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Chapter II
The next morning Ron and Harry met Hermione in the Great Hall. Harry sat down and to his amazement Ron took a spot right next to Hermione.
" Ron never sits by her. He usually sits by me," Harry thought to himself. Harry had long began to suspect that Ron had feelings for Hermione. But he wasn't totally sure about Hermione's feelings. Just then Hermione looked up as an owl dropped a letter in her lap.
" It's from Viktor, " she commented as she blushed and opened it. Harry glanced at Ron who was also looking angry. Ron didn't even look at Hermione as she read. Instead he acted very interested in her hand bag that she had sitting on the table. All of a sudden Hermiones eyes began to tear up and she set down the letter.
" Hermione, what's wrong?" asked Ron concerned. Harry looked at Hermiones shaking hands.
" I- I have to go! Be back in a little..." She then ran out tears streaming down her face.
Ron and Harry watched her run out of the hall.
" I wonder what that was about," Harry asked as Ron picked up her letter and it read:
Hermione,
I feel bad about having to tell you this but I have found someone else. She's now living with me in Bulgaria. I'm sorry but you can't come here again next summer. To be serious, you are only 15, a little girl compared to me. I need a woman and I have found one. So sorry Hermione. Don't feel bad, I didn't think you liked me that much anyway. I think that even though you were with me this summer, your heart was with a certain red headed friend of yours.
Viktor
Ron's face went red with anger.
" How dare he say that to her!! That ugly..." but Ron didn't get to finish his sentence because Hermione had just returned wiping away her few tears that had ran down her cheeks.
" Did you both read that horrid letter?" she cried weakly and her cheeks began a deepest blush as she remembered Krum's last embarrassing sentence.
" I'm sorry about Krum, Herm" Harry muttered.
" I never thought he was good enough for you anyway," Ron said trying to make her feel better even though he himself looked very angry and upset. But Harry thought that he saw some relief in Ron's features.
" Thanks guys. I'll try to get over him soon, but I thought he actually cared about me," she said sadly as she propped her hands on her chin.
Later on that afternoon outside of Potions, Malfoy came over to Ron, Harry, and Hermione.
" I've heard you've been dumped, Granger," Malfoy sneered.
" Can it, Malfoy!" Ron said though gritted teeth.
" Ahh, Weasley. Sticking up for poor ole mudblooded Granger. How sweet of you," Malfoy snickered as he pushed Ron hard. Ron threw a punch and hit Malfoy right in the eye.
" You'll pay muggle lover!" Malfoy yelled clutching his eye as he came at Ron. Hermione stuck out her foot and tripped him and now Malfoy was sprawled the floor on his face. The Gryffindors were all laughing hysterically. Right as Malfoy got up Professor Snape came out and shouted at the Gryffindors for making so much noise.
" Ten points from Gryffindor you loud mouths!" Snape scowled, " Get inside!"
During Potions Hermione whispered to Ron,
" Thanks for sticking up for me, Ron"
" And thank you for tripping Malfoy," he grinned and she smiled. Harry watched them and said to himself, " Evidently Hermione is going to get over Krum pretty soon."
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