A beautiful seventh year Gryffindor stood outside under a tall oak tree on Hogwarts grounds just by the Forbidden Forest. She didn't know she was beautiful, but everyone else thought so. She was beautiful in mind, soul, and spirit. Her hair wasn't so bushy anymore and she even learnt a few things about makeup. Hermione Granger stood under that tall oak tree and she gazed out onto the many Hogwarts students on that sweet September day.
As she stood there gazing down upon the childish and the old, she noticed Harry Potter, her long time friend. He was walking around the grassy fields talking to his other best friend, Ron Weasley. Hermione laughed as she thought of Ron. She remembered her fourth year when Ron liked her, and she liked him! Of course she didn't like him anymore. She had no use for crushes and that sort of thing. Hermione wanted to be a success in life and go places and do incredible things. She was a Muggle and surviving the Wizard World. Now, in her final year at Hogwarts, she was Head Girl and already most of the teachers' favorite student. All except for Severus Snape, of course, who favored Slytherin and Draco Malfoy.
Suddenly Hermione spotted Parvati Patil among the crowd of pupils. She was wearing extremely short denim shorts and a bright blue tank top under her black work robe. Hermione rolled her eyes.
She wasn't jealous or anything... Parvati might have been more beautiful than Hermione, but Hermione had brains, and that was what really counted...
Hermione shrugged. She didn't know what she was thinking. She only saw Harry and Ron coming her way and for some reason she had butterflies in her stomach.
Harry flashed a bright smile.
"What are you doing Hermione?" he asked.
Hermione held up the book she had in her hand.
"Just reading outside. It was such a beautiful day to be out," Hermione replied.
"Sounds like fun. Reading a book when you could have been doing more important things," Ron teased.
"Like what?" Hermione asked with her hands on her hips.
"Like, I dunno. Hanging out with your friends and such," Ron said.
"Yeah, whatever Ron," Hermione replied.
"Now, now, now. Let's not fight," Harry said.
Hermione pulled back. Harry was right. She was having an immature fight and had to stop all that nonsense. Harry was always right...
Just as Hermione was about to say something intelligent, she saw Parvati walking up towards them. Her silky black hair was down and she had much too much makeup on her pretty face.
"Hey you guys! What are you up to?" Parvati asked in an 'oh-so-sweet' voice.
Harry smiled a polite smile back. "Nothing really," he said.
"Well, that's a shame. It's a wonderful day, and I for one, want to go to Hogsmeade very much. There's no point in staying at Hogwarts and wasting away the whole day, don't you think?" Parvati asked.
"Well, er, I suppose not," Harry replied nervously.
"Well, then I suggest that we go to Hogsmeade. Right now!" she added for emphasis.
"Good idea. I need to re-stock my Zonkos collection anyway," Ron exclaimed, all for it.
"Perfect. Don't you want to go Harry?" Parvati asked, batting her long, thick eyelashes.
"Sure. Sounds like fun," Harry replied.
Hermione stood on firm ground, feeling ignored and stupid. Then Parvati turned her large dark eyes towards her mockingly. "I suppose you wouldn't want to come as well, Hermione? I mean, you must have an awful lot of studying to do. As usual..." Parvati trailed off.
"As a matter of fact, I was just about to go in and help Professor McGonagall grade some papers," Hermione icily replied.
"Oh, that's a shame. We would have loved for you to join us. Honest, we would," Parvati said.
"Are you sure you don't want to come Hermione?" Harry asked as Parvati squeezed her arm through his.
"Oh, quite sure. You all can go along and have fun without me. I won't mind it a bit. I'm fine... really..." Hermione said, forcing a smile out of her mouth.
"Well, if you're certain," Harry replied.
"And I am," Hermione supplied.
"Okay then..." Harry said hesitantly.
"Tell you what," Ron suggested. "Why don't I stay here with Hermione so she won't be all alone. Harry, you and Parvati can go to Hogsmeade and have fun."
"Ron," Hermione protested meekly. "You don't have to stay here just for me. Go, have fun with them. I really don't mind."
"No, it's fine," Ron insisted.
"Ron, are you sure?" Harry asked.
"Perfectly sure. Just buy me some stuff from Zonkos and Honeydukes and I'll pay you back," Ron replied.
"When do you ever pay anybody back?" Harry teased with a smile.
"Never. Okay, buy me some stuff from Zonkos and Honeydukes and I won't pay you back," Ron said.
Everyone laughed.
"Well, I guess I'll see you guys in a few hours then," Harry said as he walked into Hogwarts to get some money and his cloak.
"Bye," Ron and Hermione both replied.
"See you guys later!" Parvati hollered back to them as she ran off after Harry.
When they finally disappeared behind the Hogwarts entrance doors, Hermione gave Ron a look.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"What do you mean what? You could have gone with Harry and Parvati! I didn't need you feeling sorry for me," Hermione snapped.
"Aren't you cute when you're mad," Ron said sarcastically.
"I wasn't joking..." Hermione warned.
"Well, it's obvious that you don't want Harry and Parvati all alone..." Ron trailed off.
"That is not true at all!" Hermione said blushing.
"Liar, liar, pants on fire," Ron joked.
"You are so juvenile!" Hermione exclaimed.
She ran into Hogwarts in fury and up to Gryffindor tower.
Ron chuckled as the grass crinkled under his feet and the sun began to set.
Things were going exactly the way he planned.
As she stood there gazing down upon the childish and the old, she noticed Harry Potter, her long time friend. He was walking around the grassy fields talking to his other best friend, Ron Weasley. Hermione laughed as she thought of Ron. She remembered her fourth year when Ron liked her, and she liked him! Of course she didn't like him anymore. She had no use for crushes and that sort of thing. Hermione wanted to be a success in life and go places and do incredible things. She was a Muggle and surviving the Wizard World. Now, in her final year at Hogwarts, she was Head Girl and already most of the teachers' favorite student. All except for Severus Snape, of course, who favored Slytherin and Draco Malfoy.
Suddenly Hermione spotted Parvati Patil among the crowd of pupils. She was wearing extremely short denim shorts and a bright blue tank top under her black work robe. Hermione rolled her eyes.
She wasn't jealous or anything... Parvati might have been more beautiful than Hermione, but Hermione had brains, and that was what really counted...
Hermione shrugged. She didn't know what she was thinking. She only saw Harry and Ron coming her way and for some reason she had butterflies in her stomach.
Harry flashed a bright smile.
"What are you doing Hermione?" he asked.
Hermione held up the book she had in her hand.
"Just reading outside. It was such a beautiful day to be out," Hermione replied.
"Sounds like fun. Reading a book when you could have been doing more important things," Ron teased.
"Like what?" Hermione asked with her hands on her hips.
"Like, I dunno. Hanging out with your friends and such," Ron said.
"Yeah, whatever Ron," Hermione replied.
"Now, now, now. Let's not fight," Harry said.
Hermione pulled back. Harry was right. She was having an immature fight and had to stop all that nonsense. Harry was always right...
Just as Hermione was about to say something intelligent, she saw Parvati walking up towards them. Her silky black hair was down and she had much too much makeup on her pretty face.
"Hey you guys! What are you up to?" Parvati asked in an 'oh-so-sweet' voice.
Harry smiled a polite smile back. "Nothing really," he said.
"Well, that's a shame. It's a wonderful day, and I for one, want to go to Hogsmeade very much. There's no point in staying at Hogwarts and wasting away the whole day, don't you think?" Parvati asked.
"Well, er, I suppose not," Harry replied nervously.
"Well, then I suggest that we go to Hogsmeade. Right now!" she added for emphasis.
"Good idea. I need to re-stock my Zonkos collection anyway," Ron exclaimed, all for it.
"Perfect. Don't you want to go Harry?" Parvati asked, batting her long, thick eyelashes.
"Sure. Sounds like fun," Harry replied.
Hermione stood on firm ground, feeling ignored and stupid. Then Parvati turned her large dark eyes towards her mockingly. "I suppose you wouldn't want to come as well, Hermione? I mean, you must have an awful lot of studying to do. As usual..." Parvati trailed off.
"As a matter of fact, I was just about to go in and help Professor McGonagall grade some papers," Hermione icily replied.
"Oh, that's a shame. We would have loved for you to join us. Honest, we would," Parvati said.
"Are you sure you don't want to come Hermione?" Harry asked as Parvati squeezed her arm through his.
"Oh, quite sure. You all can go along and have fun without me. I won't mind it a bit. I'm fine... really..." Hermione said, forcing a smile out of her mouth.
"Well, if you're certain," Harry replied.
"And I am," Hermione supplied.
"Okay then..." Harry said hesitantly.
"Tell you what," Ron suggested. "Why don't I stay here with Hermione so she won't be all alone. Harry, you and Parvati can go to Hogsmeade and have fun."
"Ron," Hermione protested meekly. "You don't have to stay here just for me. Go, have fun with them. I really don't mind."
"No, it's fine," Ron insisted.
"Ron, are you sure?" Harry asked.
"Perfectly sure. Just buy me some stuff from Zonkos and Honeydukes and I'll pay you back," Ron replied.
"When do you ever pay anybody back?" Harry teased with a smile.
"Never. Okay, buy me some stuff from Zonkos and Honeydukes and I won't pay you back," Ron said.
Everyone laughed.
"Well, I guess I'll see you guys in a few hours then," Harry said as he walked into Hogwarts to get some money and his cloak.
"Bye," Ron and Hermione both replied.
"See you guys later!" Parvati hollered back to them as she ran off after Harry.
When they finally disappeared behind the Hogwarts entrance doors, Hermione gave Ron a look.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"What do you mean what? You could have gone with Harry and Parvati! I didn't need you feeling sorry for me," Hermione snapped.
"Aren't you cute when you're mad," Ron said sarcastically.
"I wasn't joking..." Hermione warned.
"Well, it's obvious that you don't want Harry and Parvati all alone..." Ron trailed off.
"That is not true at all!" Hermione said blushing.
"Liar, liar, pants on fire," Ron joked.
"You are so juvenile!" Hermione exclaimed.
She ran into Hogwarts in fury and up to Gryffindor tower.
Ron chuckled as the grass crinkled under his feet and the sun began to set.
Things were going exactly the way he planned.