Hermione's POV
Finally, we have arrived at school and everyone is moving toward the Great Hall. Somewhere along the way I lost sight of Ginny. I am frantically searching this fathomless sea of eager students for any sign of the auburn haired beauty. Where the hell is she? Then I see her standing on the other side of the crowd and we make eye contact. She starts to make her way towards me, but I shake my head in disagreement and she stops. I walk to her as quick as I can, weaving in and out of my peers.
"Come on." I whisper, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the grand staircase.
"Where the hell are we going?" Ginny asks
"Astronomy Tower"
"Are kidding me? Babe, I'm starving." She whines and rubs her stomach.
"Please, Gin. I just want to be alone with you right now. I promise I'll have one of the house elves bring us some food to my room later."
"Why aren't we going to your room right now?" She questions me with annoyance… she's really being bratty, I have to shut her up and soon.
"It's not nearly as exciting, plus I'm supposed to talk with McGonagall after the feast to get my password and such." I explain and we keep silent as we reach the tower. It is deserted as is everywhere except the Great Hall right now. We could have gone anywhere but this place holds a lot more meaning.
"Do you remember when we started coming up here?" I ask watching her move towards one of the windows.
"Yeah, of course, it was my third year" she answers sitting down on the window ledge, "why do you ask?"
"One night that year when Ron and I had gotten into one of our stupid fights, I came up here and found you sitting there staring out that window. As soon as you saw me you just knew something was wrong. I told you about the fight and you didn't even have to say anything, you just held me as I cried. I've never felt so comforted in my life. I still have no idea what the fight was about, I just remember that that was the night I knew I was falling for you." I finally make my way over to where she is and sit down next to her.
"Quidditch" She says taking my hand and I look at her like she has three heads.
"What are you talking about?"
"Quidditch," she places a soft kiss on my hand before continuing, "The two of you were fighting about Qudditch. Ron and Harry were having very intense disagreement about the sport and you were annoyed, so you told them that it is just a stupid game. Of course my git of a brother being… well my git of a brother took that comment to heart, thus you guys had a huge argument ending with you in tears."
I watch her rich brown eyes as they study me as if she is about to say the most important sentence of her life. The only sound of the room is our heavy breathing, but I can almost swear I hear her heart thundering in her chest, imitating mine.
"I remember every detail of that night because thatwas the night I knew I was in love with you." She whispers into the empty room and I just can't take it anymore as I lean forward kissing her with more passion than I knew could exist in one person.
Then the sound of feet shuffles closer and before I can remove my mouth from Ginny's sweet lips I hear it, immediately recognizing the voice behind the echoing "Hermione?!" Shit, shit, shit!