A/N: Okay, so now I also own Chance, Ben, and Pammy. I guess I totally blanked and forgot that Jessica could not be friendless with her outgoing personality. Anyway, keep on reading!

Chapter 3 – The Gang

FLASHBACK-

"Y-You're what?" Hermione whispered.

"I'm leaving." He stated plainly.

"But…but…" tears leaked out from the corners of her eyes and dribbled down her cheeks. "Why?"

"You know that this is a huge opportunity for me, baby. It would be unfair to me not to take it." Krum referred to his new job offer of traveling around the world with a famous Quidditch team.

"What about us?"

"What about us?" He asked, simply.

He was heartless. He was a heartless bastard. She turned and ran.

END OF FLASHBACK-

Hermione thought back to last year. She had been going out with Viktor for nearly 6 months before he broke her heart. Now, almost a year later, she still missed him despite her attempts to forget him.

"Ready?" Jessica asked, startling Hermione from her daydreams.

"Oh… Yeah." She sighed getting up from where she sat and following Jessica out of their room and down towards the Dining Hall.

"There are some people I want you to meet! The gang… if you will."

"Okay. What are they like?"

"Like… me. You'll find out yourself I guess." She led Hermione over to a long rectangular table where several people were already sitting. There were two boys, one had longish black hair that fell into his face and had several blue highlights in the front, and one had curly brown hair that was very… big. There was also a girl who had short hair that came down to her chin which was a dark red. She reminded her of Ginny. They were all very artsy craftsy, and smiled as the pair walked up to them. "Hey guys!" Jessica said happily. "This is my new roommate, Hermione!"

"Hey." Each of them said, looking at Hermione, seeming like they were trying to see what kind of person she was.

"Hermione, this is Chance," She said pointing to the boy with the blue streaks. "Ben, and Pammy."

"Hi…" She said nervously. She felt like she was being judged.

"Sorry about THEM." Jessica said elbowing Ben in the ribs. "They aren't very accepting of strangers at first. We're a very… close knit group."

"So what school do you go to?" Asked Pammy, who seemed to be the most outgoing of the three.

"Hogwarts. I take it you all go to Merlin's?"

They nodded.

"What do you think of Merlin's so far?" Ben asked.

"I like it! It's refreshing to be back at school." Hermione answered.

"Are you kidding me? I hate staying at school year round. You're an odd one. You will fit in with us well." Pammy said, grinning. "So fill us in on your life."

"Well…" Hermione began. "My parents are muggles so when I got the acceptance letter to Hogwarts it came as a total shock, but I started studying it a lot and now I'm top of my class."

"Tell them about Harry Potter!" Jessica exclaimed.

"Oh… Yeah. He is one of my best friends."

They had the same reaction that Jessica had had.

"Are you serious!" Pammy asked excitedly. "I saw some recent pictures of him last year… He's a hottie!"

Hermione laughed. "Yeah, a lot of girls go for him back at Hogwarts. So now it's your turn. Tell me about your lives."

"I'm the middle child of a big family." Pammy started. "I have 6 brothers and 3 sisters, five younger, four older. I always knew I was a witch because my whole family is… well except for my older brother Paul. He's a squib."

"Wow… that's a huge family. I'm the only child." Hermione replied.

"I live with my dad. I transferred to Merlin's in my 3rd year." Ben told.

All eyes turned to Chance to hear his story, but he didn't look up and continued eating.

Jessica rolled her eyes. "Sorry about him, he doesn't talk much." She then leaned in to Hermione and whispered "He's American."

Hermione laughed. Just then the bell sounded loudly and everyone began getting up from their seats and heading out the door. "Well… It was great meeting you."

"You too." Pammy smiled.

Hermione stood up from the table and walked out the door.

It had been a long day of classes and Hermione wanted nothing more than to curl up in bed with a nice book. She quickly changed into pajamas and hopped into bed, curling up under the covers.

FLASHBACK-

Viktor's lips touched her own in a pure kiss. She closed her eyes, savoring the sensation. Her lips parted, allowing his tongue inside. His hands slid up and down her sides, causing her to sigh peacefully. She could feel his hands on her hips… stomach… and then going higher, fumbling to undo her bra.

"Wait…" She spoke softly.

He looked up at her, aggravated. "Yes?"

"I don't want to do this yet… I'm not ready."

"Hermione, we have been going out for like 5 months, and we still haven't done ANYTHING other than kiss!"

"I'm sorry… I just want my first time to be special…" She said looking down.

He took her chin in his hands and tilted it up to look at him. "I love you."

He spun such bittersweet lies.

END OF FLASHBACK-

A/N: The last flashback was obviously set before the first. They didn't get back together after he broke her heart. I know that Viktor goes out of character in the fact that he doesn't seem to have an accent and everything. And also, just as a background note, this was during the summer, he did not switch and attend Hogwarts.