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Chapter 6 (So.... How have you been?)

The next few days went by pretty fast for the trio. They were

going to their classes, getting loads of homework, and just hanging

out. A week after the 'incident' the three of them were sitting alone in

the common room, aside from a few first and second years. Harry and

Ron were sitting across from each other having a friendly game of

wizards chess, "I don't know why you bother playing with me, you

always end up winning!" "I know that's what makes it so much fun."

Ron said with a toothy grin. Hermione was in the corner reading a

book. She wasn't paying any attention to the boys at all, until Ron

brought up a very intriguing subject. "So Harry, if you don't mind me

asking what actually happened that day when you ran out on us?"

Hermione slowly began moving closer the two of them. Harry looked

hesitantly at the both of them and replied. "I'm not too sure. I

remember I was mad at you for some reason, although I can't ]

remember why. And then I just started running as fast as I could

towards the Quidditch Pitch." Hermione was now sitting right beside

Ron, listening very closely to what Harry was saying. "Then for some

reason I was becoming dizzy and everything went black. Then I woke

up in the hospital wing." Ron looked at him with a look of

disappointment. "I thought there was more to it than that. I mean we

found you lying on the ground all beat up with a dark hooded figure

right there. He was kneeling right beside you." "What?? I don't

remember that. Are you sure you weren't imagining things?"

Hermione looked at him with disbelief. "No we weren't. He ran off

into the dark forest after he saw us." Hermione said in a matter-of-

factly kind of way. "Yah, and when we got to you, you were all beaten

up." "What!? I'm confused. I can't remember anything from that day

now that I think of it. Hopefully it doesn't happen again." He said

with a little bit of hope in his facial expression. "Well I think I'm

going to go to bed now, I think I've done a lot of homework," Harry

chuckled to himself when he heard this, " what?? I think I have. Well

goodnight then." Harry and Hermione said in unison to Ron

"Goodnight then!"

A couple minutes after Ron had left the two of them alone,

Harry stood up and was heading to his room also. He had felt that he

had done a pretty good job doing his homework as well. Hermione

quickly jumped up and grabbed his arm and veered him away from his

room and took him to the corner by the fireplace. Harry was very

confused at this point, "Hermione?" "Harry are you sure you don't

remember what happened that day? Do you even remember why you

were mad at Ron and me?" "This again" he said annoyed. Harry

looked into Hermiones eyes and his heart began to break into a

million little pieces. Just by looking into her cinnamon brown eyes he

could tell what she was feeling. He could read her like a book. She

was very concerned and scared. "I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that." "I

know you didn't Harry, but you know you can tell me anything. I'll

help you get through it." "I know, and that's why I love you as much

as I do." Hermione blushed and so did Harry. "Well do you remember

anything? Anything at all?" "No I'm sorry. I don't even know why I

was...." Harry suddenly felt a slow piercing pain in his scar, he turned

away from Herminoe and grabbed his head. "Harry, are you okay?"

He was having trouble finding his words, but after a couple of

seconds he turned around and said "I'm fine" as convincing as he

possibly could. Hermione looked into his eyes and saw that his eyes

were teary. "Harry tell me the truth. I'm your girlfriend, no secrets."

He looked back at her and he couldn't lie to her, "Okay fine. I haven't

been fine, this past week was terrible, my scar, it just.... won't stop

hurting. I haven't been able to sleep, I keep having these nightmares

and I just don't think I can take it anymore!" "Harry I never knew" She

moved closer to him and embraced him a huge tender hug. Harry was

silently trying to hide his tears in her embrace, but she could tell he

was still crying. They stayed like this for what seemed forever but it

was only a couple of minutes. "Why didn't you tell me?" "I don't

know. You already have enough to deal with, with out me." "Like

what?" "Well there's the whole school thing that you like to do, and

then the DA and not to mention your parents are in the hospital and"

Hermion interrupted and said "who told you my parents were in the

hospital?" "No one. I just figured it out. You got that letter from that

muggle hospital people, and you weren't getting your usual letters

from your parents and I put two and two together and there you have

it" "Oh... if you only spent as much time as you did figuring that out

on your schoolwork you would be at the top of your grade." Harry

turned to Hermione and noticed that her usual cheery self wasn't there

anymore after she mentioned her parents. "They're going to be fine.

You know that right?" "Yah I know, its just so scary, I mean they

could've been killed and then I would've been an orphan." "Like me."

Hermione immediately "I didn't mean it like that, Harry I'm glad you

are who you are. Never change." "I'll try not to. But I'm going off to

bed. Goodnight 'Mione." "Goodnight Harry"

Well please review and tell me what you think. I'm not sure I'm going to finish this story but if you want me to I will try. Please R&R