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Journey to Truth

Disclaimer: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and the rest of the characters are all property of JKR. Please do NOT sue me! Thanx a bunch! = )

A/N: Did I keep you waiting long enough? ::grins:: I hope you like this chapter! I worked pretty hard on it!



Part One ~ Desire and Confronting

Chapter Four ~ The Surprise at Dinner

"Parvati! What are you talking about?" Ron demanded instantly.

"Oh... oh... nothing!" Parvati stammered.

"Parvati, the last thing I'm trying to do is get Harry and Hermione apart! For God's sake, they're perfect for each other! I want them together more than anything! This is the way it should have been years ago!" Ron exclaimed.

"And I should have been with you... forever," Parvati said slowly.

Ron crinkled his eyes up suspicously.

"What?" he asked with the same attitude.

"Well... I just thought you should know that I've liked you... for so long. I thought you liked Hermione... That's why I was applauding you for what you did. It was quite ingenious, really..." Parvati trailed off again.

"I would never manipulate my friends' minds," Ron said defensively.

"Well, I knew you were really too kind to do that... I'm sorry Ron. I guess what I'm trying to say is, well... Will you go out with me?" Parvati asked sheepishly.

Ron spit out his pumpkin juice.

"WHAT?" he exclaimed.

"Well, if you don't want to, I certainly understand," Parvati said, walking away.

"No! No! It's not that! I'll go out with you," Ron quickly replied.

Parvati broke her serious face into a sly grin.

"Good. Can't wait to tell all my friends the good news," Parvati said as she kissed him on the cheek quickly.

Then she walked off.

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"What was that all about?" Harry asked Ron as he sat back down.

"Pinch me," Ron commanded.

Harry did.

"Ouch! Okay, so I'm not dreaming!" Ron exclaimed.

"Earth to Ron? What's going on?" Harry asked impatiently.

"I think Parvati Patil just asked me out," Ron said carefully.

"Wow! Are you serious?" Harry exclaimed.

"Yeah, I can't believe it either!" Ron replied in return.

"Well, good for you Ron," Harry said good-naturedly.

"Yeah, look at her walking out the Great Hall now. I just can't believe my luck!" Ron exclaimed again.

Both Ron and Harry's eyes followed the slim figure out of the Great Hall. Both were wondering what just happened.



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"Hello girls," Parvati said, slyer still as she walked out past the Great Hall and saw Lavender Brown, her Gryffindor friend along with Padma Patil, her twin, and Mandy Brocklehurst, another Ravenclaw.

"Hey Parvati," they all said.

Parvati gave them all a glance that suggested she was hiding something.

"Okay, spill all Parvati. Something's going on," Padma said.

"That you are correct about. Something is going on. Remember Ron Weasley? The guy that took you to Yule Ball in our fourth year?" Parvati inquired.

Padma stuck out her tongue.

"Uggh, how could I forget? He was so weird and rude! What about him?" Padma asked.

"Well, I just got him to go out with," Parvati said slyly.

Mandy jumped up.

"Ewww! What on Earth possessed you to do something as crazy as that? I know Peeves wasn't around in the Great Hall!" Mandy exclaimed.

"Calm down girls. It's not like I really like him. This is all part of my little plan," Parvati said with a little wink.

"Uh, hello? You didn't tell me about your plan? I thought I was your best friend!" Lavender replied.

"Well, that's because I just thought of my plan Lavender! Anyway, I'll tell you now. I'm trying to get Harry jealous. If he sees me going out with his best friend, he'll definitely take notice of me. Men are always like that," Parvati explained with a roll of her pretty dark brown eyes.

"I don't know..." Mandy said carefully. "Harry's not like other men. He's different. After all, he did conquer the Dark Lord several times!"

"And You-Know-Who's still out there somewhere! What's your point?" Parvati snapped impatiently.

"Well, it doesn't hurt to try," Lavender said.

"That's right. If things go my way, pretty soon, Harry's going to be my boyfriend and completely wrapped around my finger!"

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A/N: Well, that's another chapter! Thanks for all the great reviews I'm getting. You guys are really nice! I think I'm going to go work on my other stories now... R/R please! Thanks a bunch!