Disclaimer: I wish, oh how I wish I owned these characters... believe me... it depresses me every day when I write the chapters... :( but alas, I do not... (except characters that I make up later on in the chappies - you'll find out later on ;) ) But all congrats should be made to the wonderful J.K Rowling... (her and her damn creative brain, oh how I envy her shakes fist Grrr...) But that's enough of me rambling on... Please enjoy my story!! Plus I hope that I don't offend anyone by my words, this story is purely for entertainment :D Thankyou :)
True Emotions
Ron turned to Harry on Christmas day. "Merry Christmas, Harry!" He smiled, and looked at the bundle of wrapped packages under the decorated Christmas tree, over in the corner of the Gryffindor common room. Harry smiled back. Most of the Students had gone home for the Christmas break, but Harry NEVER wants to return to the Dursley's. Harry and Ron ran towards the presents.
"WOW! There's so many here this year, Harry!!" Ron said excitedly.
Just as they sat down to their gifts, Hermione walked into the common room, looking rather sleepy. She was wearing the Gryffindor emblem on her orange dressing gown.
"Good morning Harry, Good morning Ron" She said smiling a sleepy smile. Hermione had stayed behind for Christmas as well, just to keep Ron and Harry out of mischief, which they always seem to be in!
"Hi Hermione" Harry and Ron replied.
"Look Hermione! You have heaps of presents too!!" Said Ron excitedly, holding a large square box up. It had been wrapped in silver paper and a gold ribbon tied in a bow on top. She slowly walked to him and sat down.
"Thanks Ron" Hermione smiled and gently grabbed the present from him. He blushed and looked down. For awhile he had a crush on Hermione, no one had noticed. And no one would have really cared, but he didn't want the secret to escape him. His heart would jump every time he heard her name, he would blush every time she would look at him, his tongue would get all twisted when he tried to talk to her. All of these are simple crush signs! But Hermione had her eyes for someone else… but whom?
Harry, Hermione and Ron spent most of their morning talking, laughing while opening their presents. By now it was lunch time!!
"Come on you two!! I'm starving!!" yelled Ron, as they were heading to the Dining Hall. Harry and Hermione were dawdling as well as talking and giggling at Ron's excitement at Christmas lunch!
"Good old Ron, he'll never change!!" whispered Harry to Hermione, she smiled in return.
Finally they reached the massive hall. The roof was decorated in floating presents, tinsel, mistletoe and candles. It was always decorated, but this year, it seemed to be different to Ron. Maybe it was his major crush for Hermione. But you have to admit, he has grown close to her. It had been in a long journey, even though they didn't get along in the first year at Hogwarts. Then she was petrified in their second year, third year she slapped Malfoy, and his respect grown for her after that!! Also his jealousy for her and Viktor Krum in the fourth year!
They sat down at the Gryffindor table. There wasn't a lot of people in the hall, a few Gryffindor, about 10 including Harry, Ron and Hermione, 8 Huffelpuffs, 3 Raven claws and 5 Slytherin, which included Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy.
"Great! Look who's here this Christmas! Now I don't feel the Christmas spirit!... Let's go!" grunted Ron.
"Oh, RON! Just forget about him! He is not going to spoil our Christmas!!" Hermione said to Ron, as she pulled her goblet filled with a clear liquid to her mouth.
"I suppose you're right… as usual" replied Ron looking down.
"Harry, you're very quiet today!" Hermione confessed.
"Um… Yeah… I've just got a lot on my mind… that's all" said Harry quietly, and glanced at the corner of the room, at Malfoy. Who was smirking at him. "Why is Malfoy ALWAYS looking at us?!" asked Ron, his voice was disgusted at the thought of talking about Malfoy.
"Who knows, to me it feels like he wants to be our friend or something" replied Hermione. And her stomach fluttered at the thought of Malfoy. For awhile she has taken an interest in him. Even though she would be unable to say anything, for Harry and Ron hated his guts, they would turn their backs on her too.
"Let's just have a nice Christmas without thinking of that scumbag" grunted Ron.
And they started eating the wonderful feast that laid on the table in front of them.
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"Well… Crabbe and Goyle, Christmas is here again! But I can't believe that Father made me stay HERE… and to make matters worst… POTTER is here!!" Malfoy huffed and puffed about this whole situation. Crabbe and Goyle just looked at each other, in a 'not this again' look.
"I thought it was bad meeting him! But having to be brought down to his level and stay at school!!" he continued, while stuffing his face with chicken and broccoli…
"Also staying here, seeing that Weasly and that... That... mud blood! It's just preposterous! Father knows WE are better than them!" food was flying out of his mouth as he spoke. Everything just went quiet between the three, at that moment. Crabbe and Goyle looked at each other again, and gave a small smile each.
"So, Crabbe… what'd you get?" Goyle asked smirking... Crabbe giggled and opened his mouth to answer…
"SHUT UP YOU TWO! WHO WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU GOT FOR CHRISTMAS! WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ME!!" Malfoy shouted. Everyone in the Hall turned towards them and went quiet.
"Mr. Malfoy! Can you keep your voice down!?" Professor McGonagall said in a firm voice. Malfoy sank in his chair grumbling. Slowly everyone went back to eating and talking. He could see Ron, Harry and Hermione snickering at him, over on the Gryffindor table. "I hate those three!" Malfoy's voice muffled.
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Harry's mind was in a mixture of thoughts. Not even he could decide whether these thoughts were good or bad, he had never felt these type of feelings in his whole life. Ron's guess was that he was thinking of a girl… but Hermione's mind was thinking about someone else, she didn't notice that Harry was too quiet from his normal self. As the great feast had slowly disappeared, Ron turned to Harry and asked, "what's on your mind Harry, and don't tell me it's nothing or it's too complicated for me to understand. 'cause I'm worried about ya Harry." Ron's look was alert and intent. But Harry wasn't really paying attention. "Huh? …. Oh sorry Ron, what did you say?" he looked up at Ron. Harry's eyes were tired and mournful. Was he thinking about his parents?
"What's on your mind Harry?" Ron glanced at Harry, then at Hermione. Wondering if she was apart of the conversation. Which she wasn't, because a certain boy was attending her thoughts, rather than her friends. "Well, it might sound silly to you guys..."
"What? Harry we are your friends and we won't judge you… we've already come this far without let downs, now haven't we?" Ron's voice was sympathetic. But still his eyes wondered to Hermione's gazed face. The candle light glittered in her eyes. She was amazing. The years Ron had known Hermione, he never thought that she would look so beautiful. Her hair fell over her shoulders; the candle light highlighted her pale skin, into a golden brown. She had round, red lips and long black eyelashes. To Ron, Hermione was a goddess. But Hermione wouldn't even notice him if Snape poked his wand in her back!
"Well…." Harry continued. "It's just, umm…" he wouldn't think of how he was to admitting his thoughts to them.
"Are you thinking about your parents again?" asked Ron.
"Well, no, not this time" Harry went quiet and leaned in towards Ron, "I'm thinking about a…. a girl" his voice quiet and embarrassed. Ron's mouth dropped. "Harry!" Ron replied, he was astounded!! Harry never told anyone about things like this!! But Ron's thought was correct!! It was a girl.
"A girl… That's why your distant?"
"You don't think less of me, do you?" still whispering to Ron.
"Can we talk about this another place please Harry, I don't think that this is the type of place that we discuss these kind of things" Ron's eyes were large, maybe that will be the time to confess his true emotions about Hermione.
"Yeah… maybe your right" Harry replied. "Should we go now? 'cause I need to talk"
"Fine, let's go. Hermione we are going, are you… umm… can you… ah… we have to go!" Ron panicked. His mind and tongue in tangles.
"Yeah…" her voice drifted off, and her mind was engulfed in thought once again.
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Ron and Harry walked out of the dinning hall, and made their way up to the Gryffindor common room door. "Exploduois" whispered Ron, and the door creaked open. The room was empty, as it was Christmas and all, and they walked to the corner. Pulled up chairs and sat down. "So who is this girl?" asked Ron. Looking at Harry intently.
"Well, to tell you the truth Ron, it wasn't a girl that I was thinking about…" Harry whispered to Ron, looking very nervous.