"What?!," Ron shouted. His face was red and his fists were clenched by his sides. Harry looked equally shocked and angry. "How dare he! Did you call the police?" Ron asked, his voice trembling with anger.
"Oh, don't be unreasonable Ron! It was just a few kisses...." Hermione said, her voice trailing of as her eyes filled with tears. Seeing her like that only increased Ron's anger
"A few kisses! Hermione, the bloody bugger practically raped you!" Ron yelled. Hermione broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. Ron looked as if he was going to say more but Harry gave him a look that cut him short.
"I don't know what to do..I had no idea...Oh, Ron..Harry...What am I going to do?" she sobbed, her head bent down. Harry didn't know what to do, say. He felt like he should hug her, comfort her, but he was too self concious to do so. His heart was heavy as he saw his best friend so hurt, and he was suddenly filled with an immense hatred for Krum.
Ron, on the other hand, sat down beside her and somewhat awkwardly, gave her a loose hug. Hermione wrapped her arms around him tightly and sobbed even harder into his shoulder. Ron felt helpless. He wanted to get up and go straight over to Bulgaria and kill Viktor Krum for hurting Hermione this way. At the same time, he knew she needed her friends more than ever and he wasn't sure what to do.
He hesitated for a few seconds before stroking her hair and saying, "Don't worry, Hermione. It will be ok."
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"Oh god, Harry. What do we do?" Ron asked, whispering when Hermione had finally calmed down and went to sleep. Harry was equally perplexed."Should we tell your parents? Call hers?" Harry asked.
"No, she doesn't want them to know. Thats why she came here. They still think she's with Krum in Bulgaria," Ron said. And Ron didn't blame her for leaving. He had always disliked Krum and now he had reason why. Poor Hermione fell victim to his charm when actually all he was was a sex maniac. The thought of him filled Ron with anger again.
"Then we won't tell anyone. Actually there's nothing really WE can do. It's Hermione's choice in the end and she seems to want to forget all about this, so we will," Harry said sighing, glancing at his sleeping friend. "Besides, don't you feel rather awkward? She needs a girl to talk to about this," Harry said.
"No," Ron said, his expression changing, "she doesn't need no girl. She needs us, Harry, her friends and I don't intend on leaving her for one second."
Harry was impressed. Instead of Ron's usual (at times) cowardly behaviour, he was now being strong and suportive. He needed no explanation though, because he had always known Ron cared more than he let on.
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A/N: I know its short but i just want to see whether its worth carrying on or not. so, as always, your reviews are very, very much welcome....although it is so, darn short!!.hehe..:)