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Summary: Ron has a run-in with someone that he recently wronged.
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Deep in thought Ron started to wander the halls of Hogwarts. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going, nor did he care. He had quite a bit to think about and left his feet to pick their own directions.
Although he could see the situation from their point of view, he still felt betrayed by Harry and Hermione. Harry knew how he felt but still went and asked Hermione out. Hermione knew how he felt but didn't feel the same. He also couldn't help but wonder how things would've turned out if he hadn't avoided speaking to Hermione during the many opportunities that he had. Would things have turned out the same way? Was all of this just some big misunderstanding? Could they all be friends again after everything that's happened these past few weeks?
He was so deep in thought that he failed to notice his path was suddenly blocked by another student that had just left a nearby room. His thoughts came to an abrupt halt when he collided with and knocked over the other student.
Before his mind had completely caught up with the present he mumbled a weak "Sorry about that." That's when he realized who he had just run into. Sitting on the floor and looking at him with the slightest bit of fear in her eyes was the very student that he'd tormented in Transfigurations, Susan Bones.
Susan couldn't believe that she had forgotten her Transfiguration textbook in the classroom when she left for lunch. Sure, she had just been turned into a badger by another student and had been upset by it but she wasn't normally that forgetful. Since she wasn't very hungry she decided to go back and get it before her next class. She found it without sitting right where she remembered it last and quickly left the room. If she hurried she could make it back to her dorm and drop it off before her next class. She was just thinking that she was glad that her next class wasn't with Gryffindor when she felt herself get knocked to the floor just outside the classroom. She heard someone saying that they were sorry and looked up with the intention of saying that she was just as much at fault for not watching where she was going. That's when she saw that she had just ran into the last person she wanted to see just then. Before today she would've been happy to see him. Now she was afraid that he'd turn her into something else for running into him. She grabbed her book from where it had fallen from her hands and started to slide backward away from Ron Weasley.
Ron noticed that she was trying to get away from him even though she was still sitting on the hallway floor. Making a quick decision he held out his hand to help her up. "Please, let me help you up." She just sat there staring at his outstretched hand as if it might bite her.
"I promise that I won't hurt you, Susan. In fact, I'm sorry for what I did earlier today and want to apologize. I've been in a foul mood for the past few weeks and I took it out on you. I'm also sorry for knocking you down when I should have been paying more attention to where I was going." Ron gave her what he hoped was a sincere smile while offering her his hand again. This time she took it tentatively.
Something within her told her not to trust him, that he was just going to hurt her, but she was a trusting person by nature. She also believed in giving people second chances. He said he was sorry and appeared to sincerely mean it. When she seen him smile, although it was awkward, she found herself reaching up and taking his proffered hand and being pulled to her feet.
They both stood there for a few moments looking at the other without saying anything. Each one was thinking that they should say something but not quite sure what to say. After about thirty seconds of awkward silence Susan looked directly into Ron's eyes and saw the hurt that he was feeling and felt herself wanting to once again help him.
"Listen Ron, I don't accept your apology. I don't know what could've caused someone that I thought was a nice enough guy to do something so cruel to another person, let alone me. I've been nothing but nice to you and you go and turn me into a badger. I want to believe that there's a reason behind it.
"But I'm willing to give you a second chance. If you were willing to meet me after dinner tonight and tell me what's bothering you then I might be able to accept your apology. Maybe if you talked to someone about it then you might be able to deal with it better than lashing out at fellow students." Susan continued to look him in the eye and could almost see his mind thinking about whether to accept or not.
Ron could feel her looking right through him. He felt like she was reading his very soul as if it were an open book. He wasn't sure that he wanted to talk about his problems with someone that he barely knew. He also knew that she was right that talking about it would probably help. Without making a conscious decision he heard himself say, "Alright Susan, after dinner then."
Even though he said he'd meet her, she could tell that he still wasn't quite sure it was a good idea. She took a step closer to him on his left side and placed her left hand on his shoulder. "Ron, I can't say that I'll forgive you afterward, but I can promise that whatever you tell me will stay between us. I won't tell anyone else." This earned her a slight nod and an almost smile. She gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze before she started to walk down the hall toward her next class.
About halfway down the hall she turned her head and looked back to find that he was still looking at her with the same half-smile. With a quick shake of his head and a quick glance around he seemed to get his bearings and started walking again, presumably toward his next class. Before disappearing around a corner, he looked back and nodded again as if to say that he will meet her tonight. Once he was out of sight she couldn't help but smile to herself. She was going to be meeting with Ron Weasley. Sure, he was having some problems and they were just meeting to talk about them, but she couldn't help but think that was still damn cute.
As Ron headed toward History of Magic he was once again lost in thought. This time, however, he was thinking about his recent run-in. Why would Susan be willing to meet with him after what he'd done to her earlier today? She had every right in the world to be angry with him, yet she still wanted to help him. He didn't deserve to have anyone being nice to him, especially her. The more that he thought about the upcoming meeting, he found that he was actually looking forward to it. Plus, he had to admit that once he had actually really looked at her that she was attractive in her own unique way.
Summary: Ron has a run-in with someone that he recently wronged.
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Deep in thought Ron started to wander the halls of Hogwarts. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going, nor did he care. He had quite a bit to think about and left his feet to pick their own directions.
Although he could see the situation from their point of view, he still felt betrayed by Harry and Hermione. Harry knew how he felt but still went and asked Hermione out. Hermione knew how he felt but didn't feel the same. He also couldn't help but wonder how things would've turned out if he hadn't avoided speaking to Hermione during the many opportunities that he had. Would things have turned out the same way? Was all of this just some big misunderstanding? Could they all be friends again after everything that's happened these past few weeks?
He was so deep in thought that he failed to notice his path was suddenly blocked by another student that had just left a nearby room. His thoughts came to an abrupt halt when he collided with and knocked over the other student.
Before his mind had completely caught up with the present he mumbled a weak "Sorry about that." That's when he realized who he had just run into. Sitting on the floor and looking at him with the slightest bit of fear in her eyes was the very student that he'd tormented in Transfigurations, Susan Bones.
Susan couldn't believe that she had forgotten her Transfiguration textbook in the classroom when she left for lunch. Sure, she had just been turned into a badger by another student and had been upset by it but she wasn't normally that forgetful. Since she wasn't very hungry she decided to go back and get it before her next class. She found it without sitting right where she remembered it last and quickly left the room. If she hurried she could make it back to her dorm and drop it off before her next class. She was just thinking that she was glad that her next class wasn't with Gryffindor when she felt herself get knocked to the floor just outside the classroom. She heard someone saying that they were sorry and looked up with the intention of saying that she was just as much at fault for not watching where she was going. That's when she saw that she had just ran into the last person she wanted to see just then. Before today she would've been happy to see him. Now she was afraid that he'd turn her into something else for running into him. She grabbed her book from where it had fallen from her hands and started to slide backward away from Ron Weasley.
Ron noticed that she was trying to get away from him even though she was still sitting on the hallway floor. Making a quick decision he held out his hand to help her up. "Please, let me help you up." She just sat there staring at his outstretched hand as if it might bite her.
"I promise that I won't hurt you, Susan. In fact, I'm sorry for what I did earlier today and want to apologize. I've been in a foul mood for the past few weeks and I took it out on you. I'm also sorry for knocking you down when I should have been paying more attention to where I was going." Ron gave her what he hoped was a sincere smile while offering her his hand again. This time she took it tentatively.
Something within her told her not to trust him, that he was just going to hurt her, but she was a trusting person by nature. She also believed in giving people second chances. He said he was sorry and appeared to sincerely mean it. When she seen him smile, although it was awkward, she found herself reaching up and taking his proffered hand and being pulled to her feet.
They both stood there for a few moments looking at the other without saying anything. Each one was thinking that they should say something but not quite sure what to say. After about thirty seconds of awkward silence Susan looked directly into Ron's eyes and saw the hurt that he was feeling and felt herself wanting to once again help him.
"Listen Ron, I don't accept your apology. I don't know what could've caused someone that I thought was a nice enough guy to do something so cruel to another person, let alone me. I've been nothing but nice to you and you go and turn me into a badger. I want to believe that there's a reason behind it.
"But I'm willing to give you a second chance. If you were willing to meet me after dinner tonight and tell me what's bothering you then I might be able to accept your apology. Maybe if you talked to someone about it then you might be able to deal with it better than lashing out at fellow students." Susan continued to look him in the eye and could almost see his mind thinking about whether to accept or not.
Ron could feel her looking right through him. He felt like she was reading his very soul as if it were an open book. He wasn't sure that he wanted to talk about his problems with someone that he barely knew. He also knew that she was right that talking about it would probably help. Without making a conscious decision he heard himself say, "Alright Susan, after dinner then."
Even though he said he'd meet her, she could tell that he still wasn't quite sure it was a good idea. She took a step closer to him on his left side and placed her left hand on his shoulder. "Ron, I can't say that I'll forgive you afterward, but I can promise that whatever you tell me will stay between us. I won't tell anyone else." This earned her a slight nod and an almost smile. She gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze before she started to walk down the hall toward her next class.
About halfway down the hall she turned her head and looked back to find that he was still looking at her with the same half-smile. With a quick shake of his head and a quick glance around he seemed to get his bearings and started walking again, presumably toward his next class. Before disappearing around a corner, he looked back and nodded again as if to say that he will meet her tonight. Once he was out of sight she couldn't help but smile to herself. She was going to be meeting with Ron Weasley. Sure, he was having some problems and they were just meeting to talk about them, but she couldn't help but think that was still damn cute.
As Ron headed toward History of Magic he was once again lost in thought. This time, however, he was thinking about his recent run-in. Why would Susan be willing to meet with him after what he'd done to her earlier today? She had every right in the world to be angry with him, yet she still wanted to help him. He didn't deserve to have anyone being nice to him, especially her. The more that he thought about the upcoming meeting, he found that he was actually looking forward to it. Plus, he had to admit that once he had actually really looked at her that she was attractive in her own unique way.