Hermione stood at the front stairwell in the entryway of Hogwarts and looked up at the school seal on the ceiling. All of her good memories from the past few years flashed through her mind. A tear ran down her cheek and, at first, she began to wipe it away but then she let the tears roll freely. An arm wrapped around her shoulder and another around their waist embracing her in a friendly hug. She opened her eyes and returned the hug, grateful for the comfort.

"Look, I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry if I--"Hermione stopped Ron, putting her index finger on his lips.

"Don't say anything. I wan't you to hear me out first." Hermione took a step back from him and looked him dead in the eyes. "At one point in time...I could have said that I loved you back. But, I can't forgive you for what you said when we were first years."

"What do you mean?"

"Around Halloween, you were talking to Neville and Harry about me...you were making fun of me. I still haven't forgotten that. I don't think I ever can. But you have always been there for me--so I just wanted to thank you for that." Hermione leaned in and kissed him on the lips, picked up her purse on the ground and walked out of the tall, wooden doors.

"Hermione?" Although she was very far away and could barely hear him, she turned around and looked at him.

"If things with Viktor...er...Durmstang...don't really work out...I'm here for you." Hermione winked at him, then continued to walk away. Ron sank down onto the stone stairs and stared out at her until he couldn't see her anymore. A voice said to him,

"If you really love her, then don't let her go...you've gotta go after her." Ron looked next to him and into the light green eyes of Draco Malfoy.

"What do you mean? Why are you helping me all of a sudden?"

"Looks can be deceiving, Weasley. But in Potions, I can see the way you look at eachother and that somewhere, deep inside of her, she wants you back. I don't know what she sees in Krum. I know what he's all about...he's just like everyone else in Slytherin house. I don't want to see her getting mixed up with his kind. I know he won't listen to me...but she trusts you.

When I Come Around by Green Day

I heard you crying loud
all the way across town
You've been searching for that someone
And it's me out on the prowl
As you get around feeling sorry for yourself
Don't get lonely now
Dry your whining eyes
I'm just roaming for the moment
Sleazing my back yard so don't get
So uptight you've been thinking about ditching me

No time to search the world around
Cause I you know where I'll be found
When I come around

I heard it all before
So don't knock down my door
I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser
To try and drag me down because I know I'm right
So go do what you like
Make sure you do it right
You may find out that your self doubt
Means nothing is ever there
You can't go forcing something
If it's just not right

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around