A/N: Hello again to all of my wonderful reviewers/readers! I just wanted to say that if you ever find the time to read all of my wonderful reviews that PunkRock101 is my sister just to clear up some things there.
A note to Crissy Potter: I didn't take your first review as a hate review. I just wanted you to see that Hermione does not stay this way. And she will end up with someone, but that someone will not be said at this time.
And one more thing to all my readers! Last chapter Gryffindor played Hufflepuff, I was going to make Cho the seeker so I asked my Harry Potter friend and he told me that Cho was in Hufflepuff, that's the last time I take advice form him. Cho IS in Ravenclaw, but I guess in my Harry Potter world, she is a bitch from Hufflepuff.
Ok now back to the story!
Chapter 9: Just a walk in the park.
Harry POV
I sat down in the Gryffindor common room staring into the warm blaze of the fire. I got lost in thoughts of everything that had happened earlier this day. Playing Quidditch again, Hermione saying yes. Everything was going good for me until Ginny Weasley entered the empty common room I was in.
"Why hello Harry." The bright red head said.
"Um, hi" I said.
Ginny strolled into the room and sat down into the chair on my right, her eyes didn't leave me.
"So, got any plans for today?" Ginny asked placing her hand under her chin to rest on it.
"Um," I started to say. "Oh, yeah that's right I completely forgot to talk to you about it."
"About what?" Ginny said, her eyes beaming.
"Well I promised someone that I would ask you to go to the Winter Ball with him." I said.
"And who would this person be?" Ginny asked.
"Neville Longbottom." I said.
"Oh, well, I don't know Harry." Ginny said.
"Why not? Neville's a great guy." I protested.
"Well I would rather go with someone else." Ginny said, moving closer to me.
"Look, Ginny. Go with Neville. I told you before, I am not interested in you. And besides I asked Hermione today and she said yes." I said moving away from her.
"What?" Ginny demanded shaking her head.
"Look, Hermione and I are going to the Winter Ball together. Go with Neville, and you tell him." I said. I stood up and walked away from Ginny and up to the boys' dorms.
Hermione POV
"Oh Paige, this isn't suppose to happen. Look, I mean Harry is a very sweet guy and smart and funny but I don't think." I cried out on my bed.
"Hermione, Hermione!" Paige said. I sat up and looked at her. "Look, I don't know why you are crying. I mean if Harry is as great as you say he is I am completely thrilled for you."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, you say that Harry is sweet, funny, smart, I mean I would be drooling over the guy." Paige said.
"Well, practically every girl is begging for him at his feet." Hermione said.
"Then why are you complaining? I mean you are going out with Harry Potter." Paige said.
"You know what?" I said wiping away my tears. "I think I know why I am crying, it is because I didn't get Ron. But I guess I got someone better. I mean if I look at it, Harry is better for me."
"There you go, I mean I think he's hot I don't know what's wrong with you." Paige laughed.
I smiled off my tears and turned to Paige and opened my mouth again but there was a hard knock on the door.
"Hermione! I know you are in their come OUT!" yelled Ginny.
"Paige, what do you think, Harry or Ginny?" I asked.
"Best decide for yourself." Paige answered. She moved behind my pillow as I made my way to the door and opened it to a smaller girl than myself that had a face a bright red like her hair.
"HERMIONE! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!" Ginny stormed her way in.
"What on earth are you talking about?" I asked like nothing was going on.
"YOU ARE GOING TO THE WINTER BALL WITH HIM! YOU KNEW I LOVED HIM! YOU KNEW THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE TO GO TO THAT DANCE WITH. AND NOW I AM GOING WITH NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM!" Ginny yelled at me.
"Ginny," I started.
"IT WAS ME, NOT YOU!" Ginny continued on.
"Ginny," I tried again.
"YOU WERE GOING TO GO WITH RON!" Ginny continued.
"Ginny, Ron is going with." I tried again.
"I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND!" Ginny went to far.
"FRIEND YOU CALL YOURSELF A FRIEND! TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF! HARRY LIKES ME AND NOT YOU AND YOUR JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR WAY. RON IS GOING WITH LAVENDAR GIN, SO LISTEN UP. I AM GOING TO THE DANCE WITH HARRY, BECAUSE I LIKE HIM, A LOT. SO GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU COME TO ME. OH YEAH AND ANOTHER THING, IF YOU WERE A FRIEND AS YOU CLAIM YOUN ARE, YOU WOULD BE SUPPOTIVE FOR HARRY AND I. NOT GOING AROUND BLAMING ME FOR EVERYTHING THAT DOESN'T GO YOUR WAY. FIRST YOU TRY AND SEDUCE HARRY AND NOW THIS! YOU ARE WAY OUT OF LINE GINNY, NOW GET OUT!"
I pushed the little brat out the door and slammed it right in her face. I was right and everyone knows it. Ginny is just being jealous because she didn't get her way this time. I wasn't going to stand it anymore.
I heard Ginny start to cry out side the door but I paid no attention to her and felt no sympathy towards her.
"Jealous, are we." I said to Paige who had emerged from under the pillow. Paige just looked at me for a minute then raised both of her hands and started to clap.
I played along and took a bow. "Thank you!" I said.
"My little girl is all grown up." Paige sounded like she was about to cry but she really didn't, we just burst into laughter again.
After Herbology class the next day, Harry surprised me and came running towards me from behind.
I gave a little just as he said "Hermione!" from behind.
Harry started to laugh and then I joined in.
"Merlin Harry, don't ever do that again!" I said.
"What can I say, I couldn't help myself." Harry said.
"Geesh, you nearly gave me a heart attack." I said again.
"Listen, want to go on a walk with me?" Harry asked.
"Um, Ok sure." I answered, wondering what Harry was up to.
"Great, lets go." Harry said.
"Wait, right now?" I asked.
"Yeah, why wait?" Harry asked.
"Well, ok I guess." I said. This really did seem awfully strange.
I felt Harry entwine his hand in mine as we strolled along the great lake, free from classes for the rest of the afternoon. The cool wind breeze against my skin making my hair fly back. It was too romantic as the sound of the grass bending beneath our feet with each step with took.
"So why are we doing this again?" I asked.
"Because, I want to talk to you and I was thinking about going for a walk." Harry said smiling.
"Really now?" I said putting a smile on my own face.
"Yup, I need to let you know something." Harry said.
"Well whatever it is," I started.
"Hermione, it's about Ginny." Harry said.
"Well, what about her?" I asked. The smile on my face was starting to fade away and I looked down at the grass.
"Hermione she tried to talk me out of going to the dance with you, again." Harry said.
"I know what you mean. I guess after she talked to you she came to me and started to yell in my face." I said.
"Really? What did she tell you?" Harry asked stopping.
I turned around and faced him. "She said well, how could you do this to me and I thought you were my friend. That old chestnut." I said.
"Well, she really didn't say anything bad to me, just that I shouldn't go with you and I should go with her instead. I told her that I wasn't interested in her and that I wanted to be with you instead." Harry said looking into my eyes.
Harry's eyes were something I had never seen before. Because his eyes were soft and meaningful. It was like I could fall into and land on soft pillows. I felt his other hand grab my free one as books dropped down and hit the cold grass. My heart lifted as though I were being swept off of my feet. Harry's head came down onto me and my eyes closed. Just at the moment I thought we had kissed, we were interrupted by the hateful voice of Draco Malfoy.
"Aw, look at the love birds!" Draco sneered.
My head snapped back and saw him standing feet away from us. He was laughing to himself with no other than Pansy Parkinson.
"What are you doing here Malfoy?" I asked turning around to face him.
"What your mouth with me mudblood." Draco hissed at me.
I dropped my head down to avoid his awful eyes. Behind me, Harry let go of my hands and moved in front of my.
"Don't you talk to her like that Malfoy!" Harry snapped back.
"Well, well, well. Potter protecting his little girlfriend. Seriously Potter, you could have done better." Draco howled with laughter again.
I saw Harry's knuckles go white. He drove his fingernails into his soft hands.
"Speak for yourself Malfoy." Harry spat back.
Draco's smile left his face. He shot me a disgusting look and turned back to Harry. He lifted his hand, which his wand was in.
"Perilmus!" Draco shouted with his wand pointed straight at Harry. Harry's eyes grew wide as the green flames came towards him making him fly back, hitting hard on the cold ground.
"Harry!" I screamed. Draco and Pansy joined together again in laughter. I looked back and grabbed my wand this time.
"Radicate!" I shouted, my wand pointed straight at Draco.
Red spikes shot out of my wand's tip and flew straight at the two of them. Draco's eyes went wide as he screamed. He and Pansy ran away, trying to outrun the spinning spikes.
I looked back at Harry, who hadn't moved yet. I ran to his side and bent down next to him, laying his head in my lap.
"Harry." I said softly.
I pulled my hair back as Harry's eyelids fluttered open.
"Hermione?" was the first thing out of his mouth.
I placed a smile on my face knowing that he was ok. "Oh, Harry." I said. Pulling his hair away from his face.
"Hermione?" Harry said again.
"Yes Harry?" I answered him.
"Hermione, I can't see anything." Harry said.
"What? What do you see than?" I asked.
"Green, everything is green." Harry lifted his hand up and waved it in front of his eyes.
"Oh, Harry. Common, lets get you up to the hospital wing." She grabbing his hand and helping him up.
"Hermione." He said again as I picked up all the books I dropped.
"It's ok Harry, I am right here." I grabbed his hand as we walked back to the castle.
"Hermione, what happened to Draco?" Harry
"Don't worry about him. I sent red spinners at him and that slut of a girl." I said.
Harry laughed along with me as I helped him though the double doors.
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