Yay! 50 reviews! And to imagine, the only reason I even wrote this story was because I couldn't sleep one night and I was really bored! Kind of brings a tear to my eye. I have no idea what I'm talking about, sorry, I'm very sleep deprived (as usual). Anyway, on with the chapter!

Oh, and btw, I really hope you got the memo about the title change (it's changing to "Rumors"), because I'm changing it very soon.

Chapter 8

Hermione was at a loss and she had no idea what to do. She loved Harry, and she wanted to tell him how she felt, but she didn't want to destroy their friendship. Hermione knew Harry would never feel the same way about her as she did him, so she finally resolved to keep her secret hidden. Hermione had to do something to keep her mind off Harry, and She decided that the perfect way to do this would be to go out with another guy.

In History of Magic, Hermione made a list of possible candidates. Here is what she wrote:



1. Seamus

2. Dean

3. Ron

4. Draco [she decided that she was not desperate enough for this option yet]

5. Ernie McMillan

6. Justin Finch-Fletchley

7. That Really Cute Ravenclaw Boy Whose Name I Don't Know

8. Neville

9. Fred Weasley

10. George Weasley

11. Vincent Crabbe of Gregory Goyle [Hermione quickly decided against these two]

Hermione looked at her list. She had twelve candidates (really nine, as she had crossed off Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle). She decided to write down an analysis for each boy. Here is her revised list:

1.Seamus - He's kind of cute, I could see myself with him. I don't know if he would want to go out with me, though.

2. Dean - He's really cute and very sweet, but I think he may be going out with Parvati.

3. Ron - Ew. This would be very weird. He'll be my last resort.

4. Ernie McMillan - He's very nice, we sometimes work on arithmancy together. He may be a good choice.

5. Justin Finch-Fletchley - He seems nice, but I don't really know him.

6. That Really Cute Ravenclaw Boy Whose Name I Don't Know - He's very good-looking, but I've never even talked to him! He would think I was mad if I just went up to him, introduced myself, and asked him out.

7. Neville - After that thing with Cho, I don't know if I want to go out with Neville. I think he may still love her; and I don't want to go out with a guy who loves someone else.

8. Fred Weasley - No.

9. George Weasley - No.

Hermione looked down at her new list. In her heart, she knew that none of these boys would ever make her forget about Harry, but she had to try.

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Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, I was trying to decided what should happen next. This chapter is really bad, I know, but I needed to have it because it's leading into some interesting occurrences in the next few chapters.