Hello again! So, I finished up "A Bend in the Road" and so will be updating this story much more often now. I'm hoping for every Wednesday and Saturday. Now, since I'm going on vacation this evening I've decided to post the next two chapters to cover for next Wednesday and Saturday. Hope you enjoy them! Thanks so much for all who have reviewed, read, and liked my story! You guys all rock!
DISCLAIMER: Anything you recognize belongs to JK Rowling, not me.
So, we have the original meeting, the guy figuring out his true feelings, what comes next? Oh yes, the girl finally has to figure out that she likes the guy back! Now, I hate to be severe on my own gender, but we girls are extremely slow when it comes to love! Nine times out of ten it's the guy who figures out his feelings and then the girl fallows. Now, this case is no exception. Let's see how Hermione figured out her true feelings in the trio's third year. Ooh, won't this be fun!
Hermione's head was swimming just like it had been since the day her petrified self had heard that Ron liked her. Why did he like her? Would their friendship still be the same? As she laid on her bed during the summer holidays all these questions and more were buzzing through her head and she couldn't make it stop. The most important question however was did she like him back? Now that she couldn't figure out.
He was nice to be sure and fairly attractive. He was funny and had some brains way down there. They had had lots of good times together. You add this all together and it made one great guy. He was still…Ron.
Well, the summer passed by and then it came time to head back to Hogwarts on the train. Luckily they had Sirius Blacks escape from Azkaban to discuss, or things might have been more awkward then they already were. Granted, Ron acted like Ron and nothing seamed changed there, but Hermione just couldn't help noticing the extra glances he shot her and the fact that he sat right next to her on the train. Then the dementor came aboard and he held her hand through the whole ordeal.
Classes began and thing went along swimmingly. Hermione learned to ignore the extra looks and things went back to the way they were before the whole ordeal started. Then came the fateful day in care of magical creatures with the Hippogriffs.
Hagrid had called Harry up to the front of the class in order to pet Buckbeak. As He slowly approached the magnificent creature Buckbeak gave a squawk and nipped at Harry's hand. The suspense was too great for our young heroine and she grabbed Ron's hand, as he just happened to be standing by her at the time. She quickly released it, blushing furiously and wouldn't look at him for the rest of the day.
I need to get a hold of myself she thought one day or else I will totally go mad. I do NOT have a crush on Ron! That is completely and totally insane! He's Ron for goodness sakes! He's one of your best friends. You couldn't possibly like him, and he probably doesn't like you anymore anyways. Her heart didn't believe that though.
Time went on as time will do and things went back to normal. Ron was Ron and Hermione decided that he didn't like her after all. It was just something said in the heat of the moment when he thought she was petrified and he would never see her again. Yes, that was it she told her self, nothing to get upset over.
Then came the night where everything changed. Buckbeak was schedule to be executed and they had just left Hagrid's cabin when Scabbers started going crazy and a giant black dog suddenly jumped out and grabbed Ron. As she watched the dog drag Ron into the depths of the whomping willow's branches and out of sight she realized that she did like that boy after all. She didn't care if he didn't like her anymore, she still liked him as more then just a friend. His smile, his red hair, his humor, and even his stupidity were perfect to Hermione. She realized that she had liked him ever since they day they met in that muggle elementary school. Her heart was breaking.
You all know the events of that fateful night. Sirius was revealed to be a good guy, Scabbers aka Peter got away, and Lupin the ware wolf transformed. Then Hermione and Harry went back in time and saved Sirius and even Buckbeak. When it came to the part where Ron was getting dragged under the tree, it took all of Hermione's will power to let him go and not run after him.
So, there you have it, the girl finally figured it out. Now, will this amount to anything? Well, let's find out. To fourth year!
