Disclaimer: All belongs to JKR except the plot.
Secret Love
Chapter 2
Ginny's POV
I know a secret. Hermione thinks no one knows, but I do, and I'm the only one. It must be a girl thing; men are too obtuse to discover the intricacies of the female psyche. The only reason I know this secret is because Hermione displayed the same signs I did when I fell in love with Harry Potter, Saviour of the Wizarding World.
Hermione is in love with my older brother, Percy. I've known for three years now, since the summer I graduated. I was visiting Hermione over her lunch hour, and Percy came down. I could see the way her eyes lit up when she saw him, the same way mine did when I saw Harry. She hid it well after that, except for a brief moment just before he left. He ruffled her hair in farewell, like she was a little kid, and I caught a sheen in her eyes; tears that were quickly masked.
I didn't say anything to her, wondering if she would mention him to me, but she didn't. So I waited to see if Percy would mention her at home, but apart from a brief mention that he had seen her at lunchtime, there was nothing else said about her. Obviously to Percy she was just a colleague and the best friend of his little brother.
Three years have now gone by, and Hermione is still in love with Percy, but he's blind to her feelings, and she won't tell him she's in love with him. So much for Gryffindor courage! So, because I love them both, I'm going to give her a helping hand. It's time to let her know that I know her secret. I just hope that it doesn't mean the end of our friendship, because I really need a girlfriend to help me plan my wedding to Harry in the summer.
TBC
A/N: The next chapters take over with third person view.