Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me. That's why I'm writing a fanfic and not a bestselling novel.

A/N: How'd you like the last chapter? I hope this one doesn't scare you too bad.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hermione, love, we've been negligent in telling you many things this past year. We just didn't want you to worry. But we should have told you this long ago.

Hermione was curious as to what her parents were talking about. As far as she knew, her parents told her everything.

Your father and I haven't been getting along much lately. And we feel it's time for us to part ways. We're getting a divorce honey. I'm so sorry we didn't tell you sooner. We just weren't sure how to go about it. The divorce is already in motion. Please don't be angry. This has nothing to do with you and everything to do with us. Your father just isn't around anymore. He's always at work.

(A/N: I bet you thought she was going to be adopted! Hahaha you were wrong! Sorry, I'm a bit hyper in the mornings)

He won't admit this to me, but, I think he's having an affair.

Now don't do anything rash. Not that I think you're a rash person, but you have a tendency to over-react.

Hermione briefly smiled to herself at that last statement. So like her mother.

Honey, I wish I could make things better, if not for me, then for you. Always for you. But I can't. I'm sorry.

And here Hermione saw where tears began to stain the paper.

All my love,
Mommy

Hermione just stared unseeing at the paper for many minutes after. She was contemplating. While her mother thought she had left Hermione in the dark up until now, she was quite mistaken. Hermione heard their arguments at three, sometimes four in the morning. That's when her father came home. She'd stopped waiting up for him many years ago. 'No' Hermione thought to herself. No she wasn't surprised.

Hermione wanted to go somewhere private. She wouldn't go back to her room. Not yet. So she went outside and walked to the forbidden forest. Back to the same spot where she'd knocked Malfoy out of a tree. She got to the clearing and looked up. It did look pretty comfy up there in those trees, but how a tree could be comfy she had no idea.

So she began to climb. It looked like it'd be pretty easy at first, but once she started she realized it was quite difficult. She did however eventually make it up to the top. Once there she found a seat on a large limb, leaning against the tree's trunk. (A/N: Hermione was leaning against the trunk) From there she had a rather nice view. The trees were so beautiful. She loved nature. To a degree. She certainly was not one for spending days in the wilderness, but she liked to look at it all the same.

Hermione sat there and pondered her fate. She felt so alone sometimes. And now her father was leaving her. Which shouldn't really matter, because as far as she was concerned, he'd forgotten about her long ago.

In her ponderings she came upon the subject of Harry. Why? So many questions, but mostly, 'why?' Why did he like to hit her? Why did she think it was ok if it apparently wasn't? Why did Harry act like he loved her one moment and hate her the next? And the more Hermione thought, the more theories she came up with. But in the midst of her workings one thought rose up that shook her to the core. 'I'm in love with Harry Potter'

'No' Hermione knew she couldn't possibly be in love with the Boy Who Lived, could she? To her dismay, the more she thought about it, the more she accepted it, coming to believe it was true. And now she knew she had to do all she could to STOP being in love with him. Because love only hurts you.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A/N: I was gonna do Draco's thoughts, but I just never got around to it and decided that you guys should have at least this much, since It's not your fault I'm having writers block.

Any suggestions? Please read and review. It seems like nobody's reviewing anymore. I'm not gonna be a mean butthead and say that I won't write until I get reviews, but if you guys gave me some suggestions it would really help!

Ok...so I was just kinda going over this last chapter and you guys are SO right! My chapters are WAY too short! I really gotta work on this.