A/N: No I do not own these characters; if I did I wouldn't be writing fan
fiction, would I? There are many spelling mistakes! Please do not keep
informing me of this flaw, it hurts me (.
'DADA' Means "Defence Against the Dark Arts" I was just too lazy to type it all out. And for those who have my story before, yes I am aware when they encounters the Devils Snare, it was late when I typed it, and yes, it has been fixed!
Under the Mistletoe
~*~
Ron and Harry walked down the corridor towards the Gryffindor common room. Ron looked gloomily at his paper.
"I can't believe I got stuck with Neville on this stupid DADA project! What teacher gives a major term project a week before Christmas and expects it due just before the break?"
Harry tried to look sympathetic, "Tough luck about Neville."
("Muggle candy") Ron and Harry walked inside the common room.
"Who did you get?" Ron asked as he headed towards the Gryffindor Post board.
"Hermione" Harry answered as he sat down.
"What?! Lucky! Instant good mark! Wanna trade?"
"Very funny. Goodness knows I need this good mark." Harry started to unpack his homework, "Anything new?"
"Hogsmeade trip this weekend," Ron walked over to one of the chairs and flopped in.
"Perfect! I need to pick up a couple of gifts."
"You're going to have to get Ron to pick them up because you and I are going to work on our project this weekend." Hermione came through the portrait right then. She walked over and stood over his chair, "And I just booked us some time in the DADA room to get started."
"What? We just got back from DADA!"
Hermione crossed her arms over her chest, "Do you want a decent mark or not?" she headed back towards the portrait, "Quit whining, and get moving."
Harry got up to follow. He looked over at Ron, "Still want to trade?"
~*~
*Now what am I going to do?* Ron thought to himself when his friends had left him, *I really needed Harry's help.*
He looked around the common room. Lavender Brown was reading her Standard Book of Spells book. A thought stuck him.
"Hey Lavender!" He called over to her. "How would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"
~*~
The week-end and that week ended quickly for the students at Hogwarts. Friday, the first day of vacation was upon them and Christmas was only two days away.
Harry and Hermione sat across from each other in the great hall. Hermione was grinning happily at the piece of parchment she had in her hand, "110 percent. I'm rather please with this mark. I told you missing that Hogsmeade trip would be worth it."
Harry looked at her with a sort of disbelief, "we would have gotten the same mark if we went! You ripped up the copy we did that day!!"
Hermione tried not to look too concerned about it, "It wasn't right. Besides we got a good mark on this one, isn't that what counts?"
Harry glared at her, "I had to miss Quidditch practise! Angelina is still harping on me about that one."
"I needed your input about werewolves. Who else better than you to help prove my point that not all of them are bad?"
Harry glared at her again.
"Hi Harry!" a voice called behind him.
Without having to look up Harry knew who it was.
"Hi Collin," he said in a mundane voice.
"Did you hear the latest news?"
"What news?"
"About Ron and Lavender"
Harry looked up in confusion and interest, "what news?"
Hermione began to look through her school bag all of a sudden, mumbling something about trying to find a quill she had lost.
Collin sat down, "Ron and Lavender are the new hottest couple in school."
Harry stared in confusion and disbelief.
Hermione stopped cold, dropping her bag, "what?!"
Collin nodded towards the Hall entrance, "take a look for your self."
Harry and Hermione looked over towards the doors. Ron and Lavender had just walked in. Hermione stared in a sort of disbelief, "is he...is he...carrying her books?!"
"Word has it that they went to the Three Broom Sticks together this past week-end."
"Wait a minute. Isn't Lavender and Seamus seeing each other?"
Collin shook his head no, "Word has it they broke up last week, just before the Hogsmeade trip."
Hermione shook her head, "no way! He would have told us," she looked over at Harry, "wouldn't he?"
He shrugged, "I don't know. We have been kind of busy this week. Maybe we just didn't notice."
Across the Hall Ron scanned the room. His eyes landed on who he was looking for.
Collin gathered his things, "Looks like Ron's heading over. Let me know if there is anything new. I gotta keep the people informed. See ya!"
Hermione shook her head again, "I don't believe it," she said firmly, "Ron would have told us."
Harry shrugged again, "I don't know. But you can ask him yourself, because here he comes."
"Hi guys," Ron said as he sat down.
"Hey, long time no see," Harry said, "anything new?"
Ron shook his head, "Nope."
Harry stared Ron trying to make eye contact, "are you sure? Are you positive that there is absolutely nothing that you wish to tell us? You know, about school, girls, Quidditch. You know anything interesting."
Ron looked a bit confused, "no....why?" he looked back-and-forth between his two friends, "is there something I should know?"
Harry tried to look innocent, "Oh no! No! Noooooo... nope, nothing, nadda. But if there was something important going on with you, you would tell us, right?"
"Yah..."
"Ok then"
Hermione forced a smile as she turned to talk to Ron, "So, how did your project go with Neville?"
He bit into a piece of toast, "fine. Took us no time at all. We finished it in about an hour."
"An hour? You're kidding, right? You spent an hour on a major school project?! What were you thinking!?"
Ron gave a small shrug, "it had only taken us that long. I mean, our project was on how to protect your self from Devils Saner. You know how good Neville is at Herbology, and that we actually had an encounter with the stuff in first year. It was a snap."
Hermione forced another small smile, "what did you get on it?"
"A 75."
She dropped her jaw, "75? 75 percent?! And you're happy with that?"
"Well, ya. I mean we only lost points for mistakes in spelling and grammar. Who knew that spelling counted in DADA?"
Hermione shook her head in disbelief, "I don't believe it! You spent an hour, an hour, on a major assignment and you get an 75 percent and you're happy with that!"
"I guess."
"You 'guess'? I don't understand you!" Hermione's voice started to rise, "Those lost marks could have been prevented from being lost!"
Ron began to look flustered, "I'm sorry! It's no big deal you know", his voice too beginning to rise, "Not all of us are honours students like you!"
Hermione stood up calmly and looked down at him.
"You could be", her voice was cold and hard, "if you weren't running around with girls and actually studied!"
With that, she walked away leaving a very confused red headed boy behind.
"What was that all about?" Ron looked towards Harry for answers.
Harry leaned in, "are you sure there's nothing you want to tell me?"
END PART 1 ~*~
Soo....wadda think?!?! R&R!!
'DADA' Means "Defence Against the Dark Arts" I was just too lazy to type it all out. And for those who have my story before, yes I am aware when they encounters the Devils Snare, it was late when I typed it, and yes, it has been fixed!
Under the Mistletoe
~*~
Ron and Harry walked down the corridor towards the Gryffindor common room. Ron looked gloomily at his paper.
"I can't believe I got stuck with Neville on this stupid DADA project! What teacher gives a major term project a week before Christmas and expects it due just before the break?"
Harry tried to look sympathetic, "Tough luck about Neville."
("Muggle candy") Ron and Harry walked inside the common room.
"Who did you get?" Ron asked as he headed towards the Gryffindor Post board.
"Hermione" Harry answered as he sat down.
"What?! Lucky! Instant good mark! Wanna trade?"
"Very funny. Goodness knows I need this good mark." Harry started to unpack his homework, "Anything new?"
"Hogsmeade trip this weekend," Ron walked over to one of the chairs and flopped in.
"Perfect! I need to pick up a couple of gifts."
"You're going to have to get Ron to pick them up because you and I are going to work on our project this weekend." Hermione came through the portrait right then. She walked over and stood over his chair, "And I just booked us some time in the DADA room to get started."
"What? We just got back from DADA!"
Hermione crossed her arms over her chest, "Do you want a decent mark or not?" she headed back towards the portrait, "Quit whining, and get moving."
Harry got up to follow. He looked over at Ron, "Still want to trade?"
~*~
*Now what am I going to do?* Ron thought to himself when his friends had left him, *I really needed Harry's help.*
He looked around the common room. Lavender Brown was reading her Standard Book of Spells book. A thought stuck him.
"Hey Lavender!" He called over to her. "How would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"
~*~
The week-end and that week ended quickly for the students at Hogwarts. Friday, the first day of vacation was upon them and Christmas was only two days away.
Harry and Hermione sat across from each other in the great hall. Hermione was grinning happily at the piece of parchment she had in her hand, "110 percent. I'm rather please with this mark. I told you missing that Hogsmeade trip would be worth it."
Harry looked at her with a sort of disbelief, "we would have gotten the same mark if we went! You ripped up the copy we did that day!!"
Hermione tried not to look too concerned about it, "It wasn't right. Besides we got a good mark on this one, isn't that what counts?"
Harry glared at her, "I had to miss Quidditch practise! Angelina is still harping on me about that one."
"I needed your input about werewolves. Who else better than you to help prove my point that not all of them are bad?"
Harry glared at her again.
"Hi Harry!" a voice called behind him.
Without having to look up Harry knew who it was.
"Hi Collin," he said in a mundane voice.
"Did you hear the latest news?"
"What news?"
"About Ron and Lavender"
Harry looked up in confusion and interest, "what news?"
Hermione began to look through her school bag all of a sudden, mumbling something about trying to find a quill she had lost.
Collin sat down, "Ron and Lavender are the new hottest couple in school."
Harry stared in confusion and disbelief.
Hermione stopped cold, dropping her bag, "what?!"
Collin nodded towards the Hall entrance, "take a look for your self."
Harry and Hermione looked over towards the doors. Ron and Lavender had just walked in. Hermione stared in a sort of disbelief, "is he...is he...carrying her books?!"
"Word has it that they went to the Three Broom Sticks together this past week-end."
"Wait a minute. Isn't Lavender and Seamus seeing each other?"
Collin shook his head no, "Word has it they broke up last week, just before the Hogsmeade trip."
Hermione shook her head, "no way! He would have told us," she looked over at Harry, "wouldn't he?"
He shrugged, "I don't know. We have been kind of busy this week. Maybe we just didn't notice."
Across the Hall Ron scanned the room. His eyes landed on who he was looking for.
Collin gathered his things, "Looks like Ron's heading over. Let me know if there is anything new. I gotta keep the people informed. See ya!"
Hermione shook her head again, "I don't believe it," she said firmly, "Ron would have told us."
Harry shrugged again, "I don't know. But you can ask him yourself, because here he comes."
"Hi guys," Ron said as he sat down.
"Hey, long time no see," Harry said, "anything new?"
Ron shook his head, "Nope."
Harry stared Ron trying to make eye contact, "are you sure? Are you positive that there is absolutely nothing that you wish to tell us? You know, about school, girls, Quidditch. You know anything interesting."
Ron looked a bit confused, "no....why?" he looked back-and-forth between his two friends, "is there something I should know?"
Harry tried to look innocent, "Oh no! No! Noooooo... nope, nothing, nadda. But if there was something important going on with you, you would tell us, right?"
"Yah..."
"Ok then"
Hermione forced a smile as she turned to talk to Ron, "So, how did your project go with Neville?"
He bit into a piece of toast, "fine. Took us no time at all. We finished it in about an hour."
"An hour? You're kidding, right? You spent an hour on a major school project?! What were you thinking!?"
Ron gave a small shrug, "it had only taken us that long. I mean, our project was on how to protect your self from Devils Saner. You know how good Neville is at Herbology, and that we actually had an encounter with the stuff in first year. It was a snap."
Hermione forced another small smile, "what did you get on it?"
"A 75."
She dropped her jaw, "75? 75 percent?! And you're happy with that?"
"Well, ya. I mean we only lost points for mistakes in spelling and grammar. Who knew that spelling counted in DADA?"
Hermione shook her head in disbelief, "I don't believe it! You spent an hour, an hour, on a major assignment and you get an 75 percent and you're happy with that!"
"I guess."
"You 'guess'? I don't understand you!" Hermione's voice started to rise, "Those lost marks could have been prevented from being lost!"
Ron began to look flustered, "I'm sorry! It's no big deal you know", his voice too beginning to rise, "Not all of us are honours students like you!"
Hermione stood up calmly and looked down at him.
"You could be", her voice was cold and hard, "if you weren't running around with girls and actually studied!"
With that, she walked away leaving a very confused red headed boy behind.
"What was that all about?" Ron looked towards Harry for answers.
Harry leaned in, "are you sure there's nothing you want to tell me?"
END PART 1 ~*~
Soo....wadda think?!?! R&R!!