Okay I just looked at my post from yesterday and I almost screamed when I saw how short it was. I have to go soon, but I'll try to make this one long to make up for yesterday.

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Hermione smiled at Joey. "Hey," she said casually.

Joey fished around in the pocket of his robes and pulled out a red rose. Every thorn had been carefully taken off. "This is for you," he said, handing the rose to her.

Hermione almost fainted. This was only the second day they had talked and he was giving her a rose! She giggled. "Thanks," she said, carefully putting the rose in her bag. Joey held out a hand and bowed a little.

"May I escort you to your first class, Hermione?" he asked. Hermione giggled and carefully placed her hand in his. He carefully held her hand as they walked out to the greenhouse.

They began to chat about things they liked. It turned out that he liked books, just like Hermione. He also was very smart. "Sometimes," he said. "I wonder why I didn't get into Ravenclaw." Hermione gasped. He had the exact same thoughts as her! She just smiled. When they arrived at the greenhouse, he let go of her hand and blew her a kiss. "See you later," he said, running back into the castle. Hermione waved a teeny wave and ran inside the greenhouse, unaware that Neville had seen the whole thing.

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What do you think? It is still a little short, but I think that is a pretty good cliffhanger! We get out early today, so expect another post real soon!

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