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Chap. 3
"Did I just hear
you correctly?" Hermione stared at Ron. He had just asked her if she was
still going out w/ Krum. Ron turned an alarming shade of red before stuttering
out his answer.
"Yes." He looked
at her as if he really didn't want to know.
"Why would you
ask that?" Hermione gave him a puzzled look.
"I was... I was.....
curious!" Ron looked up innocently. Seeing that Hermione only gave him
a skeptical look, he added, "well, are you???"
"No." Her answer
was so quick Ron almost jumped. She turned somewhat coldly. "Are you going
to pry into my private life anymore, or are you finished."
"Jeez, Hermione,
I wasn't prying!" Ron seemed indignent. "Was I?" Hermione turned towards
him and smiled warmly.
"Of course you
weren't. I just over reacted I guess..."she trailed off. "I'm just a little
touchy on that subject..." she added apoligeticly.
"It's my fault.
I shouldn't have made such a big deal about it." Ron gave a sheepish smile.
"It is a big deal though... I wonder if something happened between her
and Krum over the summer... I probably shouldn't ask her though, she seems
to be a tad bit touchy.." Ron was startled out of his train of
thought.
"No, you had
every right to ask." Then as if reading his thoughts, "something happened,
over the summer. I guess I'm not quite over it yet." she gave him a weak
smile.
"Would I be 'prying'
too much if I asked what?" Ron gave her a mischievous grin.
"No." She laughed.
"Well, what happened?"
Ron added since she gave no sign of continuing.
"He wrote and
told me, quote on quote, 'I'm sorry, Hermoine, but the distance is too
far for us to have a relationship. Also, things just arn't working out.
It's not you, it's me. No, there's no one else, that's not it. Let's just
be friends.' " she frowned to herself as she repeated the words to Ron.
"You do know,
don't you, that what that's really saying is that he thinks that you are
being difficult, he has met someone else that he likes better, and that
he really doesn't ever want to talk to you again." Ron, trying to help,
only recieved a glare from Hermione.
"You don't say."
She glared at him. "Then why was I so depressed over it all? I really wonder..."
"Sorry." He was sorry for repeating something she already knew, but she didn't have to
be so sarcastic about it. Then the friendly Hermione returned.
"No, I'm sorry.
You were only trying to help." she gave him a tired smile. "We're both
tired. We should go to bed." She rose and started towards the dorm, "I'm
sick of aurguing and apologizing."
"Ditto on all
of it." Ron yawned and rose also. "G'night 'mione"
" 'Night Ron."
LATER:
Hermione lay awake some hours later. She kept replaying her converstation
with Ron.
"I was SUCH
a complete idiot. Why the heck did I tell him about Krum? I thought I wasn't
going to let anyone know.... Oh why was I so grouchy...I need help.....I
thought I was over Krum......but why did his name make me mad......because
he's a git and hearing gits names always make me mad.......hearing Ron's
name doesn't make me mad.......he's a git isn't he.......at least, he always
used to be........he's really cute when he's embaressed......wonder why
I never noticed that before.......what am I saying........yes, I really
need help if I think that Ron is cute......oh, but he is really......really,
really cute that is.......what is wrong with me???????????...he's really
nice too.....nice, cute, funny, caring, loving........omigod!....do i like
him?????....help....this can't be happening....anyways....how can I not
be over Krum but like Ron????.....what if.....what if.....what if I'm just
mad at Viktor and I am over him.........that makes more sense.........yeah.......that
makes a lot of sense......but how the heck......how the heck can I like
Ron????????......because he likes me........where did that just come from..........why
would Ron like me?????......because you're pretty and smart and beautiful......whatever....Ron
doesn't like me.....and I probably don't like him.....I'm just tired...."
Not that
very far away Ron lay awake, also thinking.
"So... she's
not going out with Krum....I didn't ask her out though........why can't
she just be over Krum already..... He's a git......at least she's admitted
to that.......I could have told her that last year.......did actually.......wish
she'd have believed me........well, at least she knows now.......better
late than never......right?.....oh, why did she have to be such a fool
over him....he made me so jealous.....not that I realized it then, but
still......oh, god, shewas so preatty in dark room....the firelight glowing
off her hair.....I love that hair......and when she was mad......I think
I'm going overboard here......I need some help....I'll ask her out in a
few days.....yeah, that'd be good.....Give it some time...I wonder......I
wonder if she'll ever like me......."
They both
drifted off to sleep, unknowingly dreaming of each other.
MEANWHILE:
"Proffessor McGonagall,
come in." Dumbledore stoped pacing his office to welcome McGonagall into
the room. "At last, you're here!"
"You wanted to
talk with me, Albus.." She glanced expectently at his unreaveling face.
"Yes." He paused
and resumed his pacing. "It's about Mary Mallony."
"Oh, no."
"Oh, yes."
"Then she's..."
"These are only
suspicions, Minerva, we can't jump to conclusions, but certin evidence
says that she is the one we've been looking for."
"But, Albus,
why would she come here?"
"That's what
we need to find out."
"How?" Proffesor
McGonagall looked at his face searchingly.
"Well, that's
what we also need to find out..."
"How many people
have you told?"
"You're the first
to know. It'd probably be a good thing if you didn't tell anyone else.
I don't want to raise unneccesary panic amoung the faculty or the students.
We may still be wrong." He said the last part somewhat reluctently.
"Wrong? Maybe."
Mineva McGonagall was doubtful.
"Who really knows?"
He wiped his brow and gave a deep sigh. "Maybe it'll seem clearer in the
morning."
AN: okay, there it is. sorry
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