A/N: love all ya people who reviewed it!! I didn't expect such a nice response…a thank you list below! ok… this chapter kind of focuses on hermione… it's an insight into harry's past! Small as it may be… but hope you enjoy it ok?
-The Boy Who Turned-
A soft sigh escaped her frostbitten lips. The snow outside her window seemed to fall forever. No, don't get her wrong, she loved snow, but only this time, it seemed to portray the very situation she was in.
Unclear of what would happen next, confused as she took another step towards the future, blurred by the many things happening around her.
Her bushy brown hair blew out behind her.
"Harry…" her voice came out strangled.
Ever since that fateful day, he and she had stopped communicating. That day… It was a day so many things had happened, and so many changes had been made.
*flashback*
"Hermione..." She turned towards the sound of her name.
"What's up Ron?"
"Uh… Need help with those books?"
"Uh… Sure."
He took the heavy stack of books from her and struggled slightly with them while she skipped along.
An air of uneasiness hung about the two of them as Ron tried to find his words.
"Ok, Ron, spit. What's stuck in your throat?"
"Huh?"
"I know you well enough by now, don't try and get off the topic. Uh, watch out, here comes Malfoy. Hold your nose."
The 16-year-old Draco Malfoy sauntered towards the Head Girl and one of her closest friends, glaring at the two. As if regaining his composure, an all-too-familiar smirk tugged back into his lips.
"Why, if it isn't the snob squad. What's going on? Having a meeting on how to suck up to Dumbledore some more? Oh, wait. Your captain isn't here. Where is he anyway? Bootlicking Mcgonagall?"
"Shut up Malfoy." Hermione growled.
"Just 'cause you're Head Girl doesn't give you a right to control my liberty, Mudblood."
"Shut. Up. You filthy Malfoy." Ron cut in.
"Better than being a Weasly, don't you agree?"
"If it weren't for Hermione, I'd punch your-"
"Aw, how sweet. Worried that The Dark Lord will get her-- soon?"
"You jerk!" Hermione yelled, a tinge of fear tracing across her face.
"Whatever, Mudblood. I only hope you live…" Malfoy hesitated for the slightest moment, passion coming into his eyes. But as quickly as it had come, a look of cruel laughter came back.
"Live long enough to see the Dark Lord rise once more." Draco gave a short laugh then signalled to his gang of slytherin friends and walked off.
"Freak him. He's a damned asshole."
"Don't be so angry. It's not like you. Draco will be paid back for all this one day."
"Sigh… I guess so."
"Hey, wanna go to the Hogsmeade with me tomorrow afternoon?"
"Are you asking me out?" A cheeky grin flooded her face.
"Well, why not. You are my girlfriend." He said simply.
"Huh?" An expression of surprise came into her face.
"Uh… Slip of tongue. I…I, well, I wanna ask you" Ron stammered, his face a beet red. "I… I'm asking you to go steady with m-me."
"HUH?!" Her eyeballs nearly popped out.
"Yeah... I really like you, you see. Never mind, forget I ever asked, it was dumb ok? It was just a spur of the moment. I know you'd never like me."
"Ok."
"Huh?"
"I'll be your girlfriend."
"HUH?!" This time, it was Ron's turn to have his eyeballs fall out.
"I always thought y-you were, well, cute, I guess."
After a few moments of spacing out on her, her words finally sunk in.
"YES!!" He cheered and gave a loop in the air. "Yes! Oh Hermy, I'm so glad you agreed!!"
"Don't call me Hermy."
"Why not?" He gave a child-like whine.
While the two started a squabble, no one noticed a scowl and a glare form on the face of a very jealous Malfoy.
It was nearly dusk when Hermione and Ron made their way back to the Gryffindor common room.
And they saw a tired, beaten up Potter almost crawl back into the room.
"Harry?" They said in unison.
"Where were you? I haven't seen you all day." Ron started.
"I met him. Voldemort."
"Shut it with his name!" Ron gasped softly.
"Meet him? Harry, you're supposed to tell us!" Hermione said.
"He was too weak to enter Hogwarts or even Hogsmeade after that battle last month! We all should have been safe! None of us were meant to see him!" Ron protested.
"I'm leaving."
"Leaving?" Hermione asked.
"Harry, what are you talking about?!" Ron frowned.
"I'm leaving Hogwarts."
"You-know-who willl get you!"
"Voldemort's dead." Harry snarled. "As Dumbledore will tell you soon."
"What? Harry, what's wrong with you?" Hermione touched her friend's hand softly.
"Don't touch me!" Harry snapped.
Running into the boys' dormitory, the Head Boy grabbed what few belongings he needed and left as quickly as he came, leaving two very dazed people gawking at him.
"What?" Ron asked nobody, for it was a question no one could answer.
*end flashback*
A warm tear trickling at her cheek, the now-21 Hermione turned around, her back towards the snow.
"Oh Harry... We could have been there for you, if only you trusted us."
Lifting her head slightly, she suddenly noticed another person in her house.
Cold fear grasping at her heart, she took an involuntary step back.
And the figure lunged towards her.
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