Title: There's No Such Thing as a Painless Love
Chapter Ten: Accusations
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Hermione hadn't been talking to Ron or Draco for days. Whenever they tried to confront her, she'd turn the opposite direction, and walk away.
She was truly hurt by what they did. Treating her like some prize; like it was all just a game. They acted as if they didn't care about her.
This week, Hermione had taken comfort in Harry. For once, he agreed with Hermione, and was disappointed in his best friend (Ron) for being such an arse, and letting Malfoy get to him like that.
They were sitting by themselves in the Great Hall, eating breakfast.
Hermione sighed, playing with her food.
" 'Mione," Harry tried.
"Yes?"
"Still upset about Ron and Malfoy, eh?"
"Gee, what do you think," she snapped. After realizing she was now turning on Harry, she stated, "Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. I'm just-"
"I know, its okay." He took a bite of his bacon and swallowed. "Hey, 'Mione, want to go down and hang out by the lake later...after classes, of course?!"
Hermione smiled. "Yeah, that would be great, Harry."
Little did they know they were being watched by more than one person.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry spent the entire day with Hermione, as to help her avoid Ron and Draco. It seemed to be working, because they hadn't bumped into them all day, in fact.
Harry and Hermione were now sitting by the lake, laughing and talking. Not once had Ron or Draco passed her mind while she was talking to Harry. She was having fun for the first time since the Quidditch incident.
"This is great, Hermione," Harry said laughing. "Now if only you and Ron were-"
Hermione frowned.
" 'Mione...I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-"
"Don't worry about it," she said hugging him.
From afar, they actually looked like they were becoming a couple.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'How could he do this to me? My best friend?' Ron thought.
"My best friend; and my girlfriend," he muttered to himself.
Ron was now quite angry at himself for making such a stupid mistake, and losing Hermione. He was also quite angry at Harry for making a move on his girl. He knew they had been together all day, and he was almost positive that there was something going on between the two. Almost.
Just then, Harry had walked into the Gryffindor common room, being without Hermione for the first time all day. He looked over at Ron, who was staring at him; but not in a friendly way.
Harry walked over to Ron, who had now switched from staring, to 'doing his homework.'
"How's it going, Ron?" Harry asked, trying to sound pleasant.
Ron just ignored him.
"Oh, come on. There's no reason for you not to be speaking to me...I haven't done anything!"
"Right," Ron replied sarcastically.
"What? What have I done that could have possibly been so horrible?"
"YOU'RE STEALING HERMIONE AWAY FROM ME, YOU GIT!" Ron uncontrollably shouted, causing their fellow Gryffindors to stare.
Without waiting for an explanation, Ron angrily went up to his dormitory leaving his books behind.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry didn't care what Ron thought, because it wasn't true. He still hung out with Hermione, trying to make her feel better. He walked her to Defense Against the Dark Arts, sticking around a bit longer than he should have, before he headed off to Transfiguration.
On his way to Transfiguration, Harry ran into someone (literally).
Falling down, Harry said, "Oh, sor-Malfoy? What are you doing down this corridor?"
Draco didn't bother explaining himself, he just picked up Harry by his collar and pushed him against the wall.
"What's going on between you and Hermione, Potter?" Draco asked pryingly.
"N-nothing! I-swear," Harry choked.
"Are you lying to me, Potter?"
"NO! We're-friends. That's all."
Draco loosened his grip, but still had Harry up against the wall. "Just stay away from her," he said through clenched teeth. Then he pushed Harry to the floor again, and walked to his next class.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ron and Draco were still convinced Harry wanted Hermione as his girlfriend. Every time Harry was with her, they'd send deadly glares his way. Harry thought it best to try and avoid being seen by either of them. He was thinking about avoiding Hermione as well, but he couldn't leave her all alone like that.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione interrupted his thoughts.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he answered snapping back to reality. "Just a little tired, that's all."
"Working too hard in Defense Against the Dark Arts, are you?" Hermione giggled.
Harry laughed. "Wait, how did you-"
"I saw you two together at the Hogshead the first Hogsmeade trip!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Walking up to the Head Boy/Head Girl dormitories, Hermione couldn't help but think about the last few days with Harry. She had so much fun with him. He had really helped her get her mind off of things.
'He's a great friend,' she thought.
Reaching the portrait, Hermione said the password, and stepped inside. Looking around, she didn't notice Draco anywhere. She sighed, relieved that she had avoided him successfully.
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Falling onto her bed, Hermione sighed, "I can't avoid them for the entire year, now can I?"
'No, you can't,' she thought.
This had been the first time she thought about the two boys in five days. As much as she tried to ignore it, she realized in the back of her mind that she would have to solve this soon.
Hermione rolled over on her side. She knew she had to talk to them, both of them. It wasn't going to be easy, but she couldn't be mad at them forever.
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A/N: Well, it's that time of year. School starts next week, and you know what that means - - yes, less writing time, depressing isn't it?! Change of plans this week as well, I am trying out for soccer, so that gives me less time. At the present time, I'm in between practices, so I decided now would be good to write! So sorry, but bare with me! Thank you so much to all our reviewers, you don't know how much we love you for reading! R/R, please...
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Chapter Ten: Accusations
- -
Hermione hadn't been talking to Ron or Draco for days. Whenever they tried to confront her, she'd turn the opposite direction, and walk away.
She was truly hurt by what they did. Treating her like some prize; like it was all just a game. They acted as if they didn't care about her.
This week, Hermione had taken comfort in Harry. For once, he agreed with Hermione, and was disappointed in his best friend (Ron) for being such an arse, and letting Malfoy get to him like that.
They were sitting by themselves in the Great Hall, eating breakfast.
Hermione sighed, playing with her food.
" 'Mione," Harry tried.
"Yes?"
"Still upset about Ron and Malfoy, eh?"
"Gee, what do you think," she snapped. After realizing she was now turning on Harry, she stated, "Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. I'm just-"
"I know, its okay." He took a bite of his bacon and swallowed. "Hey, 'Mione, want to go down and hang out by the lake later...after classes, of course?!"
Hermione smiled. "Yeah, that would be great, Harry."
Little did they know they were being watched by more than one person.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry spent the entire day with Hermione, as to help her avoid Ron and Draco. It seemed to be working, because they hadn't bumped into them all day, in fact.
Harry and Hermione were now sitting by the lake, laughing and talking. Not once had Ron or Draco passed her mind while she was talking to Harry. She was having fun for the first time since the Quidditch incident.
"This is great, Hermione," Harry said laughing. "Now if only you and Ron were-"
Hermione frowned.
" 'Mione...I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-"
"Don't worry about it," she said hugging him.
From afar, they actually looked like they were becoming a couple.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'How could he do this to me? My best friend?' Ron thought.
"My best friend; and my girlfriend," he muttered to himself.
Ron was now quite angry at himself for making such a stupid mistake, and losing Hermione. He was also quite angry at Harry for making a move on his girl. He knew they had been together all day, and he was almost positive that there was something going on between the two. Almost.
Just then, Harry had walked into the Gryffindor common room, being without Hermione for the first time all day. He looked over at Ron, who was staring at him; but not in a friendly way.
Harry walked over to Ron, who had now switched from staring, to 'doing his homework.'
"How's it going, Ron?" Harry asked, trying to sound pleasant.
Ron just ignored him.
"Oh, come on. There's no reason for you not to be speaking to me...I haven't done anything!"
"Right," Ron replied sarcastically.
"What? What have I done that could have possibly been so horrible?"
"YOU'RE STEALING HERMIONE AWAY FROM ME, YOU GIT!" Ron uncontrollably shouted, causing their fellow Gryffindors to stare.
Without waiting for an explanation, Ron angrily went up to his dormitory leaving his books behind.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry didn't care what Ron thought, because it wasn't true. He still hung out with Hermione, trying to make her feel better. He walked her to Defense Against the Dark Arts, sticking around a bit longer than he should have, before he headed off to Transfiguration.
On his way to Transfiguration, Harry ran into someone (literally).
Falling down, Harry said, "Oh, sor-Malfoy? What are you doing down this corridor?"
Draco didn't bother explaining himself, he just picked up Harry by his collar and pushed him against the wall.
"What's going on between you and Hermione, Potter?" Draco asked pryingly.
"N-nothing! I-swear," Harry choked.
"Are you lying to me, Potter?"
"NO! We're-friends. That's all."
Draco loosened his grip, but still had Harry up against the wall. "Just stay away from her," he said through clenched teeth. Then he pushed Harry to the floor again, and walked to his next class.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ron and Draco were still convinced Harry wanted Hermione as his girlfriend. Every time Harry was with her, they'd send deadly glares his way. Harry thought it best to try and avoid being seen by either of them. He was thinking about avoiding Hermione as well, but he couldn't leave her all alone like that.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione interrupted his thoughts.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he answered snapping back to reality. "Just a little tired, that's all."
"Working too hard in Defense Against the Dark Arts, are you?" Hermione giggled.
Harry laughed. "Wait, how did you-"
"I saw you two together at the Hogshead the first Hogsmeade trip!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Walking up to the Head Boy/Head Girl dormitories, Hermione couldn't help but think about the last few days with Harry. She had so much fun with him. He had really helped her get her mind off of things.
'He's a great friend,' she thought.
Reaching the portrait, Hermione said the password, and stepped inside. Looking around, she didn't notice Draco anywhere. She sighed, relieved that she had avoided him successfully.
- -
Falling onto her bed, Hermione sighed, "I can't avoid them for the entire year, now can I?"
'No, you can't,' she thought.
This had been the first time she thought about the two boys in five days. As much as she tried to ignore it, she realized in the back of her mind that she would have to solve this soon.
Hermione rolled over on her side. She knew she had to talk to them, both of them. It wasn't going to be easy, but she couldn't be mad at them forever.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, it's that time of year. School starts next week, and you know what that means - - yes, less writing time, depressing isn't it?! Change of plans this week as well, I am trying out for soccer, so that gives me less time. At the present time, I'm in between practices, so I decided now would be good to write! So sorry, but bare with me! Thank you so much to all our reviewers, you don't know how much we love you for reading! R/R, please...
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