Hermione walked out of the hospitle room. She spotted her father at the desk, signing some papers.
"Hi dad, am I set to leave?" Hermione asked.
"Happy to get out of here?" Sirius asked sarcastically.
"Yep, now can we leave?" She asked.
"Yes" Sirius said, grabbing her arm, appearating to their home.
"Finally home sweet home I mean that was a great time and all, but I am glad to be back. First I get to spend time with my good old friend Voldy, then it get to stay at my favorite vacation place, Saint Mongo's." Hermione said sarcasticlly.
"Well I am glad you are home too." Sirius said.
"I can't stay long, I need to go pack a few things and go to Hogwarts." Hermione said and headed up to her room.
She grabbed her small bag and filled it with the few things she had. She walked down the stairs and into the living room.
"Dad, I'm ready to leave!" Hermione yelled.
"Coming!" Sirius yelled back.
"I will be there just in time for dinner, well I will be a little late for dinner. Anyway, love you dad." Hermione said hugging her father.
"Love you too. No boys, no drinking, write to me. I will see you on Christmas." He said hugging her back.
"Bye, Hogwarts." Hermione stepped into the fire and was gone.
Hermione walked scilently out of the flooing room and started down the stairs. She walked and finally came to the Great Hall. She walked in the huge room. No one seemed to notice her, which to her was a good thing. She spotted her friends and walked over to them. She tapped her head and she turned into Hermione Black.
"Can I sit here?" She asked.
"Sure" Harry said not noticing who she was.
The seven friends continued to talk. Hermione was trying so hard not to laugh, she tapped her head, none of them noticing, and stayed still.
"It is taking you fools a while to figure out who I am." Hermione said with a laugh.
"Hermione" They all said at the same time.
"Nice that you remembered me. You guys left me at SM all alone for a week, not nice. I was very lonely." Hermione said.
"Sorry, I was doing homework. I am still not used to getting homework, I used to just learn during the day." Thea answered.
"Ginny and I were trying helping Hagrid feed the Threasals, find an injured Unicorn, and get prepared for all of his classes." Luna answered.
"Draco and I got loaded with detentions, because the Slytherins were being bigheaded gits, and we sort of hexed them." Ron said.
"I was toutoring first, second, third, and forth years in Herbology." Neville answered.
"Well I guess I can let you pass that. What is your excuse Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Well, Cho told him that he couldn't talk to you anymore." Ginny said.
Hermione looked at Harry. She was hurt, but she wasn't going to show it. She turned back to the others.
"Ok, I have the...umm...oddest news ever. But I will tell you girls later, the guys will kill me if I tell them." Hermione said to cover up her sadness.
"Cool, you need to eat, you are to thin." Thea said.
"I don't think my stomache can handle much food still." Hermione said.
"At least eat something Mione. You need to gain your strength." Draco said.
"I am just going to have something light, like a sandwich." Hermione answered.
The group ate their dinner. Harry and Hermione did not talk to one another. At the end of the meal they all headed for the Gryffindor tower. Harry slipped a note in Hermiones hand and walked up to the boys dorm. The girls went up to Ginny and Luna's dorm(The two other girls moved into Hermione and Thea's old dorm. So now it was Hermione, Thea, Luna, and Ginny's dorm. ) and sat on the beds.
"I will be right back." Hermione said as she went into the bathroom.
"Hermione,
Sorry about dinner, but Cho is freaked out about you trying to steal me. So meet me in the common room at midnight, then we can talk.
Harry"
The note read. She went over, flushed the toilet, washed her hands, put the not in her pocket, and went back into the dorm.
"So whats the news?" Ginny asked.
"Tommorrow I am meeting up with Victor." Hermione said, in a fake happy tone.
"He is like nineteen, and a famous Quidditch player. You are so lucky." Luna said.
"How did you manage that?" Thea asked.
"Well he was my date to the Yule Ball. He came to the hostpitle and said that he loved me. I think he is just what I need to get over Harry." Hermione said.
The four girls talked till about ten Hermione found out that Cho was cheating on Harry and she found out some other things too. Thea, Ginny, and Luna went to bed. At eleven fourty-five Hermione went down to the common room, and stared at the fire.
"Long time, no speak, eh?" Harry said as he sat down next to her.
"Yes it has." Hermione answered.
"Hermione, I am sorry, I shouldn't have kissed you, I shouldn't have done that to Cho.-" Harry got cut off by Hermione.
"You shouldn't have done that to Cho, you hurt me, but you shouldn't have done that to Cho. I was in a critical condition, you kissed me, but you shouldn't have done that to Cho. I don't know why I bothered with you Potter." Hermione said getting up.
Harry grabbed her wrist. He took her wand out of her hand and dragged her out the portrait.
"Let go of me! Now!" Hermione screamed.
"Scilinco" Harry pointed his wand at her.
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. He brought her into an empty classroom. He locked the door magically and undid the charm.
"What are you doing?" She asked him.
"Calm down Hermione, I am not going to hurt you, I just didn't want you waking everyone up." He said.
"Let me out. I hate being alone with a guy in a dark room, and you know it." Hermione said running as far away from him as she could.
"Hermione, calm down. We need to talk." Harry said.
"No we don't. You don't care if you hurt me, you only care that you hurt Cho. Now let me out." Hermione screamed.
"No Hermione, I do care that I hurt you. I just thought that you felt bad about it because of Cho, and I wasn't going to leave Cho 'cause of one kiss." Harry said.
"Don't worry Potter, I hate you now. I have found someone who does care about me. He is nice, he is a great seeker, and he is in love with me." Hermione said.
"I am not in love with you Hermione, I do not hate you, but I am not in love with you." He yelled.
"I wasn't talking about you! I was talking about Victor. He came to visit me. He told me that he loved me. He cares for me Harry. He cares for me." She said with tears falling from her eyes.
"Hermione, he is just going to use you. Please don't let him hurt you. Don't go out with him, he is bad news. He isn't the right guy for you. Don't get yourself hurt by him, he is a git." He yelled firiously.
"Harry, you just described yourself. You hurt me, you used me, I might actually be happy with him, and you are trying to stop it? Why? Do I not deserve to be happy like you. I mean, look at you. Cho is cheating on you." Hermione stopped there.
"What?" Harry asked.
"She is cheating on you." Hermione said.
"Prove it." Harry yelled.
"I don't need to prove anything to you! Now let me out!" Hermione screamed.
"No, we need to talk, and I am not waiting." Harry said a little softer than before.
Hermione started to have a flashback.
"Stop. Please just stop. You are hurting me. Stop." Hermione screamed.
"Hermione, it's just Harry. Come on. Snap out of it." Harry said from across the room.
"Get away from me." Hermione said as she came to realise where she was.
"Hermione," Harry said as he got closer.
"You sick, git. You know what happened, yet you lock me in here with you. I know that you hate me, but this is horrible." Hermione said trying to back up, but hit the corner.
"Hermione, I just want to be your friend. Nothing more, nothing less." Harry said as he went closer to her.
"I don't care what you want. You chose to stay together with Cho, instead of being friends with me. I was in the hostpitle, because I wanted to save you. And what you want isn't important to me anymore." Hermione said with tears running down her cheek.
"Hermione, don't you understand, Cho is important to me. I mean she can be a little odd sometimes, and she gets upset when I don't buy her stuff for our month aversaries, but she is like that." Harry explianed.
"She is using you for fame and money. Luna walked in on her and Zach making out. And if she is so important than I guess that you can just leave me the hell alone." Hermione screamed.
"No, Cho wouldn't. You are lying. You are just upset and want me to break up with her for you." Harry screamed back.
"Whatever you want to think Harry, just let me out of this room, and you will never have to deal with me again." Hermione said in a softer tone.
"Hermione, stop! Just stop acting like I am hurting you. Stop the whole, I have been to hell thing." Harry yelled.
"I have been through hell. I was with Voldemort to save you, and our friends. He killed my family. I am lucky I have Sirius. You think my life is perfect, well think again." Hermione said going over to the door.
"I'm sorry Mione, I am getting all worked up and I guess that you were just telling me the lie that Luna told you." Harry said going over to her.
"You know that Luna wouldn't lie about something like that." Hermione yelled at him.
"Well, Cho wouldn't cheat on me." Harry said getting closer to her.
"I can not make you believe me. But, I can leave you alone for the rest of my life , when you let me out of this room." Hermione said in a regular tone.
"No, we are settling this, and I mean now." Harry said strongly.
"We will never settle this. You won't believe me, and I want you to. The thing is, we just need to forget that the other ever lived. I will go back, act like I never knew you. I will ignore your every word. I will act as if I have no clue who you are. I will eventually forget you." Hermione said simplly.
"No, maybe I will trust you about Cho. I will tell her to that we should see other people. Maybe after I do, you and I could go out." Harry said.
"Harry, please unlock the door, I need to go outside for a moment." Hermione said.
Harry flicked his wand, gave Hermione her wand and opened the door for her. Hermione ran out as fast as she could. He stood dumbfound. After about ten seconds he started to run after her. She finally gave up when she got to the black lake. She collasped next to the big tree. She just looked at the lake. Harry soon found her and sat next to her.
"It was horrible there. Seeing him everyday, telling him off. He wouldn't kill me though. I would have been dead in two or three days. It would have been better that way, wouldn't it?" Hermione said, still looking at the lake.
"No, it wouldn't have. I wish that you had heard me when I found you, seen Sirius run and grab you, passing Dumbledore, Remus and Tonks. The whole Order there trying to find you." Harry said.
"I still get that pain sometimes. I got it twice in the hostpitle, and once at Sirius's." Hermione explained.
"They didn't cure it?" Harry asked.
"They tried, but it just didn't work." Hermione explained.
"You should go back and tell them." Harry said.
"No, I will be fine." Hermione said leaning into him.
"Are you sure?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Hermione answered.
Harry leaned in and kissed Hermione. She pulled away.
"No Harry. I am going out with Victor now. And he loves me. And you need to find someone you love." Hermione said, getting up and leaning against the tree, her arms crossed.
"But I love you Hermione." Harry said walking over to her.
"Don't say that. I can't have my heart broken again Harry. Victor loves me now. And I think, I might love him too." Hermione said and started walking back to the castle.
"Hermione I won't break your heart. I love you. I really love you." Harry said following her and grabbing her arm.
"Please Harry don't do this. If you love me than you will let me go. You will let be happy, just like I let you. Just don't do this to me. I don't want to be hurt. And I know he won't hurt me." Hermione said with tears filling her eyes.
"Hermione, I don't know if I can let you go. I won't hurt you, I promise. If I let you go, I don't know if I can handle seeing you with him." Harry said and watched the tears fall from her eyes.
"Harry, please just let me be happy. I let you, why can't you let me?" Hermione asked.
"Hermione, I want you to be happy with me. Not with Victor Krum." Harry said.
"Harry, I need to go." Hermione said and started running along the lake.
She just ran and ran. She started to get tired, but she kept going. She passed the tree, where Harry still stood. She ran past him once more and when she was about five minutes away from the tree she feel to the ground. She was panting, crying, and just feeling shitty. Harry looked over at her. He couldn't see her well, but just enough to see that she was on the ground. He started to run over to her. She tried to get up, but failed and fell back down. He finally reached her and sat down beside her.
"Mione, you okay?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, I just need help up." Hermione said.
Harry got up and pulled her up. She let go of him when she was up, tried to take a step, but fell.
"I don't think you are going to make it up there." Harry said and pulled Hermione up.
"Thanks" Hermione said and to her surprise Harry picked her up.
"Harry, you don't have to. It is just that I don't have much in my stomache. I don't want you to have to carry me up there." Hermione said.
"It's fine, what you need is something to eat. We will go to the kitchen, and get you something." Harry said.
"Thanks Harry, you are a great help." Hermione said.
"No problem, love." Harry said.
"I am still going out with Victor, Harry." Hermione said.
"So what, you are now my love." Harry said with a smirk.
"Fine, I am not going to fight about this." Hermione said.
"Good" Harry responded.
They made their way down to the kitchen. Dobby was their.
"How can Dobby help Harry Potter and Miss Granger?" Dobby asked.
"Can we get some macaronie and cheese? And some pumpkin juice?" Hermione asked.
"Yes Miss Granger, of course." Dobby said.
Dobby left and came back with two plates of mac and cheese and two cups of pumkin juice.
"Thank you Dobby." Hermione and Harry said at the same time.
"Anything for Miss Granger and Mister Potter." Dobby said and disappeared.
The two ate their mac and cheese. She walked a little ways and he carried her the rest. When they got back to the common room she walked to her dorm and he walked to his. Hermione opened the door to see three girls wude awake.
"Where have you been?" Luna asked.
"What happened?" Ginny asked.
"And why didn't you tell us?" Thea asked.
Hermione explained everything. Except that he was calling her love. Soon they went to bed, all looking forward to Hogsmede. At about nine the girls awoke. They all started to get ready. Luna wore a pair of blue jeans and a light blue shirt. Ginny wore a pair of dark blue jeans and a black shirt that said 'Will Work For Chocolate', in silver, sparkily letters. Thea wore a pair of black jeans and a dull yellow shirt. Hermione wore a pair of blue jeans, with a hole on the left knee and a red tank top with a red jacket on.
"Ready?" Ginny asked Hermione.
"Yep" Hermione said cheerfully.
"Well than let's go." Luna said.
The four girls walked down to the common room to meet their friends. Hermione's coat was unzipped and the four boys mouths were in perfect O's.
"Close your mouths before I hex you all." Hermione threatened.
The four boys closed their mouths instantly.
"That's better." Hermione said.
"Well Mione, who is the lucky guy?" Draco asked.
"Yeah Mione, who?" Ron teased.
"Victor" Hermione said simpily.
"You are going out with him again?" Neville asked.
"Yes, is there a problem with that?" Hermione asked.
"No problem, love." Harry answered.
"Did he?" Thea asked.
"I don't know, did he?" Ginny asked.
"I think he did." Luna answered.
"Do you guys understand that?" Ron asked.
"No, it is girl talk." Draco ansered.
"He did just say 'love' though, didn't he?" Neville asked.
"Yep" Ron answered.
"Is there something going on between you two?" Draco asked.
"No" Hermione said at the same time Harry said "Yes"
"No" Hermione argued.
"Yes" Harry said back.
"Pay up. I believe that Luna and I won." Draco declared.
"Pay up for what?" Hermione asked.
"Well we bet on how long it would take for you two to get together." Ron explained.
"Well we aren't together." Hermione said.
"She is right, she is going out with Victor and I am breaking up with Cho." Harry said.
"You bet on us?" Hermione said angerly.
"Kind of." Neville said.
Hermione started walking. The rest followed her. All of them scilent until they got to Honeydukes. Hermione spotted Victor and walked over to him.
"Hi my love." Victor said kissing her hand.
"Hi Victor" Hermione responded.
"How are you?" Victor asked.
"I'm fine and yourself?" Hermione asked.
"Even better now that you're here." Victor said.
"Love, me and the rest are leaving. We will see you later." Harry said.
"Ok, bye you guys." Hermione said.
"Why did he call you love?" Victor asked.
"That is just what he calls me. Don't worry, I am not going out with him." Hermione said and gave Victor a kiss on the cheek.
"Good" Victor said.
"So," Hermione said akwardly.
"Would you like to go to the three broomsticks?" Victor asked.
"Sure, that would be nice." Hermione said.
They walked to the three broomstick, scilently. Hermione felt very, very ackward. Once they got there, they sat down at a table, and Victor ordered butterbeer for them.
"So, how is school?" Victor asked.
"For the night and morning I have been there, it has been okay." Hermione answered.
"That's good." Victor said brightly.
"Yeah, how is Quidditch?" Hermione asked.
"It is great, we won the Quidditch Cup this year. It was amazing. It went on for seven hours. When I caught it they didn't notice until I got off my broom. The score was 1260 to 1090. I have Quidditch pratice today at three. Which reminds me, I have to leave in fifteen minutes." Victor said.
"Okay," Hermione said.
"Do you want to meet on your next Hogsmede trip?" Wictor asked.
"I made plans with the girls, we are having a Halloween Ball this year. So we are getting everything we need for it." Hermione answered.
"Well send me a letter telling me when we can go out next." Victor said.
"I will" Hermione said.
"Great, I better go, so see you soon." Victor said and walked over to pay.
Hermione left. She went to find her friends who were in Zonko's. She walked into the store. Harry walked over behind her, without her noticing. He grabbed her waist, she jumped and turned around, expecting Victor and kissed him. At the same moment Victor walked in holding Hermione's coat.
"You said you weren't dating him." Victor said causing Hermione to jump back.
"Oh my god, I thought he was you Victor. He walked up behind me and I kissed him. I am so sorry." Hermione said with a terrified look on her face.
"Here is your coat, you stupid slut." Victor said as he threw her coat at her.
"Victor, please. I thought he was you." Hermione said.
"No, leave me alone you stupid bitch." Victor said looking angery.
"She is not a slut, or a bitch. You have no right to call her that you bastard. She deserves a hell of a lot better than you." Harry shouted at Victor before he punched him.
The two started to fight. Hermione went in between them.
"Stop it right now." Hermione screamed.
"Move Mione, he is being a bastard. He had no right to call you that." Harry said trying to move her.
"No, he did have a right to call me that. Now Victor why don't you just go to your Quidditch pratice. Find a girl that you deserve and who deserves you. You deserve a hell of a lot better than me." Hermione said not moving at all.
"I will not leave until I am finished with him." Victor said.
"Then we will leave. Harry move now." Hermione said grabbing his arm.
"No, this bastard doesn't deserve you. I am not leaving until he apologizes to you." Harry said.
"Draco, Ron, Neville, a little help please." Hermione yelled.
"Coming" The three boys yelled.
Neville and Ron held Harry back and Draco went over to Victor.
"Fine, I will leave. I would watch her closely Harry, or she will be shagging some guy in the broom closet, when you turn around." Victor said and with a 'pop' he was gone.
Hermione just walked away crying. The others went after her.
"Hermione," Luna said trying to comfort her friend.
"No, this was my fault. Don't tell me he was being a jerk or that he had no right to say that. He did, I didn't know that it was Harry, but I still shouldn't have kissed him." Hermione said moving faster.
"No Hermione it was my fa-" Harry was cut off.
"Why don't you just leave me alone. I did a bad thing and none of you need to waste your time on me." Hermione said and left the group.
"Is she going to be ok?" Neville asked.
"Not now, she was hoping to fall in love with him. She really wanted to get over Harry." Ginny said.
"So you know what that means, we need to make a plan. A plan to get Hermione and you together Harry." Draco said.
"This will be fun." Harry said.
The seven started planning. With in an hour they had a plan all worked out. All they needed to do was put in action. Phase one would start tonight at tommorrow's Quidditch match.
The seven went up to the common room to find Hermione in front of the fire, just watching it. Her face was red. She had tears rolling down her cheeks, but she was thinking. She was just thinking. Harry walked over and sat next to her. She put her head on him and he let her without one word. Their friends went up to their dorms until dinner. When they came down Harry and Hermione were in the same position.
"Let's go to-" Luna started, but stopped when she saw Harry and Hermione.
Hermione sat straight up when she heard Luna.
"Let's go where?" Hermione asked, as a light pink filled her cheeks.
"To dinner." Ginny answered.
"Ok, but I need to get ready first, so I will meet you there." Hermione said as she started for her dorm.
"We will help." Thea said and the three girls followed Hermione up the stairs.
"What should I wear. I mean now that everyone thinks I'm a slut. Did Harry break up with Cho yet?" Hermione said while looking in her trunk.
"Yes he broke up with Cho. And Ginny and I will find you something to wear while Luna does your make-up. We already did this to one another before we went down into the common room." Thea said.
"To the trunk." Ginny said and her and Thea went to Hermione's trunk.
"I will go get the make-up." Luna said and went into the bathroom.
Luna came out with a bag of make-up.
"All I am going to do is put some eye-liner on you." Luna said and put the eye-liner on her friend.
"Did you two find anything?" Hermione asked Thea and Ginny.
"Yep, the perfect outfit." Ginny said.
Ginny handed Hermione a jean mini skirt and black leggings. And Thea gave her a black shirt with on long sleve and one thin strap. Hermione put the clothes on and looked in the mirror. Her friends walked up behind her. Luna was wearing a light blue dress that went down to her knees and white leggings under it. Ginny was wearing a pair of jean shorts, gray leggings, and a pink tank top. Thea was wearing a jean mini skirt, similar to Hermione's, red leggings, and a red tank top. All of the girls were wearing eye-liner and no other make-up.
"Well let's go!" Hermione said cheerfully.
The four girls walked into the empty common room and down to the great hall. They walked down next to their table.
"Should I change into Hermione Black? I think she would look better like this than Hermione Granger does." Hermione asked before they got to the boys.
"Na, you can change into her later." Ginny said and the four sat down.
All of the boys stared at the girls.
"Ginny, go cover yourself up. Now!" Ron said looking mad.
"No" Ginny said simpily.
"Do you know how many guys are looking at you?" Ron asked.
"Do I care?" Ginny asked.
"Ron she isn't changing, and neither are any of us." Thea said.
"So, we are all going to the game right?" Luna asked.
"I'm in" Neville said.
"Me too" Thea said.
"Yep" Ginny said.
"I'm coming. But, you guys need to help me catch up with my homework tonight." Hermione said.
"Harry, Ron and I are on the team, so yeah we are going." Draco said.
"So, who are we all going to the Halloween Ball with?" Hermione asked.
"I have only got asked out by like ten guys. So has Luna, and Thea got asked by like fifteen." Ginny said.
"Cool, so let me ask again. Who are you going with?" Hermione asked.
"We were waiting for you to help us decide." Ginny said.
"Okay, so what is the theme?"Hermione asked.
"Masquerade, at the end of the night we get all mixed up and you get stuck with someone for an hour. You are supposed to try and guess who they are and at twelve all of the masks will disappear." Luna said.
"Sounds fun." Hermione said.
"And we get Halloween off." Thea said.
"So this is for first threw seventh?" Hermione asked.
"No, first threw third have their own party. I mean you know the rules." Luna said.
"Yeah" Hermione said.
The night went on and Hermione completed her work. They all went to bed at about one in the morning. Well the ones who didn't have Quidditch the next day.
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There you have it. Hope you liked it.
Byes,
Cc