"Have you seen Ron?" She asked
"No, I thought he would be down here with you." he replied. As they walked twoards the portrait hole, it swung open and Ron walked in, half sleeping.
"Hey! What time is it?" He yawned.
"It's time for charms.Where were you?" Hermione said, almost relived that he returned. They turned Ron around and took off for their class. As the trio walked down the hall, Ron suddenly ran back the way they came.
" I'll be back...forgot something." Hermione stared after Ron.
"what could he forget? His wizard chess set?" Harry shrugged. As soon as they turned around, a slytherin sped past in the same direction.
As they started to practice the banishing charm yet again, Ron entered, unusually red in the face. He walked to his seat with a sort of hop.
"So, how are you guys doing today? Such a great day isn't it?" He questioned them, sending a pillow straight to the box.
"Ron, whats with you today? You weren't in bed this morning, you ran off before class, and return late?" Hermione snapped at Ron. Ron didn't reply, but sent another perfectly banished pillow into the box. After charms, they headed slowly to potions.
"Couldn't we have a different teacher for potions?" Harry groaned.
"Why do you say that?" A slytherin girl said. Ron turned around to see who she was and blushed deep scarlet.
Ron stared at the slytherin girl throughout Snapes lecture.
"Ron Weasley, can you tell me How your beetles for your potion should be prepared?" Snape asked with a hiss.
" They need to be finely grinded to powder before you put them in." Ron answered. Snape's usually smugness fell for a moment.
"Correct. 2 points to Gryffendor. Miss Fox, what should your final potion look like?" Snape continued to ask.
"Ron, what is with you? you got that question right without looking at my paper!" Hermione said suprised. Ron, however was stareing at miss Fox.
"Oh, I get it. You're going out with a slytherin girl!" Harry said. Ron turned back at Harry.
"What would make you think that?" he wispered.
"Because, that slyterin girl is all you've been interested in this whole class!" Harry wispered back. Ron mouthed like a fish, but turned back to his beetles. When the class ended, the slytherin girl walked up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Hi. I'm Carlie! You must be Harry Potter. Nice to meet you." Carlie turned to face Ron, but blushed and started talking to Hermione.
"Wow, you must be top of the class. I've heard about you, I think you're a great person. Well, I've got to get to my next class. Oh, Ron, can I talk to you?" She pulled Ron away from Harry and Hermione and started wispering to him. He blushed and signaled to Harry and Hermione to go ahead with out him. They started to leave when Harry turned around to see Ron and Carlie kiss.
"Wow..Ron must really like her. Do you Hermione?" Hermione suttered.
"Well, she likes me. I think she wont do anything bad to Ron. She seems like the only nice slytherin here." Harry turned as Cho walked passed them. He couldn't face her again sinse Cedric's death. Ron caught up with them with a huge smile plastered to his face.
"Guys, can you believe it? She likes me! She really likes me!" Ron blushed and sighed. "I can't believe she gave me her adress. now I can Write to her over summer." As they walked together down to the green houses, Harry turned to Ron.
"Ron, there's one question I have for you." Ron had a look on his face that reminded him of what he looked like when he met Dobby.
"Where were you this morning?"
"Um.. well, I was with Carlie.' Ron muttered under his breathe.
"What!" Harry was stunned. "Ron, where you in the Slitherin common room?"
"Gods no!" Ron half screamed. that was when Hermione turned around to face harry and Ron.
"Ron, if you weren't in our common room, the Slytherin common room, where were you?" Hermione said.
"Well..." Ron stalled. luckily for Ron, Proffesor Sprout ran up.
"Sorry students. We are reporting to green house two today. Don't worry, there aren't Venomous Venus fly traps in there." she added at the look on everyones face.
"Well, Ron, where were you?" Hermione pushed the subject as they pruned the leaves of a blue flower that had healing powers.
"Well, we mey up in an empty class room to-to study."Ron studdered.
"Ron, that is the worst lie I have ever heard! Even Neville is better than that!" Harry yelled at Ron. Neville looked up at the mention of his name.
"Sorry Neville." Harry said. "Tell us the truth!"
"Well, not here, I'll tell you in the common room at lunch."
As herbology drew on, Harry couldn't get any kind of answer out of Ron where he was that morning.
"Ron, why won't you just tell me? i'm your friend, you can tell me anything!" Harry would repeat every five minutes. The same answer would come each time.
"I know your my friend. so is Hermione. but they aren't." Ron would answer, pointing to the whole class.
Finally it was time for lunch. Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat at the end of the table.
"Well Ron, time's up. Where were you this morning?" Harry said between bites.
"Well, I was in that secret path. Remember the one you would use to get to Hogsmade? Me and Carlie were down there." Hermione, with a very shocked look on her face, had evidently figured it out. Harry on the other hand was puzzled.
"Ron!" She chocked.
"Please, Hermione, don't tell a living or dead soul! Promise me!"Ron whispered to her across the table."With the exception of Harry. I reckon he hasn't figured it out yet." Ron added loking at Harry.