Chapter 12-Say You Love…

By:hhrprincess

Hermione awoke, the events of the previous night a blur in her mind. That was until she looked around and realized that she was in the boys' dormitory! How she had gotten here was a complete mystery until she looked down and realized that she was in Harry's bed wearing his clothes.

All at once everything about the night before came flooding back, the nightmare her screaming, Harry dying and the only good part of the night Harry saving her from the nightmare and comforting her until she fell asleep. The thought of this put a smile on her face that was until she got up and opened the curtains around Harry's bed. Standing there staring at her with a look of utter disgust on his face was Seamus.

Before she could say anything to defend herself she felt his hand slap her face with such force it knocked her backward making her fall on to the bed. Saying nothing Seamus turned and left the room slamming the door behind him. Lying motionless on the bed Hermione clung to the sheets a stream of tears cascading down her face. Calming herself down, Hermione rose off the bed just in time to see Harry enter the room.

Harry only saw her for a second and immediately knew something was wrong. He gently took her hand and looked deeply into her eyes.

"Hermione what is it? Why have you been crying?" Not wanting Harry to know the truth about what happened, Hermione quickly tried to think of a lie.

"It's stupid really. I was just upset because I remembered that I had an assignment due today and it's not finished." Not daring to look him in the eye, Hermione got up off the bed and made her way over to the other side of the room.

"Come on Hermione, you should know not to try to lie to me. I've known you to long. Now tell me, what's really wrong?"

"No! No. I can't! You wouldn't understand." Sitting down in the chair by Harry's bed Hermione looked up at him and for the first time he noticed the true fear that resided in Hermione's eyes.

Taking a deep breath Hermione began to explain what really happened.

Once she had finished her story, Harry felt like all the blood had rushed to his head. Hermione noticed that his fists were clenched and his breathing had picked up. All of a sudden before she could stop him, Harry ran out the door without a word. Knowing that something bad was going to happen if she didn't stop it, Hermione bounded out of the chair and raced out the door to follow him.

Once Harry made it outside he found him, sitting by the lake as if he had done nothing. Not caring who saw, not caring what trouble he got into, he ran up to the little wanker and grabbed him by the shirt.

"What the hell do you think you are? How dare you slap Hermione!" Seamus' eyes went wide in surprise.

"How dare I?" You're the one that's sleeping with MY girlfriend right in the next bed, as if I wasn't going to find out!"

"Sleeping with her! I have never ever done that! She had a nightmare and she asked me not to let her be alone! She is my best friend! What was I supposed to do? Leave her there alone and scared? At least I care about her enough not to slap her across the face and leave her crying alone."

"Would you just say it Potter? Say it! You're in love with Hermione! That's what this is all about? You love her and you want to be with her…"

Meanwhile back inside the school...

Hermione was running so fast she didn't even seeing a slightly fatter Katrina coming towards her.

"Where is the fire, Granger?" Katrina asked in her usual annoying voice.

"Get out of my way, Katrina. I have to go find Harry!" Smiling her evil smile Katrina wasted no time in replying "Why? So you can give him back his clothes."

Looking down Hermione realized she was still in Harry's pajamas from the night before. The next words that came out of Katrina's mouth caught Hermione by surprise.

"Would you just say it Granger? Say it! You're in love with Harry! That's what this is all about! You love him and you want to be with him..."