Chapter 3

Hagrid's hut

"Ron, I saw it. I saw you and Hermione in front of Hagrid's hut kissing!" Harry exclaimed to Ron in their dormitory.

"Oh, please, Harry. Who's the one going mad, now?" Ron said with a nervous laugh. Ron combed his fingers through his hair and darted his eyes around the common room.

"I mean it Ron!"

"Of course, well, we better get to Hagrid's before it's too late. Where's Hermione? She was getting the cloak..." Ron said.

"Let's go find her," Harry suggested. The two walked up the stairs to their dormitory and found Hermione soothing a crying Neville.

"What th–," Ron started to say.

"It's okay, Neville. There will be other girls," Hermione said patting his back. "Don't worry, even if Ginny Weasley was amazing, you just have to remember that fate decided this. It wasn't your fault or her fault. It wasn't meant to be!"

"Thanks, Hermione," Neville said sniffling and wiping away tears.

"I have to go now, okay? I'll talk to you later in the Common Room."

"Okay," he said and shooed them off.

Ron waited until the trio were at the bottom of the staircase before saying, "What happened between my sister and Neville?"

"He asked her out and she turned him down," Hermione said with a giggle. "The poor thing came in sobbing, I had to comfort him."

"Oh," Ron said stiffly. "Well, I was just suggesting to Harry we get a move on!"

"Well, yeah, now that Neville is calmed down."

The three walked out of the common room and slipped the invisibility cloak over them, when they saw the coast was clear.

"Hermione, you are too kind," Ron said in a very loud voice as they turned the corner.

"SHHH!!" Harry said urgently. The trio were nearing a watchful Severus Snape.

"I am Snape, the potions master," Snape said under his breath. "I am smart and funny. I will keep thinking that!!" Snape cocked his head around and opened his eyes widely. "Who's there? Are you listening to me? What did you hear?"

"It is the bloody baron, I heard you saying you are smart and funny. I know you Severus, you are not any of those characteristics," Harry said in a low gruff voice.

"I'm sorry, your baron sir," Snape said in a gracious tone.

"You aren't forgiven for now!" Harry said and Hermione gave a muffled giggle.

Ron put his hand over Hermione's mouth covered by her own hand and the three hurried away.

The three went out the front doors and Hermione burst into giggles. "That was hilarious, Harry!!" she said, trying to control her giggles.

"I'm funnier," Ron said sourly.

"I know, Ronald," Hermione said and smiled.

"Be quite," Harry said, suddenly. "I think someone's coming."

The trio shut up and continued walking towards the cabin. Hermione banged powerfully on Hagrid's door.

"Who's there?" Hagrid called and his pet dog, Fang started to bark loudly.

"It's us, Hagrid," Harry said.

"You shouldn't have come to see me, at this hour!! It's midnight for Pete's sake!" Hagrid exclaimed when he opened the door.

The three still invisible walked in and Harry yanked off the cloak.