As soon as Hermione had left Ron's room she could hear idle chatter from down stairs. Halfway down the stairs she found George, sitting on the floor in the hallway. Hermione couldn't help herself when she asked "why is it that you and Lori don't get along."
George looked at her as if she had just grown an extra arm "you're the smart one, haven't figured it out yet?" His normally joyful voice was dripping with loathing. Hermione shivered, this was not the George she new.
Pretending like he hadn't said anything she went down stairs. And yet, she couldn't help thinking of what he had said. Fred and George did everything together, and always agreed, why would he disagree about Lori. She went in search of Harry and Ron. Instead she found a whole lot of Weasly's, just about to ask how they had all gotten there so fast- another red head apparated in front of her. Feeling silly, Hermione noticed Harry. Apparently he had attempted to hide in a corner, but had failed miserably, quite a few people were asking if they could see his scar. Looking for Ron she found him in a very bad position as well. Surrounded by witches and covered in ugly shades of Pink lipstick Hermione went to her friends aide. Maybe after she saved Ron they could get Harry. She had already forgotten about her discussion with George.
When Hermione approached Ron took his chance to escape and introduced Hermione to his aunts. "This is Hermione Granger; she's a friend from Hogwarts." Each of his aunts stated their names for Hermione but she forgot as soon as Aunt Riana (the only one she could remember) asked, "So, when are you and Ron planning on getting Married. I mean we've heard all about your gorgeous friend here, you two must at least be dating?"
Hermione felt her cheeks heat up and Ron went from freckled to Tomato in .3 seconds. "Were not dating, aunt Riana, and we are certainly not getting married."
"But the two of you are sharing a bed are you not" she asked, why did she push the subject?!
"We aren't sharing a bed, just a room-" Ron stopped as sudden realization hit him, he would have had to share a bed with Uncle Ernesto, and there wasn't room for Hermione to sleep anywhere else but in his bed. "-Oh"
Hermione could help but feel sad. She didn't like Ron, or she didn't think she did. But the only person who had ever liked her had been much, much older, and she never felt right spending time with Krum. 'I thought he liked me, I thought that someone, my age, had finally had a crush on me' her thoughts dropped she felt miserable.
"Hermione" Ron asked gingerly "your not mad at me for suggesting we sleep in my bed are you, I mean because I didn't realize that's what I was telling my mum. I mean, I thought, she would have told me if I was acting stupid."
Hermione noticed Fred, Lori, Ginny, and some other kids there age talking (who Hermione supposed to be their other cousins.) It was funny to see Fred with out George. And that's when it hit her. Fred and George did everything together. But now that Lori was here, Fred didn't really need his twin to feel elated. He was fine on his own, or rather, with Lori.
Harry came over and Hermione remembered that Ron had asked for forgiveness. "Oh its all right Ron don't worry about it."
"Don't worry about what?" Harry asked. Ron shook his head as the large group of young red heads (minus Lori who did not support the Weasly hair) approached. "Harry, our cousin Jason here thinks he can beat you in a game of Quidditch, how 'bout it?"
Harry nodded. Harry could never turn down a game of Quidditch. Especially when it came to his pride. Quidditch was the only thing he felt he really did well at, and he was not about to let some kid tell him other wise. "I'll go get my broom."
"Right, good." Fred turned on the other two. "I know your in Ron but we still need another player, what do you think Hermione?"
Hermione smiled, "nice try Fred but I think I'll sit this one out, Will George be playing?"
Fred ruffled her hair, "absolutely brilliant Hermione, like usual, I'll go ask him if he'll play."
Hermione sat outside on the grass watching the game above. Jason, Harry's challenger, was quite good, but of course he just couldn't be beat The-Boy-Who-Lived. Ron was a pretty fair chaser, Hermione hadn't expected that. George had agreed to play he and Fred teamed up to be excellent beaters, and Lori was the Keeper. Hermione felt jealous of the blond. Lori was an even better flier than Harry. At times it seemed like she was flying and the broom was just sitting beneath her, like it was in the way.
Bill and Charlie showed up towards the end of the game, just as Jason and Harry dropped towards the ground the snitch just below them. Harry managed to catch the snitch and his team won by 10 points. "Close game" Bill stated as the players touched down to the Earth.
"Mind if I get in on the next one?" Charlie asked, Hermione couldn't help but notice a boyish desire on his face.
Lori handed him her broom; it was a Nimbus two thousand and one. Charlie excepted it and the players took to the air. "Do you always watch?" Asked Lori as she sat herself down, next to Hermione. Hermione nodded. "Never played before?" Lori continued, attempting to start a conversation.
Hermione noticed the other girl's friendliness but Hermione just couldn't warm up to her, she didn't know why she hated Ron's cousin, but she did. Hermione watched as Ron scored anther point and she felt really proud of him. All Ron ever wanted was to be the center of attention. His cousins were certainly taking notice of him as he scored points for his team.
"You two are really close aren't you" Lori studied Hermione's face. Hermione nearly answered the question but then she realized that would have meant revealing to Lori that she had been thinking of Ron at the time the question was asked. That meant that she couldn't nod or shake her head. "Who?"
Lori laughed her eyes returning to the game, just as Harry caught the snitch for a second time. "You and Ron" Hermione ignored the question. Because it didn't need an answer. And both girls knew this.
George looked at her as if she had just grown an extra arm "you're the smart one, haven't figured it out yet?" His normally joyful voice was dripping with loathing. Hermione shivered, this was not the George she new.
Pretending like he hadn't said anything she went down stairs. And yet, she couldn't help thinking of what he had said. Fred and George did everything together, and always agreed, why would he disagree about Lori. She went in search of Harry and Ron. Instead she found a whole lot of Weasly's, just about to ask how they had all gotten there so fast- another red head apparated in front of her. Feeling silly, Hermione noticed Harry. Apparently he had attempted to hide in a corner, but had failed miserably, quite a few people were asking if they could see his scar. Looking for Ron she found him in a very bad position as well. Surrounded by witches and covered in ugly shades of Pink lipstick Hermione went to her friends aide. Maybe after she saved Ron they could get Harry. She had already forgotten about her discussion with George.
When Hermione approached Ron took his chance to escape and introduced Hermione to his aunts. "This is Hermione Granger; she's a friend from Hogwarts." Each of his aunts stated their names for Hermione but she forgot as soon as Aunt Riana (the only one she could remember) asked, "So, when are you and Ron planning on getting Married. I mean we've heard all about your gorgeous friend here, you two must at least be dating?"
Hermione felt her cheeks heat up and Ron went from freckled to Tomato in .3 seconds. "Were not dating, aunt Riana, and we are certainly not getting married."
"But the two of you are sharing a bed are you not" she asked, why did she push the subject?!
"We aren't sharing a bed, just a room-" Ron stopped as sudden realization hit him, he would have had to share a bed with Uncle Ernesto, and there wasn't room for Hermione to sleep anywhere else but in his bed. "-Oh"
Hermione could help but feel sad. She didn't like Ron, or she didn't think she did. But the only person who had ever liked her had been much, much older, and she never felt right spending time with Krum. 'I thought he liked me, I thought that someone, my age, had finally had a crush on me' her thoughts dropped she felt miserable.
"Hermione" Ron asked gingerly "your not mad at me for suggesting we sleep in my bed are you, I mean because I didn't realize that's what I was telling my mum. I mean, I thought, she would have told me if I was acting stupid."
Hermione noticed Fred, Lori, Ginny, and some other kids there age talking (who Hermione supposed to be their other cousins.) It was funny to see Fred with out George. And that's when it hit her. Fred and George did everything together. But now that Lori was here, Fred didn't really need his twin to feel elated. He was fine on his own, or rather, with Lori.
Harry came over and Hermione remembered that Ron had asked for forgiveness. "Oh its all right Ron don't worry about it."
"Don't worry about what?" Harry asked. Ron shook his head as the large group of young red heads (minus Lori who did not support the Weasly hair) approached. "Harry, our cousin Jason here thinks he can beat you in a game of Quidditch, how 'bout it?"
Harry nodded. Harry could never turn down a game of Quidditch. Especially when it came to his pride. Quidditch was the only thing he felt he really did well at, and he was not about to let some kid tell him other wise. "I'll go get my broom."
"Right, good." Fred turned on the other two. "I know your in Ron but we still need another player, what do you think Hermione?"
Hermione smiled, "nice try Fred but I think I'll sit this one out, Will George be playing?"
Fred ruffled her hair, "absolutely brilliant Hermione, like usual, I'll go ask him if he'll play."
Hermione sat outside on the grass watching the game above. Jason, Harry's challenger, was quite good, but of course he just couldn't be beat The-Boy-Who-Lived. Ron was a pretty fair chaser, Hermione hadn't expected that. George had agreed to play he and Fred teamed up to be excellent beaters, and Lori was the Keeper. Hermione felt jealous of the blond. Lori was an even better flier than Harry. At times it seemed like she was flying and the broom was just sitting beneath her, like it was in the way.
Bill and Charlie showed up towards the end of the game, just as Jason and Harry dropped towards the ground the snitch just below them. Harry managed to catch the snitch and his team won by 10 points. "Close game" Bill stated as the players touched down to the Earth.
"Mind if I get in on the next one?" Charlie asked, Hermione couldn't help but notice a boyish desire on his face.
Lori handed him her broom; it was a Nimbus two thousand and one. Charlie excepted it and the players took to the air. "Do you always watch?" Asked Lori as she sat herself down, next to Hermione. Hermione nodded. "Never played before?" Lori continued, attempting to start a conversation.
Hermione noticed the other girl's friendliness but Hermione just couldn't warm up to her, she didn't know why she hated Ron's cousin, but she did. Hermione watched as Ron scored anther point and she felt really proud of him. All Ron ever wanted was to be the center of attention. His cousins were certainly taking notice of him as he scored points for his team.
"You two are really close aren't you" Lori studied Hermione's face. Hermione nearly answered the question but then she realized that would have meant revealing to Lori that she had been thinking of Ron at the time the question was asked. That meant that she couldn't nod or shake her head. "Who?"
Lori laughed her eyes returning to the game, just as Harry caught the snitch for a second time. "You and Ron" Hermione ignored the question. Because it didn't need an answer. And both girls knew this.