AN: If I even still have any readers, I would like to apologize for the super long delay in the posting of this chapter. My excuses are writers block, followed by mono, followed by computer and internet issues, followed by even more writers block. I have probably written and rewritten this chapter at least fifty times because it never came out the way I wanted it. And it definitely didn't help that the story didn't want me to do this. It wanted to jump right to the next chapter which is why it is done and most of the rest of the story is already planned out. Anyone else that has ever written probably knows exactly how feisty stories can be, and hopefully you guys can forgive me and continue to read this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Supernatural. Any characters or scenes that you recognize are the property of JK Rowling and Eric Kripke.

Chapter 4: The More We Learn

Once they had left the Stanford campus, Jo was unable to contain her curiosity any longer. "What was with the look you gave Harry's roommate?"

"Never you mind," Ellen snapped back at her.

Jo raised her eyebrows questioningly at her mother. She had never really yelled at either of her children, and she couldn't grasp what about her brothers roommate had been the cause of this.

"What was it about that boy that set you on edge mom? I have never seen you act like this." Jo stared at her mother imploringly, but she couldn't get a read on her mothers expression. In lue of an answer, Ellen turned the radio up and ignored all further inquiries her daughter made.

After the tour, Harry and Sam decided to wander around the campus. Harry wanted to find a job, and Sam suggested they check the coffee shop on campus. Once they arrived, they spoke with the manager, who was grateful for the applicants as the majority of her employees had graduated the year before. She told the two of them that they would be hired on a probationary period until she could determine if they could handle the work. Harry had no fears thanks to his years helping out at the Roadhouse, but he could tell by the look on Sam's face that he wasn't as confident. When they left the shop, they explored for another half hour until Harry decided he wanted to check out the gym facilities that the campus had.

"I'm gonna head back to the room to change, then head over to the gym. You're welcome to join me if you like."

Sam nodded his consent. The walk from their room to the gym was spent discussing the various fighting techniques they had been taught, and Sam was astounded to realize that Harry knew everything that he did. Once in the gym, the two cycled through their training, neither able to over take the other, and both wondering what had caused the other to learn the things they knew.

Making friends had never been a strong suit for Hermione. All throughout school she had been too caught up in her studies to pay any attention to the other girls, let alone the boys. She had gone to the campus coffee shop with Jessica after their tour, and though she was trying, she couldn't seen to become involved in the girls chatter. Hermione looked up when Jess stopped talking, and saw that the source of her distraction had been the opening of the door. The two men that entered the shop were a far cry from any of the boys that she had known in Dacono. The shorter of the two drew her eye immediately. He had short, spiky black hair and the most strikingly green eyes she has ever seen. He looked to be about six foot tall, and even from where she sat she could tell that he was muscular. The second man was a few inches taller than the first, with shaggy brown hair and brown eyes. A quick glance at Jess made her think the other girl was crazy.

"What are you doing?" Hermione hissed as she grabbed her roommates arm.

"I'm going to go introduce us. Staring from afar won't gather any info about them." Hermione's grip on Jessica's arm tightened as she attempted to pull the girl back to her seat. "What is wrong with you?" She asked with a wince.

Without another word, Hermione ran from the shop and didn't stop until she had reached the safety and comfort of the university library.

Between working in the library, and going to the coffee shop to watch the green-eyed strange, the beginning of classes came upon Hermione quickly. When she walked into her first class, Biology 101, she was pleasantly surprised to see the object of her stalking seated in the room. After a few seconds deliberation, she decided to take a leave out of Jessica's book, and finally introduce herself to him.

"Isn't this place wonderful? I'm the first in my family to attend university, and to come here is just amazing. I've already learned all of our text books by heart, so I think this should be fairly easy. I'm Hermione Granger, by the way. And you are?" She didn't know what was wrong with herself. There was something about the boys eyes that had her spilling her guts before she even realized what she was doing. The smile he sent her way caused her to blush and she quickly turned away before he could notice.

"Why don't you sit down and breathe for a moment," he asked with another smile. "I'm Harry. It's nice to meet you.

The girl that was currently sitting with him seemed as if she would burst with nervous energy. Ever since she had walked in and started rambling Harry couldn't help but feel some sort of connection with her. He had the same feeling when he was around Sam, and it was slightly disturbing. However, he couldn't deny that it felt good to be able to feel some sense of normalcy without his mother and sister here with him. There was just something about this girl, Hermione, that made him want to do whatever she said, and while frightening, it was oddly exhilarating. Once the professor arrived, they fell into silence, and Harry was amused to notice that she was writing everything that the teacher said. Not that he could laugh about it, because he was doing the exact same thing. When the bell rang Harry helped Hermione gather her things and they walked together to their next classes. They discussed a great many thing during their walk and when they separated they agreed to meet for lunch in the cafeteria.

Just before lunch, Harry met up with Sam in their room, and they went to the cafeteria together. When they arrived Harry saw Hermione standing to the side with a girl he thought he had seen in his English class, but he hadn't learned her name.

"Harry, this is Jessica, she is my roommate. Jess this is the guy I told you about." By the end of her introduction Hermione's face was beat red, and Harry couldn't help but laugh. "Hi Jessica. It's a pleasure to meet you. Hermione, this is Sam. Sam, Hermione." When he didn't respond, Harry sent him a questioning glance, only to see that Sam couldn't seem to take his eyes off of Jessica. A quick look at her proved that she was in a similar state, and Harry and Hermione laughed and dragged their respective roommates to the back of the food line.

All throughout the day, Harry couldn't seem to shake the feeling that there was something special about Hermione and Sam. And now that the two of them were together the pull he felt when around them individually was even stronger. It disturbed him that he couldn't place where he had felt the pull before, but he was mindful to stay tuned into the conversation so the others didn't notice his preoccupation.

After that day, the four of them had become inseparable, and rarely did you see one of the group without the others. As the months flew by, they learned everything they could about each other. From Harry's overprotective mother, to Sam's estrangement to his family, and how Hermione had never had a close relationship with her parents. Jess and Sam had grown closer, until their two friends finally locked them in a room until Sam asked her out. Hermione had been disappointed to realize that she wouldn't stand a chance with Harry, as he had never been interesting in girls, and Harry had laughed when after that she always went to him for advice on which boys around campus would be the best boyfriend material.

Before they knew it, it was almost time to start their senior year. The four of them had gotten an apartment off campus, and they all knew that this was their last year together like this. Everything was going to change after graduation and they were prepared to take on the world.

AN: I would once again like to apologize for the long, long wait. But at last it is finally here. Now that this is through, I am going to have a much easier time getting this story out, and I plan on setting up a weekly update schedule. I am also starting a new story, so if anyone here likes the show Glee, I hope you will pop over there to read the crossover I am now working on for that. Next week I will definitely have the next chapter posted, so please review. Even if it is just to be mad at me.