Harry Potter: Ignorance Is Bliss
Chapter One
Sneaky Bastard
"Harry's been acting like a sneaky bastard the last couple of weeks." Ron said, as he stuffed toast into his mouth.
Hermione looked up from the book she was reading. "Yeah? Why's that?" She asked, flipping a page.
"I dunno. You think he confides in me or something. Alls I know is that he sneaks off somewhere, alone. He leaves early from the dorm and comes back late, sometimes after lights out. Then he evades questioning about where he's been." Ron piled his plate with scrambled eggs and a handful of bacon. "If I'd known better I'd think it was a girl. But you know Harry, he's almost asexual."
"He's dated before." Hermione said, reaching for a bun.
"Cho? She doesn't count."
"Why's that?" Hermione flipped another page in her book.
Ron thought for a moment. "I dunno. They actually never dated, sure he fancied her, but that's only fancying her." Ron shoveled eggs into his mouth, chewing rapidly.
"Right." Hermione said slowly. "And you're a real lady's man, aren't you?"
Ron blushed furiously. "That's not the point. The point is that Harry's running off somewhere, doing god knows what, and he's being sneaky about it."
"Its none of our business." Hermione said.
"What? None of our business? He's our friend. We have the right to know." Ron said, gesturing wildly with his fork.
Hermione flicked egg off of her book, sighing, she closed it. "Listen Ron. You leave Harry alone. He's grieving. He'll come to us when the time is right." She said, glaring at him. Ron glared back at her, but after a moment he looked away.
He nodded. "Whatever. It's been three weeks now and he's not spoken a single thing to us, he doesn't even sit near us. I try talking to him, but it's like talking to a door, he doesn't respond and acts as if you weren't there. I'm worried."
"So am I, but we can't push these things. He'll come to us in his own time. We just gotta wait it out. If we push, we push him away." Hermione said, opening her book again.
"Yeah, I understand. But he's up to something, I can feel it in my bones."
"I guess all those years of divination are paying off." Hermione said scathingly.
Ron glared at her and took a bit of a biscuit. "You're damn right about that. I'm sure he's up to something and I'll tell you this. It isn't something good."