The heavens had opened outside Hogwarts and a girl with bushy hair sat against a window, her tears falling almost as heavy as the rain outside. The common room was empty as it was nearly midnight on Christmas Eve and nearly everyone had gone home for the holidays. Her mascara was running, her untamed hair was everywhere but she didn't care. She felt no need to look pretty.
"Hermione?" someone said huskily from across the room
"Harry!" Hermione weeped as she fell into her best friends arms
"Whoa, what's wrong" he was quite alarmed at the fact that his perfect friend was in such a mess
"It's Ron!" she squealed as she released herself from Harry's grip and sat down on a chair next to the dying fire.
"I'm falling apart Harry, I'm losing sleep over him" she continued to cry, almost hysterically
"I'm so in love with him but he has never even noticed me. This is our last year at Hogwarts Harry, what if I never see him again after we graduate!" she screamed
"What of course your…"Harry began
"Not necessarily!" she said as she continued to sob.
"Aaaaaaaaah" she screamed as she threw a pillow across the room
"He's so stupid!", she threw another "he can't even see that I'm in love with him!"
"Who?" a new voice said from the staircase
"Ron" Harry groaned as he looked on at his pajama dwelling best friend
"Ron" Hermione said breathlessly
"I'm going to leave now" Harry said uncomfortably as he left the very awkward situation
"Who were you talking about?" Ron said harshly
"Vicky?" he sniggered
"OW!" he was shocked as he was hit by a pillow
"Hermione!" he said surprised
She had a look of rage on her tear stained face.
"You really are thick aren't you Ronald!" she said as she started to cry again.
"What?" Ron said confused
"It's you!" she screamed "I am head over heels for you and always have been" her voice had become softer.
"Hermione" Ron whispered
"It's fine Ron I'm just going to go now" she said as she wiped her eyes and turned towards the girl's staircase. But Ron grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her in close.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that" he whispered quietly in her ear
"What..." but Hermione sentence was stopped due to the fact that Ron had kissed her. After a few moments they pulled away.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that" Ron smiled
"Yes I do, because I've been waiting just as long" Hermione smiled, forgetting everything she had felt 10 minutes earlier.
"I love you" Ron said softly
"Right back at ya" Hermione giggled. All her problems had been solved and she felt the happiest she had ever felt in her life. Her knight in shining amour had finally come.