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Author's Note: Well, wow you guys. It's been forever since I updated. A lot has happened between my boyfriend and me this past week and a half and I just didn't have it in me to do anything. But I'm back! YEAH! Anyway, I have already finished all the chapters up until chapter 5. The story will eventually be HP/HG, but be patient. The rating is also R due to some language, some abusive scenes, possibly even minor cutting later on and also there will be some sexual content later on. But again you must be patient the best is yet to come! BTW thanks for the reviews, I enjoy hearing everyone's opinions! BTW one last comment is I will not put the next chapter up until I get at least 10 reviews for chapter 3 alone. So if you want to know what happens get other readers to read! The quicker you review the quicker you get the next chapter!

And here we go kiddies!

As the group exchanged handshakes Harry couldn't fight the feeling that he had seen this guy somewhere before. He just couldn't put his finger on it. He knew that this was the first time he had met Chad but he just couldn't shake the feeling. Harry could already feel some weird vibes coming from him. There just wasn't something right about him. His thoughts were quickly interupted by Molly, "Well children, it's time that we all get going. We don't want you to miss the trian. I'm sure you guys definitely don't want to miss it either."

Hermione turned to Chad to say her final goodbyes to him. She couldn't believe that she wouldn't see him again until christmas. Part of her didn't want to leave him behind, she knew she would really miss him during the time until christmas, but they had agreed to continue to see each other and write as often as possible. "Well I guess this is it,"she said hugging him tightly,"I'll see you in December."

"That seems so far away, but I am sure that we will manage. Just write me as soon as you get there. Please, please be careful this year. Don't forget about me either," Chad said smiling at her. It seemed as if the couple had totally forgotten that everyone else was there as they continued their good-byes.

"Hey mate did you happen to catch that shiner on Hermione's cheek?" Ron asked Harry with a curious glance, "Luna said she could tell that Hermione was trying to hide it with some base and the rest of her make-up but you can still see it."

That's when it hit Harry. He knew exactly where he had seen Chad. He was the bastard that had been in his dream the night before. He was the asshole that had the nerve to strike Hermione, and think that he could get away with it. Harry knew he had to calm down though, he was jumping to conclusions. It may have all just been a bad dream, it wasn't 100 true that it had been a vision, but the bruise on Hermione's cheek had made his suspicions grow. His temper flared even more as he watched the two share a tender kiss.

"Hey Luna, what's Harry's problem? He looks really pissed off," Ginny whispered.

"I don't know. You don't think that he fancies Hermione do you? I mean look how mad he looks. If looks could kill, Chad would be six feet under," Luna whispered back.

Harry's fists were balled tight at his sides as he thought about the dream and he would love nothing more than to beat the shit out of that bastard of a boyfriend that Hermione was dating. His thoughts were quickly interrupted by Hermione's gentle and cheerful voice, "Well, see you at Christmas Chad. Goodbye mom and dad. Come on Harry let's go everyone has already gone through the barrier and they are getting on the train. By the way are you ok, you are turning red."

Harry broke out of his daze and looked around, she was right everyone was gone, it was just he and Hermione left. How long had he been standing there? He took two deep breathes and exhaled to try to calm his temper back down and drain the red color from his face. He watched as Hermione waved goodbye to her family and friends one last time. Harry watched her as she went through the barrier and looked back to the Weasleys and waved goodbye. He took a last look at Chad, "I'm going to find out the truth about and what you are really like, if it's the last thing I do," Harry muttered to himself before he crossed through the barrier and stepped onto the train to find his friends.

(On the train)

Things got a little bit better on the train. The gang talked for a while about how their summers had been. Ron had pulled Harry and Neville aside and showed them some of Fred and George's newest creations, while the girls were huddled over by the window giggling. Harry and Ron guessed that they were talking about guys, especially them. Neville just rolled his eyes, as the girls let out another loud round of giggles.

The girls must have gotten tired of their "hen house" session because Luna and Ginny finally got up and took seats by their guys. (AN: Luna and Ron are dating and Ginny and Neville like each other but aren't dating yet. Ok now that that is out back to the story) Luna laid her head on Ron's shoulder and closed her eyes. Ginny smiled at her brother and her friend and did the same to Neville. The boys placed their arms protectively around the girls and smiled at each other before closing their eyes.

Hermione watched as the other girls sat beside their special someone's and felt a tug at her heart. She realized that she was already starting to miss Chad. She looked around the room and noticed the only seat was beside Harry. She suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and watched Harry as he continued looking out the window. She slowly stretched and sat down beside Harry. Harry finally stretched his arms over his head and tilted his neck to pop it. He leaned back into the seat.

His quiet voice finally broke the awkward silence, "so you have a boyfriend," he asked, not even looking at her to see her reaction to his question. He didn't want to look at her; he couldn't stand to see the bruise on her cheek. He knew it would just bring back his temper.

"Yeah, I guess so," she said quietly looking at him trying to see his reaction. She still couldn't see it because he refused to look away from the window. She decided to continue. "I've known him since I was little. We grew up together in the same neighborhood. He asked me out as soon as I got home from Hogwarts this summer. He said he had to ask me out or he would regret it when someone else realized how pretty I was and beat him to it. I know I should have told you sooner Harry, but I didn't want to tell you in a letter. I really care about him, a lot. I even told him about all of our adventures and all about Hogwarts. He knows everything about me and who I really am. I trust him with the truth. I didn't tell him anything personal about you, though. We have our ups and downs," boy that's an understatement Hermione thought to herself, "I hope you understand and that you aren't mad," she finally finished.

They sat in silence for a few moments before Harry finally took his eyes away from the window and turned to look at her. "I think I understand," he said, "I was just a little hurt that I didn't receive a single letter from you. I thought that you might have forgotten about me."

Something inside of her gave away. She just couldn't believe what she had heard come out of Harry's mouth. He was her best friend, how could she forget about him? "Oh Harry, don't say that, don't even think that. I could never forget you; you're my best friend. She threw her arms around harry and wrapped him in a tight hug. At first this caught Harry by surprise. Of course they had hugged many times, but not in this manner. He slowly relaxed into the hug, resting his chin on the top of her head. "Hermione can I ask you something?"

"Sure what is it," she asked finally pulling away from Harry and sitting up in the seat. She looked at him as he struggled with the words that he wanted to say.

"What happened to your cheek?" Hermione froze she thought that she had covered the bruise up completely with her make up. Quickly she thought of something to say.

"Oh this?" She said pointing at the small bruise on her cheek. "You know me, I'm pretty clumsy sometimes, and well... well one night I got up in the middle of the night and I had forgotten that I had shut my door half way before I went to bed and I ran into it. I was still halfway asleep. I ran slap into it." She finished her story and gave Harry her most convincing smile.

"Oh," was all that he could say. He knew she was lying to him, he just couldn't figure out why she was doing it. Was this Chad guy really worth lying to her friends? She had never lied to him before, or any of her friends for that matter. "Well, you know if you ever have anything you need to talk about, I'm here for you. I will always be here for you. If you are ever in any trouble I will be there to help you. I just don't want anything to happen to you."

The two of them sat there staring at each other. Deep chocolate eyes met solid emerald eyes. Just then Ron let out a loud snore and the two of them started laughing. It was enough to clear the room of all the previous tension. "Thank you Harry," Hermione said leaning her head on his shoulder and letting out a small yawn. She closed her eyes. "Anytime," he said as he leaned his head onto hers and they fell asleep.

(In Harry's dream)

Harry, Hermione, Ron and Luna were all sitting out by the lake under a large tree. It was a beautiful bright sunny day and it seemed like none of them had a care in the world. Suddenly Ron stood up and whispered something into Luna's ear. She quickly followed him and whispered something into Hermione's ear. As Harry was busy watching the girls Ron smacked him on the shoulder yelling out "Tag mate, you're it!" Ron and the two girls took off running. Everyone was laughing and having a blast. Harry noticed that Hermione couldn't quite run as fast as Ron and Luna so he went after her. He was right behind her and was fixing to tag her when he tripped over something and landed flat on his face with a loud thud. He rolled over onto his back.

Boy was he embarrassed. Next thing he knew, Hermione was standing over him in a fit of giggles. "Oh shove off, why don't you quit laughing and help me up. What if I was really hurt." He said with puppy dog eyes. Hermione reached out a hand to help him up when Harry smirked at her. She started to pull away but it was too late. Next thing she knew, she was lying on the ground right beside Harry. Now it was his turn to laugh. This only made her madder. She reached out and pinched his side.

"Ouch," he yelped, "that hurt." She started laughing again. "Oh so you think you are funny do you?" he rolled over on top of her and started to tickle her. This continued until tears were rolling down her cheeks. All of the sudden Harry felt something odd. They both froze and stared into each other's eyes. Before he knew what he was doing he had bent his head down and captured Hermione's lips in a kiss. To his surprise she kissed back. He had never felt anything like this. Suddenly she parted her lips and her tongue caressed his.

(End of dream)

It took Harry a minute to realize where he was as he tried to calm his breathing down. He looked down at Hermione and realized he had only been dreaming. Part of him felt a little sad, but then he shook those thoughts from his head. This was his best friend he was thinking about. Of course she was gorgeous, but he shouldn't be thinking about her like that.

He looked down at Hermione and smiled. He hadn't realized how much she had changed. Her hair had grown to be down past her shoulders, and now lay in soft curls. It was no longer the bushy mess that it used to be. He noticed with a blush that she had also grown out in a few areas as well. She had very nice curves now. It had even looked like she had grown about an inch or so over the summer.

He felt Hermione shiver and noticed that the sweater she was wearing over her tank top was falling off her shoulder. He carefully moved to pull it back up over her shoulder, but then he noticed something that he hadn't seen before. He realized that it must be the reason that she was wearing the sweater on a summer day. He moved the sweater to get a closer look. There was a large purple bruise on the top of her arm right below her shoulder. It was on the opposite side then the one on her cheek so he knew she didn't "run into the door" to get this one.

Harry decided that he wouldn't ask her about this bruise but he would make sure that he talked to Ron about it as soon as they were alone. His thoughts were interrupted as A student walked by and told him to wake everyone up and get their uniforms on.

Everyone woke p and stretched and they all took turns changing into their uniforms. Before they knew it the train had stopped and they were all loading themselves into the horseless carriages. For some reason the ride seemed shorter then the previous year. Finally the carriages stopped in front of the school and the students piled out of them. They stepped up on the front steps and all stopped to take it in. "Welcome home Harry," Ron and Hermione said as they all walked up the steps and continued inside.

Author's Notes: Well that's it. Geez are my fingers tired! This chapter took forever to type. Oh well, I hope you all enjoyed it. Please review. I did this kinda quick so forgive any errors! Well, like I said please 10 reviews and I'll put the next chapter up. Time for me to get some sleep! See ya on the flip side! Toodles!