Title: The Next Step
Sub-Title: What Happened?
Version: 1.8
Author: Xuqra
Date: 11.30.02
"SOME CHICK!" her scream was muffled by the pillow which was soaked with tears as she
cried into it. This was unacceptable she told herself, but it made no difference, she cried
still.
"Hey Ron," Harry nudged his friend, "have you seen Hermione?"
"No, not today." He grumbled, looking back at his food.
"She's crying in her room," Lavender squeaked out almost joyfully. "Something about
a comment…"
Ron interrupted her, "I wonder why."
Harry looked concerned, "is it something I did?" Harry began to get up, but Ron
pulled him back down.
Ron shook his head, "it's my fault, I should go say I'm sorry for getting upset." Lavender
was about to say something when Ron got up and walked to the dorms. Harry just sat there,
confused and annoyed.
"Hermione?" Ron knocked on the door before letting himself into the Head Girl's dorm
room.
"What do you want?" She hissed.
"Harry sent me here," Ron looked around the room, "to find out what's wrong." She
looked up at him, her face covered with tears and eyes bloodshot. She looked him over for
any sign of cynicism.
"Nothings wrong now go away." She turned away from him. He started to turn away,
but then walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. His hand reached out and touched her
shoulder.
"Its ok, you can tell me." Ron encouraged her, letting his hand begin to rub her
back softly.
"I thought he liked me!" She yelled throwing her arms around his neck crying into
his shoulder. "Then he goes and calls me 'some chick'," she yelped into his shoulder.
"You're not just 'some chick' to me…" She pulled away from him, their eyes
connecting. He leaned forward, her eyes and body not making any hint of resistance, his lips
touched hers.
The door opened, just then.
Sub-Title: What Happened?
Version: 1.8
Author: Xuqra
Date: 11.30.02
"SOME CHICK!" her scream was muffled by the pillow which was soaked with tears as she
cried into it. This was unacceptable she told herself, but it made no difference, she cried
still.
"Hey Ron," Harry nudged his friend, "have you seen Hermione?"
"No, not today." He grumbled, looking back at his food.
"She's crying in her room," Lavender squeaked out almost joyfully. "Something about
a comment…"
Ron interrupted her, "I wonder why."
Harry looked concerned, "is it something I did?" Harry began to get up, but Ron
pulled him back down.
Ron shook his head, "it's my fault, I should go say I'm sorry for getting upset." Lavender
was about to say something when Ron got up and walked to the dorms. Harry just sat there,
confused and annoyed.
"Hermione?" Ron knocked on the door before letting himself into the Head Girl's dorm
room.
"What do you want?" She hissed.
"Harry sent me here," Ron looked around the room, "to find out what's wrong." She
looked up at him, her face covered with tears and eyes bloodshot. She looked him over for
any sign of cynicism.
"Nothings wrong now go away." She turned away from him. He started to turn away,
but then walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. His hand reached out and touched her
shoulder.
"Its ok, you can tell me." Ron encouraged her, letting his hand begin to rub her
back softly.
"I thought he liked me!" She yelled throwing her arms around his neck crying into
his shoulder. "Then he goes and calls me 'some chick'," she yelped into his shoulder.
"You're not just 'some chick' to me…" She pulled away from him, their eyes
connecting. He leaned forward, her eyes and body not making any hint of resistance, his lips
touched hers.
The door opened, just then.