Disclaimer: I own Harry Potter in no way. It's not my creation at all or anything. I don't have anything to do with the song either.

Love is tragic, Love is bold

You will always do what you are told

Love is hard, love is strong

You will never say that you were wrong.

I don't know when I got bitter

but love is surely better when it's gone.

………

"It's later, now you can tell me." Ginny told Hermione as they made their way to the Great Hall for dinner.

"When I said nothing, it really was nothing. We ran into each other in the hall and then he asked if I knew where Luna was." Hermione hedged.

"Are you giving me the abbreviated version or is that really all that happened?" Ginny was relentless when she wanted to know something.

"Only slightly." Ginny looked at her and Hermione sighed. "Fine, we ran into each other, I think maybe he almost kissed me and then he asked me where Luna was."

Ginny stopped, causing the person behind her to bump into her.

"Watch it." The girl said and moved along.

Ginny ignored the girl and looked slack jawed up at Hermione. "He almost kissed you and you weren't going to tell me? And what do you mean almost?"

"I was going to tell you just not right here. And I mean I think he wanted to kiss me but then he stopped and changed the subject. He leaned in and then stopped. Maybe I just had something on my face and he wanted a closer look, who knows." Hermione tried to be nonchalant about it.

"Oh no, Hermione Granger, I know all about you so don't try and act like it didn't mean anything. If you think he almost kissed you, he probably did and that's a good thing. You've only been in love with him for how many years…since you were born?"

"See, this is precisely why I didn't want to tell you. Because what if he didn't almost kisse me, what If I misread it? I can't let him get a hold of me again. It's like this insane thing he does to me and he doesn't even have a clue I'm breathing." Hermione lamented.

"Yeah, but Mione, what if he was going to kiss you?" Ginny asked gently.

Ginny's question haunted Hermione all through dinner. She kept replaying their conversation in the hall and she teetered between wishing Oliver had kissed her and wishing he'd never come back to Hogwarts. She looked up at him during dinner and found him talking to the teacher next to him. He was so amazingly handsome. She looked around the room and noticed at least a dozen other girls staring up at him too. He couldn't have been interested in her, not when he could have any girl he wanted.

"So Hermione, you planning on eating your food or just mashing it into tiny bits?" Ron asked and stared pointedly at Hermione's plate.

"I'm not really hungry." She answered tartly.

"Well you better eat up Ron, you've got practice tonight." Luna reminded Ron. She was always doing stuff like that. Reminding him of things or helping him with things. Surprisingly, Ron loved it even though he didn't always show it.

"I know. I'm pretty excited about it too. I think we've got a real great team this year and with Wood back we're only bound to get better." And off the crowd went into talk about Quidditch and Hermione eagerly joined in, thankful for the distraction.

"Luna. Luna I need you to stay calm alright?" Ginny came rushing into the room and stood next to where Hermione and Luna were sitting and studying.

"I am calm, silly." Luna replied. "But why aren't you at Quidditch practice?"

"Well, I came to tell you that there was an accident. Ron was hit in the face by a bludger. Badly. He was blocking a shot when it smacked him right in the face." It was then that Hermione noticed all the blood on Ginny's robes. "You can head down to the field, I'm going to get Madam Pomfrey."

"Well, I'd better go then. Hermione can you come with me?" Luna asked very, very calmly causing Ginny and Hermione to exchange looks.

"Sure, Luna." Hermione got up and Luna followed.

"You're extremely calm considering." Hermione commented as they made their way to the pitch.

"Oh, I'm very cool under pressure. Besides what will my being panicked help?"

"Nothing." Hermione said.

"Exactly." Luna answered causing Hermione to smile.

When they arrived, the players were gathered around Ron. Harry and Oliver were kneeling next to him trying to stop the bleeding. Ron's face looked like it had been run over and he was unconscious. Luna kneeled down beside Ron and took his hand in hers. She looked a little pale, but ok. Oliver looked up and barely gave Hermione a glance as he focused on Luna.

"He'll be ok. We just have to get him to Madame Pomfrey. Haven't seen anything yet that she can't fix." Oliver told Luna.

"Thanks, I know he'll be ok, but did he block the point?" Luna asked, rubbing Ron's hand in hers.

"What?" Oliver was surprised.

"That is the first thing he'll want to know when he wakes up, did he block the point." Luna said smiling at a still unconscious Ron.

"Yeah. Blocked it, he always does. He's an excellent keeper." Oliver told her.

"Oh, dear me. Look at this blood everywhere. He'll take a while to heal." Madame Pomfrey arrived and conjured a stretcher for Ron. "Luna you can come with me, but everyone else needs to see about Ron later."

The crowd watched them go to the infirmary sadly. "That's it for tonight I think. It's been a rough night, so get some rest. I need you all out here fresh tomorrow." Oliver told the team and they started off toward the locker rooms. Harry and Ginny left without even noticing Hermione still standing there. Oliver looked at her, even with blood all over his robes he managed to look devastatingly handsome.

"Luna is a very interesting girl." He commented smiling. "She likes Ron a lot. Probably even loves him."

"She does. He loves her too. You can tell by the way they act." Hermione said.

"Some people might think they were too young to be in love, that they can't experience the depth of emotion required for love. What do you think about that?"

"They're wrong. Love is natural and anyone can experience it. I know one couple that met when they were only five years old then they dated through school then got married and they have been happily married for twenty years. Both swear it was love at first sight. I don't think age really matters, I think the commitment to the love is what matters. Being there for each other through whatever comes." Hermione shrugged as she told him. "What about you?"

"I agree completely." He answered.

Hermione tried to resist asking him is he'd been in love but it was gnawing at her and she couldn't.

"Have you ever…" she trailed away embarrassed to finish.

"been in love?" Oliver smiled and finished for her. "Well, I love my dog. Oh, but that's not the love you mean, eh? Honestly, I have or actually I am." He corrected himself.

Hermione felt something inside her break a little at his answer.

"I don't know if she loves me back though. We're completely opposites, me and her." He tilted his head and looked at Hermione. "I'm a little intimidated by her. She's a great person and I'm not sure if I should try and make something happen or not. What do you think I should do?"

"You're intimidated by her?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Mmm…" Oliver agreed. "She's this brilliant girl and beautiful as they come. All together that's a scary little fireball to approach. Then, there's the fact that I'm not even sure she likes me."

"I think that you need to tell her." Hermione blurted, wanting to get this whole conversation over. The last thing in the world she wanted to hear was about Oliver's love life.

"Why?" Oliver asked her smiling. He had the most amazing mouth, Hermione thought distractedly.

"Because she'd want to know."

"Maybe I will tell her then."

"Or you could just feel her out a little bit to see if she likes you." Hermione rushed out not wanting him to tell some girl that he was in love with her. "I mean, talk to her see what she says that sorta thing." Hermione finished embarrassedly.

"Feel her out? I could try that I suppose. Do you want to come check on Ron with me?" Oliver asked motioning toward the castle.

"I think I'll check and see how Ginny's doing. I'll see about Ron later." Hermione flashed him a smile.

"Ok. I'll see you later, Hermione." Oliver started toward the hospital.

"Ginny did you forget I was there? You just left me with Oliver." Hermione asked Ginny the second she walked into the room.

"No." Ginny smiled mischievously. "I knew, but I chose to forget. You mean to tell me you didn't like being alone with him?"

"That's not the point."

"So what happened? Did you guys make sweet love or what?" Ginny joked.

"No. He told me about this girl that he's in love with." Hermione sounded desolate.

"Are you serious?" Ginny was astounded.

"Yes. He said he loved her and he even asked me if I thought he should tell her how he felt or not."

"What'd you say?" Ginny asked shocked.

"Yes and no. I said he should tell her but not until after he'd figured out how she felt about him." Hermione pointed at Ginny accusingly. "I told you he didn't even know I existed. Now he's asking me about his love life."

"What a mess...I'm sorry Mione, really I am. At least Ron will be ok." Ginny shifted subjects.

"That's good news! What is going to happen to him." Hermione was genuinely happy about the fact that Ron was going to be all right.

"Nothing really. He'll be up there healing for a while but he's still able to do his class work. He got excited when he thought he'd get to miss that for a while and then Pomfrey came in and told him he'd be able to do the work. The face he made was hilarious." Ginny grinned remembering his expression.

"I'm sure it was classic Ron. Look I'm tired so I'm going to go to bed. Goodnight." Hermione got up and went to bed feeling more than a little sad about Oliver being in love with some girl.

A/N: Hey low. What's going on? Oh, I'm dandy. So did you like? I hope the dialog between these two worked. It did in my head but you never know what it comes out like. So, yes you are right about how could Ginny and Luna and Hermione be in the same class together. It was a special occasion because there were only a limited amount of plants is why. I suppose I shoulda put that in there somewhere. Oh, and Hermione was remembering kissing Oliver. Thanks for the reviews. Hope you liked this chappie. There are only 2 left.