Chapter 4

Another Repost, I'm sorry. :((

Disclaimer: I've heard that Harry Potter was owned by this chick named J.K. Rowling… Jealous :((

"HERMIONE! RUN! IT'S HIM!"

"But-"

"HERMIONE! YOU HAVE TO RUN! GO WARN DUMBLEDORE! I'LL TRY AND HOLD HIM OFF!"

"NO! Please, Ron-"

"I said, RUN!"

Hermione paused and stared at him for a moment, and hesitantly ran. She heard the voices of Ron, and Harry as they fought. Spells were shot everywhere and buzzing noises filled her ears as she ran back to the castle to warn Dumbledore. Then, she heard,

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

"NOOOOOO!"

Hermione sat up with a start as she felt her shoulders roughly shaking her awake. She looked around and saw all the faces of the Weasley children, staring at her with worried faces. Hermione's breath was heavy and she felt sweat trickle down her forehead and through her furrowed eyebrows. Then Ginny spoke gently; her face stricken with worry and sympathy,

"Hermione, are you alright?"

Hermione turned her head to look at her and met Ginny's brown eyes, filled with worry and compassion.

"Yes, I'm fine,"

George looked at her curiously and spoke slowly.

"You sure, Hermione?"

Hermione smiled weakly at him. He may be a ruthless prankster, but he had a kind heart; just like all the Weasleys. She nodded, but she was really curious.

"Why, what happened?" The Weasley siblings hesitated for a moment, then looked back at her after exchanging glances. Ron spoke up soon.

"Well, you were whimpering and thrashing around in your sleep muttering some things we couldn't catch, so we tried to wake you up."

Ginny looked over to Hermione with sympathy. Worry sparkled in her chocolate brown eyes for the bushy haired girl.

"Bad dream?"

"Y-yeah…" Hermione stuttered slightly. Her face was pale and as she reached up to touch her cheek, she felt wetness and realized that she was crying.

She shakily got out of bed and turned to the Weasleys, all of them were still watching her catiously.

"I'm sorry, did I wake you guys up?" she asked them hesitantly. She didn't want them to wake up just because she had a nightmare.

"No, Ron, Fred, and I came up here to tell you that Harry came here last night," said George. That snapped Ron out of his trance.

"What? He's here?" said Ron turning to face George.

"Yeah, Mum told us before we went to get Hermione," said Fred looking at Ron like he sprouted five heads. Ron looked thoughtful.

"Oh," he said quietly. Fred smirked.

"You were too worried for Hermione that you forgot, huh?" Ron's ears were bright red.

"Well she is my friend." Hermione was too busy thinking about Harry to notice the twin's smirk and Ron's bright red ears as he stared down at his shoes.

Oh, I forgot Harry came over night…

There was a silence where Fred and George were snickering and Hermione slowly got out of bed wiping her tears from her face. It has been two days since Hermione found that letter. The letter that changed everything. It was proof that what she believed in was correct. She felt the blood return to her face as she calmed down. Her heart slowed back into pace as she wiped away her tears from her damp face. She took deep breaths to calm down and shook her head.

It was just another dream. I'm on a mission to save everyone, including Ron. I won't let it happen again. Ron won't die…

Then, after a while, Ron grabbed Hermione's wrist and steered her out of the room.

"What the hell, Ron? I'm not even dressed yet!" she shouted at him as he rounded a corner.

"It doesn't matter! Harry's here!" Hermione rolled her eyes exasperatedly and slightly amused at Ron's obvious excitement, but in the inside, she was wondering what to do when she sees Harry.

What do I do?

Ron burst the door open with a bang, and there was Harry, sitting bolt upright and rubbing his eyes sleepily, and grabbing his glasses.

"Wuzzgoinon?"

"We didn't know you were here already!" Ron yelled, hitting Harry on the back of his head, his blue eyes shining with mirth. Hermione was too busy staring at Harry to yell at Ron. She felt her eyes popping out of their sockets and her mouth drop agape. He looked young, and carefree again, unlike the future where he always looked cold and depressed.

"All right?"

"Never been better," said Harry slumping back into bed. "You?"

"Not bad," said Ron sitting down.

"When did you get here? Mum only just told us!"

"About one o'clock this morning…" They talked and laughed, but all Hermione did was stare at Harry, she couldn't believe that he was here. She was still frozen in her place; her feet rooted to the wooden floors.

"How are you, Hermione?" It took her a while to notice that Harry was talking to her. She snapped out of her daze and saw that they were looking at her expectantly.

"Oh, I'm fine," That moment was when she locked eyes with Harry. She looked into the green eyes, and almost burst into tears again. They were exactly how she remembered it, bright, and shining with happiness and love. They were back to the way she loved them, back to her favorite emerald eyes.

Then without warning and without giving it a second thought, she ran up to Harry and gave him a bone-crushing hug that could give Molly Weasley a run in for her money. She felt tears silently run down her face as she clung on. She felt Harry tense up with shock, but he slowly loosened and hugged her back. She knew she would get many questions about this later on, but she didn't care right now; because Harry's back.

The thought of everything that happens in the future made her heart clench slightly. She tightned her grip on Harry and vowed that everything will change during this mission. She will do anything she can to change the future and change Harry. She's going to save him, and nothing will stop her.

AN: Yeah… I got this wrong in Hermione's character and figured she'd crush him with a hug. So yeah.

Anyways luv you all. :))

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Reposted 8/2/11