Title: Harry Potter and the Year of Realizations

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Harry had a rough fifth year, will his sixth be any better? Harry has a feeling it will be, but he's a little confused about the way Hermione's been acting.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It all belongs to J.K. Rowling. (Although sometimes I wish I owned Harry, j/k (strike the 'sometimes'))

Chapter Three: The Confusion

Harry snapped back to reality as Mr. Weasley pulled up into the drive of The Burrow. Who was he day-dreaming about? He shook it off, automatically thinking it was Cho. Harry opened the door and grabbed his trunk out of the...trunk ((AN: I just had to do that)) He tried to grab Hedwig and his Firebolt, but he couldn't. Mrs. Weasley grabbed his Firebolt and jabbed Mr. Weasley in the side. Mr. Weasley had a scared look on his face and took Hedwig. "Thanks" Harry said as they walked up the sidewalk. As soon as he walked in the door Ron came running up "Hey, mate, how's it going? Did you hear any...uh...stories on your ride here?" Ron hesitated, glaring at Molly. "No, Ron, nice to see you too." Harry laughed. "Sorry, Harry, it's just, never mind."

As Harry and Ron were talking, Ginny ran down the stairs and slowly backed up and ran right back up when she saw Harry. "Ron, didn't Ginny get over her crush before?" Harry asked, slightly embarrassed. "Well, she did, actually it started again when Hermione was here a month or so ago while her parents went to America and it seemed like you were all she talked about after that." Ron finished, wondering why he never came to this conclusion before. Harry looked down at the mention of Hermione, unknowingly of course, but none-the-less. Ron noticed this, and put two and two together, Harry had a crush on Hermione! Of course, he himself had a crush on Hermione at one point, and he figured it was like that, so he just let it go. If Harry wanted to tell him, he would in his own time.

AT HERMIONE'S HOUSE:

"Mom, we are JUST friends!" Hermione yelled at her mother who had just accused her of liking Harry, again. Hermione's mom just shook her head. Her daughter was in love. With Harry, she thought, sweet boy. If Hermione loved anyone she was glad it was him. Hermione talked about him enough. She was surprised that a girl as smart as Hermione wouldn't be able to see what was right in front of her own eyes.

RON'S HOUSE:

Harry and Ron were getting ready for bed when Ginny knocked on the door. "Just a minute, Ginny, I'll be out in a minute." Ron put his shirt on and walked out into the hall. "What is it Ginny, we're going to bed." Ron yawned sleepily. "Ron, what do you know that I don't?" Ron smiled. "Well, there was the time when George accidentally put a..." Ginny cut him off, standing with her arms crossed, tapping her foot. "You know what I mean." Ginny accused. Ron looked at her questioningly. Then it hit him. Harry.

HERMIONE'S HOUSE:

Hermione lay in bed thinking about what her mom said. She didn't, she couldn't. He was her best friend. Hermione shook it off. Hermione fell asleep. She dreamt a horrible dream. Harry was so happy though, it just didn't make sense. Cho had just asked Harry out. Why was she so upset, she should be happy for him, her best friend. She woke up, sweat running down her face. "Hermione, it was just a dream, a dream you didn't even mean to have, so it's not a big deal." Hermione said out loud. She kept reassuring herself this until she drifted off back to sleep.

RON'S HOUSE:

"Ginny, I have no idea what you're talking about." Ron said in an innocent tone. Ginny rolled her eyes and sighed. "Ron, you know that I don't like Harry, it was a trick." "A trick, for what?" Ron asked, suspicious. "I can't tell you." Ginny said. "Well, I can't tell you what I know either." Ron said stubbornly. "Okay, okay, we'll say it at the same time. Deal?" Ginny asked. "Deal" Ron agreed.

Sorry, cliffy. But if you've been reading this from the first posting, you know I update quickly, that's why the chapters are so short. Thanks for reading and reviewing:

Harvest Goddess: Thanks for reviewing! I'm busy, but, I can work on 3 hours of sleep. So it's no big deal, I got back from the Prisoner of Azkaban at 1:00am. Right now it's 2:12. So, yea, I don't really need sleep.

Hi: Nice name by the way, lol. Anyway, thanks for reviewing! And you're right, but don't tell, shhh! Here's the update. I just got an e-mail two seconds ago, so waiting one more second to review and I would have had to put this at the end of the next chapter, but w/e. Hope you like.

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