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Chapter 14
Ron jumped up when he saw Hermione storm into the common room, with tears steadily streaming down her face. Ginny rushed over, from her place on the couch next to Harry, and pulled Harry's handkerchief out of his back pocket, making Ron wonder how Ginny knew it was there. But, he turned his attention back to Hermione, who fell into his arms limply.
"What's wrong, Hermione?" Said Ron, supporting her, while trying to lead her over to a couch.
Seamus and Dean, who were also in the common room, came over when she sat down, wanting to know what was wrong.
When Hermione did not say anything, Ginny sat next to her, put an arm around her, and handed her Harry's handkerchief, which she pushed away. Hermione looked down at her lap, letting her hair fall in front of her face like a curtain.
"Hermione," said Ron, subconsciously running his fingers through Hermione's soft hair, "tell us what's wrong."
"D-Draco," Hermione managed to choke out, looking up suddenly.
"Malfoy?" Said Harry, looking angry. "What did he do?"
Slowly, Hermione related what had happened. When Hermione told them about Draco calling her 'mudblood', she put her face on Ron's shoulder and said miserably, "I don't want to go back to the prefects' common room. I don't want to see Malfoy for the rest of my life."
"You can always sleep in my room," said Seamus. Ron turned and glared at Seamus, who quickly said "Joke, joke!"
"You can share my bed, Hermione," said Ginny, watching her brother run his fingers slowly through her hair, while she gave a small smile. "Or I'll kip on the floor, and you can use my bed."
Hermione pulled away from Ron, and looked at Ginny. "Can I, really?"
When Ginny nodded, Hermione hugged her briefly. "Then I'll go back to my room and grab my homework, and stuff. See you soon," she said, standing up.
"We'll go with you," said Ron, as he, Harry and Ginny stood up too.
Hermione smiled at them. "Thanks," she said, as the four of them made their way out.
Hermione, who was leading the way, with Ron next to her, did not notice that Harry and Ginny had lagged behind a little, hoping to let Ron get his chance to console Hermione, who still had a few tears streaming down her face.
"I thought we were friends!" Said Hermione.
"Never trust a Malfoy," said Ron firmly, as he patted her shoulder.
When they reached the common room, only Cho, Lavender, Parvati and Justin were in sight. Hermione assumed that Draco was in his room.
"We've put your stuff in your room, Hermione," said Lavender, looking concernedly at her friend.
"Thanks, Lavender," said Hermione, as she managed to give her a weak smile.
Harry and Ron settled down in a seat as Ginny accompanied Hermione up to her room to pack some of her things up.
Five minutes later, Hermione came down, with a big overnight bag and her books in hand. Ginny was helping her to carry her books. When Ron saw the load Hermione was carrying, he immediately offered to help her carry her bag. Though she refused, he took the bag from her, and Ginny and Harry exchanged smiles behind them.
Secretly, Hermione was wondering if Ron was up to anything, especially since Ginny told her what he had said. What was Ron Weasley up to?
Chapter 14
Ron jumped up when he saw Hermione storm into the common room, with tears steadily streaming down her face. Ginny rushed over, from her place on the couch next to Harry, and pulled Harry's handkerchief out of his back pocket, making Ron wonder how Ginny knew it was there. But, he turned his attention back to Hermione, who fell into his arms limply.
"What's wrong, Hermione?" Said Ron, supporting her, while trying to lead her over to a couch.
Seamus and Dean, who were also in the common room, came over when she sat down, wanting to know what was wrong.
When Hermione did not say anything, Ginny sat next to her, put an arm around her, and handed her Harry's handkerchief, which she pushed away. Hermione looked down at her lap, letting her hair fall in front of her face like a curtain.
"Hermione," said Ron, subconsciously running his fingers through Hermione's soft hair, "tell us what's wrong."
"D-Draco," Hermione managed to choke out, looking up suddenly.
"Malfoy?" Said Harry, looking angry. "What did he do?"
Slowly, Hermione related what had happened. When Hermione told them about Draco calling her 'mudblood', she put her face on Ron's shoulder and said miserably, "I don't want to go back to the prefects' common room. I don't want to see Malfoy for the rest of my life."
"You can always sleep in my room," said Seamus. Ron turned and glared at Seamus, who quickly said "Joke, joke!"
"You can share my bed, Hermione," said Ginny, watching her brother run his fingers slowly through her hair, while she gave a small smile. "Or I'll kip on the floor, and you can use my bed."
Hermione pulled away from Ron, and looked at Ginny. "Can I, really?"
When Ginny nodded, Hermione hugged her briefly. "Then I'll go back to my room and grab my homework, and stuff. See you soon," she said, standing up.
"We'll go with you," said Ron, as he, Harry and Ginny stood up too.
Hermione smiled at them. "Thanks," she said, as the four of them made their way out.
Hermione, who was leading the way, with Ron next to her, did not notice that Harry and Ginny had lagged behind a little, hoping to let Ron get his chance to console Hermione, who still had a few tears streaming down her face.
"I thought we were friends!" Said Hermione.
"Never trust a Malfoy," said Ron firmly, as he patted her shoulder.
When they reached the common room, only Cho, Lavender, Parvati and Justin were in sight. Hermione assumed that Draco was in his room.
"We've put your stuff in your room, Hermione," said Lavender, looking concernedly at her friend.
"Thanks, Lavender," said Hermione, as she managed to give her a weak smile.
Harry and Ron settled down in a seat as Ginny accompanied Hermione up to her room to pack some of her things up.
Five minutes later, Hermione came down, with a big overnight bag and her books in hand. Ginny was helping her to carry her books. When Ron saw the load Hermione was carrying, he immediately offered to help her carry her bag. Though she refused, he took the bag from her, and Ginny and Harry exchanged smiles behind them.
Secretly, Hermione was wondering if Ron was up to anything, especially since Ginny told her what he had said. What was Ron Weasley up to?