Ron had finally done it. He had finally gotten Hermione to talk to him again. After 2 long months of her ignoring him, they were on speaking terms.
Flashback
He saw her sitting in the library alone. A large, beaten up book sat in front of her and her face was frozen with utter enthusiasm- must have been a really good read. He felt his heart beat quicken and he squeezed his eyes shut. She didn't want to talk to him- she had made that much clear. But this whole 'not speaking' thing had to end sometime, didn't it? He opened his eyes and took a deep breath before shakily striding towards her. No one else was in the library, besides the book keeper and a few stragglers trying to cram in some extra studying.
"May I sit?" He asked when he reached the table. Without looking up from her book, Hermione muttered what sounded like, "Would it matter if I said no?"
They sat in awkward silence as he stared at her, and she stared at the book.
"What are you reading?" He asked cautiously, not wanting to upset her.
She smiled slightly and looked up. "Romeo and Juliet. It's a muggle novel... One of the best things I've read, actually."
"Oh... Hermione, I wanted to talk to you about something." She stayed silent, so he continued, "This not speaking business is barmy! You're my best friend, you can't just not speak to me! I don't even know what I've done wrong!"
"Lavender." Hermione whispered sadly.
"Excuse me?"
"Lavender. Lavender is why I'm ignoring you. Honestly, Ronald! You're more daft than I thought..."
"Oh!" He whispered. "I get it now! You're upset because I've been spending more time with Lav than you! I'm sorry, Hermione. I'll try to treat you both the same. But you can't be mad that I've got a girlfriend. You're my best friend... You should be happy for me."
Hermione looked up and looked as if she were holding back tears. "You don't get it, Ron. Not the half of it."
"Explain it to me then." He whispered huskily and leaned further onto the table, not quite touching her, but close enough that he could.
"Never mind. I was supposed to meet Luna and Ginny. I'll see you later." Hermione said and began gathering her books. Ron grabbed her wrist and made her look up at him.
"Are we okay? I need my best friend, Hermione." He whispered. She pursed her lips and stared at him. It was always just 'best friend'... She looked down and nodded, before taking her wrist back and walking off.
Now Ron walked through the stairwell of Hogwarts and towards the school's library to study with his once-again-best-friend, Hermione Granger. She was already waiting for him at a table with her books ready. Secretly, she had been looking forward to studying with him all day. They would be alone, no Harry or Lavender. Harry was like her brother, and she loved him... but he did have a tendency to ruin any moments between her and Ron.
"Hey!" Hermione heard a voice call. She practically jumped out of her seat in surprise and looked up to see Ron walking towards the table and setting his books down.
"Hey! You ready to study?"
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After three hours of studying, flirting, and joking around, they both had to leave. Hermione wanted to catch a shower before supper and Ron wanted to relax before supper too. They said goodbye and went down different halls. Ron was walking towards the lake when he heard footsteps coming towards him, fast.
"Lavender?" Ron asked questioningly. She was running towards him at full speed with a look of rage tattooed onto her face.
"I saw you with her." Lavender spat. "I thought she wasn't talking to you?"
"We're friends again. We got everything cleared up."
"You know I don't like you hanging around her! Everyone's going to talk and it makes me uncomfortable..." Lavender trailed off.
"People won't care that Hermione and I are friends again."
"They all say that you fancy each other. And they make me... unsure."
"Lav, I don't fancy Hermione... I'm dating you!" Ron wailed. He knew it wasn't true, but he couldn't admit to his girlfriend that he liked his best friend!
"Don't lie to me, Won Won. I'd rather hear it from you than have Parvati telling me about how she caught you and that girl snogging. So tell me the truth- do you fancy her?"
"NO!"
"Fine. Then you wouldn't mind if I gave you a truth serum? Last chance- Do you fancy Hermione?"
Ron hesitated for a moment. Truth serums were quite nauseating... "Yes." He whispered.
Lavender's teeth clenched, her blood boiled, her heart broke, and her hand slapped Ron's face before her feet took her away...
First chapter, I apologize if it's a tad rushed. Next update after 3-5 reviews(: