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Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else
-Maroon 5, She Will Be Loved
The Hogwarts Express slowly pulled into its station. A tall thin girl stepped out of the train with her two best friends. Her once bushy hair had changed into loose curls and she was very beautiful. Hermione Granger was in her seventh and final year at Hogwarts and felt on top of the world. One of her best friends, Harry Potter, had encountered Voldemort the previous year and seemed to have defeated him. But some people had their doubts about whether he was really gone. It seemed like everything was going right for Hermione. Except her love life. She and Ron had gone out a little while the year before but decided to stop for fear of ruining the friendship. Harry and Ginny were going out and were very happy. There was just no one at Hogwarts that interested Hermione. She would see happy couples greet each other after the summer holidays and felt left out. But she decided that she would try to meet someone and get a date by Christmas. She walked into the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony.
Professor Severus Snape sat at his desk preparing the following day's lesson. He was feeling downtrodden because he had missed out on the DATDA job again. Dumbledore said this was because he was so skilled at the art of potion-making and that they would not be able to find another Potions master. He was also depressed because in the latest downfall of Voldemort his former girlfriend, Elysia, had been killed. She had been the only one who had ever accepted him, and he felt certain that he would now be single for the rest of his life. Severus also thought he would never be happy or love again. He was feeling especially grouchy this start of term. "The one good thing about this year," Severus thought, "is that it is the last year of the Dream Team." He also felt a glimmer of sadness at this thought, but quickly shook it off. Who would he pick on next year? "No." he said to himself. "I will NOT miss them. I DON'T enjoy them." He sighed and closed his book. He felt that no one would ever understand him and what he had been through as much as Elysia had. A single tear rolled down his cheek, but he shook it off.