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'))

PLEASE review, I was very pleased at how many reviews I got for last chapter. I'm getting them to Hogwarts in the next chapter, maybe the next chapter. There will also be some romances between a couple other characters! Next chapter I'm going to run an idea by you all, so read again to be a part of the decision. PLEASE R&R. I hope you like this chapter, it's especially hard to write an in between chapter.

Chapter Thirteen: The Fight

PREVIOUSLY:

Harry ran over to her. "Are you all right?" He asked, very concerned. "Yeah, I think I'm fine, but look." Hermione pointed to the broken floorboard. Harry picked it up and saw what she was really pointing at. There was a book hidden down underneath the floorboard. He picked it and dusted it off. He read 'The Diary of Lily Evens'. Harry read it a few more times and tried to keep his mouth from hanging open, he handed it to Hermione and she read it and gasped.

Back at the Granger's Mrs. Granger was sitting on the couch, she liked Harry, sure, but the fact that he was Hermione's soulmate? She rubbed her forehead. Mr. Granger walked into the room and sat down beside her. "Oh, our baby Hermione is growing up so fast." Mrs. Granger said. "Honey, you know how I told you I was a muggle, like you?" Mrs. Granger nodded looking at his for an answer. Mr. Granger turned the other way, so Mrs. Granger couldn't see his face. "Well, I lied."

Back in the attic Hermione had taken the book from Harry. Hermione got up and sat on the couch that Mrs. Weasley had conjured an hour or so ago. Harry followed and sat down beside her. Hermione opened to the first page, leaning into Harry so he could see the book as well.

The first page read:

Dear Diary,

Hi, my name is Lily Evans. I just got you for my 15th birthday from Dumbledore. I thought it was a little odd that he would give me of all things a diary, but he said someday, someone else might need it. God knows I have no clue as to what he means. Anyway, I saw James today, what an immature bully. He and his friends were being very mean to Severous Snape. We were all outside by the lake and he was chasing around this snitch. Probably stolen. He saw Snape and was teasing him. I went over and threatened them if they didn't stop. James said that if I went out with him, he'd never pick on Snape again. I said no. I thinking that maybe I should have said yes, they would stop picking on Severous after all.

Lily Evans

Hermione read through it again. "Hermione, I remember this." Harry said. "Harry, you couldn't, you weren't even there." Hermione said. "No, not originally, but I saw it in the pensieve." Harry stated. Hermione smiled. "No, it wasn't a good memory though, it was through Snape's eyes, and I remember thinking that it wasn't a complement when people said I was like my dad anymore. He was just so..so arrogant.

Hermione looked at him laughing, "You're a lot more like your dad than you might think, Harry." Harry looked down, but looked up again and smiled at Hermione. They both leaned in at the same time when they heard a knock. Harry and Hermione scrambled to their feet and backed away from each other, just in time to see Ron burst through the trap door.

Ron looked back and forth between the two, "what?" he asked. Hermione stuttered, "You just scared us is all." He shrugged and looked around the room. "HEY! This is better than my room." He said with jealousy. Harry and Hermione turned around and went to their beds. "Goodnight, Ron" They said in unison. "Night." He said back and went back down the ladder.

Harry fell asleep, but Hermione got up quietly and went back to the couch. She sat down reliving the moment when they were about to kiss. She sighed. She picked up the diary and started reading.

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Harry woke up groggily and checked the clock. It was 4:00 am. He was about to fall asleep when a light caught his eye. He grabbed his glasses and put them on. He saw Hermione sleeping on the couch. The diary laying on her stomach. Harry got out of bed and walked over to her. She looked so peaceful and relaxed, he thought. Although she looked kind of cold. He took the diary and laid it on the floor.

Carefully, trying not to wake her, he picked her up and carried her to her bed he laid her down and pulled up the covers so she wasn't cold. He just sat by her bed mesmerized. He shook his head and stood up and walked back to the couch. He turned off the light and put the diary in his dresser. He walked back to bed and laid down. He turned to face Hermione and watched her sleep until he drifted off into a comfortable dreamless sleep.

The next morning the buzzer went off and Harry woke up and pushed the 'stop' button. Hermione rolled over and yawned and her eyes fluttered open. "Good morning, Harry." She said happily. She could really get used to seeing Harry first thing in the morning. "Good morning, 'Mione." Harry said sleepily. Hermione got out of bed and then realized this is not where she had fallen asleep. She looked back at Harry who had fallen asleep again and smiled.

She grabbed her robes and walked behind the screen. She got dressed and walked over to Harry and gently shook him, "Harry, wake up." Harry opened his eyes and grinned. He grabbed a pillow and hit her in the head. "HARRY!" She said laughing and ran to the other side of her bed. She grabbed a pillow and ducked back behind her bed as Harry threw another pillow. She stood up and jumped up on the bed then back down on the other side smacking Harry with her pillow.

They went on like this for about an hour, jumping on the beds, and actually breaking some of the pillows, spraying feathers everywhere. They were exhausted. Harry and Hermione were laying on the floor, very out of breath.

Downstairs Ron was wondering where Harry and Hermione were, they didn't come down for breakfast and their Hogwarts letters were here. "Ron?" Mrs. Weasley walked in the room. "Have you seen Harry and Hermione? We're going to Diagon Alley today." Ron shrugged. "They didn't even come down for breakfast." Mrs. Weasley looked up. "Go check if they're in the attic." Ron just turned his heel and ran up the stairs.

Harry and Hermione were still out of breath when Ron burst through the trap door. They didn't even notice him come in. He walked in front of them and Harry and Hermiones' eyes saw his shoes and went up to his head. He just raised an eyebrow. "RON!" Hermione scolded and flung a pillow at him. "We had a pillow fight." Harry said. "Ron just raised his eyebrow again. "We're going to Diagon Alley today." He said as he walked back to the trapdoor and went back downstairs.

Harry and Hermione stood up and Harry walked over to his dresser and grabbed his robes. He walked behind the screen. Hermione watched his figures' shadow behind the screen. Oh, she was in love. She turned around and blushed to herself. Harry waked out from behind the screen. "Ready to go?" Hermione nodded and climbed down the ladder. Harry followed.

They walked downstairs and Mrs. Weasley handed them a copy of the letters they had received from Dumbledore. Everyone walked over to the fireplace and Harry groaned. 'floo powder?' He thought to himself. He and Hermione stepped into the fireplace and said "Diagon Alley" in unison. Harry looked at his feet and saw the floor spinning beneath him until it changed into a completely different floor.

Harry and Hermione steeped out of the fireplace at Flourish and Blotts. They took their lists out of the envelopes, thanking God that they were in all the same classes. They needed new books so they started looking around. Harry wondered away from Hermione and ran into Draco. Draco whirled around. "Watch it, Potter!" He sneered. Harry just pushed him back and tried to walk away. Draco staggered back but then grabbed Harry by the shoulders. Harry turned around. Over the past 5 years he had had just about enough of Draco.

He smirked at Draco and slugged him, right in the nose. Draco reeled back and grabbed his nose. "All talk, huh, Malfoy?" Draco pinched the bridge of his nose to stop the bleeding and yelped. "You broke my nose you bloody bastard." He yelled. Hermione came running around the corner. "Harry stop!" She yelled and pulled him back just as Harry was about to punch Malfoy again. Draco smirked at him. "I always knew you'd end up with a mudblood." He laughed.

Harry pulled against Hermione. "Harry just ignore him, it's nothing." Harry turned his heel and walked out from behind the shelves and saw that the rest of the Weasleys had gotten to the store. Hermione had two stacks of books on the table. "I got our books. Come on let's go get some brunch." She said as she pulled Harry out the door. "Mrs. Weasley, we're going to get some brunch, we'll meet you here in an hour and a half." She said as she walked out the door.

Harry and Hermione walked down the street to a café Harry had never seen before. Hermione led him inside. Harry looked around at the American style café and shrugged. "Oh, the food here is great." Hermione said as the waiter led them to a table in the back.

I hope you liked it. I put some fluff in it and also a little action, I always wanted Harry to punch Malfoy. Although it was great to see Hermione slug him in the third movie! Please review, sorry, this chapter wasn't my best work, but hopefully the next chappy ill be better.

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