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Chapter 26: Promises
Ron was extremely confused the past next days. He hated how he couldn't go see Hermione again, after they had just made up. But why would she keep secrets from him? Ron didn't know much about the situation Harry, Malfoy and this Selma Waier, and he didn't much care for it. We're all doomed anyway, Ron thought solemnly.
One night, Greg told them that Selma was outside and Harry left to go speak with her. Malfoy and Ron glanced at eachother and then Malfoy stood up and left to his room.
Ron watched him go. There was something up to him. Ron, feeling lousy and careless followed. When he got up to the door he got out his wand and the door flew open. Ron looked at the scene.
Malfoy was at the foot of his bed, a large old book in his lap and books surrounding him. There were herbs and other ingredients littered around the floor and lit candles in a circle.
"What the-" Ron looked around. He looked at the books and saw words. Dreams. Fights. Living. There was no need to explain. "What the hell do you think your doing?!"
Malfoy stared. "It's not what you-"
Before he could finish Ron jumped at him and threw better punches then he did at the Tournament. Malfoy fought back.
"What have you been up to? Spying on my Hermione, making her feel a lot worse about your wife!"
"Don't say things you don't understand, Weasley!" Malfoy said. Ron grabbed him and pushed him against the wall.
"What's going on?" Harry jogged in and looked at the scene. Harry's eyes drifted over to Malfoy's books.
"Spill, spill you dirty bastard!" Ron yelled. Malfoy punched him.
"Spill what, you know-"
"EVERYTHING!" Ron yelled in Malfoy's face.
"Selma. She's working for you." Harry said. He started explaining what Selma had to do with it and Ron didn't care to listen much.
"She never wanted to hurt Selma." Malfoy said. He pushed Ron out of the way. "She had to do something. And she loved me. There. Still attracted?"
***
None of them were in the mood to go to the reunion but they didn't have a choice. They dressed nicely, and apparated to the grounds. Ron's ears were soon filled with the sound of trumpets. Harry held Ron back for awhile and Malfoy proceeded on.
"I hope you're not all gloomy because of the Hermione situation." Harry said with concern.
"I'll be alright." Ron said.
"I mean, you guys were in love, but you weren't to attached right?" Harry asked. "Because things change."
Ron sighed with guilt. "Harry- I lied. About the sleeping over thing," Ron said, and he saw Harry frown. "I know how you feel about the relationship- I didn't know how you'd feel about us like that. I'm sorry, Harry."
Harry bit his lip. "You lied to me... my two best friends- sleeping together." Harry said smiling. "So, if you love her so much, why do you let a stupid mark stand in the way?"
Ron froze on that question and shrugged.
Harry put a hand on Ron's shoulder. "This is my suggestion. You go to her house, you make up, and you get all the information straight. You run away together- don't tell me you haven't thought of it. Do what you want and need."
Ron smiled slightly. "S'pose your right."
"I am." Harry said and they started walking.
"Maybe I'll go crazy and do something else." Ron said. The idea wasn't crazy, though.
"What?"
** When they got to the reunion a Volunteer Muggle gave them a brochure and they immediately talked with Dean, who was here with his Fiancée, Sheila. They explored the castle, giving out autographs. After minutes they went to the Grand Hall and sat with Dean and Parvati's family.
Sheila talked and laughed a lot and kissed Dean on the cheek. The only thing interesting about her was a small gold box she had inherited from her grandmother. "Very powerful and rare. All you have to do is open it infront of an evil opponent and he'll disappear into the box."
"Scary. Any accidents?" Ron asked, wanting to use it on Malfoy.
"Well yeah. But it only sucks people who want to destroy things and become extremely powerful."
Harry nodded and Ron said, "You should open it infront of the Slytherins. We can all see them go."
Sheila burst into loud fits of laughter and everyone else and the table chuckled slightly.
"I wonder why there are no teachers." Parvati wondered. Then at that moment, 20 Volunteer Muggles went up to the stage.
"Welcome! I hope that you are having fun." Said one of them. People exchanged glances. "Quite a small crowd, those gone got a taste of Voldemort didn't they?"
Harry leaned on the edge of his seat.
"But we all must start small, especially if you were put in an ice cube for the past five years." The woman smiled.
Harry stood and Ron frowned at him. He looked down at his table. "Run, we have to run. We all have to run!"
People stood with perplexity and then all the Volunteer muggles took of their suits to reveal wands and robes. They split in two, making space for someone to walk through. Voldemort did.
He grinned. The doors closed. "You believe teachers would set up such a stupid reunion? But it's not stupid is it?" Voldemort got out his wand. "It's a glorious reunion."
People screamed and started running. Harry turned to Ron. "Ron you have to go, find someway out, lead people out-"
"What will you be doing, fighting?" Ron yelled.
"Dead cert," Harry said and ran into the crowd.
"Lock every door and every window out of this place." Voldemort demanded calmly, grinned widely.
Ron started running. He jogged down a hall that was slightly lit by a window. He looked out it and saw the forbidden forest. Ron quickly tried to see if the window would be open, but it wasn't.
"Shit." Ron said quietly. That was the fifth window. Ron checked for any trap doors when he heard a scream and saw a woman falling to the ground under the cruciatus curse by a large man.
Ron took out his want. "*Expelliarmus!*" The man flew slightly back and the woman thanked Ron before running off.
The man headed toward Ron and Ron punched him and got hit in the shin. They fought and the man got out his wand ready to point at Ron.
"*Petrificus Totalus*!" The man froze and fell onto the ground. Ron looked at the person who had hit him. "Hermione?" Ron got up. Hermione was about to say something then turned and started walking away.
"Hermione, no Hermione!" Ron said catching up to her. Ron grabbed her hand. "Hermione! Hermione, stop-"
'What?" Hermione asked, frustrated. "What do you want from me?"
"Why are you here? Hope you didn't come with You- Know- Who."
Hemione's mouth opened, she pulled away and walked again.
"That was a joke." Ron said.
"Do you really think I'm on his side?" Hermione said. Ron shook his head and spoke but Hermione interrupted. "Then why do you act it?" She turned to Ron. "Why do I feel you don't trust me, or you think I'm this-"
There was a large boom.
Ron looked down. "Why didn't you tell me?" He looked at Hermione's arms and then into her eyes.
"Because I knew you'd act this way!" Hermione said.
"What way?" Ron said.
"You know what way." Hermione said angrily and started to walk again.
"Stop! No- is this where it ends?" Ron asked.
Hermione walked up to him and bit her lip. "What do you want to do?"
Ron looked at her lips, her eyes. He wanted to grab her and kiss her and embrace her again. Ron then saw someone approach behind her. "Hermione, watch out!" Ron said and threw his body over hers.
For a moment, they lay there on the ground, Ron on top of her and they looked at eachother fixedly. They breathed fast, their hearts beating.
"Hermione..." Ron whispered. He forgot that they were under attack. He finally noticed and got off Hermione.
Hermione grabbed her wand. "*Expelliarmus*!"
"You okay?" Ron asked, concerned.
"*Furnunculus*!" Hermione said. She started running. "C'mon!" Ron followed and they ran, warning people not to go down that hall. Ron spotted Harry walking fast. "Harry?"
Harry went over to them. "You have to go, lock yourself in a room, Voldemort's blasting at people- go, go!" Harry said and ran off another direction.
Hermione took Ron's hand and led the way to a room filled with beds. Hermione close the door, and commented on the beds. She went over to a large window and tried opening. Locked. "How long must we stay?"
"Why, don't want to be in the same room as me?" Ron said, not knowing why. He sat on one of the beds.
"No." Hermione said. "Maybe we could continue our conversation."
Ron looked at Hermione. "Do you remember all those things I promised you?" Hermione nodded. "I- I don't ever want to break them."
Hermione smiled slightly. "I know." Hermione gazed out the window. "We just had another missunderstantment."
Ron nodded and stood. He thought of the conversation he had with Harry. "I can't keep those promises, here."
Hermione looked at Ron. "What do you mean?" She asked.
"I have something to ask you," Ron said turning to her. Hermione's eyes widened and her heart beat fast. "Run away with me. Run away with me and- and-" Ron bent down to one knee. "Marry me. Sometime, when we're settled in."
Hermione looked at him with shock. She had run away... but she smiled and nodded.
"Is that a yes?" Ron said. "To both?"
Hermione nodded. "Yes, yes I will! I will!" Ron lifted her and they twirled. When he let her down they kissed ardently, her hands messing his hair. They stopped and smiled at eachother. Hermione's eyes fell on a nearby bed. Ron followed her gaze. They both smiled mischievously, and kissed.
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Chapter 26: Promises
Ron was extremely confused the past next days. He hated how he couldn't go see Hermione again, after they had just made up. But why would she keep secrets from him? Ron didn't know much about the situation Harry, Malfoy and this Selma Waier, and he didn't much care for it. We're all doomed anyway, Ron thought solemnly.
One night, Greg told them that Selma was outside and Harry left to go speak with her. Malfoy and Ron glanced at eachother and then Malfoy stood up and left to his room.
Ron watched him go. There was something up to him. Ron, feeling lousy and careless followed. When he got up to the door he got out his wand and the door flew open. Ron looked at the scene.
Malfoy was at the foot of his bed, a large old book in his lap and books surrounding him. There were herbs and other ingredients littered around the floor and lit candles in a circle.
"What the-" Ron looked around. He looked at the books and saw words. Dreams. Fights. Living. There was no need to explain. "What the hell do you think your doing?!"
Malfoy stared. "It's not what you-"
Before he could finish Ron jumped at him and threw better punches then he did at the Tournament. Malfoy fought back.
"What have you been up to? Spying on my Hermione, making her feel a lot worse about your wife!"
"Don't say things you don't understand, Weasley!" Malfoy said. Ron grabbed him and pushed him against the wall.
"What's going on?" Harry jogged in and looked at the scene. Harry's eyes drifted over to Malfoy's books.
"Spill, spill you dirty bastard!" Ron yelled. Malfoy punched him.
"Spill what, you know-"
"EVERYTHING!" Ron yelled in Malfoy's face.
"Selma. She's working for you." Harry said. He started explaining what Selma had to do with it and Ron didn't care to listen much.
"She never wanted to hurt Selma." Malfoy said. He pushed Ron out of the way. "She had to do something. And she loved me. There. Still attracted?"
***
None of them were in the mood to go to the reunion but they didn't have a choice. They dressed nicely, and apparated to the grounds. Ron's ears were soon filled with the sound of trumpets. Harry held Ron back for awhile and Malfoy proceeded on.
"I hope you're not all gloomy because of the Hermione situation." Harry said with concern.
"I'll be alright." Ron said.
"I mean, you guys were in love, but you weren't to attached right?" Harry asked. "Because things change."
Ron sighed with guilt. "Harry- I lied. About the sleeping over thing," Ron said, and he saw Harry frown. "I know how you feel about the relationship- I didn't know how you'd feel about us like that. I'm sorry, Harry."
Harry bit his lip. "You lied to me... my two best friends- sleeping together." Harry said smiling. "So, if you love her so much, why do you let a stupid mark stand in the way?"
Ron froze on that question and shrugged.
Harry put a hand on Ron's shoulder. "This is my suggestion. You go to her house, you make up, and you get all the information straight. You run away together- don't tell me you haven't thought of it. Do what you want and need."
Ron smiled slightly. "S'pose your right."
"I am." Harry said and they started walking.
"Maybe I'll go crazy and do something else." Ron said. The idea wasn't crazy, though.
"What?"
** When they got to the reunion a Volunteer Muggle gave them a brochure and they immediately talked with Dean, who was here with his Fiancée, Sheila. They explored the castle, giving out autographs. After minutes they went to the Grand Hall and sat with Dean and Parvati's family.
Sheila talked and laughed a lot and kissed Dean on the cheek. The only thing interesting about her was a small gold box she had inherited from her grandmother. "Very powerful and rare. All you have to do is open it infront of an evil opponent and he'll disappear into the box."
"Scary. Any accidents?" Ron asked, wanting to use it on Malfoy.
"Well yeah. But it only sucks people who want to destroy things and become extremely powerful."
Harry nodded and Ron said, "You should open it infront of the Slytherins. We can all see them go."
Sheila burst into loud fits of laughter and everyone else and the table chuckled slightly.
"I wonder why there are no teachers." Parvati wondered. Then at that moment, 20 Volunteer Muggles went up to the stage.
"Welcome! I hope that you are having fun." Said one of them. People exchanged glances. "Quite a small crowd, those gone got a taste of Voldemort didn't they?"
Harry leaned on the edge of his seat.
"But we all must start small, especially if you were put in an ice cube for the past five years." The woman smiled.
Harry stood and Ron frowned at him. He looked down at his table. "Run, we have to run. We all have to run!"
People stood with perplexity and then all the Volunteer muggles took of their suits to reveal wands and robes. They split in two, making space for someone to walk through. Voldemort did.
He grinned. The doors closed. "You believe teachers would set up such a stupid reunion? But it's not stupid is it?" Voldemort got out his wand. "It's a glorious reunion."
People screamed and started running. Harry turned to Ron. "Ron you have to go, find someway out, lead people out-"
"What will you be doing, fighting?" Ron yelled.
"Dead cert," Harry said and ran into the crowd.
"Lock every door and every window out of this place." Voldemort demanded calmly, grinned widely.
Ron started running. He jogged down a hall that was slightly lit by a window. He looked out it and saw the forbidden forest. Ron quickly tried to see if the window would be open, but it wasn't.
"Shit." Ron said quietly. That was the fifth window. Ron checked for any trap doors when he heard a scream and saw a woman falling to the ground under the cruciatus curse by a large man.
Ron took out his want. "*Expelliarmus!*" The man flew slightly back and the woman thanked Ron before running off.
The man headed toward Ron and Ron punched him and got hit in the shin. They fought and the man got out his wand ready to point at Ron.
"*Petrificus Totalus*!" The man froze and fell onto the ground. Ron looked at the person who had hit him. "Hermione?" Ron got up. Hermione was about to say something then turned and started walking away.
"Hermione, no Hermione!" Ron said catching up to her. Ron grabbed her hand. "Hermione! Hermione, stop-"
'What?" Hermione asked, frustrated. "What do you want from me?"
"Why are you here? Hope you didn't come with You- Know- Who."
Hemione's mouth opened, she pulled away and walked again.
"That was a joke." Ron said.
"Do you really think I'm on his side?" Hermione said. Ron shook his head and spoke but Hermione interrupted. "Then why do you act it?" She turned to Ron. "Why do I feel you don't trust me, or you think I'm this-"
There was a large boom.
Ron looked down. "Why didn't you tell me?" He looked at Hermione's arms and then into her eyes.
"Because I knew you'd act this way!" Hermione said.
"What way?" Ron said.
"You know what way." Hermione said angrily and started to walk again.
"Stop! No- is this where it ends?" Ron asked.
Hermione walked up to him and bit her lip. "What do you want to do?"
Ron looked at her lips, her eyes. He wanted to grab her and kiss her and embrace her again. Ron then saw someone approach behind her. "Hermione, watch out!" Ron said and threw his body over hers.
For a moment, they lay there on the ground, Ron on top of her and they looked at eachother fixedly. They breathed fast, their hearts beating.
"Hermione..." Ron whispered. He forgot that they were under attack. He finally noticed and got off Hermione.
Hermione grabbed her wand. "*Expelliarmus*!"
"You okay?" Ron asked, concerned.
"*Furnunculus*!" Hermione said. She started running. "C'mon!" Ron followed and they ran, warning people not to go down that hall. Ron spotted Harry walking fast. "Harry?"
Harry went over to them. "You have to go, lock yourself in a room, Voldemort's blasting at people- go, go!" Harry said and ran off another direction.
Hermione took Ron's hand and led the way to a room filled with beds. Hermione close the door, and commented on the beds. She went over to a large window and tried opening. Locked. "How long must we stay?"
"Why, don't want to be in the same room as me?" Ron said, not knowing why. He sat on one of the beds.
"No." Hermione said. "Maybe we could continue our conversation."
Ron looked at Hermione. "Do you remember all those things I promised you?" Hermione nodded. "I- I don't ever want to break them."
Hermione smiled slightly. "I know." Hermione gazed out the window. "We just had another missunderstantment."
Ron nodded and stood. He thought of the conversation he had with Harry. "I can't keep those promises, here."
Hermione looked at Ron. "What do you mean?" She asked.
"I have something to ask you," Ron said turning to her. Hermione's eyes widened and her heart beat fast. "Run away with me. Run away with me and- and-" Ron bent down to one knee. "Marry me. Sometime, when we're settled in."
Hermione looked at him with shock. She had run away... but she smiled and nodded.
"Is that a yes?" Ron said. "To both?"
Hermione nodded. "Yes, yes I will! I will!" Ron lifted her and they twirled. When he let her down they kissed ardently, her hands messing his hair. They stopped and smiled at eachother. Hermione's eyes fell on a nearby bed. Ron followed her gaze. They both smiled mischievously, and kissed.
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