"Hey Herm! Decided to come and enjoy the company of actual people today?"
Ron laughed as Hermione sat down, letting her bag fall with a heavy thud to the floor.
"Actually, I couldn't study anymore."
Ron nearly chocked on his pumpkin juice. Harry merely raised an eyebrow at her.
"What! Hermione Granger couldn't bring herself to study?!"
Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron's hysterics and helped herself to a warm blueberry muffin.
"Well I was sitting there studying and then Malfoy comes up out of nowhere and starts flirting with me."
Ron looked at Harry skeptically, who only shrugged in return.
"Hermione are you sure you weren't dreaming? You know too much studying can do that to you."
Insulted, Hermione rose from the table, tears brimming in her eyes.
"Ron Weasley! Honestly do you think that I'm ugly or something?"
Ron shook his head, confused at Hermione's sudden change in moods.
"No, it's just that Malfoy's always teased you and now you're claiming that he."
Ron tired to finish but Hermione had heard enough. She gathered up her bag and grabbed her uneaten muffin.
"I just don't see why you can't just accept the fact that I'm a girl and other boys might like me! You're just jealous. You have been since the whole Viktor Krum thing in fourth year! Piece of advice. Get over it."
With that, Hermione walked out, leaving a stunned Ron behind. Harry, seeing Cho get up from the Ravenclaw table, saw his golden opportunity and jumped for it.
"Ron, I have to go get something from the common room. Meet me at Hagrid's?"
Harry looked over at Ron, who was staring hard into his porridge.
"Yeah I guess."
Harry quickly jumped up.
"Right then. See you."
When Harry got out of the Great Hall and into the hallway he spotted Cho going up the staircase. Luckily, she was alone.
"Cho!"
At hearing her name, Cho turned around leaving Harry speechless. Her hair, her eyes, everything about her was, well, perfect. (At least in Harry's eyes)
"Harry?"
Harry realized that she probably couldn't see who was calling her from atop the flight of stairs. He quickly bounded up the stairs, tripping on the last step and flying across the floor. Cho laughed sweetly as she extended her hand to help him up. Sheepishly, Harry took her hand and pulled himself up. He looked at Cho for a second before she snapped him out of his daze.
"You wanted to talk to me?"
Harry frowned and shook his head.
"Huh?"
Cho grinned again.
"You called my name didn't you?"
Harry mentally slapped himself for acting so dumb.
"Oh yeah, that."
****** Back in the now empty common room, Hermione sat by the fire stroking Crookshanks. Maybe she had been too harsh on Ron. After all, he was right. What was Malfoy trying to pull? He couldn't possibly like her.could he?
****** Seeing Hermione storm angrily out of the Great Hall, Draco smiled. His plan was almost complete.
Ron laughed as Hermione sat down, letting her bag fall with a heavy thud to the floor.
"Actually, I couldn't study anymore."
Ron nearly chocked on his pumpkin juice. Harry merely raised an eyebrow at her.
"What! Hermione Granger couldn't bring herself to study?!"
Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron's hysterics and helped herself to a warm blueberry muffin.
"Well I was sitting there studying and then Malfoy comes up out of nowhere and starts flirting with me."
Ron looked at Harry skeptically, who only shrugged in return.
"Hermione are you sure you weren't dreaming? You know too much studying can do that to you."
Insulted, Hermione rose from the table, tears brimming in her eyes.
"Ron Weasley! Honestly do you think that I'm ugly or something?"
Ron shook his head, confused at Hermione's sudden change in moods.
"No, it's just that Malfoy's always teased you and now you're claiming that he."
Ron tired to finish but Hermione had heard enough. She gathered up her bag and grabbed her uneaten muffin.
"I just don't see why you can't just accept the fact that I'm a girl and other boys might like me! You're just jealous. You have been since the whole Viktor Krum thing in fourth year! Piece of advice. Get over it."
With that, Hermione walked out, leaving a stunned Ron behind. Harry, seeing Cho get up from the Ravenclaw table, saw his golden opportunity and jumped for it.
"Ron, I have to go get something from the common room. Meet me at Hagrid's?"
Harry looked over at Ron, who was staring hard into his porridge.
"Yeah I guess."
Harry quickly jumped up.
"Right then. See you."
When Harry got out of the Great Hall and into the hallway he spotted Cho going up the staircase. Luckily, she was alone.
"Cho!"
At hearing her name, Cho turned around leaving Harry speechless. Her hair, her eyes, everything about her was, well, perfect. (At least in Harry's eyes)
"Harry?"
Harry realized that she probably couldn't see who was calling her from atop the flight of stairs. He quickly bounded up the stairs, tripping on the last step and flying across the floor. Cho laughed sweetly as she extended her hand to help him up. Sheepishly, Harry took her hand and pulled himself up. He looked at Cho for a second before she snapped him out of his daze.
"You wanted to talk to me?"
Harry frowned and shook his head.
"Huh?"
Cho grinned again.
"You called my name didn't you?"
Harry mentally slapped himself for acting so dumb.
"Oh yeah, that."
****** Back in the now empty common room, Hermione sat by the fire stroking Crookshanks. Maybe she had been too harsh on Ron. After all, he was right. What was Malfoy trying to pull? He couldn't possibly like her.could he?
****** Seeing Hermione storm angrily out of the Great Hall, Draco smiled. His plan was almost complete.