Ok, sorry it's been so long… not that I'm expecting many people to read this anyway. : )
After calming the house elf down, the trio retired to the Griffindor Common Room, planning to do some homework, as they waited for lunch.
Walking down the corridor, they passed Malfoy and his two sidekicks.
"Please Potter, you're my hero… can I have your autograph please? He chided, with fake adoration. It had never ceased to amuse him how red Ron's cheeks would flare, and how pale Harry would become. The only one he couldn't get to was Hermione.
"Why don't you… go get a tan, and hope for the best!" smirked Ron.
Hermione cringed; was that the best remark he could come up with? She sighed at his immaturity. One day, Ron would grow up, but for now… she sighed again.
After a trial of complaints from Ron and Harry to go outside, they took their homework to the tree beside the lake. This was their favourite place, aside from Hagrid's, and Hogsmeade, and… well, I guess it wasn't that special then.
Sitting beside the lake, Hermione could feel the slight chill in the air, countered though, by the sunshine peeping through the clouds. It brought out the highlights in her hair, which she had had put in last summer. No one had noticed though, and she didn't really want to mention. Sighing, she put her head down, and got to work.
Harry was utterly bored. How could he be expected to do school work on a day like this? He glanced at Ron, but, strangely, he found him looking intensely at Hermione.
What the heck has Hermione done to her hair? - Ron thought, looking ludicrously at her hair, which, to him, looked as though she had trickled maple syrup through her hair. I never noticed it before; wonder why she never mentioned it. Actually, it looks a bit pretty, shining in the sun… Immediately he felt funny. Hermione was like, well, another Ginny to him. He wondered what had changed.
Hermione felt an intense glare on her. Refusing to give whomever it was, the satisfaction of knowing they had got to her, she didn't look up. If she had, she would've seen Ron's stare, slightly dumbfound, but admiring all the same.
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