home with Hermione

waiting for her to wake (2nd year)

Sorry this one longer than the others

Visiting Hermione in the hospital wing was painful but I couldn't stop. It had been 3 days since she was petrified, and we all missed her, I visited her alone every day and sometimes Harry or Ron would come with me. while Ron and Harry looked at all the petrified students I sat on the edge of her bed staring into the distance missing her laughter and caring eyes.

(2 weeks later) I drifted asleep on the Hufflepuff couch after a long day of missing Hermione's smart remarks during class. When I woke up I saw Cedric reading on the large chair next to me "I was wondering when you'd wake" he continued "its almost breakfast so hurry up". Cedric had always been kind to me and it was good to have someone from my own house that I could count on.

He and I out of the common room, and we walked to the dining hall talking. "You should try sitting with us once in a while" he winked, and we went our separate ways. If I wasn't lesbian id crushing on him like all the other girls in the school who weren't already crushing on harry. Sitting down I touched Harry's shoulder, so I wouldn't scare him,

"Did you hear the news!" he looked excited,

"What?!?" I said confused

"They found a way to wake her up!!!" Ron added

"When, how. Can we see her!" I might have said it too loudly because both Fred and George looked me up and down like I did something wrong. "She's resting now, but she'll be awake by dinner time" harry smiled and gave me the same look. Looking over at Ron I saw his face shift from excited to sad, did I say something wrong? I didn't give it another thought because my stomach gave me the same fuzzy feeling inside like it always did when I thought of Hermione.

I skipped charms that day because I was too excited. Laying in my dorms bed I looked at the ugly sweater I had gotten for Christmas and the stack of books Hermione had bought me for studying. I still had 2 hours before dinner time, so I put on music and closed the girl's dorm doors. I wasn't exactly processing the information that was in the books but reading them made me feel safer than I had for weeks.

Time flew by and before I knew it Hannah Abbott and her friends were in the dorm getting ready for dinner. I launched myself out of bed and put on some of my favorite robes. I rushed out before the other girls, so I could be alone before going into the crowded dining hall. slowly I walked up the basements stairs thinking about how I would hug her when she walked in. after a while I checked my watch and realized I was almost late for dinner. Panicking I speed walked to the dining hall and sat down with Ron and harry.

As we picked at our food we would look at all the entrances to the dining hall waiting for her to show up. and she finally did. I saw nearly headless Nick float above the table and make his way to the large doorway. "Welcome back Hermione" I heard him say and I punched harry hard in the arm to get his attention. "Jeez a little hard for a hu-" he cut off as I got up. both Ron and Harry got up and ran to the doorway. I was far faster than them and hugged Hermione first.

Her arms wrapped around me and I felt the warmth of her gentle hugs in my heart. We hugged for what felt like an eternity and I saw her mouth stretch into a wide smile. Our forehead touched, and she whispered "I missed you y/n" "I missed you too" I replied softly. Her hand dragged down my arm, and she ran to harry and Ron for more hugs but all I could do was smile and stare.

The rest of the week I was smiling and spent as much time as a Hufflepuff could with a Gryffindor. At the end of the week, I went to the Gryffindor dorms like always and sat on the couch with Hermione drinking hot chocolate. "I know you visited me every day you know," she said while we stared at the fire, "ms Pomfrey told me". I looked at her expecting a mocking grin but instead, she was looking down and smiling at her hot cocoa. I smiled again but kept staring, "I really missed you," I said looking down just like her. "I know you did" we made stared into each other's eyes for a couple of moments until Ron came over and told me to go back to my dorm. I didn't know what was wrong with him but I didn't care that much- I was too busy thinking about Hermione.