As Hermione walked upstairs to her room, she couldn't help but think about Harry watching her.
"Was he staring at me for a while? Or did he just happen to look at me as I looked up?" she asked
herself. Hermione was still thinking about this when she walked through the door to her room that she
shared with her friends Lavender and Parvati, along with Mikayla and Noella. Mikayla and Noella
didn't acknowledge Hermione as she walked in, they were to caught up reading a book on Gilderoy
Lockhart. Honestly, Hermione thought, haven't they realized Lockhart's nothing but a fake with a
good smile? "Ooooohh," Noella squealed, "Isn't he so adorable?" "Just dreamy, and who cares if he
was a fake, and he doesn't remember anything. His looks are enough!" Mikayla said as she gazed at
his waving picture. Apparently they do know, Hermione thought as she rolled her eyes. As she
approached Parvati and Lavender, who were sitting on Parvati's bed talking, they looked up and
smiled. "Hey Hermione!" Lavender said as she flashed a dimpled smile at her friend. "Where have you
been?" Parvati asked. "Oh, the usual. Down in the common room with Harry and Ron." Lavender and
Parvati cast a look at each other and started giggling. "Okay, what now?" Hermione asked as she sat
down next to Parvati. "Well..." Lavender said with a mischievous look on her face, "We have a slight
feeling that Harry likes you." Hermione just gaped at her friends. "You have got to be kidding me,"
she said bewildered, "And how do you think you know?" Parvati just laughed. "Oh, please,
Hermione! You know us better than that! We can smell a crush fifteen miles away!" "Whatever you
guys. Is there any other news you would like to share with me that is accurate?" Hermione sighed.
"Well, Parvati has moved on from liking Dean to..." Lavender glanced at Parvati, who was blushing
furiously, and said," Ron." At this, Hermione started laughing like mad. Mikayla and Noella looked
over and gave her an annoyed look. Once Hermione settled down, she said, "I'm sorry, Parvati, but
I've known Ron for so long, he's like a brother, and it's funny to find that one of my friends likes
him." Parvati just shrugged. "Well, if I told you that Lavender is nervous about kissing Seamus, would
you laugh at her?" At this, Hermione did snort. Lavender and Seamus had been going out for two
months now and hadn't done a thing. This was unusual for Lavender, who was very flirtatious and
good at seducing. "Well, it's different with Seamus! I mean, I know this sounds corny and all, but it's
different. He's not quite as wild and spontaneous as other guys. He's mellow and really sweet."
Lavender said, now blushing like crazy. "Lav, take your time. I think Seamus appreciates it, too.
Besides, if you wait longer for something you really want, it means a lot more once you get it."
Hermione said soothingly. At this comment, Lavender seemed to blush less. "Thanks, Mione." She
replied. You give great advice. And..." she added grinning," That's probably another reason why
Harry likes you so much!" Hermione laughed. "You are so wrong. Both of you." The girls had
dropped the subject and began talking about classes and upcoming Hogsmaed trips, when there was a
knock at the door. Noella got up and opened the door to find a pretty 4th year with ginger red hair.
"Hey, Ginny." Lavender, Hermione and Parvati all said at the same time. Ginny had gotten really
close with them, and came over to their room often. She was especially close with Hermione, and they
had quickly become best girl friends. Noella and Mikayla, however, were not interested in hanging out
with someone a year younger. They always left when Ginny came around, claiming that they were
going to hang out with their 6th and 7th year friends. "Well, me and Mikayla are leaving now. See you
all tomorrow." Noella said smugly. With that, they left, snapping the door sharply behind them.
"What's going on, you guys?" Ginny asked. The three girls quickly filled Ginny in on everything they
had been talking about. When Hermione mentioned Parvati liking Ron, Ginny had starting laughing
harder then Hermione, and it took her a while to recover. "Parvati, it's cool with me that you like my
brother, but he can be a big airhead sometimes." Ginny, Hermione, and Lavender giggled with that
fact, but all Parvati did was blush. "Well, anyone up for a game?" Ginny asked after another two
minutes of giggling. "Sure, Gin, what did you have in mind?" Lavender asked. "Truth or dare!" Parvati
said without giving Ginny a chance to say anything. "Exactly what I had in mind," Ginny said with a
grin. "How 'bout it Hermione?" Parvati asked. "Well...just as long as I don't have to try to find
another pair of Snapes boxers!" Hermione said sheepishly, remembering a dare she had once. "With
that, all four girls cracked up and didn't stop laughing for five minutes. Little did they know, a
situation very similar to theirs was going on over in the boys dormitories.
A/N: Well, I really don't have a note for you, but I'll just say R/R! Thx!