Amy: Hi everyone! Remember me, Amy Malfoy? I guess you're all wondering
where Jae is. Well, she's crying her heart out because her fic is reaching
the part where it will end, so I'm filling in for her! She's at my house
right now, but she doesn't want you guys to see her bawling her eyes out *
giggles *
* The door opens, revealing Ginny *
Ginny: Sweetheart, have you seen your brother? I need him to cut our lawn.
Amy: * Frowns* But mum, our lawn is the size of the Quidditch pitch! He can't do it alone!
Ginny: * smiles * That's why you're uncle Harry, Tyler, uncle Ron, Andrew, your father and Sean are going to do it. I just have to find your brother and they're all set
* Jae comes in, wiping her eyes *
Jae: I saw Sean hiding in uncle Draco's library.
Amy: Jae, what were you doing at the library?
Jae: I wanted to be alone, and usually I could be when I'm in the library. Now the real question is: What is your brother doing in the library?
Amy: * shrugs *
Ginny: Thanks for the tip Jessica! * Jae nods at Ginny before she left Amy's room *
Amy: Okay guys, here's chapter 8! Enjoy!
Chapter 8: Confronting Harry
At breakfast, Harry was very quiet and was careful not to look at Hermione. He was still angry with himself for backing out on telling Hermione how he feels, and he couldn't stand looking at Hermione knowing that he failed to tell her how he felt about her. Hermione on the other hand, was getting worried. Everytime she tries talking to Harry, he either nods his head or shakes his head, not looking at her. If he also has to say something other than "yes" or "no", he answers her but he looks at the ground, as if Hermione was down there. Finally, Hermione got fed up and went to the boy's dormitories, leaving Harry outside the door.
Hermione closed the door of the boy's dormitories, the link of the handcuff that connects her with Harry getting stuck on the door. Dean, Seamus, Neville and Ron looked at her, startled.
"Can we help you, girl that's not supposed to be in the boy's dormitories?" Seamus asked, smiling. Hermione couldn't help but smile at that one. She pulled out her wand and put a silencing charm around the room so Harry couldn't hear what she was saying.
"Do you guys know what's wrong with Harry?" she asked. All three boys shook their heads. Ron, on the other hand, looked at his lap. Hermione noticed this, but she decided to ask him about it later on. Hermione bit her lip.
"I'm worried about him," she explained, leaning at the door. "This is not the usual Harry Potter behaviour that I see right now." Dean stood up from his bed and wrapped an arm around Hermione.
"You know beautiful," he said, causing Hermione to blush. "I think that you should give Harry some time alone. Maybe he made a stupid mistake and he's sulking around because he doesn't know how to reverse his mistake. So if I were you, just ignore him,"
Hermione sighed. 'Maybe Dean's right,' she thought. She looked straight at Ron, who hadn't said a word the whole time. "Ron," she said, making him look at her.
"I'll talk to you later," she said, all the while giving him a different message with her eyes. Ron nodded, not trusting himself to speak. Giving one last smile to the boys, Hermione took off the silencing charm and opened the door.
~*~
"You wanted to talk to me, Hermione?" Ron asked when they were at the empty Charms classroom. Hermione had once again left Harry outside the door and she put the silencing charm around the classroom so he wouldn't hear what she and Ron were talking about.
"You know what's wrong with Harry, don't you?" she asked, getting to the point. Ron instantly looked nervous.
"I-I don't know w-what's wrong with H-Harry," he stammered. Ron exhaled when Hermione gave him her famous "don't-lie-to-me-or-else" look.
"Herm, as much as I want to tell you what's wrong with him, I promised I wouldn't say," he said. Hermione frowned.
"But how could he have told you anything without me hearing it when-" she pointed to the handcuff. Ron blushed.
"Well, we put you to sleep," Ron replied, shrugging nonchalantly. Hermione couldn't remember when they did it, but she thought that maybe it was a side effect of the sleeping spell they put on her. Hermione suddenly felt tears welling up in her eyes.
"Why wouldn't he tell me? You're not his only best friend you know," she said, her voice quivering. Ron walked over to Hermione and gave her a hug.
"It's not that he doesn't trust you," he explained, stroking Hermione's hair. "It's just that there are some things guys can't tell their girl best friends." Hermione rolled her eyes.
"That's not a good explanation Mr. Weasley," she said, pulling away from Ron. Hermione smiled weakly at Ron before she took off the silencing charm and opened the door, dragging Harry with her.
~*~
Hermione was so fed up with Harry sulking around that she finally blew up in the Common Room.
"HARRY! WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" she yelled. Everyone in the Common Room went silent. Harry looked at Hermione, who was clenching her fist and was trembling. He knew she was trying to control her anger, but was doing a bad job at doing so. When Harry didn't say anything, Hermione let out a sob.
"Why won't you tell me what's bothering you?" she cried out. Harry bit his lip. He hates seeing Hermione this frustrated, especially if it was his fault. When he still didn't say anything, Hermione fell on her knees, her hands in her face.
"You told Ron, but you didn't tell me," she choked out. Harry felt something prick his heart.
"You know, Ron's not your only best friend," she said, standing up. She looked straight at Harry's eyes.
"But if you're going to act like that, then fine. So as far as I'm concerned, Ron's the only best friend I have now," she said. Hermione wanted to run, but she realized that she couldn't because of the handcuff. She swore, shocking the whole crowd in the Common Room. Swearing isn't what Hermione does.
"I hate these bloody handcuffs!" she yelled. She was too busy getting angry that she didn't realize that Harry stood up from the couch and was in front of her. When she did realize that he was now standing in front of her, she glared.
"What?" she yelled. Harry looked down at the floor.
"Don't say that," he mumbled. Hermione raised her eyebrow.
"You don't want me to say that I hate these bloody handcuffs?" she asked. Harry shook his head.
"I meant, don't say that I'm not your best friend anymore, because you know I tell you so much more that Ron doesn't know," he said. Hermione stared at him.
"Then why won't you tell me what's bothering you now?" she asked, her anger dissipating. She noticed that Harry looked nervous. 'It's now or never,' Harry thought and took a deep breath.
"Hermione," he started. Hermione blinked at him in response. Harry took her right hand.
"I love you," he whispered, staring straight into her brown eyes.
Amy: Oh! A cliffhanger! Jae is so evil!!! * Laughs *
Jae: * looking out the window * hey Amy! You have to come see this!
Amy: What's to see outside?
Jae: Oh, I don't know, just our fathers, uncle Ron, Andrew and our brothers cutting your lawn with such difficulty that it's making me die from not laughing hard enough
Amy: Oh! I want to see! * Rushes over the window, laughs for a good 5 minutes before coming back *
Amy: Our mums our so evil!
Jae: * Sighs * yeah, but it's worth it! Look at them! It's funny how my Mum confiscated their wands!
Amy: * Laughs * well guys, please review! I'm gonna watch the men suffer while I laugh along with Jae! Bye guys!
* The door opens, revealing Ginny *
Ginny: Sweetheart, have you seen your brother? I need him to cut our lawn.
Amy: * Frowns* But mum, our lawn is the size of the Quidditch pitch! He can't do it alone!
Ginny: * smiles * That's why you're uncle Harry, Tyler, uncle Ron, Andrew, your father and Sean are going to do it. I just have to find your brother and they're all set
* Jae comes in, wiping her eyes *
Jae: I saw Sean hiding in uncle Draco's library.
Amy: Jae, what were you doing at the library?
Jae: I wanted to be alone, and usually I could be when I'm in the library. Now the real question is: What is your brother doing in the library?
Amy: * shrugs *
Ginny: Thanks for the tip Jessica! * Jae nods at Ginny before she left Amy's room *
Amy: Okay guys, here's chapter 8! Enjoy!
Chapter 8: Confronting Harry
At breakfast, Harry was very quiet and was careful not to look at Hermione. He was still angry with himself for backing out on telling Hermione how he feels, and he couldn't stand looking at Hermione knowing that he failed to tell her how he felt about her. Hermione on the other hand, was getting worried. Everytime she tries talking to Harry, he either nods his head or shakes his head, not looking at her. If he also has to say something other than "yes" or "no", he answers her but he looks at the ground, as if Hermione was down there. Finally, Hermione got fed up and went to the boy's dormitories, leaving Harry outside the door.
Hermione closed the door of the boy's dormitories, the link of the handcuff that connects her with Harry getting stuck on the door. Dean, Seamus, Neville and Ron looked at her, startled.
"Can we help you, girl that's not supposed to be in the boy's dormitories?" Seamus asked, smiling. Hermione couldn't help but smile at that one. She pulled out her wand and put a silencing charm around the room so Harry couldn't hear what she was saying.
"Do you guys know what's wrong with Harry?" she asked. All three boys shook their heads. Ron, on the other hand, looked at his lap. Hermione noticed this, but she decided to ask him about it later on. Hermione bit her lip.
"I'm worried about him," she explained, leaning at the door. "This is not the usual Harry Potter behaviour that I see right now." Dean stood up from his bed and wrapped an arm around Hermione.
"You know beautiful," he said, causing Hermione to blush. "I think that you should give Harry some time alone. Maybe he made a stupid mistake and he's sulking around because he doesn't know how to reverse his mistake. So if I were you, just ignore him,"
Hermione sighed. 'Maybe Dean's right,' she thought. She looked straight at Ron, who hadn't said a word the whole time. "Ron," she said, making him look at her.
"I'll talk to you later," she said, all the while giving him a different message with her eyes. Ron nodded, not trusting himself to speak. Giving one last smile to the boys, Hermione took off the silencing charm and opened the door.
~*~
"You wanted to talk to me, Hermione?" Ron asked when they were at the empty Charms classroom. Hermione had once again left Harry outside the door and she put the silencing charm around the classroom so he wouldn't hear what she and Ron were talking about.
"You know what's wrong with Harry, don't you?" she asked, getting to the point. Ron instantly looked nervous.
"I-I don't know w-what's wrong with H-Harry," he stammered. Ron exhaled when Hermione gave him her famous "don't-lie-to-me-or-else" look.
"Herm, as much as I want to tell you what's wrong with him, I promised I wouldn't say," he said. Hermione frowned.
"But how could he have told you anything without me hearing it when-" she pointed to the handcuff. Ron blushed.
"Well, we put you to sleep," Ron replied, shrugging nonchalantly. Hermione couldn't remember when they did it, but she thought that maybe it was a side effect of the sleeping spell they put on her. Hermione suddenly felt tears welling up in her eyes.
"Why wouldn't he tell me? You're not his only best friend you know," she said, her voice quivering. Ron walked over to Hermione and gave her a hug.
"It's not that he doesn't trust you," he explained, stroking Hermione's hair. "It's just that there are some things guys can't tell their girl best friends." Hermione rolled her eyes.
"That's not a good explanation Mr. Weasley," she said, pulling away from Ron. Hermione smiled weakly at Ron before she took off the silencing charm and opened the door, dragging Harry with her.
~*~
Hermione was so fed up with Harry sulking around that she finally blew up in the Common Room.
"HARRY! WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" she yelled. Everyone in the Common Room went silent. Harry looked at Hermione, who was clenching her fist and was trembling. He knew she was trying to control her anger, but was doing a bad job at doing so. When Harry didn't say anything, Hermione let out a sob.
"Why won't you tell me what's bothering you?" she cried out. Harry bit his lip. He hates seeing Hermione this frustrated, especially if it was his fault. When he still didn't say anything, Hermione fell on her knees, her hands in her face.
"You told Ron, but you didn't tell me," she choked out. Harry felt something prick his heart.
"You know, Ron's not your only best friend," she said, standing up. She looked straight at Harry's eyes.
"But if you're going to act like that, then fine. So as far as I'm concerned, Ron's the only best friend I have now," she said. Hermione wanted to run, but she realized that she couldn't because of the handcuff. She swore, shocking the whole crowd in the Common Room. Swearing isn't what Hermione does.
"I hate these bloody handcuffs!" she yelled. She was too busy getting angry that she didn't realize that Harry stood up from the couch and was in front of her. When she did realize that he was now standing in front of her, she glared.
"What?" she yelled. Harry looked down at the floor.
"Don't say that," he mumbled. Hermione raised her eyebrow.
"You don't want me to say that I hate these bloody handcuffs?" she asked. Harry shook his head.
"I meant, don't say that I'm not your best friend anymore, because you know I tell you so much more that Ron doesn't know," he said. Hermione stared at him.
"Then why won't you tell me what's bothering you now?" she asked, her anger dissipating. She noticed that Harry looked nervous. 'It's now or never,' Harry thought and took a deep breath.
"Hermione," he started. Hermione blinked at him in response. Harry took her right hand.
"I love you," he whispered, staring straight into her brown eyes.
Amy: Oh! A cliffhanger! Jae is so evil!!! * Laughs *
Jae: * looking out the window * hey Amy! You have to come see this!
Amy: What's to see outside?
Jae: Oh, I don't know, just our fathers, uncle Ron, Andrew and our brothers cutting your lawn with such difficulty that it's making me die from not laughing hard enough
Amy: Oh! I want to see! * Rushes over the window, laughs for a good 5 minutes before coming back *
Amy: Our mums our so evil!
Jae: * Sighs * yeah, but it's worth it! Look at them! It's funny how my Mum confiscated their wands!
Amy: * Laughs * well guys, please review! I'm gonna watch the men suffer while I laugh along with Jae! Bye guys!
