Ever since, she walked down the hallways with her eyes cast down. Ever since, the only glimpses I saw of her were of her tear-streaked face hurrying in between classrooms. It killed me to think that I was hurting her this way, ever since I started dating her. She walked down the hallways smugly, throwing dangerous glances at any girl who even looked at me. We were an item now, her arm hooked around me, hunting me down when we were apart, calling me by that bloody awful nickname, Won-Won. In the hallways when we walked, everyone whispered, "Ron and Lavender, Lavender and Ron". Lavender was, of course, pretty, with wavy light brown hair and a cute, flirtatious giggle, but Hermione was different. Hermione had bushy brown hair and sparkling, teasing eyes and mocked my every move. Not anymore, though. Hermione hadn't even looked at me since Lavender and I started dating. But I realized something new. I want HERMIONE in my life. Not just as a friend, but more------"what am I doing?" I thought to myself. I had Lavender, she was great, just a little too……clingy. I had barely had time to talk to Harry since Lavender had come into the picture. Hermione wouldn't be like that….I was doing it again! Hermione was my friend. Lavender was my girlfriend. But…it still didn't seem quite right. Hermione and I had always been friends, nothing more, but lately things were changing. Friends just didn't satisfy me anymore. Lately I found myself staring at her when she walked past. That wasn't right. It didn't get any better after Lavender. If anything, it got more confusing. Lavender was overprotective, Hermione underprotective. I didn't want to be overshadowed by Lavender anymore. At first, it was funm Hermione was sooooo jealous…"did I just say that?". ANYWAYS, the point was, Lavender was overdoing it. Now I knew exactly what I had to do…
"Hey, Lavender?"
"Yes, Won-Won?"
"Listen…" …………………