Big Fat Lies
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for Matt and Zak.
A/N: Sorry it's taken a while to update but I decided to rewrite this chapter and now it's nothing like the original. But anyway this is the result. Hope you like it!
About 4 weeks later Hermione had finally worked up the courage to go to Hogsmeade again. She woke up early and went down for Breakfast with Parvati and Lavender, which she had been doing whenever Harry or Ron weren't around. She placed a few pieces of Bacon on her plate, but she was too nervous to eat them, so she just removed all the fat and made patterns on her plate. Next, she tried to Drink some Pumpkin juice, but she just swirled the contents of her glass around and around in circles until she slopped the juice all over the table. Finally, Her two best friends came in for Breakfast.
"Hey Hermione, how are you this morning?" Ron asked. She knew that he and Harry were still worried about her. Even if no one else could, they were able to see that she'd changed and they had spotted all the differences so far. She appreciated the concern, but she wished they would leave her alone.
"I'm Great, I'm going to Hogsmeade today if that's OK with you guys." She answered brightly.
"Oh that's great! And of course it's cool with us. By the way, why haven't you been coming lately? It must have been ages since you last had a Butter beer and aren't you low on School supplies yet?" Harry asked.
"Um, well, I've had heaps of um Arithmacy and Muggle Studies homework these last few weekends, and now I have to go and buy some more ink." She lied unconvincingly. Harry, Ron and Matt, a guy from her Muggle Studies class who was sitting across the table, all gave her strange, disbelieving looks. Hermione shrugged.
"Come on, we should get going." And she stood quickly before they could protest, forcing them to follow.
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"Wow I'm exhausted!" Ron said with a laugh, "How bout you guys?"
"Yeah I know what you mean, I think I'll skip dinner and go straight to bed." Harry agreed.
"Why would you do that?" Ron asked in total seriousness and confusion. Harry burst out laughing. Ron was even more confused. "I don't get it!" He complained. Harry just laughed even harder.
The sun was beginning to sink behind the mountains and Harry, Ron and Hermione were dawdling along the footpath on their way home from Hogsmeade.
A small noise came from behind them, like a twig being broken under someone's foot. Hermione, who had remained silent until now, jumped into the air and spun around, utterly terrified. Matt from her Muggle Studies class and his friend whose name she forget sped up to reach the three of them. Hermione relaxed a little but her heart was still racing a million miles a minute.
"Hey Hermione!" Matt greeted her in an awesome Canadian accent, "Who are your friends? Well actually I know who you guys are but I've never really been introduced to you properly," He continued, smiling at Ron and Harry.
"Oh well I'm Harry Potter and this is Ron Weasley, but um I'm sorry but I've never met you." Harry said as politely as possible. Matt laughed loudly.
"I'm Matt Costas, I'm in Hermione's Muggle Studies class, but we're in Ravenclaw. Oh sorry this is my friend Zak Richards and he's also in Ravenclaw."
"Well it's nice to meet you guys! Mione, you ok?" Harry asked. Hermione had grabbed onto the nearest tree to keep herself upright. Her head was spinning. They were just a few metres from the little shed where her life had been all messed up. She had to move, get away from this place. She could see it replaying over and over again in her mind. As if she was standing in the doorway looking on. She looked up at the four boys gathered around her. Matt! Those eyes! They were just like the ones of the guy who had ruined her, she would recognize them anywhere, but nothing else about him was familiar or linked to the man. Strange, she thought, and she passed out.
A/N: Ok tell me what you think!
