Harry jumped up. Staying with Ron was always a blast. He ran down the
stairs and walked, bouncing slightly over to Uncle Vernon who was sitting
on the couch watching the news. "U-Uncle Vernon?" Harry asked timidly.
Uncle Vernon would have to be in an excellent mood to agree to let Harry
go, so Harry decided to see if Uncle Vernon was in a plesant mood before
approaching him with his question. "What?" Vernon grunted still watching
the televison set. Pleased with the answer, Harry proceeded. "I was just
wondering, see, well, my friend Ron from school was just wondering if I
might like so maybe stay over at his house for the rest of the summer...I
would like to go, because I think that maybe, you know, I wouldn't be such
a bother to you annd Aunt Petunia..." Uncle Vernon looked at Harry with
mocking disbelief and was about to relpy in a what appeared to be a
scathing manner, when Harry threw in a line he had used before. "My
godfather, Sirius, you know the convict, would be really happy if I went."
Uncle Vernon's eyes buldged slightly and his expression changed quickly.
"Well, I, er, don't see why you couldn't go with your...friend. Make sure
you tell your godfather you'll be going..." with that Uncle Vernon forced a
smile onto his face. Harry grinned broadly and run upstairs to quickly
reply to Ron's letter. As he re-read the letter, he was particularly amused
by the part where Ron wrote
"Hermione's already here. Except all she talks about is Viktor...not that I'm jealous or anything. Because I'm not."
It dawned on Harry then. "Ron must like Hermione..." Harry thought. How could he have been so stupid?! Of COURSE Ron liked Hermione. He should have know at the Yule Ball! It was perfectly fine Ron to ask Fluer Delacour to the Yule Ball, but totally not for Hermione to go with Krum. Ron's excuse for being angry with Hermione had been that Krum was competing against Harry. But...so was Fluer. "Does Hermione know?" he wondered. Probably not, he decided. Nobody ever realizes when somebody fancies them. He should get them together, he thought. No, he shouldn't. He should just stay out of their buisness. Because if Hermione knew that Ron liked her, and she didn't like him, that would be embarressing for Ron. But then, if Hermione liked Ron back, it would be okay. The only thing to do, he said to himself, was to figure out whether or not Hermione liked Ron. That would be his mission once he reached Ron's. He scribbled down that he could come on a sheet of parchment, and asked when they could pick him up. At the bottom, Harry added, the sooner, the better.
"Hermione's already here. Except all she talks about is Viktor...not that I'm jealous or anything. Because I'm not."
It dawned on Harry then. "Ron must like Hermione..." Harry thought. How could he have been so stupid?! Of COURSE Ron liked Hermione. He should have know at the Yule Ball! It was perfectly fine Ron to ask Fluer Delacour to the Yule Ball, but totally not for Hermione to go with Krum. Ron's excuse for being angry with Hermione had been that Krum was competing against Harry. But...so was Fluer. "Does Hermione know?" he wondered. Probably not, he decided. Nobody ever realizes when somebody fancies them. He should get them together, he thought. No, he shouldn't. He should just stay out of their buisness. Because if Hermione knew that Ron liked her, and she didn't like him, that would be embarressing for Ron. But then, if Hermione liked Ron back, it would be okay. The only thing to do, he said to himself, was to figure out whether or not Hermione liked Ron. That would be his mission once he reached Ron's. He scribbled down that he could come on a sheet of parchment, and asked when they could pick him up. At the bottom, Harry added, the sooner, the better.
