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Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts is supposed to be about dragons, tournaments, and surviving another year of magic.
For Hermione Granger, it becomes the beginning of something she never expected.
Harry has always been her best friend-the person she trusts, the person she fights beside, the person who has somehow become part of the very fabric of her life. But as the years pass, Hermione begins to notice little things she can't quite explain.
The lingering looks.
The stolen moments.
The way Harry seems to notice her in a way he never did before.
And slowly, the friendship they've always shared begins to change into something neither of them can ignore.
But their growing feelings aren't the only thing changing.
When Sirius Black survives the battle at the Department of Mysteries, Harry finally has the family he's always wanted and someone who can help him imagine a future beyond the war. Yet Voldemort's return still casts a shadow over everything, and growing up means facing choices that could change all of their lives.
Through four years of friendship, laughter, jealousy, heartbreak, and war, Hermione must discover what happens when the person who has always been her best friend becomes something more.
Because sometimes, the person you've been searching for has been standing beside you all along.