Harry awoke the next morning feeling refreshed. He climbed out of bed,
looking across the room he saw Ron just waking up also. Ron looked over
and smiled at Harry. "You were out late last night Harry. I sat in the
common room for about 30 minutes after you went back." Harry started for
one second before finally speaking. "Yeah, I had to hide for a few
minutes, Filch's cat started following me."
Ron looked curiously at Harry for a few minutes, not sure whether to believe him or not. He decided not to pry into Harry's life. Ron got dressed quickly and walked toward the door. "I'll see you at breakfast Harry." Ron walked down the stairs and into the common room. Ron ran into Hermione as he entered the common room. He looked around; making sure Harry wasn't coming down the stairs. "Hey Hermione, have you noticed that Harry's been acting a bit strangely?"
Hermione looked up from her copy of the Daily Prophet, "Well of course he has been. He's been that way for the past five years. You know I always assumed it was because of Cho Chang, but I'm beginning to see it around someone else now."
Ron stood there looking perplexed. "Who do you think?" Ron went over the past five years, trying to remember when he had noticed Harry acting strangely and who they were around. He knew about Cho of course, but he couldn't recall anyone else. Of course Hermione was more attentive to Harry that Ron was.
"Oh never mind. I'm sure it's nothing. Let's go get breakfast." Hermione stood and pulled at Ron's arm, dragging him along. They entered the Great Hall and sat at the Gryffindor table. Immediately food appeared before them and both Ron and Hermione ate it hungrily.
Harry walked in a few moments later and sat down with them. The food appeared and Harry began to eat. He avoided making eye contact with Ron, he wasn't sure Ron had completely accepted his answer this morning. Harry looked up and noticed Hermione looking at him. He didn't mention anything and continued to eat. Harry wasn't particularly hungry so he finished before the other two. "Well I need to go and finish some homework. I'll meet you in the common room." Harry stood and walked out of the Great Hall heading toward the Gryffindor tower when he heard someone call his name.
"Harry, wait up." Hermione came running after him and stopped just short. "Hey, can I talk to you?" Harry nodded so they continued to walk while Hermione talked. "Ron mentioned something to me this morning about you acting strangely. I wasn't going to say anything but when Ron started to notice it I decided I should ask. What is going on with you?"
"What do you mean?"
"I have noticed something strange about you the past five years. I thought at first it was about Cho Chang, but I am starting to notice you acting strangely around someone else." Harry panicked for a minute, not sure what Hermione was talking about. "Well I have always had feelings for Cho. I probably just have started acting strangely all the time."
"Harry, you can't fool me. I am your friend and I have a woman's intuition. You are in love, but it's not with Cho." They stopped in a deserted portion of the castle and Hermione looked Harry in the eye. "Harry, what's really going on?"
Harry looked down at her and frowned a little. "Look, I can't tell you what's going on. I made a promise. It's for everyone's protection." Hermione looked a little hurt but seemed to accept this explanation. "Alright Harry, I trust you, but you might want to tone it down a little. People aren't stupid and they are bound to figure it out." Harry smiled. "Thanks Hermione." He bent down and kissed Hermione on the cheek.
Hermione blushed slightly and cleared her throat. "Well I need to get to the library. Have a great day Harry." Hermione walked off in the direction of the library and Harry climbed through the portrait hole and into the common room. Hermione had not mentioned who she had noticed the change around because she didn't want to be nosy and say anything, especially if it was who she thought.
Ron looked curiously at Harry for a few minutes, not sure whether to believe him or not. He decided not to pry into Harry's life. Ron got dressed quickly and walked toward the door. "I'll see you at breakfast Harry." Ron walked down the stairs and into the common room. Ron ran into Hermione as he entered the common room. He looked around; making sure Harry wasn't coming down the stairs. "Hey Hermione, have you noticed that Harry's been acting a bit strangely?"
Hermione looked up from her copy of the Daily Prophet, "Well of course he has been. He's been that way for the past five years. You know I always assumed it was because of Cho Chang, but I'm beginning to see it around someone else now."
Ron stood there looking perplexed. "Who do you think?" Ron went over the past five years, trying to remember when he had noticed Harry acting strangely and who they were around. He knew about Cho of course, but he couldn't recall anyone else. Of course Hermione was more attentive to Harry that Ron was.
"Oh never mind. I'm sure it's nothing. Let's go get breakfast." Hermione stood and pulled at Ron's arm, dragging him along. They entered the Great Hall and sat at the Gryffindor table. Immediately food appeared before them and both Ron and Hermione ate it hungrily.
Harry walked in a few moments later and sat down with them. The food appeared and Harry began to eat. He avoided making eye contact with Ron, he wasn't sure Ron had completely accepted his answer this morning. Harry looked up and noticed Hermione looking at him. He didn't mention anything and continued to eat. Harry wasn't particularly hungry so he finished before the other two. "Well I need to go and finish some homework. I'll meet you in the common room." Harry stood and walked out of the Great Hall heading toward the Gryffindor tower when he heard someone call his name.
"Harry, wait up." Hermione came running after him and stopped just short. "Hey, can I talk to you?" Harry nodded so they continued to walk while Hermione talked. "Ron mentioned something to me this morning about you acting strangely. I wasn't going to say anything but when Ron started to notice it I decided I should ask. What is going on with you?"
"What do you mean?"
"I have noticed something strange about you the past five years. I thought at first it was about Cho Chang, but I am starting to notice you acting strangely around someone else." Harry panicked for a minute, not sure what Hermione was talking about. "Well I have always had feelings for Cho. I probably just have started acting strangely all the time."
"Harry, you can't fool me. I am your friend and I have a woman's intuition. You are in love, but it's not with Cho." They stopped in a deserted portion of the castle and Hermione looked Harry in the eye. "Harry, what's really going on?"
Harry looked down at her and frowned a little. "Look, I can't tell you what's going on. I made a promise. It's for everyone's protection." Hermione looked a little hurt but seemed to accept this explanation. "Alright Harry, I trust you, but you might want to tone it down a little. People aren't stupid and they are bound to figure it out." Harry smiled. "Thanks Hermione." He bent down and kissed Hermione on the cheek.
Hermione blushed slightly and cleared her throat. "Well I need to get to the library. Have a great day Harry." Hermione walked off in the direction of the library and Harry climbed through the portrait hole and into the common room. Hermione had not mentioned who she had noticed the change around because she didn't want to be nosy and say anything, especially if it was who she thought.