CHAPTER 9
The next morning, Harry, Ron and Hermione were in Care of Magical Creatures, discussing the events of the last few nights. It seemed to Harry that Hermione and Ron were acting very odd towards each other. They were a lot more shy to each other and it seems that Harry wasn't the only one to notice. Halfway through class Harry could swear he heard Parvati and Lavender whispering about Ron and Hermione. Charlie had given the class some time to themselves, as he was walking around checking the classes work. When he got to Harry, Ron and Hermione, he stopped and sat down beside them.
"So Harry, how has everything been for you?", Charlie asked.
"The usual", Harry replied.
Suddenly Hermione's eyes brightened up and she exclaimed, "Charlie, you're round about the same age as Professor Ellis, aren't you?"
"Yeah I suppose I am", Charlie answered confused. Harry looked at Ron confused, but Ron didn't know what Hermione was talking about either.
"Well when you were at Hogwarts, was she at school here too?", Hermione asked.
"Yeah she was, she was in her third year when I was in seventh", Charlie answered. "Why though?"
Hermione suddenly became very red and mumbled, "Because I was interested to hear about her past. I heard some very weird stories". Hermione blushed and quickly hid her head in her hair, so Charlie wouldn't see her blushing.
"Well I didn't know her very well. She was in Slytherin. She had a very fiery temper and always got herself in trouble with the teachers. Snape tried to be very fair to her but he usually ended up giving her detention. And as you may know, Snape never gives detention to his own house. But he had to, because she was very wild. And then at other times she would be a perfect student, like you Hermione", causing Hermione to blush even more, "She would get A's in every class and always respect the teachers. It surprised all of us, even the teachers. She was very weird, and always surprised us. I think she had some inner turmoil in her that caused her a lot of problems. I know she got made a prefect after I left. But the strange thing is that she had her title stripped of her for some strange reason. All I know is that she was made Head Girl and that was the last I heard of her. She left after school and disappeared for a few years. That's all I know", Charlie finished still thinking. "Why are you so interested in her anyway?".
"Oh you know just general curiosity", Hermione said quickly gathering up her books and put them into her bag. "We have to go to the next class now", Hermione said getting up quickly. "Thank you for the information", Hermione shouted before she disappeared up into the castle.
"What is with Hermione lately?", Charlie asked confused.
"I don't know but there's definitely something up with her", Ron said getting up and walking back to the castle with Harry.
The upcoming match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, got everyone in the Gryffindor common room, in great spirits. The events of the end of last year were completely forgotten and the Gryffindor's were in fine spirits. Before Harry knew it, it was the night before. Strangely he didn't have any strange dreams and when he woke up the next morning, he was feeling very refreshed. Harry quickly got dressed and made his way down to the Great Hall. There he found Ron and Hermione heads close together and what seemed to be, deep in conversation.
"Hello", Harry said grabbing some toast and sitting down beside Ron. Ron and Hermione quickly broke apart and blushed deeply.
"You ready for the game?", Hermione asked.
"Yeah, if my keeper is?", Harry asked grinning.
"Well then I would advise you to hurry up because the game will start shortly", Hermione said pointing to her watch. Harry and Ron quickly made their way outside and rushed over to the changing rooms. The rest of the team gradually came too and everyone got changed.
"Ok team, remember what we practised during practice, keep everything very tight and we should win no problem. Ok everyone lets steamroll Hufflepuff", Harry said before grabbing his Firebolt and walking out onto the pitch. They walked over to Madame Hooch and Harry shook hands with a nervous looking third year, Harry supposed to be the new Hufflepuff captain.
"Right now I want a clean match", Madame Hooch called out before she blew the whistle. Harry kicked the ground hard and shot straight into the sky. Harry watched as the new Hufflepuff seeker, flew up and hovered a few feet below Harry.
The minutes flew by and still Harry didn't see the snitch. Gryffindor were just narrowly in the lead, but Hufflepuff were putting up a good defence. Harry watched as Angelina Johnson scored another ten points which brought Gryffindor up to forty points to thirty. Suddenly a glint of gold was flying swiftly past the Hufflepuff goals, that Harry saw it and chased after it. Trevor, the Hufflepuff seeker chased after Harry. Both were neck in neck, racing past baffled beaters, towards a very frightened Hufflepuff keeper. Harry let go off his broom with both hands, and hurtled forwards. With a quick swoop, the snitch was secured in Harry's hands. Quickly regaining balance, Harry sped towards the ground and landed on the damp grass in a roll. Getting up quickly, Harry held up the snitch for everyone to see, while the Gryffindor's cheered in applause. The rest of the team rained down on him, each patting him on the back and calling out cheers and praises. Harry and Ron made their way over to Hermione, who was beaming with delight.
"Well done Harry, Ron, that was an amazing game", Hermione said grinning.
"Oh it was", Ron replied walking ahead with Hermione, describing every manoevre in great detail. Harry grinned at the two and followed them back up to the castle.
Harry entered the common room and heard Ron and Hermione shouting at each other again. It seemed that this time, they had an eager crowd around them all whistling and shouting. Harry wasn't surprised to see Fred and George cheering the most.
Harry pushed his way through the crowd and shouted at the top of his lungs so Ron and Hermione could hear him, "WILL YOU STOP FIGHTING!"
Ron and Hermione stopped instantly and looked at him blinking.
"Now what are you fighting about?", Harry asked.
Ron scowled at his brothers and said to the crowd, "Get a move on, there's nothing to see here". The crowd groaned and half went up to their dormitories, while the other half went out the portrait hole.
"She's still writing to Krum", Ron bellowed.
"So what if I did?", Hermione bellowed back with her face going red.
"You promised you wouldn't", Ron spluttered.
"Well you said you wouldn't get jealous", shouted Hermione.
"You still wrote to him", Ron shouted back.
"What was I meant to do, he wrote to me first", Hermione scarlet going scarlet in the face. "Anyway you broke our agreement".
"I am NOT jealous!", Ron bellowed.
"Look can you just sort it out quietly?", Harry said exasperated. "I'm going to bed and don't wake me up". Ron and Hermione were too stunned to reply and watched Harry climb up the steps to his dormitory. Harry stopped at the top and decided to spy and watch what would happen. He sat down on the landing and from there he had a good view of the common room below.
"Look Hermione I'm sorry", Ron said sitting down on the couch.
Hermione sat down beside him ,"Look Ron, I was never interested in Victor".
"I know, but he's just so interested in you and...well I can't stand it", Ron said blushing furiously.
Hermione sniffed and moved closer to Ron, "I really amn't interested in Krum Ron".
"How about we reach a compromise?", Ron asked.
"Ok?", Hermione said confused.
"I stop being jealous if...if you be my girlfriend", Ron finished quickly, blushing furiously.
Hermione moved and grabbed Ron's neck, kissing him passionately on the lips, taking Ron completely by surprise.
"So is that a yes?", Ron managed to say.
Hermione smiled and said, "Off course it is!" Ron leaned forward and their lips met with a fiery passion, that made Harry raise his eyebrows. Harry slowly got up and quietly made his way into the boys dormitories, leaving Ron and Hermione in peace. Harry fell asleep almost right away, and was fast asleep by the time Ron went to bed.
The next morning Ron was already up so Harry got dressed and hurried down to the Great Hall. For once Ron and Hermione weren't arguing. Instead they were sitting there smiling.
Harry sat down beside Ron and asked, "You sorted it out?"
"Yeah", Ron said grinning. "We made a compromise". Harry pretended to be stunned, obviously fooling Ron and Hermione, who were both blushing.
"Well she'd stop writing to Krum if I would go out with her", Ron said blushing. Harry could see Hermione blushing too and she looked at Ron and smiled. Harry grinned as he watched the two love sick puppies, smiling at each other and tucked into his cereal.
The next morning, Harry, Ron and Hermione were in Care of Magical Creatures, discussing the events of the last few nights. It seemed to Harry that Hermione and Ron were acting very odd towards each other. They were a lot more shy to each other and it seems that Harry wasn't the only one to notice. Halfway through class Harry could swear he heard Parvati and Lavender whispering about Ron and Hermione. Charlie had given the class some time to themselves, as he was walking around checking the classes work. When he got to Harry, Ron and Hermione, he stopped and sat down beside them.
"So Harry, how has everything been for you?", Charlie asked.
"The usual", Harry replied.
Suddenly Hermione's eyes brightened up and she exclaimed, "Charlie, you're round about the same age as Professor Ellis, aren't you?"
"Yeah I suppose I am", Charlie answered confused. Harry looked at Ron confused, but Ron didn't know what Hermione was talking about either.
"Well when you were at Hogwarts, was she at school here too?", Hermione asked.
"Yeah she was, she was in her third year when I was in seventh", Charlie answered. "Why though?"
Hermione suddenly became very red and mumbled, "Because I was interested to hear about her past. I heard some very weird stories". Hermione blushed and quickly hid her head in her hair, so Charlie wouldn't see her blushing.
"Well I didn't know her very well. She was in Slytherin. She had a very fiery temper and always got herself in trouble with the teachers. Snape tried to be very fair to her but he usually ended up giving her detention. And as you may know, Snape never gives detention to his own house. But he had to, because she was very wild. And then at other times she would be a perfect student, like you Hermione", causing Hermione to blush even more, "She would get A's in every class and always respect the teachers. It surprised all of us, even the teachers. She was very weird, and always surprised us. I think she had some inner turmoil in her that caused her a lot of problems. I know she got made a prefect after I left. But the strange thing is that she had her title stripped of her for some strange reason. All I know is that she was made Head Girl and that was the last I heard of her. She left after school and disappeared for a few years. That's all I know", Charlie finished still thinking. "Why are you so interested in her anyway?".
"Oh you know just general curiosity", Hermione said quickly gathering up her books and put them into her bag. "We have to go to the next class now", Hermione said getting up quickly. "Thank you for the information", Hermione shouted before she disappeared up into the castle.
"What is with Hermione lately?", Charlie asked confused.
"I don't know but there's definitely something up with her", Ron said getting up and walking back to the castle with Harry.
The upcoming match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, got everyone in the Gryffindor common room, in great spirits. The events of the end of last year were completely forgotten and the Gryffindor's were in fine spirits. Before Harry knew it, it was the night before. Strangely he didn't have any strange dreams and when he woke up the next morning, he was feeling very refreshed. Harry quickly got dressed and made his way down to the Great Hall. There he found Ron and Hermione heads close together and what seemed to be, deep in conversation.
"Hello", Harry said grabbing some toast and sitting down beside Ron. Ron and Hermione quickly broke apart and blushed deeply.
"You ready for the game?", Hermione asked.
"Yeah, if my keeper is?", Harry asked grinning.
"Well then I would advise you to hurry up because the game will start shortly", Hermione said pointing to her watch. Harry and Ron quickly made their way outside and rushed over to the changing rooms. The rest of the team gradually came too and everyone got changed.
"Ok team, remember what we practised during practice, keep everything very tight and we should win no problem. Ok everyone lets steamroll Hufflepuff", Harry said before grabbing his Firebolt and walking out onto the pitch. They walked over to Madame Hooch and Harry shook hands with a nervous looking third year, Harry supposed to be the new Hufflepuff captain.
"Right now I want a clean match", Madame Hooch called out before she blew the whistle. Harry kicked the ground hard and shot straight into the sky. Harry watched as the new Hufflepuff seeker, flew up and hovered a few feet below Harry.
The minutes flew by and still Harry didn't see the snitch. Gryffindor were just narrowly in the lead, but Hufflepuff were putting up a good defence. Harry watched as Angelina Johnson scored another ten points which brought Gryffindor up to forty points to thirty. Suddenly a glint of gold was flying swiftly past the Hufflepuff goals, that Harry saw it and chased after it. Trevor, the Hufflepuff seeker chased after Harry. Both were neck in neck, racing past baffled beaters, towards a very frightened Hufflepuff keeper. Harry let go off his broom with both hands, and hurtled forwards. With a quick swoop, the snitch was secured in Harry's hands. Quickly regaining balance, Harry sped towards the ground and landed on the damp grass in a roll. Getting up quickly, Harry held up the snitch for everyone to see, while the Gryffindor's cheered in applause. The rest of the team rained down on him, each patting him on the back and calling out cheers and praises. Harry and Ron made their way over to Hermione, who was beaming with delight.
"Well done Harry, Ron, that was an amazing game", Hermione said grinning.
"Oh it was", Ron replied walking ahead with Hermione, describing every manoevre in great detail. Harry grinned at the two and followed them back up to the castle.
Harry entered the common room and heard Ron and Hermione shouting at each other again. It seemed that this time, they had an eager crowd around them all whistling and shouting. Harry wasn't surprised to see Fred and George cheering the most.
Harry pushed his way through the crowd and shouted at the top of his lungs so Ron and Hermione could hear him, "WILL YOU STOP FIGHTING!"
Ron and Hermione stopped instantly and looked at him blinking.
"Now what are you fighting about?", Harry asked.
Ron scowled at his brothers and said to the crowd, "Get a move on, there's nothing to see here". The crowd groaned and half went up to their dormitories, while the other half went out the portrait hole.
"She's still writing to Krum", Ron bellowed.
"So what if I did?", Hermione bellowed back with her face going red.
"You promised you wouldn't", Ron spluttered.
"Well you said you wouldn't get jealous", shouted Hermione.
"You still wrote to him", Ron shouted back.
"What was I meant to do, he wrote to me first", Hermione scarlet going scarlet in the face. "Anyway you broke our agreement".
"I am NOT jealous!", Ron bellowed.
"Look can you just sort it out quietly?", Harry said exasperated. "I'm going to bed and don't wake me up". Ron and Hermione were too stunned to reply and watched Harry climb up the steps to his dormitory. Harry stopped at the top and decided to spy and watch what would happen. He sat down on the landing and from there he had a good view of the common room below.
"Look Hermione I'm sorry", Ron said sitting down on the couch.
Hermione sat down beside him ,"Look Ron, I was never interested in Victor".
"I know, but he's just so interested in you and...well I can't stand it", Ron said blushing furiously.
Hermione sniffed and moved closer to Ron, "I really amn't interested in Krum Ron".
"How about we reach a compromise?", Ron asked.
"Ok?", Hermione said confused.
"I stop being jealous if...if you be my girlfriend", Ron finished quickly, blushing furiously.
Hermione moved and grabbed Ron's neck, kissing him passionately on the lips, taking Ron completely by surprise.
"So is that a yes?", Ron managed to say.
Hermione smiled and said, "Off course it is!" Ron leaned forward and their lips met with a fiery passion, that made Harry raise his eyebrows. Harry slowly got up and quietly made his way into the boys dormitories, leaving Ron and Hermione in peace. Harry fell asleep almost right away, and was fast asleep by the time Ron went to bed.
The next morning Ron was already up so Harry got dressed and hurried down to the Great Hall. For once Ron and Hermione weren't arguing. Instead they were sitting there smiling.
Harry sat down beside Ron and asked, "You sorted it out?"
"Yeah", Ron said grinning. "We made a compromise". Harry pretended to be stunned, obviously fooling Ron and Hermione, who were both blushing.
"Well she'd stop writing to Krum if I would go out with her", Ron said blushing. Harry could see Hermione blushing too and she looked at Ron and smiled. Harry grinned as he watched the two love sick puppies, smiling at each other and tucked into his cereal.