A/N: Mwuah hahaha! I love being evil to Ginny Weasley. Sometimes there's a little voice in my head saying 'I should cut her some slack' but I over hear that voice with a giant evil laugh. Yes I am so so evil. Ok, Halloween is over in Harry Potter land but yet more exciting things will happen until the Winter Ball. I hope you are all looking forward for what I have planned that fateful night.
Disclaimer: How much longer must I keep writing these? Harry Potter isn't mine for the millionth time.
Chapter 13: The Love Note.
Hermione POV
I walked down to the Great Hall alone the next day still with last night's events swarming in my head. Harry was in love with me? I was flattered but I told him and I only thought he responded because I had brought it up. But yet again it sort of slipped out of me. I felt it and it was one hundred percent true.
The Great Hall was not as crowded when I arrived but I guess it wasn't a big deal because it was still very early. I sat down at Gryffindor table helping myself to pancakes and syrup when Ron and Lavender came up.
"Hermione, you must of put a strong charm on my hair because it is still curled." Lavender said. It was true, but I guessed she tried to iron though it because it wasn't brushy anymore.
"I think you still look great with it. Your eyes came out though." I said.
"Yours too. But your hair, it stays down?" Lavender said.
"Ok, I am going to take that as a good thing." I said.
"No offense but it looks great." Lavender said smiling.
Ron however had completely changed back in his old self except the white specks all over his hair. Although as I looked more closely I noticed he still had Harry's emerald green eyes.
"Ron, where's Harry?" I asked.
"Dunno? He wasn't in his bed when I woke up. I guess he must have come down to breakfast before me." Ron said.
"Oh." I said.
At the very same moment, hundreds of owls came flying down delivering mail to there owners. A small barn owl cam fluttering towards me with my Daily Prophet in its break. I dropped a Knut in the leather pounce and it flew away again. I skimmed though the letter though nothing seemed to be going on.
Once the barn owl was out of sight, a snowy owl landed right in front of me.
"Hedwig, what are you doing here? Go to Harry." I said.
But Hedwig stuck her leg out with a letter attached to it.
"It's addressed to me." I almost whispered but Lavender still heard me.
"Oohh! Getting a love letter from Harry! Why don't you ever do that Ron!" Lavender snapped at him.
"Thanks a lot Harry." I heard him say under his breath.
I pulled Harry's letter out and gave Hedwig some pancake crumbs before she took off again. I rolled open the letter, which read:
Dear Hermione,
I hope you slept well last night with everything that has happened. I just wanted to tell you that I have a surprise for you. Meet me in the common room at 5. Don't tell anyone.
Love you, Harry.
I closed the letter and tucked it into my schoolbag before Lavender snatched it away from me.
"Wait, what did it say?" Lavender asked.
"None of your business." I said too quickly.
"Ooo, is it a love letter? I bet there's a poem in there." Lavender said.
"It is none of your business to know what happens between Harry and I." I said.
Without finishing my breakfast, I grabbed my schoolbag and headed off for my N.E.W.T. Ancient Ruins class. I wouldn't be able to see Harry until after lunch in Defense against the Dark Arts.
I couldn't concentrate though my morning class. I copied down the notes and kept dozing off on and off all throughout class. All I kept thinking about was what Harry was up to. Once the bell rang out though Hogwarts that it was time for lunch. I hurried up to Gryffindor tower instead and dropped my books off and got my DADA books, then headed down to lunch.
I sat down with Ron and Neville. Harry was nowhere insight.
"Ron, what is Harry up to?" I asked. "And don't tell me that you don't know because I know you do."
"I don't know, honestly." Ron spat out.
"Oh, well he's-"Neville started but Ron kicked him.
"It's a secret, remember." Ron said sternly to Neville.
"Oh, yeah sorry. I don't know any thing about it." Neville said.
"Great, know I can't pay attention in class due to the fact that everyone knows something I don't." I sighed.
"Don't worry Hermione." Neville said.
"Yeah, speak for yourself." I said and started to make myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I ate in silence and watched Ron and Neville leave and Lavender and Parvati took their places.
"Hello Hermione, Lavender just told me you got a love note from Harry today, how exciting!" Parvati started.
"Yeah, nothing big though." I said getting off the subject.
"Of course it is. It shows that Harry loves you. I wish Ron would do that sometimes." Lavender started again on how Ron wasn't doing nice little things for her.
"Yeah, anyway I am going to be late for class." I said at once when Lavender's head looked over at me again. I did not what to be questioned at the moment.
I hurried out of the door and started to head up the staircase to the DADA room when Malfoy came out of a door.
"Well Granger," Draco sniggered. "Where's the Pothead?"
"Probably up in the Defense against the Dark Arts room." I said. "And it is where I should be at the moment so if you'll excuse me."
I started to walk past Malfoy but he blocked me.
"Draco let me through!" I ordered.
"No I don't think I will Granger." Draco sneered at me.
"Malfoy I am warning you." I said.
"What are you going to do about it? Potter, isn't here to save you now." Draco said.
I turned back down the staircase and decided to take the long way to DADA.
I almost showed up late thanks to Malfoy. I walked to a seat in the front of the room as Professor Urmble and he started to show us how to perform the correct Cloaking Curse.
I looked around as I took notes to see where Harry was. Sure enough he was in the back talking to Ron. I decided to ignore Harry for now. Although the thought of what Harry had planned tonight still floated around in my head.
I was startled when the bell rang and quickly grabbed my things and headed up towards Gryffindor tower, finished with classes for the rest of today.
I dropped my things off and went down into the common room, which was empty. I sat down in a red chair by the blown out fire and stared at the ashes. I kept trying to think why Harry wanted to meet me tonight. It wasn't our one-month anniversary was it? I was sure it wasn't. And besides, I would be shocked If Harry even remembered. Today was November 1st, and Harry and I got together at the Quidditch match, which was on the 12th of October.
I let out a sigh, still unsure of what it was. Then it hit me. I got up and practically ran up the spiral stairs to my dorm. I jumped on my bed and knocked on the box that lied next to it.
"Paige." I called out.
"Ok, ok, what is it?" Paige answered me.
I told Paige all about what happened this morning and throughout the afternoon. With Hedwig, the letter (I even read it to her), I told her about Neville and Ron knowing, and ended with Harry and Ron talking in the back of the DADA class. I also chimed in that DADA was Harry's favorite class and he never sat in the back. Of course only when Umbridge was teaching at Hogwarts.
"Aww, sounds romantic." Paige said once I was over.
"Of course it does but at the same time it is driving me crazy." I said. "AND! Lavender and Parvati aren't up here gossiping."
"Yeah, that is pretty weird." Paige said.
"Well I was wondering is you picked anything up from Lavender about tonight." I asked.
"Nope, I haven't heard any of this until you told me." Paige said. "But I was wondering if you'd give me a lift."
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Over to visit Sean and Amber." Paige said.
"Sure, when have you got to be there?" I asked.
"In about 10 minutes." Paige asked. "But I want to get there early."
"Sure, I'll take you now." I said.
I picked her up and took her over to the boys' dorms. I dropped her off and she said that she get back in an hour or so from Ron or Neville.
"But the guys' can't go up into the Girls' dorm."
"Then just pick me up after your date with Harry." Paige said and shut the door.
I went back to the Girls' dorm with 30 minutes left. I combed though my hair and picked my favorite outfit. I looked at myself and tried to think what he was up to. What is it? Geesh this was driving me insane.
I walked down into the common room that was all empty besides one person. Harry.
I walked down and stood next to him. Harry smiled to me but still didn't say a word.
"So what is the big secret?" I asked.
"What secret?" Harry asked.
"Why did you want to see me tonight? It has been rattling my brain all day." I said.
"You'll see, now common, we have got to get going." Harry said and grabbed my hand.
Here we go.
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