Hermione smiled as she entered the great hall. It was beautiful morning, a
beautiful morning indeed. The sun was shining and the birds were all
singing, the air was fresh and crisp.
Hermione was happy, happy beyond belief, and why would she not be, she had had the best night of her life, met the boy of her dreams, and she couldn't wait until she had the opportunity to break the rules again and go back to the Pub.
Yes, that is right, you heard correctly, Hermione Granger wanted to break a rule, not just one rule, she wanted to break all of the rules she could possibly find. She would break them all, just for another night like the one she had just experienced.
She was almost skipping, and she realized that as she sat at the table for breakfast. Hermione was practically skipping, but she really couldn't be bothered if people saw her, she was happy, and they would just have to deal with the consequences.
Sitting, Hermione smiled at the boys, and they grinned back. They had seen Hermione the night before, having a deep and meaningful conversation with the brown haired guy they had seen down there a few times. She looked like she had been enjoying herself talk to him, and they were very happy for her.
It had been a long time since they had seen they best friend this happy. After fourth year, when the dark lord returned to power, Hermione spent even more time a day studying and trying to keep out of trouble. Hermione studied for impossibly long hours, and gave herself no time to herself. Very little happiness.
But she was happy now, she was grinning, grinning like the cat that got the canary and the milk all in one sitting.
"When are we going to Hogsmeade again?" Hermione asked as a form of greeting. Ron and Harry looked at each other before turning back to Hermione.
"Thanks for asking Hermione, I had a great night sleep, and the day only seems to be getting better" Ron smiled at her. She blushed lightly. She had fully intended to say the proper good morning to the boys, but when she opened her mouth, the question just seemed to jump out.
"I am sorry boys, good morning" Hermione replied "So, when are we going back to the pub?"
She cursed herself for sounding so eager. Hermione blushed and looked down at the plate in front of her before once again looking up at the boys, they were smiling.
"Ron, we have created a monster" Harry joked, Ron nodded, unbelieving. He had never seen Hermione like this, so revved up, so enthusiastic about something other than school work.
"This wouldn't have something to do with that tall handsome stranger you were talking to last night would it?" Rona asked. He already knew the answer, but he wanted to see what Hermione would say, if she would come right out and say that she liked the guy she had met, or if she would dance around the subject, trying not to let her true feelings show.
"Who is a tall handsome stranger?" Ginny asked, Hermione blushed, and then stuffed a forkful of eggs into her mouth, allowing Ron and Harry to find a way to explain the predicament to her.
"There is no tall handsome stranger" Ron told her, Ginny smirked.
"Yeah right, that is why I distinctly heard you say that Hermione was taking to a 'Tall dark stranger last night'" Ginny replied. Hermione sighed and pushed her plate to the side, she was too happy to eat, she knew that made no sense at all. Plus, Ginny was distracting her from her food.
"It is nothing Gin" Hermione replied. "I you know I would have told you if there was something going on"
Ginny nodded, she seemed ok with the answer, and then picked up her books, and left the great hall, heading off to her first class of the day.
"So, boys, are we going back into town tonight?" She asked once no one was around to listen.
"I don't know" Harry stated "We do have home work to do"
"Oh, screw the home work" Hermione replied, causing Ron to choke on the bacon that he had just begun to chew. Did Hermione Granger really just say to 'screw' home work.
"Listen boys, I am going with or with out you, it would just be cool if you did come along" Hermione replied, the boys looked at her, there was no point arguing with Hermione when she got like this.
She seemed more than capable of going by herself, but it was an unspoken agreement that she wouldn't go with out them .Harry and Ron still felt protective of her. And she was ok with that. It was amazing what some people could do to a teenaged female if they had a sick enough mind.
"ok, we will go with you"
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Just like the previous night, the three best friends split up as they entered the pub, all moving to different spots, but all in places where they could see each other. Hermione moved to the bar where she had been the night before.
Looking around the crowded pub, Hermione got slightly worried. This was probably a stupid idea. She didn't even know if Rylan came to this place often, she didn't know if Rylan would come there tonight.
Hermione looked around, Harry and Ron had taken no time to get into the swing of things, and now she was just sitting there alone. Hoping against hope that this guy would turn up.
Even chance there was a good chance that he may not show up....
"Howdy stranger" a voice from behind her said, Hermione smiled, and turned to the voice.
"Rylan, I didn't expect you to come tonight" She said, somewhat truthfully, but she couldn't help the silent sigh of relief that escaped her. He had come. It was so cool.
"Oh, I just came in the hope that you would sneak out again to come see me." Rylan told her. Hermione smiled. "I hope you don't get in trouble for sneaking out"
"Don't worry, you have no idea how easy it is to sneak around Hogwarts" Hermione replied, Rylan smiled.
"Oh, I think I do" Rylan mumbled, then caught himself, hoping that Hermione had not heard him. If she had, then she did not say anything about it.
"So, what did you do today?" Hermione asked, then realized her mistake. He didn't talk about his job.
"Not much? What about you? How were your classes?" He asked, she smiled. The previous night, she had told him the truth, she was almost 17 and she was still a student. Rylan seemed interested in her lessons and things, which Hermione quite enjoyed.
"Classes are fun, I enjoy learning things" Hermione told him. As the sentence left her mouth, she realized just how unsophisticated that sentence sounded. Rylan chuckled.
"What is your favorite subject?" He asked her, she smiled.
"Defense against the dark arts" Hermione replied, Rylan smiled, or maybe it was Remus who was smiling, either way he was smiling. Hermione liked his lessons.
"Why do you like that so much?" He asked, interested.
"It is just a very interesting subject, plus, when you are friends with Harry Potter, it is good to arm yourself against evil" Hermione admitted. Rylan smiled.
"But you must have a good professor right? I mean, the class would have to suck with out a good teacher?" He fished, Hermione smiled.
"Yeah, But we have had a different teacher almost every year, This year we have the same teacher that I did in third year. He is my favorite out of all of them" Hermione explained. He nodded, a goofy grin breaking out on his face.
"He must be one hell of a guy" Rylan chuckled.
Just like the night before, they spoke for hours until the sun had completely gone down, and the pub was full.
Towards the middle of the night, when Hermione was deep in conversation with Rylan, she heard some one calling her name.
"Hermione!"
She looked around over her shoulder, glaring at Harry and Ron, who were standing at the door of the male toilets.
"What?" She exclaimed, some what angrily.
Ron disappeared into the toilets, and then pointed at the door. There was something outside, leaning against the window, casting a shadow on the building.
That could only mean one thing ..... Hagrid was just outside.
Jumping off of the stood, she hid behind Rylan.
"What?" he asked, chuckling.
"One of my teachers, I can't let them know I am here or I will get expelled." Hermione replied.
Rylan couldn't help but chuckle.
If only she knew the truth.
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Hermione was happy, happy beyond belief, and why would she not be, she had had the best night of her life, met the boy of her dreams, and she couldn't wait until she had the opportunity to break the rules again and go back to the Pub.
Yes, that is right, you heard correctly, Hermione Granger wanted to break a rule, not just one rule, she wanted to break all of the rules she could possibly find. She would break them all, just for another night like the one she had just experienced.
She was almost skipping, and she realized that as she sat at the table for breakfast. Hermione was practically skipping, but she really couldn't be bothered if people saw her, she was happy, and they would just have to deal with the consequences.
Sitting, Hermione smiled at the boys, and they grinned back. They had seen Hermione the night before, having a deep and meaningful conversation with the brown haired guy they had seen down there a few times. She looked like she had been enjoying herself talk to him, and they were very happy for her.
It had been a long time since they had seen they best friend this happy. After fourth year, when the dark lord returned to power, Hermione spent even more time a day studying and trying to keep out of trouble. Hermione studied for impossibly long hours, and gave herself no time to herself. Very little happiness.
But she was happy now, she was grinning, grinning like the cat that got the canary and the milk all in one sitting.
"When are we going to Hogsmeade again?" Hermione asked as a form of greeting. Ron and Harry looked at each other before turning back to Hermione.
"Thanks for asking Hermione, I had a great night sleep, and the day only seems to be getting better" Ron smiled at her. She blushed lightly. She had fully intended to say the proper good morning to the boys, but when she opened her mouth, the question just seemed to jump out.
"I am sorry boys, good morning" Hermione replied "So, when are we going back to the pub?"
She cursed herself for sounding so eager. Hermione blushed and looked down at the plate in front of her before once again looking up at the boys, they were smiling.
"Ron, we have created a monster" Harry joked, Ron nodded, unbelieving. He had never seen Hermione like this, so revved up, so enthusiastic about something other than school work.
"This wouldn't have something to do with that tall handsome stranger you were talking to last night would it?" Rona asked. He already knew the answer, but he wanted to see what Hermione would say, if she would come right out and say that she liked the guy she had met, or if she would dance around the subject, trying not to let her true feelings show.
"Who is a tall handsome stranger?" Ginny asked, Hermione blushed, and then stuffed a forkful of eggs into her mouth, allowing Ron and Harry to find a way to explain the predicament to her.
"There is no tall handsome stranger" Ron told her, Ginny smirked.
"Yeah right, that is why I distinctly heard you say that Hermione was taking to a 'Tall dark stranger last night'" Ginny replied. Hermione sighed and pushed her plate to the side, she was too happy to eat, she knew that made no sense at all. Plus, Ginny was distracting her from her food.
"It is nothing Gin" Hermione replied. "I you know I would have told you if there was something going on"
Ginny nodded, she seemed ok with the answer, and then picked up her books, and left the great hall, heading off to her first class of the day.
"So, boys, are we going back into town tonight?" She asked once no one was around to listen.
"I don't know" Harry stated "We do have home work to do"
"Oh, screw the home work" Hermione replied, causing Ron to choke on the bacon that he had just begun to chew. Did Hermione Granger really just say to 'screw' home work.
"Listen boys, I am going with or with out you, it would just be cool if you did come along" Hermione replied, the boys looked at her, there was no point arguing with Hermione when she got like this.
She seemed more than capable of going by herself, but it was an unspoken agreement that she wouldn't go with out them .Harry and Ron still felt protective of her. And she was ok with that. It was amazing what some people could do to a teenaged female if they had a sick enough mind.
"ok, we will go with you"
~*~*~*~*
Just like the previous night, the three best friends split up as they entered the pub, all moving to different spots, but all in places where they could see each other. Hermione moved to the bar where she had been the night before.
Looking around the crowded pub, Hermione got slightly worried. This was probably a stupid idea. She didn't even know if Rylan came to this place often, she didn't know if Rylan would come there tonight.
Hermione looked around, Harry and Ron had taken no time to get into the swing of things, and now she was just sitting there alone. Hoping against hope that this guy would turn up.
Even chance there was a good chance that he may not show up....
"Howdy stranger" a voice from behind her said, Hermione smiled, and turned to the voice.
"Rylan, I didn't expect you to come tonight" She said, somewhat truthfully, but she couldn't help the silent sigh of relief that escaped her. He had come. It was so cool.
"Oh, I just came in the hope that you would sneak out again to come see me." Rylan told her. Hermione smiled. "I hope you don't get in trouble for sneaking out"
"Don't worry, you have no idea how easy it is to sneak around Hogwarts" Hermione replied, Rylan smiled.
"Oh, I think I do" Rylan mumbled, then caught himself, hoping that Hermione had not heard him. If she had, then she did not say anything about it.
"So, what did you do today?" Hermione asked, then realized her mistake. He didn't talk about his job.
"Not much? What about you? How were your classes?" He asked, she smiled. The previous night, she had told him the truth, she was almost 17 and she was still a student. Rylan seemed interested in her lessons and things, which Hermione quite enjoyed.
"Classes are fun, I enjoy learning things" Hermione told him. As the sentence left her mouth, she realized just how unsophisticated that sentence sounded. Rylan chuckled.
"What is your favorite subject?" He asked her, she smiled.
"Defense against the dark arts" Hermione replied, Rylan smiled, or maybe it was Remus who was smiling, either way he was smiling. Hermione liked his lessons.
"Why do you like that so much?" He asked, interested.
"It is just a very interesting subject, plus, when you are friends with Harry Potter, it is good to arm yourself against evil" Hermione admitted. Rylan smiled.
"But you must have a good professor right? I mean, the class would have to suck with out a good teacher?" He fished, Hermione smiled.
"Yeah, But we have had a different teacher almost every year, This year we have the same teacher that I did in third year. He is my favorite out of all of them" Hermione explained. He nodded, a goofy grin breaking out on his face.
"He must be one hell of a guy" Rylan chuckled.
Just like the night before, they spoke for hours until the sun had completely gone down, and the pub was full.
Towards the middle of the night, when Hermione was deep in conversation with Rylan, she heard some one calling her name.
"Hermione!"
She looked around over her shoulder, glaring at Harry and Ron, who were standing at the door of the male toilets.
"What?" She exclaimed, some what angrily.
Ron disappeared into the toilets, and then pointed at the door. There was something outside, leaning against the window, casting a shadow on the building.
That could only mean one thing ..... Hagrid was just outside.
Jumping off of the stood, she hid behind Rylan.
"What?" he asked, chuckling.
"One of my teachers, I can't let them know I am here or I will get expelled." Hermione replied.
Rylan couldn't help but chuckle.
If only she knew the truth.
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