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Chapter III
In the Gryffindor common room that night Ron, Harry, and Hermione sat at the same table doing homework. Harry looked up at Ron to ask him a question about Divination and Ron was staring at Hermione intently. Ron was practically starry-eyed and Hermione looked up at Ron every few minutes. Harry noticed that they met each others gaze uncomfortably and blushed scarlet. Harry felt like he was about to gag when he saw them both lock eyes and have stupid little smiles on their faces. Can't they stop gazing at one another for two seconds before it makes me ill? Harry thought to himself.
" Ron?" Harry asked.
Ron awoke from his steady gaze at Hermione and answered,
" What Harry?"
" How many paragraphs was that essay on the moons phases and its effect on Earth for Divination?"
" We have an essay for Divination?" Ron answered as he again began his stare at Hermione. Harry rolled his eyes and said,
" Yes Ron! Maybe instead of starting into space during class you could pay attention!"
" But Harry, we never pay attention!" Ron said laughing and Harry began laughing also.
To Ron's great surprise, suddenly someone tapped him on the shoulder which made him jump. It was Neville Longbottom. Hermione looked up and said cheerfully,
" Hullo, Neville!" Ron was wondering why she always had an upbeat tone when Neville was around when Neville said to him,
" Ron, could I talk to you and Harry?"
" Err okay, Harry?" Ron replied.
" Sure," Harry followed them to the corner a decent distance from Hermione. Hermione followed them with her eyes. (wait, I should say followed Ron) and eyed them suspiciously. She shrugged and looked down at her book that she had been reading for the past half hour.
" You are both umm close to her so I'll ask you, " Neville began. Neville noticed the confused looks on both Harry and Ron's faces.
" Are you talking about Hermione?" Harry asked.
" Yes, I want to ask you if I should ask her to be my girlfriend." Ron turned red and made a face. Stifling back a laugh he said,
" I don't know Neville. She has had to deal with Krum lately. But then again, maybe you should give it a try." But Ron didn't sound too encouraging. Inside he was thinking, Oh Neville, she would never go for a weakling like you.
" Why don't you go for it? You've got nothing to lose." Harry told him. Neville mumbled something like,
" Yeah, only my self respect,"
He and Ron watched Neville approach Hermione. Hermione looked up at Neville happily but she only smiled with her lips, not her eyes as Ron quickly noted. Ron and Harry could tell that Neville was nervous by the way he was twisting his hands and stuttering.
Neville and Hermione talked for a few minutes and then Neville came back with a unhappy frown on his face. Ron looked over at Hermione who had her gaze on him and she quickly smiled and went back to reading.
" Well, what happened?" Harry asked.
" She told me that she couldn't because she liked someone else. I told her that I knew she had been hurt by that Krum guy but she only told me that this has nothing to do with Viktor Krum. I think I'm going to go to bed, I feel really sick." Neville walked up the stairs sulking. Harry saw Ron look over at Hermione. They made eye contact, and she blushed and looked away. And Ron had a subtle smile on his face. Harry then thought to himself, They are both so lame.
