~Chapter Ten- Astronomy Tower~
"Password?"
"Jelly eyes."
The pink lady swung open, allowing Hermione in, as she walked in she was surprised to see Ron sitting by the fire place, all by himself. He raised his head but when he saw who it was he went back to breaking off the petals off a flower.
"Ron," Hermione walked towards him, "are you okay?"
"Fine, never better," Ron looked away.
Hermione sat herself down on the arm chair. Facing Ron, she leant back in the chair and relaxed, but she couldn't.
"Ron what's wrong?"
"I don't know Hermione, why don't you go off with your boy friend."
"My boy friend?"
"Duh, you know Malfoy? The guy who killed Harry? The guy I saw you kissing this afternoon."
"Draco? Kill-"
"Don't mention his name around me Hermione, piss off."
Hermione sat up. "Ron. . ."
"I SAID PISS OFF HERMIONE!"
Hermione stood up, tears dropping down her face, "I thought you wouldn't take it like this, I thought that at least you would understand."
Ron looked away, "you don't know what it's like for me, every morning, I wake up with only one person on my mind, and today, just when I was going to tell her how I feel, I see her with the sorest arse of all time."
Hermione stared at Ron, "What are you saying?"
Ron threw the flower in the fire, it hungrily swallowed it, the flames engulfing it. "Hermione, I love you."
~*~
No, no, no, this can't be happening. How can he love me? He's my best friend, he's the only person I turn to.
Now I feel like I let him down, although I don't know how. I can't help who I fall for, she thought. This is all a nightmare.
She buried her face in her pillow and let her tears drop, she couldn't control herself, she hasn't cried so much since Harry's death.
No, no, no she thought, don't start thinking about Harry now, but she couldn't help herself.
~*~
Tap, tap, tap.
Hermione raised her head lazily and stared out the window into the starless sky, the pale moon was illuminating a tawny owl just outside her window. She yawned and walked towards her window to allow the owl in.
The owl fluttered madly and dropped a small pouch on the desk before flying off.
Hermione stared in amazement then opened the puch and found a note plus something wrapped in green paper.
She opened the note first, instantly recognizing the neat writing as Draco's.
Meet me at the Astronomy Tower tonight at midnight
Her heart did a funny little flop and she read on. It was Draco, it had to be. Her guesses were confirmed as she opened the green package, inside was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen. It was a sparkling blue with cold hard blue stones, it shone and reflected all the colours of the rainbow. Hermione looked at it and smiled in contentment.
~*~
Ron didn't care how late it was, he didn't care how much trouble he would get it, he didn't care about anything.
Looking at his clock he discovered it was 11: 30.
He stopped and bend down to lean on his knees, panting. He's been running around the castle doing nothing, visiting the library at times. Thank god for the invisibility cloak which was left in Ron's possession after-
He heard footsteps down the hall and he gasped. So far tonight he was lucky that he didn't meet any people, Filch and Mrs. Norris were no where to be seen, strangely.
The stranger's footsteps echoed louder and louder.
Ron thought about his options, either stay here or run up the only path, the tall stairs to the Astronomy Tower.
~*~
Draco quickened his pace, he was sure he hard footsteps just then, but then, maybe it was just his imagination. He just hoped Hermione would be there for him.
As he hurriedly climbed up the stairs to the Astronomy Tower he caught sight of something moving, just a little fragment.
He stopped in his tracks and stared ahead.
"Hermione?" He called out.
He squinted his eyes and looked around, there was nothing.
Suddenly he felt a cold hand on his shoulder.
~*~
A/N o0o0o0 spooky, hehe. . PLZ REVIEW!!!!
"Password?"
"Jelly eyes."
The pink lady swung open, allowing Hermione in, as she walked in she was surprised to see Ron sitting by the fire place, all by himself. He raised his head but when he saw who it was he went back to breaking off the petals off a flower.
"Ron," Hermione walked towards him, "are you okay?"
"Fine, never better," Ron looked away.
Hermione sat herself down on the arm chair. Facing Ron, she leant back in the chair and relaxed, but she couldn't.
"Ron what's wrong?"
"I don't know Hermione, why don't you go off with your boy friend."
"My boy friend?"
"Duh, you know Malfoy? The guy who killed Harry? The guy I saw you kissing this afternoon."
"Draco? Kill-"
"Don't mention his name around me Hermione, piss off."
Hermione sat up. "Ron. . ."
"I SAID PISS OFF HERMIONE!"
Hermione stood up, tears dropping down her face, "I thought you wouldn't take it like this, I thought that at least you would understand."
Ron looked away, "you don't know what it's like for me, every morning, I wake up with only one person on my mind, and today, just when I was going to tell her how I feel, I see her with the sorest arse of all time."
Hermione stared at Ron, "What are you saying?"
Ron threw the flower in the fire, it hungrily swallowed it, the flames engulfing it. "Hermione, I love you."
~*~
No, no, no, this can't be happening. How can he love me? He's my best friend, he's the only person I turn to.
Now I feel like I let him down, although I don't know how. I can't help who I fall for, she thought. This is all a nightmare.
She buried her face in her pillow and let her tears drop, she couldn't control herself, she hasn't cried so much since Harry's death.
No, no, no she thought, don't start thinking about Harry now, but she couldn't help herself.
~*~
Tap, tap, tap.
Hermione raised her head lazily and stared out the window into the starless sky, the pale moon was illuminating a tawny owl just outside her window. She yawned and walked towards her window to allow the owl in.
The owl fluttered madly and dropped a small pouch on the desk before flying off.
Hermione stared in amazement then opened the puch and found a note plus something wrapped in green paper.
She opened the note first, instantly recognizing the neat writing as Draco's.
Meet me at the Astronomy Tower tonight at midnight
Her heart did a funny little flop and she read on. It was Draco, it had to be. Her guesses were confirmed as she opened the green package, inside was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen. It was a sparkling blue with cold hard blue stones, it shone and reflected all the colours of the rainbow. Hermione looked at it and smiled in contentment.
~*~
Ron didn't care how late it was, he didn't care how much trouble he would get it, he didn't care about anything.
Looking at his clock he discovered it was 11: 30.
He stopped and bend down to lean on his knees, panting. He's been running around the castle doing nothing, visiting the library at times. Thank god for the invisibility cloak which was left in Ron's possession after-
He heard footsteps down the hall and he gasped. So far tonight he was lucky that he didn't meet any people, Filch and Mrs. Norris were no where to be seen, strangely.
The stranger's footsteps echoed louder and louder.
Ron thought about his options, either stay here or run up the only path, the tall stairs to the Astronomy Tower.
~*~
Draco quickened his pace, he was sure he hard footsteps just then, but then, maybe it was just his imagination. He just hoped Hermione would be there for him.
As he hurriedly climbed up the stairs to the Astronomy Tower he caught sight of something moving, just a little fragment.
He stopped in his tracks and stared ahead.
"Hermione?" He called out.
He squinted his eyes and looked around, there was nothing.
Suddenly he felt a cold hand on his shoulder.
~*~
A/N o0o0o0 spooky, hehe. . PLZ REVIEW!!!!