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**Hey guys, once again soo sorry for the delay in writing the chapters. I worked every single day this week and when I got home I was sooo sleepy, so all I did was sleep, and that inventory day, I finished work at 5 in the morning, but if it makes u feel better, all I did when I was working was thinking about how to make this story even better!!!**

**Anyways, this chapter will feature many different things. One thing you will be happy about is that it is 8 pages long, and that I needed it to be split, or else it would be too long. In this chapter someone discovers Hermione's relationship with Draco as we see Professor Evee abit edgy, aswell as two characters receive important letters. We begin to see many relationships develop aswell. And a new character comes in to play, but you have to keep reading to know about this one. Enjoy! **

CHAPTER 37-THE PERFECT BEIING

HERMIONE'S POV

"Oh my gosh!!" I yelled out maybe a bit too loudly. "Uhhhh Harry what are you doing here?" I said nervously fidgeting with my earing on my right ear.

"Hermione.?" he said slowly eyeing me with one raised eyebrow. "Why were you in the boys washroom?"

I tried to think of something but I just stuttered. So much for quick thinking smart old Hermione, when I really needed a smart comment, I couldn't think of anything.

"I...uhhh.." I trailed off.

"I heard you talking to someone Hermione, so you were obviously meeting someone. Im not stupid, you were meeting a guy wern't you?" Harry accussed. He was smart of course, so I knew he would put two and two together.

But so did I, he didn't know what guy, so I'll just admit that it was who everyone thinks Im going out with.

"Oh Harry come on, you know who I was meeting, you know, my boyfriend, you know? Flint and I sometimes meet here so we can be alone." I lied, feeling horrible about it.

I watched Harry's eyes open up and then he shook his head.

"Flint huh?" I nodded. "Come with me Hermione."

I followed him toward the Common Room and wondered what this was about and when we got there he leaned on the doorway and crossed his arms and then I realized he had caught me in a lie. There he was, Flint playing with his friend.

"Harry I can explain." I said pleadingly, hoping that my best friend wouldn't think that I've been lieing to him.

Harry walked abit into the hallway so that the people in the Common Room wouldn't hear.

"Sooooo you're meeting some guy in the boy's washroom. Everyone thinks that you and Flint are going out, but you never actually admitted to it. You never call him by his name either, I never see you two together, or doing things that couples do, and for a few months now you have been acting strangely Hermione, and I don't know what it is. So whom are you really seeing?" he explained all into one. And for once I felt ashamed for not ever telling him the truth from the beginning.

"Ok, I'll come clean Harry." I began, my eyes flooding up. "And believe me when I tell you I never wanted to lie to you or Ron, I just felt like it was what I should do because no one would accept the person who I am dating."

"Back when school started I began to develop feelings for someone who I shouldn't of developed feelings for, someone who was our enemy, someone who we hated all throughout our school years since we were young." I stopped to see if he would catch on.

He looked at me and nodded. "I've had feeling it was him since the day we got our letters at Durmstrang." I looked at him questionly. "When you were crying in my arms Hermione, I saw him, Malfoy, looking at you as if he could be the one holding you instead of me."

He did catch on instantly, and he didn't seem mad or dissapointed, maybe because he has known deep down for some time. But I felt horribly guilty inside.

"Im sooo sooo deeply sorry Harry" I began to tear up and cry. "I wanted to tell you so badly because me and him had so many problems, I didn't know if I could admit to myself that I liked him, and then when I finally did, Krum showed up and confused me, and I realized Draco was the one I wanted, and then when we got to Durmstrang, I knew I could hang out with him in public, because Slytherin and Gryffindor were becoming friends, but then Flint got the idea that we were going out when for real I wanted to go with Draco to the stupid ball!!!!!!! Anddd...ohhh.Harry.Im sooooo sorry!!!" and I rushed forward into his arms crying into his shoulder as he stroked my hair.

"Hermione it's okey." He laughed softly. "Maybe back then at Hogwarts I wouldn't of understood, but now since we befriended Slytherin and with everything that is going on, I can't blame you or him for developing feelings for each other, even if it was back then in the begginning of the school year. You just promise me to tell me what's on your mind from now on k? No matter who or what it is, you are one of my bestests friends, and I'll always be around to listen to you okey?" he smiled as I looked up to him.

Harry. What a guy. Maybe the most kind and understanding and most powerful wizard I knew, with the biggest heart ever. What would I ever do without him?

"Thank you Harry, just please don't tell anybody, not even Ron, please? I can't go through this explaining again and again." I told him as I backed off from hugging him.

"I won't don't worry, anyways I think Ron has a little thing of his own for the Slytherin House." Harry laughed.

"Oh you saw them too!" I said laughing.

"Ya they think no one knows, but everyone does, hahahaha, they have been making out everywhere, how can you miss them. Not very secret are they?" Harry laughed as he and I began to walk to the owlery.

"Yup I saw them too like an hour ago, haha" I laughed aswell wipping my face from the crying.

"Sooo what are you going to do with the Flint thing?" asked Harry stumping me by the question.

"Im going along with it for now." I explained shocking him completely.

"Really? And what does Malfoy say about this?" he asked me curiously.

"Who cares, he doesn't seem to, that's why I left the boys washroom in such a huff, we had a fight." I explained gainning back my anger that I had lost before.

"I see, well, let's just forget about it for now, and remember that tommorow we will have great fun at the ball, no matter what!! Okey?" he asked me reaching his hand to hold mine.

"That is the best idea I've heard all day." And with that we walked hand in hand to the Owlery.

When we had gotten there we saw Professor Evee sitting at the couch, legs crossed in a meditation-seated way and her eyes closed, her hair flowing down her back. Harry and I just looked at each other.

"Uhhh Professor Evee?" Harry asked tapping her on the shoulder. But her eyes kept shut, but I knew she knew we were there.

"I fear that someone is going to receive dreadful news in this very room." She said her eyes closed still.

"Right about.now." she whispered.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" we heard a guy's voice scream. It sounded an awful like.

"That sounded like Ron!" Harry and I both yelled ready to run, but Professor Evee stopped us by standing up and putting her arm in front of us.

"He will come running this way right now." She said as so she was right, so he came running down towards us.

He looked awfully angry and red in the face, almost as red as his hair, his blue eyes blazed with anger, I've never seen him like this, even his last letter. What could of happened this time.

"What happened to your mother?" asked Professor Evee with a suprisingly calmed voice.

Ron, Harry and I looked at her, how did she always know everything?

"They took her too!!" he yelled out at us.

"What do you mean Ron?" I asked him.

"They took her to Azkaban too. Look, this is a letter telling me that the Dementors were at the door, she didn't even have a chance to write Good bye, she must of sent Errol before they got to the letter." He explained, clutching it to his chest.

The four of us stood in silence as we heard a sound of an owl that neither of us seemed to recognize, but Professor Evee's eyes went wide open, when I big black bird approached Harry with a black letter.

The letter flew into his hands and the bird yelled out annoyingly and flew out the windows once again.

"A black letter? That can't be good." Ron added as we all stared at this.

Harry began to open it and took out a black parchment paper with red writing and read out loud.

"I'll be back for you boy, and if you think she can stop me as she did 17 years ago, you are mistaken, be prepared, and maybe, the tiniest bit afraid for I will soon be there."

And with that he ended the letter and looked up at Professor Evee.

She looked slightly nervous, and slightly angered and a bit moved by the letter.

"This is from Voldemort isn't it?" asked Harry showing her the letter.

She didn't even look at it, she just remained staring at Harry and nodded.

"Why did he say that "she" won't be able to help me again, if he means my mother, then of course she can't help me." Added Harry trying to find an answer.

Suddenly Professor Evee looked relieved.

"Ohhh.yes.your mother." she smiled and put her hand on his shoulder squeezing it gently. "Have no fear Harry, you will be alright. I promise."

"Oh and Ron" she looked towards Ron who was still fuming and sad at the same time. "You need to be strong, for your mother and family." she looked up into the ceiling. "I fear the day that we have all feared is coming nearer.and nearer." She explained, but as always, none of us knew whatever she meant.

"Now you listen to me Mr.Potter, Miss.Granger, and Mr.Weasley, you have a great day of joy and fun tommorow, so I believe you should be off to bed right now." She said changing her tone of voice and pushing us three out the door.

"Oh and Potter?" she continued, "Meet me here at 10 tommorow morning, for your trainning, I promise no interruptions. Alright?" she asked him.

Harry simply nodded.

The three of us walked down the hallways to the Common Room where we knew our friends hung out.

And when I got there I felt as though I were going to throw up, it seemed that all our friends had found a mate, someone to be with, someone that they can have feelings for openly, how much I wished and hoped for the same.

Ron and Pansy though met half way through the room and started arguing as they always did.

"So where were you!?!?! I was wai.ttttttttt.inn..ggggg" she glared at him as if sending a message to him threw her eyes, her black hair dangling over her scrawny flat body.

"Well I was sorta busy if it is any of your business!!!" he yelled back at her.

"Ugh you are soo annoying Ron, you can just forget it!!!" she yelled back at him putting one hand on her hip.

"Fine, you don't have to tell me twice!" he yelled back.

"Ugh!" she said.

"Ugh!" he said back.

They both stood there and stared as if they both shared an idea and then they whispered to each other rapidly in voices we could all here.

Pansy smirked, "Your room, now."

Ron smiled, "Right behind ya." And with that they both left the room in a sudden huff not even caring if people were staring or not.

When Ron left I noticed that Harry was no longer at my side, but seated at the desk talking into a phone. He seemed to be blushing slightly, so I imagined it was that girl that he was going to the Winter Ball with, so I didn't wish to bug him so I approached the couch.

I found Seamus sitting on the ledge of the couch reading the Daily Prophet, while Lavender sat beside him with her hand caressing his leg while she watched the movie on TV.

Goyle sat in between Lavender and Flint, but was pushed off the couch as I approached by Flint, who wished to make room for me. So I sat where Goyle was once seated and felt Flint's arm around my shoulders, as he too sat watching the movie.

I watched Goyle walk over to where Ginny was laying on her tummy watching the movie popping popcorn in her mouth and tossing one at Goyle's head as he sat beside her.

Pavarti had her legs crossed, eyes intensely on the movie, while Dean, who only seamed to like sports, layed his head on her lap, and flawlessy fell asleep there, sometimes getting a nudge or two from Pavarti.

I sat there looking from friend to friend and saw how happy everyone was, I smiled to myself despite the awakardness I felt, but soon as my eyes went to the door way, all awkardness was dropped by anger.

There he was, Draco, side by side with another girl, and not just an ordinary ghastly girl. But a beautiful, rich, delicate girl, who seemed to be flawless in every single way. As he glided her, one hand on the small of her back across the room to introduce her to the likes of us, I noticed, that every detail of her seemed perfect and rare, like a flower almost, but of course, every flower had to have it's thorns, right?

Her skin was remarkably of light paleness, which glowed. She was model like tall but very slim figured, every bone on her body was visible, but still she seamed to have developed breasts, much like another model quality.

Her hair was of a strawberry blonde color that looked almost sweet pink under the dim lights of the chandelabra in the common room. She had tight baby soft curls that enriched her head and went softly down to her shoulders. She had a little satin bow clip holding some hair from her face.

Her eyes were saphire blue that I noticed immediately since they shined from across the room. Her face was perfect, from her little nose, to her rosy cheeks to her thin curled mouth which when smiled showed off a perfect set of pearly whites.

She wore red velvet like vest with red satin around the neckline, gold trimming around each button. Her red matching skirt went toward her knees and was pleated, and was also trimmed with red satin. On her feet she wore little red slung on heels, that made practiclly no sound as she walked. And as she moved her tiny little stomach was visible in a tasteful way.

Was there nothing wrong with her? Suddenly I understood why every male in the room had suddenly dropped their girlfriends, including Harry who abruply wished his good byes on the phone to meet this mysterious girl. I personally kept a seat on the couch, arms crossed watching the movie, with the other girls, who didn't seem to show any interest with the new guest at the moment.

I watched the gaggle of guys as Draco sinfully began to speak, avoiding my eyes in the process.

"Hey guys" said Draco smiling broadly as proud as all the other guys were drooling over this one girl he had brought in. "I would like you guys to meet Thamera Marie Romeo VI."

She smiled politely and looked down and up again in a very presentable fashion, which made me hate her even more, she even had proper ettiquete. Unfortuanately, she finally spoke.

"Charmed Im sure." She smiled more, but she seemed uncomfortable, as if she didn't like all the attention. Modest too. Is there anything she wasn't good at?

"Well this is Goyle.." She nodded. ".Seamus." She nodded again. "Dean.." A slight smirk, ". Oh. And.Potter." Draco mumbled the last part, as her eyes grew wide.

"Oh my, you must be Harry Potter! Ive heard so much about you." She said smiling sweetly at Harry. But Harry wasn't too happy, especially now that I was glaring at him.

"Who doesn't?" he laughed, as so did she. But he didn't mean to be funny, and I knew it and so did he.

Finally the guys went back to their respectful places since they didn't get much attention from the new girl since she only seemed to be interested in talking to Harry. But of course, neither Ginny, Lavender nor Pavarti gave their respected guys any attention for brushing them off before.

But Flint sat beside me, and I saw Draco watch Flint put his arm around me, so to spite him even more, I snuggled close to Flint as he kept a firm grasp around me as if it were natural. But only hurting myself I saw Draco put his arm around that new girl's waist and then whispered in her ear.

"Haha Oh yes Draco, I think its time for me to be going. It was great meeting you Harry." She smiled at him again.

"Uhh ya same to you Thamara." He replied.

"Oh please, call me Marie, it's much more simpler. Well Toodles." She said to all, retrieving long lasting smiles from all the guys, but snorts from the girls.

No one seemed to talk for the next few minutes, it's as if no one wanted to talk about it, but then all attention drew to the sounds of footsteps in the hallway, and then suddenly the doors burst open.

"WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING AWAKE?" yelled Professor Evee starling everyone. I've never seen her yell like that.

"You all need your rest, you have a gigantic day ahead of you, you need to be rested, you need to be prepared!" she yelled again.

"Im going to come back in exactly 5 minutes, and if this room isn't empty it will be Detention for all!" and with that last note on our minds, she apparated, and dissapeared from our eyes.

"Whoah what was that all about?" Flint asked as he and I got up.

"I don't know." I replied walking towards Harry now. "Why do you think she was yelling like that?"

"I don't know Hermione, but I have a feeling tommorow will be much more then jut a Winter Ball, and I think Professor Evee knows it too." He whispered to me.

And with those last thoughts in mind I wondered, was Harry right? Did Professor Evee know of something great that were going to happen tommorow? Something that we all needed to be rested for? And if that, what? And most of all I thought, about Draco, was he cheating on me with this girl? Did he like her, how could he not? She was perfect and gorgeous. But most of all was he giving her a kiss good night at the door of her room instead of me?

Nah he wouldn't would he?