Chapter 12

This can't be happening…

"What?" Ginny said, thinking she misinterpreted Hermione. "But what about you and Harry?"

Harry laid on the chair, awake, but pretending to be asleep. He over heard the whole conversation.

"Ginny, lets going into our dormitory, I don't want Harry over hearing this conversation." Hermione said, not actually knowing Harry was awake.

As soon as Hermione shut the door Ginny said, "Now why do you have to go out with my brother?"

"It's the only way to get those two to stop fighting. Ron is assuming Harry likes me, that's why there fighting. Plus, you can talk to Harry and go out with him while I go out with Ron."

"What if this ruins your chances with Harry?"

"I don't care if I'm happy, as long as he's happy. And just face it; we all know he doesn't like me. I better go back down to the common room, incase he's looking for me."

Hermione opened the door and ran downstairs to find that the common room was empty She went out the portrait and ran up and down the hall, nothing. She wasn't sure where Harry had gone or why. She especially didn't want anything bad to happen.

Hermione decided to go back in the common room and check to see if he had come down from the boy's dormitory, even though she had no idea what he would be doing there. When Hermione got there she noticed a folded up piece of parchment. She remembered this piece of parchment from somewhere.

"Why didn't I think of that before," She said remembering this was the marauder's map. "I somely swear I am up to no good." The map revealed it self, showing all its contents. Hermione quickly opened it up, wanting to find Harry. She scanned the map of Hogwarts, looking everywhere. She finally found his name, outside, pacing the ground. She quickly recited the words "Mischief managed" and went on her way to find him.

She went outside, wondering what he could be doing outside. The air was crisp, chilly, mainly because it was now the beginning of October. Hermione noticed a young man sitting by the end of the lake, deep in thought. Slowly and quietly, she walked over to him not wanting to scare him. When she got there, she sat right next to him. Her eyes met his loving green eyes, and she could tell something wasn't right.

"Harry, what's wrong?" she asked sincerely.

"Nothing, just leave me alone." He said, anger in his voice.

"Come on Harry, you can talk to me about anything."

"You wouldn't understand, just leave me alone!"

Hermione could tell by the tone of his voice that Harry just wanted to be alone. She didn't want to leave him, but afraid of what might happen if she didn't, she obeyed his wishes.

"I'll be in the common room if you need me." Hermione walked back to the common room. She sat there for hours waiting for Harry, but he didn't show up. Finally, she dozed off from being awake for so long. No sooner she fell asleep, Harry walked through the portrait. Harry climbed up the stairs to the boy's dormitory, where he hadn't slept for weeks. He soon fell asleep, after a lot of thinking.

Harry woke up very early, to all the noise in the common room. He noticed Ron sitting on his four poster and walked over to him.

"So I guess the bastard's got his way…"

"What are you talking about," Ron asked very confused.

"You know exactly what I am talking about," Harry said angrily. After getting dressed, he walked out of the dormitory and into the common room. Without even waiting for Hermione, he walked straight through the common room, out the portrait. He didn't stop for breakfast either. Harry trudged outside, just wanting to be alone. He knew at breakfast Hermione would be bugging to talk to him, and he really didn't want to. He just wanted to forget Hermione and Ron, looking at them even made himself sick. Harry didn't say anything to Hermione and Ron for the rest of the day, he needed to be alone.

At lunch, Harry sat by himself at the end of Gryffindor table. Hermione did come over and try to talk to him, but he still wouldn't talk. Hermione just sat there with him throughout most of lunch, trying to get him to talk, but they ended up sitting there the whole time in silence.

Defense Against the Dark Arts also was another long and boring class. The partner assignment soon became individual work for each of the trio. Each of them just sat in silence the whole class. This was nothing new for Ron, but he was definitely curious as to why both Harry and Hermione were working alone. He quickly wrote a note to Hermione, asking her what was going on with her and Harry. She quickly wrote back:
Harry just got mad at me all of a sudden. I went to talk to Ginny about something important and went to go back and talk to him but he was gone. Seriously, I have no idea what I did.

Hermione wondered why Ron was being so sincere suddenly. It seemed very weird to have her and Ron 'talking' and him not yelling at her. She threw the note back over to Ron. After reading it he quickly grabbed his quill and wrote:
He seems like he jealous of me for something. He told me this morning that I finally got my way, whatever that meant. I have no idea what he was talking about.
After reading that, she knew exactly what Harry was mad about. She wished she was wrong but she knew she wasn't, Harry heard her and Ginny talking.

"Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger, Professor Dumbledore wants see you," Professor Dulude said walking around the room.

"Hello Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, glad to see you both feeling better. Well, as you know it is the beginning of October. For the past to years we have not had a dance, because of certain evens. This year we are planning on having a few dances, the first one for Halloween. I was hoping you to would volunteer to coordinate this dance."

Harry and Hermione slowly shoo their heads, with no true reasons for objection.

Oh yes, I almost for got. You two will have to attend the dance together and perform on stage, as you to be found as cutest couple."

Harry and Hermione gulped, this was going to be fun.

A/n- ok interesting chapter. I know it has gotten very short, but it's because I wanted to end their. I am very sorry about that. Please Review

Kelly