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Chapter Four: Seeing

For the first time in probably her entire school career Hermione Granger was glad that it was a Saturday. For this meant she could spend her entire day in the library without interruption, just pure peace and quiet. When she got there however that isn't what she found.

When she got to her regular seat she noticed a gang on whispering girls behind one of the bookshelves. She found this odd but didn't really question what they were doing there. It was only after about an hour of constant whispering and giggling within her earshot until she got really annoyed and had a look around to see why these girls were acting like five year olds. It didn't take her long to find the reason.

Viktor Krum was sitting at a nearby table reading a book of some kind. The girls obviously had followed him here. Hermione didn't understand why they just didn't get their autograph and leave. Thankfully, Madam Pince seemed to have noticed the disturbance and came over.

"Get out! Get out!" And she hexed some rather heavy books to chase the girls out of the library. Hermione suppressed bursting out laughing and settled for giggling beneath her book.

"I think they should name this library after you" Cedric took the seat opposite her, "do you ever leave?" He joked,

"When the mood takes me" she said casually, not taking her eyes of the book she was reading.

"How are you?" He seemed to think something was wrong

"Nothing!" She said quickly, "just glad it's Saturday"

"Hermione Granger" he teased, "glad that it's a Saturday. I never thought I'd see the day"

"Well, sometimes people can surprise you" she said offhandedly, not taking her eyes off the book,

"That they can" he agreed, seriously. Hermione took her eyes off the book and looked at him for a second. He was looking right at her - right through her, it felt like he was seeing every part of her yet she couldn't explain why. Feeling awkward she put her eyes back on her book but she wasn't really reading it, and she felt stupid she had read so much into one stupid glance.

"I better go. I'm late as it is" he declared, getting up,

"Late for what?" She asked curiously,

"Gotta meet Cho" he said casually, as if it was no big deal. Not that Hermione thought that it was. But she did feel a little put out for reasons unknown to even herself.

"Oh. See you later then" she said, as pleasantly as she could,

"Bye" he called, but he was already practically halfway out of the library.

Hermione spent the next few hours reading quietly to herself and improving parts of her homework. Viktor Krum (to Hermione's great surprise) also didn't show any signs of leaving, and every now and again she glanced over to see what he was doing. It rather annoyed her that he was there as a whole new group of girls had now discovered him and in turn where disturbing the peace of the library, Hermione felt as if this was some kind of invasion.

Hermione had also noticed that Viktor Krum kept glancing over at her. She found that a little strange to say the least, was he making fun of her or something? She didn't quite understand what he was trying to achieve but she decided the best course of action would just be to not look back at him - to pretend he wasn't there.

About half an hour later Hermione grew tired of the constant whispering and giggling of the Viktor groupies so she decided to just leave and maybe take a walk around the grounds. Madam Pince seemed to have lost the will to even try to kick them out and she couldn't put up with the noise anymore.

When she exited the relative warmth of the castle and was on the grounds she was rather surprised by the cold. She pulled her cloak closer to her and walked towards the familiar figure by the lake,

"Harry?"

"Oh, Hi Hermione" he said distractedly, "where have you been?"

"Library"

"Library, right. Of course" he was now absent mindedly throwing stones into the lake,

"You on your own?" Hermione asked, wondering where Ron was,

"Yeah… Ron's with Fred and George"

"Right… Harry, is something wrong. You seem a little… Distracted" she didn't want to pry into his personal life, but something about him did seem very off,

"I don't know. Maybe, it depends how you look at it I suppose" Hermione rolled her eyes and asked half teasing,

"This isn't about a girl is it?" Harry looked shocked,

"No!" He snapped a little too defensively. He looked apologetic, "sorry" he said timidly,

"Who is she?" Hermione found this whole situation a little amusing, Harry was acting like he had some sort of disease!

"Cho" Harry said, and he seemed a little relieved and exhaled deeply, "Cho Chang"

Hermione felt a little angry by this, everyone seemed to love Cho Chang!

"Oh… When did this happen?"

"I don't know. I suppose ever since I first looked at her…" He said in a dream like state that was most unlike Harry.

So it was her looks? That's what made her so irresistible? Not her personality but the fact that she is what guys would call 'hot'.

Hermione eventually became very cold and was told by Harry to go back inside before she dies of cold. Only too happy to obey she headed back to Gryffindor common room. On her way she walked down what she thought was a deserted corridor.

Only to see Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang kissing rather passionately.

For some reason she felt rather annoyed that she had seen this, and she didn't want them (especially Cedric) to realise she had seen. So she took a different (and much longer) route back to Gryffindor tower. When she arrived she noticed that Harry had beaten her there and was sitting in their usual chairs by the fire with Ron.

"Hermione!" Harry and Ron both jumped up, "where have you been?" Hermione didn't understand all this sudden concern, but she decided to enjoy it while it lasted.

"I just took the long way" she said, "why?" She knew what they were like, especially Ron. They wanted something and they may as well get to the point, "what do you want?" She asked suspiciously.

"Nothing!" Harry insisted, "what's wrong? You look pale as a ghost"

"Do I?"

It can't have been what she saw, that wouldn't have this effect on her. Wait.. Should she tell Harry that Cho was off the market? She didn't want to hurt him, and it wasn't really her place…

"Yes. Hermione what's wrong?"

Should she?

"Nothing… I'm fine" she smiled convincingly, "just tired"