“MayIofferyouarefill?”thewaitertoweredoverher.Hermioneutteredasmallnoiseofsurprise.
Sheshookherheadandduckedbackbehindthebook.
“Wouldyouliketoordersomefood?Anappetizerperhaps?”
“No,I’mfine,thankyou,”shehissed.ShetriedherhardesttogivethemanalookthatsaidLeavemealoneorI’llhexyouintonextweek.Itmusthaveworkedbecauseaftershepulledherbeaniedownfarther,he’dlefttocheckonanothertable.ShesettledbackinandreturnedhergazetowardsMalfoy.
HeandPansysatfacingeachother,theirshouldersalmosttouchingastheirfacesleanedforwardinagiveandtakeofwhispers.Theyhadafamiliarityonlyshowcasedbetweenthebestoffriendsorlovers,andHermionekickedherselfashercuriositypeaked,wonderingwhatexactlytheyweretoeachother.Sheletoutadisgruntledsighoffrustration,suddenlywilledwiththenotionthatsheshouldbedoingsomethingelse.Thisisridiculous,shethought.Shedidn’thavetodoit.
No,anotherversionofhervoiceechoed.Shedidn’thavetodoit.Herpreviouslineofthinkingflashedacrosshermindanddespiteallherusuallogicalnotions,Hermioneletherselfindulgeinthefantasythatshecouldcontrolwhatwashappeningtoher.MaybeifshebrewedthePotionforDreamlessSleepwithbetterprecision,oraddedsomesortofcounterparttostopsleepwalking.Andmaybeifshefoundaquiet,secludedplace,farfromanyone,shemightbeabletostopthedrivetomatchloverstogetherfromrisingupandtakingoverhereverythought.
IthadstartedwiththetwomenassignedtoherwhenshewokeonthefourthfloorofSt.Mungo’safteraroutineinspectionofPandora’sBoxwenthorriblywrong.Hermionehadopenedhereyes,anditwasasifanewworldhadblossomed.Whenshelookedbetweenthetwoofthem,HealerRedmanceandCursebreakerHumblebud,allHermionesawwascagedpotential,theinvisiblehandsofErosbeckoningtheunityoflovers.
“Youtwoloveeachother,”shesaid,andthenthrewahandoverhermouthinhorror.Shemanagedtokeephernewfoundromanticzealatbaylongenoughforthemtodischargeher.Itdidn’tstopherfromnoticingthewayRedmancemadeHumblebudlaugh,orthelingeringlookoflongingonthelatter’sface.She’dsmiledandthankedthemfortheirhelp,wonderingwhatonearthhadreallyhappenedtoherintheAncientRoom.
Itdidn’tendthere.AfterbeingreleasedintoRon’scare,shespentafewdaysheldupintheircottage.Forthefirsttimeinherlife,Hermionecouldn’tfindsolaceorcomfortwithinthepagesofabook.NotevenHogwarts:AHistory.Instead,hergazewasdrawntothecommotionsoutside,theneighborsgoingabouttheirdays.Thoseinteractionswhichsomemightfindtrivial,orordinary,evenHermioneherselfbeforethePandoraincident,shesuddenlystudiedwithaninsatiablerapture.
“Ron,”shebeganatbreakfastthenextday.“DidyouknowMrs.Bramblebootorderstakeawayfromthedelidownthelane?”
Ronbroughtoveracupofteaforherandshookhishead.“Doesn’tsurpriseme.Weorderfromthemalmosttwiceaweek,they’rebloodybrilliant.”
Hermionegrinned,“Yes,butnotoncehasoldmanRogersdeliveredours.”
“So?”
“Isn’titobvious?”
Ronscrunchedhisface.“ThattheoldestblokeI’veseeninrecentmemorydoesn’toftendotheirdeliveries?”
“They’remeanttofallinlove,”Hermioneconcluded.
“Haveyougonemad?”Ronshovedabiscuitinhismouth.Hermionehandedhimanapkinwhilehechewed.“KatherineBrambleboot’sawidow.Herhusbanddiedofdragonpoxyearsandyearsago.”
“Yes,”Hermionestaredathim.“Somarryingoncemeansyoucanneverfallinloveagain?”Itwasstrangethatshedidn’tseeashredofEros’potentialinRon.Butthenagain,shedidn’tseeanywhenshelookedatherselfinamirroreither.Therewereafewothers,she’dnoted,whodidn’tregisterinhermindaspotentialmatches.Butthewidowandtheolddeliowner,nowtheywereaperfectmatchifshe’deverseenone.RonshookhisheadandgaveherhisusualYou’reabsolutelyrightfaceandcontinuedshovingbiscuitsinhismouthandwashingthemdownwithtea.
Hermionerememberedthatmorningsovividly,almostasifshe’dwatchedithappenfromoutsideherself.Apartofherheldsuchanaversiontomeddlingorevencommentingontheromanticaffairsofothers.Butsomesacred,smallsliverofherpsychehadawakenedwiththecurse.HermioneknewitwasEroscausinghersuddenabilitytoseeloveallaround.
ShebarelyrecognizedhervoicewhenshewalkedintothedeliandtoldoldmanRogersthatMrs.Brambleboot’sfavoriteflowerswerehydrangeas.Shecouldhardlybelieveshewaitedbythewindowforhourstoseehimhobbledownthewidow’swalkwayandknockonherdoor,anoverflowingbouquetofblueandwhiteflowersinhisarms.
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