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This can't be happening!
Ron! I thought as I ran thought the crowds and crowds of hurried school children. I could see so many faces but I only wanted to see one… Ron's. I tried to shake the feelings of regret and hurt as I pushed my way further thought the string of people, but all I could think was the last thing I said to him… ones of not having forgiven him.
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5 hours ago
Hermione P.O.V
I sat on a chair quietly reading a book, it always made me feel better, when two figures clamber on a chair kissing fiercely, I turned to glare at them Ron and Lavender… how predictable, I looked away in disgust but still feeling Ron's eyes on me until lavender harshly blocked me from view, like I want to see that anyway I thought bitterly. A bag is softly hidden away from the rest of the world under my chair hiding the latest quidicth manual with all the stars, all the happenings, complete with pictures and a free cuddly cannons notebook inside.
Its Ron's birthday and I have just been debating whether I should give this to him or not. Believe it or not but…I really do I just want to see his smile again…not stuck to lavenders face. I clutch the bag handles as Ron and lavender part, i suppose they will resume after half time- but Ron suddenly mutters something about his dormitories, and dashes to his room leaving confused lavender, then she spots me.
"Heyyy Hermione" she says in a falsely innocent voice. I look up and try to pull a natural smile.
"Hey" I say and continue my book but she doesn't stop there.
"You know todays Ron's Birthday!" she says "but don't worry if you've forgotten he's perfectly fine without your recognition I mean… he's has me" she smiles I look up her words ringing as clear as a bell in my ears she's about to leave, when I suddenly hear myself speak, the anger quickly flaring inside of me… how…how could she think I forgot?
"just because lavender" I say putting extra venom on her name "you've got your lips glued to his half the time does not mean that I'm not his friend, and that I haven't known him for 5 years, and yes I did remember because I don't always have snogging on my mind! "This anger this annoyance was coming out for the first time in 2 months. I was surprised myself of what I just said, but I had had enough of her snide remarks in class making people laugh at me and the countless notes I had found in my bag about what she and her friends wanted to say to me.
Lavender looked slightly aback by my sudden outburst but quickly shook it off.
"Oh? So you did remember!" she says in a stupid sweet voice "well um… too bad he doesn't care" she says and turns away.
"You think you've really got me? My insides are burning" I say sarcastically even though all I am saying is true but I was not giving her the satisfaction she turned to look at me again. She turns to me and smiles annoyingly again I feel my hand twitching to slap it off.
"Oh what good news!" she said slipping in her false sweet voice into sarcasm and picks up a potion had a made in class and was going to try it out on a doll or something. "Is this yours?" she reads the label "For Hair?" she reads out loud "oh is this to tame that hair of yours?" she sneers nastily "well I might as well use it" she says
"I wouldn't use that if I were you" I said quickly
"You can't tell me what to do Hermione Granger!" she says and tips the entire bottle onto her head I suddenly grew silky much much silkier than before. A smirk grew on both our faces.
"Oh Hermione now I look even prettier! Thanks!" she says annoying and bounced away happily to parvati. I shake my head in the silliness not for long I thought and pick up my book heading out.
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Ron's P.O.V
I lay on my bad looking at the blue celling its colour reflexing exactly how I'm feeling. This is by far the worst birthday I've ever had, I'm with a girlfriend I don't even have much feelings for, I've been kissed so many time I feel my lips are going to drop off and… Hermione's forgotten my birthday…
This sucks maybe I should just drop everything and apologise- but after all these weeks I wonder if she'll even accept it. I heat the door open and harry comes in and sits on his bed placing a gift on my forehead I can't help but grin a little "happy Birthday mate!" he say cheerily blowing one of those noisy things in my ear. I laugh a little
"Thanks" I say reaching up for the gift and sitting up to open it I unwrap it and find a pair of cuddly cannon keeper gloves! "Wow…wow! I've always wanted these!" I say putting them on it was like there were tailored for me "bloody hell harry thanks!" I say the gift cheering me up a little, Harry laughs at my response.
I turn to my other presents and spot some chocolate cauldrons, I chuckle a little I used to love these when I was little. I unwrapped the box and popped one into my mouth the warmth immediately to my whole mouth they must have put something new in them but nevertheless it was fantastic! I reach for another one and this time I bite down the middle and looked inside I was right! It had a strange hot pink liquid I popped the other half in my mouth and stare at the remaining chocolates I offer one to harry to be polite but he shook his head dismissively so I eagerly take another, and another and another, there just so nice! I was about to reach for my 5th chocolate when a peculiar and light feeling washes over me… I feel fantastic! I feel passion! For long dark wavy hair and an olive complexion, and those dark brown eyes…I love her…. I really love…
"She's sooo pretty!" I suddenly burst dreamily and jump to my feet Harry jumps a little startled but- I'm too in love to care!
"Ron what the heck are you talking about?" he says suspiciously but slightly amused I can't take it any more I need to express my unquenchably feelings of joy!
"I'm in love with her!" I shout I feel so light and free, but I can still only think of her… Romilda! I want to see her, and kiss her and marry her!
"I see" harry says "really? But I thought you were only her boyfriend I never realised it was so …deep?" harry finished looking confused. But not as confused as how happy I'm feeling.
"But I do! From the bottom of my heart! Wow…wait…what? I'm her boyfriend? That so great! Were already on the next level and I didn't even know!" I say gazing gazed out of the window I turn to harry who looks really shocked.
"Who are you talking about Ron?" lavender is your girlfriend! That's who you're in l-love with…isn't it?" He says clearly feeling confused with a slight shudder. I shake my head…lavender? That name hardly rings a bell… wait I do know her! But that's not who I'm in love with! I'm in love with Romilda whose hair flutters in the breeze.
"Lavender? Of course not, I love Romilda!...Romilda Vane" I trail dreamily I jump up and down; her name alone makes my heart soar! Harry stands there looking at me utterly bewildered he looks at me closer and stares into my eyes.
"Er Ron? Why are your eyes pink?" he shouts horrified. He's talking nonsense these days.
"My eyes are blue harry? and there always will be" I say confused but my mind drifts to something else something much deeper "oh…Romilda" I sigh. But there's something wrong…someone is laughing! I turn around and see harry doubled over in hysterical laughter! How can this be? How could he possibly not take my true love seriously?
"Ron you, hahaha idiot!" He bursts out trying to contain his laughing "oh come on Ron Romilda? You don't even know the girl quit playing around!" He breaths calming himself. How? How could her laugh at my Romilda! Then suddenly it happened all very fast
WHAM! And me being held up into the air by my ankle, and Harry clutching the side of his face.
"What the hell was that for?" he whined nursing his battered cheek, I looked at him wasn't it obvious?
"You insulted her harry you insulted Romilda!" I shouted as passionately as a guy could shout upside down… twirling from his ankle. Harry suddenly stop wingding and looked at me puzzled then a look of knowing suddednly washed his face and her slapped his forehead weirdo I thought.
"Ron you dummy! Where did you get those chocolates?" he asked abruptly I tried to concentrate as blood rushed to my head
"erm it was on my pile of birthday presents!" I reply what dose that jave anything o do with that anyway? I think
"Ron urgh those were meant for me! Romilda probably spike those with love potion! Hermione warned me about those.." he trailed thinking. But the only word I heard was
"Romilda…" I though dreamily again.
Normal P.O.V
"Got it" harry whispered and clicked his fingers, and waved his wand sending Ron crashing to the ground but he seemed to bounced back up knowing the romilda was in the same building as him. "Ron?" Harry asked
"Yes?" He responded dreamily
"Erm. I know romilda. And i..um…know she takes classes for…potions er-with slughorn!" he said Ron sprung up as if Harry's word was music to his ears.
"Could you introduce us harry Could you? Could You?" Ron said like an exited 5 year old. "I've always found it frustrating and cute when she dose extra classes…" he trailed off for a moment looking slightly confused as if a memory and struck him but suddenly feel back into a dreamy state.
Harry grinned nervously "haha yeah sure" he laughed nervously "but we have go straight away to slughorn-now!" he added quickly
"Ok!" Ron agreed and they set off to slughorns office.
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Ron's P.O.V
We arrive at slughorns office and harry knocks on the door, after a minute the door swings open reveling a tired professor slughorn
"Harry! What are you doing here m'boy? At this hour?" He says then harry and Him talk in whispers. But I want Romilda!
"Harry! Where is she?" I say impatiently trying to peer into the office.
"Erm-She's not here yet" he says cautiously- but I hardly notice, I sigh heavily, but wait! I need to get ready for her- I need to look good!
"How do I look ?" I say smoothing back my hair
"Very handsome, now come here boy!" Slughorn says, I bounce happily into the room as slughorn hands me a yellow potion. "For Nerves." He says casually. I gulp it down eagerly
"That's great! Because I don't romilda think I'm a nervous wreck and I-" I freeze and suddenly feel horrible- like a hangover my dad once described to me- a pounding headache and bloated feeling. I slump into a Chair and harry speaks to me cautiously
"Are you Alright?" he says
"Yeah…who knew chocolates could be so evil?" I say memories flooding back to me. harry chuckles, Slughorn hands me another drink I look down at its smooth hazelnut brown surface.
"You'll feel better" Slughorn says with a small tired smile he yawns "You better be careful of what you eat now Mr Weasley!" he says with a small chuckle.
I lift the goblet up to my mouth and drink the liquid down in one gulp and I do feel better, lighter...
Then as if an invisible hand grasps my throat I start to feel a lack of air strangling feeling, I'm chocking, like I'm drowning I try to scream out but I can't as if water is filling my lungs . Harry's shouts of distress sound so far away, I'm sinking lower-and lower, I think of many things even though I'm an inch from death. My family, friends…Hermione, her untamed brown soft hair, her chocolaty brown eyes… then suddenly I feel something slide down my throat, the invisible hand slackens and the water disappears from my lungs I feel much better but nevertheless I slip in darkness.
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Hermione's P.O.V
"Ron!" I shout and race down the corridor all I can think about is him oh! I never said I was sorry No! stop saying past tense Hermione I tell myself but it doesn't ease the bottomless pit I feel in my stomach. I reach the hospital wing and push it open hardly daring to wonder. I see Harry, Ginny, Luna, Neville, Hagrid and…Ron surrounded by them on a bed.
"What happened!" I say "I've only just heard!" my eyes stinging with holding back tears
Harry explains the story I collapse into a chair "Poisoned?" I whisper I clutch at Ron's present in my hand will I ever be able to give it to him? Stop! But Some tears escapes rolling down my cheeks- I hastily wipe them, I have to be strong for Gin, its her brother but she seems to think differently
"it's ok to cry Hermione" she says quietly in my ear with the smallest smile i look at her and at everybody else who looks just as upset as me. As fresh wave of tears escape and I obediently let them fall we all wait for news. Suddenly we all turn as Madam Pomfrey expectantly who breaks into a knowing smile
"he'll be alright" she says giving me and Gin a quick hug and a ruffle on Harry's already messy hair. We all breathe a sigh of relief and look at each other suddenly feeling awkward and slightly amused and humoured at the tears on some of our faces but we know we were all scared and were all happy to hear this. Ginny rest her head on my shoulder.
Suddenly the hospital wing doors bang open and her head snaps up as dose mine and everybody else as we all look behind- at lavender with tears streaming in bucket-loads down her face.
"Where is my Won!" she cries she scans the room and spots him "Won Won!" she screams and hugs him roughly, his arms hanging loosely by the bed Ginny's face goes from upset to annoyance her ears red.
"Ginny?" I whisper "I know she annoying but there's no point getting annoyed she does it all the time. "I say but her face remains set.
"Lavender? I don't really think Ron is up for that just this minute" she says in a surprisingly calm tone. Lavender swings round her arms still around him. "Sorry not to sound rude but you are?" she says in fake nice voice not sounding sorry at all. Ginny's ears goes from red to scarlet this is not good.
"Well I'm his sister." She says bluntly but still calmly as ever. Shock registers on her face and she drops Ron back on his bed.
"Oh I should have known" she says mock-sweetly she says eyeing his brilliantly red hair.
"Yeah I guess" Ginny says with a twang of lavenders sugar covered voice. I can't help but grin a little as lavender sits down a little annoyed. But we all sit there quietly nevertheless.
Another bang suddenly interrupts my silent thoughts. I turn to see a worried sick crying Mrs Weasley and a very pale Mr Weasley.
"Oh! My poor baby!" she says hugging ron but a million times more gently and careful than Lavender trying not to cause him further pain she places a light wet kiss on his forehead and gently releases him. "Oh Harry!" she says suddenly locking him in a tight embrace. "Dumbledore told us everything! We cant thank you enough! First Ginny then Arthur now Ron, Oh harry Thank you!" she cried harry awkwardly hugged back muttering his "it wasn't muches" and "it was nothing's" she released harry and sat on the chair closes to Ron. We all silently sat again. Then Madam Pomfrey appeared
"Sorry everyone but only six visitors allowed!" suddenly realising the three extra people. Hagrid, Neville and Luna automatically rise
"Well ill leave yer guys to it" Hagrid says mopping his eyes with a tablecloth sized handkerchief. Luna nodded
"Yes well hope you come through soon Ron" Luna says to an apparently unconscious Ron Neville waves goodbye and they all trotter off. After a minute I glanced at the time and jump it's 10.50pm I turn to Ron not wanting to leave but filches face floats into my mind and I sigh.
"Harry, Ginny-lavender" I say hastily "I think we better go too" I say Ginny and harry nods agreeing but lavender leaves Ron with a much to tragic look on er face sighing dramatically. We all stand up.
"Okay lets-" I begin
Ron's P.O.V
I can't take it anymore I think through the haze I need to apologize I can't just let her get away after all these years.
Normal P.O.V
"Err-My-Knee?" Ron croaks everybody spun round eyes fixed on Ron.
"Ron?" Hermione says incredulously…
But Ron just rolled over back into a deep slumber.
Hermione's P.O.V:
What on earth? Did he just speak? I try again "Ron can you…hear me?" I whisper. But her dose not stirs again.
"He not going to answer" lavender speaks "At least not to you" she says in an undertone "Won? Ron? It's me" she says her voice full of hope. I feel so angry I feel myself bubbling up. But to my utter surprise Mrs Weasley speaks
"Excuse me dear but I don't think Ron would respond to Hermione or you dear" Mrs Weasley says in a firm but kind voice. Lavender shrinks down amazingly quickly, and we exit the Wing and lavender zooms straight past us to the dormitories. I shake my head and I continue to walk in silence as gin and harry make small talk. But I'm distracted all I can think of is…was his knee hurting or…did he really say my name? I glance and harry and Ginny and then look at the floor. So that no-one would notice that a small smile appeared on my face.
So! Loool I hope you guys enjoyed this Chapter there's a bit of a mix up because there is a chapter that supposed to be before this about the detention Harry, Ron and Hermione got themselves into but i have already written this one and I haven't updated in so long so ill add the other chapter later! II hope that's clear lool!
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