Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. After legthy treatment I am no longer saying I do and I am no longer tapping bricks at my college hoping Diagon Alley opens up. I'm really not enjoying life like I used to.
Summery: Hermione dumps Ron in her 7th year and after some lame attemps to get even and hurt her, she finds herself drawn to Severus Snape.
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Hermione layed in a heap on the floor with her books scattered across the entry of the Great Hall. She heard the laughter of the other students and felt her face burn in embarrasment. Lifting her head and scanning the crowd, she only noticed three faces not showing an ounce of amusement. Probably the most surprising was that one of them was Draco Malfoy. Draco had, what could only be disguised as a disapproving look on his face. Of course him being head boy and Hermione being head girl may have had something to do with it. Draco had grown up a lot after his own father tried to kill him the year before. When asked why he defended Hogwarts against Voldemort he said with a smirk
"I'm not fond of taking orders and I'm not kissing anyones robes anytime soon"
Surprising but at the same time....not.
The only other not amused faces in the hall were Neville's, who had rushed to help Hermione up, and Harry's, which showed even more anger than when he had faced Voldemort the year before. Lucky for Hermione Harry was quick to use a softening charm on the stone steps and floor before she hit them. When the culprit raised his wand to hex Hermione again as she gathered her dropped books, Harry raised his own wand even faster and threw the culprit ten feet into the stone wall. The laughter stopped abruptly as the students scattered. Harry coolly looked over at Hermione's attacker. The sight of his vivid red hair almost made him raise his wand again before he regained control over himself. In a voice that, no doubt, lowered the halls temperature a degree or two, he turned to Ginny
"You may want to help your brother up. Looks like I may have thrown ickle Ronnikins a little too hard. Maybe it will jog his memory about how much of a prat he's been lately"
And with that he joined Hermione and Neville as they headed down the corridor away from Ron.
Once assured no prying eyes were around, Hermione let the held back tears fall. With a woe-beggotten expression she turned to Harry and Neville
"What did I do to make him want to hurt me like this?" She asked.
Neville, never a big talker, gently patted her shoulder and offered her a hankerchief. Harry took a moment to ponder Hermiones question before answering her.
"Because for seven years he has gotton everything he wanted. Partly due to us of course. He's on the Quidditch team, he's popular, no one makes fun of him for being poor, everything he saw in the Mirror of Erised. You rejecting him made him realize that you can't have everything just because you want it"
Neville broke in at this point
"In other words he had a taste of real life and can't deal with it."
Harry nodded reluctantly.That was exactly the case. Harry had tried to stay friends with both Ron and Hermione after their breakup but after Ron's vicious attacks on Hermione, verbal as well as the pranks he had been pulling, sent Harry firmly to Hermiones side. He hadn't looked back or regretted it either.
They were all jolted out of their silent musings by the sound of the bell.
"Oh drat" Hermione exclaimed "Now we are late to charms"
"Lets just skiv off today" Neville said "We need a day away from preparing for N.E.W.T.s anyway"
At Hermiones face starting to take the appearance of McGonagall, Harry broke in with his most persuasive voice
"C'mon Hermione. Lets go down to visit Dobby and eat ice cream until we throw up"
Hermione, torn between telling them off for wanting to skip class and wanting to do just as they suggested, compromised.
"OK but we will study an extra hour tonight."
"DONE!" Both boys cried "Lets go!"
And with that, the new trio headed off towards the kitchens.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. After legthy treatment I am no longer saying I do and I am no longer tapping bricks at my college hoping Diagon Alley opens up. I'm really not enjoying life like I used to.
Summery: Hermione dumps Ron in her 7th year and after some lame attemps to get even and hurt her, she finds herself drawn to Severus Snape.
.........................................................
Hermione layed in a heap on the floor with her books scattered across the entry of the Great Hall. She heard the laughter of the other students and felt her face burn in embarrasment. Lifting her head and scanning the crowd, she only noticed three faces not showing an ounce of amusement. Probably the most surprising was that one of them was Draco Malfoy. Draco had, what could only be disguised as a disapproving look on his face. Of course him being head boy and Hermione being head girl may have had something to do with it. Draco had grown up a lot after his own father tried to kill him the year before. When asked why he defended Hogwarts against Voldemort he said with a smirk
"I'm not fond of taking orders and I'm not kissing anyones robes anytime soon"
Surprising but at the same time....not.
The only other not amused faces in the hall were Neville's, who had rushed to help Hermione up, and Harry's, which showed even more anger than when he had faced Voldemort the year before. Lucky for Hermione Harry was quick to use a softening charm on the stone steps and floor before she hit them. When the culprit raised his wand to hex Hermione again as she gathered her dropped books, Harry raised his own wand even faster and threw the culprit ten feet into the stone wall. The laughter stopped abruptly as the students scattered. Harry coolly looked over at Hermione's attacker. The sight of his vivid red hair almost made him raise his wand again before he regained control over himself. In a voice that, no doubt, lowered the halls temperature a degree or two, he turned to Ginny
"You may want to help your brother up. Looks like I may have thrown ickle Ronnikins a little too hard. Maybe it will jog his memory about how much of a prat he's been lately"
And with that he joined Hermione and Neville as they headed down the corridor away from Ron.
Once assured no prying eyes were around, Hermione let the held back tears fall. With a woe-beggotten expression she turned to Harry and Neville
"What did I do to make him want to hurt me like this?" She asked.
Neville, never a big talker, gently patted her shoulder and offered her a hankerchief. Harry took a moment to ponder Hermiones question before answering her.
"Because for seven years he has gotton everything he wanted. Partly due to us of course. He's on the Quidditch team, he's popular, no one makes fun of him for being poor, everything he saw in the Mirror of Erised. You rejecting him made him realize that you can't have everything just because you want it"
Neville broke in at this point
"In other words he had a taste of real life and can't deal with it."
Harry nodded reluctantly.That was exactly the case. Harry had tried to stay friends with both Ron and Hermione after their breakup but after Ron's vicious attacks on Hermione, verbal as well as the pranks he had been pulling, sent Harry firmly to Hermiones side. He hadn't looked back or regretted it either.
They were all jolted out of their silent musings by the sound of the bell.
"Oh drat" Hermione exclaimed "Now we are late to charms"
"Lets just skiv off today" Neville said "We need a day away from preparing for N.E.W.T.s anyway"
At Hermiones face starting to take the appearance of McGonagall, Harry broke in with his most persuasive voice
"C'mon Hermione. Lets go down to visit Dobby and eat ice cream until we throw up"
Hermione, torn between telling them off for wanting to skip class and wanting to do just as they suggested, compromised.
"OK but we will study an extra hour tonight."
"DONE!" Both boys cried "Lets go!"
And with that, the new trio headed off towards the kitchens.