THC/The Houses Competition.
House: Gryffindor
Class: Charms
Prompt: [Emotion] Disgust
Category: Round 7 Drabble
Word count: 650
The Dreadful Pineapple Pizza
Ron turned his head away in disgust as he could not believe the scene that was unfolding in front of him in the Gryffindor common room.
He felt like he could have gone his entire life without ever learning that such a thing existed in this world; yet he was forced to sit and watch as Hermione ate the infernal thing. Ron couldn't think of a reason as to why someone would invent such a thing as Hawaiian pizza.
You wouldn't put apples, watermelon, oranges, pears, strawberries or any other kind of fruits on a pizza! So why was pineapple the only exception? According to Ron, putting pineapple on pizza only ruins the enjoyable, luscious, and heavenly taste of pizza and it should be considered a sin.
Hermione, on the other hand, let out a long sigh, setting her slice down and cleaning the oil from her hands with a napkin before looking over at Ron.
"What are you staring at?" Hermione questioned, noticing that Ron hadn't stopped staring at her since they started pizza night in the common room, thanks to the amazing win Harry was able to pull off during the quidditch match against Slytherin.
Ron's eyes winded a little as Hermione called him out. "Nothing, just… how?" Ron inquired.
"How what?" Hermione questioned.
"How are you eating… that!" Ron exclaimed as he gestured to the pizza that Hermione sat on the table in front of her.
"And what is so wrong with this?" Hermione asked, picking up the slice of pineapple pizza and waving it in front of Ron.
Ron scrunched up his face as the slight smell of vinegar from the chunks of pineapple made its way up his nostrils, giving him a slight sting.
"Someone as smart as you should know that pineapple doesn't belong on pizza. And what baffles me the most is that I've never seen you partake in such debauchery," Ron spoke.
"Oh, Ronald, don't be so dramatic." Hermione scoffed as she took another bite of her flavorful slice of pizza.
"In case you haven't noticed, you are the only one eating that horrid thing." Ron pointed out as all the other Gryffindors were having pepperoni or the three sausage meat pizza, not to mention the vegetarian pizza that they had for those students who didn't eat meat.
"Just because no one else has good taste…" But, before Hermione could finish what she was about to say, Ron interrupted her.
"Taste? Is that what you think that is?" Ron questioned.
"Pineapples are delicious, I'll have you know. Not to mention that they are filled with vitamins A and C," Hermione explained.
"I'm pretty sure you can't count that into consideration when you are eating it off pizza," Fred chimed into the conversation, watching as Hermione rolled her eyes into the back of her head before turning her attention to Harry.
"Harry?" Hermione yelled, getting his attention. "Pineapple pizza, yes or no?" Hermione asked, hoping she could get some back up on this debate she was losing.
"...I'm not getting into this," Harry answered, clearly smart enough to stay out of it and allow his two friends to sort it out by themselves.
Harry's insistence on not choosing a side caused Hermione and Ron to continue arguing over the merits and demerits of the pizza. In the end, Ron picked up the dreadful item and threw it out the common room window, an action that made Hermione hex him. But at least, she couldn't go out in the dark and search for it.
The next morning the pizza was found on the grounds, untouched by any of the creatures during the night.
"Told you it was so disgusting that not even vermin would touch it," Ron muttered as he thought he had just proved a point to the stubborn girl.
And just like that the agreement of the pineapple pizza started over again.