Chocolate Frog Card: (Bronze) Swoopstikes: Challenge: Write about any Marauder's Era character in a Potions lesson.

Gringotts: Hermione/Alice [Hermione - Pairings], Potions Classroom [Location], "I totally believe that love conquers all.", Unmarried, Obsessed [Sex and the City], Bat Blood, Pepperup Potion [Potions/Ingredients]

Ultimate Hermione Pairing Challenge: Hermione/Alice Longbottom

February Event: 25. Lovesick (word), 10. "I count your eyelashes secretly. With every one, I whisper, 'I love you'." - REM (lyric)

Word Count: 289

"Would you stop staring at her?" were the words that came from Lily as they sat down in Potions. "You're acting like a lovesick fool."

"That's because I am a lovesick fool," Alice giggled, leaning on her hand as she looked at Hermione who was sitting across from her on their table. Hermione rolled her eyes when she saw Alice's facial expression.

"You know I'm okay with it and so are those morons that you two consider friends, but, eventually people will realise and they won't allow it."

"They will," Alice argued. She saw the disbelieving look on Lily's face. "I totally believe that love conquers all!"

"It's illegal to marry," Lily pointed out. "Even if love does conquer, you'll still be unable to tie the knot."

"Then we'll be unmarried forever!" Alice declared, handing Hermione some of the bat blood for the potion, their fingers brushing and their smiles that they exchanged, holding more than just friendly feelings for each other.

Alice's dreamy look returned to her face as she stared at the other witch.

"Hermione," she whispered, repeating it quietly until Hermione heard her. She carried on when she looked up. "I count your eyelashes secretly. With every one, I whisper, 'I love you'."

Hermione blushed but rolled her eyes.

"I love you too," she replied. "But you're doing the weird, obsessed thing that we talked about and you know we discussed where to do that." Alice giggled but didn't take her eyes off of her. "This is why I don't like giving you a Pepper-Up Potion in the morning," she scolded, stirring her potion anti-clockwise. "You don't act energetic, but insane instead."

"I love you," Alice told her. Hermione ignored her, though her cheeks remained flushed.