Hermione got up, she wasn't aware of the time but she couldn't sleep, she dressed quickly throwing on what was in close reach before creeping over to the door of the dorm opening it slowly and slipping out. She slowly and quietly made her way down the stairs into the common room. Whoever had left the common room last couldn't have left more than fifteen minutes ago, the embers in the fireplace where still burning slightly. Hermione sat herself on the fattest, softest chair in the common room and stared into the dieing embers, memories of the dream still lingering in her head.
"It doesn't mean anything." she told herself over and over again, but for some reason she didn't believe herself, images of the dieing moments of the dream when she nearly kissed him kept entering her mind, why couldn't she forget about, she was sure it was the first time she hadn't dreamed about a guy, and she was right, but the only other guy she had ever dreamed of was Viktor Krum her 'boyfreind' while he stayed at Hogwarts for the Triwizard tournament. Realising this worried Hermione even more. "Stupid dream." she grumbled before sinking into the chair and falling asleep once again, this time however, lucky for Hermione it was a dreamless sleep.
Hermione woke slowly, the common room was still pretty deserted except from a few first year boys in the corner playing a game of what looked like wizards chess. Hermione got up, the boys in the corner jumped they mustn't of noticed Hermione. When they realised it was nothing to worry about they turned back to their game. Hermione decided that it was obviously to late to go back to bed so she climbed out the common room and made her way down to the entrance hall. Just as she was walking down the stairs she bumped into Luna.
"Hey Luna." said Hermione
"Oh hi Hermione" said Luna, cheerful as usual.
"What are you doing up so early?" asked Hermione.
"Oh I was just trying to get conversation out of the squid living in the lake, you know." replied Luna smiling.
"Yeah, I do." said Hermione, if she hadn't been so confused and worried she would've been almost dieing holding her laughter back but as it was she didn't even smile at Luna's strange morning ritual. "Well Luna, I have to go, I need fresh air." said Hermione smiling."Bye."
"Bye." replied Luna before skipping away.
Hermione stood alone on the staircase, she gazed around for a while before realising she had been meaning to go outside for a walk, she continued down the staircase and out into the morning air. Hermione took a long breath of air before setting of from the castle doors. She walked down the gravel path leading away from Hogwarts and towards the greenhouses the gravel crunching beneath her feet. The sun shining down on her bathing her in a warm glow, she smiled, this was what morning should be like.
An hour or so later Hermione was sitting in the common room once more, next to her sat Harry, they where waiting for Ron to get dressed before going down to the great hall for breakfast.
"Oh come on Ron." moaned Hermione who stood up and started pacing the floor. "If he doesn't hurry up there will be nothing left."
"I'm not sure I would take it that far Hermione." said Harry "Breakfast only started 10 minutes ago."
"I don't care!" yelled Hermione "I have been up since the early hours and I am starving. If he doesn't hurry..." but Hermione was cut short as Fred and George appeared in the common room, standing at the bottom of the staircase leading up to the boys dorm. Hermione suddenly went quiet, she sat back down and attempted to hide her face with her hand.
"No need to stop on our behalf." joked Fred
"Yeah." said George "We enjoy hearing someone rant about our brother as much as the next person, so please do continue." but Hermione just shook her head shyly.
"Suit yourself." said Fred "C'mon George, i'm sure the whole school has devoured all the breakfast in 15, maybe we can get the scraps." said Fred laughing.
"Right you are Fred, scraps for us, better hope Ron hurries up, we aren't leaving any scraps for you." said George smiling at Harry before following his twin bounding out of the common room.
Just as Fred and George left Ron came, half falling, down the stairs as he pulled his jumper over his head
"Finally!" yelled Hermione "Now come on, I am starving!" and with that she stormed out of the common room.
"What was that all about?" asked Ron.
"No idea, she is in a really bad mood today." said Harry.
"Today is going to be a long day" muttered Ron. Harry nodded in agreement before leaving the common room in pursuit of Hermione, Ron following him. When they found Hermione she was leaning against a wall half way down the staircase when she saw them she ran over to them and shouted
"Where have you to been, honestly!" with that she turned and stormed away. Harry and Ron ran to catch up with her, when they did the three of them walked, silently to the great hall. They walked in to see the whole school eating breakfast, the four house table's arranged as normal and the staff table at the furthest wall from the entrance. Harry, Ron and Hermione made their way to the Gryffindor table and sat down together, Ron and Harry making sure to both sit on the one side of Hermione so she didn't interrupt their conversation with more shouts. Across from the trio sat Fred and George who where having whispered conversations and pointing to certain plates on the breakfast table.
"Whatever you do not eat anything on the plates Fred and George point to." whispered Ron to Harry.
"Why not?" asked Harry
"Fred and George where talking about some sort of Hex they had perfected." said Ron
"Oh right." said Harry getting Ron's point without much effort on Ron's part.
Breakfast continued on completely normally, Harry and Ron talked about Hermione's bad mood, Fred and George where joined by their friend Lee Jordon, who they whispered to before all three of them burst into fits of laughter and Lee forced his way onto a seat at the table next to Fred. Most people had noticed Fred, George and Lee's laughter, and Fred and George's conversation earlier and had smartly avoided the plates they had pointed out. But one person hadn't, Hermione Granger.
She reached over to one of the plates and lifted a piece of toast from it, just as she was about to bite into it, Fred, George, Ron and Harry all said suddenly "Hermione No!" but too late she bit into the toast, chewed and swallowed. Fred and George groaned and Harry and Ron sat bewildered, waiting for something to happen. But Nothing did.
"Excuse me?" said Hermione "But can I not eat my breakfast in peace."
"Hermione..." groaned Ron.
"What?" snapped Hermione impatiently.
"That toast..." began Harry but was cut of by Fred
"That toast you ate was hexed, now anywhere within the next ten to fifteen minutes you will change into the person you... well you fancy." said Fred trying to control his laughter
"What?!" yelled Hermione
"We did try and warn you Hermi..." said Ron only to be interrupted again.
"Shut up Ron!" yelled Hermione pulling out her wand and pointing it at Fred.
"Tell me the truth, you, you stupid boy." is was feeble but it was all she could muster.
"That was the truth, now id get out of here before you change into Crabbe." smirked Fred. With that Hermione stuffed her wand away and ran from the great hall, her face was bright red, she had to get to the hospital wing before she changed. Ron got up to run after her but Harry grabbed his arm and said "Let her go mate, might be a bit embarrassed." Ron sat down again understanding what Harry meant.