You Don't Love Me-Chapter 3

Disclaimer: If any of the characters or places in here belonged to me, then I wouldn't have to write a disclaimer, now would I?

The next morning Hermione woke up with a completely healed nose, and felt absolutely horrible. Why did she have to get up? It was a Friday (since this year Halloween IS on a Thursday), and she really didn't feel like going to her classes, which consisted of Potions (which really didn't need explaining why she didn't want to go there), Defense Against the Dark Arts (which was being taught this year by a Professor Bingham, who surprisingly had the same I.Q. as a water buffalo *in mating season*), and Care of Magical Creatures (which she didn't want to go to because of the 'magical creature' they were currently 'caring' for *Mackled Malaclaws*).

But Madame Pomfrey wouldn't hear of it. "Come now, deary, you'll want to get a head start off to your dorm, you still have an hour and a half before your first class. Go on now, hurry up."

Hermione changed back into her dress robes, and hurried up to her dorm, not wanting anyone to see her still in them. She ran up to the common room and up the staircase and was just about to go in when she heard Ron's voice coming from inside.

"Lavender, come on, Hermione is my friend, I don't want her to find us like this!"

"Oh, Ron, she's not even here!" came Lavender's reply.

"I don't care, she will be any second. Now listen, she's not going to say anything unless–"

"'Unless?' There's an 'unless'?"

"Well she doesn't want to lie to the Professors."

"Great, in that case, Ron, go away."

"Hey! You didn't have to hit her, you just chose–"

"Ron! Go away!"

She heard Ron sigh. "Fine, see you at breakfast"

She had just enough time to step back from the door before Ron flung it open. He had a look of annoyance on his face, until he looked up and saw Hermione standing there. He gave her a look of realization, then regret, and started to say something when Hermione walked passed him and closed the door.

"Good morning, Hermione, is your nose OK? Did Malfoy break it?" Lavender asked when she saw Hermione enter the room.

Hermione looked up at her in shock. "Lavender? WTF is your problem?"

Lavender rolled her eyes, grabbed her bag, and went out the door.

Parvati was still asleep, so she didn't hear all the naughty words that came pouring out of Hermione's mouth after Lavender had left.

"Ugh," Hermione sighed, and went down to the showers.

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She met up with Harry down in the common room later on, and they walked out to the Great Hall for breakfast, not waiting for Ron, since Hermione said she had a sneaking suspicion that he was already there. Harry didn't ask why.

They walked into the Great Hall and sure enough they found Ron sitting next to Lavender and Parvati (who had really been awake since Ron had first come in.).

Harry started going over to where they were sitting, but when he noticed Hermione walking in a different direction, stopped and joined her to find Ginny. They found her near the back of the table sitting with Neville Longbottom.

After breakfast, which had absolutely no more conflict, Harry and Ginny walked with Hermione down to the dungeons for Potions. As they got to the place where you turned left for Potions, right for Transfiguration (where Ginny was headed), Harry gave Ginny her first kiss.

Hermione looked away as they were kissing. She didn't want to be reminded of missing that. Harry and Ginny pulled apart and said goodbye, and Ginny started walking away.

"What's wrong, Hermione?" asked Harry.

"Nothing, not a thing, I'm fine, let's go. I really feel like looking at Snape first thing in the morning"

Harry shrugged and followed Hermione the rest of the way to Potions.

A/N: This was supposed to be longer, but I had an idea so I had to make the next chapter the next chapter, so this is the end of this chapter. The next one will be up right after this one!