Part Seven:
Ron and Hermione?!
After Alex literally blowing up at Malfoy(A/N: hehehehehe ), he had basically been leaving them alone. Life had been pleasent without him. Much like it had been when Dudley went to fat camp. Alex and Harry had decided to figure out what was going on with Ron and Hermione. And this is why.
One night in the common room:
Ron was trying to teach Alex how to play wizard chess. It turns out that she was worse at it than Harry was. And that was saying something. Harry and Ron were laghing at how Alex was getting into a heated argument with one of her chess players, when Hermione interupted them.
"I'm going to the library. Anyone want to come with me?"she asked.
"Yeah I will."said Ron.
"But ya have to help me with this game!"Alex said.
"Yeah. Anyway, why do you need to go to the library at this time of night?"Harry asked him.
"I um, I-I have to um-"
"He has to help me study for my Potions test. I need someone to call out the vocabulary words for me." Hermione answered for him.
"But you couldn't just do that here in the common room?"Alex asked.
"Yes, but the library is so much more quiet."Hermione said. She and Ron were both looking very uncomfortable.
"Well, see you!"said Ron,and they left.
"What's up with them? That was really strange....Ya don't think they're like, you know?"Alex said.
"I don't think they're what?"said Harry.
"Well, you know, going out."
"What?! Ron and Hermione? I don't think..."but the more he thought about it, the more it fit. They had been spending a lot of time at the library lately-if that was even where they were really going. And last year they got mad at each other when one of them had liked someone.
"Oh no." he said.
"What do ya mean 'oh no'? This is great! But first we need proof that they are really geting together."she said.
"And just how do we do that?"
"Well, we need to follow them without being seen, and then catch them in the act."she said.
"Why don't we just ask them?" he said.
"Or we could do that."
So the next day( Hermione and Ron hadn't gotten back in time for them to ask them before they went to bed ) Harry and Alex cornered them and then dragged them to Moaning Myrtles bathroom. They then asked them the question thats been on everyones minds.
"Are you two dating?"
At once they both went scarlet. They looked at each other with weird grins on their faces.
"Yes."said Ron quietly.
"Why the heck didn't you tell us?!I mean, wer're friends, right? Even if you didn't want to tell me you should've told Harry. You guys are really close and I'm new to the group." exclaimed Alex.
" I know! I know! We should have told the both of you! I'm sorry." Hermione apologized.
"What do you think, Harry?" Ron asked. Harry thought it was great, but he didn't understand why they hadn't told him yet.
"How long has this been going on?" he asked.
"Since a little while after I got back from Viktor's. I told Ron that I had a good time, but I realized that I didn't like him in that way. Then after I got to Ron's he explained to me why he hadn't really liked the fact that I was spending so much time with Viktor. And the whole thing just kind of spilled out. "said Hermione.
"I think it's great!" said Harry.
"It's such a relief to be able to tell somebody!"Ron said.
"And what exactly have you been doing?" said Alex with an amused grin on her face.
"I think we'll keep that to ourselves."said Hermione, smiling at Ron.
"One question." said Alex.
"What?"said Ron.
"Viktor who?"