Disclaimer: Yeah, like, I don't own anything. It's totally, like, all J. K.
Rowling's. Well, I own Jenny, but, like, I swear that's it.
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Chapter 5: Misery
That night Lavender found Ron in the common room, doing his homework.
"Hey," Lavender said with a weak smile. "Can we talk?"
"Sure." Ron said, closing his Charms book.
"Somewhere. private." Lavender said, looking around at the common room full of people.
"Okay." Ron said, getting up. "I know a place no one else will be."
Ron lead Lavender out the portrait hole, and down the corridor until they reached a door with a large out of order sign.
"Oh, we can't go in there." Lavender said. "That's Moaning Murtle's place."
"I know. Just trust me. No one's going to be there." Ron assured her, opening the door. Lavender followed reluctantly.
"Who's there?" Came an all too familiar voice for Ron. Moaning Murtle came flying out of one of the stalls. She frowned at Ron and said, "Where's Harry?"
"He's not here. Lavender and I just need some privacy." Ron said, hinting for Murtle to leave.
"Ooooooh." Murtle said, a mischievous smile on her face. "Is she your girlfriend?"
"No, we're just friends." Lavender said quickly. Moaning Murtle floated there for a few moments, looking put out.
"Maybe we should go somewhere else." Lavender whispered to Ron.
"Why are you talking about me?" Moaning Murtle asked, tears forming in her transparent eyes.
"Oh, no, we weren't." Ron said quickly, remembering Murtle's sensitivity.
"Why do people always talk about me behind my back?!" Murtle cried.
"We weren't." Lavender reassured her.
"Yes you were. You were saying, "Look at ugly Murtle. Stupid Murtle." Why can't people just leave me alone?!" Murtle cried. She let out a loud scream and dove head first into a toilet.
"Anyways." Ron said, turning back to Lavender. "What did you want to talk about?"
Lavender, who had been totally calm, burst into tears. Ron, totally caught off guard, was suddenly reminded of Hermione. Lavender sunk down to the floor, put her head in her hands, and cried. Ron sat down next to her and gently rubbed her back for support.
"What's wrong?" He asked sympathetically.
"You were at breakfast today, you saw." Lavender said in between sobs.
"This is about Seamus? But you seemed totally okay about the breakup at breakfast." Ron said, a little confused.
"I just didn't want him to see me cry." Lavender said. "But then, today after Potions, I saw him walking hand in hand with that slut." She said, then broke down in sobs.
"You don't deserve that." Ron said, putting his arm around her and comforting her the best he could.
"I mean, how can he accuse me of cheating on him when he's doing it to me?" Lavender said.
"He was way out of line." Ron said, not knowing what else to say.
"I donno, I just feel like it's my fault he cheated on me." said Lavender, looking at the ground.
"Hey, you didn't do anything wrong." Ron said, lifting Lavender's chin up. He wiped away one of her tears with his thumb and said, "Don't blame yourself just because Seamus doesn't see how amazing you are," Ron said, looking into Lavender's eyes. "and how lucky he is to be with you."
Lavender, totally in the moment, leaned in a little, but Ron pulled back.
"Maybe we should go." Ron said, looking at the ground.
"Fine." Lavender said, a little angry. She got up and walked back to the common room, not looking back at Ron.
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A/N: Gasp. Did you expect that Ron would be the one to pull back? What's his deal? REVIEW and make me happy so I can write the rest!
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Chapter 5: Misery
That night Lavender found Ron in the common room, doing his homework.
"Hey," Lavender said with a weak smile. "Can we talk?"
"Sure." Ron said, closing his Charms book.
"Somewhere. private." Lavender said, looking around at the common room full of people.
"Okay." Ron said, getting up. "I know a place no one else will be."
Ron lead Lavender out the portrait hole, and down the corridor until they reached a door with a large out of order sign.
"Oh, we can't go in there." Lavender said. "That's Moaning Murtle's place."
"I know. Just trust me. No one's going to be there." Ron assured her, opening the door. Lavender followed reluctantly.
"Who's there?" Came an all too familiar voice for Ron. Moaning Murtle came flying out of one of the stalls. She frowned at Ron and said, "Where's Harry?"
"He's not here. Lavender and I just need some privacy." Ron said, hinting for Murtle to leave.
"Ooooooh." Murtle said, a mischievous smile on her face. "Is she your girlfriend?"
"No, we're just friends." Lavender said quickly. Moaning Murtle floated there for a few moments, looking put out.
"Maybe we should go somewhere else." Lavender whispered to Ron.
"Why are you talking about me?" Moaning Murtle asked, tears forming in her transparent eyes.
"Oh, no, we weren't." Ron said quickly, remembering Murtle's sensitivity.
"Why do people always talk about me behind my back?!" Murtle cried.
"We weren't." Lavender reassured her.
"Yes you were. You were saying, "Look at ugly Murtle. Stupid Murtle." Why can't people just leave me alone?!" Murtle cried. She let out a loud scream and dove head first into a toilet.
"Anyways." Ron said, turning back to Lavender. "What did you want to talk about?"
Lavender, who had been totally calm, burst into tears. Ron, totally caught off guard, was suddenly reminded of Hermione. Lavender sunk down to the floor, put her head in her hands, and cried. Ron sat down next to her and gently rubbed her back for support.
"What's wrong?" He asked sympathetically.
"You were at breakfast today, you saw." Lavender said in between sobs.
"This is about Seamus? But you seemed totally okay about the breakup at breakfast." Ron said, a little confused.
"I just didn't want him to see me cry." Lavender said. "But then, today after Potions, I saw him walking hand in hand with that slut." She said, then broke down in sobs.
"You don't deserve that." Ron said, putting his arm around her and comforting her the best he could.
"I mean, how can he accuse me of cheating on him when he's doing it to me?" Lavender said.
"He was way out of line." Ron said, not knowing what else to say.
"I donno, I just feel like it's my fault he cheated on me." said Lavender, looking at the ground.
"Hey, you didn't do anything wrong." Ron said, lifting Lavender's chin up. He wiped away one of her tears with his thumb and said, "Don't blame yourself just because Seamus doesn't see how amazing you are," Ron said, looking into Lavender's eyes. "and how lucky he is to be with you."
Lavender, totally in the moment, leaned in a little, but Ron pulled back.
"Maybe we should go." Ron said, looking at the ground.
"Fine." Lavender said, a little angry. She got up and walked back to the common room, not looking back at Ron.
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A/N: Gasp. Did you expect that Ron would be the one to pull back? What's his deal? REVIEW and make me happy so I can write the rest!
