1 Chapter: 5
Previous Chapter: Hermione got revenge on Draco and found out in Potions that the next day they were supposed to make Guilt Potion.
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Later that day…
They had just spent two hours taking notes about the Guilt Potion under Snape's overly large nose. He had tried to pick on Neville again, but to his surprise discovered that the smartest student he had ever had was not concentrating. Snape never admitted it, but he truly did admire Hermione for her ingenuity. (A/n: As if!) She was clearly thinking about something else and didn't want anybody to pester her. He tried to negotiate with himself about what to do, but he simply couldn't play favorites with the Gryffindors. It would be completely against his morale and his reputation of being favorable to the Slytherins would be ruined. After pointing out all of Hermione's mistakes, he asked her to come to his office after class. Hermione could care less. (A/n: boy did the world change quickly! ^ ^ ) The bell finally rang and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione gathered her books while Harry told her, "Don't worry about it too much okay? Don't let that slimy git get to you! I'll wait for you outside." Hermione nodded in response and languidly made her way up to Snape's office. He was waiting for her with his hands folded. Hermione took a minute to examine various items in his office. She recognized the boomslang skin, which brought back fond memories from her second year. She also noticed a small flask labeled Veritaserum in neat handwriting. She also observed that Snape was a very organized person, similar to her.
He cleared his throat to snap her out of her daze. He took a deep breath and bluntly said to her, "Ms.Granger, you're behavior in class today was simply unacceptable! You are a Prefect, meaning Model Student. Others look up to you and respect you. I realize that there's plenty of responsibility involved, but when we chose you to be Prefect, we trusted that you could handle it. Now, I can tell that you are preoccupied with other personal matters, but that is simply no excuse!" Hermione had nothing to say because she knew he was right, so she just hung her head in shame. She managed to say, "I'm sorry" before dashing out of the room. She met Harry outside who immediately ran to her side to ask what happened. She gave him a brief synopsis of what Snape said before just breaking down completely. She started crying and in between loud sobs, Harry heard, "I…just don't know…(sob)…what's wrong with me! (sniff) I mean…it's not…(sob)…" Harry couldn't decipher the rest and realized it was a fruitless effort to try to comprehend what she was talking about. He tried to calm her down and calmly explained to her, "Hermione…Hermione…listen to me!" He grabbed her by the shoulders and said, "Hermione...calm down…just calm down first! Ok…listen…I think you're too overwhelmed right now to make think sensibly. Don't get me wrong…I'm not insulting you…I'm just telling you the truth. I'll meet you at the Astronomy Tower tonight and you can rationally tell me what's on your mind. Now…I don't want to hear another word about it!" Hermione stammered to tell him that she couldn't, but he wouldn't hear a word about it. He left without saying another word and Hermione simply thought, "Too late. Oh well…I'm already in trouble…might as well!" She took a deep breath and sighed at what her life was becoming.
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We're going to go back in time for just a bit…when Hermione comes out of Snape's office. Remember that Harry and Hermione are standing in an empty corridor…or so we thought…
Ron was getting impatient. "Where's Harry?" he wondered. He peeked back in the corridor and saw Hermione emerge out of Snape's office. She looked as beautiful as ever. She was wearing black jeans along with a glimmering, V-neck shirt. She was wearing a silver watch, which Harry had given her for her birthday. He could also see two tiny shiny pieces in her ears, which he recognized as the earrings that he had given her for the holidays. But she looked so depressed and torn apart. He wanted to go down there and comfort her, but didn't have the nerve to do so. He saw Harry worriedly fretting over her and then he saw something he simply he couldn't bear. It was his worst nightmare to see Hermione cry and for him not to be able to help her. He made up his mind and started to dash down the corridor. He froze when he heard Harry say "I'll meet you at the Astronomy Tower tonight…" He didn't bother to listen to the rest of it. "The Astronomy Tower?" he thought. "But that's where all of the students go to…No…the thought was intolerable. His best friend since first year had stolen the girl of his dreams!" He felt his stomach churn and he started to feel dizzy as if he was in an awful nightmare. He raced back to the Gryffindor Tower ignoring the fact that it was almost lunchtime. The last thing he wanted to do was eat lunch. He dropped his books on the nearby beds and crawled up on his bed. He tried to remain in control of himself, because he knew that if he didn't, he would probably end up doing something that he'd regret for the rest of his life. "I'm such an idiot! I can't believe it…Harry of all people! I knew I had competition but my best friend is acting like my rival!" He negotiated that Harry didn't know about his long time crush so technically he couldn't blame Harry! But still, he thought he could kill Harry at that moment. He banged his head against the wall and kept muttering, "Too late…you big fat chicken!"
After chiding himself for another 25 minutes, he went down to the Great Hall for some light food. Harry called Ron over and sensed that something was wrong. "What's wrong, Ron?"
Ron felt like punching Harry and replying, "You're ruining my life…that's what's so wrong!" But instead, he just shrugged and helped himself to some mashed potatoes. Hermione looked concerned as well, but realized that she should keep her comments to herself since she knew that Ron wasn't a very open person.
Ron looked up at Hermione, hoping to at least get some pity, but she didn't say a word. "She doesn't give a shit about me, either! I hate myself!" he thought. The rest of the day was in a haze for him. All he could think about was Hermione and his hypocrite best friend Harry. (A/n: Talk bout oxy-morons) Just as he was leaving Transfiguration, Harry came up to him. "C'mon Ron, tell me what's wrong! Don't deny it...it's written all over yourself that you're upset about something and it's eating you to the core! I'm your best friend…I can see that you haven't been yourself today! You didn't snort even once at Divination today!" Ron smiled at Harry's last comment and gave him a very enigmatic reply, "Harry…buddy…ol' pal...I'll find out soon enough…I hope!" He left leaving Harry very puzzled. Just as Ron was descending the stairs, he saw Malfoy. "Hey Weasley…I have something to tell you!"
Ron looked exasperated and replied, "Fuck off Malfoy! I'm not in the mood for one of your teasing sessions!"
Draco sighed and said, "You'll never change will you? I don't have time to bother with you! I'm just supposed to tell you that the Astronomy Tower is out of bounds. Dumbledore told Hermione and me to spread the word!"
Ron raised his eyebrows and smirked, "It is, is it? Well..well..then that just changes my entire day!" He grinned maliciously and left Draco wondering what he was up to. Draco just shrugged and left. He himself had bigger problems.
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At 8:45 PM that day in the Gryffindor Common Room…
Harry and Ron were pouring over their immense load of homework in the Gryffindor Common Room. Ron's mood had significantly improved since Transfiguration and Harry was indeed surprised, yet just a tad bit skeptical. "Ron…you're certainly in better spirits now." Ron could infer that it was meant to be a question. He was unsure about what to answer, but was saved when he saw an unexpected visitor enter through the Portrait Hole. It was none other than Hermione. Ron grinned and secretly congratulated Hermione for perfect timing. She saw them and waved. "Hi Mione!" Harry greeted her. Obviously, he was expecting her and Ron could figure out their plan from there.
"What are you doing here?" Ron asked politely. "I mean…don't you have homework?"
"I'm done." she answered modestly.
Both Harry's and Ron's jaw dropped open and they shook their heads at their best friend's organized habits. Ron smiled at Hermione's false act, which was instituted to make him less suspicious. She stayed there for a little while and helped them with their homework. She chatted with Parvati and Lavender about being Prefect with Draco. They were green with envy by the time she finished. Actually, Harry and Ron were kind of jealous too, but they didn't reveal it. After that, Hermione lightly tapped Harry on the shoulder and Harry said he had to go his dorm to retrieve something. Ron also excused himself and said had some "important matters to attend to" and left the Gryffindor Common Room. Harry came back with his Invisibility Cloak and asked Hermione what happened to Ron. "He left." she said.
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They quietly slipped out of the Common Room, trying hard not to be noticed. As soon as they were out of sight, Harry threw on the Invisibility Cloak on the two of them and they started their journey to the other end of the school. In a hushed voice, Hermione said to Harry, "Harry…I have to tell you something. The Astronomy Tower is out of bounds."
Harry stiffened and tensed up. "What??? Are you sure? How do you know? What are we going to do now???"
Hermione told him to relax and whispered, "Dumbledore told me to tell everybody. I wanted to tell you today after Potions, but you didn't give me the chance. I guess we're just going to have to risk it!"
Harry chuckled at Hermione's comply to break rules so easily. Two years ago, she wouldn't even hear of it! He decided that there was no other choice. On their way, they had a close encounter with Snape when Harry sneezed. Snape turned around and began to walk in their direction. They backed up in a corner and Snape was advancing on them. They were scared for their life. Suddenly, Peeves came to the rescue. "Slimy Snape…Slimy Snape…Hook nosed Slytherin! Hahahahahaha!" Snape got distracted and went after Peeves. Harry and Hermione slipped out and breathed a deep sigh of relief. They proceeded onwards until they came to the stairs that led to the Tower. Mrs.Norris looked at them with her cold, yellow eyes. She came towards them and started sniffing at their feet. They started to proceed in the opposite direction, worried that she might figure out that they were there. Harry started to reach in the back of his cloak and fumbled around for something. He finally found it and said, "Aha, here it is! I knew it would be handy!" He showed his wand to Hermione and she beamed at his intelligence. She actually felt stupid because her wand was lying on her bed unprotected. Suddenly, Harry's wand fell out of his clumsy hand. He cursed out loud before telling Hermione to run for it.
They raced down the corridor until they came to a hallway they had never seen. "In here", Harry said hurriedly. At this point, they both turned around expecting to see Mrs.Norris but astonishingly she was gone. They continued down the corridor until they came to a dead end with a door. Harry pulled open the door, which gave in easily. He and Hermione went in and realized that they were in a fairly large closet of some kind. It was completely empty except for two chairs right in the middle of the room. Hermione started to get an eerie feeling that this was set up for them and that they were expected. Harry felt the same and began to get goosebumps. He held her hand and got a prickling feeling in the back of his neck. He motioned for her to sit. Meanwhile, he started gathering his thoughts. He was laconic for a long time and in the interim, Hermione was starting to get nervous about what he was going to say. She meekly asked, "Harry…can I go first? I have some things I want to say to you to." Harry turned around gratefully and urged her to go on.
Hermione took a deep breath and started her monologue. "Harry…right now I feel completely overwhelmed! I mean this year is so hectic with Draco and me being a Prefect and all. See, usually I feel that I'm in control of my life, but now I don't know what's happened. For example, on our first day when Ron and I had an altercation, no one bothered to see if I was all right. I'm not singling you in particular, but just generally. That's why I accepted Draco's pity. But, after that he hurt me…he hurt me badly Harry. I really thought he meant what he said, but…I don't know anymore! Then, after I played that brutal prank on him, I felt shameful when he stuck up for me! That was followed by Snape's lecture, which made me feel like scum all over again! I need a friend Harry…I really need you right now!"
Harry didn't know what to say. He just stared at her. She looked amazing. There was a small window in the closet and a full silver orb was visible through it. The moonlight shined on her face making it look young and full of life; the way Harry always saw her. She was smart, funny, and moral and had a true sense of integrity. She was more than anyone could ever ask for. Then he thought about what she had just said and how he had been selfish and never gave her what she desperately needed; a friend. He scorned himself for being such an asshole! He simply stood there and whispered hoarsely, "Hermione…I'm truly, truly truly very sorry!" Hermione looked into his shining, bright green eyes and she could sense that he meant every single word of it. He needn't have said anything more. "Thank you Harry! And I do accept your apology!" She smiled and went over to him and gave him a quick hug. Harry was flabbergasted! "Did she just hug me? Maybe I should apologize again!" Hermione asked him to say what he wanted to. He looked beyond her to the door that was on the opposite side of the room. "Hmm…there are two doors here!" He realized he was distracted and once again nervously went over in his mind, everything he wanted to tell her. "Remember…don't just say it…she'll die of shock!"
(A/n: here it comes! ^ ^ ) He gulped several times and finally began, "Hermione…I…think…no…I mean…I…I…I…love you!" Hermione thought about how unsure of himself he looked. She had never seen him so anxious. When he said, "I love you" to her…she stood up her eyes dilated. Her heart was pounding wildly. She could hear every beat of it. Her face started to burn and she knew that her cheeks were colorful shades of rosy pink to a brilliant red. "Harry…are you serious? This better not be a joke!"
Harry took her hand and held it in his and said, "Hermione…this is from the bottom of my heart! I promise you…this is no joke nor dream or fantasy."
Hermione smiled and replied, "Oh…but it is! It's exactly like a dream! It's my dream!"
Harry's heart leaped and he felt relieved that she thought the same about him. He went over to her and hugged her tightly.
Hermione couldn't stop smiling. Her dream for the past 2 had come true! Harry liked…no loved her! "Harry", she began, "I love you too!"
He looked at her earnestly with his bright jubilant eyes, which made Hermione weak at her legs. She thought that she could melt right now. Then, he kissed her. It was a small, gentle kiss, which would have been more romantic hadn't someone sneezed. Harry immediately started walking towards that direction. He turned gravely towards her and said, it came from outside. He opened the door only to find dark, eerie emptiness. They ran down the hall together and at the end of the corridor, they saw a lanky, redhead turn the corner. They didn't have to be told twice to figure out who it was. Suddenly, Hermione had a splendid idea. "Harry…there's another door in that room on the opposite end. If we hurry, we might be able to cut him off" she said excitedly.
"Hermione are you sure?" Harry worriedly asked.
"What have we got to lose?" she answered.
They sped back down the opposite side until they reached the queer room. Hermione spotted the other door and raced to pull it open. As soon as they were out, they saw a silver blond head swish around the corner.
Harry just stared down and the hallway and in a frustrated manner said, "This is going to be one looooong night!"
A/n: DON'T HATE ME!!!!!! Ok…so it wuzn't as romantic as we thought it would be…but we can still hope. I know that the whole fic is OOC…but…ummm…well…it just is!
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Previous Chapter: Hermione got revenge on Draco and found out in Potions that the next day they were supposed to make Guilt Potion.
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Later that day…
They had just spent two hours taking notes about the Guilt Potion under Snape's overly large nose. He had tried to pick on Neville again, but to his surprise discovered that the smartest student he had ever had was not concentrating. Snape never admitted it, but he truly did admire Hermione for her ingenuity. (A/n: As if!) She was clearly thinking about something else and didn't want anybody to pester her. He tried to negotiate with himself about what to do, but he simply couldn't play favorites with the Gryffindors. It would be completely against his morale and his reputation of being favorable to the Slytherins would be ruined. After pointing out all of Hermione's mistakes, he asked her to come to his office after class. Hermione could care less. (A/n: boy did the world change quickly! ^ ^ ) The bell finally rang and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione gathered her books while Harry told her, "Don't worry about it too much okay? Don't let that slimy git get to you! I'll wait for you outside." Hermione nodded in response and languidly made her way up to Snape's office. He was waiting for her with his hands folded. Hermione took a minute to examine various items in his office. She recognized the boomslang skin, which brought back fond memories from her second year. She also noticed a small flask labeled Veritaserum in neat handwriting. She also observed that Snape was a very organized person, similar to her.
He cleared his throat to snap her out of her daze. He took a deep breath and bluntly said to her, "Ms.Granger, you're behavior in class today was simply unacceptable! You are a Prefect, meaning Model Student. Others look up to you and respect you. I realize that there's plenty of responsibility involved, but when we chose you to be Prefect, we trusted that you could handle it. Now, I can tell that you are preoccupied with other personal matters, but that is simply no excuse!" Hermione had nothing to say because she knew he was right, so she just hung her head in shame. She managed to say, "I'm sorry" before dashing out of the room. She met Harry outside who immediately ran to her side to ask what happened. She gave him a brief synopsis of what Snape said before just breaking down completely. She started crying and in between loud sobs, Harry heard, "I…just don't know…(sob)…what's wrong with me! (sniff) I mean…it's not…(sob)…" Harry couldn't decipher the rest and realized it was a fruitless effort to try to comprehend what she was talking about. He tried to calm her down and calmly explained to her, "Hermione…Hermione…listen to me!" He grabbed her by the shoulders and said, "Hermione...calm down…just calm down first! Ok…listen…I think you're too overwhelmed right now to make think sensibly. Don't get me wrong…I'm not insulting you…I'm just telling you the truth. I'll meet you at the Astronomy Tower tonight and you can rationally tell me what's on your mind. Now…I don't want to hear another word about it!" Hermione stammered to tell him that she couldn't, but he wouldn't hear a word about it. He left without saying another word and Hermione simply thought, "Too late. Oh well…I'm already in trouble…might as well!" She took a deep breath and sighed at what her life was becoming.
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We're going to go back in time for just a bit…when Hermione comes out of Snape's office. Remember that Harry and Hermione are standing in an empty corridor…or so we thought…
Ron was getting impatient. "Where's Harry?" he wondered. He peeked back in the corridor and saw Hermione emerge out of Snape's office. She looked as beautiful as ever. She was wearing black jeans along with a glimmering, V-neck shirt. She was wearing a silver watch, which Harry had given her for her birthday. He could also see two tiny shiny pieces in her ears, which he recognized as the earrings that he had given her for the holidays. But she looked so depressed and torn apart. He wanted to go down there and comfort her, but didn't have the nerve to do so. He saw Harry worriedly fretting over her and then he saw something he simply he couldn't bear. It was his worst nightmare to see Hermione cry and for him not to be able to help her. He made up his mind and started to dash down the corridor. He froze when he heard Harry say "I'll meet you at the Astronomy Tower tonight…" He didn't bother to listen to the rest of it. "The Astronomy Tower?" he thought. "But that's where all of the students go to…No…the thought was intolerable. His best friend since first year had stolen the girl of his dreams!" He felt his stomach churn and he started to feel dizzy as if he was in an awful nightmare. He raced back to the Gryffindor Tower ignoring the fact that it was almost lunchtime. The last thing he wanted to do was eat lunch. He dropped his books on the nearby beds and crawled up on his bed. He tried to remain in control of himself, because he knew that if he didn't, he would probably end up doing something that he'd regret for the rest of his life. "I'm such an idiot! I can't believe it…Harry of all people! I knew I had competition but my best friend is acting like my rival!" He negotiated that Harry didn't know about his long time crush so technically he couldn't blame Harry! But still, he thought he could kill Harry at that moment. He banged his head against the wall and kept muttering, "Too late…you big fat chicken!"
After chiding himself for another 25 minutes, he went down to the Great Hall for some light food. Harry called Ron over and sensed that something was wrong. "What's wrong, Ron?"
Ron felt like punching Harry and replying, "You're ruining my life…that's what's so wrong!" But instead, he just shrugged and helped himself to some mashed potatoes. Hermione looked concerned as well, but realized that she should keep her comments to herself since she knew that Ron wasn't a very open person.
Ron looked up at Hermione, hoping to at least get some pity, but she didn't say a word. "She doesn't give a shit about me, either! I hate myself!" he thought. The rest of the day was in a haze for him. All he could think about was Hermione and his hypocrite best friend Harry. (A/n: Talk bout oxy-morons) Just as he was leaving Transfiguration, Harry came up to him. "C'mon Ron, tell me what's wrong! Don't deny it...it's written all over yourself that you're upset about something and it's eating you to the core! I'm your best friend…I can see that you haven't been yourself today! You didn't snort even once at Divination today!" Ron smiled at Harry's last comment and gave him a very enigmatic reply, "Harry…buddy…ol' pal...I'll find out soon enough…I hope!" He left leaving Harry very puzzled. Just as Ron was descending the stairs, he saw Malfoy. "Hey Weasley…I have something to tell you!"
Ron looked exasperated and replied, "Fuck off Malfoy! I'm not in the mood for one of your teasing sessions!"
Draco sighed and said, "You'll never change will you? I don't have time to bother with you! I'm just supposed to tell you that the Astronomy Tower is out of bounds. Dumbledore told Hermione and me to spread the word!"
Ron raised his eyebrows and smirked, "It is, is it? Well..well..then that just changes my entire day!" He grinned maliciously and left Draco wondering what he was up to. Draco just shrugged and left. He himself had bigger problems.
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At 8:45 PM that day in the Gryffindor Common Room…
Harry and Ron were pouring over their immense load of homework in the Gryffindor Common Room. Ron's mood had significantly improved since Transfiguration and Harry was indeed surprised, yet just a tad bit skeptical. "Ron…you're certainly in better spirits now." Ron could infer that it was meant to be a question. He was unsure about what to answer, but was saved when he saw an unexpected visitor enter through the Portrait Hole. It was none other than Hermione. Ron grinned and secretly congratulated Hermione for perfect timing. She saw them and waved. "Hi Mione!" Harry greeted her. Obviously, he was expecting her and Ron could figure out their plan from there.
"What are you doing here?" Ron asked politely. "I mean…don't you have homework?"
"I'm done." she answered modestly.
Both Harry's and Ron's jaw dropped open and they shook their heads at their best friend's organized habits. Ron smiled at Hermione's false act, which was instituted to make him less suspicious. She stayed there for a little while and helped them with their homework. She chatted with Parvati and Lavender about being Prefect with Draco. They were green with envy by the time she finished. Actually, Harry and Ron were kind of jealous too, but they didn't reveal it. After that, Hermione lightly tapped Harry on the shoulder and Harry said he had to go his dorm to retrieve something. Ron also excused himself and said had some "important matters to attend to" and left the Gryffindor Common Room. Harry came back with his Invisibility Cloak and asked Hermione what happened to Ron. "He left." she said.
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They quietly slipped out of the Common Room, trying hard not to be noticed. As soon as they were out of sight, Harry threw on the Invisibility Cloak on the two of them and they started their journey to the other end of the school. In a hushed voice, Hermione said to Harry, "Harry…I have to tell you something. The Astronomy Tower is out of bounds."
Harry stiffened and tensed up. "What??? Are you sure? How do you know? What are we going to do now???"
Hermione told him to relax and whispered, "Dumbledore told me to tell everybody. I wanted to tell you today after Potions, but you didn't give me the chance. I guess we're just going to have to risk it!"
Harry chuckled at Hermione's comply to break rules so easily. Two years ago, she wouldn't even hear of it! He decided that there was no other choice. On their way, they had a close encounter with Snape when Harry sneezed. Snape turned around and began to walk in their direction. They backed up in a corner and Snape was advancing on them. They were scared for their life. Suddenly, Peeves came to the rescue. "Slimy Snape…Slimy Snape…Hook nosed Slytherin! Hahahahahaha!" Snape got distracted and went after Peeves. Harry and Hermione slipped out and breathed a deep sigh of relief. They proceeded onwards until they came to the stairs that led to the Tower. Mrs.Norris looked at them with her cold, yellow eyes. She came towards them and started sniffing at their feet. They started to proceed in the opposite direction, worried that she might figure out that they were there. Harry started to reach in the back of his cloak and fumbled around for something. He finally found it and said, "Aha, here it is! I knew it would be handy!" He showed his wand to Hermione and she beamed at his intelligence. She actually felt stupid because her wand was lying on her bed unprotected. Suddenly, Harry's wand fell out of his clumsy hand. He cursed out loud before telling Hermione to run for it.
They raced down the corridor until they came to a hallway they had never seen. "In here", Harry said hurriedly. At this point, they both turned around expecting to see Mrs.Norris but astonishingly she was gone. They continued down the corridor until they came to a dead end with a door. Harry pulled open the door, which gave in easily. He and Hermione went in and realized that they were in a fairly large closet of some kind. It was completely empty except for two chairs right in the middle of the room. Hermione started to get an eerie feeling that this was set up for them and that they were expected. Harry felt the same and began to get goosebumps. He held her hand and got a prickling feeling in the back of his neck. He motioned for her to sit. Meanwhile, he started gathering his thoughts. He was laconic for a long time and in the interim, Hermione was starting to get nervous about what he was going to say. She meekly asked, "Harry…can I go first? I have some things I want to say to you to." Harry turned around gratefully and urged her to go on.
Hermione took a deep breath and started her monologue. "Harry…right now I feel completely overwhelmed! I mean this year is so hectic with Draco and me being a Prefect and all. See, usually I feel that I'm in control of my life, but now I don't know what's happened. For example, on our first day when Ron and I had an altercation, no one bothered to see if I was all right. I'm not singling you in particular, but just generally. That's why I accepted Draco's pity. But, after that he hurt me…he hurt me badly Harry. I really thought he meant what he said, but…I don't know anymore! Then, after I played that brutal prank on him, I felt shameful when he stuck up for me! That was followed by Snape's lecture, which made me feel like scum all over again! I need a friend Harry…I really need you right now!"
Harry didn't know what to say. He just stared at her. She looked amazing. There was a small window in the closet and a full silver orb was visible through it. The moonlight shined on her face making it look young and full of life; the way Harry always saw her. She was smart, funny, and moral and had a true sense of integrity. She was more than anyone could ever ask for. Then he thought about what she had just said and how he had been selfish and never gave her what she desperately needed; a friend. He scorned himself for being such an asshole! He simply stood there and whispered hoarsely, "Hermione…I'm truly, truly truly very sorry!" Hermione looked into his shining, bright green eyes and she could sense that he meant every single word of it. He needn't have said anything more. "Thank you Harry! And I do accept your apology!" She smiled and went over to him and gave him a quick hug. Harry was flabbergasted! "Did she just hug me? Maybe I should apologize again!" Hermione asked him to say what he wanted to. He looked beyond her to the door that was on the opposite side of the room. "Hmm…there are two doors here!" He realized he was distracted and once again nervously went over in his mind, everything he wanted to tell her. "Remember…don't just say it…she'll die of shock!"
(A/n: here it comes! ^ ^ ) He gulped several times and finally began, "Hermione…I…think…no…I mean…I…I…I…love you!" Hermione thought about how unsure of himself he looked. She had never seen him so anxious. When he said, "I love you" to her…she stood up her eyes dilated. Her heart was pounding wildly. She could hear every beat of it. Her face started to burn and she knew that her cheeks were colorful shades of rosy pink to a brilliant red. "Harry…are you serious? This better not be a joke!"
Harry took her hand and held it in his and said, "Hermione…this is from the bottom of my heart! I promise you…this is no joke nor dream or fantasy."
Hermione smiled and replied, "Oh…but it is! It's exactly like a dream! It's my dream!"
Harry's heart leaped and he felt relieved that she thought the same about him. He went over to her and hugged her tightly.
Hermione couldn't stop smiling. Her dream for the past 2 had come true! Harry liked…no loved her! "Harry", she began, "I love you too!"
He looked at her earnestly with his bright jubilant eyes, which made Hermione weak at her legs. She thought that she could melt right now. Then, he kissed her. It was a small, gentle kiss, which would have been more romantic hadn't someone sneezed. Harry immediately started walking towards that direction. He turned gravely towards her and said, it came from outside. He opened the door only to find dark, eerie emptiness. They ran down the hall together and at the end of the corridor, they saw a lanky, redhead turn the corner. They didn't have to be told twice to figure out who it was. Suddenly, Hermione had a splendid idea. "Harry…there's another door in that room on the opposite end. If we hurry, we might be able to cut him off" she said excitedly.
"Hermione are you sure?" Harry worriedly asked.
"What have we got to lose?" she answered.
They sped back down the opposite side until they reached the queer room. Hermione spotted the other door and raced to pull it open. As soon as they were out, they saw a silver blond head swish around the corner.
Harry just stared down and the hallway and in a frustrated manner said, "This is going to be one looooong night!"
A/n: DON'T HATE ME!!!!!! Ok…so it wuzn't as romantic as we thought it would be…but we can still hope. I know that the whole fic is OOC…but…ummm…well…it just is!
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