Chapter 2 – Surprise!
Author's Note: Sorry this is so short! The next chapter is on it's way very soon, I promise!
After the game, the three Gryffindors headed back to their tower. "You tried your best," Hermione reassured, squeezing her shoulder.
"I don't want to talk about it," Ron grumbled. His game against Malfoy had been an abysmal failure, and Harry and Hermione had watched, grimacing and fidgeting nervously, as Ron had botched Flop, Turn, River, and Showdown, left to deal for one week without magic. Upon reaching the common room, Ron mumbled that he was tired and trudged up to the boys' dormitory, leaving Harry and Hermione to contemplate the sort of things that Ron could do without magic. Harry still hadn't forgotten the time that Ron had called him at home, and Hermione was remembering a particularly catastrophic incident where Ron had been at her house and discovered her mother's computer and Instant Messaging. Tech support had been in an uproar, and by the time Hermione had had the good sense to shut the computer down, Ron had almost acquired a cyber girlfriend that was really a man.
"His week starts tomorrow," Harry said to the fire. "I know I should be worried about him, but this is going to be hilarious. We'll just have to keep him away from Malfoy." Hermione nodded, and they both went up to bed.