It was now mid-October. The weather was getting cooler and everyone began to wear sweaters and even jackets when they went out. School was fine, you didn't hate it, other than your favorite class, Defense Against the Dark Arts becoming your least favorite class with Snape as your new teacher.
Having Hermione in your classes wasn't all too dreadful either, other than her stupid staring at the curly head, whose name was Cormac McLaggen. She admitted it, she indeed did have a crush on him.
"It's getting out of hand, yknow. She's always looking at him in History of Magic and Potions." You complained to the boys in the common room on a Friday night. Hermione was at the library probably.
"Say, Y/n. Are you jealous?" Ron piped up, dropping his quill on the Potions essay he was having trouble with.
"What?" You immediately said. "No, of course not." You lied as you felt sweat dripping down your skin from the question.
"It's just annoying having to always get her attention when needing help for work and stuff..." You tried to make up an excuse for your constant complaining about her staring at Cormac.
"Speak of the devil." Harry muttered as he looked at Hermione walk in the common room.
"Hey, boys." Hermione gave Ron and Harry a smile and wave before turning to you. "Can we talk, Y/n? In your dorm maybe for privacy?"
"Uh sure." You got up and told the boys goodnight.
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"What's up?" You closed your dorm room and sat at the head of your bed, facing Hermione who was sitting crisscrossed on the other end.
"I want you to date me." Hermione said.
"What?!" You said a bit too loudly. "Shit, sorry. You want me to date you?" You couldn't believe it. What was happening right now?
"To make Cormac jealous. Duh."
"Oh, yea." You felt your heart drop. Obviously, you wanted to date her, but not when you were trying to get rid of those feelings for her and not when it was for her to be able to make McLaggen jealous.
"So do you want to? You're like the only person I'm comfortable doing this with." She grabbed your hands eagerly, awaiting your response.
"Sure, why not. It'll be fun." You half responded and half sighed.
"Yes yes yes! Thank you sooo much, Y/n." Hermione excitedly cheered. You loved seeing her so happy, but you couldn't help but feel like wanting to cry.
"So what do we do as a fake couple?"
"Like regular real couple stuff. Hold hands, go on dates, kiss. That kind of stuff. But like just for pretend, not for real." She shrugged, her hands still on yours. "Starting tomorrow, okay?"
"Yea, starting tomorrow." You smiled. Hermione squealed, jumped up from your bed, and gave u a quick kiss on the cheek.
After she closed the door, you plopped onto your bed and sighed. God knows how this would go and even worse, what this would do to you and your feelings for her.
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Just For Pretend {hermione x f!reader}
RomanceHermione Granger was just a friend to you ever since you met her in your fifth year through the D.A. But after that summer and into your sixth year, you've began to feel emotions and feelings you've never had and thought you would have. Everything t...
