(A/N: Thanks again Sal for that review, I will clean up my writing I
promise! I meant to type what Hermione had going through her head, but I
guess I forgot, I am such a divvy! Lol. I am going try and use more Brit
English, but if I use the word wrong let me know so I can fix it in the
future, btw this chapter is going to be both from Ron's and Hermione's POV
s.! After this story is completed, I am going to write a Harry/Ginny
fiction, to tell from their point of view this same story, about the
budding romances! Plus if I haven't cleared this up already, Hermione
accepted because she didn't think Ron was actually going to ask her. And
besides I had to have something for the plot! ^^ Thanks to all my readers!
Listen to Good Charlotte tee hee!)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the works of J.K. Rowling, but some occasional characters here and there, and the plot!
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The day of the ball began, sun rising slowly, and many Gryffindors were already awake in the Gryffindor Tower. Ron yawned groggily, and slowly made his way down the steps, his hair slightly out of his place. There he found Harry and Ginny in deep conversation, only paying attention to one another. They didn't notice his approach until Ron loudly cleared his throat. Harry and Ginny both jumped,
"Oh..er..good morning Ron." Harry said turning red. Ginny avoided Ron's eyes pretending to be immersed with a portrait on the wall. Dean and Seamus bounded down the stairs, to break the silence.
"Morning all." Seamus said cheerily. Seamus threw himself onto the couch between Ginny and Harry. Dean sat in an empty armchair. "Blimey, the ball is today, eh?" Seamus says looking at the calendar hanging on the ball, where many Gryffindor girls had furiously circled the day. Harry nodded, but Ron immediately threw the thought aside, desperately thinking that he wasn't going with Parvati. Dean smiled broadly,
"It will be bloody spiffy!" He said excitedly. Ron looked around,
"Where is Hermione?" He asked, directing his question towards Ginny.
"She is with her friend Heather in the library." Ginny said as she looked up at her brother.
"The library on a day when we have no school! Mental, I'm telling you." Ron said shaking his head.
((A/N There you are mentioned for the first time Heather lol! Heather is Hermione's friend in Ravenclaw, for those who are lost!))
The lot of them laughed, as they all headed down to the Great Hall for some breakfast. Harry and Ginny sat down next to each other, no surprise to anyone, and Ron sat across from them, Seamus beside him, and Dean beside Seamus. They all ate their breakfast merrily, with the exception of Ron, of course, talking about Quidditch, and the on-coming game between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.
"You'd better beat them." Seamus said to Ron, who was absentmindedly pushing at his porridge.
"Huh? Oh yes, don't worry we will." Ron said looking at Seamus. Dean shook his head,
"Going with Parvati might not be as bad as you think chap." Ron stared at him, and Dean smiled, "Well maybe a little bit, but that doesn't mean you can't ask Hermione to dance."
"He is right you know." Harry said nodding as he took a bite of toast. Ron looked at them and shrugged. Ginny finished her breakfast and stood up, giving Harry a light kiss on the cheek,
"I am going to get ready." Harry looked at her and nodded, but Seamus looked at his watch,
"Already? Blimey, it is only nine o'clock!" Seamus said looking at her curiously.
"Girls need a lot more time getting ready than guys do, a lot more." Ginny said as she walked out.
"What do they do that whole time? Decide what knickers they will wear under their robes?" Seamus said curiously, and the whole lot laughed.
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In the library, Hermione and her friend Heather, sat studying for N.E.W.Ts. Both sit deeply immersed in their books. Hermione stopped reading to looking around, "Why did I say yes to Malfoy again?" She asked Heather suddenly. Heather looked at her raising an eyebrow,
"Because you thought that no one else would ask you." Heather said and then went back down to read her book.
"Oh yeah." Hermione said then bit her lip as she began to read up on human transfiguration.
"So, what's with you and Ron, do you fancy him?" Heather asked Hermione curiously, "D'you fancy him?"
Hermione looked at Heather unsurely.
"Well he can be so stupid! And such a prat.and a git.and, ugh Heather, I just dunno." Hermione shrugged. "I thought you liked Harry in our fourth year, when we weren't friends an' all." Heather said as she surveyed Hermione's face.
"Harry?!?" Hermione said shocked and quickly shook her head, "Harry is like a brother, oh no, not at all."
"Really? But you hung out with him instead of Ron when they had that fight." Heather said still unsure.
"Well honestly, I couldn't leave Harry by himself, I was the only one who believed him." Hermione said still shaking her head.
"Oh, well, yeah, I see you point, I s'pose." Heather said nodding, and turned back to her book.
Hermione looked at the wall, smiling slightly, then returned to studying.
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Two hours later Hermione checked her watch.
"Bloody hell! C'mon we've got to start getting ready." She said hurriedly to Heather, tugging at her arm, and pulled her away from the library. They turned in different directions to head to their common rooms.
"See you later then!" Heather called as she ran to the Ravenclaw entrance.
Hermione quickly muttered the password to the Fat Lady, and rushed inside, just to see Harry and Ron just leaving.
"Where're you two going?" She asked looking at them.
"Hagrid's. Want to come along?" Harry asked as Ron talked briefly with Dean.
"No, I've got to get ready." Hermione said quickly, slightly getting Ron in the gut as she ran up the spiral staircase.
"What the." Ron started, but then quickly ignored it as he and Harry pushed open the portrait and started off to the grounds.
When they reached Hagrid's, Harry pounded on the large wooden door. Hagrid opened the door, "Oh, 'ello there Harry. Ron. All righ' there?"
They both nodded as they stepped into Hagrid's small, but extremely comfortable hut. They sat their chairs by the hearth, flames licking happily on the wood.
"Can I offer you a cuppa?" Hagrid asked as he busied himself with a kettle.
"Sure Hagrid, and thanks." Ron smiled as he looked around the hut.
They spent an hour or two having private conversation, before Ron checked his watch and he and Harry decided it was about time to get ready again. They left Hagrid's and started up the slopes again.
"How d'you reckon this ball is goin' to run over?" Ron asked Harry, his face looked extremely worried.
"Jus' fine. S'gonna be loads of fun mate, you just wait." Harry said reassuringly. Ron nodded, smiling, although his face still looked anxious.
They reached the common room and went up to their dorm, to change into their robes.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the works of J.K. Rowling, but some occasional characters here and there, and the plot!
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The day of the ball began, sun rising slowly, and many Gryffindors were already awake in the Gryffindor Tower. Ron yawned groggily, and slowly made his way down the steps, his hair slightly out of his place. There he found Harry and Ginny in deep conversation, only paying attention to one another. They didn't notice his approach until Ron loudly cleared his throat. Harry and Ginny both jumped,
"Oh..er..good morning Ron." Harry said turning red. Ginny avoided Ron's eyes pretending to be immersed with a portrait on the wall. Dean and Seamus bounded down the stairs, to break the silence.
"Morning all." Seamus said cheerily. Seamus threw himself onto the couch between Ginny and Harry. Dean sat in an empty armchair. "Blimey, the ball is today, eh?" Seamus says looking at the calendar hanging on the ball, where many Gryffindor girls had furiously circled the day. Harry nodded, but Ron immediately threw the thought aside, desperately thinking that he wasn't going with Parvati. Dean smiled broadly,
"It will be bloody spiffy!" He said excitedly. Ron looked around,
"Where is Hermione?" He asked, directing his question towards Ginny.
"She is with her friend Heather in the library." Ginny said as she looked up at her brother.
"The library on a day when we have no school! Mental, I'm telling you." Ron said shaking his head.
((A/N There you are mentioned for the first time Heather lol! Heather is Hermione's friend in Ravenclaw, for those who are lost!))
The lot of them laughed, as they all headed down to the Great Hall for some breakfast. Harry and Ginny sat down next to each other, no surprise to anyone, and Ron sat across from them, Seamus beside him, and Dean beside Seamus. They all ate their breakfast merrily, with the exception of Ron, of course, talking about Quidditch, and the on-coming game between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.
"You'd better beat them." Seamus said to Ron, who was absentmindedly pushing at his porridge.
"Huh? Oh yes, don't worry we will." Ron said looking at Seamus. Dean shook his head,
"Going with Parvati might not be as bad as you think chap." Ron stared at him, and Dean smiled, "Well maybe a little bit, but that doesn't mean you can't ask Hermione to dance."
"He is right you know." Harry said nodding as he took a bite of toast. Ron looked at them and shrugged. Ginny finished her breakfast and stood up, giving Harry a light kiss on the cheek,
"I am going to get ready." Harry looked at her and nodded, but Seamus looked at his watch,
"Already? Blimey, it is only nine o'clock!" Seamus said looking at her curiously.
"Girls need a lot more time getting ready than guys do, a lot more." Ginny said as she walked out.
"What do they do that whole time? Decide what knickers they will wear under their robes?" Seamus said curiously, and the whole lot laughed.
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In the library, Hermione and her friend Heather, sat studying for N.E.W.Ts. Both sit deeply immersed in their books. Hermione stopped reading to looking around, "Why did I say yes to Malfoy again?" She asked Heather suddenly. Heather looked at her raising an eyebrow,
"Because you thought that no one else would ask you." Heather said and then went back down to read her book.
"Oh yeah." Hermione said then bit her lip as she began to read up on human transfiguration.
"So, what's with you and Ron, do you fancy him?" Heather asked Hermione curiously, "D'you fancy him?"
Hermione looked at Heather unsurely.
"Well he can be so stupid! And such a prat.and a git.and, ugh Heather, I just dunno." Hermione shrugged. "I thought you liked Harry in our fourth year, when we weren't friends an' all." Heather said as she surveyed Hermione's face.
"Harry?!?" Hermione said shocked and quickly shook her head, "Harry is like a brother, oh no, not at all."
"Really? But you hung out with him instead of Ron when they had that fight." Heather said still unsure.
"Well honestly, I couldn't leave Harry by himself, I was the only one who believed him." Hermione said still shaking her head.
"Oh, well, yeah, I see you point, I s'pose." Heather said nodding, and turned back to her book.
Hermione looked at the wall, smiling slightly, then returned to studying.
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Two hours later Hermione checked her watch.
"Bloody hell! C'mon we've got to start getting ready." She said hurriedly to Heather, tugging at her arm, and pulled her away from the library. They turned in different directions to head to their common rooms.
"See you later then!" Heather called as she ran to the Ravenclaw entrance.
Hermione quickly muttered the password to the Fat Lady, and rushed inside, just to see Harry and Ron just leaving.
"Where're you two going?" She asked looking at them.
"Hagrid's. Want to come along?" Harry asked as Ron talked briefly with Dean.
"No, I've got to get ready." Hermione said quickly, slightly getting Ron in the gut as she ran up the spiral staircase.
"What the." Ron started, but then quickly ignored it as he and Harry pushed open the portrait and started off to the grounds.
When they reached Hagrid's, Harry pounded on the large wooden door. Hagrid opened the door, "Oh, 'ello there Harry. Ron. All righ' there?"
They both nodded as they stepped into Hagrid's small, but extremely comfortable hut. They sat their chairs by the hearth, flames licking happily on the wood.
"Can I offer you a cuppa?" Hagrid asked as he busied himself with a kettle.
"Sure Hagrid, and thanks." Ron smiled as he looked around the hut.
They spent an hour or two having private conversation, before Ron checked his watch and he and Harry decided it was about time to get ready again. They left Hagrid's and started up the slopes again.
"How d'you reckon this ball is goin' to run over?" Ron asked Harry, his face looked extremely worried.
"Jus' fine. S'gonna be loads of fun mate, you just wait." Harry said reassuringly. Ron nodded, smiling, although his face still looked anxious.
They reached the common room and went up to their dorm, to change into their robes.