Chapter 3

I walked out of the infirmary and there was Hermione, leaning up against the wall looking pissed. I grimaced as a wave of fear came over me and I tried to turn the other way but no such luck. She grabbed my shirt and pulled me around. I'm surprised she had that much strength to tell you the truth. We came nose to nose because she basically pulled me down the few inches we were apart with our height and I mentally gulped.

Is it bad to think I'd rather her bully me than anyone else…god…I hope I'm not turning into what they call a masochist….that'd be kind of bad…

She was glaring daggers at me and I waited for her to talk.

"Abigaile…." I flinched, she knew I hated that name.

"Y-yes?"

"I'm starting to think you have been avoiding me…these past 2 years…have you."

"N-not intentionally…"

"Then you must have known that I've always been in the library…and I don't remember ever seeing you…why is that if Madam Pomfrey heard from Madam Pince that you have been…"

"uh…bad luck and different timing?" I really did try to sound convincing.

She let go of me and I stood up staring at her as she looked at the ground.

"You know…after that incident in the train…I was hoping to stay friends but I could never find you…I thought you were just a made up person or something. I never forgot about you either."

That shocked me and I blurted out the first thing that came to mind also.

"Me neither."

She looked up at me and I felt my face flaming.

"huh? You neither what?"

"I…I never forgot you….to be honest I knew about how you solved all those puzzles down in that dungeon looking for the stone and also the fact that you were petrified…I came to see you a few times…I just thought you wouldn't remember me if I stayed till you woke up…it's kind of the reason Madam Pomfrey knew me in the first place…its cause I went there to see you and then she realized I was the student that kept skipping out on her and McGonigall."

Hermione smiled and laughed at that and I blushed redder then before.

"Can we start over Hermione?"

"Yes Gaile…I'd like that…"

And that's how Hermione became be only best friend.

After that my whole world changed. She'd always find me now like she was able to know where I was…I never knew how. She'd just pop up next to me randomly and scare the hell out of me on multiple occasions. I'm seriously considering stalking her to find out how she's doing it…..is that weird?

We must have talked for hours one day in the library learning about each other. Of course I never told her much about my life at home…but she never pushed me. I knew one day I would tell her but right now why ruin such a good thing. I'm honestly surprised being a Ravenclaw and her a Griffondor really didn't matter for some reason now she was in some of my classes too…I think she found a way to ask Mcgonigall to switch periods. Grr those two are always scheming against me! It's an outrage. I was mulling this over as I did my herbology homework…I'm seriously considering torching this book.

"Hey Gaile!"

I jumped a mile out of my seat but I knew very well who it was.

"Geezus Hermione! Why do you insist on sneaking up on me like that!"

"SHHHHHHHH" we both looked over at Madam Pince and turned to each other and giggled.

I've gotten more comfortable around her so I gave her a welcoming hug and my heart gave a flip. It's been doing that lately and I think she feels the same way. I can see a faint blush on her cheeks and so I let go and grinned at her.

"So…" I whispered to her as we sat down. "How'd it go with the boys? Any luck on Buckbeak?"

"No…" She solemnly said as she slumped in her seat. "The trial is tomorrow and I'm still not sure how I'm going to stop it."

I gasped and without even thinking held her hand. She looked down at our hands and I jumped and pulled back but she didn't let go.

"No it's okay Gaile…I don't mind we're best friends…thanks for the comfort."

I gave her a soft smile and squeezed her hand.

"Hey…let's get out of here, I have something to show you." I pulled her up and she stumbled a bit which I held her shoulder. "Oop's sorry about that don't know my own strength heh" I packed my books away and we went for a walk to the lake still holding hands.

We walked in silence for a bit and I felt her move her hand to wear our fingers were starting to intertwine.

"Gaile…"

"yeah?"

"Have you ever thought about love?"

I stopped walking. We were almost to the spot I wanted to show her but I turned around and looked at her as I felt her squeeze my hand. She was wearing her Gryffindor uniform with her jacket and ropes with her Gryffindor scarf. Her cheeks were red from the cold and her hair bushy as ever since the day I met her…but now that I give her a good look I realize it's more tamed then before. She was beautiful and I gulped and turned around.

"yeah…I have…" I started walking again.

"Oh…"

We got to the shore of the lake and there in front of us was a cove I pulled Hermione into the only place you could get into it. And when we got around the rocks that were hiding it I heard a gasp come from her. I smiled as she looked at me in excitement.

"This is beautiful."

"Yeah…" I must have been staring at her because I saw her shift uncomfortably and I came back to my senses.

"So Gaile…about what we were talking about before…"

I shook my head and put a finger up to her lips.

"I want to show you something first…will you let me?"

She nodded so I lead her to the rock that I knew would be warm because of its magical properties. It was a warming coral. One of many in this small cove. When Hermione saw it she gasped and squealed.

"Gaile! That's a warming coral! I've never seen one before but I've read about them!" she rushed over to it and I laughed heartily.

"Hermione…love…what haven't you read about?"

She looked at me and stuck her tongue out at me and I laughed again.

"Well for starters…there's no books on relationships and love is there…"

I stopped and looked at her.

"This topic is really bothering you isn't it…"

I held her hands and had her sit down on the warming coral and I sat next to her.

"What's bothering you Mio"

She looked at me and I realized I had called her by the nickname I thought of last week but never got the courage of using. I blushed profusely.

"Er…I mean…"

She held up a hand to my mouth and smiled at me.

"No…I like it…but you're only allowed to call me that."

I nodded feeling my tongue become tongue tied ad my face still had the reddish hue.

"S-So what's this about love then…"

"I think I like Ron."

And that right there…made my heart fall…and I didn't know why….

Hey guys! I'm back. And yeah I know I'm faster at updating this story...but hey I have more feeling towards this one. To tell you the truth it reminds me about my life right at this moment and some of my past but yeah. I have a girl just like Hermione and she just got a boyfriend. We happened to have just been friends for 2 years and well...she finally fell in love...it sucks doesn't it when you realize its not going to be you? No worries though. This story will have a happy ending! You'll see~ Until next time oh and I forgot to put this in for the other chapters but please if you read it would be cool if I could get a review too? thanks guys. see ya