AN- yes, the chapters are flying out now.I guess I made you wait so long
you kinda deserve these chapters now. Ahahaha...anyways.I'm gonna try to
keep up the pace a little here..I'm hoping I can find some ways to tie
Harry and Ginny back in..I kinda forgot about them.well hopefully this
chapter will make everyone happy. (
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Ron quietly pulled on his robes, which were lying untidily on the floor by his bed. Suddenly his foot struck his trunk, as a result of him meandering in the dark. "Ouch!" he cried out in pain, then clamped his own hand over his mouth for safety. He didn't want to wake anyone. He clasped his robes in front and made his way out the front door of his room.
He made his way down the stairs, going over what he was going to say in his head. 'Hey, what's up?' He shook his head in disgust. Too casual. 'I've been thinking about you,' he tried again, throwing out that idea too. He thought some more and decided on, 'Hermione, I just couldn't sleep tonight, I needed to see you.' The plain and simple truth.
Halfway back up the stairs to the girls' rooms, he realized his palms were sweaty and his heart was beating like a drum. 'Why am I so nervous?' he asked himself. Shaking it off, he found himself in front of Hermione's door. He rapped quickly on it three times, and waited, leaning against the wall coolly. After waiting a minute, he tried again. Nobody answered so he stuck his head in the door. "Hermione?" he whispered. Ginny sat up in her own bed and did a double take when she saw her brother standing in the doorway.
"Ron! It's the middle of the night! What are you doing here?" she cried out in surprise.
He rushed over and tried to quiet her down by holding his hand over her mouth. "Where is Hermione? I really need to see her."
Ginny blinked her eyes, still waking up. She looked over to Hermione's bed, still made and waiting for her. She gave her brother a confused shrug. "I guess she hasn't came to the room yet. I wonder where she is. I'd think she'd be with you." Ginny gave him a sly grin, however, Ron didn't smile back.
"She got detention today. I'm really worried about her." He explained.
Ginny just stared at him. "Why are you so worried? Who'd she get detention from?"
"Snape."
Ginny laughed and playfully punched Ron in the stomach. "You moron, she got detention from Snape?! He's probably having her clean the whole castle with a toothbrush! Of course she's not back yet!"
Ron shook his head. "She wouldn't take this long. And besides, Malfoy got detention too, at the same time. He probably did something to her."
Ginny could see the anger in his eyes, and decided to ignore it. Now that she was awake, she had bigger problems to worry about than Hermione's leave of absence, which could easily be explained. "Ron, go back to bed. Hermione will be back in a little bit and you can see her in the morning. I'll tell her you stopped by." On that thought, she shoved Ron out of the room and closed the door. She could hear him muttering outside.
Shaking her head, she went back to her bed and sat cross-legged on top of it. She hadn't seen Harry since they had decided to just be friends, she had gone back to her room early to catch up on some homework. She still couldn't believe that Harry had feelings for her; she never thought that her dreams of being with him could possibly come true. And now that she knew that they could be together, she thought Ron was hardly an obstacle in their relationship.
'Why doesn't Harry agree with me? Ron would get over it eventually, he'd have to. I mean, of all the people in this world I could be with, you'd think he'd want it to be Harry the most. His best friend. He should trust Harry.' She thought to herself in despair.
In attempt to calm herself down, she opened the window in the room, which happened to be right next to her own bed. A breeze flew across her; it was a windy night. On second thought, she tried to close it again, but the latch was stuck. 'Oh, wonderful,' Ginny thought sarcastically. Now she was depressed as well as freezing.
Forcing herself to ignore the cold, she thought about her situation. There was really nothing she could do to change Harry's mind. He was a loyal friend. 'Too loyal.' Ginny thought sadly. She threw herself back against her pillow and wallowed in self-pity.
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Ron couldn't get himself to go back to his room. Something about Hermione being alone with Malfoy at this time of night gave him an unnerving feeling. He paced the floor in front of the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room, deciding what to do with himself. Suddenly he felt his blood boil once more, and he went back upstairs to find Harry.
He let himself into the bedroom and saw Harry sitting in his bed polishing his broomstick. "Harry..?" Ron asked.
Harry looked up in surprise. "Oh, sorry. When I can't sleep, I shine up my broomstick." He grinned embarrassedly. "Now I've told you why I'm awake.what about you?"
Ron slumped down onto his own bed across from Harry's. "I can't sleep. All I can think about is Hermione. She's still out doing her detention with Malfoy." He explained.
Harry narrowed his eyes. "Don't tell me you went to check on her, Ron."
Ron frowned sheepishly. "Unfortunately I did. Her bed was empty. That means she and Malfoy are still in the dungeons together. Alone." His heart was beating unusually hard.
Shaking his head, Harry said in protest, "I don't understand you, Ron. She's with MALFOY. What do you think is going on? They are probably insulting each other and getting the work done as quickly as possible. Malfoy is probably making 'Mione do all the work too. You know how he is. Don't be so uptight. Get some sleep. You need it."
Ron mumbled beneath his breath angrily. Why didn't anyone understand what he was feeling?
Why didn't he understand what he was feeling?
"So, you're going to lay off my sister, right?" he asked Harry with a strange amount of rudeness to his voice. The question surprised even himself, the second it left his lips. However, he couldn't take it back.
Overcoming to urge to do something rash, Harry answered calmly, "As a matter of fact, Ronald Weasley, I AM going to "lay off" your sister. But I hope you remember that in the future. I'm doing it for you. I don't want to, mind you, because I love Ginny. I know that you don't want me dating her and I'm going to honor that. But you can't stop me from loving her. That just comes naturally."
With that, Harry turned over and went to sleep, leaving Ron to ponder his own thoughts alone. In the dark of the room, Ron didn't even recognize his thoughts as his own.
'He may love her now, but that will be his downfall. I'll show Harry Potter up yet.'
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Ok, don't be alarmed.I'm leading up to the main conflict.mwahaha..Sorry there wasn't any lusty Hermione/Draco in this chapter.I needed a chapter to sort some things out with Harry and Ron and Ginny.anyhow.What would you all think if I changed this story's title to "Enemies in Lust" ??? hm? I hate the current title and I think this one is cool.tell me what you think in reviews ok? Thanks!
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Ron quietly pulled on his robes, which were lying untidily on the floor by his bed. Suddenly his foot struck his trunk, as a result of him meandering in the dark. "Ouch!" he cried out in pain, then clamped his own hand over his mouth for safety. He didn't want to wake anyone. He clasped his robes in front and made his way out the front door of his room.
He made his way down the stairs, going over what he was going to say in his head. 'Hey, what's up?' He shook his head in disgust. Too casual. 'I've been thinking about you,' he tried again, throwing out that idea too. He thought some more and decided on, 'Hermione, I just couldn't sleep tonight, I needed to see you.' The plain and simple truth.
Halfway back up the stairs to the girls' rooms, he realized his palms were sweaty and his heart was beating like a drum. 'Why am I so nervous?' he asked himself. Shaking it off, he found himself in front of Hermione's door. He rapped quickly on it three times, and waited, leaning against the wall coolly. After waiting a minute, he tried again. Nobody answered so he stuck his head in the door. "Hermione?" he whispered. Ginny sat up in her own bed and did a double take when she saw her brother standing in the doorway.
"Ron! It's the middle of the night! What are you doing here?" she cried out in surprise.
He rushed over and tried to quiet her down by holding his hand over her mouth. "Where is Hermione? I really need to see her."
Ginny blinked her eyes, still waking up. She looked over to Hermione's bed, still made and waiting for her. She gave her brother a confused shrug. "I guess she hasn't came to the room yet. I wonder where she is. I'd think she'd be with you." Ginny gave him a sly grin, however, Ron didn't smile back.
"She got detention today. I'm really worried about her." He explained.
Ginny just stared at him. "Why are you so worried? Who'd she get detention from?"
"Snape."
Ginny laughed and playfully punched Ron in the stomach. "You moron, she got detention from Snape?! He's probably having her clean the whole castle with a toothbrush! Of course she's not back yet!"
Ron shook his head. "She wouldn't take this long. And besides, Malfoy got detention too, at the same time. He probably did something to her."
Ginny could see the anger in his eyes, and decided to ignore it. Now that she was awake, she had bigger problems to worry about than Hermione's leave of absence, which could easily be explained. "Ron, go back to bed. Hermione will be back in a little bit and you can see her in the morning. I'll tell her you stopped by." On that thought, she shoved Ron out of the room and closed the door. She could hear him muttering outside.
Shaking her head, she went back to her bed and sat cross-legged on top of it. She hadn't seen Harry since they had decided to just be friends, she had gone back to her room early to catch up on some homework. She still couldn't believe that Harry had feelings for her; she never thought that her dreams of being with him could possibly come true. And now that she knew that they could be together, she thought Ron was hardly an obstacle in their relationship.
'Why doesn't Harry agree with me? Ron would get over it eventually, he'd have to. I mean, of all the people in this world I could be with, you'd think he'd want it to be Harry the most. His best friend. He should trust Harry.' She thought to herself in despair.
In attempt to calm herself down, she opened the window in the room, which happened to be right next to her own bed. A breeze flew across her; it was a windy night. On second thought, she tried to close it again, but the latch was stuck. 'Oh, wonderful,' Ginny thought sarcastically. Now she was depressed as well as freezing.
Forcing herself to ignore the cold, she thought about her situation. There was really nothing she could do to change Harry's mind. He was a loyal friend. 'Too loyal.' Ginny thought sadly. She threw herself back against her pillow and wallowed in self-pity.
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Ron couldn't get himself to go back to his room. Something about Hermione being alone with Malfoy at this time of night gave him an unnerving feeling. He paced the floor in front of the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room, deciding what to do with himself. Suddenly he felt his blood boil once more, and he went back upstairs to find Harry.
He let himself into the bedroom and saw Harry sitting in his bed polishing his broomstick. "Harry..?" Ron asked.
Harry looked up in surprise. "Oh, sorry. When I can't sleep, I shine up my broomstick." He grinned embarrassedly. "Now I've told you why I'm awake.what about you?"
Ron slumped down onto his own bed across from Harry's. "I can't sleep. All I can think about is Hermione. She's still out doing her detention with Malfoy." He explained.
Harry narrowed his eyes. "Don't tell me you went to check on her, Ron."
Ron frowned sheepishly. "Unfortunately I did. Her bed was empty. That means she and Malfoy are still in the dungeons together. Alone." His heart was beating unusually hard.
Shaking his head, Harry said in protest, "I don't understand you, Ron. She's with MALFOY. What do you think is going on? They are probably insulting each other and getting the work done as quickly as possible. Malfoy is probably making 'Mione do all the work too. You know how he is. Don't be so uptight. Get some sleep. You need it."
Ron mumbled beneath his breath angrily. Why didn't anyone understand what he was feeling?
Why didn't he understand what he was feeling?
"So, you're going to lay off my sister, right?" he asked Harry with a strange amount of rudeness to his voice. The question surprised even himself, the second it left his lips. However, he couldn't take it back.
Overcoming to urge to do something rash, Harry answered calmly, "As a matter of fact, Ronald Weasley, I AM going to "lay off" your sister. But I hope you remember that in the future. I'm doing it for you. I don't want to, mind you, because I love Ginny. I know that you don't want me dating her and I'm going to honor that. But you can't stop me from loving her. That just comes naturally."
With that, Harry turned over and went to sleep, leaving Ron to ponder his own thoughts alone. In the dark of the room, Ron didn't even recognize his thoughts as his own.
'He may love her now, but that will be his downfall. I'll show Harry Potter up yet.'
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Ok, don't be alarmed.I'm leading up to the main conflict.mwahaha..Sorry there wasn't any lusty Hermione/Draco in this chapter.I needed a chapter to sort some things out with Harry and Ron and Ginny.anyhow.What would you all think if I changed this story's title to "Enemies in Lust" ??? hm? I hate the current title and I think this one is cool.tell me what you think in reviews ok? Thanks!