Dear Diary,
Pavarti and I raced as fast as we could to Harry's next class. Pavarti's idea was to head him off, before Lavender got there. It wasn't a pretty sight when we told him...

Pavarti and Hermione ran to Care of Magical Creatures right after the bell rang. Harry was waiting outside the doors...presumably for Lavender. Hermione ran up to him, panting. Pavarti came up behind her. Harry gave them quizzical looks.

"Hermione? Pavarti? What's wrong?"

"Lavender is Harry." Hermione panted, trying desperatly to breathe. She turned to Pavarti. "Keep a look-out for her Pavarti." Pavarti ran off, and Hermione turned back to Harry.

"Lavender? What's wrong with her?"

"She...is....trying....to ...take you from me." Hermione put her hand over her mouth.

"Trying....to take you from me? Hermione, what are you talking about. How can she take what isn't mine?" Hermione flushed, but regained her composure.

"Pavarti and I overheard her talking to some Ravenclaws...in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. They were.....conjuring a very strong...and very illegal Love Potion. Lavender said she was going to use it on you....to make sure that you loved her, not me."

Harry gave Hermione a strange look. Then he relaxed.

"Hermione, I can understand if you're jealous-"

"Jealous! What? Why would I-"

"-And I can understand where you're coming from. But face it. I-Love-Lavender. She's the one. So please get off her case."

Pavarti rushed back, before Hermione could retort.

"Hermione, she's coming!"

"Harry," Hermione gave Harry a desperate look, "Harry, please listen to me. She doesn't love you the way I love you. Please understand....and don't eat or drink anything she gives you!" Hermione ran off with Pavarti as Lavender turned the corner.

Lavender turned the corner, and bashed into Malfoy. He was standing where Pavarti was, and Lavender's things scattered everywhere. So did Malfoys. They both scrambled to pick up their things.

"Watch it Brown! What did you think you were doing? Now my presents are all over the place!" They were. Malfoy grumbled about, "expensive pastries,' and "they have to be thrown out now," Lavender just sneered at him.

"Next time, wtch where you're standing, Malfoy." She walked over to Harry, who embraced her. He slipped an arm around her waist.

"Harry darling?"

"Yes dear?"

"When's lunch?"

"Not for awhile. Too bad too, I'm hungry." Lavender pulled out the pastry she was carrying.

"I hope Malfoy didn't get any of his germs on it when we collided."

Harry smiled, and bit into the pastry.

"It's good hun. Shall we go?"

"Yes we shall." Lavender grinned wickedly, and the two walked to Hagrids, arm-in-arm. Hermione came out from behind the door, groaning and crying.

"Pavarti, he ate it. He just had to eat it what do we do now?" Pavarti said nothing, but glanced off in another direction....

Katie