Days, weeks, months passed since the whole visit thing happened, it was so weird at first, Hermione didn't quite know what to do, mercifully her friends took her mind off him, and the rest didn't know what had happened. Her classes passed by slowly, as always, luckily her grades became flawless as they used to. Today though she felt incredibly sick, not that she had gotten a cold or anything, but her period was seriously punishing her with the worst cramps she'd ever receive, her back, legs and stomach hurt, not mentioning how much her ass hurt.
"Mya, are you sure you don't want to just miss a few classes today?" she finished getting dressed, picking her bag up she smiled painfully.
"Lav, I'm not going to miss class just because of a silly cramp." She rolled her eyes; the girls just didn't seem to take a brake.
"Ok, then lets go, Ginny and Pavarti are gone already, dunno where though, breakfast I suppose, the two are hiding something and ca tell."
"Then lets find out!" she answered excitedly. The two went down to the Great Hall, life was once again bearable. They saw Pavarti and Ginny sitting by themselves on the far corner of the table, they made their way towards the two gossiping girls and sat down.
"So, what have you two been up to?"
"Oh, nothing." They giggled in union.
"Please tell us what you two have been giggling about!" Pavarti was getting desperate. They looked at each other for a second.
"Cho dumped Harry!"
"No!"
"Yep! She said she didn't know he was still with me."
"Serves him right, I like him and all, but what he did to you, was just wrong."
"Agree." Lavander spoke up. They were giggling about how they were almost getting to the so cherished holidays, and how Cho made the right choice, when Cho walked over to them, shyly she spoke softly.
"Ginny, I came to apologize, I had no idea he was still with you, if I had any idea I'd not have done it. I would never be the other one." Ginny grinned at her happily.
"Thanks, I appreciate it."
"I guess I'll see you all around then, bye."
"Bye."
"See ya." They looked at each other, than broke into a good laugh, it had been so long since Hermione had laughed, it felt strange but awfully good, they stopped as soon as Dean walked over to them.
"Hi, umm…Pavarti, can we talk?" she nodded and stood up, they knew she and Dean had been going out for a while now, they were crazy about each other, Hermione was happy for her friend. She came back not long after and sat down, a incredibly big grin spread across her face, she showed them the ring he gave her, it was simple but beautiful, they all sighed as they looked at it.
"Ow, Pat, you so lucky!"
"He said it's a promise ring! That he…loves me!" they all giggled in pure bliss. She deserved it.
"Congratulations!"
"Thanks!"
"You know I'd love to stay here talking about absolutely nothing, but we have classes." They agreed, standing up a horrid pain went through Hermione, she sat down quickly and put a hand over her lower stomach.
"Mya, you gotta go see Poppy."
"I'm fine. Just need some rest, which I'll get at night." She concluded, they rolled their eyes, she just didn't know when to stop and take a chill pill. She stood up her hand still clutching on her stomach. They made their way to every single class they had, now it was lunch, their favorite time of the day. Sitting down almost in the exact same place where they had at breakfast they ate quietly, tired and sore Hermione drank her pumpkin juice hoping the pain would leave her for just a minute. Unfortunately it didn't, after they ate they made their way to Potions, opening the big wooden doors the girls took a sit in the middle as always, Snape appeared a short while after.
"Quiet!" the class settled down. Turning to his board he shouted.
"Instructions!" lots of tiny writings appeared on the board.
"Today, you'll be doing a dreamless sleep potion. Begin." He turned carelessly towards his desk, sitting in his big comfortable chair he watched as students began to scurry to their feet and go get their materials, he watched as Hermione stood up with difficulty. Strange, she couldn't be …hurt, not in the way it looked like.
Hermione thought it was all a joke, dreamless sleep? She could do it with her eyes closed! She got to her feet slowly, the pain seemed to have gotten worse. As she returned to her seat she swallowed the damn pill Pavarti had advised she should take, it worked incredibly well. The pain wasn't all gone, but it helped, a bit. Her potion was complete quickly, much quicker than the others, she had made it over the summer whenever she just needed to sleep and forget her life. The bell finally rang, getting up from her chair was once again painful.
"C'mon, I'll help you." Ginny offered her both hands, after a minute of pure pain Hermione straightened up, Ginny reached down and grabbed her bag, giving it to Hermione she looked serious.
"Mione, I'm worried you might be sick."
"Don't worry! I told you, it's just…nothing." She added quietly, there were only about two people except her Pavarti, Ginny and Lavander left in the classroom, Snape watched her closely. She took a step forward, feeling dizzy she stopped.
"Uhu, help me here, I feel so fucking dizzy!" she whispered to Lavander. The girls helped her get out of the classroom, what they didn't notice were a pair of worried eyes which fell upon Hermione as she left the class.
It was almost seven o'clock when they made their way to dinner, the pain was finally gone, thank Merlin! They ate silently, it had been a very long day and they needed a good and long rest. After dinner they were about to make their way up to the common room when Hermione stopped.
"You know what? You guys go ahead, I have to go somewhere." They nodded. Turning around Hermione went over to the lake, sitting in her favorite spot she looked at the sky. She loved the stars, they gave her hopes, false hopes perhaps, but she needed them she depended on them. Closing her eyes she felt the breeze hit her face, it was cold and she liked it. Hermione sighed.
"Why did you have to go?" she asked into thin air. Pavarti, Ginny, Lavander, Neville, Harry, Ron, Dean…the list went on and on, they didn't know about her love, her lost love, the only time in her life that she was actually happy. Hermione never told her friends about him, Mike, he was a Ravenclaw, they had had a romance in her fifth year, he was then in his seventh year. She missed him so dearly! What happened was the same old love story, they met, they went out, they had sex, they were in love, bliss. But he graduated, and she still had to finish her time there at school. A single tear fell down her right cheek. Hermione missed him so much, he had promised her that he'd come back and take her with him, but he lied, he had started to work at the ministry, and as a letter she had just received informed her he had met someone. They were married! They loved each other! He was happy! She shook her head, why did it always happen to her! It wasn't fair, but then again, nothing was fair.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid! How could you have believed him! He's fake smiles, his shallow promises, his damn touch!" she sighed again, it hurt so much, his letter was simply to tell her how sorry he was for everything he had don, well it was little late for that. Standing up she went to the edge of the lake, drowning, she had once almost killed herself that way. It felt so right, but he saved her, like he had always done, but now he was gone, gone for good.
"It'd be so easy, I'd have eternal peace." She told the air, what she didn't notice was the dark mysterious figure coming form behind her, he had seen her come out her, he knew he shouldn't have followed but he did anyways. She was holing his letter in her hand tightly.
"No on can have eternal peace." She heard the dark spooky voice, swirling around she saw the face of the last person she wanted to see, Snape. He knew so much about her, and she hated him for that, he saw her when she was totally vulnerable, and yet he kept following her. Wiping her tears she cleared her throat.
"Oh, umm…hi, sir." He moved near her, he now was beside her, she could smell his strong sent, she shivered.
"You know Miss Granger, I have never had such a troubled student before." She looked at his sternly.
"Excuse me?" he looked sharply at her.
"Sorry." Sighing she admitted the obvious.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." That he wasn't expecting.
"Why were you in so much…pain in my class today." Fuck! Why does he always know things he shouldn't!
"Oh, umm…never mind that."
"That wasn't a question, tell me."
"I just was sick." She lied.
"You think I'm dumb?"
"No."
"Then why would you think I'd believe you?"
"Because you don't want to know."
"What?"
"Oh, face it, you don't like to have to deal with me and my problems, you have to though, you are a teacher." She was half right, he did care though.
"Guess you're right."
"Sheesh, you are nice." She whispered, he laughed in the inside, he couldn't let her know what he felt, never.
"You haven't answered my question."
"I don't want to."
"Ok, then why are you weeping over a letter?" she looked down at the letter she held tightly around her fingers.
"I'm not weeping."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Humph." She rolled her eyes, never would she 'open up' with him!
"I better go. Night sir." He nodded, she rolled her eyes, what was with his nodding thing? Couldn't he just say goodnight back? No, probably wants to keep his creepy look intact. She went to her room and slept well.