Julie was arguing with Ron. "Just listen to Harry's side of the story, you have to understand!"
Harry had been watching the two arguing, but now he stepped in. "I don't want this to ruin the relationship between you two. Please, just leave it alone for now, for the sake of your relationship."
Finally, Ron turned to face Harry. "All right, I'll hear you out. But it's only for Julie's sake."
Harry began. "I know this seems like a fishy story, but you've got to believe me. We were wet, right? Weren't we?"
"I suppose you were," Ron replied cautiously.
"Well, Ginny had fallen in the lake. I heard her screaming, and jumped in to save her. When I brought her out, I could tell she was having trouble breathing, so I performed CPR. It's a muggle technique to save lives since I didn't know any good spells," he added, seeing the confused look on Ron's face. "And then Hermione came along, and the rest, as they say, is history. You do believe me, don't you Ron?"
Ron looked into his best friend's face, and knew he was telling the truth. "Of course," he said, and the two joined briefly in a brotherly hug. Then Harry continued.
"And I miss Hermione so much. Right now, I'd do anything to get her back, anything! It was a misunderstanding, and I'm so sorry it happened, and I don't know what to do!"
"Well, don't tell us, tell Hermione," Julie stated softly.
"Will you two come with me?" They agreed, and the three of them approached Hermione in the corner of the room.
"What do you want?" she asked rather crossly.
"To tell you the truth," replied Julie. "Just listen."
So Harry took a deep breath, and told Hermione everything he had just told Ron and Julie. He ended with, "I'm so sorry, Hermione, and hope you understand."
Hermione broke down into tears. "I'm the one that should be sorry! I should've known you weren't kissing! You wouldn't do that to me. It didn't even look like you were. All I knew was that she was on the ground, and you were on top of her, and your lips were touching. I shouldn't realized, but I just couldn't think straight." She breathed slowly and wiped away her tears. "I'm afraid we can't be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, though, Harry. I'm just not ready for that kind of responsibility and those feelings. But I would like us all to be friends again and get along."
"All right," Harry said slowly, trying to register what she had said. "Yes, that's all right with me too. I'm not sure if I'm ready either."
Everyone was glad they'd made up. Hermione and Julie even went to watch the boys in Quidditch practice. The two sat in the stands, chatting as if they were old friends. As the team practiced dodging bludgers, Professor Smogen turned to the two girls.
"What're you doing here?" he asked them.
"Oh, we're just watching our two friends practice," replied Julie.
"Oh yeah, and who are your friends?" Professor Smogen asked, trying to make conversation.
"Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter?" Smogen repeated. "You two lovely ladies are friends to the famous Harry Potter? And Ron Weasley? You're all friends?"
"That's right," said Julie, curious as to why Professor Smogen found this so interesting.
"Well, that's nice," he said quickly, "I'm always glad to see kids getting along. So what are your names, anyway?"
"I'm Julie Linde, and this is Hermione Granger."
"Julie and Hermione. I'll try to remember that. Yes, I'll definitely try to remember you." With that, he returned to practice.
"Wow, he's so hot!" gasped Hermione. "And he's going to try and remember us! Isn't that fabulous?"
"Yeah, I guess so," replied Julie, who couldn't help feeling that there was more to this Smogen character than meets the eye.
Harry had been watching the two arguing, but now he stepped in. "I don't want this to ruin the relationship between you two. Please, just leave it alone for now, for the sake of your relationship."
Finally, Ron turned to face Harry. "All right, I'll hear you out. But it's only for Julie's sake."
Harry began. "I know this seems like a fishy story, but you've got to believe me. We were wet, right? Weren't we?"
"I suppose you were," Ron replied cautiously.
"Well, Ginny had fallen in the lake. I heard her screaming, and jumped in to save her. When I brought her out, I could tell she was having trouble breathing, so I performed CPR. It's a muggle technique to save lives since I didn't know any good spells," he added, seeing the confused look on Ron's face. "And then Hermione came along, and the rest, as they say, is history. You do believe me, don't you Ron?"
Ron looked into his best friend's face, and knew he was telling the truth. "Of course," he said, and the two joined briefly in a brotherly hug. Then Harry continued.
"And I miss Hermione so much. Right now, I'd do anything to get her back, anything! It was a misunderstanding, and I'm so sorry it happened, and I don't know what to do!"
"Well, don't tell us, tell Hermione," Julie stated softly.
"Will you two come with me?" They agreed, and the three of them approached Hermione in the corner of the room.
"What do you want?" she asked rather crossly.
"To tell you the truth," replied Julie. "Just listen."
So Harry took a deep breath, and told Hermione everything he had just told Ron and Julie. He ended with, "I'm so sorry, Hermione, and hope you understand."
Hermione broke down into tears. "I'm the one that should be sorry! I should've known you weren't kissing! You wouldn't do that to me. It didn't even look like you were. All I knew was that she was on the ground, and you were on top of her, and your lips were touching. I shouldn't realized, but I just couldn't think straight." She breathed slowly and wiped away her tears. "I'm afraid we can't be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, though, Harry. I'm just not ready for that kind of responsibility and those feelings. But I would like us all to be friends again and get along."
"All right," Harry said slowly, trying to register what she had said. "Yes, that's all right with me too. I'm not sure if I'm ready either."
Everyone was glad they'd made up. Hermione and Julie even went to watch the boys in Quidditch practice. The two sat in the stands, chatting as if they were old friends. As the team practiced dodging bludgers, Professor Smogen turned to the two girls.
"What're you doing here?" he asked them.
"Oh, we're just watching our two friends practice," replied Julie.
"Oh yeah, and who are your friends?" Professor Smogen asked, trying to make conversation.
"Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter?" Smogen repeated. "You two lovely ladies are friends to the famous Harry Potter? And Ron Weasley? You're all friends?"
"That's right," said Julie, curious as to why Professor Smogen found this so interesting.
"Well, that's nice," he said quickly, "I'm always glad to see kids getting along. So what are your names, anyway?"
"I'm Julie Linde, and this is Hermione Granger."
"Julie and Hermione. I'll try to remember that. Yes, I'll definitely try to remember you." With that, he returned to practice.
"Wow, he's so hot!" gasped Hermione. "And he's going to try and remember us! Isn't that fabulous?"
"Yeah, I guess so," replied Julie, who couldn't help feeling that there was more to this Smogen character than meets the eye.