Hero
Chapter 9
REFRESH MY MEMORY: ok, Ron was teaching Hermione the finer points of quidditch. Ron is in love with Mione but he hasn't said any thing (you know how stuborn these two get, they know that they have feelings for each other and wont admit it.)
DISCLAIMER: They belong to the coolest author since, well, some one cool who writes books.
A/N: Ok, I am so sorry that the chapters are so damn short. They will get longer, or at least I hope that they will.
I am skipping forward to the begining of December.
And the title Hero, will have more meaning in later chapters, they will have to save each other again.
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December crept up on Hogwarts academy. Before any one realised, it was winter, ancle deep snow lay on every inch of the grouds and alot of outside classes were canceled (much to Ron delight and Hermione's anguish)
Hermione had spent alot of her free time learning alot more about quidditch, she could even hold her own opinion in a conversation with Ron and Harry. With a little help from Ginny she had learnt even more than Ron was able to teach her. Hermione loved seeing the look on the boys faces when she would back up her random statements with evidence of past games.
Ron was the happiest he had ever been, he loved winter, it meant more time in front of the fire. There were many nights when Hermione would join him in his flame watching. They would just sit, silently, and watch the orange and yellow flicker and attack each other.
Hermione had even let Ron study with her (which was a privledge only reserved for him) Any one else would have been told off for being to noisy and disruptive, but Ron's stupid little noises and endless witty arguements actully helped Hermione concerntrate. It seems, frustration makes her think better.
Harry and Ginny's relationship was going well and it seemed that Ron and Hermione saw less and less of them as the year went on. Not that they really cared, they had each other for company.
As it turned out, Ron's feelings for Hermione were growing even stronger by the day. He had spent alot of time tring to convince himself that he didn't love her, telling himself that it was only because they were spending so much time together. After a little while, his attempts to talk himself out of it were well and truely hopeless, because he could convince his brain of his feelings, but there was no way he could convince his heart.
Every time they spent time together, he would leave feeling better about himself and the world, even talking about the stupidest little things, like how Snape needed to be introduced to shampoo, made him feel as though every thing was going to be ok.
Hermione's heart woke up to its self to. Although she also knew what she felt, the revelation hit her like a thunder bolt. Her new best friend, one of the only people who cared enough to really get to know her, meant alot more than she expected.
She was in love with him, but now she began to feel insecure. The pesky little questions were nagging at her highly academic brain. There was no doubt that Ron was a good looking guy, and the number of girls that still wanted to date him had not deminished from his first day back at school, so why would he possibly want some one like her. She was ready to settle for being the best friend (even if it did rip her heart apart.)
Three weeks before the begining of winter break, Dumbledoor announced the plans for yet another Yule ball. The girls all squeeled and alot of the boys groaned. But the loudest groan of all was from Ron. From 5 minutes after Dumbledoor announced the ball, girls were on their way to the Gryffindor table.
"So, you hear about the ball?" "Who are you going with Ron?" "Would you like to go with me?" "Will you save me a dance Ron?" The gilrs all asked, Hermione couldn't help laughing at the exsaperated look on her best friends face.
"I dont know what I have planned that night girls" Ron announced and all of the girls moaned in annoyance. Ron gave them all a smile and went back to his food.
"Damn Dumbledoor, damn him to hell and back" Ron growled, making Hermione laugh harder.
"What are you laughing at?" Ron asked
"It must be hard being the school stud" She laughed and also went back to her food.
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Hermione stood at the book shelf in the library, searching for a book so she could finish her home work. It was really late, Ron had gone back to the common room and left her to study by herself.
Hermione heard a noise. She turned and looked around, there was never any one in the library this late, she shugged off the feeling that she was being watched and went back to the book shelf.
But there it was again, that sound, like some one was hiding behind the other bookshelfs.
"Hello, who's there, Ron is that you?" She called out meekly, she found the book she was looking for and moved to go back to her things so she could leave the library. Maybe she was just tired, but the library was freaking her out.
She moved to turn the corner and crashed into some one, letting out a small scream, she stood again and looked at the other person.
"Oh, god, I should have known...what do you want Malfoy?" Hermione spat.
"I knew you would be here mudbl...Hermione" Draco smiled
"That makes you proud, I am always here, I am not that hard to find" She remarked and tried to get away from him.
"You are comming to the Yule ball with me" Draco informed, Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Really? Wow, and you asked so nicely to" She mocked and tried once again to get past him. This time Malfoy grabbed her arm and dug his finger nails into her skin, she winced it pain.
"You are coming with me and that is an order" He growled
"You know, Pansy may fall for this type of angry dominating commander, but I so dont, now I ask that you stop hurting me, or I will hurt you" Hermione threatened. He did loosen his grip and move away from her, but he still blocked her path out of the library.
"Ok Granger, give me one good reason why you wont go with me?" Draco asked, Hermione almost caved, he sounded so pathetic.
"I think some one else may ask me" Hermione said, her mind returning to her growing feelings for Ron. They had always gone to the Yule Ball together, why would this year be any different. Draco seemed to be taking in the information, so Hermione slipped past him and began towards the door.
"He doesn't love you, You know that right?" Draco asked before she got to the door. Hermione stopped, but didn't turn back to him.
"What?"
"Weasley, he doesn't love you, he is so blind, he doesn't see what I see" Draco said softly. Hermione's body tensed, was she really that obvious.
"He doesn't love you the way you love him, he never will Hermione, He will never love you the way I love you" Draco added
"You dont love me" Hermione replied
"I do love you, Ron doesn't even deserve to be your best friend, he doesn't see what hes got, please Mione, I love you with all my heart" Malfoy begged.
"You dont have a Heart Malfoy...and dont call me Mione" She said bitterly and walked out of the library.
She hated him so much...But he may have a point.
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"Do you have a date for the Yule Ball yet?" Hermione asked casually the next day.
"I thought I was going with you" Ron smiled
"Oh, you dont have to if you dont want to" Hermione informed him
"Dont you want to?" Ron asked
"Oh, no it is not that, it's just, if you want to go with some one else, I'll understand" Hermione explained
"Why, you had a better offer?" Ron asked curiously.
"No, I thought you may have by now" Hermione replied
"Well, I am cool with going with you" He smiled
"Are you going to ask me properly?" Hermione prompted
"Depends on what your answer will be" Ron smiled mischeviously
"Did you listen to any of this last conversation?" She exclaimed
"Ok Ok, Miss Granger, would you like to go to the Yule Ball with me?" Ron asked
"Mr Weasley, I shall be delighted."
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Draco loves Hermione, oh dear, i didn't even see that coming and I am writing the dam fic
hope you are enjoying it
The chapeter was longer, YAY
Stay tuned! they will kiss soon, I promise
(And for those who care, I passed my Maths test yipee)
REVIEW
Chapter 9
REFRESH MY MEMORY: ok, Ron was teaching Hermione the finer points of quidditch. Ron is in love with Mione but he hasn't said any thing (you know how stuborn these two get, they know that they have feelings for each other and wont admit it.)
DISCLAIMER: They belong to the coolest author since, well, some one cool who writes books.
A/N: Ok, I am so sorry that the chapters are so damn short. They will get longer, or at least I hope that they will.
I am skipping forward to the begining of December.
And the title Hero, will have more meaning in later chapters, they will have to save each other again.
*********************
December crept up on Hogwarts academy. Before any one realised, it was winter, ancle deep snow lay on every inch of the grouds and alot of outside classes were canceled (much to Ron delight and Hermione's anguish)
Hermione had spent alot of her free time learning alot more about quidditch, she could even hold her own opinion in a conversation with Ron and Harry. With a little help from Ginny she had learnt even more than Ron was able to teach her. Hermione loved seeing the look on the boys faces when she would back up her random statements with evidence of past games.
Ron was the happiest he had ever been, he loved winter, it meant more time in front of the fire. There were many nights when Hermione would join him in his flame watching. They would just sit, silently, and watch the orange and yellow flicker and attack each other.
Hermione had even let Ron study with her (which was a privledge only reserved for him) Any one else would have been told off for being to noisy and disruptive, but Ron's stupid little noises and endless witty arguements actully helped Hermione concerntrate. It seems, frustration makes her think better.
Harry and Ginny's relationship was going well and it seemed that Ron and Hermione saw less and less of them as the year went on. Not that they really cared, they had each other for company.
As it turned out, Ron's feelings for Hermione were growing even stronger by the day. He had spent alot of time tring to convince himself that he didn't love her, telling himself that it was only because they were spending so much time together. After a little while, his attempts to talk himself out of it were well and truely hopeless, because he could convince his brain of his feelings, but there was no way he could convince his heart.
Every time they spent time together, he would leave feeling better about himself and the world, even talking about the stupidest little things, like how Snape needed to be introduced to shampoo, made him feel as though every thing was going to be ok.
Hermione's heart woke up to its self to. Although she also knew what she felt, the revelation hit her like a thunder bolt. Her new best friend, one of the only people who cared enough to really get to know her, meant alot more than she expected.
She was in love with him, but now she began to feel insecure. The pesky little questions were nagging at her highly academic brain. There was no doubt that Ron was a good looking guy, and the number of girls that still wanted to date him had not deminished from his first day back at school, so why would he possibly want some one like her. She was ready to settle for being the best friend (even if it did rip her heart apart.)
Three weeks before the begining of winter break, Dumbledoor announced the plans for yet another Yule ball. The girls all squeeled and alot of the boys groaned. But the loudest groan of all was from Ron. From 5 minutes after Dumbledoor announced the ball, girls were on their way to the Gryffindor table.
"So, you hear about the ball?" "Who are you going with Ron?" "Would you like to go with me?" "Will you save me a dance Ron?" The gilrs all asked, Hermione couldn't help laughing at the exsaperated look on her best friends face.
"I dont know what I have planned that night girls" Ron announced and all of the girls moaned in annoyance. Ron gave them all a smile and went back to his food.
"Damn Dumbledoor, damn him to hell and back" Ron growled, making Hermione laugh harder.
"What are you laughing at?" Ron asked
"It must be hard being the school stud" She laughed and also went back to her food.
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Hermione stood at the book shelf in the library, searching for a book so she could finish her home work. It was really late, Ron had gone back to the common room and left her to study by herself.
Hermione heard a noise. She turned and looked around, there was never any one in the library this late, she shugged off the feeling that she was being watched and went back to the book shelf.
But there it was again, that sound, like some one was hiding behind the other bookshelfs.
"Hello, who's there, Ron is that you?" She called out meekly, she found the book she was looking for and moved to go back to her things so she could leave the library. Maybe she was just tired, but the library was freaking her out.
She moved to turn the corner and crashed into some one, letting out a small scream, she stood again and looked at the other person.
"Oh, god, I should have known...what do you want Malfoy?" Hermione spat.
"I knew you would be here mudbl...Hermione" Draco smiled
"That makes you proud, I am always here, I am not that hard to find" She remarked and tried to get away from him.
"You are comming to the Yule ball with me" Draco informed, Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Really? Wow, and you asked so nicely to" She mocked and tried once again to get past him. This time Malfoy grabbed her arm and dug his finger nails into her skin, she winced it pain.
"You are coming with me and that is an order" He growled
"You know, Pansy may fall for this type of angry dominating commander, but I so dont, now I ask that you stop hurting me, or I will hurt you" Hermione threatened. He did loosen his grip and move away from her, but he still blocked her path out of the library.
"Ok Granger, give me one good reason why you wont go with me?" Draco asked, Hermione almost caved, he sounded so pathetic.
"I think some one else may ask me" Hermione said, her mind returning to her growing feelings for Ron. They had always gone to the Yule Ball together, why would this year be any different. Draco seemed to be taking in the information, so Hermione slipped past him and began towards the door.
"He doesn't love you, You know that right?" Draco asked before she got to the door. Hermione stopped, but didn't turn back to him.
"What?"
"Weasley, he doesn't love you, he is so blind, he doesn't see what I see" Draco said softly. Hermione's body tensed, was she really that obvious.
"He doesn't love you the way you love him, he never will Hermione, He will never love you the way I love you" Draco added
"You dont love me" Hermione replied
"I do love you, Ron doesn't even deserve to be your best friend, he doesn't see what hes got, please Mione, I love you with all my heart" Malfoy begged.
"You dont have a Heart Malfoy...and dont call me Mione" She said bitterly and walked out of the library.
She hated him so much...But he may have a point.
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"Do you have a date for the Yule Ball yet?" Hermione asked casually the next day.
"I thought I was going with you" Ron smiled
"Oh, you dont have to if you dont want to" Hermione informed him
"Dont you want to?" Ron asked
"Oh, no it is not that, it's just, if you want to go with some one else, I'll understand" Hermione explained
"Why, you had a better offer?" Ron asked curiously.
"No, I thought you may have by now" Hermione replied
"Well, I am cool with going with you" He smiled
"Are you going to ask me properly?" Hermione prompted
"Depends on what your answer will be" Ron smiled mischeviously
"Did you listen to any of this last conversation?" She exclaimed
"Ok Ok, Miss Granger, would you like to go to the Yule Ball with me?" Ron asked
"Mr Weasley, I shall be delighted."
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Draco loves Hermione, oh dear, i didn't even see that coming and I am writing the dam fic
hope you are enjoying it
The chapeter was longer, YAY
Stay tuned! they will kiss soon, I promise
(And for those who care, I passed my Maths test yipee)
REVIEW