A/n thanks to my reviewers!! This part is H/G (of course!! When would I steer you wrong), and I maybe have a little R/H in here, but I guess you'll have to read to find out.
Mixed Emotions part 7
December 31st came quickly. Before I knew it, it was the day of the Glitter Ball. Ginny and Harry both walked around nervous the entire day, and even Hermione seemed a little ill at ease for some strange reason. Harry told me of his plans for a special first kiss at midnight. What he didn't know was that I was going to try anything in my power to make sure that first kiss wasn't Ginny.
Harry and me got ready about an hour before the ball, and we still ended up waiting in the common room for the girls. I refrained from telling Harry I was going to the dance with Hermione in fear that I would never find the end of his teasing. He was so wrapped up in Ginny that he didn't even bother to ask Hermione or me who we were going to the dance with.
"So Ron, who is this date that you are waiting for," Harry asked slyly while we were waiting for our dates to come down.
"Well, er…" I was interrupted as I saw Hermione walk down the stairs. My mind started whirling; I couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. Her hair was half up in a bun; the rest was flowing around her shoulders in ringlet curls. I had to stop my train of thoughts flowing through my head…'No, wait. What am I thinking? This is Hermione.'…I shook my head to get those evil thoughts out of it, those thoughts that seemed to come out of nowhere.
"Ginny's coming down in a bit Harry," she said as she made her way down.
"Wait a minute, who's your date Hermione," Harry asked.
"Well, Ron and I sort of decided to go together," she said, intertwining her arm around mine. I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing would come out. Harry started laughing so hard; I thought he was going to pass out. He shut up as soon as Ginny made her way down, watching her in a way that made me want to throw up.
"You er, look beautiful," Harry told Ginny.
"Thanks Harry. Shall we go?" They also intertwined their arms and headed for the portrait hole, once again forgetting about Hermione and I.
"Just calm down and forget about them," Hermione whispered to me as we followed Harry and Ginny. I couldn't forget about them. At that moment I was too worried about where my thoughts would trial if I did forget about Harry and Ginny.
We walked into the Great Hall, and Harry and Ginny seemed to jump right out onto the dance floor, not even bothering to look back at Hermione and I.
"They could at least acknowledge our presence," were my first words I said to Hermione all night.
"It doesn't bother me. Give them time Ron; it is just the beginning of their relationship. They need time to be alone for awhile, to get adjusted."
"Will you quit saying things about my sister and Harry being in a relationship?"
"Your sister and Harry are in a relationship. Deal with it," she said with a hint of anger in her voice.
"What if I don't want to deal with it?"
"You know, what you need is to find someone to keep your mind off of Harry and Ginny."
"Oh, and who would you suggest beings as I don't have a chance in hell with Fleur?"
"Watch your language Ron! There are plenty of girls around Hogwarts, they can't all be that bad."
"What does me finding a girl have to do with Ginny and Harry?"
"Just forget it Ron," she said getting annoyed. "Are you even going to dance, or are you just going to sit here, feeling sorry for yourself all night."
"Fine," I sighed. "Come on then," I said, holding my hand out for her to take.
"What? You think I want to dance with you now? You didn't even ask me!"
"Okay. Hermione, will you dance with me? Are you happy now?" I could tell by the look on her face she was not.
"You know Ron, you could at least be happy that you found someone to go with."
"What do you mean found someone? I didn't ask you, you told me you were going to the dance with me."
"I was trying to be your friend; I even thought it may be fun, but I should have figured you'd ruin it." She turned to leave, but I caught her by the arm to stop her.
"Hermione, I'm sorry. I would really like you to dance with me," I said in all honesty.
"Don't think I'm going to forgive you that easily," but I could tell be the look on her face I was already starting to break her down.
"Please Hermione. I would really be honored if you would dance with me," I said dropping her arm, and offering my hand to her.
"I don't know. How do I know it isn't some ploy to break up Harry and Ginny?"
"If you'll dance with me, I promise not to mention another word about them all night."
"Fine then," she said, taking my hand as I let her out to the floor. I couldn't help but notice how soft her hand felt in mine. I shook my head again to get the foreign thoughts to go away.
We were having such a great time dancing, that I was surprised when the clock struck midnight. I looked on seethingly as Harry and Ginny shared their first kiss. I started towards them, when Hermione grabbed my hand, and surprised me by kissing me on the cheek. She whispered, "you promised," in my ear.
I put my hand to the place on my cheek that was still burning from when she kissed it. She blushed a little when I looked back at her. My thoughts again started flowing in ways I really didn't want them to go. I kept telling myself I just needed to get out more, all these times I was alone with Hermione was just getting to me a little.
"What was that for," I finally managed to choke out.
"Just trying to get your mind off of Harry and Ginny," she said as her cheeks slightly flushed.
'She looks cute when she blushes,' I thought. "What am I thinking?" It took me awhile to realize I said that second sentence aloud.
"You are finally realizing you should leave Harry and Ginny alone," Hermione asked.
"Er, yeah," I said, quickly covering up. "Hermione, do you still love him?"
"You mean Harry?"
"Yeah, who else would I be talking about?"
"Oh," she said. "I love him as a friend, but nothing more."
The rest of the dance was spent in silence, except for the occasional "sorry" when I stepped on Hermione's foot. As we walked back into the common room, I saw Harry and Ginny ahead of us. They were talking and laughing about something, and I could see the look of admiration he had for her. 'Maybe he really does like her,' I thought. 'And here I am trying in all my power to break up my best friend and my little sister. I should be happy for them. Two of my most favorite people are falling in love.'
I had so many thoughts running around in my head that night, it was no surprise to me that I couldn't get to sleep.
A/n Okay, that was weird!!Did I rush the dance part-if I did, go ahead and let me know in your review (hint, hint)!!I'll hopefully have the next part of A Glimmer Within A Trial up tomorrow night, since I got such great feedback. I'm also about half done with a Christmas fluff story thingy (I know, but I just couldn't help writing a Christmas fluff story thingy at Christmas time)!!
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