(A/N: Okay, so now I've got a plot for this all. It's going to be really long/ or at least it SHOULD be/ but that's okay because I've got an idea. It's not going to be long before things SHOULD start to get interesting…)

"Hermione…"

Hermione didn't feel like opening her eyes. That would be capitulating into reality. She didn't feel like being awake and having to walk and be alive and be. Be what…be something.

She wanted to stay on the soft bed under the warm covers and be unconscious forever and not be awake. But she was awake, and that was reality.

Yippee.

"Hermione, wake up…" Ron's voice.

Forget about what she said about capitulating.

Hermione opened her eyes. She was in the Hospital Wing, and Ron was standing over her. Harry and Ginny were standing by him also, and the busy Madam Pomfrey.

"Um…" Hermione felt embarrassed at all the attention and eyes that were staring at her. "Hi?" It came out more as a question, but it broke the ice.

"Hey, you okay?" Ginny asked, concerned.

Ron also opened his mouth to say something, but Madam Pomfrey cut in.

"Before anything else, you are to eat this." Hermione was suddenly faced with a huge piece of chocolate. Normally she was a chocolate addict, but this was a bit much. Hermione thought about asking if Madam Pomfrey was joking, but she knew better. Madam Pomfrey? Joke? Yeah, no.

Madam Pomfrey turned to Hermione's visitors. "Now, out with you all!" She was met with many protests.

"You can't do that!"

"She just woke up!"

"Please, Madam Pomfrey!"

"You can't—"

"Yes, I can do whatever I like in my own hospital ward!" Madam Pomfrey argued, a scowl on her face.

Ron complained, "But she just woke up! You said we could have 15 minutes, but now she's—"

"Ai caramba! Fine, have all the time you want! Children these days…" Madam Pomfrey grumbled.

Hermione laughed once she was gone, munching contentedly on her dark chocolate. "Who knew she spoke Spanish?"

Ron was surprised. "Oh…that's Spanish? I thought it was Canadian…"

Hermione laughed even harder, and this time Ginny chimed in. The boys glanced at each other puzzled.

Boys…will they ever learn?

But when the laughter died, it was silent again.

"So…why'd you faint?" Ginny asked.

"I don't really know…" Hermione murmured. "I mean, I was having this…really weird…daydream, and I was worried that I was late…but it wasn't that much stress that I'd…pass out…"

Why did I faint? MY CLASS…gosh, that was weird…

"What was the daydream about?" Harry questioned.

Hermione was embarrassed. They'll think I'm stupid and laugh…but I already know I'm stupid so who cares.

"Well…I was talking with McGonagall and she was angry I was late and was going to give me detention for the next 2 months and change my grade on every test taken so far to a T."

They laughed.

Hermione blushed. Well, you knew they'd laugh…

Ron was laughing hardest. "Oh, Hermione…"

"What?" Hermione glared defiantly.

"You…can find the silliest…stupidest…idioticist…"

"That's not a word!"

"Bloody hell if I care. But you find the IDIOTICIST things to laugh at…" Ron moaned in mirth, stressing the idioticist.

Hermione sat sullen in her bed. Yippee. Everyone was laughing at her.

"You asked…" Hermione complained.

Ginny was the first to stop. Trust the boys to taunt me…are THEIR grades perfect?

"Oh, Hermione, I applaud your perfectionist attitude, but…" BUT? Hermione didn't like buts very much.

"Don't you think you just…take it a little too far sometimes?" Ginny giggled a bit again.

"I take my life very seriously, thank you very much! I only want to do the BEST I can, you know. Unlike two oafs standing in front of me right now…"

"Okay, okay," Ron gasped, trying to smother his laughter, "new topic since you obviously don't care for this one…"

Yes, please. Hermione thought drily.

"Well, you didn't miss anything in Transfiguration, and she actually chided us when we messed up our transfiguration of a toad to a cat for not doing as well as you. Obviously you don't need to worry about fainting and being late and all. Or even that weird daydream…" Ron snickered.

Hermione blushed. When will he just shut up?

Harry and Ron surrendered to the fit of laughter that was overcoming them both again. Hermione inwardly sighed.

I'll take that to mean never.