Hermione and Crabbe

It was a bright and sunny morning in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry, Ron and Hermione were all walking to Herebology Class in Herebology Greenhouse 3.

"I wonder what we are going to be doing today," Hermione said excitingly.

"Sleep," Ron replied yawning.

Hermione gave him a dissatisfied look. "Well, you should have been doing that instead of-." Hermione suddenly tripped and fell on the ground as a foot came across her path. "Ouch!" she yelled. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle stood infront of them.

"Well, well, well," Malfoy started, "Better watch where you are going Granger." He started to walk away, Goyle following, but Crabbe stayed.

"Sorry about that," he mumbled and he took off, trying to catch up with Malfoy and Goyle.

"That was weird," Ron said, helping Hermione to stand up.

"Not as weird as you may think," Harry replied.

"Come on you guys!" Hermione said quickly dusting off her robes, "Class starts any minute!"

It was the end of Herebology. The bell had just rang and everyone was heading out the door. "What one second!" Professor Sprout yelled. "Back in your seats right now." Everyone walked back to their seats and sat down again. "I am going to give you an assignment that will be due in two weeks. You are going to research a Carneum Plantopus, two pages of parchment long at least. Then you are going to grow one, which will be due in three weeks." She stopped for a moment as some people copied her words down. "Now I am going to give you partners." She walked around the classroom. "Lets see now. Potter with Longbottom, Weasley with Finnigan, and Granger with Crabbe." Hermione looked at Crabbe shyly. He gave her a smile from across the room.

"Can you believe that?" Ron said angrily. "Partnering me up with Seamus. I won't be alive at the end of this assignment!"

"Well," Harry started, "I may not be alive either. I got partnered with Neville." He patted Ron softly on the back.

"Hi!" someone said from behind them. Hermione turned around. It was Crabbe.

"Hi Vincent," she replied.

"You can call me Crabbe you know," he exclaimed. Hermione blushed a dark shade of pink.

Crabbe turned back to Hermione. "Do you want to get a head-start on the project?" he wondered.

"Sure," Hermione said excitingly. "I'll meet you in the library at four. Okay?"

"Alright," replied Crabbe and they walked away together.

Ron turned to Harry. "And so will we."

Ron and Harry stood behind a bookcase. They were watching as Hermione and Crabbe looked in books. "I found it!" Crabbe said excitingly. He pushed his chair and the book closer to where Hermione was sitting. Ron twitched angrily. "The Carneum Plantopus is a tall plant that talks eighteen days to grow. It needs water every three days and can grow to be four feet high. It is dark green in color with yellow and pink flowers," Crabbe read from the book.

"That's excellent," said Hermione, "I had no idea that you were this smart."

"Well, yeah," Crabbe replied, "Since people think that henchmen are supposed to be stupid, I just go along with it." He blushed a shade of red.

"Where are we going to find the seeds?" Hermione asked, dropping her gaze back to the book.

"Umm, they should probably be found in Hogsmeade," said Crabbe.

"Alright, then we can go together on Saturday." Hermione looked back at him.

"Oh no," said Ron starting to bite his nails. He turned to Harry. "What am I going to do?" Harry was fast asleep.

Hermione and Crabbe moved their faces closer to each other. Ron jumped from behind the bookcase. "Oh, hello!" he exclaimed, raising his voice. Hermione and Crabbe looked up at Ron.

Hermione looked as if she could kill. "What are you doing here?" Hermione asked him standing up.

"Looking up information about the planty thing," Ron replied looking at the bookcase.

Hermione pulled him by the arm to behind the bookcase. "Why were you spying on me?" she asked him again. "A real friend wouldn't care about my social life."

Ron looked offended. "Then I guess I am not your friend anymore," he replied to her.

"Fine," she said, walking away.

"Fine," he replied, calling after her.

Suddenly, the Madam appeared from behind. "Be quiet!" she yelled at him, throwing him out of the library.

Harry walked out after him. "So, what's happening?" he asked Ron, rubbing his eyes.

"Oh why don't you just shut up."

Hermione and Ron weren't talking to each other the next day. Hermione was also spending all of her time with Crabbe in the library. Even when Harry asked Hermione what was wrong, she wouldn't answer him. "It's my business Harry, tell him to apologize and maybe I'll talk to him again."

But Ron wasn't planning to apologize anytime soon, though he was still following her around. They had seen them in the library doing homework together everyday after school. The most surprising day came that Saturday, when Hermione and Crabbe went to Hogsmeade together. They met each other at The Three Broomsticks, a popular spot to get a drink. Ron and Harry were sitting together at a separate table, listening to every word that was being said.

"Maybe we should go," Hermione said, standing up. Crabbe put five dollars on the table and they left. Harry and Ron followed.

Hermione and Crabbe walked to the closest hill and sat down. She put her head on his shoulder.

"Stop!" said Ron coming out from in a bush.

"What?" Hermione asked.

"You can't like him."

"Why not?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah," started Crabbe, standing up, "Why not?"

"Because he doesn't like you," Ron replied.

"What?" said Hermione turning to Crabbe.

"Malfoy was using the information you got and used it towards his own grade, since he was paired with Goyle," Ron explained.

Hermione looked at Crabbe and backed away. "Is that true?" she asked Crabbe curiously.

"Only part of it," Crabbe replied sadly. "But I really do like you."

"It doesn't matter," said Hermione, "You still lied to me. I can't forget that." She started to walk away.

"Hermione wait!" Crabbe yelled. She just walked faster.

Ron apologized, and Hermione forgave him. After all, it wasn't meant to be, or was it??????????

Author's Note- I know that I have probably a billion spelling and grammatical errors, but I don't need to hear that from reviewers. Big thanks to ANIGEN and STAGGUY and CINEMA LOVER who actually liked my story!!! R n R