Hello again to all my loyal fans (lol) as you can probably tell I have yet again updated! I really don't have that much to say cept the normal stuff there is some stuff at the bottom though.

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that has reviewed and been a loyal reader.

Disclaimer: I have shocking news for all of you... the characters aren't mine. = (

Who Would Have Thought

Chapter 5

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Hermione woke up the next morning not fully aware of what had happened the previous night till she felt the bruise on her elbow where she had landed when she fell on him. She was so mad at what he had done but yet she wanted more.

"~NO NO NO!~" she mentally scolded herself. "~I can't be thinking THAT about HIM!~"

That was all she would let herself think about Tom and last night. She continued getting ready for the approaching day and what it would bring. There was this felling in the back of her head that something was going to happen this week, but she just ignored it and went to put on a little bit of make-up. As she looked at herself in the mirror she couldn't help but realize how much she had grown since her first day of school 7 years ago. She didn't have much time to reminisce on her past as she was already running behind, she finished getting her stuff and ran down to the hall not prepared for what was coming.

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Tom woke up that same morning in a much better mood than he had been in the day before. He couldn't get his mind off Hermione, there was just something about that kiss even though it was very little and all him, there was still something addicting about it. He needed more of her and he wasn't sure how long he could keep the urge back. For now he reminded himself, he had to worry about the whole school gossiping about what Marie had seen last night. He really didn't care what she told everyone he was more worried about what Hermione was going to do to piss him off for what he did to her.

He finished pulling himself together, taking one last look in the mirror thinking about how much was going to happen this year. The thing was not all of it had to do with Hermione, but he didn't dwell much on it, as he was already late for breakfast even though there was no set time. He looked around the room for anything else that he may have forgotten and proceeded up the stairs from the dungeons to the Great Hall.

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As she walked through the double oak doors all that she heard were innumerable amounts of hushed whispers. On her way to her normal table she could hear random peoples comments.

"Yeah, that's her, the girl that was on top of Tom last night in the hall"

"I heard that she was really desperate or something and just threw herself on him."

"If she really wanted a guy I mean I know a few that wouldn't mind going with her, me for one"

"I feel sorry for Tom personally, he must have been trying to forget about Brigitte or something"

Hermione was really pissed off by the time she made it to her table, and needless to say her friends' comments, even though they weren't meant to be rude, didn't help the situation.

"Hi Hermione." The two girls said slowly, not wanting to upset her anymore.

"What?" She barked at them really not meaning to.

"We were just sort of wondering if what everyone is saying is true or not," Katie asked slowly, not able to contain herself.

"Honestly, what do you think?" She asked getting even angrier by the minute, and things didn't improve when the one person that could possibly make things worse arrived in the Great Hall.

If the whispers weren't noticeable when she came in then they were nothing short of unbearable when Tom Riddle came in. He went over to sit in his normal spot about to get bombarded by mainly the same question Hermione was asked, only not the same answer that she gave.

"So are all the rumors true?" Sercio asked Tom as he sat down in his standard spot.

"What if they are? You planning on doing something about it?" Tom asked, answering his question with another question

"Well I knew you liked her and all but I thought she wouldn't give you the time of day."

"And you actually expected that to last!" Tom replied with a smirk on his face knowing that none of this was true, but it was fun all the same. "I honestly thought that you knew me better than that by now."

"I do know you, it's just that she is really strong-willed." Sercio pointed out. "I didn't even think that you could change her mind."

"You know what I really don't want to be talking about this shit this early in the morning if I can help it" Tom told him getting pissed at the direction that this conversation was going. "And I know that I don't have to do anything that you say."

With that Tom walked out of the hall in desperate need of cooling down before classes started. Under minding his authority was the thing that ticked him off more than all other things. He was always to be in control; especially to people that were lower than him and in his eyes that was everyone.

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"Well if all that stuff isn't true then what is?" Katie inquired during lunch that same day having gotten nothing out of her at breakfast.

"Wait!" Hermione replied. "What 'stuff' have you heard exactly?"

"Oh well you know, just stupid stuff we know isn't true." Michelle told her before Katie could answer.

"Like?"

"Everyone is saying that he wouldn't go out with you so you threw yourself on him. Some people are saying it the other way around and then there are those that think it was mutual." Katie blurted out before Michelle could stop her.

"OH MY GOD!! I can't believe what people will think." Hermione managed to spit out.

"Well they weren't that bad this morning you know." Michelle said tying to calm her down. "So I guess someone added a little to them."

"Why would someone add to something they know isn't... wait, who would know that it wasn't true?" Hermione thought not really expecting an answer.

"Well I would say no one knows the truth besides you and Tom right?" Katie asked not fully understanding the concept of a rhetorical question.

Hermione pushed herself away from the table as she stood up preparing to walk out the doors. When she got into the hall she was not really sure where to go, so she walked out to the courtyard to try and think of a logical spot to start looking. The courtyard was, next to the library, where she did her best thinking, that and she needed time away from everyone pestering about what didn't happen.

When she got to her destination she sat down on one of the many stonewalls surrounding the perimeter of the courtyard. She was sure that if anyone came out and asked her if the rumors were true that she would burst.

Throughout her day all she heard was people talking about how she had thrown herself at him and random people would stop her in the hall asking if it was all true or not. She was ready to be left alone so she could think about where to find him, needless to say that isn't what she was going to get.

"What are you doing out here by yourself?" a voice from behind her asked.

"Not much." She replied turning around to see whom it was.

"You look like you could use someone to talk to." He said

Hermione didn't know who this guy was but she sure was interested in getting to know him. He was about 6'1 in stature, pretty well built with dirty blonde hair and light blue eyes that seemed to catch every ray of light. She was sure that he would be one of the next guys on Brigitte's list just by looking at him and knowing that Brigitte only goes out with all the really nice looking guys.

"Thanks." Hermione said moving over so that he could sit down. "So are you new this year"

"Yeah, I just moved here from my old school in America." He responded taking the spot that she had made for him.

"Oh really!" Hermione said her interest in this stranger mounting all the while. "I have always wanted to go to America, what is it like there?"

"Not much different then here except that they have different accents." He joked flashing his exquisite smile. "Really there isn't really much difference, the monuments are really cool, so I guess going as a tourist would be worthwhile."

"I have read so much about all of the sites and things to do, my parents are going to send me somewhere for a graduation present but I am still trying to find..."

But she didn't get to finish because at that time the bell rang telling them to go to class whether they were done with their conversation or not.

"So do you know what class you have next?" Hermione asked standing up to collect her things for class.

"Looks like I have... Muggle Studies." He told her after consulting a small piece of parchment.

"That is the same class that I have." Hermione said

"If it isn't too much of a dilemma… um, I don't think I got your name."

"Oh sorry about that, I'm Hermione Grant." She told him ashamed of herself for forgetting her manners.

"Nice to meet you Hermione, I'm Travis Scott. So do you think that I could walk with you? Considering that I really don't know where I am going!" The young man asked not being truly honest with his reasoning on why he wanted to walk with her.

"That would be great!" She replied very happy to have someone to keep her mind off the days previous events.

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By the time lunch came Tom was furious with all the people in his house that wouldn't leave him alone, no one would leave him alone for that matter. Part of him was regretting telling everyone things that didn't happen, it ended up pissing him off as well instead of just Hermione. He left for his next class on time for the first time during his term at Hogwarts; he just needed to get away for the Great Hall and the mass amounts of people.

As he walked down the hall he had but one thing on his mind and that thing was about to turn the corner the same time he was.

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Hermione was walking down the hall with the new stranger to her left not worrying how much her walking down the hall with him made people talk. She found it amazing how much he could make her forget about other things that had happened or things that were going on around her. She especially wasn't paying attention to what was going to happen when she turned the corner.

BAM!!

Hermione found herself in an all too similar situation after running into Tom for the second time in a 24-hour period, luckily she didn't fall on top of him this time. She didn't waste anytime gathering her stuff with the help of Travis, much to the dislike of Tom who would have helped her if Travis weren't there. Once she had received the rest of her things from him they both made their way to Muggle Studies not turning back to see Tom's face.

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He didn't know what to think about what just happened. Who was that guy with her and why the hell is he walking with her to class flashed through his brain as he continued to look after her as she descended down the hall. He knew that she wasn't his but she sure as hell wasn't to be with anyone else, he wasn't done trying to get her just yet. The only thing he was certain about was that that new guy was sure to get a 'warm' welcome after dinner that night.

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"Do you know him or something?" Travis asked her once they had gotten out of earshot.

"Unfortunately I do to tell you the truth." She said looking at her feet as she walked.

"Not to be nosey or anything but isn't he the one that those rumors about you involves?" he asked.

"Oh my GOD!! You just got here and it has already gotten around to you!" she yelled looking him square in the eyes.

"I'm guessing that is a touchy subject."

"You guessed right." She replied as they arrived at their destination.

"So if you could just drop it?"

"Oh yeah, of course." Travis agreed as he took a seat next to her.

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The day passed by with no further problems or mentions of the rumor for Hermione and soon enough dinner had come and gone. It turned out that Travis was in Ravenclaw also, which allowed Hermione to sit by him during dinner also. This also tended to provoke some questions from Michelle, Katie and some other girls that seemed just as interested in Travis as Hermione was.

Hermione and Travis left as soon as they were done eating and the girls were done interrogating him about pointless things. Hermione couldn't help to not look at him on the way to the common room; the way that his natural highlights caught the light was remarkable. She also couldn't help comparing him to Tom not only in looks but also in brains and the way they acted towards her. Sure Tom was a little more appealing in looks but Travis was a lot nicer, more sociable and much more friendly.

When they arrived at the portrait Hermione proceeded into the portrait hole while Travis progressed downstairs to get his forgotten books from the Great Hall. The only problem was that wasn't the only thing he was going to get when he arrived.

He walked for what seemed like an hour sure that he had gotten lost or taken a wrong turn. There was no one in any of the halls for him to ask. He was about to turn around to see if he could make his way back to the portrait when someone emerged from further down the corridor.

"Excuse me!" He yelled walking towards the person when another person came into view.

"Yeah." The person yelled back.

"I'm sorry to bother you and all but I can't seem to find the... Hey, aren't you Tim or Tom or something like that?" Travis asked finally able to see who it was.

"What's it to you? Trent is it?" Tom asked.

"Travis." The other boy said.

"Whatever" Tom said advancing on Travis all the while. "I've noticed that you have gotten pretty 'friendly' with Hermione."

"Well we are friends if that is what you mean." Travis replied.

"What I mean isn't the point," Tom said grabbing hold of his collar pulling him upwards. "The point is that you WILL stay away from her unless you want me to get involved, which I'm sure you don't."

"Listen, I don't know what you're on about but I can assure you that there is nothing going on between Hermione and I." He retorted pulling Tom's hand off of him. "And if there was something going on, you would have no say in it."

With that Travis spun on his heel forgetting once again about his books and stormed down the hall robes billowing behind him not really caring what Tom was going to do to him for that comment. Tom was of course livid; no one spoke to him like that and lived to tell about it. He turned the other way and raced down the hall not worrying if the other man could keep up, and he eventually reached his destination.

The two men entered into a large unused dungeon where there were around 50 other cloaked figures all bowing to Tom as he entered and sat in a large chair at the top of the circle.

"My fellow Death Eaters, we will soon have another 'guest' in our presents. I want you to prepare, therefore we will not be having any other meetings until it is time for our 'visitor.'"

With that he stood up as the rest of the men bowed him out of the room and took their leave to their own destinations.

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Hermione awoke on Saturday morning to find herself on the couch with her homework in front of her and a blanket that she was sure she didn't have when she fell asleep. That is when she remembered the real reason that she was down there that late at night. When Travis had left to go down stairs she had waited up for him when he got back, she had taken her books so that she would have something to do. The thing was that she didn't remember hearing him come in, but she soon enough would find out.

"Good morning sleepy head." Came Travis's voice from the couch next to hers.

"I didn't want to wake you because you looked so peaceful, but there is a quidditch game today in about an hour."

"How long have you been watching me?" she asked still a little bit asleep.

"Since everyone else left for breakfast," he said as she stood up to stretch a little. "So do you want to go get some food and go to the match?"

"That's fine, just let me go get some clean clothes on." Hermione told him on her way to her room.

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"Look who decided to grace us with her presence." Katie joked with her when Hermione and Travis finally came down for breakfast.

"It was rather considerate of me, wasn't it?" Hermione replied teasingly.

"So are we all going to go to the quidditch match together?"

"Only if her majesty allows." Michelle remarked.

"Ha ha ha very funny, but seriously, are we going to go together?" she asked them.

"That's what I'm planning on doing, so it's okay with me." Katie told her.

"Okay, let me and Travis eat and then we will all go down together.

Once they had all finished their meal they all got up and slowly preceded to the door, not tormenting over Tom's watchful eye on Hermione, which no one noticed. Tom couldn't believe that Travis would even think about walking with her let alone go to the match with her after what he had said last night. Yet there he was next to Hermione and her friends and, Tom guessed, their boyfriends, on the way to the field. Needless to say Tom and his friends were going to be at that quidditch match, not only to watch Hufflepuff get smothered, but more so to keep an eye on Hermione.

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They all arrived right on time to see the teams walk out onto the field in their qidditch robes. The six of them all pilled into one row of seats ready for the game.

The game started off with the ball being thrown back and forth between the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff players for what seemed like forever till finally they made their first point and the game started to pick up speed. Then it slowed down again after Gryffindor had made a total of 100 points the Hufflepuffs seemed to back down and basically give up.

"Why aren't the Hufflepuffs doing anything to get the ball back and at least try to get some points. I know that it is a little hopeless for them but they could at least try." Katie's date Jordan proclaimed.

"Maybe because they are all a bunch of vapid mudbloods that don't know what the hell they are doing." Travis suggested not realizing what he had gotten himself into.

"Vapid mudbloods, VAPID MUDBLOODS! So you have a problem with mudbloods?" Hermione roared over the crowed causing everyone to divert his or her eyes away from the game.

"That's not what I mean..." Travis tried to say.

"Not what you meant! Do you realize that I am a mudblood! Oh wait that would be giving Mr. Pureblood here too much credit." Hermione yelled at him.

"I didn't know, I wouldn't have said it if I had..."

"If you had have what? Gotten a brain perhaps! And you may not have said it but you definitely would have been thinking it, so do me a favor and don't spoil your blood by talking or even looking at me!"

Before he could think of something to say she was already half way down the stairs to get out of the stands. She was so angry and hurt by what he had said that she didn't want anyone near her no matter who it was.

Across the field in the Slytherin stands Tom had noticed this little display and hurriedly descended down the stairs. He was going to get her this time and she was vulnerable enough from having the fight that she wouldn't fight it.

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You know I think I have gotten to where I really like Cliffys ~evil laugh~ they get you to keep reading!

Thank you all for all of the review! I have **32** last time I checked =)

For those of you that are following this as I write it there has been a little change in chapter 3. It did have Sercio as Draco's grandfather but I have been informed that it was actually Lucius that was there around the time of Voldie so I didn't want to argue or worry about it so I changed it to where Sercio still looks like a Malfoy but he isn't. If you don't like it like that you can flame me but please don't = (

Well that was basically it and if any of you have a story that you update often that you want me to read TELL ME!! I need a new one for when I'm not typing my chapters! =)

You've done the first part so why not finish what you start and REVIEW!

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Note from beta to readers! My name is Marie and that is where she got the Marie name but I really don't tell everyone's secrets! unless they really need to be known to other people; like life or death situations! And then I only tell the person need it be know to! Just thought that I would clear that up! : ) Hope you had fun readin my sis's story!