Chapter 5
The first Hogsmeade weekend was approaching, and Harry had made up his mind. Ginny was right. He wasn't going to waste all his time on Hermione, who probably after all liked Ron. Besides, he valued friendship more than a foolish crush.
Thus, he asked Ginny to go to Hogsmeade with him the very next day.
"Er- Ginny? Can I ask you something?" he asked her after breakfast.
"Sure!" she replied.
They walked together down the hall. "Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" he said, not stuttering the slightest bit.
"Oh! Of course, Harry! Oh! I better head off to Transfiguration or Professor McGonagall will be really upset, you know how she is when someone's late.. she'll probably take off points even though we're in her house," Ginny babbled, turning redder with each word. She rushed off.
Harry continued walking. That had been a walk in the park. He hadn't felt the nerves jolt as when he had asked Cho Chang to go to the Yule Ball with him in his fourth year. He stopped suddenly when he saw Ron and Hermione in front of him, Ron looking rather flustered and extremely embarrassed.
"Well, what I wanted to say is-" Ron muttered, his ears turning bright red. "Actually, it would be great if- um- could you think- oh forget all this! Hermione, will you- will you go to Hogsmeade with me?"
Hermione laughed. "Ron! It look you that long to say that? Of course I'll go with you!"
Harry froze. He felt his stomach drop to his feet. Ron and Hermione were going to Hogsmeade together? "What a friend HE is," Harry thought, "Didn't even warn me he was going to do it! But.. I've already made my decision. I'm going to back off and let Ron have Hermione. He deserves her."
^So do you.^ said his conscience
"Yes, well, I think Ron deserves her more. He's already jealous because I have a stupid scar. He's got five brothers to live up to! I'm going to pass this one up for him."
^Oh.. so you're going to forget your feelings for a friend? Ah, brave, great Harry Potter. Your kindness works again. Just don't forget, you have emotions as well.^
Harry shook his head. He was wrong. He HADN'T made his decision. He could pretend he did, could fool everyone else, but he couldn't fool himself. He still loved Hermione. Moreover, just because his best friends were going to Hogsmeade together did NOT mean they were going out. After all, he had been to Hogsmeade with Hermione without Ron as well.
But somehow, through the rest of the day, he couldn't get the displeasure of the thought out of his head.
~~~
AT HOGSMEADE
It was a breezy fall day in the little wizarding plaza. Hogsmeade was filled with shoppers and visitors, many of which were from Hogwarts. Harry was with Ginny, Ron, and Hermione. Ron hadn't been too happy with the arrangements of Harry's date, but did not pry further information out of Harry. Harry supposed this was because he was too caught up in his date with Hermione. Before they left for Hogsmeade, Ron had stood in front of Harry, fretting for quite a while.
"Do you think I look okay, Harry?"
"Ron," Harry sighed, "For the LAST time, you look FINE."
"What if I make a total fool of myself? What if I spill Butterbeer all over her? What if-"
"RON! SHUT UP! She's your best friend, for Merlin's sake! And it's just a Hogsmeade visit!" Harry had yelled, angered and frustrated and Ron, who continually brought up the topic of their "date".
Ron's eyebrows had shot up, but he didn't speak.
Now the four of them were walking along the cobbled roads of Hogsmeade. They made their way to the Three Broomsticks. Little bells rang at the door as they entered inside. Ron went to get their drinks as Harry, Ginny, and Hermione found a table in the corner. As they were walking toward it, however, Draco Malfoy suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Hey, Granger, I see you've come with the poor Weasley. If you guys get married and have children, you'll get Mudblood muggle-lovers!" He laughed evilly, Crabbe and Goyle chuckling beside him.
Harry's hand shot inside his cloak for his wand, but Hermione stopped him. "Let me handle this," she said in a low voice.
Hermione walked over to Draco, her lips pursed in a rather seductive smile. "Hey there," she whispered, "You're really good looking when you're mad, you know that?" Draco's eyes widened.
"But, but I'm not mad," he said, looking confused,
"You're not good looking either," Hermione replied tartly, and slapped him smartly. With that, she took Harry's hand and led him and Ginny to their table. Ron was already there waiting. Realizing Ron's stare at their hands, Hermione let go of Harry instantly.
"NICE, Herm, VERY NICE," Harry said, clearly impressed.
Hermione smiled. "Thanks. That," she said, sipping her Butterbeer, "That was fun."
~~~
The rest of the Hogsmeade trip was enjoyable. The four went shopping and visited Zonko's, where Harry and Ron filled up on their supply of Dungbombs, in case of any emergancy.
Harry didn't think of Ginny as his official "date". Ron, too, even after crowing about it for hours, didn't take Hermione seriously as his date either. The four friends went as "friends only.. but with privileges."
~~~
During the end of the trip, when all the students were back in Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the common room, just taking their coats off. (Ginny had rushed off to tell her day to her friend).
"That was great!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Definitely," Harry agreed.
"Thanks, Ron, for taking me," Mione said.
Ron walked up to her. "No problem," he replied softly, and leaned down. Harry turned around to see Ron's lips meet Hermione's in a kiss.
AH..what will happen now?!?! Poor Harry, just when he thought everything was going to be okay.. just when he had survived the Hogsmeade visit with his best friends going.. RON KISSES HERMIONE! HAHAHA..
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The first Hogsmeade weekend was approaching, and Harry had made up his mind. Ginny was right. He wasn't going to waste all his time on Hermione, who probably after all liked Ron. Besides, he valued friendship more than a foolish crush.
Thus, he asked Ginny to go to Hogsmeade with him the very next day.
"Er- Ginny? Can I ask you something?" he asked her after breakfast.
"Sure!" she replied.
They walked together down the hall. "Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" he said, not stuttering the slightest bit.
"Oh! Of course, Harry! Oh! I better head off to Transfiguration or Professor McGonagall will be really upset, you know how she is when someone's late.. she'll probably take off points even though we're in her house," Ginny babbled, turning redder with each word. She rushed off.
Harry continued walking. That had been a walk in the park. He hadn't felt the nerves jolt as when he had asked Cho Chang to go to the Yule Ball with him in his fourth year. He stopped suddenly when he saw Ron and Hermione in front of him, Ron looking rather flustered and extremely embarrassed.
"Well, what I wanted to say is-" Ron muttered, his ears turning bright red. "Actually, it would be great if- um- could you think- oh forget all this! Hermione, will you- will you go to Hogsmeade with me?"
Hermione laughed. "Ron! It look you that long to say that? Of course I'll go with you!"
Harry froze. He felt his stomach drop to his feet. Ron and Hermione were going to Hogsmeade together? "What a friend HE is," Harry thought, "Didn't even warn me he was going to do it! But.. I've already made my decision. I'm going to back off and let Ron have Hermione. He deserves her."
^So do you.^ said his conscience
"Yes, well, I think Ron deserves her more. He's already jealous because I have a stupid scar. He's got five brothers to live up to! I'm going to pass this one up for him."
^Oh.. so you're going to forget your feelings for a friend? Ah, brave, great Harry Potter. Your kindness works again. Just don't forget, you have emotions as well.^
Harry shook his head. He was wrong. He HADN'T made his decision. He could pretend he did, could fool everyone else, but he couldn't fool himself. He still loved Hermione. Moreover, just because his best friends were going to Hogsmeade together did NOT mean they were going out. After all, he had been to Hogsmeade with Hermione without Ron as well.
But somehow, through the rest of the day, he couldn't get the displeasure of the thought out of his head.
~~~
AT HOGSMEADE
It was a breezy fall day in the little wizarding plaza. Hogsmeade was filled with shoppers and visitors, many of which were from Hogwarts. Harry was with Ginny, Ron, and Hermione. Ron hadn't been too happy with the arrangements of Harry's date, but did not pry further information out of Harry. Harry supposed this was because he was too caught up in his date with Hermione. Before they left for Hogsmeade, Ron had stood in front of Harry, fretting for quite a while.
"Do you think I look okay, Harry?"
"Ron," Harry sighed, "For the LAST time, you look FINE."
"What if I make a total fool of myself? What if I spill Butterbeer all over her? What if-"
"RON! SHUT UP! She's your best friend, for Merlin's sake! And it's just a Hogsmeade visit!" Harry had yelled, angered and frustrated and Ron, who continually brought up the topic of their "date".
Ron's eyebrows had shot up, but he didn't speak.
Now the four of them were walking along the cobbled roads of Hogsmeade. They made their way to the Three Broomsticks. Little bells rang at the door as they entered inside. Ron went to get their drinks as Harry, Ginny, and Hermione found a table in the corner. As they were walking toward it, however, Draco Malfoy suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Hey, Granger, I see you've come with the poor Weasley. If you guys get married and have children, you'll get Mudblood muggle-lovers!" He laughed evilly, Crabbe and Goyle chuckling beside him.
Harry's hand shot inside his cloak for his wand, but Hermione stopped him. "Let me handle this," she said in a low voice.
Hermione walked over to Draco, her lips pursed in a rather seductive smile. "Hey there," she whispered, "You're really good looking when you're mad, you know that?" Draco's eyes widened.
"But, but I'm not mad," he said, looking confused,
"You're not good looking either," Hermione replied tartly, and slapped him smartly. With that, she took Harry's hand and led him and Ginny to their table. Ron was already there waiting. Realizing Ron's stare at their hands, Hermione let go of Harry instantly.
"NICE, Herm, VERY NICE," Harry said, clearly impressed.
Hermione smiled. "Thanks. That," she said, sipping her Butterbeer, "That was fun."
~~~
The rest of the Hogsmeade trip was enjoyable. The four went shopping and visited Zonko's, where Harry and Ron filled up on their supply of Dungbombs, in case of any emergancy.
Harry didn't think of Ginny as his official "date". Ron, too, even after crowing about it for hours, didn't take Hermione seriously as his date either. The four friends went as "friends only.. but with privileges."
~~~
During the end of the trip, when all the students were back in Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the common room, just taking their coats off. (Ginny had rushed off to tell her day to her friend).
"That was great!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Definitely," Harry agreed.
"Thanks, Ron, for taking me," Mione said.
Ron walked up to her. "No problem," he replied softly, and leaned down. Harry turned around to see Ron's lips meet Hermione's in a kiss.
AH..what will happen now?!?! Poor Harry, just when he thought everything was going to be okay.. just when he had survived the Hogsmeade visit with his best friends going.. RON KISSES HERMIONE! HAHAHA..
And of course, to those who reviewed.. THANK YOU!!!
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