Disclaimer: would you believe me if I told you that I own Harry Potter? I don't think so.
Author's Note: This chapter is kind of weird... but then again, isn't everything?
And thanx Gillian I'm glad ya liked it!
Chapter 3: Problems
Harry knew right away that he said the wrong thing, just with one look at Hermione. She was frowning, and for a moment there, Harry thought that he saw a flicker of sadness in her eyes.
"Erm - I mean, ah maybe he's just tired and went back to the common room." Harry said uncomfortably.
"Maybe." Hermione said, and turned back to her food.
Throughout the whole dinner, Ron didn't show up. Even Harry was getting suspicious, because Ron would never miss a meal just like that.
After dinner, Harry and Hermione walked back to the Gryffindor Tower in silence. When they reached the Fat Lady, Harry said, "Winkerbladder" and the portrait door swung open.
The common room was crowded with people doing first day homework. Harry scanned the room. No sign of Ron. Weird. He couldn't be in bed already. It was too early.
Harry turned around and found Hermione unpacking her books onto an empty table near by. He joined her unpacking and sat down to start on his homework. Surprisingly, neither Snape nor McGonagall had given them homework. But they _did_ have to write about what they had read in class for Professor Wilt, and describe the importance of Sun Flowers for Professor Sprout.
"Sun Flowers are important because..." Harry said looking back at the notes he had taken in class. Unfortunately, he wasn't such a good note taker. He looked at Hermione. She was halfway done with the assignment.
Hermione looked up and saw him staring at her half filled piece of parchment, and grinned. "I read about Sun Flowers over the holiday, so I guess I had somewhat of a head start."
"Don't you always?" Harry said, turning back to his own empty parchment.
After what seemed like hours (for Harry) slaving over the two essays, Harry was finally finished. Hermione had been long finished, though she stuck around to point Harry's mistakes out.
"No Harry they do _not_ cure the blind! Those were Stun Flowers!"
"Stun Flowers, Sun Flowers, what's the difference?!" Harry muttered furiously, scratching out his sentence (Sun Flowers also cure the blind).
Finally, Harry dotted the last period for his last sentence on his last homework assignment. "Finished!" Harry yelled in triumph, throwing his quill down. He was surprised to see that only a few older students (including Fred and George) were left in the common room.
"Must be late." Harry yawned. Silence.
He looked at Hermione. She was staring off into space.
"Hello? Hermione?" Harry said, waving his hand in front of her face.
"Wha-?" Hermione suddenly snapped her head up and looked around. "Is Ron back yet?" She asked.
"Er - no." Harry said. Silence again.
After forever, Hermione finally said, "So who's the new Gryffindor Keeper?"
"Dunno yet. Its gonna be hard to replace Oliver, but I reckon Ron's gonna want to try out."
As soon as the words left Harry's mouth, they heard someone outside the common room entrance say. "Winkerbladder" and the portrait swung open, revealing a tired, but happy looking Ron.
Ron walked toward where Harry and Hermione were sitting. "You guys still up?" he asked seating himself next to Hermione. That was not a good choice, for Hermione suddenly yelled, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! WE HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK... NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU WERE. AND YOU MISSED DINNER! DO YOU KNOW THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO YOU? I HAVE - " she suddenly stopped, and realized that she's been way too loud.
"Hey Ron," Fred said from across the room. "Did mum send you another howler?" He and George laughed out loud, but stopped short when saw Hermione's glare. They turned back to their game of wizard's chess, not wanting Hermione to go on her 'howler mode' on them too.
As for Ron, his eyes were opened wide in shock, and his mouth formed a big letter O. Harry wasn't much less shocked than Ron. Hermione's outburst had caught him off guard.
Finally, Ron found his voice and said, "I was up at the hospital wing with Mindy! She asked me to stay and besides, since when did you care where I am?"
This time, it was Hermione's turn to drop her mouth open. "_You_ should know by now that I _do_ care! And with the things that happened last year..." she trailed off.
"Er - " Harry said, only to say something because he hadn't said anything in a while.
Ron sighed. "Look I'm sorry..." a goofy smiled suddenly flashed onto his red face. "But I think I'm in love with her (Mindy)."
Harry groaned, but quickly stifled it with a cough. Ron shouldn't have said that. He glanced at Hermione, and saw the same quick flicker of sadness in her eyes that he had seen earlier at the Great Hall. Though, he wasn't sure.
Ron had stood up, and was going up the staircase leading to the boys' dormitory. "See you in the morning." He called back.
Harry made sure that Ron was out of earshot, and quickly turned to Hermione, who sat motionless in her seat.
"Hermione, I wanna talk to you about, erm, about what you told me over the summer. I think - "
"_I_ think you should just forget whatever I said." Hermione cut in.
"But I _know_ - "
"Forget it! I'm going to bed." With that, she stomped away.
Harry groaned, this time not bothering to stifle it. His friends can be so... so _hard_ to deal with sometimes.
And he too, headed up to the boys' dormitory.
But little did he know, that his friends' problem, were the least of his problems.
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_"You shall bring him to me, and you'd better not fail me or there will be consequences."
"Please Master, I will not fail you. You shall have the boy, by October 31."_
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hey I know this chapter kind of sucked but ehh... it'll get better eventually! Plz review! Thanx:)
Author's Note: This chapter is kind of weird... but then again, isn't everything?
And thanx Gillian I'm glad ya liked it!
Chapter 3: Problems
Harry knew right away that he said the wrong thing, just with one look at Hermione. She was frowning, and for a moment there, Harry thought that he saw a flicker of sadness in her eyes.
"Erm - I mean, ah maybe he's just tired and went back to the common room." Harry said uncomfortably.
"Maybe." Hermione said, and turned back to her food.
Throughout the whole dinner, Ron didn't show up. Even Harry was getting suspicious, because Ron would never miss a meal just like that.
After dinner, Harry and Hermione walked back to the Gryffindor Tower in silence. When they reached the Fat Lady, Harry said, "Winkerbladder" and the portrait door swung open.
The common room was crowded with people doing first day homework. Harry scanned the room. No sign of Ron. Weird. He couldn't be in bed already. It was too early.
Harry turned around and found Hermione unpacking her books onto an empty table near by. He joined her unpacking and sat down to start on his homework. Surprisingly, neither Snape nor McGonagall had given them homework. But they _did_ have to write about what they had read in class for Professor Wilt, and describe the importance of Sun Flowers for Professor Sprout.
"Sun Flowers are important because..." Harry said looking back at the notes he had taken in class. Unfortunately, he wasn't such a good note taker. He looked at Hermione. She was halfway done with the assignment.
Hermione looked up and saw him staring at her half filled piece of parchment, and grinned. "I read about Sun Flowers over the holiday, so I guess I had somewhat of a head start."
"Don't you always?" Harry said, turning back to his own empty parchment.
After what seemed like hours (for Harry) slaving over the two essays, Harry was finally finished. Hermione had been long finished, though she stuck around to point Harry's mistakes out.
"No Harry they do _not_ cure the blind! Those were Stun Flowers!"
"Stun Flowers, Sun Flowers, what's the difference?!" Harry muttered furiously, scratching out his sentence (Sun Flowers also cure the blind).
Finally, Harry dotted the last period for his last sentence on his last homework assignment. "Finished!" Harry yelled in triumph, throwing his quill down. He was surprised to see that only a few older students (including Fred and George) were left in the common room.
"Must be late." Harry yawned. Silence.
He looked at Hermione. She was staring off into space.
"Hello? Hermione?" Harry said, waving his hand in front of her face.
"Wha-?" Hermione suddenly snapped her head up and looked around. "Is Ron back yet?" She asked.
"Er - no." Harry said. Silence again.
After forever, Hermione finally said, "So who's the new Gryffindor Keeper?"
"Dunno yet. Its gonna be hard to replace Oliver, but I reckon Ron's gonna want to try out."
As soon as the words left Harry's mouth, they heard someone outside the common room entrance say. "Winkerbladder" and the portrait swung open, revealing a tired, but happy looking Ron.
Ron walked toward where Harry and Hermione were sitting. "You guys still up?" he asked seating himself next to Hermione. That was not a good choice, for Hermione suddenly yelled, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! WE HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK... NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU WERE. AND YOU MISSED DINNER! DO YOU KNOW THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO YOU? I HAVE - " she suddenly stopped, and realized that she's been way too loud.
"Hey Ron," Fred said from across the room. "Did mum send you another howler?" He and George laughed out loud, but stopped short when saw Hermione's glare. They turned back to their game of wizard's chess, not wanting Hermione to go on her 'howler mode' on them too.
As for Ron, his eyes were opened wide in shock, and his mouth formed a big letter O. Harry wasn't much less shocked than Ron. Hermione's outburst had caught him off guard.
Finally, Ron found his voice and said, "I was up at the hospital wing with Mindy! She asked me to stay and besides, since when did you care where I am?"
This time, it was Hermione's turn to drop her mouth open. "_You_ should know by now that I _do_ care! And with the things that happened last year..." she trailed off.
"Er - " Harry said, only to say something because he hadn't said anything in a while.
Ron sighed. "Look I'm sorry..." a goofy smiled suddenly flashed onto his red face. "But I think I'm in love with her (Mindy)."
Harry groaned, but quickly stifled it with a cough. Ron shouldn't have said that. He glanced at Hermione, and saw the same quick flicker of sadness in her eyes that he had seen earlier at the Great Hall. Though, he wasn't sure.
Ron had stood up, and was going up the staircase leading to the boys' dormitory. "See you in the morning." He called back.
Harry made sure that Ron was out of earshot, and quickly turned to Hermione, who sat motionless in her seat.
"Hermione, I wanna talk to you about, erm, about what you told me over the summer. I think - "
"_I_ think you should just forget whatever I said." Hermione cut in.
"But I _know_ - "
"Forget it! I'm going to bed." With that, she stomped away.
Harry groaned, this time not bothering to stifle it. His friends can be so... so _hard_ to deal with sometimes.
And he too, headed up to the boys' dormitory.
But little did he know, that his friends' problem, were the least of his problems.
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_"You shall bring him to me, and you'd better not fail me or there will be consequences."
"Please Master, I will not fail you. You shall have the boy, by October 31."_
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hey I know this chapter kind of sucked but ehh... it'll get better eventually! Plz review! Thanx:)