Let The Truth Be Told

Let the Truth Be Told~~ by Hermione Potter a.k.a. Kasumi Sakura Ketchum

Chapter 1

It's their seventh year at Hogwarts. Harry had become Quidditch captain and Ron had made the team as one of the beaters. Hermione was, of course, Head Girl. It was supposed to be their best year at Hogwarts. Harry had grown over the years. He was no longer a scrawny boy too small and skinny for his age, but his hair was still as uncontrollable as ever and he still wore his glasses that seemed to frame his brilliant green eyes. Hermione had grown into a lovely young woman. She was just past Harry's shoulders. Hermione had gotten highlights in her no-longer-bushy hair.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron were sitting in the Gryffindor common room two weeks before Christmas holiday. It was obvious they were going to stay for Christmas like they did every year. Harry and Ron were playing a game of Wizards' Chess and Hermione had her nose buried in Advanced Muggles Studies. As Ron said 'checkmate' triumphantly, his queen had bashed the brains out of Harry's king.

"I still don't understand why you take Muggles Studies...I mean you've lived with them all your life, you know exactly what goes on and how everything works," said Ron.

"Well..." Hermione began but Harry cut her off.

"Because it expands my knowledge and broadens my horizons...." Harry said mockingly. "We know...you two have argued about this a million times...just drop it."

Hermione threw a cushion at him as Ron laughed his head off.

"On a more serious note...well slightly anyway...what are we going to do this Christmas?" Hermione asked.

"I figured we would ju--" Harry said before he was cut off.

"I'mnotstayingthisyearsoyoutwohavefun!" Ron blurted out.

"What did you say?" asked Hermione with a confused look on her face.

"I'm not staying this year," Ron said shying away from the two of them as if they were going to hit him.

"WHAT?!" Harry and Hermione screamed in unison.

"I just got word from Charlie, he said he wanted me to help him out on a project he's working on, Top Secret...how could I turn it down?" Ron said trying to sound innocent.

Harry and Hermione didn't appear to believe him. Suddenly, Harry got up to stretch and yawn dramatically. "I better be off to bed...it's getting late, " he said. He shot an evil glare at Ron and said somewhat threateningly, "Ron, you better come too!" Ron got the hint and they both got up to go to their dormitory.

"Good night Mione," Harry said.

"Nite Hermione," said Ron.

"Good night guys," Hermione responded without looking up from her book.

Harry pushed Ron up the boys' staircase. When they got to their room, Harry took off his robe angrily and threw it at Ron. "What do you MEAN you're not staying?" Harry screamed freely because none of their roommates had returned to their dormitory yet.

"What? I had to go help out my brother. Besides...this give you a reason to spend more time with your precious little Mione!" Ron mocked. Harry turned pink at this remark before retaliating by screaming some more at Ron. "You know it's true...no use denying it, Harry."

"Damn it, Ron. When did you find out?" Harry asked, finally giving up and falling backwards onto his four-poster bed.

"Please, Harry, as your best friend...I just know," Ron said.

"Oh well, wait a minute...your brother never asked you to go anywhere, did he?" Harry asked sitting up. "This is your evil little scheme to get me to tell her I like her or something?"

"No, well...." Ron paused. "No, it isn't" Ron said realizing if he said yes, he would get the crap beaten out of him. It didn't work. Harry didn't buy it and began to chase him around the room. Ron ran into Seamus who was coming into the room.

"Watch where you're going, Ron!" Seamus screamed as he was knocked to his feet.

"Sorry 'bout that," Ron said helping him up.

"Oh, Hermione wants to see you in the common room, something about a textbook or something," Seamus said.

"Alright, thanks," he said. He looked over at Harry and saw that he was still glaring angrily at him so he left as quickly as possible.

When Ron arrived in the common room, he opened his mouth to ask what Hermione wanted from him but instead Hermione had grabbed him by his collar and threw his against a deserted corner of the common room. Normally she couldn't have done this but she obviously had caught Ron by surprise.

"What's your problem, Hermione!?" he asked.

"What's MY problem?" Hermione asked furiously still pinning Ron to the wall. "Why didn't you tell me you weren't staying for Christmas? I wouldn't have stayed either then!" She was still screaming but trying to be quiet.

"So you would just leave Harry here by himself would you?" Ron said, a smile forming on his face. Hermione let go of Ron and turned around quickly, but Ron had already seen her face go pink.

"No, but you should have told me." Hermione said trying to think of some logical excuse.

"I thought this wasn't going to be about some book," Ron muttered as he straightened out his robes.

"Oh, never mind," Hermione said, frustrated. She gathered her things and walked briskly up the girls' stairs and disappeared from sight.