A/N: Fourth chapter out already! However this chapter isn't based on Draco. It's the first of many Hermione's POV. The next chapter will be about the dreadful detention, which I'm looking forward to write! Again, the chapter isn't as long as previous. However it's a nice read and you'll get to get a better understanding about Hermione in this one. Hope you guys enjoy reading this fanfiction I won't know if you don't tell me. I might seem as nagging but it's a A LOT nicer when I get some reviews, even constructive criticism works! You guys can even help me out with BETA because I don't have anyone at my current time.
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Disclaimer: J.K Rowling is the rightful owner of Harry Potter and it's universe.

Warning: I only feel like I'm repeating myself here, but...yeah this story will have mature content in the future. Just so you all know!

1999 September 15th. Friendship

Hermione POV

The hours passed by quickly as Hermione was resting on a couch inside the Gryffindor common room. Staring at the dancing ember flames from the fireplace she drew a tired sigh. It helped relaxing her and she felt calmer than before. Although there was the doubt it wouldn't last very long since she still had detention with Draco in thirty minutes. Just thinking back to their small yeling infuriated the brunette. He even had the nerve to call her a whore! Or well he never got the chance to finish the word since she had silenced him with a slap against his face, which he rightfully deserved.

Hermione frowned in thoughts, a deep crease forming on her forehead. Maybe she was going about this the wrong way? If the mistake never happened then she wouldn't find herself in a situation like this. Now she had to lie to her boyfriend and everyone else she held close. Theodore had even tried comforting her inside The Great Hall at lunch, he was so sweet and cared so much about her. Repeatedly asking her if there was anything he could do to cheer her up. Hermione couldn't even let herself to look upon him, knowing what kind of betrayal she'd done, it just stung her too deeply.

If only Draco had said something that night none of this would've happened! Hermione's stomach doubled in knots, twisting and bending her painfully. Never in her life had she felt this shameful and with so much regret. She was living in fear of Theodore finding out, especially if the blonde Slytherin told him. If Theodore was to find out, she would be the one to tell him, the only question was how? Hermione exhaled another tired sigh just by thinking of her troubled thoughts. The wooden floor cracked behind her and Hermione leaned up on her elbows to see who it was disturbing her 'relaxation.'

"That's the sixth sigh I've heard coming from you within the last twenty minutes" spoke Harry caring, a small smile lifting his lips. The brunette placed her head back to the cushion watching her friend move to stand in front the couch. "Do you mind?" asked Harry motioning to have a seat on the couch. Hermione never said anything she just pulled her legs away for Harry to sit down beside her and replaced them back on top his lap, then she went back to stare at the fireplace. Hermione was beyond thankful for her friendship with Harry. They had been through so much suffer and loss last year while horcrux hunting. Learning to depend on only each other when Ronald left for a few months.

Despite the time of desperation their bond just grew stronger, sometimes they had gone a whole week without much talking to each other, words weren't always needed because they had been both suffering at the time. Silence could be a welcoming solace in dark times, and they learned to see each other's emotions in a different manner. Hermione knew Harry had a few questions though, he was just being civilized for not asking. Tilting her head to look up at him she gave a small smile to see him staring at the fireplace, she reached out with her hand to his, lacing their fingers and Harry gazed down to their joined hands and then to her smiling face.

"Hey" whispered Hermione.

"Hi" Harry whispered back a soft smile resting on his features. "I know you're confused on what happened earlier and you probably have questions-" she begun, and squeezed his hand lightly. "-I just don't feel like talking about it. At least not now, I'll explain everything soon though." hoping the small reassurance would be enough, because she did not like to keep secrets from Harry, but this one was of delicate matter and she had to wait for the right timing. Harry raised a thin brow at her. "I have no idea what you're talking about, I wasn't going to ask anything" said the wizard playing the modesty card and Hermione rolled her eyes. "Sure you weren't" she teased with sarcasm seeing through his innocence. Harry chuckled when he was caught by the brilliant witch and brushed his thumb against her hand.

"I know you Hermione. You'll tell me eventually, I'm not going to force it out of you. For whenever you feel ready to tell me I'll be here to listen. Just…..don't wait too long to tell me. The longer you wait the worse it will become for you, and I don't like to see you like this." the last part Harry said made sense. It had already started to pain Hermione more than she could possibly imagine, she needed her friend to know but she did not want Harry to judge her by her actions.

"I promise I won't wait too long" agreed Hermione truthfully, although trembling for when that day came. Harry gave a brighter smile at the promise, using his free hand to adjust his glasses back to the bridge of the nose. Only to pull something out from his front jeans pocket just seconds after. "Now….-" begun Harry as he extended out his hand with the rock lollies "-can I tempt you with some candy?" Hermione cast a skeptical eye at treats and scrunched up her face in distaste. "How long have they been in your pocket?" asked Hermione shuddering at the mere thought that he just left them there for a week, he could be quite forgetful.

"Low blow Hermione-" and she stuck out her tongue in a not so mature way and Harry laughed.

"-I'm quite insulted that you think so little of me. I only wanted share some sweets with my best friend and then you downright offend me. Assuming I've been keeping them inside my pocket for...for..ehh...a very long time. I'm never ehh...going to forget that trust it's-"

"Are you done yet?"

"Yes" almost feeling relived Hermione had stopped him and he laughed. "I was running out of words to say" he admitted sheepishly.

"So I noticed" teased Hermione a lopsided smirk spreading at his ridiculous speech about candies and trust. Sending a quick peek at the sweets once more she huffed out, letting go of his hand and took a green rock lolly. "I'm probably going to regret this" she whispered to herself, and plopped the sweet inside her mouth before she could change her mind. It was pleasantly reassuring that the candy actually didn't taste like Harry's sweaty pockets but instead tasted like a fresh pear, shutting her eyes as she savoured the flavour.

"Ehm….Hermione?" the wavering tone of Harry's voice was something the brunette did not like to hear. Opening her eyes wide when she felt something growing on her chin, at first she panicked that there was a spider crawling on her face, but this was so much worse. Especially when she heard what her friend uttered next. "You...eh...heh...you have a pink beard" he swallowed nervously scratching the back of his neck. Hermione stared him down with a murderous scowl, she did not say anything. Pulling her legs away from his lap she stood up. Almost marching up to a mirror where her breathings had become more frequent. Touching her now pink bearded chin in panic. "No, no, no, no….not now….." she chanted over and over again. Trying to tug and pull it off but with no success.

Hermione heard a crack on the stairs and snapped her head towards Harry who was trying to sneak away. "Where do you think you're going!" and she rushed over to him jabbing him on the chest with her finger accusingly. Hermione was definitely no one you wanted to be around when she got angry. Harry gave a weak attempted chuckle. "Its fi-fine...it will go away before you know it-" "NO! You're going to fix this RIGHT now. I have a detention to attend in less than thirty minutes, so you have approximately fifteen minutes to fix this or so help me Merlin I'm going to change your whole body pink for the rest of the school year!" Harry's eyes went wide as golf balls, he knew not to take Hermione's threats lightly. Just thinking about the countless times she had hexed Ron for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.

"Is that understood?" she demanded when she did not get any reply from the raven-haired wizard, and Harry could simply nod his head continuously and he was dragged up the stairs. There was no way in hell Hermione would even show up to the detention if she was looking like this, she would've been a simple laughing matter for Draco and he have another reason to mock her and Hermione wasn't going to give him that satisfaction.

A/N: Poor Hermione getting a pink beard :/ hopefully it will be gone before the detention starts. You never know if you won't follow this fanfiction ;D Go ahead, review/fav/follow. Now I'm off to sleep.
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