This story came to me when I was listening to one of my favorite CDs, Maroon5's Songs about Jane. It was a really good song that reminds me of unrequited love so, you have my story here!
BTW: This takes place after Hogwarts, seeing as how all the characters are over 18 and perfectly legal. And if the story doesn't seem to have anything to do with the song, stick around awhile, it'll get better. Besides, it's called background, people!

Rated: PG-13 (For now, at least) because of sexual innuendoes and nakedness. Later on it will probably be rated R for scenes of mad crazy shagging so you, the reader, are forewarned.

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Hermione walked into The Order of the Phoenix headquarters. She was back from a particularly complicated mission concerning muggles, and she was glad to be among her friends again. She sighed as she crept into the hallway after hanging up her cloak, making sure that she didn't disturb the heavy black curtains hanging over one of the paintings.

Mrs. Black's portrait was still hanging in the hallway, and after several years of attempts at removal, in which the damn thing had bested even some Weasley Twins New and Improved Firebombs (Now with added Napalm!) Mrs. Weasley had installed some dark heavy drapes that could not be budged, so that "FILTHY MUDBLOODS!! LECHEROUS TRAITORS!! YOU'LL PAY FOR THE BLASPHEMY YOU'VE BROUGHT UPON MY HOUSE!!!" wouldn't be shrieked at them every time Tonks wandered by the portrait. She was very accident prone, to say the least.

Hermione reached her room, carrying her trunk, ready to take a nice hot soak in the tub to get the aches out of her body. Her mission had worn her out and she needed to relax.

"Alohamora," Hermione said absently upon reaching her usual room.

The door swung open, and she walked inside...only to start suddenly at a yelp of surprise. Her eyes were suddenly riveted on a naked male physique dripping with water, no doubt just having come out of the shower. He must have been just about to towel off too, for he had a towel in his hands, covering certain strategic parts from her view. She stood frozen in shock, mouth agape.

"S-s-sorry, I must have the wrong room," Hermione stuttered, turning red with embarrassment and feeling like the awkward teenager she had been as she quickly averted her eyes from his body. Merlin's beard, she had never been in any kind of situation such as this!

She backed away from the door as quickly as possible but her trunk chose at this time to upend itself in the hallway. Her clothes were strewn about: jeans, robes, toiletries everywhere. She scrambled on her knees to get her things back in her trunk trying not to stare into the room, knowing that, whoever he was, he hadn't bothered to put pants on. She saw him in her peripheral vision coming towards her. She blushed harder, grasping at shirts and jeans, stuffing them into the trunk haphazardly. She managed to get most of her belongings into the trunk when:

"Here you go," he said, his hand holding out a lacy bra.

It was Fate's twisted humor that the particular bra he was holding was one of her favorites. She snatched it from his hand and stood up.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to open the door and- it's just, I thought that this was my room- actually it usually is, but I've been gone and- I guess you took it and--uh, and..." Hermione trailed away, not sure of what to do. Her face felt like it was on fire and she suddenly realized just how unkempt she must look to him.

The stranger just smiled and waved away her embarrassment.

"It's okay Hermione. I just got in and all the other rooms were occupied, except for this one, so I thought I'd make myself at home in here." He shrugged and water from his long hair fell onto his shoulders, where it beaded and then continued down his chest.

"How do you know who I am?" Hermione questioned, uneasy with his familiarity towards her.

"Don't you remember me? Same year at Hogwarts? Fellow Gryffindor?"

"No, not really," Hermione said as she struggled to place him. Seamus? No, not him. Too many muscles. Who is this guy?

"It's me, Hermione, Neville."

TBC

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