Chapter 6
"There's nothing you wanted to tell me?" Harry asked, a little confused, "I thought you said--"
"I did have something to say, but. . . but it can wait," Hermione said, disappointed in herself.
"Okay," Harry said, puzzled. He decided that this would be as good a time as any to tell her how he felt about her. "Actually Hermione, while we're here, I have something to say to you," Harry said nervously.
"What is it?" asked Hermione, completely unsuspecting.
Harry drew in his breath sharply. He was about to tell Hermione how we felt, when the door opened.
"Harry, Hermione," said a surprised Professor Dumbledore, "What are you two doing in here?"
"We were just discussing something," Hermione said quickly.
"In an empty classroom?" Dumbledore asked, smiling.
Hermione nodded her head. Thankfully, Professor Dumbledore didn't press the subject.
"You had both better get up to your common room," Dumbledore said.
Harry and Hermione obeyed, walking up to the common room in silence. Hermione was too lost in her own thoughts to ask Harry what he had wanted to tell her. 'I can't believe I was so stupid,' she thought, 'I had the perfect chance to tell him how I felt and I was too afraid to take it. I may never have a chance like this again.'
After crawling through the portrait hole, Harry and Hermione said a couple of quick good-nights and went up the stairs to their separate dormitories.
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"Harry," Hermione whispered. They were in the common room late the next night, and she didn't want to wake anyone up. "We have to talk."
"What is it, Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Harry, I-I love you." Hermione said quickly.
"You what?" Harry asked.
"I've loved you for a long time, and I know you don't feel the same way, but Harry, I just had to tell you. I love you," Hermione said rapidly.
"Wow, Hermione, I don't know what to say," Harry said softly.
Hermione also didn't know what to say. There was a very awkward silence.
"I'm sorry," Harry elaborated, "I don't feel the same way."
Hermione felt the hot, burning tears welling up behind her eyes.
"You're a great friend," Harry continued, "but that's all I want to be right now. I'm sorry, Hermione."
Hermione didn't say anything; she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would begin to cry.
"Actually, this is a really awkward situation," Harry said. "I don't think our friendship could ever be the same, with me knowing that you feel this way. Maybe we should just go our separate ways."
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Hermione sat up, her pillow was drenched with tears and sweat. She pushed her hair out of her face, telling herself, "It was only a dream. Thank God, it was only a dream."
Although it was only a dream, it made Hermione wonder. Maybe it was a good thing she didn't tell Harry that she loved him. Maybe the dream was a sign , a sign telling Hermione that she should just give up on Harry. The last thing that Hermione wanted was to destroy her friendship with Harry because of a stupid crush. Unfortunately for Hermione, it wasn't just a stupid crush. Hermione was in love.
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This was really mean of me! I'm sorry, please don't hate me!!!!
"There's nothing you wanted to tell me?" Harry asked, a little confused, "I thought you said--"
"I did have something to say, but. . . but it can wait," Hermione said, disappointed in herself.
"Okay," Harry said, puzzled. He decided that this would be as good a time as any to tell her how he felt about her. "Actually Hermione, while we're here, I have something to say to you," Harry said nervously.
"What is it?" asked Hermione, completely unsuspecting.
Harry drew in his breath sharply. He was about to tell Hermione how we felt, when the door opened.
"Harry, Hermione," said a surprised Professor Dumbledore, "What are you two doing in here?"
"We were just discussing something," Hermione said quickly.
"In an empty classroom?" Dumbledore asked, smiling.
Hermione nodded her head. Thankfully, Professor Dumbledore didn't press the subject.
"You had both better get up to your common room," Dumbledore said.
Harry and Hermione obeyed, walking up to the common room in silence. Hermione was too lost in her own thoughts to ask Harry what he had wanted to tell her. 'I can't believe I was so stupid,' she thought, 'I had the perfect chance to tell him how I felt and I was too afraid to take it. I may never have a chance like this again.'
After crawling through the portrait hole, Harry and Hermione said a couple of quick good-nights and went up the stairs to their separate dormitories.
* * *
"Harry," Hermione whispered. They were in the common room late the next night, and she didn't want to wake anyone up. "We have to talk."
"What is it, Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Harry, I-I love you." Hermione said quickly.
"You what?" Harry asked.
"I've loved you for a long time, and I know you don't feel the same way, but Harry, I just had to tell you. I love you," Hermione said rapidly.
"Wow, Hermione, I don't know what to say," Harry said softly.
Hermione also didn't know what to say. There was a very awkward silence.
"I'm sorry," Harry elaborated, "I don't feel the same way."
Hermione felt the hot, burning tears welling up behind her eyes.
"You're a great friend," Harry continued, "but that's all I want to be right now. I'm sorry, Hermione."
Hermione didn't say anything; she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would begin to cry.
"Actually, this is a really awkward situation," Harry said. "I don't think our friendship could ever be the same, with me knowing that you feel this way. Maybe we should just go our separate ways."
*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione sat up, her pillow was drenched with tears and sweat. She pushed her hair out of her face, telling herself, "It was only a dream. Thank God, it was only a dream."
Although it was only a dream, it made Hermione wonder. Maybe it was a good thing she didn't tell Harry that she loved him. Maybe the dream was a sign , a sign telling Hermione that she should just give up on Harry. The last thing that Hermione wanted was to destroy her friendship with Harry because of a stupid crush. Unfortunately for Hermione, it wasn't just a stupid crush. Hermione was in love.
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This was really mean of me! I'm sorry, please don't hate me!!!!
