Disclaimer : I do not own ANY of the Hp stuff!! however, i own melorie melons...
summary : Hermione finds 2 tickets to the new up-coming hogsmeade carnival, inviting her guy, Krum, to come down for the grand-opening. However, he is unable to make it. Harry develops feelings for Hermione and Ron is angry for having Harry misunderstand him. Draco won't leave Hermione alone either.. What will become of the 5 of them? READ and FIND out.... pls R&R. Thx!
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"Two hours of nothing to do" Hermione thought out loud as she slumped herself onto the big armchair in the common room. She didn't have to think this way, she could have gone to the library but she didn't want to.
Harry and Ron were in devinition class having an examination.
She stood and walked over to the table where she had piled all her homework. "I miss Krum. I wish i could see him..." Deep in her thoughts, she sat down on the chair in front of her books.
Propping open a book that was quite stiff, she scanned the page and flipped.
To her surprise, there were two tickets to the newly-opened themepark in hogsmeade.
***
"Excuse me!!" Ron pushed past others in an effort to walk beside Harry. "Those were some tough questions! Bloody Hell! I think i'm gonna flunk!" Ron exclaimed.
"I told you to study...did you listen to me? No!Well, you have yourself to blame." Harry pulled out his potions notebook as he talked to Ron. Potions was their next exam and failure was not part of his plan.
just as they reached the Fat lady at the door, Hermione burst out of it, somehow managing to avoid hitting Ron and Harry. "Oh no.... this couldn't be good!" Ron wispered, giving Harry a terrified look.
Hermione, jumping up and down, held the two tickets in her hands. Ron grabbed it, Hermione snatched it back,"Don't be so rude!" and turned in harry's direction.
***
As they walked towards the lunchroom, Harry slowly looked up in Hermione's direction.
"So, you're going to that new themepark with Krum then? I guess i'll go with Ron and meet you there. I can't wait...but for now..." they sat at the gryffindor table as Ron interrupted "I want to go on that new 'plunge of death' rollercoaster, i hear it's the only one in the world, it brings you into a whole new dimension and you get to...."
Excited, Hermione waved the tickets around their faces and said "i'm going to write a letter to Krum" and ran off to the common room.
***
Dear Krum,
have you missed me? I missed you loads....
....
....
anyway, the real reason i wrote this letter was to
inform you that i have two tickets to the newly-
opened themepark in hogsmeade. I hope you will be
able to make it for the grand opening next weekend.
....
....
love, Hermione
***
In the boys' dormitory, Harry patted Hedwig and sent him off with a letter to Sirius Black. "I've not forgotten you" he thought and turned to face Ron.
"Miss Sirius?" Ron asked as if he did not already know the answer.
"hey, about the themepark, do you want to go for the grand ope...."
"I wonder if Krum is going? Why does Hermione..."
"why does hermione what, Harry?" Ron perked his eyebrow up, questioning for an answer.
"Hermione...er....er...." Harry didn't want to say.
"Why does Hermione have to choose him over me?" He thought, gazing up at the ceiling of his four post bed which he had charmed to look like the night sky...
He closed his eyes and fell into subconsciousness and slept... all the time, dreaming of Hermione.
***
"Harry... Harry... wake up Harry!!!!!" boomed a fearful voice. it was Ron.
"What do you want, Ron?" rubbing his eyes, at the same time shielding it from the streams of light shining through the old curtain in the dormitory.
"we're gonna be late for the potions exam if you don't get up... QUICK HARRY!!" Ron pushed his clothes off his bed and searched for his quill. Harry yawned and turned around reading the time, and almost, as if, hit by lightning began to rush around his bedside table, grabbing things he needed. "Quill, parchment, quick-revision notes....." mumbling to himself, he reached for a change of clothes and left in a huff for the nearby bathroom.
***
during breakfast, Harry didn't talk much. He stuffed a spoonful of pumpkin pie into his mouth and gulped down two glasses of warm milk and stole a gulp of pumpkin juice from Ron. All this time, holding his revision notes. His eyes, scanning back and forth, reading and re-reading them over.
***
They reached potions class a few minutes earlier. Harry, continously reading his notes, walked to his table without looking up.
"Ouch!" He mumbled as he bumbed into Draco.
"Why... how kind of four eyes to show us all what's in his bag... " Harry turned, finding his books and clothes scattered all around. Amongst them, was a teddy-bear underwear. He felt his cheeks burn, turning a bright red.
"They were from Mrs Weasley i presume, hm, doesn't that mean Ron has a pair too?" everyone started laughing even harder than before with Draco's laughter drowning the other's. Crabbe and Golye joined in and took his underwear and pranced around pretending to be wearing it..
"That's too much!" came a voice from behind. "Give it back to him and leave them alone!"
Harry, surprised, turned around and saw hermione standing with her hands on her hip.
Everyone, almost immediately, stopped and looked at her. They didn't need to ask to tell that she was angry, her body language had already shown it.
The door flunked open and in came Snape. Everyone scattered back to their seats, all except Harry, Ron and Hermione.
Harry, struggling to stand up, reached for everything within his range and stuffed it back into his bag. Snape, however, saw the mess and walked over to him. "wingadium leviosa" and he levitated harry's underwear.
"what's all this doing on the floor? Are this yours, Mr Potter?"
"Yes sir, may i have them back." snape dropped it and walked to the front. Harry scattered and walked around taking everything else he left on the floor.
"let's continue with today's exam.. 10 points off gryffindor for making a mess, even before we start.... and Mr Potter, you will need to stay back after this to clean up the class."
***
"10 points?? Bloody hell..." Ron shrieked. His voice higher than usual.
"Wait up..." Hermione scrambled pass the rest of their class pulling on ron's shoulder dragging along the heaviest looking bag.
"What about harry? He's still cleaning the dungeon..." Hermione said with a look which suggested that they wait for him.
They turned around and changed their pace.
***
It was hardly before nightfall when Hermione recieved a letter from krum. With the tiring owl beside her, she held the letter to her cheek absent-mindedly, not realizing a pair of dark brown eyes staring at her.
She opened it and was surprised to see a heart shaped pendant with her name engraved in it. She felt elated. Tugging at the pendant, she saw krum's name engraved behind it as well. Her excitment made her put the pendant on and danced around with it in the palm of her hands. She ran out of the room to show Harry and Ron but when she reached the door, her actions knocked a small girl off her feet.
"Im really sorry.. are u hurt?" she said hurriedly as she stuffed the pendent into her blouse.
"I'm, i'm...." The girl gave an inexplainable look. "I'm Melorie Melons!" she exclaimed.
"I'm a 2nd year student."
Hermione had not seen her before and wanted to stay to find out more about this intriguing girl, someone of such small stature, but the thought of her pendent flooded back into her mind and she gave a hurried bye. Leaving the room to see Harry and Ron.
"I'll see... see-you... then..." Melorie's voice trailed off behind her.
***
Harry's eyes lit up as Hermione came running towards them. "Harry... Ron... guess what? I've got something to show you!!" Ron turned around and stopped in his tracks.
Hermione slowly pulled out her pendent as Ron said "Lets go... Its dinner time... Boy! Am i hungry... Harry, you coming?"
Harry snapped from his trance-like state, all the while staring at Hermione. Her presence seemed so powerful, his heart gave a flop and he felt a strange feeling he had not felt before.
"Er, yeh, i'm coming... wait up!"
They walked out of the gryffindor common room. Hermione's pendent swinging from her neck as she held it tight in her hands. She gave it a little shake and showed it to the both of them. "Krum gave this to me.. isn't it nice?"
As the door closed behind them, Draco's evil smirk gave Hermione a shock as she looked up from her pendent.
"Well... What have we got here? a proof of Krum's love? I don't believe it.. You, mushy mudblood's got a lot of romance going on. How come I'm not part of it?" Crabbe and Goyle gave a sniggle and looked at Harry.
"Hey, leave her alone.. mind your own business."
"At least i have business.. yours is in the toilet!" Draco retorted with more chuckles from Crabbe and Goyle.
"Leave your remarks to yourself!" Ron pitched in.
"well, if it isn't so obvious, i'd think Harry boy here, has something going on for ms mudblood."
Harry's face changed from fury to embaressment, at the same time he tried to avoid Hermione's gaze.
"O... isn't Krummy boy going to be sad... ain't he... well, maybe Ron can enlighten him abit... I hear their playing against the Chudley Cannons..."
By these time, a crowd had gathered and laughter seemed to be surrounding them. Hermione was furious but she could not do anything to stop him...
"Why... i hear he's playing them the next weekend.. Hermie... aren't you going to see him? Don't tell me you support the Chudley Cannons... o.... how terrible!" Draco's voice mimicing a girl. Sending everyone into stitches of laughter.
"I...I...." She could not believe her ears. The grand opening of the Themepark in Hogsmeade was on that day. Why didn't she read the letter, she would have known earlier that Krum couldn't make it. In a sudden anger, fueled by Draco's words and by Krum not being able to go, she shouted "tender hinkies", entered the common room and slammed the door.
The fat lady woke with a start, seeing everyone staring in her direction, shoo-ed the crowd back into their common rooms.
***
The door to the dormitory flunked open. Hermione dragged her feet in and closed it with a thud. Her eyes filled with tears.
"here..." Melorie spoke as she trust a tissue at Hermione's wobbly fingers. She had been in the room all these while, taking photos of Hermione's things.
"Th...anks... " Hermione mumbled under her breath.
"No Problem! I know how you must feel... it must be terrible... why, i could take revenge on malfoy for you if you want... i could get colin to take photos of his misdeeds and..."
"I don't think..." Hermione blows her nose, "that is necessary."
"but Colin and i, we, well.. i... "
"I said NO! now LEAVE ME ALONE!" Hermione shouted. Massaging her temple, she stood up and left for the girls' bathroom.
***
In the girls' bathroom, Hermione hid herself in an empty cubicle, squating on the toilet seat. A group of girls had just entered the bathroom and have been chattering loudly.
"Errrrrgh... why can't they just keep quiet?!" She thought to herself. Slipping from her squatting position into a sitting position on the floor, she hugged her knees tightly with her head leaning against the wall, enabling her to hear every single conversation loud and clear.
two girls come into conversation.
"Have you heard about Krum?"
"No... Why?"
"I hear he's playing the Chudley Cannons next weekend and i hear Hermione's angry coz he can't make for the grand opening of the hogsmeade carnival.."
"Well, too bad for her... i'm going to the carnival, are you? I'm going with Craig Chandorfel." The second girl gave a smirk.
"NO..." The first girl gives a surprised look and turns to the mirror, powdering her nose. "Not Craig... The one from hufflepuff? The one every girl wants? How d'you..."
Hermione slowly placed both her hands over her ears, trying to block out the conversation between these two girls. Unfortunately, it was of no help. Their voices were drowning her.
"Hey, at least Craig's better than 'krummy' old Krum. Krummy, get it... K-R-U-M-M-Y.. GET IT?" They both break out in laughter.
Hermione pushed opened the door. "Get out!" She pointed at the door, her voice slow and calm.
The two girls stood, rooted to the ground, stunned to see Hermione standing there, her eyes, puffy and red. "KRUM IS NOT WHAT YOU GUYS THINK HE IS... HE'S NOT!!" Tears starting to roll down her flushed cheeks. "I SAID GET OUT!" She points at the door once again, signalling that they should leave.
At that moment, Melorie appeared and said "Get out.. you heard her..."
Hermione, who was looking at the floor, watched her tears drip onto the concrete. "Who...who are you to tell us what to do!?" The first girl retorted and scattered to the the door. The second girl followed her and gave them a smirk before leaving the girls' bathroom.
***
Hermione washed her face and they both walked out of the girls' bathroom as if nothing had happened. Hermione's eyes, downcast. She didn't want to look up because she knew that there were people staring at her. The incident with Draco had travelled as fast as a snitch.
"Hermione, i'm terribly sorry about what happened just now in the dormitory."
"it's alright" Hermione gave her a weak smile. "I should be the one saying sorry. I shouted at you for nothing.."
Their conversation continues.
***
Harry was worried about Hermione. He paced around the common room, waiting for her to come back.
"will you please stop doing that?" Ron gave a nervous mumble under his breath.
As it was dinner time, the common room was quite empty except for the people in the corner of the room mugging for their up-coming tests. Harry raced up to his dormitory and grabbed a piece of parchment which had the words "Dear sirius," written on it. He grabbed a bottle of ink and his quill as well. He ran back down and placed the items on the table in front of the fire place.
"Dear sirius," he read as he wondered how to place his next sentence. "How are you?" He scribbled it down. Ron was curious, so, he stood up and walked towards Harry. "I've got a girl problem..." he thought to himself. "No... that won't do..." He mumbled to himself. After much thought, he decided to write,
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Dear Sirius,
How are you? Thank you for the reply and that new quill you sent me. i'm using it right now. I'm going to the Hogsmeade carnival this saturday. Will you be there? I really hope to see you ...
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I've got a problem though. Hermione, you remember her? well, i kind of fancy her. And there's this problem she's having with her 'boyfriend', Krum. I don't even think the both of them are fit to be together. .........
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can you help me?
i'll sign off here. Hope to see you soon.
Harry.P ----
the whole entire time he had not realise that Ron was behind him. As Harry put down his quill, Ron grabbed the letter and read it. Harry struggled to snatch back and took out his wand. "airrus burnnniculus" Ron let the letter go, it was on fire, burning to bits in mid-air. As the ashes slowly float down to the carpeted floor, Harry point his wand at Ron.
"I hope you won't do that again."
"come on... Its just a letter! I see you've got a crush on Hermione."
"pls promise me you'll not tell anyone.. pls" Harry spoke in hushed tones, his wand still pointing at Ron.
"I won't tell anyone, promise" He puts his hand to his heart.
"I don't believe you... pls promise...I don't think..."
"WHAT?? I ALREADY PROMISED I WON'T TELL AND YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!! YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM, YOU KNOW THAT? I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND AND YOU WON'T EVEN TELL ME A SINGLE THING... HERMIONE'S MY BEST FRIEND TOO AND IF THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN AND YOU DON'T TELL ME... I... I..."
Ron's sudden anger caused him a lost for words. Harry stood, stunned at Ron's behaviour.
"I... I.... I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY." Ron flunk his hands down to his sides and stomped up the stairs to their dormitory.
Harry, shocked by Ron's out-rage, slumped into the nearby armchair and place his hands over his face, deep in thought.
***
"Let's go for dinner." Hermione turned to Melorie.
"Okay!" The two walked along the corridor to the hall not realising that Ron and Harry were waiting for them in the common room
"I need someone to talk to anyway, can you sit with me?"
"Sure!" Melorie was delighted.
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ok, i'll stop here... i re-did the story and now all 3 chapters are in 1... pls R&R. thx.
summary : Hermione finds 2 tickets to the new up-coming hogsmeade carnival, inviting her guy, Krum, to come down for the grand-opening. However, he is unable to make it. Harry develops feelings for Hermione and Ron is angry for having Harry misunderstand him. Draco won't leave Hermione alone either.. What will become of the 5 of them? READ and FIND out.... pls R&R. Thx!
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"Two hours of nothing to do" Hermione thought out loud as she slumped herself onto the big armchair in the common room. She didn't have to think this way, she could have gone to the library but she didn't want to.
Harry and Ron were in devinition class having an examination.
She stood and walked over to the table where she had piled all her homework. "I miss Krum. I wish i could see him..." Deep in her thoughts, she sat down on the chair in front of her books.
Propping open a book that was quite stiff, she scanned the page and flipped.
To her surprise, there were two tickets to the newly-opened themepark in hogsmeade.
***
"Excuse me!!" Ron pushed past others in an effort to walk beside Harry. "Those were some tough questions! Bloody Hell! I think i'm gonna flunk!" Ron exclaimed.
"I told you to study...did you listen to me? No!Well, you have yourself to blame." Harry pulled out his potions notebook as he talked to Ron. Potions was their next exam and failure was not part of his plan.
just as they reached the Fat lady at the door, Hermione burst out of it, somehow managing to avoid hitting Ron and Harry. "Oh no.... this couldn't be good!" Ron wispered, giving Harry a terrified look.
Hermione, jumping up and down, held the two tickets in her hands. Ron grabbed it, Hermione snatched it back,"Don't be so rude!" and turned in harry's direction.
***
As they walked towards the lunchroom, Harry slowly looked up in Hermione's direction.
"So, you're going to that new themepark with Krum then? I guess i'll go with Ron and meet you there. I can't wait...but for now..." they sat at the gryffindor table as Ron interrupted "I want to go on that new 'plunge of death' rollercoaster, i hear it's the only one in the world, it brings you into a whole new dimension and you get to...."
Excited, Hermione waved the tickets around their faces and said "i'm going to write a letter to Krum" and ran off to the common room.
***
Dear Krum,
have you missed me? I missed you loads....
....
....
anyway, the real reason i wrote this letter was to
inform you that i have two tickets to the newly-
opened themepark in hogsmeade. I hope you will be
able to make it for the grand opening next weekend.
....
....
love, Hermione
***
In the boys' dormitory, Harry patted Hedwig and sent him off with a letter to Sirius Black. "I've not forgotten you" he thought and turned to face Ron.
"Miss Sirius?" Ron asked as if he did not already know the answer.
"hey, about the themepark, do you want to go for the grand ope...."
"I wonder if Krum is going? Why does Hermione..."
"why does hermione what, Harry?" Ron perked his eyebrow up, questioning for an answer.
"Hermione...er....er...." Harry didn't want to say.
"Why does Hermione have to choose him over me?" He thought, gazing up at the ceiling of his four post bed which he had charmed to look like the night sky...
He closed his eyes and fell into subconsciousness and slept... all the time, dreaming of Hermione.
***
"Harry... Harry... wake up Harry!!!!!" boomed a fearful voice. it was Ron.
"What do you want, Ron?" rubbing his eyes, at the same time shielding it from the streams of light shining through the old curtain in the dormitory.
"we're gonna be late for the potions exam if you don't get up... QUICK HARRY!!" Ron pushed his clothes off his bed and searched for his quill. Harry yawned and turned around reading the time, and almost, as if, hit by lightning began to rush around his bedside table, grabbing things he needed. "Quill, parchment, quick-revision notes....." mumbling to himself, he reached for a change of clothes and left in a huff for the nearby bathroom.
***
during breakfast, Harry didn't talk much. He stuffed a spoonful of pumpkin pie into his mouth and gulped down two glasses of warm milk and stole a gulp of pumpkin juice from Ron. All this time, holding his revision notes. His eyes, scanning back and forth, reading and re-reading them over.
***
They reached potions class a few minutes earlier. Harry, continously reading his notes, walked to his table without looking up.
"Ouch!" He mumbled as he bumbed into Draco.
"Why... how kind of four eyes to show us all what's in his bag... " Harry turned, finding his books and clothes scattered all around. Amongst them, was a teddy-bear underwear. He felt his cheeks burn, turning a bright red.
"They were from Mrs Weasley i presume, hm, doesn't that mean Ron has a pair too?" everyone started laughing even harder than before with Draco's laughter drowning the other's. Crabbe and Golye joined in and took his underwear and pranced around pretending to be wearing it..
"That's too much!" came a voice from behind. "Give it back to him and leave them alone!"
Harry, surprised, turned around and saw hermione standing with her hands on her hip.
Everyone, almost immediately, stopped and looked at her. They didn't need to ask to tell that she was angry, her body language had already shown it.
The door flunked open and in came Snape. Everyone scattered back to their seats, all except Harry, Ron and Hermione.
Harry, struggling to stand up, reached for everything within his range and stuffed it back into his bag. Snape, however, saw the mess and walked over to him. "wingadium leviosa" and he levitated harry's underwear.
"what's all this doing on the floor? Are this yours, Mr Potter?"
"Yes sir, may i have them back." snape dropped it and walked to the front. Harry scattered and walked around taking everything else he left on the floor.
"let's continue with today's exam.. 10 points off gryffindor for making a mess, even before we start.... and Mr Potter, you will need to stay back after this to clean up the class."
***
"10 points?? Bloody hell..." Ron shrieked. His voice higher than usual.
"Wait up..." Hermione scrambled pass the rest of their class pulling on ron's shoulder dragging along the heaviest looking bag.
"What about harry? He's still cleaning the dungeon..." Hermione said with a look which suggested that they wait for him.
They turned around and changed their pace.
***
It was hardly before nightfall when Hermione recieved a letter from krum. With the tiring owl beside her, she held the letter to her cheek absent-mindedly, not realizing a pair of dark brown eyes staring at her.
She opened it and was surprised to see a heart shaped pendant with her name engraved in it. She felt elated. Tugging at the pendant, she saw krum's name engraved behind it as well. Her excitment made her put the pendant on and danced around with it in the palm of her hands. She ran out of the room to show Harry and Ron but when she reached the door, her actions knocked a small girl off her feet.
"Im really sorry.. are u hurt?" she said hurriedly as she stuffed the pendent into her blouse.
"I'm, i'm...." The girl gave an inexplainable look. "I'm Melorie Melons!" she exclaimed.
"I'm a 2nd year student."
Hermione had not seen her before and wanted to stay to find out more about this intriguing girl, someone of such small stature, but the thought of her pendent flooded back into her mind and she gave a hurried bye. Leaving the room to see Harry and Ron.
"I'll see... see-you... then..." Melorie's voice trailed off behind her.
***
Harry's eyes lit up as Hermione came running towards them. "Harry... Ron... guess what? I've got something to show you!!" Ron turned around and stopped in his tracks.
Hermione slowly pulled out her pendent as Ron said "Lets go... Its dinner time... Boy! Am i hungry... Harry, you coming?"
Harry snapped from his trance-like state, all the while staring at Hermione. Her presence seemed so powerful, his heart gave a flop and he felt a strange feeling he had not felt before.
"Er, yeh, i'm coming... wait up!"
They walked out of the gryffindor common room. Hermione's pendent swinging from her neck as she held it tight in her hands. She gave it a little shake and showed it to the both of them. "Krum gave this to me.. isn't it nice?"
As the door closed behind them, Draco's evil smirk gave Hermione a shock as she looked up from her pendent.
"Well... What have we got here? a proof of Krum's love? I don't believe it.. You, mushy mudblood's got a lot of romance going on. How come I'm not part of it?" Crabbe and Goyle gave a sniggle and looked at Harry.
"Hey, leave her alone.. mind your own business."
"At least i have business.. yours is in the toilet!" Draco retorted with more chuckles from Crabbe and Goyle.
"Leave your remarks to yourself!" Ron pitched in.
"well, if it isn't so obvious, i'd think Harry boy here, has something going on for ms mudblood."
Harry's face changed from fury to embaressment, at the same time he tried to avoid Hermione's gaze.
"O... isn't Krummy boy going to be sad... ain't he... well, maybe Ron can enlighten him abit... I hear their playing against the Chudley Cannons..."
By these time, a crowd had gathered and laughter seemed to be surrounding them. Hermione was furious but she could not do anything to stop him...
"Why... i hear he's playing them the next weekend.. Hermie... aren't you going to see him? Don't tell me you support the Chudley Cannons... o.... how terrible!" Draco's voice mimicing a girl. Sending everyone into stitches of laughter.
"I...I...." She could not believe her ears. The grand opening of the Themepark in Hogsmeade was on that day. Why didn't she read the letter, she would have known earlier that Krum couldn't make it. In a sudden anger, fueled by Draco's words and by Krum not being able to go, she shouted "tender hinkies", entered the common room and slammed the door.
The fat lady woke with a start, seeing everyone staring in her direction, shoo-ed the crowd back into their common rooms.
***
The door to the dormitory flunked open. Hermione dragged her feet in and closed it with a thud. Her eyes filled with tears.
"here..." Melorie spoke as she trust a tissue at Hermione's wobbly fingers. She had been in the room all these while, taking photos of Hermione's things.
"Th...anks... " Hermione mumbled under her breath.
"No Problem! I know how you must feel... it must be terrible... why, i could take revenge on malfoy for you if you want... i could get colin to take photos of his misdeeds and..."
"I don't think..." Hermione blows her nose, "that is necessary."
"but Colin and i, we, well.. i... "
"I said NO! now LEAVE ME ALONE!" Hermione shouted. Massaging her temple, she stood up and left for the girls' bathroom.
***
In the girls' bathroom, Hermione hid herself in an empty cubicle, squating on the toilet seat. A group of girls had just entered the bathroom and have been chattering loudly.
"Errrrrgh... why can't they just keep quiet?!" She thought to herself. Slipping from her squatting position into a sitting position on the floor, she hugged her knees tightly with her head leaning against the wall, enabling her to hear every single conversation loud and clear.
two girls come into conversation.
"Have you heard about Krum?"
"No... Why?"
"I hear he's playing the Chudley Cannons next weekend and i hear Hermione's angry coz he can't make for the grand opening of the hogsmeade carnival.."
"Well, too bad for her... i'm going to the carnival, are you? I'm going with Craig Chandorfel." The second girl gave a smirk.
"NO..." The first girl gives a surprised look and turns to the mirror, powdering her nose. "Not Craig... The one from hufflepuff? The one every girl wants? How d'you..."
Hermione slowly placed both her hands over her ears, trying to block out the conversation between these two girls. Unfortunately, it was of no help. Their voices were drowning her.
"Hey, at least Craig's better than 'krummy' old Krum. Krummy, get it... K-R-U-M-M-Y.. GET IT?" They both break out in laughter.
Hermione pushed opened the door. "Get out!" She pointed at the door, her voice slow and calm.
The two girls stood, rooted to the ground, stunned to see Hermione standing there, her eyes, puffy and red. "KRUM IS NOT WHAT YOU GUYS THINK HE IS... HE'S NOT!!" Tears starting to roll down her flushed cheeks. "I SAID GET OUT!" She points at the door once again, signalling that they should leave.
At that moment, Melorie appeared and said "Get out.. you heard her..."
Hermione, who was looking at the floor, watched her tears drip onto the concrete. "Who...who are you to tell us what to do!?" The first girl retorted and scattered to the the door. The second girl followed her and gave them a smirk before leaving the girls' bathroom.
***
Hermione washed her face and they both walked out of the girls' bathroom as if nothing had happened. Hermione's eyes, downcast. She didn't want to look up because she knew that there were people staring at her. The incident with Draco had travelled as fast as a snitch.
"Hermione, i'm terribly sorry about what happened just now in the dormitory."
"it's alright" Hermione gave her a weak smile. "I should be the one saying sorry. I shouted at you for nothing.."
Their conversation continues.
***
Harry was worried about Hermione. He paced around the common room, waiting for her to come back.
"will you please stop doing that?" Ron gave a nervous mumble under his breath.
As it was dinner time, the common room was quite empty except for the people in the corner of the room mugging for their up-coming tests. Harry raced up to his dormitory and grabbed a piece of parchment which had the words "Dear sirius," written on it. He grabbed a bottle of ink and his quill as well. He ran back down and placed the items on the table in front of the fire place.
"Dear sirius," he read as he wondered how to place his next sentence. "How are you?" He scribbled it down. Ron was curious, so, he stood up and walked towards Harry. "I've got a girl problem..." he thought to himself. "No... that won't do..." He mumbled to himself. After much thought, he decided to write,
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Dear Sirius,
How are you? Thank you for the reply and that new quill you sent me. i'm using it right now. I'm going to the Hogsmeade carnival this saturday. Will you be there? I really hope to see you ...
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I've got a problem though. Hermione, you remember her? well, i kind of fancy her. And there's this problem she's having with her 'boyfriend', Krum. I don't even think the both of them are fit to be together. .........
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can you help me?
i'll sign off here. Hope to see you soon.
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the whole entire time he had not realise that Ron was behind him. As Harry put down his quill, Ron grabbed the letter and read it. Harry struggled to snatch back and took out his wand. "airrus burnnniculus" Ron let the letter go, it was on fire, burning to bits in mid-air. As the ashes slowly float down to the carpeted floor, Harry point his wand at Ron.
"I hope you won't do that again."
"come on... Its just a letter! I see you've got a crush on Hermione."
"pls promise me you'll not tell anyone.. pls" Harry spoke in hushed tones, his wand still pointing at Ron.
"I won't tell anyone, promise" He puts his hand to his heart.
"I don't believe you... pls promise...I don't think..."
"WHAT?? I ALREADY PROMISED I WON'T TELL AND YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!! YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM, YOU KNOW THAT? I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND AND YOU WON'T EVEN TELL ME A SINGLE THING... HERMIONE'S MY BEST FRIEND TOO AND IF THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN AND YOU DON'T TELL ME... I... I..."
Ron's sudden anger caused him a lost for words. Harry stood, stunned at Ron's behaviour.
"I... I.... I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY." Ron flunk his hands down to his sides and stomped up the stairs to their dormitory.
Harry, shocked by Ron's out-rage, slumped into the nearby armchair and place his hands over his face, deep in thought.
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"Let's go for dinner." Hermione turned to Melorie.
"Okay!" The two walked along the corridor to the hall not realising that Ron and Harry were waiting for them in the common room
"I need someone to talk to anyway, can you sit with me?"
"Sure!" Melorie was delighted.
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ok, i'll stop here... i re-did the story and now all 3 chapters are in 1... pls R&R. thx.