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Chapter Three: Tears and Advice

Since that day, Oliver and I had been owling each other a lot. Today we were due back at Hogwarts and I was really excited, I would get to see all my friends again, and Oliver as well. I never told any of my friends about him, the only people who knew, were my mum and dad and his mum and dad, and they were all perfectly fine about it.

Quickly, I put the last few things into my trunk and used my wand to carry it down the stairs. My dad then picked it up and put it into the boot of the car, before we all climbed in. About twenty minutes later, we arrived at the station and I gave my mum and dad both a hug and waved goodbye as I casually slipped through the barrier.

There it was, the Hogwarts express. I smiled to myself before going to load my trunk and to find Harry and Ron. I must have looked in over twenty different compartments, before I finally found them. I was greeted by a hug from them both as well as one from Ginny, Harry's girlfriend and also Lavender, Ron's girlfriend. I took a seat next to Harry as we all began talking. Fifteen minutes, before we were due to arrive at Hogwarts, I excused myself, claiming I was going to the bathroom, when I really wanted to find Oliver.

I walked up and down the train when I bumped into someone, I thought I was going to hit the floor, when a pair of strong arms snaked around my waist and stood me up properly before letting go.

"We kind of have a knack of bumping into each other don't we?" the person asked, whom I recognized immediately.

"Hey Oliver, how are you, I've missed you"
"I'm good, I've missed you to"

We smiled at each other before he eloped me in a hug. I hugged him back, but unfortunately, even if I wanted to stay like this forever, I couldn't. We would be at Hogwarts soon and I still needed to change into my school robes.

"Sorry Oliver but I've got to go. I need to change into my robes before we get to school" I said, pulling back.

"Me too. So I'll see you later?" he asked, hopeful.

"Yeah. I'll see you then"

I gave him a quick kiss before returning to my compartment to get my robes to change into. No sooner had I changed, than the trains whistle blew, signalling that we had arrived. I shared a carriage with Harry, Ron, Lavender and Ginny up to Hogwarts, seeing as how I couldn't spot Oliver anywhere when I stepped off the train.

When we eventually got to Hogwarts, I was the first out of the carriage and into the Great Hall out of the five of us. I took a seat at the Gryffindor table and looked around frantically, searching for Oliver. When I couldn't spot him, I turned back around to face the table to see four very curious faces staring back at me.

"Looking for someone Herms?" asked Ginny.

"No, I was just trying to see who are new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher would be, that's all" I replied, hoping that they would fall for it.

Satisfied, Ginny, Ron and Lavender turned around to face the front, but Harry, however, whispered into my ear.

"You can tell me later"

I smiled weakly as we both turned to face the front as Dumbledore stood and the Sorting Hat ceremony began. Half an hour later, as the feast started and everyone began to eat, I chanced another look around the hall. Finally, I spotted him and smiled at him, he however, didn't smile back, he was looking at my uniform, I gave him a puzzled look and looked at his. That's when it hit me, the colour drained from my face, and I turned back around. I excused myself from the table and ran straight up to the girls dorms in Gryffindor tower. Tears stinging my eyes at every step I took. I didn't stop running until I had made it to the girls dorms and shut the door behind me. I slumped down onto my bed, and cried softly into my pillow.

How could I have been so stupid. He was a Slytherin and I was a Gryffindor. Slytherin's and Gryffindor's don't go together, but then how could he have been so sweet to me and caring? I cleared my mind of thoughts and tried to ease myself to sleep. Luckily it worked, but I wasn't asleep for long, as I heard a soft knocking on the door. With my eyes still shut, and fresh tears starting to leak out of them, I shouted at the door.

"Go away!"

"Hermione, its Harry, can I come in?"

I thought for a moment about whether I should let him or not and went with my better judgement. I sat up and dried my eyes.

"Come in" I replied.

A/N: End of chap 3! Chap 4 cumin up! Please, please review and no flames! Thanks!

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