CHAPTER 3 - OVERHEARD

Dream...

On the Hogwarts train 1st year

A very young version of Ronald Weasley sat on the train in front of yet another young version of Harry Potter. They were on their way to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy for the first time. Minutes pass to when Ron is to perform magic. A young girl comes in. "Have you two seen a toad? A boy named Neville lost one." Ron performs a spell which duh, doesn't work. She sits in front of Harry. "Merlin, you're Harry Potter. I'm Hermione Granger. And you are?" She states turning to Ron.

The dream changes. Second year. Hermione laying in bed petrified. Harry holding her hand and finding the very thing that would lead him and Ron to her recovery.

Flash to third year. Hermione wrapped the time turner around her and Harry both.

Fourth year, Harry swimming and seeing Ron, Hermione, Cho and Fleurs sister in the water.

Fifth year at the Ministry, where an Order member fell through the viel. Hermione lay unconscious on the floor.

Flash to sixth year, the fall of the Dark Lord. Harry carrying Hermiones body to the hospital wing where finally, they admitted their love. Then everything went black. "Hahaha Potter. You still arn't free. I will kill that little Mudblood friend of yours."Harry looked and saw his love being held by Voldemort himself. SNAP! Her neck twisted. She falls lifeless to the floor...

"NO!" He wakes up. Harry sits up in bed, sweat all over his body. He's crying. He gets out of bed to go get a drink. At the door he turns back to make sure Hermione is still there. She is. Harry walked down the stairs to the kitchen. He poured himself some watter and quickly drank it all. After being there about ten minutes, the stairs creeked. Hermione came down the stairs. "Hun? Are you ok?" Harry looked up, tears still in his eyes. She walked over and placed her hands on his waist. "What?" He looked at her thinking. "I had a nightmare again. About Voldemort. He had you and then you...died." He looked down at her. "Harry look at me. Do you see me?" She moved his hand to her cheek. "Look now you can feel me. I'm right here. I'm never going to leave." Harry slowly nodded then rested his head on her shoulder. "I love you." Hermione smiled. "I love you too, always. Now lets get back to bed hmm?" They walked up the stairs hand-in-hand.

The next morning was one to look forward to. At around three p.m, Order members began to show up. McGonagall, Dumbledore, Lupin and Tonks had smiles on their faces. Though Harry and his now fiance weren't sure if Lupin had done something to make Tonks smile. hint hint...McGonagall reached into her robes pulling out two letters. Hermione quickly grabbed them, handed one to Harry and ripped hers open. "Dear Hermione Jane Potter, enclosed are the classes that you have a choice of studing this year. To choose just say the class, followed immediatly by the word chosen. If you have any questions please contact myself, or Professor Dumbledore. Signed Minerva McGonagall: Transfiguration Professor, Order of Merlin Second Class." She read off the list which contained:

NEWT CHARMS ADV POTIONS

ADV TRANSFIGURATION

SPC DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS

NEWT RUNES NEWT HISTORY OF MAGIC NEWT MUGGLE STUDIES

P.S Please talk with Professor Dumbledore about more advanced classes.

"I got what I wanted how bout you?" She glances up at her fiance. "Well I got all the classes you got minus Runes and History of Magic seeing as how I collapsed during that examination. It also says P.S see Professor Dumbledore about more advanced classes." Hermione just beamed. "One you choose your classes, there is another suprise which will, I think be very fitting." Harry and Hermione both looked up forgetting that anyone else was in the room. "Now if you will excuse Minerva and myself, we have business at Hogwarts to attend to." He gave a nod to everyone and both him and McGonagall apperated with a soft 'pop'. Lupin led Harry away while Tonks took Hermione.

Harrys Bedroom...

"So Harry any idea as to what classes you want to take?" Harry nodded. He glanced back at the parchment and proceeded to choose his classes. Once finished another note came from out of thin air. "Dear Mr. Potter, being as you are a seventh year student you have been chosen as Head Boy. You now have authority over prefects and can deduct as well as grant House Points. You will share your own common room with the chosen Head Girl seperated from the original common room. If you have any questions be sure to contact Headmaster Dumbledore or myself. Signed Minerva McGonagall: Transfiguration Professor, Order of Merlin Second Class." Harry paused for a moment before turning to Remus. "Hey Lupin, I have something to ask you." Lupin nodded for Harry to continue. "Did you notice they put Hermion Jane Potter on the letter and not Granger?" Immedeitaly, Harry knew he had. Remus sighed. "Yes I did notice. Dumbledore wanted to do that seeing as how it's your last year, so he wanted to be the first to put her name like that on an official piece of parchment so." Harry just shook his head and laughed at the thought. Yes she was going to become his wife but he didn't know how many people hade been waiting for it to happen. He had known he wanted to marry her since their first kiss. But since when did everyone else know? "Ok one more question. Tell me straight forward, no lies because I want to know the truth. When did all of you meaning you, Tonks, Dumbledore, Molly, Arthur, McGonagall and the other half of the population know that I wanted to marry Hermione?" Lupin gave Harry a questionable look. As soon as he the look faded away Remus began to laugh. "What is that suppose to mean?" Harry gave him a glare. "Well, you see. Alot of us meaning practically the whole Order had a bet on you and Hermione. Naturally Dumbledore, he predicted best when you would ak Hermione to marry you." Harry just shook his head and left.

In the kitchen...

"So Hermione, what exactly is going through that head of yours?" Tonks looked at Hermione, questioning her thought at the look on Hermiones face. "Well I know Harry loves me but...I just can't help but wonder. What happens if one day he decides that he doesn't want to marry me?" Tonks glared at her. "What on Earth could make you think that? He loves you." Hermion sighed. "Does he?" Tonks and Hermione went on talking. Tonks trying to convince Hermione of Harrys love and Hermione doubting it. Little did they know, Harry had gone to the kitchen to speak with her and was listening in on the coverstaion. After what seemed like hours, he heard footsteps and quickly retreaded so as not to be caught. When Hermione emerged from the kitchen she heard the front door slam right after seeing Harry walk out.

Later on that night...

Harry came back late. He hadn't spoken to anyone. He just went straight to bed. The following days went by as a blur. Harry had not so much as spoken five words to his fiance. she didn't even know why. The day to return to Hogwarts soon came. That very day they both found out they were to become Head Boy and Girl. They should have been happier but they weren't. Mr Weasley had gotten cars to take them to the staion. The morning was full of chaos. they got out the door in a jumble and into the cars. On the way there, both Hermione and Ron had tried to talk to Harry. Both failed. They arrived to the platform five minutes before the train was to leave. They all said their good byes, all except Harry who just muttered 'cya later' to everyone but his parents whom he hugged. He boarded the train and found an empty compartment. Soon enough he was joined by Luna, Neville, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and that same girl who he had seen on more than one occasion. He still didn't know her name. Only moments after the train pulled out Hermione inclined to Harry they need to go to the meeting. They both got up and left, silence following them all the way.

The meeting went smoothly enough. Draco Malfoy had been made a prefect along with Seamus Finnigan.

Hours later, they reached Hogwarts. This was the first time they had arrived and Harry wasn't happy because of it. They all climbed into carriages and made their was to the castle. The group walked up to the castle and into the Great Hall in silence. They sat at the Gryffindor table and waited. Soon enough, in came the first years, lead by Professor McGonagall. Each in turn was sorted along with another young man whom was a 7th year and whom was placed in Slytherin. This caused many to talk as not many transfered to Hogwarts. The feast went on as usual after all had been sorted and Professor Dumbledore had told everyone the rules. After finishing, they were all dimissed. Harry strody up to his dormitory, changed into his pajamas and fell asleep.

Down in the common room...

"Ron, what are we going to do with him? He won't talk to you, his best mate. He won't talk to his parents and he won't talk to me his own fiance! I don't know what is wrong with him exactly. Do you?" She turned to Ron questionably, who just shook his head. "I don't know. We just have to keep trying. I'm going to go to bed. Goodnight Hermione." Hermione mumbled back as Ron walked out to go to his own Common Room. She looked across the room of their Head Common Room. Her room was opposite of Harrys. She sighed before getting up, and going to her own room. She changed, got in bed and pointed her wand toward the lights. The lights turned off with a flick. She rolled onto her side and slowly drifted to sleep, only dreaming of Harry.

A/N some stuff coming up may be a little much and kind of off subject but it will all make sense in the end i promise!