Chapter 2
Ginny ran quickly back up to her dormitory after hearing their conversation. 'Ron likes Hermione, Ron likes Hermione.' She repeated in her head. 'Hermione is going to be crushed. I wonder what she's going to say to him.' After contemplating all possible outcomes Ginny finally decided that Hermione had to know and if Ginny didn't tell her their friendship might be ruined.
The next morning Ginny rushed down to breakfast hoping to find Hermione before anybody else had a chance to talk to her. She immediately saw Hermione sitting with Harry and Ron and scurried over. "Good morning Ginny." They greeted her.
"Good morning." Ginny said and then sitting down next to Hermione she whispered, "Hermione I really need to talk to you in private."
"Okay Ginny I'll meet you in my dormitory in ten minutes."
Ginny quickly ate her breakfast and went up to the dormitory leaving Hermione behind to wonder what was so urgent that would make he that nervous. Hermione entered the room to find Ginny pacing and muttering, "Where is she?" repeatedly.
"What is so important Ginny, you seem really upset over it." Hermione questioned. 'The last time she was the nervous was when she told me that she had a crush on Harry, which everybody already knew' she recalled.
"It's about Ron. See I did not mean to, but last night I kind of overheard him talking to Harry and I know I shouldn't have listened but bullocks! He likes you Hermione."
Hermione was very taken aback by this news. "What…no he can't. Are you sure you heard right because…no he couldn't possibly like me could he. What am I going to do? What do I say to him now?"
"I don't know, but please don't tell him that I told you he'd kill me." Ginny pleaded.
"I won't tell anybody else. I just really need to think about what do now. Don't say anything about this to anyone else though." Hermione said. Then looking down at her watch said, "Bloody hell I'm going to be late for Transfiguration."
Ginny watched Hermione leave and couldn't help but feel a little relieved that she didn't have to deal with this.
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"What do you think is keeping
Hermione?" Harry asked Ron. She had never been late for a class before and he
was starting to get really worried when fifteen minutes had gone by. 'I wonder
what could be keeping her?' he thought to himself. He sat there wondering when
she walked in with her hair bouncing behind her. 'She's so beautiful when she
walks, so graceful, so…now stop it Harry! Ron likes her remember Ron your best
friend!'
"Sorry Professor I got delayed coming back from the Great Hall," Hermione explained as she took her seat in the front of the class.
"All right Ms. Granger I'll let it slide this time, but if you are late once more I will have to deduct points." Professor McGonagall replied.
"Hey," Harry greeted her quietly once Professor McGonagall had started to lecture again. "What really took so long?"
"I had to talk to Ginny about something really important, now pay attention." Hermione scolded.
After class, they all headed down to the Great Hall for lunch where Fred was feeding Angelina and Angelina was in a fit of giggles.
"How about we sit at the other end of the table," Ron said thoroughly disgusted with his brother. "I can't believe he's got a girlfriend before I do, what is this world coming too!"
They sat down and started to eat and Harry couldn't help but notice that Ron kept looking up at Hermione. 'He doesn't like her, he just likes how beautiful she's become!' he realized. 'I can't believe he's such a shallow…Stop! Ron is one of your best friends remember. You can't think that about him. Maybe I'm wrong maybe he really does care for her.' Harry looked at Ron again and followed his stare to find that he was definitely not wrong and that Ron was staring very south of Hermione's face.
"So why were you late to class?" Ron asked.
"I was talking to Ginny about something very important."
"Really what was it?" Ron asked, interested to hear what his sister found to be so important.
'Oh good one Hermione, come on think make something up.' "She uhhhh… she thinks that Neville might be cheating on her. I told her that he would never do that. I wouldn't talk to her about it though; she's somewhat uncomfortable with the subject."
"Oh okay. Maybe I should just let Neville know that if he ever does anything to hurt my sister that I'll kill him." Ron said peering over in Neville's direction where he was in what looked to be a deep conversation with Ginny.
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After all the classes were through and they had finished eating Harry decided that he definitely needed to confront Ron about what he really liked about Hermione. "Ron remember what you told me about last night." Harry said. Ron nodded and Harry continued, "Are you sure that you really like her? I mean you guys have never really gotten along and it just seems to me that you just like the way that she looks. And maybe I'm wrong but I just thought I should say something." 'Please don't be mad, please don't be mad.' He thought to himself as he waited for Ron to reply to his accusation.
"You know what Harry maybe you're right. It's just every since I saw how beautiful she has become all I can think about is what it would be like to kiss her and have her be mine." Ron replied.
"Look Ron, I don't think that's right. She shouldn't just be an object or a trophy for you to show off to the other guys."
"Fine don't support me!" Ron shot back at him. "I don't care about you anyway. She likes me too and you'll see it too once we're going out. You're just jealous that I'm going to have such a gorgeous girlfriend and you have nothing."
As soon as Ron had gotten the last word out Harry was across the room in a flash and hit him right in the nose. "Don't talk about her like that!" He said as he exited to the common room.