Hero

Chapter 8

PREVIOUSLY ON HERO: Right, so, Ron is having an inner conflict with himself over his growing feelings for Hermione Granger. He loves her but hasn't told her yet, he doesn't even want to admitt it to himself.

THIS IS THE DISCLAIMER: This story will cause excessive brain damage, read at your own risk, do not opperate heavy machinery after reading this fic...oops sorry, wrong disclaimer, I do not own, I will never own and I am ok with the fact that i will never own (therapy is workig, thanks doctor K)

A/N: Thank you all of your reviews, now, if you could all send emails to my english teacher and tell them that I can actully write

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The sunlight kissed Hermiones face and woke her from her deep sleep. She smiled, It was the first day of the quidditch season, she didn't know why she was happy about that, usually she hated quidditch, but today, this year, she felt as though she not only wanted to learn about the normal Hogwarts things, but also normal teenage wizard things.

And she only knew one person who could teach her about quidditch. Ron Weasley. Ron would be the best teacher when it came to Quidditch.

Hermione didn't know what to think of her new feelings for her best friend. The year before they had not been that close, they were there for each other and they were friends, but it always felt that Ron was Harry's other friend, not her friend. This year was a different story, this year, Harry had his own things to do, he had his own little adventures to continue, thus leaving Ron and Hermione to be friends.

And in so many ways she was so happy that it had happened. She was closer to Ron now than she had ever felt to any body. None of her friends ever understood her the way Ron did. They were so comfortable around each other, like the night before, they had sat in front of the fire place in each others arms and just enjoyed the silence.

She rolled over and kicked off her blankets, moving to get her clothes for the day. After changing and throwing her robe on over the top of her muggle clothing, she moved out of the dorm and down to the common room. There was no one there so she continued down to the great hall.

The excited voices of the students echoed off of the walls of the great hall. Quidditch season had a huge impact on all of the student and teachers alike. The teachers could very easily get very cut throat over whos house would win that years quidditch cup. Magonogall and Snape had a long running rivalry over who's house would win (Gryffindor and Slytherin respectively). But the biggest rivalry was always who was the best seeker, Harry or Draco. (Harry always won, so there was really no contest)

Harry, Ginny and Ron were all sitting in their usual spots at the Gryffindor table. Hermione smiled and moved towards them, taking a spot beside Ron.

"Good morning people" Hermione grinned and reached for some thing to eat.

"Umm, good morning, you seem very happy today" Ginny observed

"Why wouldn't I be, it is quidditch season" Hermione smiled, Ron and Harry simultaniously choked on their pumpkin juice.

"Did you just say you were excited about quidditch?" Harry asked

"Mione, you do know that quidditch involves no studying" Ron joked

"I know, it's just, I was thinking, I have been living as a witch, more or less, for 6 years now, so I should really know alitlle about the sport of choice" Hermione explained

"And how do you expect to learn about quidditch?" Harry asked, Hermione smiled and turned to Ron.

"No, no, no, no, no...You'll take notes and stuff" Ron exclaimed

"I will not, plus, I know heaps of stuff already from quidditch through the ages" Hermione reminded.

"Ok, I will tell you a few things, but I dont want you in my face every five seconds asking me what happened, it is bad enough when Ginny does it" He caved.

"Thank you, you are the best friend a girl could ever ask for" hermione excliamined.

"Yeah well, dont say it to loud, the girls who want me in bed will want to be my friend as well." He groaned and went back to his food.

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"So you know the basics right, seeker, bludgers, chaser, keeper?" Ron asked Hermione as they moved down to the area with the rest of the school.

"Yeah, I know that" She replied

"And you know the balls, being the snitch, the quaffle..." Ron began

"Yeah, I know that to" Hermione interupted.

"So, why do you need me to teach you any thing if you already know it all?" Ron joked.

"Well, I dont know, I just want to have some one here to explain things" Hermione smiled

"Oh, so I will pretty much just be telling you the normal stuff. I can do that" Ron grinned as he sat in the stands. He smiled, he liked the fact that Hermione wanted to learn some thing from him.

The two teams, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, took their places on the ground.

"Now Hermione, they are what you call Players, participants of the game..." Ron mocked, as though he was talking to a little kid. Hermione shot him a look.

"I know that Ron, just shut up" She grinned. The game started and it was pretty uneventful to begin with. After 25 minutes, they scores were even.

"Ok, Mione, look at Harry, he is up there just looking for the snicth, now would be the perfect time for him to find it" Ron explained

"Why is now the best time?" Hermione asked

"Cos the game is bloody boring" Ron exclaimed and looked up at Harry again.

"I dont think it is that boring, it is rather interesting" Hermione smiled and looked over the game again.

"Yes, well, you would say that, you think that any thing is interesting" Ron smirked.

"I dont think you are very interesting" Hermione shot back

"I am offended" He exclaimed

"i am going to keep watching the game" Hermione remarked, turning her attention away from Ron and back to the action of the game. Harry was still sitting in the same position, searching for the snitch. It flew past him and Harry turned to chase it.

"Oh, here we go, come on Harry" Ron yelled as Harry took a nose dive to the ground where the snitch was now just sitting. Harry took one last turn and reached out to the snitch. The crowd went silent as Harry held up his hand, the snitch was struggling in the palm of his hand.

"And that Hermione, is called winning the game" Ron exclaimed, Hermion shot him yet another look and then went on celebrating with the others.

The screams died down and the stands began to empty and head back to the castle.

"And that, Miss Granger, is a lesson in quidditch...class dismissed"

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I am sorry if this chapter was a little short, but I thought that it was about time that i shoved in a qudditch match into the story, and I liked the idea of Ron teaching Hermione some thing.

Sorry about the spelling, I think I am improving

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