Hermione burst into the library, where Malfoy was studying and Harry was watching him, noisily, causing many students to whisper, and Mrs. Pince to shush her.

"Sorry!" Hermione whispered loudly, and hurried over to where the two were, carrying a vial in her hand. "Harry! Look! I found an antidote to the potion!" she said excitedly."It was so simple, I feel like such a dunce for not figuring it out earlier! The potion is descended from Amortentia, so we just give you the antidote for that! It won't stop the physical or mental aspects, but you won't want Malfoy to shag you anymore -- What?" she broke off suddenly.

Harry was looking at her like she had just announced that he had contracted the Draconigena Mumps and had to miss out on his birthday, Easter, and Christmas, and Malfoy was glaring at her.

Paying no attention to Malfoy, Hermione asked, "Don't you want to be turned back, Harry?"

Harry shook his head vigorously, and Hermione was stumped for a moment, before it dawned on her. Of course Harry wouldn't want to be turned back, the potion was most likely affecting him so all he wanted was to be owned by Malfoy. This would require some trickery on her part, and the beginnings of a plan were already forming in her mind. Hermione would need Ron for this.

~~~

"Hermione, I'm not sure about this." Ron confided in Hermione.

Hermione sighed. "I know, but Harry's our friend, and sometimes to help our friends, we have to do questionable things. Would you rather he be forced to be in love with the ferret?"

"I guess not." Ron conceded.

"Now, pass me the vial so I can pour it into the goblet."

"Okay, here."

"Thank you, Ron."

"No problem, 'Mione."

Ron stood guard while Hermione did the charm to connect their goblet with the goblet that Harry would use to drink out of at the Slytherin table, where he had begun to sit in Malfoy's lap at meal times. Suddenly, Ron tugged on Hermione's sleeve.

"Harry's taking a sip!" He hissed at Hermione.

"Oh no, there's no time to test this to make sure it works!" she lamented.

"I'm sure it's great, now switch the cups!" Ron said urgently.

"Okay, okay!" Hermione exclaimed, and tapped her wand against the goblet to switch them. The two looked across the Great Hall at where Harry was sitting in Malfoy's lap as usual with guiltiness and anticipation written all over their faces, Hermione was sure. For a couple of tense minutes, nothing happened, until Ron looked like he was about to explode. Then all of a sudden, Harry collapsed, causing an uproar among the students gathered in the Great Hall for breakfast. "Hermione? Was -- was that supposed to happen?" Ron asked tentatively, looking slightly panicked.

"Of course, don't worry!" Hermione reassured him. "He'll be unconscious for a few hours in the hospital wing, and when he wakes up, he won't be under the love part of the potion anymore. Unfortunately, he'll still have those ears and that tail, and he'll still want to wear a maid uniform and a collar, I couldn't find anything in the library on how to fix that, but unless he truly does love Malfoy, which I doubt, he will be back to not loving him."

"Well... okay." Came the mollified voice of her boyfriend.

~~~

Five hours later, Harry woke up. "Ron?... Hermione? What's going on?" He asked, groggy and confused.

"Shhh, just rest. You were under a potion's influence, and the antidote caused you to pass out." Hermione summarized.

"I remember that part, but how did I get here?" Harry said.

"Oh. Um, well." Hermione looked sheepish. "We might have, um, slippedtheantidoteintoyourdrinkatbreakfast? Sorry Harry, but we had to, the potion made it so you didn't want to take the antidote."

"Sorry, mate. You thought you were in love with Malfoy of all people!" Ron put in.

"But... I still love him." said Harry.

"What?!" Ron exclaimed. "Could it have been made wrong?"

"Impossible, I added everything in correctly, and he showed all the side effects." Hermione said. "I think... that you might actually fancy Malfoy, Harry."

"Well, I'll stick by you, mate, no matter what. We're best friends, and best friends don't turn their backs on best friends." Ron said.

"Me too. Remember, you can always turn to Ron or I for help or support." Hermione said.

"Thank you, guys. I appreciate it more than you know." Harry replied, tears coming to his eyes. He really had the best friends ever.