Rated: hmmm PG maybe PG-13 later I dunno...

Summary: Hermione gets tried of waiting for Ron to ask her to the Graduation Dance, so she gets this great idea that She and Harry should go together "as friends" but drama ensues and everything ends up in this big love triangle. Major Drama

A/N: I wrote this like three years ago, so it's kind of overdone at parts, but I'm revising it a little so it shouldn't be too bad, but warning it is a LITTLE cliché at first...yeah. Enjoy

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In the Shadows

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Part 1 Ron's Point of View

I will admit that this isn't entirely Harry's fault, Nor Hermione's. Although I'm not saying it is mine either. I mean Harry could at least have told me, he knew I loved her. Even if I never said it straight out he knew I loved her, he knows that I love her. Honestly though, I should have known that night when I walked back to our corridor, crushed.

"I can't believe it," I shouted angrily Harry was the only one in the corridor.

"What's wrong?" He asked. Like he even cared.

"I asked her, I finally asked her to go with me to the Graduation Dance with me and do you know what she said?" I didn't give Harry time to answer, "She said she was already going with someone! When I find out who asked her I'm going to kill him!" Harry grimaced but I didn't pay any attention to him.

"Well, it IS only two days until the dance, you can't exactly expect her to wait," Harry said much to my surprise, why the heck was he defending the jerk who asked her out?

I should have figured it out right then and there but one thing that everyone loves to remind me of is the fact that I'm a few players short of quidditch team in smarts. So once again the famous Harry Potter and the most perfect girl in the universe forget about me, forget about my feelings and send me to sit in the shadow once again.

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Part 2 Harry's Point of View

I shouldn't have agreed to it. Even at the time I knew it was a bad idea but watching her beg me like that I just couldn't say no.

"Look Harry, I'm getting tired of waiting for Ron to ask me," She said glancing around the Gryffindor common room to make sure no one else was there. It was empty.



"I know, but I'm sure he'll ask you soon I mean we only have two days until the Graduation Dance," I said sitting next to her.

"I don't think it's fair though, I mean me waiting for him to ask me like this, I already had four people ask me and I had to say no to all of them just because I knew Ron wanted to go with me. It's so complicated, I wish we could all just go as friends," She said leaning against my shoulder. We sat there in silence for a couple minutes before she jumped up.

"What?" I asked slightly startled.



"Why don't we just go as friends? Me and you I mean," I could tell she thought it was a really good idea.

"Ron will be really angry," I said not so sure.

"Oh, forget about Ron, he deserves it. Besides it's not like anything will happen we're just friends so there will be no stress, we can just hang out," Hermione said looking at me pleadingly.

It was at this point that I realized how Ron could love her as more then a friend, even more then a sister. I can't really explain it, just her chestnut brown eyes, and the pleading look in them.

I said yes. Can you believe I said yes? I forgot about Ron, my best friend who just happened to be in love with her. To make it even worse I didn't tell him. He asked and I just shrugged it off like it was nothing, I guess I was afraid, I mean it was the same night he claimed he was going to kill me; although he didn't know at the time it was me.

"When I find out who asked her I'm going to kill him!" Ron shouted angrily, I grimaced what would he do if he found out that not only someone asked Hermione but that someone was his best friend who now sat cowering in front of him.



"Well, it IS only two days until the ball, you can't exactly expect her to wait," I said timidly trying to defend myself. Ron stared at me murderously.

"She should have waited! She knows I love her, she even said she loved me!" I flinched wishing selfishly that Hermione didn't love Ron; I realized what I was thinking just in time, what was I thinking?

"Well, she didn't exactly say she loved me but you know," Ron said in a crushed way, "Anyways I'm probably the only guy without a date yet." I stayed quiet not wanting to tell him whom I was taking. It didn't work, he asked.

"Who are you taking Harry?" He asked. Crap.

"Ahh, No one, just some girl from charms class," I lied, Hermione was NOT just some girl, she was a very special girl but at the same time we did have charms class together so from that perspective it wasn't a lie. Ron didn't ask any further questions just muttered things about how Hermione knew. She knew he was going to ask her. I stopped listening and got into my bed closing the curtains around me. I lay there trying to get to sleep sickening thoughts circling my mind, Should I tell Ron, should I tell Hermione I changed my mind? But I didn't do either; I just lay there, in the shadow once again.

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Ok like I said wrote this a long time ago, so there's a bunch of little mistakes etc. But I found it going through my old ffics folder and HAD to upload it, there is more, so stay tuned, lol, and please review whether you hate it or love it (Doubting the loving bit will happen but we'll see) I love reviewers!

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