Chapter 2
As
soon as he said it, my heart stopped. The worst part was being
rejected in front of the whole school. I went to the Common Room with
Lizzie. As soon as I got there, I broke down. Lizzie put her arm
around me and comforted me. A few hours later me and Lizzie got back
from our lessons and dinner.
"How are you?" Lizzie asked me,
concern in her voice.
"How do you think I am?" I asked.
Lizzie
gave me a sympathetic look. "Want to play chess?"
"I'm not
very good," I replied.
"Me either," Lizzie smiled.
"OK,"
I gave in sitting down on my bed.
"Hermione?" I turned
around when I heard my name.
"Oh, hi Harry," I said shyly.
For
some reason, I got really shy around Harry since this morning. I
almost thought I liked him. When Lizzie told Harry that Ginny liked
him, I felt miserable. I know this is mean and insensitive, but when
Harry said he didn't like Ginny, I felt relieved. Don't get me
wrong, I love Ginny like my own sister, but¼I don't
know.
"What are you doing up?" Harry asked looking at my books
all over the table.
"Needed to catch up on my reading," I
replied.
"Oh. I never got the chance to ask you," Harry said,
his cheeks turning red. "Do you think what I did this morning was,
well, mean?"
I gave him a small smile. "Actually no. I was
relieved when you said that." I stopped cold. What did I just say?
Me and Harry's cheeks started burning.
"Why relieved?" Harry
asked, his voice a little higher than normal.
"I, uh," I
stammered.
"Hermione? Do you¼do you like me?" Harry
asked. His face as red as it possibly good be. "Because, I've
been thinking about it all day, and I think I like you. So, do you
like me?"
I just stared as Harry babbled on. The longer I
stared, the more uncomfortable he looked.
What is she waiting
for? Does she like me or not? I stared at Hermione.
"Yes," I
jumped at her voice. "I do like you."
I immediately beamed.
She came over to give me a hug and I did something that surprised the
both of us.