouldn't happen to her. She was almost sure it wouldn't. Nothing could get in her way.
Dean walked across the room to where the girls were standing and put his arm around Parvati. Ron Weasley came close to Lavender and put his hands around her slim waist. Harry and Hermione stood there awkwardly again, watching their friends. Soon enough, the Weasley twins and their best friend Rick (Lavenders brother) came around to bother them.
"Careful with my sister" Rick said to Ron, without meaning it that much and smiling at Lavender.
"Er.. ok" whispered Ron then he quickly smiled a very small nervous smile at Rick.
All of them laughed.
Fred, George and Rick went to the other side of the common room to meet their girlfriends. (A/N: Fred's with Angelina, George's with Alicia, Rick's with Katie got it? got it.) Pretty Katie Bell, one of Gryffindor's 3 star chasers started to walk over to handsome Rick, her boyfriend, and saw him wave hello to Ginny Weasley. Katie smiled at this. Hermione noticed this too, and became sort of jealous. Before liking Harry, Hermione had liked Rick Brown. Rick never got to know her properly and he was with nice Katie anyway. On the other hand, Richard was always nice to Ginny because apart from being his best friends' sister, she was also his girlfriends good friend. Hermione was really confused. She got carried away and started to think Harry might not like her at all.
In a few minutes she forgot about these upsetting thoughts because the prefects (A/N: Yes, Hermione did become a prefect too) had just allowed them to go and have breakfast downstairs. Many Gryffindors, aged 11 to 17 ran through the portrait of the Fat Lady and down to the great hall to enjoy the meal and the beginning of the new school year.
A/N: Don't forget to review!! It means a lot to me, and I wont post the next chapter until I get more than 5 reviews thanx!