Test and Discussions
When Ron woke the next morning Harry had already left. In a way Ron was happy he didn't have to see the double crosser so early in the morning. Ron freshened up in the bathroom and walked out to the common room where he saw no one but Crookshanks, who was resting on the couch. He had guessed he was late for breakfast, but he didn't care it would give him a reason to go to class early. As he walked out the portrait hole and down the hallway he thought of how exciting things must be for Harry and Hermione. Harry was the quidditch captain and Hermione was head girl. As he thought about it more and more, he had a pretty messed up life compared to theirs. 1 out of 6 children not really minded, wealthy enough but just making it on things they need. No where near being head boy. He wasn't even sure he was a great friend anymore. He felt sort of like a tag along with Harry and Hermione.
He sat down on the wall waiting for the others to arrive and start their Potions midterm. The first two people that turned up were not the people he wanted to see.
"I don't know but it is kind of weird that he-" as Harry and Hermione walked up they stopped their conversation and looked over at Ron. Ron avoided eye contact. He didn't want to have anything to do with them at this point.
"Ron what's wrong" he heard Hermione say but he didn't answer and he shifted so he couldn't see them at all. He had guessed they got the picture and bugged off to the other side of the hallway. He heard murmurs but couldn't make out the words. Moments later the class arrived and Snape led them into the classroom to take the test. Snape gave out the anti-cheating quills and they began testing.
After testing Ron hurried straight out the door without making small talk with his classmates, he didn't even stop when Malfoy called over to him saying he was going to fail and get kicked out for being so dumb. Ron knew better not to not let Malfoy get to him because he knew that it was in fact the way Malfoy actually felt about himself. He [Malfoy] was just blaming his faultiness on someone else. Ron went straight to his dorm and opened the book for his History of Magic class and began studying. He thought that this would keep his mind on something other than the bad things in life. A half-hour past when he heard the portrait open and saw Hermione walk in. He turned so he wasn't looking at her anymore but she came over and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Ron can we talk please?" She said in a small voice
"I don't have anything to talk to you about." He said coldly.
"Ron I'll make something for you to talk to me about. This is important and it can not wait," she said taking the book from him and closing it. "Ron you've been acting really odd lately. Is there something you want to tell me?" Hermione asked looking as though she was about to cry because she felt she had lost a friend.
Ron didn't know what to do. He wanted to tell her the truth but he thought she would blow him off and say he was acting childish. He could feel himself breathing heavy and slowly starting to perspire. He was so mad but at the same time he was happy that he was actually alone with Hermione. He could tell her at last how he really felt about her. What would that mean to her? She was with Harry. In all the mixed up feelings he had bottled up inside he could only blurt out, "Yes I have something to say."
When Ron woke the next morning Harry had already left. In a way Ron was happy he didn't have to see the double crosser so early in the morning. Ron freshened up in the bathroom and walked out to the common room where he saw no one but Crookshanks, who was resting on the couch. He had guessed he was late for breakfast, but he didn't care it would give him a reason to go to class early. As he walked out the portrait hole and down the hallway he thought of how exciting things must be for Harry and Hermione. Harry was the quidditch captain and Hermione was head girl. As he thought about it more and more, he had a pretty messed up life compared to theirs. 1 out of 6 children not really minded, wealthy enough but just making it on things they need. No where near being head boy. He wasn't even sure he was a great friend anymore. He felt sort of like a tag along with Harry and Hermione.
He sat down on the wall waiting for the others to arrive and start their Potions midterm. The first two people that turned up were not the people he wanted to see.
"I don't know but it is kind of weird that he-" as Harry and Hermione walked up they stopped their conversation and looked over at Ron. Ron avoided eye contact. He didn't want to have anything to do with them at this point.
"Ron what's wrong" he heard Hermione say but he didn't answer and he shifted so he couldn't see them at all. He had guessed they got the picture and bugged off to the other side of the hallway. He heard murmurs but couldn't make out the words. Moments later the class arrived and Snape led them into the classroom to take the test. Snape gave out the anti-cheating quills and they began testing.
After testing Ron hurried straight out the door without making small talk with his classmates, he didn't even stop when Malfoy called over to him saying he was going to fail and get kicked out for being so dumb. Ron knew better not to not let Malfoy get to him because he knew that it was in fact the way Malfoy actually felt about himself. He [Malfoy] was just blaming his faultiness on someone else. Ron went straight to his dorm and opened the book for his History of Magic class and began studying. He thought that this would keep his mind on something other than the bad things in life. A half-hour past when he heard the portrait open and saw Hermione walk in. He turned so he wasn't looking at her anymore but she came over and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Ron can we talk please?" She said in a small voice
"I don't have anything to talk to you about." He said coldly.
"Ron I'll make something for you to talk to me about. This is important and it can not wait," she said taking the book from him and closing it. "Ron you've been acting really odd lately. Is there something you want to tell me?" Hermione asked looking as though she was about to cry because she felt she had lost a friend.
Ron didn't know what to do. He wanted to tell her the truth but he thought she would blow him off and say he was acting childish. He could feel himself breathing heavy and slowly starting to perspire. He was so mad but at the same time he was happy that he was actually alone with Hermione. He could tell her at last how he really felt about her. What would that mean to her? She was with Harry. In all the mixed up feelings he had bottled up inside he could only blurt out, "Yes I have something to say."