Friendship is magic.

"Konrad! Wait for me! Haha" A bushy six year old girl shouted, while running after a boy with a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. Sand sipping in between their toes.

"You need to catch me Mione! Hahaha" Answered the boy, while he maneuvered between beach screens and sand castles.

"Ohh aren't they adorable!" Asked Mrs Granger, that was lying on a blanket catching some sun with Mrs Dursley.

"I have to agree with you Emma. The two are really cute together. I so regret not bringing my Duddikins and his father, but Dudley has his first junior boxing tournament and Vernon had to stay with him." Replied Petunia.

"I understand you Pety, Dan also couldn't come. There was just to much reservations in the clinic to suddenly move them to a different term."

"Yeah work is important. . . Alright could you watch the kids for a while Em? I'd like to tan my back."

"Sure." Said Emma.

It was the first of august. Yesterday was Konrad's birthday and one of the presents he got was a trip to the beach with his best friend Hermione for a few days. It was a surprisingly hot summer day, and the kids enjoyed playing with each other very much. Konrad completely ignored his adult mind today, for the sake of simple fun with Mione.

"I got you!" Hermione shouted when she was close enough, and then she jumped at Konrad, both of the falling onto the sand, giggling happily.

"You got me haha" Konrad laughed.

"Ouch!" Hermione said suddenly with a painful expression. On her hand was a small abrasion. Konrad quickly grabbed her hand.

"Please don't cry Mione, here let me." Konrad hold her small hand in his own and focused. Suddenly Hermione had a surprised expression when the pain disappeared and there was no trace of the abrasion on her hand.

"There it's ok now, right?" Konrad said. Hermione smiled at him innocently yet curiously. "Great! I don't won't to see you cry. Now... don't tell anyone about it alright?" Konrad whispered. "I'll tell you everything when we are alone, alright?"

Hermione nodded, her eyes full of trust for her best friend, she would never betray his trust and she knew that neither he would ever betray her. The little over a year they spent as friends were the best days of her life, 'it was just like magic' she thought, 'such an impossible yet amazing concept, people long for it yet many question its existence. But I Know that true friendship exists for sure, as for magic...was that magic? Is Konrad a magician or something? I so want to ask him how he made my pain go away but he promised to tell me everything later.

"Alright Konrad." Her eyes now full of determination. "We're going back to the hotel in a few hours, I'm going to squeeze you out of all the answers then. As for now, I think since I caught you then you are the tag now, right? Hihihi" she said and after pushing Konrad back into the sand she rushed into the direction of the shore.

"Hey not fair! Wait for me!" Konrad shouted angrily. but he had a smile on his face. 'Haha, This girl...' he thought.

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It was three hours later when they were finally back a the hotel and took a bath. The adults went to chat in the room of Konrad and Petunia, while kids stayed at the room of Hermione and her mom.

Konrad and hermione sat on her bed and had a "serious" discussion.

"So you are a wizard? You can do magic?" She asked surprised after hearing Konrad's explanation.

"Yeah my Uncle and aunt told me about it a year ago but I knew much longer. I actually remember my parents and all the amazing magic stuff that they could do. Sorry for not telling you about it sooner, I always wanted do it but I was worried that it would affect our friendship. What do you think?" Konrad said. His face filled with worry.

"...I think... it's Awesome!" Hermione said, her eyes filled with excitement "so you really did magic! How does it work, maybe you have some books about it? Can I also learn it?" Hermione started showering Konrad with many questions.

Konrad felt a heavy weight being lifted from his shoulders.

"I'm so happy you are not angry. As for if you can use magic? I'm pretty sure you can. How's the Occlumency thing I taught you?" Konrad asked. She was really excited now.

"Oh it's great I already created the barrier you were talking about, it was really complicated but I focused weary much so I wouldn't let you down and it worked!" Hermione exclaimed proudly.

"Haha then that means you really are magical. The barrier is supposed to be a magical construct, so only a wizard or a witch can do it. I'm proud of you!" Konrad said. Hermione was over the moon on the information that she was really magical and she beamed after Konrad's praise.

"So can you show me some more magic?"she asked with puppy eyes.

"Haha, you know I can't refuse you, when you make this expression." Konrad said. He then grabbed Hermione's hand and put his own over hers. She saw Konrad focusing with his eyes closed the She felt something just before Konrad removed his hand and her eyes landed on a very pretty purple-red flower, that wasn't there before. It was of course conjured. Konrad finally got the hang of it a few months ago. It was perfect for training focus, imagination and magic manipulation.

"It's conjured, it will disappear in a few hours, I'm sorry. I still don't know how to make it last."

"No it's alright. it's beautiful. And even more precious thanks to it short existence." Said Hermione. She really thought the flower to be the one of the most beautiful things she ever saw. She might have been only six, almost seven, but she wasn't blind to romantics. She wondered if they were ever going to end up like her Mom and Dad. She imagined herself and Konrad standing in front of a weeding altar and suddenly she became red like a tomato.

"Are you alright Mione? You are all red." Konrad asked.

"YES!!! I Mean yeah I'm alright. It's a shame that the flower is going to disappear but it can't be helped." She said trying to change the topic.

Konrad of course wasn't blind. He could imagine what Hermione thought, basing it on how red she became after he gave her the flower. He also cared about her very much and thought that being with her would be great, but for now they are only six. He would nurture their friendship and maybe once when they are ready... Konrad imagined himself holding hands with hermione and became red just like her.

"Konrad! Are you alright? You are also red!" Hermione said this time.

"YES! I'll hold your ha...a I mean I'm ok hehe..."Konrad blurted "Do you want to see more magic? I learned a few other spells like levitation and light or fire spell. I will teach you all I can! And we will then try to learn and research even more! Together!" Konrad said. His attempt of changing the topic became suddenly a proposition full of ambition and excitement.

"I'd love to!" Hermione replied full of excitement.

A second later the doors opened and Mrs granger came in.

"Alright kids that's enough for today. Konrad, your aunt is waiting for you"

"Alright miss Emma!" Konrad replied.

Hermione escorted Konrad to the door of his room.

"I guess your magic show has to wait until tomorrow" she said a little disappointed.

"Yeah it can't be helped." Konrad replied. "But we still have four days together it's going to be awesome, don't worry! Anyway, I need to go or Aunt is going to kill me, goodnight Mione.

"Goodnight" then she blushed again "And for your information" She blushed harder. "You can hold my hand wherever you want" Hermione said and quickly run back to her room with her face buried in her hands.

Konrad came back to his room, with his heart lighter than ever before, and fell asleep with the memory of smiling hermione sweetening his dreams.