The Confessions of Lavender Brown
I never liked Ron Weasley.
There, I said it. All I wanted was a boyfriend, so I could feel included. It seemed to me that practically everyone was a couple, and I didn't want to get left behind. Ron seemed like the perfect guy to snag. He was decent looking, friends with Harry Potter, and completely clueless when it came to girls. So I went for it. The only problem was that all we ever did was kiss. We would sneak one in the halls, and later we would make out at night. At first, I enjoyed it; I mean, who wouldn't? Ron was a good kisser. But as time went on, we didn't get anywhere. We rarely talked, and when we did, it was awkward; full of "Umm" and "Sooo" I only knew that he hated Professor Snape, (who doesn't who's not a Slytherin?). I was tired of this. I wanted a relationship where a guy really loved me, not one who would just kiss me, and I wanted the same thing for Ron. In public, I acted like any girlfriend would. I would worry about him getting hurt during quidditch; I clung to him like glue, and never stopped talking about him to my friends. When I was alone, all I wanted to do was get away from my situation.
I had to break up with him, but how? I didn't want to hurt him, and furthermore, I needed a reason. I already had one obviously, only that's not the kind of rumors I wanted circulating the school. So I forged a plan. I started to act jealous of Hermione Granger. It was perfect since she obviously liked him and they hung out a lot. I complained to Ron that she was spending too much time with him, and should be spending more time with me. I acted even clingier calling him "Won-Won" and acting like a silly girl with her first boyfriend. At Christmas, I sent him a golden necklace (that I knew NO guy would ever wear) that had the words "My Sweetheart." Now, all I had to do was catch him alone with Hermione.
It didn't take long. I found them after Christmas break roaming the halls. They were close together and it seemed like a kiss wasn't far away. I blew up, telling him that we were through. I couldn't take it, having him be with Hermione so much. Goodbye forever! I was on a rampage, while he looked completely dumbfounded. I then stormed off, inwardly jumping for joy and screaming my head off. I was finally free of him. I could finally live life the right way, not with some fake-boyfriend, acting like a boy crazy girl. No. Now I can act like myself, with the past far behind me.