"Hi love!" he said cheerily, coming to stand beside me. He peered into the bowl of batter I was mixing. "What's cooking?"

"Cookies," I say with a small smile.

"Can I have some later?"

"If you don't bother me, making me mess up," I grin.

"As long as I have some later," he says, putting an arm around my waist.

"Stop it you, I'm cooking here," I laugh.

He laughs and kisses me on the cheek.

And I wake up, horrified.

Honestly! Why did I get a dream like that! It's bad enough that he's stalking me, but to have him in my dreams is creepy!

Maybe he's a Legilimens?

I think I'm paranoid, I muse to myself.

You've got that right.

Not you again.

It's funny that as much as you try to avoid him, you can't, which results in you trying to resolve your dilemma, therefore dreaming about him, which is ironically what you were trying to avoid in the first place.

So you're saying I shouldn't avoid him then?

Yes, and then maybe the dreams will stop.

The dreams may stop, but he won't. Now let me sleep.

I settled back onto my pillows and willed myself to sleep.

I couldn't, so I just hummed a familiar song.

You can look but you can't touch
I don't think I like you much
Heaven knows what a girl can do
Heaven knows what you've got to prove

I think I'm paranoid and complicated
I think I'm paranoid, manipulate it

How bizarre is this? The lyrics apply to me perfectly. Spurred on by my discovery, I start singing to myself quietly.

Bend me break me
Anyway you need me
All I want is you
Bend me break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you

I fall down just to give you a thrill
Prop me up with another pill
If I should fail, if I should fold
I nailed my faith to the sticking pole

I think I'm paranoid, manipulate it
I think I'm paranoid, too complicated

That's a bit wrong- I think he might be manipulating me instead of me manipulating him. No, I don't do a thing he says so that doesn't count.


Bend me break me
Anyway you need me
All I want is you
Bend me break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you

I think I'm paranoid
I think I'm paranoid

Bend me break me
Anyway you need me
All I want is you
Bend me break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you

Now this is weird. All I want is him? No, I don't like this song anymore.


Steal me, deal me, anyway you heal me
Maim me, tame me, you can never change me
Love me, like me, come ahead and fight me
Please me, tease me, go ahead and leave me

Bend me break me
Anyway you need me
As long as I want you baby it's alright
Bend me break me
Anyway you need me
As long as I want you baby it's alright

I shake my head to clear it and start counting.

One sheep, two sheep..

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It was a Hogsmeade weekend, so Harry, Ron and I decided to stop by Honeydukes for our regular supply of chocolate. We were walking down the path when someone calls after me, telling me to wait up. Three guesses who.

"What now?" I mutter before turning to face him. "What?" I ask exasperatedly.

"You should change what you're wearing," he said.

The nerve! Who is he to tell me what to wear!

"And why?" I ask, eyebrow raised.

"You're showing off too much, other guys might get ideas," he said, glaring at me.

"You call a polo revealing," I laugh. "Let's go," I say to Harry and Ron, and we start walking.

A hand pulls me back. I call out to Harry and Ron but they were already far down the path, hungry for Honeydukes.

When I get back to them, I will lecture them until their ears bleed and fall off.

"What now?" I whine.

"You sound like a kid," he said with a small smile.

"No seriously, what now?" I asked, staring at him.

"Well if you won't change, at least button it up," he said, reaching for the buttons.

"Eep!" I squeak as he pulls me toward him to button up my Lacoste polo.

"Stop!" I say indignantly as he buttoned them all up, being careful not to touch where he wasn't supposed to.

"All better," he said, stepping back. "Oh, and when you wear that skirt, keep your legs together," he said warningly.

"Only you would think of that," I retorted. With a final 'hmp!' I leave.

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Hello:P Haha, this was more like a filler chapter.. oh well, next chapter's better.. in a wayXD

To my loyal reviewers:

Queen of Serpents: Haha, I agree with you on that point.. His life in shambles? Well you'll get it later..:)

Un Petit Diable: That's pretty much it, but someone else will drive it into Hermione's conscious.:P I can't believe your story's done! I'll miss it..:)

Padfoot's Sidekick: Ahh, well it'll be explained later on.:P Heh.:D

And thanks to everyone else who's read my story!XD

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