Chapter ten
Suspicion
If Harry hated Malfoy before, it was nothing compared to how he felt about him now. Every time he saw him, he was hanging around with Avolorm. They were worse together than alone. Avolorm never actually expressed his hate towards Harry, but he knew it was there. It was like a huge flame that grew bigger and bigger as the days dragged on. Harry knew that his own flame of hatred was just as big as Avolorm's. Malfoy, however, never left Harry alone. He jeered and mocked. He teased and joked. It was like a living hell. He wondered why he didn't just be like Ron and seize Malfoy around the throat.
Ron hated Avolorm too. He saw how Avolorm changed so rapidly when Hermione was near. He saw the way he smiled at her. The way she smiled back. He saw how close together they sat in potions or CFMC. He knew something was going on and he didn't like it. Hermione kept disappearing to places 'alone'. And when she came back, she was blushing with glee.
" What?" Harry asked, dumbfounded.
" I want to borrow your invisibility cloak." Ron repeated in a whisper.
" Why are you whispering? No one's here." Harry hissed.
" I dunno."
" You're still doing it!"
" Okay. what ever. Can I borrow your cloak?" Harry considered this for a while. What was going on? Why were both his friends being so secretive lately?
" Dunno. Let's discuss this tomorrow. I'm going to bed." Harry turned of his lantern and lay down.
" But I need it now!" Ron squeaked. Harry ignored him and tried to go to sleep. Ron sighed.
" 'Night Harry."
Ron waited until he heard Harry's snores and tiptoed towards Harry's suitcase. He knew he would hate himself for doing this, but it had to be done. Quietly, he unlatched the case and pulled a long, silvery cloth from out of it. He gulped. He hated himself already. Ron threw the cloak over himself and made his way down the staircase.
Hermione walked briskly towards the school grounds. She jumped at every sound. Being caught would mean disaster. It was against the rules to be roaming the schools at night.
Ron couldn't help the feeling that Hermione sensed him following her. She kept looking over her shoulder and hiding behind suits of armour.
" She doesn't know I'm here," he told himself. " Stop worrying." After a while, she stopped at the lake. Feeling rather disappointed, Ron noted that no one was there. He sat and waited. Who ever Hermione was meeting would soon be there.
" Toby!" Hermione's squeal woke Ron from his light slumber. He wondered how long he had been waiting. Ron inched closer to hear what exactly Toby and Hermione were discussing.
" Was it difficult to get out?" Hermione asked anxiously. Ron fumed as he saw her place her hand on Avolorm's arm.
" Yeah . Malfoy insisted upon sitting up with me. Sorry, I tried to shake him off."
" Toby . I think Ron's suspicious. He keeps ." Hermione paused, trying to summon the correct words.
" He keeps asking questions and . well . Hovering around, not leaving me alone." Hermione finished flatly. Ron had to bite his fist to stop himself from charging at them and giving Avolorm a good bash.
" Don't worry, who cares about him anyway?" Avolorm laughed but Ron was far from it, muttering curses and longing for his wand. Hermione smiled weakly and they continued talking. Ron wondered why they went to all that trouble to just talk.
" You know, Mione ." Ron growled fiercely as he heard Avolorm use the nickname only he and Harry used.
" I think you ought to know something ." He drew a deep breath and continued. " Harry is betraying you."
" What?" Hermione asked astounded.
" It's true. You should hear all the nasty things he says behind your back. Terrible things Mione, terrible things ."
" He would never. Never! He's my best friend!" Her bottom lip trembled.
" Really?" Avolorm raised an eyebrow.
" Yes." Hermione said fiercely.
" He's using you Mione .I don't really want to tell you this, but it's for your own good." Hermione remained silent.
" Do you really know what he's like inside? .. He will hurt you Hermione. Take my word for it."
" You're lying!" With a sob, she brushed past him and ran towards the castle. Avolorm smirked. Ranting with rage, Ron fought the urge to punch him in the face and stomped back to the castle. He had to tell her.
Wait! She wouldn't be happy to know that he had followed her.
He had to tell Harry.
Wait! Harry wouldn't be happy to know that Ron 'borrowed' his cloak after Harry refused to let him borrow it.
His heart sinking, Ron realised that he had betrayed both his best friends.
Is it 2 long? .. Oh well. 2 late now.
fox
Suspicion
If Harry hated Malfoy before, it was nothing compared to how he felt about him now. Every time he saw him, he was hanging around with Avolorm. They were worse together than alone. Avolorm never actually expressed his hate towards Harry, but he knew it was there. It was like a huge flame that grew bigger and bigger as the days dragged on. Harry knew that his own flame of hatred was just as big as Avolorm's. Malfoy, however, never left Harry alone. He jeered and mocked. He teased and joked. It was like a living hell. He wondered why he didn't just be like Ron and seize Malfoy around the throat.
Ron hated Avolorm too. He saw how Avolorm changed so rapidly when Hermione was near. He saw the way he smiled at her. The way she smiled back. He saw how close together they sat in potions or CFMC. He knew something was going on and he didn't like it. Hermione kept disappearing to places 'alone'. And when she came back, she was blushing with glee.
" What?" Harry asked, dumbfounded.
" I want to borrow your invisibility cloak." Ron repeated in a whisper.
" Why are you whispering? No one's here." Harry hissed.
" I dunno."
" You're still doing it!"
" Okay. what ever. Can I borrow your cloak?" Harry considered this for a while. What was going on? Why were both his friends being so secretive lately?
" Dunno. Let's discuss this tomorrow. I'm going to bed." Harry turned of his lantern and lay down.
" But I need it now!" Ron squeaked. Harry ignored him and tried to go to sleep. Ron sighed.
" 'Night Harry."
Ron waited until he heard Harry's snores and tiptoed towards Harry's suitcase. He knew he would hate himself for doing this, but it had to be done. Quietly, he unlatched the case and pulled a long, silvery cloth from out of it. He gulped. He hated himself already. Ron threw the cloak over himself and made his way down the staircase.
Hermione walked briskly towards the school grounds. She jumped at every sound. Being caught would mean disaster. It was against the rules to be roaming the schools at night.
Ron couldn't help the feeling that Hermione sensed him following her. She kept looking over her shoulder and hiding behind suits of armour.
" She doesn't know I'm here," he told himself. " Stop worrying." After a while, she stopped at the lake. Feeling rather disappointed, Ron noted that no one was there. He sat and waited. Who ever Hermione was meeting would soon be there.
" Toby!" Hermione's squeal woke Ron from his light slumber. He wondered how long he had been waiting. Ron inched closer to hear what exactly Toby and Hermione were discussing.
" Was it difficult to get out?" Hermione asked anxiously. Ron fumed as he saw her place her hand on Avolorm's arm.
" Yeah . Malfoy insisted upon sitting up with me. Sorry, I tried to shake him off."
" Toby . I think Ron's suspicious. He keeps ." Hermione paused, trying to summon the correct words.
" He keeps asking questions and . well . Hovering around, not leaving me alone." Hermione finished flatly. Ron had to bite his fist to stop himself from charging at them and giving Avolorm a good bash.
" Don't worry, who cares about him anyway?" Avolorm laughed but Ron was far from it, muttering curses and longing for his wand. Hermione smiled weakly and they continued talking. Ron wondered why they went to all that trouble to just talk.
" You know, Mione ." Ron growled fiercely as he heard Avolorm use the nickname only he and Harry used.
" I think you ought to know something ." He drew a deep breath and continued. " Harry is betraying you."
" What?" Hermione asked astounded.
" It's true. You should hear all the nasty things he says behind your back. Terrible things Mione, terrible things ."
" He would never. Never! He's my best friend!" Her bottom lip trembled.
" Really?" Avolorm raised an eyebrow.
" Yes." Hermione said fiercely.
" He's using you Mione .I don't really want to tell you this, but it's for your own good." Hermione remained silent.
" Do you really know what he's like inside? .. He will hurt you Hermione. Take my word for it."
" You're lying!" With a sob, she brushed past him and ran towards the castle. Avolorm smirked. Ranting with rage, Ron fought the urge to punch him in the face and stomped back to the castle. He had to tell her.
Wait! She wouldn't be happy to know that he had followed her.
He had to tell Harry.
Wait! Harry wouldn't be happy to know that Ron 'borrowed' his cloak after Harry refused to let him borrow it.
His heart sinking, Ron realised that he had betrayed both his best friends.
Is it 2 long? .. Oh well. 2 late now.
fox