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Chapter 4: The Silhouette

The next few days were very bad for Hermione. There was a Charms exam she only got an Average on!

"Hermione! Earth to Hermione!" Ron hollered waving his hands in front of her face.

"W-What?" Hermione was dazed.

"You only got an Average! You've been studying way more then us and we got a better grade than you!"

"What aren't you two smart then?" she said snapped.

"Sorry, Hermione. But we're worried about you. Think that Malfoy business has gotten to your head!."

"Ronald Weasley! He is DYING!!! WHY WOULDN'T IT BE GETTING TO MY HEAD!?"

"But Hermione, you know he's going to be alright though. We [St. Mungo's] has got the best Healers in all the world!!"

"There still is a chance, Ron!"

She got up from her over-stuffed chair and left the Gryfinndor common room and left to the library. She has been staying in Gryfinndor Tower since Draco was sent to St. Mungo's. There has also been a newly assigned Head Boy on a rare case since they don't reassign Heads unless the current Heads are well -- dead. Hermione argues with Dumbledore for his decision. But in the end, Dumbledore had her soo that is was for the best.

"Hermione!"

She turned, it was Neville Longbottom. "You dropped this.." he had a heavy looking book in his hands.

"Thanks, Neville!" she started to continue her walk tot he library.

"Wait, Hermione!"

Again, she stopped and turned. "I wanted to ask you this for some time now but I don't know how to ask so I'll just come out and say it: I -- I like you, Hermione. More then a friend. I've like you for a long time now and I was wondering if you'd like to go out.... sometime? Like on a date...?

Hermione gapped at him. "How could you ask at a time like this???"

"Well - I - I - was ---"

"NO!! MY BOYFRIEND IS DYING IN THE HOSPITAL AND YOU EXPECT ME TO GO OUT WITH YOU???" she ran off leaving him standing there, jaw dropped, not because of what she said, but of what is saw... or WHO he saw??

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