A/N : this chapter isn't really all that great, but its ok, its still fun LOL! ANTYways, on with the story!
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Ch 2 - The Argument and Late Night Discussions
The next afternoon Lori came down into the livingroom and in the middle of one of Ron and Hermione's many, countless and seemingly endless rows.
Lori shook her head. Those two always seemed to argue over something.
"Your just being a stubborn prat, Ron!" Hermione was saying
"How?"
"I just told you!"
"I never said–Ok, so I did say that but you know what I meant." He was standing up and walking to the other side of the room now.
"I do but she may not, she hasn't exactly had the displeasure of knowing you as long as I have!" She said as she followed him.
Melanie raised her eyebrows "She hasn't known him any longer than I have...it's the other way around actually." she said to Fred...it might have been George...she wasn't quite sure. All she knew was that she was sitting in the middle of the couch and one twin was to her left, the other to her right
Lori came to join the three on the couch, sitting next to the twin on Mel's left "Fred, Mel, George, what are they arguing about now?"
"Not that sure..." Fred said. "George?"
George shook his head "I'm as lost as you."
Melanie then looked at her friend "Ok, question! How can you tell them apart?"
"Well...they are my cousins, but...other than that, I dunno what to tell you..except maybe the fact that George ha–mmpphh–" she was cut off by Fred covering her mouth and saying "Would you hush! We like her not being able to tell us apart you know, mind you sometimes she gets it right."
With that the quartet decided to listen to the argument again.
"Displeasure? Is that what its been Hermione?" Now he sounded a bit hurt.
"A lot of the time yes! But not all the time." She sighed.
It seemed almost as if he hadn't even heard what she had just said "Why?"
Hermione frowned "Why what?"
"Why has it been such a displeasure?"
"Ron! It hasn't been really, its only a displeasure sometimes."
This whole thing was cutting Ron, deep. She thought he was a displeasure? Even if it was only some of the time.
"Ron? Are you alright?" Hermione asked.
Ron had his eyes closed, was leaning against the wall and now sliding down "No, I'm not alright."
Hermione sat in front of Ron, Indian-style and said "Ron, I didn't mean to say what I said, I just got caught up in the whole argument and it just sort of....came out....Forgive me?"
"You didn't mean to say it, but did you mean it?"
"Ron! You know I would never say something like that to you!"
"Yeah...I guess..."
"I-I thought you trusted me." Now she sounded a bit hurt.
Ron opened his eyes "Hermione, I do trust you. It's just...well....actually...I don't know what I'm saying."
They looked at each other and laughed a little.
"Ron, really, I'm sorry, and I didn't mean to say what I said and I didn't mean it."
"I'm sorry too 'Mione, I should have just kept my mouth shut."
After a few seconds Hermione spoke again "First of all, DON'T CALL ME MIONE. And secondly, we all know you can't do that."
"Can't do what?"
"Keep your mouth shut."
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Everyone had obviously forgotten about everything and just ended up going to bed...well...to their rooms anyway. Sleeping was a whole other story.
**Ginny's room**
Ginny was talking with Melanie, whom was sleeping on the floor next to Ginny's bed in a sleeping bag, about Harry.
"How do you think I could get his attention?"
"I'm not too sure....I'd have to give some thought to it."
"Well, if you liked a guy, how would you try and get his attention?"
"I'd probably wear something that would be unexpected. For you it might be a really cool outfit like say, a spaghetti strap top that goes just above my stomach and hip hugger jeans and the like."
"I could never do that!"
"Why not?"
"First and foremost I don't I just can't imagine myself in an outfit like that."
"Well....I have and idea...maybe..on how to get you two together."
"Really?"
"Well...its kinda like a work in progress as far as it goes so, I'll run it by Lori, see if she has any ideas to make it fool proof."
"Ok, thanks Mel."
"Sure, anytime."
"Good night."
"Night."
Meanwhile, with Lori and Hermione...
"Do you think he likes me?" Hermione asked randomly.
"Who?" Lori asked, from her position next to Hermione in her sleeping bag, confused.
"Ron."
"Ooohhh....well....I dunno...." She lied. Of course she knew and there were two reasons for this: 1.) It was obvious and 2.) She and Ron were pretty close so he sort of confided in her and told her stuff like this all the time.
"But what do you think?"
"I told you, I'm not sure."
Hermione sighed "Fine, fine. Do you think I'd have a chance with him?"
"More than likely, yeah."
"Thanks for the confidence."
"Sure."
"Good night, Lori."
"Night Mione."
"Don't call me that!"
"Good night..."
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**Ron & Harry's Conversation**
"Harry..."
"Yeah, Ron?"
"Do you think..."
After a few moments of silence from his friend Harry said "Do I think what?"
"Do you think that she likes me?"
"Who?" asked a confused Harry.
"Hermione."
"Oh...well...umm...I dunno...why are you asking me this? I mean, I can't even have a descent conversation with Ginny."
Ron laughed a little "That's the truth...but you know I don't really like the idea of you and her..." The last part was in a warning like tone.
"I know that...but I can't exactly control my feelings ya know?"
"Yeah... but I don't want her to get hurt, ya know?"
"You think I could hurt her? I couldn't do that even if I wanted to, Ron."
"I know...its not really that, its more that I think if you did ask her out, she'd get her hopes too high and if you broke up with her...well...you get the idea, right?"
"Yeah but Ron....the thing with it all is, I think I"m in love with her."
Ron smirked at this "Whatever."
Harry was on his side, propped up by an elbow, facing Ron "Your one to talk Ron. With your whole situation with Hermione."
"Yeah but..." He tried to think of a retort "I've known her longer than you have Ginny."
"I don't think length of time knowing the person has nothing to do with it."
"Yeah I know...I had to say something though."
There was complete silence for a while until Ron sighed but that was the only noise there really was.
"What is it Ron?"
"Nothing...."
"Nooo...its something, you only use that tone when something's up."
"That's not true...:
"Yes it is Ron."
"Ok...so it is...so what?"
"Well...what is it?"
"It bugs me."
"What does?" Harry was beyond lost and a bit annoyed because of it.
"I've known Hermione for six years now and I've liked her since I saw her and....I still haven't done anything about it."
"Well...then do something."
"I don't think I can."
Harry sighed "Then can we please go to sleep?"
"Yeah."
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Ch 2 - The Argument and Late Night Discussions
The next afternoon Lori came down into the livingroom and in the middle of one of Ron and Hermione's many, countless and seemingly endless rows.
Lori shook her head. Those two always seemed to argue over something.
"Your just being a stubborn prat, Ron!" Hermione was saying
"How?"
"I just told you!"
"I never said–Ok, so I did say that but you know what I meant." He was standing up and walking to the other side of the room now.
"I do but she may not, she hasn't exactly had the displeasure of knowing you as long as I have!" She said as she followed him.
Melanie raised her eyebrows "She hasn't known him any longer than I have...it's the other way around actually." she said to Fred...it might have been George...she wasn't quite sure. All she knew was that she was sitting in the middle of the couch and one twin was to her left, the other to her right
Lori came to join the three on the couch, sitting next to the twin on Mel's left "Fred, Mel, George, what are they arguing about now?"
"Not that sure..." Fred said. "George?"
George shook his head "I'm as lost as you."
Melanie then looked at her friend "Ok, question! How can you tell them apart?"
"Well...they are my cousins, but...other than that, I dunno what to tell you..except maybe the fact that George ha–mmpphh–" she was cut off by Fred covering her mouth and saying "Would you hush! We like her not being able to tell us apart you know, mind you sometimes she gets it right."
With that the quartet decided to listen to the argument again.
"Displeasure? Is that what its been Hermione?" Now he sounded a bit hurt.
"A lot of the time yes! But not all the time." She sighed.
It seemed almost as if he hadn't even heard what she had just said "Why?"
Hermione frowned "Why what?"
"Why has it been such a displeasure?"
"Ron! It hasn't been really, its only a displeasure sometimes."
This whole thing was cutting Ron, deep. She thought he was a displeasure? Even if it was only some of the time.
"Ron? Are you alright?" Hermione asked.
Ron had his eyes closed, was leaning against the wall and now sliding down "No, I'm not alright."
Hermione sat in front of Ron, Indian-style and said "Ron, I didn't mean to say what I said, I just got caught up in the whole argument and it just sort of....came out....Forgive me?"
"You didn't mean to say it, but did you mean it?"
"Ron! You know I would never say something like that to you!"
"Yeah...I guess..."
"I-I thought you trusted me." Now she sounded a bit hurt.
Ron opened his eyes "Hermione, I do trust you. It's just...well....actually...I don't know what I'm saying."
They looked at each other and laughed a little.
"Ron, really, I'm sorry, and I didn't mean to say what I said and I didn't mean it."
"I'm sorry too 'Mione, I should have just kept my mouth shut."
After a few seconds Hermione spoke again "First of all, DON'T CALL ME MIONE. And secondly, we all know you can't do that."
"Can't do what?"
"Keep your mouth shut."
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Everyone had obviously forgotten about everything and just ended up going to bed...well...to their rooms anyway. Sleeping was a whole other story.
**Ginny's room**
Ginny was talking with Melanie, whom was sleeping on the floor next to Ginny's bed in a sleeping bag, about Harry.
"How do you think I could get his attention?"
"I'm not too sure....I'd have to give some thought to it."
"Well, if you liked a guy, how would you try and get his attention?"
"I'd probably wear something that would be unexpected. For you it might be a really cool outfit like say, a spaghetti strap top that goes just above my stomach and hip hugger jeans and the like."
"I could never do that!"
"Why not?"
"First and foremost I don't I just can't imagine myself in an outfit like that."
"Well....I have and idea...maybe..on how to get you two together."
"Really?"
"Well...its kinda like a work in progress as far as it goes so, I'll run it by Lori, see if she has any ideas to make it fool proof."
"Ok, thanks Mel."
"Sure, anytime."
"Good night."
"Night."
Meanwhile, with Lori and Hermione...
"Do you think he likes me?" Hermione asked randomly.
"Who?" Lori asked, from her position next to Hermione in her sleeping bag, confused.
"Ron."
"Ooohhh....well....I dunno...." She lied. Of course she knew and there were two reasons for this: 1.) It was obvious and 2.) She and Ron were pretty close so he sort of confided in her and told her stuff like this all the time.
"But what do you think?"
"I told you, I'm not sure."
Hermione sighed "Fine, fine. Do you think I'd have a chance with him?"
"More than likely, yeah."
"Thanks for the confidence."
"Sure."
"Good night, Lori."
"Night Mione."
"Don't call me that!"
"Good night..."
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**Ron & Harry's Conversation**
"Harry..."
"Yeah, Ron?"
"Do you think..."
After a few moments of silence from his friend Harry said "Do I think what?"
"Do you think that she likes me?"
"Who?" asked a confused Harry.
"Hermione."
"Oh...well...umm...I dunno...why are you asking me this? I mean, I can't even have a descent conversation with Ginny."
Ron laughed a little "That's the truth...but you know I don't really like the idea of you and her..." The last part was in a warning like tone.
"I know that...but I can't exactly control my feelings ya know?"
"Yeah... but I don't want her to get hurt, ya know?"
"You think I could hurt her? I couldn't do that even if I wanted to, Ron."
"I know...its not really that, its more that I think if you did ask her out, she'd get her hopes too high and if you broke up with her...well...you get the idea, right?"
"Yeah but Ron....the thing with it all is, I think I"m in love with her."
Ron smirked at this "Whatever."
Harry was on his side, propped up by an elbow, facing Ron "Your one to talk Ron. With your whole situation with Hermione."
"Yeah but..." He tried to think of a retort "I've known her longer than you have Ginny."
"I don't think length of time knowing the person has nothing to do with it."
"Yeah I know...I had to say something though."
There was complete silence for a while until Ron sighed but that was the only noise there really was.
"What is it Ron?"
"Nothing...."
"Nooo...its something, you only use that tone when something's up."
"That's not true...:
"Yes it is Ron."
"Ok...so it is...so what?"
"Well...what is it?"
"It bugs me."
"What does?" Harry was beyond lost and a bit annoyed because of it.
"I've known Hermione for six years now and I've liked her since I saw her and....I still haven't done anything about it."
"Well...then do something."
"I don't think I can."
Harry sighed "Then can we please go to sleep?"
"Yeah."
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