"What?!" What do you mean?" Hermione wouldn't believe it. She decided not
listed to it.
"I met someone else, Hermione," Seamus repeated clearly but quietly. Hermione didn't know how to react. The words he said just kept repeating her head again and again and again .. She sat down. The pain in her stomach was so great that her head started hurting too.
"I'm so sorry Hermione. I never meant to end things this way," he said quietly. Hermione stared at the fire. She couldn't say a word. So many things to say and she couldn't say it.
"I'm sorry," he repeated, "That's why I wasn't there this morning. I couldn't face you. Lavender told me you looked upset. But I just couldn't .."
Hermione's eyes started to water. She didn't know if she was angry or sad. She was just like a lump of log, an inanimate object that didn't think or speak.
"Hermione say something," Seamus said as he knelt by her trying to level with her. He touched her hand. Hermione finally responded by pulling her hand away harshly. Seamus stood up. He gave up. There was nothing more he can say. He did the damage. What else could he do?
"I'm sorry," he said one last time as he walked up the stairs to go to his dormitory. As she heard the door close she broke down. A tear came one after another, it seemed endless.
She was so angry. She loved Seamus. She was finally willing to change for him. Finally show her affection, finally act like a real girlfriend. She was missing him so much over Christmas break, she was even counting down the days till he would come back. She clenched her fists. HOW COULD HE DO THIS?! Again the words "I met someone else" ran repeatedly through her head like an annoying alarm. It kept getting louder and louder till she couldn't take it anymore. She cried harder. All of a sudden the common room door opened. It was Ron. Ron saw Hermione and stopped right in his tracks. Hermione cried even harder. She didn't know it was possible to cry that much.
"What's wrong Hermione?" Ron asked frantically as he approached her. Hermione stood up and shoved her face in his chest. Ron wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair sympathetically. He repeated his question. He was concerned. He never saw Hermione this sad before. It worried him.
"Seamus met someone else," Hermione managed to say in between sobs, "That's why he wasn't there this morning." Ron hugged her even harder. He felt so sad for her. He knew how she felt for him. He understood that she was willing to change for him. Change herself for the better. Seamus took that and blew it up like a backfired spell.
"I'm so sorry Hermione," Ron whispered. Hermione started bawling. "Shhh .. it's okay . it's okay." He sat her down on the couch and she still didn't let go of him.
"He doesn't deserve you. Forget him. He didn't appreciate you. Any guy that makes you cry is not worth it," Ron said. She somewhat stopped crying. The bawling at least. She looked at him. Her eyes were wet and red. They looked so empty that it made Ron shiver. He was now angry that Seamus hurt her so much. She stared into his eyes as if hoping to hear more. She was ataken back that he was there comforting her. He was usually not good at this kind of thing. Not even with Lavender. He would just make a joke. She couldn't stop looking in his eyes. He kept looking at her too.
Ron didn't know why but he started to feel light. All he was doing was comforting Hermione. He was bit surprised that he didn't walk away awkwardly. He hated doing this kind of thing. He was never good at the whole comforting thing. But for some reason he was comfortable doing this. He wanted to do this.
They started at each other for what seemed like forever. They could feel each other breathing heavily. Their heads drew in closer and closer till their lips were a just a fingertip away. Finally their lips connected and their lips brushed each other's. It was so soft and nice that it hypnotized them both. Hermione never felt anything like this before. She didn't want to admit but it was better than her kisses with Seamus. She almost forgot about what she was crying about. She just concentrated on this blissful kiss she was sharing with Ron.
Ron's mind was blank. All he could feel was how good it was. Then it flashed to him. This was wrong .. But it felt so right. He wanted to keep kissing and he didn't know why. He didn't even want to think why.
There was a sound coming from the stairs. Ron pulled away suddenly and face face spelled out something that Hermione couldn't decipher.
"Sorry Hermione. I can't do this," Ron said quickly and ran up the stairs.
Hermione could feel tears swelling up in her eyes again. That was so good. Again, something so good was taken away from her.
She sat silently in front of the fire. Feeling useless and lonely.
She just realized that Seamus wasn't so bad anymore.
She was in love with Ron Weasley.
"I met someone else, Hermione," Seamus repeated clearly but quietly. Hermione didn't know how to react. The words he said just kept repeating her head again and again and again .. She sat down. The pain in her stomach was so great that her head started hurting too.
"I'm so sorry Hermione. I never meant to end things this way," he said quietly. Hermione stared at the fire. She couldn't say a word. So many things to say and she couldn't say it.
"I'm sorry," he repeated, "That's why I wasn't there this morning. I couldn't face you. Lavender told me you looked upset. But I just couldn't .."
Hermione's eyes started to water. She didn't know if she was angry or sad. She was just like a lump of log, an inanimate object that didn't think or speak.
"Hermione say something," Seamus said as he knelt by her trying to level with her. He touched her hand. Hermione finally responded by pulling her hand away harshly. Seamus stood up. He gave up. There was nothing more he can say. He did the damage. What else could he do?
"I'm sorry," he said one last time as he walked up the stairs to go to his dormitory. As she heard the door close she broke down. A tear came one after another, it seemed endless.
She was so angry. She loved Seamus. She was finally willing to change for him. Finally show her affection, finally act like a real girlfriend. She was missing him so much over Christmas break, she was even counting down the days till he would come back. She clenched her fists. HOW COULD HE DO THIS?! Again the words "I met someone else" ran repeatedly through her head like an annoying alarm. It kept getting louder and louder till she couldn't take it anymore. She cried harder. All of a sudden the common room door opened. It was Ron. Ron saw Hermione and stopped right in his tracks. Hermione cried even harder. She didn't know it was possible to cry that much.
"What's wrong Hermione?" Ron asked frantically as he approached her. Hermione stood up and shoved her face in his chest. Ron wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair sympathetically. He repeated his question. He was concerned. He never saw Hermione this sad before. It worried him.
"Seamus met someone else," Hermione managed to say in between sobs, "That's why he wasn't there this morning." Ron hugged her even harder. He felt so sad for her. He knew how she felt for him. He understood that she was willing to change for him. Change herself for the better. Seamus took that and blew it up like a backfired spell.
"I'm so sorry Hermione," Ron whispered. Hermione started bawling. "Shhh .. it's okay . it's okay." He sat her down on the couch and she still didn't let go of him.
"He doesn't deserve you. Forget him. He didn't appreciate you. Any guy that makes you cry is not worth it," Ron said. She somewhat stopped crying. The bawling at least. She looked at him. Her eyes were wet and red. They looked so empty that it made Ron shiver. He was now angry that Seamus hurt her so much. She stared into his eyes as if hoping to hear more. She was ataken back that he was there comforting her. He was usually not good at this kind of thing. Not even with Lavender. He would just make a joke. She couldn't stop looking in his eyes. He kept looking at her too.
Ron didn't know why but he started to feel light. All he was doing was comforting Hermione. He was bit surprised that he didn't walk away awkwardly. He hated doing this kind of thing. He was never good at the whole comforting thing. But for some reason he was comfortable doing this. He wanted to do this.
They started at each other for what seemed like forever. They could feel each other breathing heavily. Their heads drew in closer and closer till their lips were a just a fingertip away. Finally their lips connected and their lips brushed each other's. It was so soft and nice that it hypnotized them both. Hermione never felt anything like this before. She didn't want to admit but it was better than her kisses with Seamus. She almost forgot about what she was crying about. She just concentrated on this blissful kiss she was sharing with Ron.
Ron's mind was blank. All he could feel was how good it was. Then it flashed to him. This was wrong .. But it felt so right. He wanted to keep kissing and he didn't know why. He didn't even want to think why.
There was a sound coming from the stairs. Ron pulled away suddenly and face face spelled out something that Hermione couldn't decipher.
"Sorry Hermione. I can't do this," Ron said quickly and ran up the stairs.
Hermione could feel tears swelling up in her eyes again. That was so good. Again, something so good was taken away from her.
She sat silently in front of the fire. Feeling useless and lonely.
She just realized that Seamus wasn't so bad anymore.
She was in love with Ron Weasley.