Behind The Mask: Hermiones Tale.

Chapter 1:The Invite

disclaimer:I do not own Harry Potter or the other Characters so don't sue.

Harry looked at the witch beside him and felt butterfly's in his stomach. Ever since the fight with Voldermort last year he had had butterflys in his stomach every time the looked a her.It scared him so he just blamed it on the bookcase falling on him last year. Just then Ron came in being,well, being Ronish, and broke Harry from his daydream as Hermione left.

"Bye, Ron,"said Hermione passing him.

"See Ya Mione" said Ron."Soooo, Harry, What ya bin up to lately?"

"Ron are you okay?"asked Harry a little worried.

"Ya just fine, I was just noticing, well Ginny noticed and tolled me but,I noticed that you keep makeing this love sick doggy face every time Mione comes in the room"said Ron taking a uge bite out of a piece of toast.

"What are you talking about, I don't like Mione."said Harry making a face.

Ron got up to leave, but not before muttering"Deniel".

"What, Ron come back here, I AM NOT IN DENIEL" Harry yelled across the hall making people stare.

"What are you in deniel for?"asked a curious voice behind him.

"AHHH, Ginny don't do that" said Harry gasping for breath."And I am not in deniel about anything so lay off"

"Oooh, cranky today aren't you."said Ginny sitting down beside him."Is this about the Hermione thing? Cuz if it is you are so in deniel"

"I am not in deniel, how can I like Hermione she's one of my best friends."denied Harry.

"Ron's right you are in deniel."said Ginny"What happens when you come in a room and she's there?"

"my stomach starts to feel weird"

"When your at breakfast and she sits beside you, you feel?"

"Weird"

"See you do like her, and like Ron said, your in deniel"said Ginny hopping off her seat and running over to her boyfriend Dean.

"I am not in deniel"Harry murmered to himself.

Hermione left the Great Hall and headed to the Gryffindor common room to finish a report thats due for Muggle Studies.

I have to finish this report, thought Hermione, no more distractions. I have got to get away from Harry and Ron if I'm going to get anything done on time.

"Hey Hermione, you going to the common room?" asked a voice behind her.

She turned and saw that it was Seamus Finnigan.

"Oh, uh ya I am why?"asked Hermione.

"Do you mind if I join you, I have a potions essay I have to finish" said Seamus catching up to her.

"Oh, sure. Do you need help on your potions essay?"asked Hermione"Because I finished mine yesterday"

"Thanks, so Snape was pretty grumpy Friday wasn't he?" said Seamus.

"Ya"said Hermione looking at her feet.

After they were done they decided to go up to thier dorms.

"Listen, Hermione, theres a big costume party in Hogseade tomorrow, do you want to go?"asked Seamus.

"Oh, um... sure"said Hermione turning red.

"Okay then, well it is a costume party so wear a mask."said Seamus before disapearing in his dorm.

Hermione went up to her dorm wondering where she was going to get a costume this late in time.

Then Ginny came in and asked what she was doing.

"Oh I'm trying to think of a costume for tomorrow, Seamus asked me to go to the party with him"said Hermione.

"Awesome, Dean asked me. We can get costumes tomorrow in Hogsmeade before the party."said Ginny doing her make up.

"Okay should we go find Ron and Harry and see if they're going to the party, maybe we can double date"said Hermione hysterically.

The two went down to the common room and found Neville, Harry and Ron.

"What up boys, you going to the party tomorrow?"asked Ginny sitting on a armchair.

"Ya, I'm going with Lavender, I think Neville has a date to, do you?"said Ron.

"I'm going with Luna, she asked me after we had Herboligy together, what about you Harry?"asked Neville.

"I havn't asked anyone yet but I think I might ask Parvarti or Padma, maybe Padma she's not as bad as Parvarti, at least she doesn't talk as much" said Harry."Who are you girls going with?"

"Oh, well I'm going with Dean of course, and Hermione's going with Seamus I think, are you Hermione?"asked Ginny.

"Ya, he asked me when we were studying together"said Hermione blushing.

Later Hermione went to bed and dreamt of the party tomorrow.