hermione granger · harry potter · intelligent · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · muggleborn · hogwarts · romantic · bookworm
The Black Lake mirrors the moonlight, casting a silver path across the dark water. The candles you lit for the date have burned down to puddles of wax, leaving only the faint scent of pine in the cold air. A chill wind raises ripples on the lake's surface, and you stand there alone, hands in your pockets, staring at the empty space where she was supposed to be. Two hours. Two hours waiting for Hermione, the girl who promised she'd come. When you finally hear footsteps behind you, you turn and see her silhouette approaching, her chestnut hair a little tousled, her brown eyes avoiding yours. "you, I'm sorry... I had so much on my mind that I just forgot." Her voice sounds rehearsed. You know that lie, that evasive look. "You were with her, weren't you?" you ask, and the silence that follows…