Sorry it took me so long to update, but I was having writers block! I'm sorry if it sucks....
Anyway, here it is, the last chapter. Enjoy! And as always, please review!! And again many many thanks to those who have reviewed!!!
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Hermione Granger awoke in the hospital wing the next morning after having been given a dreamless sleep potion from Madam Pomfrey. She opened here eyes, half expecting to see Ron and Harry and when she didn't see them she began to worry. She sat up and looked around, beginning to worry that they hated her. She didn't have much recollection of the previous night, but she knew that her spell had been broken. Beyond that, she didn't know much, but she feared the worst.
"If you're looking for Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, they were here this morning," said the medi-witch as if reading Hermione's mind, "but Professor Snape gave me an order that you are not to have visitors."
"Why would he do th...?" she stated to say. And then she realized that he also knew that her spell had been broken. He was trying to give her space and time to recover before having to face the boys. "He really is a softee on the inside, isn't he?" she laughed to herself before reaching over onto her nightstand for a book, and settling back against the pillows to read.
But she didn't get very far as her mind kept wandering. There were so many thoughts in her head she felt as though she were getting dizzy. The minute she stopped thinking about how she had almost been raped the night before her thoughts fell to Ron and Harry. When she pushed those thoughts aside she began to think of Lucius Malfoy and what she had done to save her mother.
She put the book down in frustration, unable to concentrate. She felt like she wanted to scream. She didn't know what to do. She was still scared and shaky from the night before and all she wanted was her best friends to comfort her, but they weren't here right now and she had no idea what would happen when she did face them. She had no idea what they were thinking and it scared her to death that her little spell may have lost her the two best friends she had ever had, as well as torn the two boys apart. She suddenly felt alone... chillingly alone. She wanted Harry and Ron to be there and tell her everything was going to be all right, but she was scared that things would never be all right again.
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"I can't believe Snape gave orders that Hermione can't have visitors! What does he bloody care?" asked Ron and he and Harry headed to the Great Hall for lunch.
"I don't get it either. It is a bit odd. But Madam Pomfrey said she's going to released today so we can see her later."
"I'm just glad to hear that Malfoy is going to get what he deserves. If he wasn't going to Azkaban and getting a dementors kiss, I'd kill him myself!" stated Ron.
"No you wouldn't because I would help!" added Harry.
There was a long silence.
"Ron, can I ask you something. Its very important."
"What is it?"
"What would say if I told you I wanted to date Hermione?"
Ron dropped his fork and didn't answer. "You want to date her??"
"I think I'm in love with her."
"I am too."
"Wait, this is weird. It's like déjà vu. Didn't we have this talk last year? And we decided that we're all better off as friends?" asked Harry, his eyes widening as he was straining to remember.
"You know, I think we did. But suddenly I feel different..."
"Since last night..." they both said simultaneously.
"Yes! Yesterday, she was just a friend who I could never imagine dating! Today I feel like I'm consumed with thoughts of her!"
"Me too!" said Ron. "This is too weird!"
"Malfoy!" they both said.
"Malfoy must have done some sort of spell to make us think that we're in love with Hermione!" said Harry.
"But why would he do that?"
"One last laugh! But think Ron... do you remember feeling like this yesterday?"
"No."
"Neither do I! It's the only explanation!" said Harry. "Now the only question is what do we do about it?"
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Later that evening Hermione sat in the Griffindor common room waiting for the boys to return from Quidich practice. (Ron had made the house team 5th year). She knew she had to face them and the sooner she did it, the better.
Then she saw them. Her heart began to pound, as she had no idea what to expect. But, to her amazement, everything seemed normal.
"Mione!" said Harry as he ran to hug her. Ron followed suit.
"How are you feeling?"
"Fine. I mean it'll take some time to get over what happened, but knowing that none of the Malfoy's can ever hurt me again is definitely a help." And knowing that her two best friends didn't hate her was an even bigger help!
Hermione sat quietly for a moment wondering what had happened. She was so sure her spell had been broken and yet here they were acting like everything was fine. She was confused, and sad in a way because the entire day had been spent choosing which of the boys she wanted to be with. Although she loved them both, she had chosen one, and now she would never have either of them. That's what she had wanted when she cast the spell, wasn't it?
"What's wrong Mione?" asked Ron, noticing that she looked slightly upset.
"Nothing. I'm just thinking. I guess I'm just tired" she lied.
Ron and Harry looked at each other and then back at her. "You should go to bed Hermione," said Harry, with a very parental tone in his voice. Ron and I will see you in the morning.
"Ok. Goodnight," she said getting up. "Thank you guys so much for everything. You're the best friends I could ever ask for!" She gave them both a hug and headed up to the girls dormitories and her private Head Girl's room.
"Do you think we did the right thing?" asked Ron.
"Of course we did. Malfoy put a spell on us so that we'd both fall in love with Hermione and destroy our friendship. All we did was a spell to counteract that."
"I just think maybe we should have told her," said Ron.
"Why? All it would do is make her think. And then what if she decided that she's in love with one of us? We're the dream team... the three of us. That's how it should be. We defeated Voldemort for god sakes. If she fell in love with one of us, it would destroy that."
Little did Harry and Ron know, she was in love with both of them.. She had always loved them and she always would. But some things are not meant to be. Fate had screwed up and given her two soul mates, and she couldn't be with either of them... at least not in a romantic way. But fate had also given her two of the best friends a girl could ask for. Fate can be funny that way.
The End
Anyway, here it is, the last chapter. Enjoy! And as always, please review!! And again many many thanks to those who have reviewed!!!
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Hermione Granger awoke in the hospital wing the next morning after having been given a dreamless sleep potion from Madam Pomfrey. She opened here eyes, half expecting to see Ron and Harry and when she didn't see them she began to worry. She sat up and looked around, beginning to worry that they hated her. She didn't have much recollection of the previous night, but she knew that her spell had been broken. Beyond that, she didn't know much, but she feared the worst.
"If you're looking for Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, they were here this morning," said the medi-witch as if reading Hermione's mind, "but Professor Snape gave me an order that you are not to have visitors."
"Why would he do th...?" she stated to say. And then she realized that he also knew that her spell had been broken. He was trying to give her space and time to recover before having to face the boys. "He really is a softee on the inside, isn't he?" she laughed to herself before reaching over onto her nightstand for a book, and settling back against the pillows to read.
But she didn't get very far as her mind kept wandering. There were so many thoughts in her head she felt as though she were getting dizzy. The minute she stopped thinking about how she had almost been raped the night before her thoughts fell to Ron and Harry. When she pushed those thoughts aside she began to think of Lucius Malfoy and what she had done to save her mother.
She put the book down in frustration, unable to concentrate. She felt like she wanted to scream. She didn't know what to do. She was still scared and shaky from the night before and all she wanted was her best friends to comfort her, but they weren't here right now and she had no idea what would happen when she did face them. She had no idea what they were thinking and it scared her to death that her little spell may have lost her the two best friends she had ever had, as well as torn the two boys apart. She suddenly felt alone... chillingly alone. She wanted Harry and Ron to be there and tell her everything was going to be all right, but she was scared that things would never be all right again.
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"I can't believe Snape gave orders that Hermione can't have visitors! What does he bloody care?" asked Ron and he and Harry headed to the Great Hall for lunch.
"I don't get it either. It is a bit odd. But Madam Pomfrey said she's going to released today so we can see her later."
"I'm just glad to hear that Malfoy is going to get what he deserves. If he wasn't going to Azkaban and getting a dementors kiss, I'd kill him myself!" stated Ron.
"No you wouldn't because I would help!" added Harry.
There was a long silence.
"Ron, can I ask you something. Its very important."
"What is it?"
"What would say if I told you I wanted to date Hermione?"
Ron dropped his fork and didn't answer. "You want to date her??"
"I think I'm in love with her."
"I am too."
"Wait, this is weird. It's like déjà vu. Didn't we have this talk last year? And we decided that we're all better off as friends?" asked Harry, his eyes widening as he was straining to remember.
"You know, I think we did. But suddenly I feel different..."
"Since last night..." they both said simultaneously.
"Yes! Yesterday, she was just a friend who I could never imagine dating! Today I feel like I'm consumed with thoughts of her!"
"Me too!" said Ron. "This is too weird!"
"Malfoy!" they both said.
"Malfoy must have done some sort of spell to make us think that we're in love with Hermione!" said Harry.
"But why would he do that?"
"One last laugh! But think Ron... do you remember feeling like this yesterday?"
"No."
"Neither do I! It's the only explanation!" said Harry. "Now the only question is what do we do about it?"
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Later that evening Hermione sat in the Griffindor common room waiting for the boys to return from Quidich practice. (Ron had made the house team 5th year). She knew she had to face them and the sooner she did it, the better.
Then she saw them. Her heart began to pound, as she had no idea what to expect. But, to her amazement, everything seemed normal.
"Mione!" said Harry as he ran to hug her. Ron followed suit.
"How are you feeling?"
"Fine. I mean it'll take some time to get over what happened, but knowing that none of the Malfoy's can ever hurt me again is definitely a help." And knowing that her two best friends didn't hate her was an even bigger help!
Hermione sat quietly for a moment wondering what had happened. She was so sure her spell had been broken and yet here they were acting like everything was fine. She was confused, and sad in a way because the entire day had been spent choosing which of the boys she wanted to be with. Although she loved them both, she had chosen one, and now she would never have either of them. That's what she had wanted when she cast the spell, wasn't it?
"What's wrong Mione?" asked Ron, noticing that she looked slightly upset.
"Nothing. I'm just thinking. I guess I'm just tired" she lied.
Ron and Harry looked at each other and then back at her. "You should go to bed Hermione," said Harry, with a very parental tone in his voice. Ron and I will see you in the morning.
"Ok. Goodnight," she said getting up. "Thank you guys so much for everything. You're the best friends I could ever ask for!" She gave them both a hug and headed up to the girls dormitories and her private Head Girl's room.
"Do you think we did the right thing?" asked Ron.
"Of course we did. Malfoy put a spell on us so that we'd both fall in love with Hermione and destroy our friendship. All we did was a spell to counteract that."
"I just think maybe we should have told her," said Ron.
"Why? All it would do is make her think. And then what if she decided that she's in love with one of us? We're the dream team... the three of us. That's how it should be. We defeated Voldemort for god sakes. If she fell in love with one of us, it would destroy that."
Little did Harry and Ron know, she was in love with both of them.. She had always loved them and she always would. But some things are not meant to be. Fate had screwed up and given her two soul mates, and she couldn't be with either of them... at least not in a romantic way. But fate had also given her two of the best friends a girl could ask for. Fate can be funny that way.
The End