Disclaimer: Obviously I am not J. K. Rowling, otherwise I would not be posting stories on this site, I would be writting the 6th book. Also both songs in this chapter, are not mine.
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Hermione Granger was sitting outside, by the lake, looking up at the sky. It was cold and a little foggy. Her hair had drops of dew in it and in her arms was an old tattered book. Hermione rubbed one of her arms, because she had goose-bumps. She knew she should go in or she would make her cold worse, but it was so tranquil and beautiful.
A light snow began to fall bits fell on her winter cloak and chestnut curls. This caused Hermione to hug her cloak tighter around her. The snow was even more of a reason not to go in, she loved the snow. Hermione turned over on her stomach and carefully opened the old book. It had songs that she had written in fourth year. She smiled when she turned to a page titled,"Under Your Spell."
Hermione looked down at her watch and gasped. She had promised to meet Ron and Harry to help them with their homework. Hermione jumped up and dusted off her cloak and head toward the castle. She stomped up the staircase in a rush. Ron had been over protective of her lately and would chew her out for even being in the library without him knowing for example. Hermione found it both sweet and extremely annoying. She broke into a run to the portrait whole.
"Fairy Lights,"she said entering the common room.
Ron and Harry were sitting in a corner of the packed common room playing wizard's chess. It appeared that as always Ron was winning. Hermione walked solemnly over to them,"You call this homework,eh?" Said Hermione sarcastically.
"Ello Hermione." Harry replied concentrating very hard on the game at hand, as if he could really win.
"Hermione!" Ron said looking up from their game,"Where have you been?" He asked curiously.
Hermione sighed,"I was outside reading,"
"Hermione, you really shouldn't be outside when you this sick,"He said disapprovingly.
"Lay off her Ron, she is a big girl you know. Able to take care of herself." Harry said still not looking up.
"Thank you Harry." Hermione said sitting down beside them to watch them play.
"Ok, I guess you right Harry," Ron replied with a sigh,"Checkmate."he added smirking.
"Curses!"Harry said annoyed.
Hermione laughed,"Did you really think you would win?" She asked curiously. Harry shook his head with a sigh. Ron smiled in big-egoed triumph.
"Oh, Mum wanted me to ask if either of you wanted to come to the burrow for Christmas?" Ron asked packing the chess pieces up.
"Sure!" Harry said immediately.
"I'll write mum and ask her if I can tonight." Hermione said smiling.
"I'm going to bed."Harry said yawning and stalked of toward his dormitory. Once he reached his bed he smirked knowing all to well he wasn't the least bit tired.
Hermione and Ron were now sitting on the couch by the fire. The common room was completely empty now expect for a few giggling 2nd year girls in a corner. Hermione was, as always reading. She turned the pages in her old song book until she came to her favorite song. Ron was slaving away on unfinished homework. Crookshanks was purring contentedly on Hermione's lap. Ron scowled at the cat, Crookshanks in turn replied by hissing.
Hermione looked at the two sadly,"Why do you two hate each other so much?" She asked curiously.
"I hate him because he hogs all your attention," Ron said before releasing what he had said.
Hermione rolled her eyes,"No I don't, and that's sad...your jealous of a cat!"
Ron's ears turned red and he returned back to his easy. Hermione began singing the song in her head, then without releasing it she began singing it,
"Late at night when all the world is sleeping I stay up and think of you And I wish on a star that somewhere you are Thinking of me too
Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight Till tomorrow I'll be holding you tight And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be Than here in my room dreaming about you and me" She sang very softly.
Ron looked blankly at her for a moment then returned to his easy before she noticed he had heard her. She finally released she was singing aloud and blushed she prayed Ron hadn't heard her.
A few minutes she yawned growing tired.
"Hermione you look tired, you should go to sleep." Ron said.
"I'd love to, but I'd rather avoid my dormitory..." Hermione said closing her book and setting it on the table in front of her.
"Why?" Ron asked sounding concerned.
"Well, there's a bogart in one of the closets and when everyone else is in my dormitory it doesn't bother me, but with the giggle twins gone. It's frankly just creepy." Hermione replied truefully.
"Oh," Ron said and returned to his easy, which still wasn't done yet.
Hermione help Ron with his easy for a couple of minutes, but then she fell fast asleep.
"Hermione?" Ron whispered to see if she was really asleep, He smiled and pushed a curl out of her face tucking it behind her ear. He stayed up for another hour working on his homework until he too fell asleep.