A/N: Tiffany was named after one of my friends and inspired by another, but I doubt either will guess who they are. And all reviews are loved and appreciated.

Gratuities:

really talented: Yes, wanting more. Me too, surprisingly.

Tori: I'll see what I can do, but it's like the wings. And when? I don't know. . .

Roseanne: Aunt Tiff isn't that kind of girl. But she knows.

hasapi: Yeah, I have the same worries.

me: I'm glad you liked it, but a name for you would be nice. I keep wondering if I'm reviewing myself in some very scary way.

Katie Scarlette: I like Aunt Tiff too. And I'm afraid. . . well, Snape is gonna have to be hit over the head with many books. . . maybe an anvil or two.

Buffy Marsters: Good idea, but it's been done. But don't worry, I have a very original place for it.

Story:
Hermione? Care for me? These two statements have nothing to do with each other. She could not possibly truly understand-she is too young to know about love. It must simply be a crush, as her aunt suggested. With what happened at her home, I doubt that she has any realistic understanding of love.

I will "let her down easy," as "Tiff" asked. Hermione must never know how I feel towards her. That night in the classroom was wrong. No matter how correct it felt. I cannot allow my feelings to drag Hermione down with me. She deserves so much more.

And so I have asked her to meet me outside tomorrow night, just before curfew. I will tell her then. She will understand someday. Or not. I hate to make her bitter. But I must return her to hating me. If she ever turned that smile my way again. . . And yet, I wish she would.

I have fallen for you, Hermione Granger. Now it is for me to break both our hearts.