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Chapter Eight: Almost caught
Hermione woke up as usual and went through her ordinary morning routine. Then quickly grabbed the book of thoughts before rushing downstairs and out Gryffindor tower towards the great hall. Once there, she helped herself to a stack of toast and marmalade and took out her big transfiguration book and hid the book of thoughts in it so nobody would notice her reading it. It was then when Ron and Harry arrived to the table.
"Hullo Herm! How are you today?" said Ron with a mischievous glint in his eyes. Hermione eyed him suspiciously. "Fine. And yourself?" Harry noticed an uneasiness in her voice. "Is there something between you two I should know about?" Hermione looked at him funnily. "No. Why?" she inquired. Harry shrugged. "I dunno. You seem colder towards Ron than usual." She shook her head. "No. Not at all." Harry sighed. "Fine then."
Hermione turned the page of the book of thoughts only to find Ron's little inscription in Harry's scrawl. ~Hermione looked Fabulous today~ . She turned the shade of a ripe tomato. Ron immediately noticed and smiled slyly. "What is so embarrassing that managed to get THE Hermione Granger to blush?" Hermione glared at him. "None of your business Ron." Ron chuckled. "Yeah right." Hermione eyed him suspiciously and went back to her reading. Ron was trying hard not to laugh at Hermione, his plan was simply brilliant.
It was then afterwards Hermione went to arithmancy and Ron and Harry to divination. As they walked, Ron started a peculiar conversation. "Hmmm…what do you think of Herm, Harry?" Harry froze. His face was unreadable and yet…surprised. "Er…she's Hermione…" Ron grinned. "No? Really? I thought she was Parvati! I think we established that Harry. Gimme specifics." Harry seemed to panic. ~Sometimes Harry can be so dense!~ thought Ron. "She's nice and yeah…a good friend. How long was Trelawney's essay supposed to be?" Ron shook his head and hid his sly grin. That would have to do. "Don't try to change the subject Harry. It was supposed to be 2 pages long." Harry nodded. "Alright…" Then he walked slightly behind Ron trying to avoid his gaze. Ron just grinned.
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Hermione walked towards arithmancy thinking about what she had read in the book of thoughts, beside her was Sally-Anne Perks and Mandy Brocklehurst who were deciding on the top ten Hottest guys at Hogwarts. She tried really hard to ignore them and succeeded until Sally involved her in the conversation. "Hermione? So who do you think is hot?" Hermione paled. "No-nnobody. Why'd you ask?" Sally shugged. "Cuz, we wanted to know. You know Harry is really cute! Not hot, but cute!" Hermione gulped hard. "Yeah…cute perhaps but he's really nice too." Sally grinned. "You like him!" Hermione was taken aback. "NO WAY! He's my friend!" Sally giggled. "Whatever." Hermione just blushed and went on her way.
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After class, Ron sneaked out the book of thoughts and went to a secluded place in the library. Unfortunately for him, he bumped into Hermione just as he entered it. "Ron! What a surprise to see you around here!! What are you up to?" Ron hid the book as inconspicuously as he could and quickly thought of an excuse. "Er…I uhm….was going to…uhm…" he caught a glimpse of a book titled Vampires and other terrors of Magical worlds. "…I was…researching on vampires.yeah. For Defense against the dark arts. Wanted to uhm, get a head start on the next unit. Yeah…" Ron glanced at the floor nervously. ~Bad excuse Ron, really lame.~ he thought. Hermione shrugged. "Ok. See you then." Then she went back to her table to read and Ron let out a sigh in relief. ~That, was close~.
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Hermione sat down at once she made sure Ron was out of sight, she took out her book of thoughts to read, hiding it again, in her transfiguration book.
Hermione*February 19, 2002
Is it me or are Ron and Herm acting strangely. I wonder…are those two having an affair? Probably not though, at times I can be really stupid.
Eeeeeek! What kind of question is THAT!???!!! What do I think about Herm? Well Herm is…nice and pretty and cute and friendly and smart and dreamy and…perfect. Herm is Herm. Ahhhh. But I cant tell Ron that! He'll tease me to death…I really shouldn't be thinking this.
Why in the wonky world is he so insistent???? Well of course I did say a stupid answer…well she's Herm…no wonder he's insistent. I'll try to change the subject, cuz I'll let it slip and then I'm…doomed.
Well, oof…it kinda worked…now I'll just have to avoid Ron…that's kinda hard to do since we have all our classes together. **inwardly groans** This sucks at times like these.
Would someone PLEASE kill Prof. Trelawney? She is REALLY getting on my nerves now.
And so it went. Hermione was utterly shocked when she finished. Was it possible? Could Harry actually LIKE her??? Then a few words appeared at the end of the page,
Hhhmm…Ron just said everyone has a soulmate. Could Hermione be mine? I really hope so…
~Wait…that isn't right, Ron's at the library, without Harry. Harry is at Quidditch…then how…~ Then it struck her. "Ron!" She shut the book, gathered her stuff and went in search for Ron. She spotted him writing in a book at the far corner of the library and walked over. He didn't feel her presence until she said "Naughty, Naughty. You'll get caughty. Ron, have you been altering Harry's thoughts?" Ron gulped hard and turned around to face her. He was definitely screwed.
Author's Note: Very sorry it took so long. Long explanation. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it!
tHe KeEpEr Of sEcReTs
Chapter Eight: Almost caught
Hermione woke up as usual and went through her ordinary morning routine. Then quickly grabbed the book of thoughts before rushing downstairs and out Gryffindor tower towards the great hall. Once there, she helped herself to a stack of toast and marmalade and took out her big transfiguration book and hid the book of thoughts in it so nobody would notice her reading it. It was then when Ron and Harry arrived to the table.
"Hullo Herm! How are you today?" said Ron with a mischievous glint in his eyes. Hermione eyed him suspiciously. "Fine. And yourself?" Harry noticed an uneasiness in her voice. "Is there something between you two I should know about?" Hermione looked at him funnily. "No. Why?" she inquired. Harry shrugged. "I dunno. You seem colder towards Ron than usual." She shook her head. "No. Not at all." Harry sighed. "Fine then."
Hermione turned the page of the book of thoughts only to find Ron's little inscription in Harry's scrawl. ~Hermione looked Fabulous today~ . She turned the shade of a ripe tomato. Ron immediately noticed and smiled slyly. "What is so embarrassing that managed to get THE Hermione Granger to blush?" Hermione glared at him. "None of your business Ron." Ron chuckled. "Yeah right." Hermione eyed him suspiciously and went back to her reading. Ron was trying hard not to laugh at Hermione, his plan was simply brilliant.
It was then afterwards Hermione went to arithmancy and Ron and Harry to divination. As they walked, Ron started a peculiar conversation. "Hmmm…what do you think of Herm, Harry?" Harry froze. His face was unreadable and yet…surprised. "Er…she's Hermione…" Ron grinned. "No? Really? I thought she was Parvati! I think we established that Harry. Gimme specifics." Harry seemed to panic. ~Sometimes Harry can be so dense!~ thought Ron. "She's nice and yeah…a good friend. How long was Trelawney's essay supposed to be?" Ron shook his head and hid his sly grin. That would have to do. "Don't try to change the subject Harry. It was supposed to be 2 pages long." Harry nodded. "Alright…" Then he walked slightly behind Ron trying to avoid his gaze. Ron just grinned.
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Hermione walked towards arithmancy thinking about what she had read in the book of thoughts, beside her was Sally-Anne Perks and Mandy Brocklehurst who were deciding on the top ten Hottest guys at Hogwarts. She tried really hard to ignore them and succeeded until Sally involved her in the conversation. "Hermione? So who do you think is hot?" Hermione paled. "No-nnobody. Why'd you ask?" Sally shugged. "Cuz, we wanted to know. You know Harry is really cute! Not hot, but cute!" Hermione gulped hard. "Yeah…cute perhaps but he's really nice too." Sally grinned. "You like him!" Hermione was taken aback. "NO WAY! He's my friend!" Sally giggled. "Whatever." Hermione just blushed and went on her way.
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After class, Ron sneaked out the book of thoughts and went to a secluded place in the library. Unfortunately for him, he bumped into Hermione just as he entered it. "Ron! What a surprise to see you around here!! What are you up to?" Ron hid the book as inconspicuously as he could and quickly thought of an excuse. "Er…I uhm….was going to…uhm…" he caught a glimpse of a book titled Vampires and other terrors of Magical worlds. "…I was…researching on vampires.yeah. For Defense against the dark arts. Wanted to uhm, get a head start on the next unit. Yeah…" Ron glanced at the floor nervously. ~Bad excuse Ron, really lame.~ he thought. Hermione shrugged. "Ok. See you then." Then she went back to her table to read and Ron let out a sigh in relief. ~That, was close~.
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Hermione sat down at once she made sure Ron was out of sight, she took out her book of thoughts to read, hiding it again, in her transfiguration book.
Hermione*February 19, 2002
Is it me or are Ron and Herm acting strangely. I wonder…are those two having an affair? Probably not though, at times I can be really stupid.
Eeeeeek! What kind of question is THAT!???!!! What do I think about Herm? Well Herm is…nice and pretty and cute and friendly and smart and dreamy and…perfect. Herm is Herm. Ahhhh. But I cant tell Ron that! He'll tease me to death…I really shouldn't be thinking this.
Why in the wonky world is he so insistent???? Well of course I did say a stupid answer…well she's Herm…no wonder he's insistent. I'll try to change the subject, cuz I'll let it slip and then I'm…doomed.
Well, oof…it kinda worked…now I'll just have to avoid Ron…that's kinda hard to do since we have all our classes together. **inwardly groans** This sucks at times like these.
Would someone PLEASE kill Prof. Trelawney? She is REALLY getting on my nerves now.
And so it went. Hermione was utterly shocked when she finished. Was it possible? Could Harry actually LIKE her??? Then a few words appeared at the end of the page,
Hhhmm…Ron just said everyone has a soulmate. Could Hermione be mine? I really hope so…
~Wait…that isn't right, Ron's at the library, without Harry. Harry is at Quidditch…then how…~ Then it struck her. "Ron!" She shut the book, gathered her stuff and went in search for Ron. She spotted him writing in a book at the far corner of the library and walked over. He didn't feel her presence until she said "Naughty, Naughty. You'll get caughty. Ron, have you been altering Harry's thoughts?" Ron gulped hard and turned around to face her. He was definitely screwed.
Author's Note: Very sorry it took so long. Long explanation. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it!
tHe KeEpEr Of sEcReTs
