Chapter 5
Hermione's point of view..
A/N: Hey all, here's chapter 5. Thanks to those assorted few who keep on encouraging me to write, ti's nice to know people like what you're writing and you're not wasting your time. This chapter is in Hermiones point of view, so we get to hear what she's thinking about all this. And don't worry, she won't be lonely and unhappy the whole story.....just most of it. ^_^. By the way, in the last chapter, I didn't say something so I'm saying it now. I don't own N'SYNC (though first of all, you all probably knew that and second of all why the hell would I want to? No offence to you rabid N'SYNC fans out there though, hehhehheh.).
I think it is safe to say that I'm not an envious person.
But as I watched all those girls rush our table, some even shoving me to get closer to Harry and the boys, and then the look of bliss on Harry's face as Katherine gave him a huge hug, I felt jealousy beyond belief.
So I turned around, and ran right out of the hall.
I don't understand how I could feel this much animosity toward one person. It wasn't like me to hold grudges of be anything but nice. Except when I was being bossy or Ron had really ticked me off, but that was expected.
But there was just something about that Katherine woman.....something that made my blood boil.....
Ok, maybe it was the fact that she was all over Harry, but maybe its just me....
I stomped up the stairs toward Gryffindor Tower. The NERVE of her! To come here all of a sudden and take my place? Well, I've got news for you, sister, there are only three, count 'em, THREE Neo-Marauders and we aren't taking any new applicants!!
Ok, so maybe I'm over reacting. After all, we're not really "Neo- Marauders", Ron just came up with the nick name as a joke. But it fits, doesn't it? Ron being someone along the lines of Sirius, me as Lily, and Harry, of course, as his father, James. Oh all right, so we were missing a Lupin and a Peter, but Katherine is certainly no one like him and Peter was a criminal and as much as I detest her I wouldn't be that cruel.
It surprises me that I could get so jealous of someone. Just because Harry has been paying her more attention lately....and flirting with her.....and serenading her....
"Dement!" I exclaimed, and pounded my fist on the wall, startling the picture that was there.
"What are YOU looking at?!" I demanded angrily, and the picture backed into its frame.
He'd never done anything like that for me!
Maybe it's a hint that he doesn't like you in that way, an annoying little voice in my head said.
"Shut up you," I said angrily.
I suppose I had decided I liked Harry in first year, after the whole troll incident. Just something about watching him hand from that trolls arms in an attempt to save me made me feel something for him. As the years passed, and Harry risked his life for us more and more, I guess my little school girl crush increased. i think it'd be safe to say that I'm in love with him.
So why is it that he favors HER over me?
I've known him longer, know more about him, actually am in love with him......it's not fair.
I reached the picture of the Fat Lady. She was talking with a friend.
".....And he looked so handsome down there, dancing around they were. Singing too!"
"Were they, Vi?" asked the Fat Lady.
"Ahem," I said, trying to get their attention.
"Oh, yes dear, password?" asked the Fat Lady.
"Amaretto," I answered dully, and the portrait swung open. I went inside and flopped down upon a couch in front of the fireplace.
Don't you just hate it when nothing goes your way? And I bet the only reason Harry likes her is because she's so pretty. She isn't that smart so to speak, except in maybe Muggle Studies.
I took that thought back though, because I know Harry isn't shallow like that.
But what about Cho then, that annoying voice said.
"He was in 3rd year, he didn't know any better," I answered myself.
All right then, so why doesn't he like YOU?
"Be-because he likes Katherine," I grumbled.
I mean, I suppose I could see why. she was really nice, out going, funny and above all pretty....
"Everything I'm not," I said bitterly.
To tell you the truth, I actually kind of like Katherine. NO, not in a homosexual kind of way. Honestly....she would make a valuable ally in the war against you-know-who, a Slytherin who didn't go bad. As much as I bitched at her, she was still nice to me.
"Unless of course she was just totally oblivious to my obvious hatred towards her," I mused, "but not even she's that dense."
I really didn't mean to be so horrid towards her, but seeing how much more attention Harry gave her, and how he'd been pretty much ignoring me just gets me ticked. You know, like when you like someone, but there's just this one person who the person you like is always flirting with or talking to and that person is always flirting or talking right back to the person you like, and you can't help but hate her because of that fact.
And I'm quite sure Harry knows I like him quite a bit, I've dropped enough hints I would think. Unless he's a complete idiot. He does have his moments. Ron so far is the only one who's talked to me about it. It surprised me a bit, because he's usually oblivious to this king of thing. I'm also sure Ginny has noticed. Our original plan was to just make sure Katherine stayed away from Harry, but I think now it has evolved into an outright war where anybody can win.
"And it's all against her, or for her, the self proclaimed 'Renegade Slytherin', " I muttered.
I wonder when this Renegade War will end?
There was a flurry of voices as the common room door flew open and everyone rushed in from outside. I quickly grabbed a book off the table and buried my nose in it, making sure it wasn't upside down this time.
Everyone was cheering and chanting as Harry and Ron strode in, modest grins on their faces. I will admit, they did do a bang up job. It just would've been more bang up it if had been for me.
Some people were yelling for an encore performance and Ron looked ready to do that , but Harry shook his head and indicated that he wanted to get some sleep, much to the disappointment of all the females present. They all gave him a final round of applause however then started to disperse, with the exception of Seamus, Neville, Dean and Ron.
"Harry, I'll say it again, that was brilliant," Neville said, a bemused expression on his face.
"I second that," Dean said, patting him on the back again.
"I just can't believe you went and did that, even after my whole rant the other day..." Seamus muttered, shaking his head. "Even so, that was still great!"
"Thanks guys," Harry said. "You have no bloody idea how nervous I was though."
"Yeah, before he was even havin' second thoughts," Ron chimed in. "What if Kat doesn't like it he was saying."
"You really like her, don't you Harry?" Neville asked.
"Yeah. She's something else all right," Harry said dreamily, and I couldn't help feel a twinge of anger.
"She's a bit eccentric, isn't she boy-o?" Seamus mused.
"Yeah. But that's what I like about her." Harry said earnestly. "The fact that she doesn't care about what others might say or think about her is something I really admire."
"That, and she's hot," said Dean with a smirk.
"NO, that's not-ok, yeah, she is hot," Harry said with a smile. I narrowed my eyes at my book.
"I've said it once, and I'll say it again," Ron said "They don't make 'em like that at Hogwarts."
"They make 'em ok at Hogwarts...." Harry said. Wonder what he meant by that?
Dean, Seamus, Neville and Ron turned to look at him. "What 'choo talking about Harry, Cho left last year," Ron asked.
"Chang?" Seamus asked. "That cute Ravenclaw seeker? Yeah, she was pretty good."
"Oh, nothing, it's not important," Harry said dismissing the question with a wave of his hand.
The boys looked suspiciously at Harry, who looked innocently back at them. They shrugged.
"Well Harry, if you do indeed end up with Kat, a number of us are going to lose quite a bit of money," Dean said.
"Why?" asked Harry.
"Well, there's a kind of a bet going on around the school that you'll end up with someone else, and the odds are in favor of the other person," Seamus explained.
Harry looked at them in astonishment. "You all are taking bets on my love life?!" he exclaimed.
Personally, I wanted to know who the girl was. After all, what harm could one more rival be?
Note the obvious sarcasm there.
"So, who's the other girl then?" Harry asked.
Yes, do tell.
"Well, it's-"
"Mr. Potter, if you and your fans would kindly turn out your lights and go to bed?"
They turned to see Professor McGonagall standing in the door. Of all the retched timing...
"Professor, it's not even late yet," Harry said.
"That's all very well and good, but you do have classes tomorrow, so off to bed," she said. She turned to go, the turned back around. "By the way, very.....innovative show this evening Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley," she said with a small smile then left.
I must give them praise for that. It is generally very difficult to earn praise from her.
"Way to go Harry, you got McGonagalls approval," said Seamus, clapping him on the back. "But I suppose she's right. Come on, we'll finish talking upstairs."
NO! I must know who that other girl is! It is absolutely imperative that I know! It might be someone I know, and I REALLY don't want to ruin a friendship.
"Ok, just give me a sec ok?" Harry said. The boys nodded, then marched upstairs. I turned back to my book. Probably going to write a love poem to Katherine or something....
"Hey you."
I jumped, startled, and looked up to see Harry smiling at me over the couch. Damnit, I KNEW I should have gotten the invisibility cloak....
"Hey yourself," I answered. "How'd you know I was over here?"
He shrugged. "Dunno. Just a thought."
"Besides," he said with a grin, "you always do this thing when you turn the pages of a book and the page makes this 'flip-pip' noise."
He is just to observant sometimes even for me.
"Oh," I said.
"Where were you after dinner?" Harry asked. "I saw you at the beginning, but then you were gone, so....."
"Oh, I guess I just wasn't feeling to well," I said. It wasn't really a lie, feeling mad isn't exactly feeling well.
"Oh. You feeling any better?" he asked.
Another think I loved about Harry. He was always so concerned about others. Even if it meant getting his own self hurt in the process.
"Um, sort of. I should be better tomorrow."
"Oh, ok. Did you like the show?" he asked, a smile on his face.
As much as I wanted to yell "No, I hated it because it was all for that Katherine woman!" I restrained myself, and said instead "I thought it was very....creative and very interesting."
I watched as the smile on his face dropped ever so slightly. I hated making him upset or angry, and I wanted to cry all of a sudden.
"Oh. Well, ok then. I'll, uh, see you in the morning then, ok 'Mione?" He turned to go.
Ohhhhhh damnit, damnit damnit, DAMNIT!!!!!
I jumped up from my spot on the couch. "Harry!"
He turned around. "Yes?"
"I um, thought you were excellent tonight," I said, trying to hide the slight waver in my voice. "An-and it was brilliant and I liked it a lot and I'm sorry I wasn't down there at the end." Small tears ran down my face and I didn't know why.
He smiled and walked back towards me. He gave me a hug. "That's what wanted to hear," he said softly. He pulled back. "But, it can't be helped if you weren't feeling well, so don't worry about it."
I nodded ok.
He smiled again, and kissed my forehead. "Good night, Hermione," he said, then turned and went back upstairs.
I watched him as he walked back, with a smile on my face.
Now I was more determined then ever to win him, and I would not stop at anything....
Even if it meant getting on the Quidditch Team....
That's chapter 5. Chapter 6 is- well, you'll just have to see. Hope you liked it.
Hermione's point of view..
A/N: Hey all, here's chapter 5. Thanks to those assorted few who keep on encouraging me to write, ti's nice to know people like what you're writing and you're not wasting your time. This chapter is in Hermiones point of view, so we get to hear what she's thinking about all this. And don't worry, she won't be lonely and unhappy the whole story.....just most of it. ^_^. By the way, in the last chapter, I didn't say something so I'm saying it now. I don't own N'SYNC (though first of all, you all probably knew that and second of all why the hell would I want to? No offence to you rabid N'SYNC fans out there though, hehhehheh.).
I think it is safe to say that I'm not an envious person.
But as I watched all those girls rush our table, some even shoving me to get closer to Harry and the boys, and then the look of bliss on Harry's face as Katherine gave him a huge hug, I felt jealousy beyond belief.
So I turned around, and ran right out of the hall.
I don't understand how I could feel this much animosity toward one person. It wasn't like me to hold grudges of be anything but nice. Except when I was being bossy or Ron had really ticked me off, but that was expected.
But there was just something about that Katherine woman.....something that made my blood boil.....
Ok, maybe it was the fact that she was all over Harry, but maybe its just me....
I stomped up the stairs toward Gryffindor Tower. The NERVE of her! To come here all of a sudden and take my place? Well, I've got news for you, sister, there are only three, count 'em, THREE Neo-Marauders and we aren't taking any new applicants!!
Ok, so maybe I'm over reacting. After all, we're not really "Neo- Marauders", Ron just came up with the nick name as a joke. But it fits, doesn't it? Ron being someone along the lines of Sirius, me as Lily, and Harry, of course, as his father, James. Oh all right, so we were missing a Lupin and a Peter, but Katherine is certainly no one like him and Peter was a criminal and as much as I detest her I wouldn't be that cruel.
It surprises me that I could get so jealous of someone. Just because Harry has been paying her more attention lately....and flirting with her.....and serenading her....
"Dement!" I exclaimed, and pounded my fist on the wall, startling the picture that was there.
"What are YOU looking at?!" I demanded angrily, and the picture backed into its frame.
He'd never done anything like that for me!
Maybe it's a hint that he doesn't like you in that way, an annoying little voice in my head said.
"Shut up you," I said angrily.
I suppose I had decided I liked Harry in first year, after the whole troll incident. Just something about watching him hand from that trolls arms in an attempt to save me made me feel something for him. As the years passed, and Harry risked his life for us more and more, I guess my little school girl crush increased. i think it'd be safe to say that I'm in love with him.
So why is it that he favors HER over me?
I've known him longer, know more about him, actually am in love with him......it's not fair.
I reached the picture of the Fat Lady. She was talking with a friend.
".....And he looked so handsome down there, dancing around they were. Singing too!"
"Were they, Vi?" asked the Fat Lady.
"Ahem," I said, trying to get their attention.
"Oh, yes dear, password?" asked the Fat Lady.
"Amaretto," I answered dully, and the portrait swung open. I went inside and flopped down upon a couch in front of the fireplace.
Don't you just hate it when nothing goes your way? And I bet the only reason Harry likes her is because she's so pretty. She isn't that smart so to speak, except in maybe Muggle Studies.
I took that thought back though, because I know Harry isn't shallow like that.
But what about Cho then, that annoying voice said.
"He was in 3rd year, he didn't know any better," I answered myself.
All right then, so why doesn't he like YOU?
"Be-because he likes Katherine," I grumbled.
I mean, I suppose I could see why. she was really nice, out going, funny and above all pretty....
"Everything I'm not," I said bitterly.
To tell you the truth, I actually kind of like Katherine. NO, not in a homosexual kind of way. Honestly....she would make a valuable ally in the war against you-know-who, a Slytherin who didn't go bad. As much as I bitched at her, she was still nice to me.
"Unless of course she was just totally oblivious to my obvious hatred towards her," I mused, "but not even she's that dense."
I really didn't mean to be so horrid towards her, but seeing how much more attention Harry gave her, and how he'd been pretty much ignoring me just gets me ticked. You know, like when you like someone, but there's just this one person who the person you like is always flirting with or talking to and that person is always flirting or talking right back to the person you like, and you can't help but hate her because of that fact.
And I'm quite sure Harry knows I like him quite a bit, I've dropped enough hints I would think. Unless he's a complete idiot. He does have his moments. Ron so far is the only one who's talked to me about it. It surprised me a bit, because he's usually oblivious to this king of thing. I'm also sure Ginny has noticed. Our original plan was to just make sure Katherine stayed away from Harry, but I think now it has evolved into an outright war where anybody can win.
"And it's all against her, or for her, the self proclaimed 'Renegade Slytherin', " I muttered.
I wonder when this Renegade War will end?
There was a flurry of voices as the common room door flew open and everyone rushed in from outside. I quickly grabbed a book off the table and buried my nose in it, making sure it wasn't upside down this time.
Everyone was cheering and chanting as Harry and Ron strode in, modest grins on their faces. I will admit, they did do a bang up job. It just would've been more bang up it if had been for me.
Some people were yelling for an encore performance and Ron looked ready to do that , but Harry shook his head and indicated that he wanted to get some sleep, much to the disappointment of all the females present. They all gave him a final round of applause however then started to disperse, with the exception of Seamus, Neville, Dean and Ron.
"Harry, I'll say it again, that was brilliant," Neville said, a bemused expression on his face.
"I second that," Dean said, patting him on the back again.
"I just can't believe you went and did that, even after my whole rant the other day..." Seamus muttered, shaking his head. "Even so, that was still great!"
"Thanks guys," Harry said. "You have no bloody idea how nervous I was though."
"Yeah, before he was even havin' second thoughts," Ron chimed in. "What if Kat doesn't like it he was saying."
"You really like her, don't you Harry?" Neville asked.
"Yeah. She's something else all right," Harry said dreamily, and I couldn't help feel a twinge of anger.
"She's a bit eccentric, isn't she boy-o?" Seamus mused.
"Yeah. But that's what I like about her." Harry said earnestly. "The fact that she doesn't care about what others might say or think about her is something I really admire."
"That, and she's hot," said Dean with a smirk.
"NO, that's not-ok, yeah, she is hot," Harry said with a smile. I narrowed my eyes at my book.
"I've said it once, and I'll say it again," Ron said "They don't make 'em like that at Hogwarts."
"They make 'em ok at Hogwarts...." Harry said. Wonder what he meant by that?
Dean, Seamus, Neville and Ron turned to look at him. "What 'choo talking about Harry, Cho left last year," Ron asked.
"Chang?" Seamus asked. "That cute Ravenclaw seeker? Yeah, she was pretty good."
"Oh, nothing, it's not important," Harry said dismissing the question with a wave of his hand.
The boys looked suspiciously at Harry, who looked innocently back at them. They shrugged.
"Well Harry, if you do indeed end up with Kat, a number of us are going to lose quite a bit of money," Dean said.
"Why?" asked Harry.
"Well, there's a kind of a bet going on around the school that you'll end up with someone else, and the odds are in favor of the other person," Seamus explained.
Harry looked at them in astonishment. "You all are taking bets on my love life?!" he exclaimed.
Personally, I wanted to know who the girl was. After all, what harm could one more rival be?
Note the obvious sarcasm there.
"So, who's the other girl then?" Harry asked.
Yes, do tell.
"Well, it's-"
"Mr. Potter, if you and your fans would kindly turn out your lights and go to bed?"
They turned to see Professor McGonagall standing in the door. Of all the retched timing...
"Professor, it's not even late yet," Harry said.
"That's all very well and good, but you do have classes tomorrow, so off to bed," she said. She turned to go, the turned back around. "By the way, very.....innovative show this evening Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley," she said with a small smile then left.
I must give them praise for that. It is generally very difficult to earn praise from her.
"Way to go Harry, you got McGonagalls approval," said Seamus, clapping him on the back. "But I suppose she's right. Come on, we'll finish talking upstairs."
NO! I must know who that other girl is! It is absolutely imperative that I know! It might be someone I know, and I REALLY don't want to ruin a friendship.
"Ok, just give me a sec ok?" Harry said. The boys nodded, then marched upstairs. I turned back to my book. Probably going to write a love poem to Katherine or something....
"Hey you."
I jumped, startled, and looked up to see Harry smiling at me over the couch. Damnit, I KNEW I should have gotten the invisibility cloak....
"Hey yourself," I answered. "How'd you know I was over here?"
He shrugged. "Dunno. Just a thought."
"Besides," he said with a grin, "you always do this thing when you turn the pages of a book and the page makes this 'flip-pip' noise."
He is just to observant sometimes even for me.
"Oh," I said.
"Where were you after dinner?" Harry asked. "I saw you at the beginning, but then you were gone, so....."
"Oh, I guess I just wasn't feeling to well," I said. It wasn't really a lie, feeling mad isn't exactly feeling well.
"Oh. You feeling any better?" he asked.
Another think I loved about Harry. He was always so concerned about others. Even if it meant getting his own self hurt in the process.
"Um, sort of. I should be better tomorrow."
"Oh, ok. Did you like the show?" he asked, a smile on his face.
As much as I wanted to yell "No, I hated it because it was all for that Katherine woman!" I restrained myself, and said instead "I thought it was very....creative and very interesting."
I watched as the smile on his face dropped ever so slightly. I hated making him upset or angry, and I wanted to cry all of a sudden.
"Oh. Well, ok then. I'll, uh, see you in the morning then, ok 'Mione?" He turned to go.
Ohhhhhh damnit, damnit damnit, DAMNIT!!!!!
I jumped up from my spot on the couch. "Harry!"
He turned around. "Yes?"
"I um, thought you were excellent tonight," I said, trying to hide the slight waver in my voice. "An-and it was brilliant and I liked it a lot and I'm sorry I wasn't down there at the end." Small tears ran down my face and I didn't know why.
He smiled and walked back towards me. He gave me a hug. "That's what wanted to hear," he said softly. He pulled back. "But, it can't be helped if you weren't feeling well, so don't worry about it."
I nodded ok.
He smiled again, and kissed my forehead. "Good night, Hermione," he said, then turned and went back upstairs.
I watched him as he walked back, with a smile on my face.
Now I was more determined then ever to win him, and I would not stop at anything....
Even if it meant getting on the Quidditch Team....
That's chapter 5. Chapter 6 is- well, you'll just have to see. Hope you liked it.