Ch.7
From that point on, Hermione tried every thing to get Harry out of her mind. But he always popped up again. When he accidentally bumped into her, it would send shivers down her spine. Meanwhile, Harry and Cho's relationship got more serious and Hermione had to stop herself form bursting in tears whenever she bumped into them.
So when Ron proposed to her that night, she made up her mind that Harry was never going to be with her. She said yes, even though her heart screamed against it.
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The night of the end-of-year feast had finally come. Hermione couldn't help the fluttering in her stomach when she sat across Harry at the table. She reached to get a roll of bread when she felt another touched someone else's hand. She took a deep breath and found that Harry was still staring at the roll. He looked up and she immediately put on a smile.
"I'm sorry Harry. You could take the last one."
"No you take it Hermione. I know you like to get your food groups." She couldn't help but smile. She put her hand back and reached for the roll with the other without thinking. She felt his eyes on her hand; his gaze was so intense that she thought her hand was going to burn. They looked up at the same time and Hermione's breath hitched and the fluttering increased ten-fold. His eyes flashed with longing, desire, and sadness all rolled into one. But as soon as it appeared, it disappeared.
"Congratulations Hermione"
"Thanks Harry" Just then she saw Cho coming toward them and gave her a forced polite smile. She heard Cho asking him if he could talk to her. He walked around to her side of her table when she felt him brush his mouth lightly on her ear.
"Congratulations again Hermione"
She closed her eyes and tried to stop the pounding of heart.