"Oh my gosh Ron I'm so sorry." Hermione started.

"Sorry about what me liking Luna."

"No, you should like whoever you want to like. If you and I disagree on something you should still be able to do whatever you want to. I have no idea what in the hell is wrong with me. I can't blame it on anybody but me the way I'm acting. Ron all I ever want you to be is happy and if she makes you happy then go for it."

"Thanks." Ron said the tips of his ears were now red.

"Your welcome. You can help me though, by telling me what's wrong with me. When it started."

"I don't know you seem to be more confident but you also seem to change moods. You also give unwanted comments and advice. You change because...I don't know why did you change yourself?"

"I don't know what change your talking about!"

"You know this summer when you changed your hair color and the texture."

" I don't know maybe it has something to do with the way we are. I've said too many times that we've been constantly changing sure we've always had our friendship but we ourselves have grown to an understanding through it. We flake sometimes and we go through our fights. Nevermind that though, that has nothing to do with what might be it. As we grow we also gain more responsibility. I may be the most responsible person that you know but I don't have the liberties that most people have. You probably do, I am a dentist's daughter not only have I lived years without a proper Halloween but they have basic rules based on how they have been raised and it gets pretty strict. Every year I come here though they seem to loosen up their grip. It's like they love me but no longer care exactly what I do because they know that I've got the basic sense they instilled in me and hopefully that keeps me from doing anything stupid. Sometimes it's like I'm shoved through a door and at the other side is just darkness and you have to create your own light. I don't know my boundaries and it's like I'm testing mine."

"So this has nothing to do with how you look?" Ron asked.

"Ron you know I care nothing about how I look as long as I'm presentable to the world. I would cut it all out if I absolutely had to and I have no problem with undoing the damage I know my mother and father wish was undone."

"So you'll actually do it?"

"Yes, right now actually."

She pulled out her bag and pulled out a baggie with a bunch of different colored potions.

"Are you some kind of maniac carrying all these potions around with you? What are they anyway."

"Well I have no time to explain it to you but this one is this bright yellow one that I need. Pass me the cup of water over there."

She drank both and once again had that gagging feeling and hurried drinking the cup of water settling her stomach.

"Where did Harry get off to?" Hermione asked.

"Oh..he went to go to the pitch to go over the final details for the game. I think that this year the cup os just going to go to the team that won the most games. Of course Gryffindor's got it."

"I know. I'll go see what's up."

"He might snap at you."

"So."

"Do you want him interrupting you in the library?"

"Good point. I'll stay here until my next class. As a matter of fact I'm going to go apologize to Mrs. Weasley right now."

She walked over to where the rest of the people that were taking refuge in Hogwarts where and sat down.

"Oh hi Fleur." Hermione said noticing her for the first time.

(A/N: I don't write in French people talking English so Fleur you'll just have to pretend on that one yourself."

"Hi, I didn't see you this summer. Especially at the wedding what happened to you. I wanted you to be the flower girl."

"Fleur I'm so sorry it completely slipped my mind but hopefully you can show me pictures later or whatever right now though I wanted to talk to Mrs. Weasley.

"Of course I'll meet with you later."

"Okay."

"Look Mrs. Weasley I'm extremely sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. You've always wanted the best for me and Harry. You've done lots of things for us including make us feel welcome into this world. I just feel that Harry and I should do this the way that it should be done. You should know how it feels besides I'd like to think that you would be a third grandmother to the baby."

"Of course--"

At that moment a brown haired girl bumped into Hermione.

"Are you okay?"

"Oh I'm fine."

"What's your name?"

"Oh...um...that's none of your business Granger!"

With that the girl ran away and blended in with the people leaving the Great Hall.

"Who is that?" Hermione asked.

"I don't know. I see her all the time though." Fleur chipped in. "I caught her trying to listen in on people's conversations just at random. I know it's none of my business but I wouldn't want her doing that to me."

"True, she has to learn a lesson. I'll go find her..."

"Hermione you can't go after her. What do you know about her besides her hair color? Nothing, It's not smart."

"No you're right but we can warn McGonagall about her.

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"Guys, you know that this could be the last game this year right. Not nearly as many game as we usually have had. I admit some of them got cancelled and we weren't as committed but that's no reason to slack off. That's why we have a strict practice schedule. You guys are doing awesome but that doesn't mean that you should lack in the game next week. It's like the salute to finals before we have N.E.W.T's."

"Who's commentating the game?" Erin asked.

"Um...Well Lee has been doing it since he's been here but I here he has laryngitis so more than likely we'll bring in one of the old commentators that have been doing it this year."

"Does that mean that Hermione is going to be commentating?" Eric asked.

"More than likely why?" Harry asked.

Fred and George found this the time to intrude.

"We heard that she poured soup all over this bloke--"

"--nearly burned off his hair and his ears were scalded--"

"--and he smelled like chicken soup the rest of the day--"

"--everyone thought it was coming from the Great Hall--"

"--when they got there they were dissappointed said it was a rip off." Fred concluded.

"She was hormonal okay. Besides someone insulted her. What's your real problem with her commentating."

"She's very sweet but she doesn't know Quidditch very well."

"She knows fouls, how to tell how much someone has scored, what each position means, I don' t get it. She may not have the enthusiasm we have but she still cares about it. Even if it doesn't show I'm telling you she does."

"Okay, Harry. You don't have to prove yourself to us just know that's how we feel." Rebecca said.

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"Professor McGonagall would you please consider it."

"No, I refuse to believe that someone is impersonating a visitor."

"Why would I lie to you about this! I'm doing this for the safety of everyone here. Haven't you heard the stories of the students that sometimes seem to be lurking where they don't belong."

"I recall you, Potter and Weasley used to do the same thing. It's called being curious and you finally see how nerve racking it is."

"It's not the same it's like they're purposefully going into everyone's conversations. What makes it worse is that we don't know who it is, I can probably find out but that method only works if its close to me."

"Fine you have a point. I'll do something about it. I'll announce it in the Great Hall but you do realize that I'm going to make some arrangements to make this possible."

"Sure, whatever makes us safer."

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"What's this about?" Harry asked.

"You know someone is snooping around and I talked to McGonagall and she said she would do something about it."

"May I have your attention please. Now our Head Potter has made it known to me that someone is intruding in the halls of our school. Instead of screening everyone in Hogwarts which we may eventually do we have decided as the teachers have come together to lock down the school. You have the remaining two weeks to get everything that you need to get done. That does not mean that you have free reign to go out of the school you must check in with the Heads before going."

"Harry."

"Why did Harry..."

"It wasn't Harry okay. It was me!" Hermione said ending their blame on someone else.

"Harry, we might as well use this time to get everything that we need to get straightened out."

"Was there anything that you wanted to do."

"I needed to go to Gringotts and get all of my things straightened out. You know see what's there." Harry said.

"I want some books if we're not going to know how long we'll be here."

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The following week was the week that they took their N.E.W.T.'s most of the students were running around the clock either taking the actual exam or having other's quiz them on questions that might be there. They had been studying hard but in the final wind down when it came time to prove themselves they were still slightly unprepared. Some of the questions on their written exams and some of the things they were asked to do were very complicated seeing as they had to go back and remember minor details from first year. Hermione was having no trouble with the working and it seemed that ever since she undid the potion that her spell work was almost as good as it had been.

"Hermione, wake up...OW!" Harry said as she popped up knocking him in the head. Here take this and go to your last N.E.W.T. I think it's already started so you better hurry up and get dressed."

In record speed she got dressed and made it down to the exam after some scolding from the examiner and then apologizing profusely. She thought that she did an excellent job on the exam.

So now at this point everyone in the school was starting to notice that something was wrong with her. There were rumors that she was pregnant or that she was stressed with everything that was going on. Hermione really didn't care which one was going on she just snapped whenever someone asked her for the truth and found it easier to just study and sleep. Ron joked that she was turning into a cat. Hermione just replied that everyone in the whole school was thick.

"Honestly I'm what January...February...May..Wednesday 17th...five almost six months. Since it's halfway through the month. I've been wearing oversized sweaters and the clothes that my mother has sent me. I have never worn so many bloody frills and straps and layers and you say that I'm turning into a cat they're turning stupid."

"Or they're just minding they're own business!" Harry always added.

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"Welcome to the final match of the season! We have the final game against the ultimate rivals Slytherin and Gryffindor. For those of you who weren't here remember that the first game was Gryffindor-Hufflepuff and Gryffindor won, second game was Slytherin-Ravenclaw Ravenclaw won that one. Then we had Hufflepuff against Ravenclaw in which Hufflepuff won once again, then the other match when everyone was here Gryffindor against Ravenclaw and since that one was so short a double header Slytherin against Hufflepuff. Now as the teams that have racked up the most points during the whole year we have Slytherin against Ravenclaw. The two teams will play and...George what are you two doing up here?"

"We want to show how to comment a real game--"

"No offense but you don't know Quidditch like we do."

"Okay, just don't blame me if McGonagall sits you down from here." Hermione whispered back to them.

"Us. What have we done wrong...?

"...in the last 24 hours."

"Good save."

Redirecting her attention towards the field.

"They've just done their oath of a clean game before Madam Hooch.

"It's pointless really." George told the crowd. "They end up knocking the shit out of our players. Sorry Headmistress."

He said after she sent him a dissapproving look.

" Gryffindor makes an impressive save by Neville and on the other side the same for the goal made by Bridget."

"Eric impressive shot even though it was an accident." Fred shouted

"That wasn't impressive he nearly knocked the Slytherin off his broom."

"It's his job to protect the team though from the bludgers and he just stopped Harry from having another trip to the hospital wing."

Hermione looked over to the side and saw him nursing a swollen ear that was starting to bruise over.

"Ouch, well anyway great shot and the score for those of you who didn't know is 40-40 Gryffindor coming back on strong. The only thing that we need to worry about is injuries. This is what I think could be the most dangerous game of Quidditch Hogwarts has ever seem. I can see Madam Pomfrey up there having a stroke."

'Well Hermione this is Quidditch."

"50-40 Gryffindor in the lead."

"I know but--"

"60-40."

"Harry has spotted the snitch once again and the elusive ball is zooming all over. Fellow Gryffindor team mates are still scoring points and protecting each other from the blows. They haven't gotten bloodied up to bad but they still need to see someone about it. Madam Hooch you saw that isn't that a foul?"

"There are no fouls in Quidditch!" Fred said. "And besides the games almost over. I think you would worry less if this is a football game."

"Of course I would it's safer than this and I know how to play it."

Someone in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore. "Can you please commentate instead of squabbling like you are. Just so you know the mop headed boy is about to catch the golden thingy."

"You see there is someone who knows less than me!" Hermione said hands on her hips.

"Just announce it." Fred said.

"Harry Potter has spotted the snitch and is getting closer with each second. He has captured the snitch which we all know is worth 150 points and with the final score of 210-90 Gryffindor has won the final match!"

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"Hermione you should try and loosen up."

"Yeah, Quidditch is supposed to be relaxing and enthusiastic."

"You know what pretend that you're reading a book that will make you really happy."

"Leave it alone."

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A/N: I realize that this chapter though it may be the longest but I hope it helps to bridge the gap because I think I'm going to skip into September which is basically a four month distance away. It'll be a long overview of what happened during those months but I feel that I can't continue to write where I know that nothing will be happening.

Hope you liked the chapter!