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a/n: before I begin chapter 2 I would like to state: I am not like Jonah the pickle or whatever Veggie he is.

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Chapter 2

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"Quick, lay him on the couch, make sure he's alright," Hermione instructed Ron and Tessa as they entered the common room. They nodded and set him down on the common room couch, as Harry groaned from the pain returning to his head.

"We have to make sure he doesn't have a concussion," Hermione continued joining Ron and Tessa near Harry's side.

"Maybe we should see if he recognizes us" Ron suggested.

"Good idea!" Tessa smiled, "I'll makes sure he's breathing alright first…." and she began to lean over him, heading for his lips again. Thankfully, Harry with his lightening-fast reflexes from quidditch, opened his eyes fast enough to safely dodge her puckered lips. She frowned and pulled back.

Hermione rolled her eyes at Tessa's attempt and looked back down at Harry. "Harry, who is this girl?" she asked, indicating Tessa.

Harry pulled his glasses away to rub his eyes then put them back to see the browned haired, green eyed witch that was grinning over him. With a pointed finger, aiming straight at her chest, he growled, "Evil…spawn of satan from the bowels of hell!!"

Ron nearly choked at Harry's sudden recovery…and description. Hermione could feel her jaw dropped from behind her hand. Having the perfect opportunity to get back at Tessa, she quickly said, "At least he knows who one of us is"

Ron snickered, trying to muffle his laugh.

Tessa gasped in an overly dramatic way, then smiled a mischievous grin. "Why, Hermione, I would have thought you would be offended about Harry's comment about you." No one insulted Tessa. At least not without a comeback two times worse.

"Whoa…" Ron muttered, amazed at this cat fight going on between the best friend and the obsessed one. Harry hadn't heard since had drifted off to sleep to get away from the pain.

Of course, Hermione, being the mature 5th year student she was, and not the one to fight, calmly stated, her eyes shut to prevent herself from seeing the girl in front of her, "I think it would be best if you left." She opened her eyes to see Tessa still there grinning. "Well, go!"

"You heard her, Ron, get going. Its girl time with Harry." Ron looked confused for a second, and looked back from Tessa's innocent smile, which he lingered on for a moment, to Hermione stern glare filled with rage.

"I meant you, Tessa Po--er whatever your last name is!!" she shrieked, not managing her calm nature as she had before.

"Pot-ter" Tessa said slowly, making sure she caught every syllable.

"Your REAL last name!"

"Potter" she said just as calmly as before.

Hermione sighed. It was like arguing with a rock. "Alright…your maiden name…"

"Oh, well why didn't you say so?" Tessa asked laughing.

"What is it?" Hermione growled, growing more impatient.

"Oh, Radly. Tessa Radly Potter."

Gaining her composure once more, Hermione managed to say, "Thank you…Radly-Potter…if you don't mind, could you please leave Ron and I alone with Harry?"

Tessa sighed. "Alright then. I'll just sort through my things in the dorm. Good night then." and turned towards the stairwell.

"Wait!" Ron shouted. She turned to see him running up beside her. "G-g-good night." He managed, flushing bright red.

"Uh, thanks" Tessa said, unsure of how to react.

"You, er, need any help…with the sorting and such I mean. Because it could be so tiresome and well I-"

"Aren't you sweet!" Tessa smiled, politely, putting a hand on his cheeked. He turned so red he could have been mistaken for a lava lamp if the lights were off. If blushes were green, he would have been assumed to have been eating radiation. That red. "Sorry, but I can do it myself, good night, though…er…Jon?" And with that she turned and headed back up the stairs.

Ron turned back to Hermione sitting beside the sleeping Harry. He had a dazed look on his face, "She said my name…"

"Your name is not Jon." Hermione sighed.

"It's not? Oh well…is there a spell to change it?"

"Ron, give it up."

"Sorry…well I best be getting to bed" he said grinning, mentally praising he didn't say which bed. He headed up the stairs.

Hermione's good night filled the room: "That's the girls' dorm!"

"Heh, sorry." And with that he went to the boys' dorm.

Hermione sighed, looking back down at Harry, sleeping peacefully. "I don't like that Tessa, Harry. She makes Ron act like an idiot…or more so, that is." she softly laughed. " But she's also trying to get you under her spell. I just hope I can figure it out before someone I love gets hurt." She suddenly looked up from his face, her eyes bright with an idea. "Spell? That's it! Good night Harry!" she said quickly before leaning down and kissing him on the cheek. Still smiling, she rushed up to the girls' dorm.

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a/n: so that was that. So…who does Hermione love? Well, if you read the summary, my profile page, or my other stories, you probably can guess by now. If not….I'll just keep you in suspense.

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