"My Heart Will Go On" Chapter 4: Start Of New Friendships
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She followed Dean into the compartment he was in. She smiled to Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati, who were sitting in there. They smiled back, & she took a seat next to Dean, who sat next to Parvati. Seamus & Lavender were across from them, Seamus' arm around Lavender & Lavender's head against his shoulder. "Nice to see you here Hermione," Seamus said, & extended his free hand. She shook it with a smile on her face. This was a nice change for her. She loved Harry, Ron, & Ginny, but she never really saw all of the other Gryfinddors much. "Thanks for standing up for me Lavender," she said. "Not a problem 'Mione. Malfoy was getting on my nerves anyway." "I can't believe he said that about you though." "Yeah. At least I have Seamus here to comfort me." Seamus blushed as Lavender gave him a peck on the cheek. "Its nothing," he mumbled. That caused all of them to laugh. "So Hermione, why are you here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be sharing the compartment with Harry & Ron?" Parvati asked, sounding curious. She replied, "Well, Dean invited me to hang with you guys, so I agreed." "Oh really?" Seamus said with a smirk on his face. Hermione turned her head to Dean, who was blushing. "Well...it's a nice change anyway."
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He was happy that Hermione was getting along with Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati. As they were chatting, Dean was wondering why Hermione came with him. 'Why didn't she say she had to go back to Ron & Harry? I mean, I'm just Dean Thomas, this guy in your house & year, the person you hardly ever talk to, the person that you don't really hang out with.' He was really confused, but he was thrilled she said yes. It was nice to have her next to him, talking to his friends, laughing with his friends. Neville even joined them for a minute or two. He said he had to leave, but he thought he heard him talking to a girl. Neville with a girlfriend: impossible, but it could happen.
All to soon, the announcer said that they would be arriving at Hogwarts in 5 minutes. "Sorry, but I have to go. Harry, Ginny, & Ron are probably wondering what happened to me." They chuckled. "See you guys later." She then left. "Sooooo, you're being brave aren't you Dean?" Seamus smirked. "What do you mean?" he replied, starting to blush again. "Mighty brave of you to ask Hermione here. She even said yes." "Maybe she's starting to like you Dean," Lavender pointed out. "She could never like a guy like me." "Oh jeez Dean. I saw the way she was looking at you. She even blushed when you swiped you arm & it touched hers. She jumped a little bit. She likes you," Parvati argued. Maybe she was right...just maybe. "Nah. I won't believe it until I see it."
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Hermione was quite pleased that she hung out with Dean & the other Gryfinddors. She never really talked to them that much. It was good that they accepted her. At one point Dean's arm brushed by hers & she jumped. She felt tingly, like how she felt when Victor touched her before. That could mean...nah...it couldn't be. She hardly got to know him! She couldn't be attracted to Dean...or could she? She finally arrived at her, Ron, Ginny, & Harry's compartment. When she opened it, she couldn't believe her eyes. Harry had his arm around Ginny, Ginny had her head on his shoulder, & Ron wasn't even there. "Finally, we thought you died!" Ginny exclaimed, who got up to hug her. She returned the hug & smirked at her & Harry. "You're finally going out?" "Yup," Harry smiled back as he had his arms waiting for Ginny, who came into the & sat on his lap as Harry wrapped his arms around her. "So, where did Ron wonder off to?" "In another compartment." Harry & Ginny frowned. "What happened?" "He didn't take us going out too well," Ginny sighed. Harry continued, "He ran out, said to find you, but I think he went to go bust up Malfoy or something. He was so mad." Suddenly, the compartment door opened & Lavender was there. "Hermione! Follow me quick!" she exclaimed worriedly, grabbing her wrist. "What happened?!" Hermione exclaimed, being pulled up by Lavender & dragged up to the front of the train. "Its Ron!" "Oh my!" Harry & Ginny weren't far behind. They reached the compartment Dean, Seamus, Parvati, & Lavender were sharing, but heard yelling in it.
"How could you, you scum of a bloke?!" That was definitely Ron, & he was yelling at someone. Hermione bursted in & saw Ron towering Dean, who was laid flat against the window. It looked as if Ron had been punching him, since he had a bloody nose. "Ron! What do you think you're doing?!" she screamed, running over to Dean & making sure he was alright. "He was trying to hit on you Hermione. I was just protecting you. I heard them talking about you after you left." Ron looked like he was going to punch Dean again when Hermione got up into Ron's faced & sneered very angerly, "You were spying on me?! I thought you were better than that!" "Didn't you listen to me?! HE WAS TRYING TO HIT YOU GOD DAMNIT!" "Don't you use the Lord's name in vain Ronald Weasly!" she screamed back, "Plus, I don't care that Dean was 'hitting' on me! At least he's not a bloody scum bag who hits people for no apparent reason!" "You didn't have to say that Hermione," Dean replied quietly. She looked down upon him & saw him blushing. She smiled at him & said, "I do Dean." "Fine, be like that Hermione. You're not going to have me around to protect you." Ron then stormed out of the compartment. Hermione was so mad she couldn't yell something back at him. Right now, she was worried about Dean. She knelled next to him & asked, "Are you alright?" She took a tissue out of her pocket & dabbed at Dean's nose. "I'm fine Hermione. Don't worry about me," he replied while blushing. "Ron had no right to come & punch you in the nose. You never did anything to him." "Don't worry about it Hermione." She helped Dean up & sat him on one side of the compartment. Harry put a hand on Hermione's shoulder & said, "We're going to go comfort Ron. See you at the feast." "Alright. Watch out with him Harry. You too Gin." They just nodded, & headed out. "Thanks Hermione," Dean said. She asked, "For what?" "Standing up for me." He took her hand. She was shocked, but just blushed & said, "No problem."
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He didn't know what he was thinking, when he grabbed Hermione's hand. The thing was, she didn't let go. That surprised him greatly. He just couldn't believe that Ron just stormed in after Hermione left & punched him in the nose, saying, "How in the hell could you say that about her?!" At least Lavender ran out to get Hermione. If she didn't, he bet that Ron would of punched more than just his nose. Parvati said in concern, "How about you sit with us at the Great Feast Hermione. It'll give you time to get away from Ron & let him cool off." "That would be great. Thanks you guys." "Hey, what are new friends for," Lavender said, smiling, "Plus, you're a prefect, along with Dean. We have to put up with each other." They laughed. Just then, it was time to head out to the castle. What still surprised Dean was that she was becoming friends with his friends & she still didn't let go of his hand. Finally, she noticed what she was doing & said, "Sorry about that." She blushed slightly as he replied, "Um...don't worry about it." After that, they all quickly threw their robes on their selves. They let go of hands as they followed Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati out of the train.
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She followed Dean into the compartment he was in. She smiled to Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati, who were sitting in there. They smiled back, & she took a seat next to Dean, who sat next to Parvati. Seamus & Lavender were across from them, Seamus' arm around Lavender & Lavender's head against his shoulder. "Nice to see you here Hermione," Seamus said, & extended his free hand. She shook it with a smile on her face. This was a nice change for her. She loved Harry, Ron, & Ginny, but she never really saw all of the other Gryfinddors much. "Thanks for standing up for me Lavender," she said. "Not a problem 'Mione. Malfoy was getting on my nerves anyway." "I can't believe he said that about you though." "Yeah. At least I have Seamus here to comfort me." Seamus blushed as Lavender gave him a peck on the cheek. "Its nothing," he mumbled. That caused all of them to laugh. "So Hermione, why are you here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be sharing the compartment with Harry & Ron?" Parvati asked, sounding curious. She replied, "Well, Dean invited me to hang with you guys, so I agreed." "Oh really?" Seamus said with a smirk on his face. Hermione turned her head to Dean, who was blushing. "Well...it's a nice change anyway."
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He was happy that Hermione was getting along with Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati. As they were chatting, Dean was wondering why Hermione came with him. 'Why didn't she say she had to go back to Ron & Harry? I mean, I'm just Dean Thomas, this guy in your house & year, the person you hardly ever talk to, the person that you don't really hang out with.' He was really confused, but he was thrilled she said yes. It was nice to have her next to him, talking to his friends, laughing with his friends. Neville even joined them for a minute or two. He said he had to leave, but he thought he heard him talking to a girl. Neville with a girlfriend: impossible, but it could happen.
All to soon, the announcer said that they would be arriving at Hogwarts in 5 minutes. "Sorry, but I have to go. Harry, Ginny, & Ron are probably wondering what happened to me." They chuckled. "See you guys later." She then left. "Sooooo, you're being brave aren't you Dean?" Seamus smirked. "What do you mean?" he replied, starting to blush again. "Mighty brave of you to ask Hermione here. She even said yes." "Maybe she's starting to like you Dean," Lavender pointed out. "She could never like a guy like me." "Oh jeez Dean. I saw the way she was looking at you. She even blushed when you swiped you arm & it touched hers. She jumped a little bit. She likes you," Parvati argued. Maybe she was right...just maybe. "Nah. I won't believe it until I see it."
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Hermione was quite pleased that she hung out with Dean & the other Gryfinddors. She never really talked to them that much. It was good that they accepted her. At one point Dean's arm brushed by hers & she jumped. She felt tingly, like how she felt when Victor touched her before. That could mean...nah...it couldn't be. She hardly got to know him! She couldn't be attracted to Dean...or could she? She finally arrived at her, Ron, Ginny, & Harry's compartment. When she opened it, she couldn't believe her eyes. Harry had his arm around Ginny, Ginny had her head on his shoulder, & Ron wasn't even there. "Finally, we thought you died!" Ginny exclaimed, who got up to hug her. She returned the hug & smirked at her & Harry. "You're finally going out?" "Yup," Harry smiled back as he had his arms waiting for Ginny, who came into the & sat on his lap as Harry wrapped his arms around her. "So, where did Ron wonder off to?" "In another compartment." Harry & Ginny frowned. "What happened?" "He didn't take us going out too well," Ginny sighed. Harry continued, "He ran out, said to find you, but I think he went to go bust up Malfoy or something. He was so mad." Suddenly, the compartment door opened & Lavender was there. "Hermione! Follow me quick!" she exclaimed worriedly, grabbing her wrist. "What happened?!" Hermione exclaimed, being pulled up by Lavender & dragged up to the front of the train. "Its Ron!" "Oh my!" Harry & Ginny weren't far behind. They reached the compartment Dean, Seamus, Parvati, & Lavender were sharing, but heard yelling in it.
"How could you, you scum of a bloke?!" That was definitely Ron, & he was yelling at someone. Hermione bursted in & saw Ron towering Dean, who was laid flat against the window. It looked as if Ron had been punching him, since he had a bloody nose. "Ron! What do you think you're doing?!" she screamed, running over to Dean & making sure he was alright. "He was trying to hit on you Hermione. I was just protecting you. I heard them talking about you after you left." Ron looked like he was going to punch Dean again when Hermione got up into Ron's faced & sneered very angerly, "You were spying on me?! I thought you were better than that!" "Didn't you listen to me?! HE WAS TRYING TO HIT YOU GOD DAMNIT!" "Don't you use the Lord's name in vain Ronald Weasly!" she screamed back, "Plus, I don't care that Dean was 'hitting' on me! At least he's not a bloody scum bag who hits people for no apparent reason!" "You didn't have to say that Hermione," Dean replied quietly. She looked down upon him & saw him blushing. She smiled at him & said, "I do Dean." "Fine, be like that Hermione. You're not going to have me around to protect you." Ron then stormed out of the compartment. Hermione was so mad she couldn't yell something back at him. Right now, she was worried about Dean. She knelled next to him & asked, "Are you alright?" She took a tissue out of her pocket & dabbed at Dean's nose. "I'm fine Hermione. Don't worry about me," he replied while blushing. "Ron had no right to come & punch you in the nose. You never did anything to him." "Don't worry about it Hermione." She helped Dean up & sat him on one side of the compartment. Harry put a hand on Hermione's shoulder & said, "We're going to go comfort Ron. See you at the feast." "Alright. Watch out with him Harry. You too Gin." They just nodded, & headed out. "Thanks Hermione," Dean said. She asked, "For what?" "Standing up for me." He took her hand. She was shocked, but just blushed & said, "No problem."
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He didn't know what he was thinking, when he grabbed Hermione's hand. The thing was, she didn't let go. That surprised him greatly. He just couldn't believe that Ron just stormed in after Hermione left & punched him in the nose, saying, "How in the hell could you say that about her?!" At least Lavender ran out to get Hermione. If she didn't, he bet that Ron would of punched more than just his nose. Parvati said in concern, "How about you sit with us at the Great Feast Hermione. It'll give you time to get away from Ron & let him cool off." "That would be great. Thanks you guys." "Hey, what are new friends for," Lavender said, smiling, "Plus, you're a prefect, along with Dean. We have to put up with each other." They laughed. Just then, it was time to head out to the castle. What still surprised Dean was that she was becoming friends with his friends & she still didn't let go of his hand. Finally, she noticed what she was doing & said, "Sorry about that." She blushed slightly as he replied, "Um...don't worry about it." After that, they all quickly threw their robes on their selves. They let go of hands as they followed Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati out of the train.