(This is first fanfic and I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The chapters are short, and the storyline isn't brilliant but it is okay for a first attempt I suppose.
I don't own the characters; they belong to JK Rowling and her fabulous imagination. The plotline is mine though, unfortunately.)
Chapter 16
Hermione sat in the Great Hall eating her dinner. She had a strange expression on her face. As if she was daydreaming about something that made her really happy. A few girls close to her were giggling. They were whispering to one another about how she looked like she was in love. Hermione came out of her daydream long enough to hear their whispers.
"So what if I am." She said dreamily. Their eyes widened and they smiled at her.
"Good for you." One of them said. Hermione smiled at Ginny.
"Thanks Gin."
"No problem." The youngest Weasley replied as she walked away from the giggling girls to sit next to Hermione. "So, who is it?"
"I can't say sorry." Hermione replied. Although she was sure of her feelings now, she couldn't tell anyone. Not just yet. She still didn't know how her three best friends would react, even though two of them wee now convinced that Lucius was a decent guy.
"Oh come on please." Ginny whined, begging Hermione to tell her. Hermione looked around, certain Ron and Harry weren't near. She also scanned to see if Lucius was in the Hall. He wasn't at the Head table. Good. Hermione turned to Ginny.
"Alright." She said in a fierce whisper. "I'll tell you. You have to swear not to tell a soul. Especially those girls who you were with just now." Hermione said, looking at the five or six girls sitting a metre and a half away, out of hearing distance. Hermione just hoped no-one was wearing extendable ears.
"I swear!" Ginny exclaimed, her eyes wide with excitement and anticipation. Hermione sighed, half exasperated, half excited. She was both annoyed and rejoicing at her friend's eagerness. She just hoped Ginny would be accepting. Hermione leaned forward.
"Alright. I think I am in love with…."