Twisted Fate
Chapter 6
An Argument Between Friends
They spent the next couple of days hardly speaking to each other. It wasn't that hard since Ron could talk to Harry and Hermione could talk to Ginny. Then one early morning Mrs. Weasley announced to them that they where to de-gnome the garden. It was just going to be Harry, Ron, and Hermione because Ginny was going to stay all night at Luna Lovegood's house.
As the sun raised high into the clear blue sky a very grumpy Ron, excited Harry, and bored Hermione trudged outside to begin the de-gnoming process. Immediately Harry and Ron found gnomes and picked them up over their heads, twirling them and throwing them. Hermione watched them a few times to get the idea, then joined in and the gnomes where flying.
After 2 hours of this Ron was becoming grumpier and grumpier. He became very careless and while he was twirling the gnome over his head, he wasn't paying attention to where he threw the gnome. So when he let go the gnome when flying straight through the air and right at the back of Hermione's head.
She screamed as it hit her and fell to the ground as the gnome started attacking and biting her. Trying franticly to get out of her hair. Harry and Ron ran over and started trying to grab the gnome and get it out of her hair, but it was stuck in pretty good. Harry went around and held onto Hermione while Ron grabbed the gnome; they both pulled as hard as they could. Hermione screamed in pain as the gnome was forcefully ripped from her head.
Hermione pulled away from Harry and turned angrily on Ron. "You! You did that on purpose! How could you do that?" She screamed at him.
"Hermione what are you talking about? I would never have thrown the gnome at you on purpose, it was an accident." Ron started trying to explain.
"An accident? So that's what you're calling it! You did it on purpose and you know you did. Just admit it!"
Ron looked at Harry for support but he simply shook his head and looked at Hermione in disbelief.
"B...but Hermione why would I intentionally hurt you?" Ron said trying to calm her down.
"Why! Why he asks." She said turning to Harry. "As if he doesn't know." Turning back to Ron. "You're mad that I still talk to Victor, Ronald. That's why you did it, to get back at me for spending the summer with him."
"You're mental! I didn't do it to get back at you for spending the summer with Vicky." He shouted back at her.
"Ah ha but you admit you did do it then! And don't call him Vicky his name is Victor." Cried Hermione as she began to get red in the face.
"Why would I even care if you talked to...to...to that great while boor of a boy." Bellowed Ron back at Hermione.
Hermione becoming very calm looked at Ron directly in the eyes. "I will tell you why Ronald." She said very peacefully. "Because you are jealous! You're jealous of his quidditch ability, of his way with girls, and the fact that I went to the ball with him!" She screeched at Ron. Then turning and marching away from him and back into the house.
Ron looked at Harry very irritated. "And why didn't you back me up? You know I didn't do it on purpose!" He turned and stormed back into the house as well. Leaving Harry alone in the garden surrounded by peeping gnomes; who came out to see what all the shouting was about.