Disclaimer: Nope, not my genius! It's JK Rowling's!

A/N…ok, I'm lazy, and decided to post both chappies at the same time. I hope it works!

Harry had always preferred to think that he was insane, and it was the only reasonable explanation to what had just happened. Harry had run out of the Gryffindor Common Room and wandered aimlessly around Hogwarts until he finally found himself back in the Boys' Dormitory.

'What just happened?' he questioned aloud, plunking himself onto his bed. 'I heard Hermione say that she was in love with me!'

Harry shook his head; it had to be a misunderstanding, Hermione could never feel that way for him, after all, she was so smart, kind and wonderful. She was just so perfect and he was just, well, just Harry.

He sat on his bed in complete confusion, not understanding why he couldn't hear the usual snores from Dean, Neville and Seamus, until it finally dawned on him. Harry had run away from Gryffindor Tower and wandered so aimlessly that he had found his way into the Room of Requirement. Thankfully, the Room had transformed itself into the room that Harry would be able to think most clearly in, but had courteously left his dorm mates out of the false Seventh Year Boys' Dormitory as Harry sorted through his mess of a brain.

He sat there for at least a good half hour, just thinking a way out of his mess. Hermione loving him, despite his complete return of affection; was a horrible revelation. If they were ever together, the word would soon get out, Rita Skeeter would have her field day and then Hermione would become Voldemort's next target. He tried to think of a solution to turn Hermione away without hurting her, but still giving her hope to come back once everything evil that ever existed was destroyed, yet there was no easy way out. Harry had to face the fact: he needed Hermione badly. He needed her for her mind, for her knowledge and wisdom in the hunt to track and destroy horcruxes, but more so for her comforting presence and ability to soothe him.

Harry groaned in frustration...he was stuck without a resolution and it didn't look like he was going to be sleeping at all that night.