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A/N: Yay! This one shows up longer on my computer.the last chapter wasn't really longer than the first, but it sure felt like it! It's mostly dialogue, but my Beta(my B.O.B.) says that it's good. I would never doubt her of course! By the way, I got part of the 4th chapter written already, that will be the last besides the follow up. I would LOVE to break 20 reviews before I put it up, though I'll put it up even if I don't. But please, if you have a heart REVIEW!!!
Never Alone
Chapter 3
By ChimaeraGurl
It turns out that Ginny didn't have the chance to talk to Harry the next day, but she was determined to catch him as soon as she could. When he said that he had to return an over due book to the library Ginny saw it as the perfect opportunity to catch him alone. She told Hermione that she needed to talk to a professor to talk about an assignment and ran to catch up with Harry.
It didn't take long to figure out which way he took to the library, as his book was shouting something about how 'irresponsible kids are these days.' She saw him as she rounded the corner and called out.
"Harry! Wait up!" Ginny ran up to him. "I wanted to talk to you."
"Um, alright. Could you talk on the way to the library? This book wont shut up."
"No problem. I was wondering if you noticed anything different between Ron and Hermione lately."
"Yeah, I had thought that it might just be my imagination, though. I guess not. Do you know what's going on?"
"Sort of. I need your help so we can get this set straight. You in?"
"Of course Gin. So why are they acting so strange? Did they get in another fight or something?"
"No. I'm not sure what exactly is wrong with Ron, that's why I need you help. You'll need to talk to him and find out what happened. I talked to Hermione already, though. She said she actually LIKES him, if you get my drift."
"I'm definitely down wind here! This is great!" Harry broke into a grin.
"Yes, but that's why she's avoiding him, and nothing's going to happen if she keeps it up. She's afraid of being hurt. She thinks that it would end all wrong and she would end up alone."
"But that's ridiculous!"
"I know that, you know that, and Ron knows nothing, but she really believes it. She got real upset just talking about it."
"OK, well I'll talk to Ron and see what's going on with him. You try and get Hermione back to the real world."
"Fine, I'm gonna head back to the common room now. I told hermione I was talking to one of my professors about an assignment. See ya later."
When Ginny got back to the common room she saw that Hermione had already gone up to her dorm room so she went up to her own to think about how she was going to 'get Hermione back to the real world.'
After being lectured by his book and glared at by Madam Pince, Harry was ready to go to bed. When he got to the 5th year dorms, however, he saw Ron lying in bed cursing up at the ceiling. *At least he isn't breaking anything this time* Harry thought. When Ron was upset it wasn't unusual for him to throw anything that happened to come by his hand. Once he even threw Trevor. Ron was quick to calm down after that and apologized to Neville when the poor toad landed on the boy's head. Neville merely plucked Trevor off his head and thanked Ron for finding him.
"Harry? Harry?" He was snapped out of his thoughts when Ron asked him why he was so out of it. He went over and sat on his bed turning to Ron.
"We need to talk."
"What about?"
"Well for one, why are you cursing at the ceiling, and two, does it have anything to do with Hermione?"
"How did you know?"
"Observation and CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"
"OK." (a/n: *chirp chirp* hehe, you can ignore me)
"Yeah, um.well.so anyways, what's going on?"
"She's avoiding me!"
"I noticed, but why? What happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it anymore." Ron started to get up but Harry stopped him.
"Come on Ron, tell me what happened! I can help! I already know what's wrong with Hermione, but if you don't want to talk." Harry gave a sly smirk and got up to leave.
"Wait Harry! How do you know what's wrong with Hermione? Why is she avoiding me?"
"Ginny told me, now will you talk? You have to tell me what happened before we can do anything."
"Alright. It started the other night when I went down to the common room because I couldn't sleep. She was upset because she had a nightmare. She said that everybody had left her in it and I said that I would never leave her like I had in her dream. Then I kinda told her that I liked her, you know, as more than a friend."
"Whoa! When were you planning on telling me that you had the hots for Hermione? I mean, I always suspected, but, wow. And what do you mean 'kinda'"
"Well I didn't exactly just come out and say it, but it was most definitely implied! I don't know, fell hard for her and now she's rejecting me!" Ron punched the wall.
"Wait a minute, Ron! You got it upside down."
"What are you talking about Harry?"
"She does like you!"
"What? What do you mean? Why isn't she talking to me then? I have to go talk to her then!"
"Hold on there happy."(a/n: my daddy says that to me all the time!) "I wasn't finished. She thinks that everything would end all wrong and that she would be all alone. I guess like in her dream."
"That's not true!"
"I know, but we have to figure out some way to make her believe that it wont happen."
"How are we going to do that?"
"I'm not sure Ron, but it's getting late. Lets go to bed, we can talk about this tomorrow."
"Alright. Goodnight Harry."
"'Night Ron."
Two very unhappy people got absolutely no sleep that night.
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A/N: Yay! This one shows up longer on my computer.the last chapter wasn't really longer than the first, but it sure felt like it! It's mostly dialogue, but my Beta(my B.O.B.) says that it's good. I would never doubt her of course! By the way, I got part of the 4th chapter written already, that will be the last besides the follow up. I would LOVE to break 20 reviews before I put it up, though I'll put it up even if I don't. But please, if you have a heart REVIEW!!!
Never Alone
Chapter 3
By ChimaeraGurl
It turns out that Ginny didn't have the chance to talk to Harry the next day, but she was determined to catch him as soon as she could. When he said that he had to return an over due book to the library Ginny saw it as the perfect opportunity to catch him alone. She told Hermione that she needed to talk to a professor to talk about an assignment and ran to catch up with Harry.
It didn't take long to figure out which way he took to the library, as his book was shouting something about how 'irresponsible kids are these days.' She saw him as she rounded the corner and called out.
"Harry! Wait up!" Ginny ran up to him. "I wanted to talk to you."
"Um, alright. Could you talk on the way to the library? This book wont shut up."
"No problem. I was wondering if you noticed anything different between Ron and Hermione lately."
"Yeah, I had thought that it might just be my imagination, though. I guess not. Do you know what's going on?"
"Sort of. I need your help so we can get this set straight. You in?"
"Of course Gin. So why are they acting so strange? Did they get in another fight or something?"
"No. I'm not sure what exactly is wrong with Ron, that's why I need you help. You'll need to talk to him and find out what happened. I talked to Hermione already, though. She said she actually LIKES him, if you get my drift."
"I'm definitely down wind here! This is great!" Harry broke into a grin.
"Yes, but that's why she's avoiding him, and nothing's going to happen if she keeps it up. She's afraid of being hurt. She thinks that it would end all wrong and she would end up alone."
"But that's ridiculous!"
"I know that, you know that, and Ron knows nothing, but she really believes it. She got real upset just talking about it."
"OK, well I'll talk to Ron and see what's going on with him. You try and get Hermione back to the real world."
"Fine, I'm gonna head back to the common room now. I told hermione I was talking to one of my professors about an assignment. See ya later."
When Ginny got back to the common room she saw that Hermione had already gone up to her dorm room so she went up to her own to think about how she was going to 'get Hermione back to the real world.'
After being lectured by his book and glared at by Madam Pince, Harry was ready to go to bed. When he got to the 5th year dorms, however, he saw Ron lying in bed cursing up at the ceiling. *At least he isn't breaking anything this time* Harry thought. When Ron was upset it wasn't unusual for him to throw anything that happened to come by his hand. Once he even threw Trevor. Ron was quick to calm down after that and apologized to Neville when the poor toad landed on the boy's head. Neville merely plucked Trevor off his head and thanked Ron for finding him.
"Harry? Harry?" He was snapped out of his thoughts when Ron asked him why he was so out of it. He went over and sat on his bed turning to Ron.
"We need to talk."
"What about?"
"Well for one, why are you cursing at the ceiling, and two, does it have anything to do with Hermione?"
"How did you know?"
"Observation and CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"
"OK." (a/n: *chirp chirp* hehe, you can ignore me)
"Yeah, um.well.so anyways, what's going on?"
"She's avoiding me!"
"I noticed, but why? What happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it anymore." Ron started to get up but Harry stopped him.
"Come on Ron, tell me what happened! I can help! I already know what's wrong with Hermione, but if you don't want to talk." Harry gave a sly smirk and got up to leave.
"Wait Harry! How do you know what's wrong with Hermione? Why is she avoiding me?"
"Ginny told me, now will you talk? You have to tell me what happened before we can do anything."
"Alright. It started the other night when I went down to the common room because I couldn't sleep. She was upset because she had a nightmare. She said that everybody had left her in it and I said that I would never leave her like I had in her dream. Then I kinda told her that I liked her, you know, as more than a friend."
"Whoa! When were you planning on telling me that you had the hots for Hermione? I mean, I always suspected, but, wow. And what do you mean 'kinda'"
"Well I didn't exactly just come out and say it, but it was most definitely implied! I don't know, fell hard for her and now she's rejecting me!" Ron punched the wall.
"Wait a minute, Ron! You got it upside down."
"What are you talking about Harry?"
"She does like you!"
"What? What do you mean? Why isn't she talking to me then? I have to go talk to her then!"
"Hold on there happy."(a/n: my daddy says that to me all the time!) "I wasn't finished. She thinks that everything would end all wrong and that she would be all alone. I guess like in her dream."
"That's not true!"
"I know, but we have to figure out some way to make her believe that it wont happen."
"How are we going to do that?"
"I'm not sure Ron, but it's getting late. Lets go to bed, we can talk about this tomorrow."
"Alright. Goodnight Harry."
"'Night Ron."
Two very unhappy people got absolutely no sleep that night.
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