Friends, Enemies, and Betrayal
Chapter 4 Lunch
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Hagrid let the girls skip the class, so they made their way up to the common room. Alli needed some time to cool down before she saw Ron or Malfoy again. They sat before the fire for a long time before anyone said anything.
Finally Cristina spoke, "I'm hungry." That comment made the girls laugh.
"Oh, shut up," Ashlyn said. "How can you eat so much and stay so thin?"
"It's a gift." Cristina had lightened the mood. That was one of the things she was good at.
"Cris is right," Alli said. "I'm hungry too. Is it almost time for lunch?"
"Yeah, the bell should be ringing in a few minutes," Hermione replied. "You two disgust me!"
"How?" Alli asked her.
"You two can eat and eat and eat and still stay fit!"
"And you can't?" Cristina replied. "You're as skinny as a pin head!"
"Okay enough with the weight issue. Harry and Ron." Alli looked away at the mention of Ron' s name. Tears were coming back into her eyes. "I'm sorry Alli, I didn't mean to." Hermione said.
"It's okay," was all she could say.
"What are you going to do about it?" Ashlyn asked.
"I guess I'm going to break up with him. It's sad. I always thought we were meant to be together." The tears flowed as she said this.
"Oh Alli. It's okay," Ashlyn said hugging her. "There are other fish in the sea."
"I know, I know," Alli replied standing up. "Let's go down to lunch." With that they were off. Just as they left the common room the bell rang for lunch to begin.
The girls entered the Great Hall with everyone else. Somehow Ron and Harry were already there. Seeing Ron, Alli had to fight back tears. She walked down and sat between him and Ashlyn. He looked as if nothing had happened earlier, this scared Alli.
"Where were you guys during Care of Magical Creatures?" Harry asked. "Hagrid said you all had some matters to deal with."
"He was right, something happened in Potions and we all needed to recover," Hermione replied.
"So, what did you think of Potions?" Ron asked. "It was very interesting."
"Yeah, it would be, wouldn't it!" Alli snapped back.
"What's your problem?" Ron asked.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all you.you inconsiderate little prat!"
"What did I do?"
"You didn't look too hurt when I had to sit next to that pain in the ass Malfoy! You looked nice and cozy with Padma Patil!" She was bawling at this point. She just let the tears flow freely, she didn't even bother to wipe them away.
"I.I.Alli, I'm sorry," Ron said. He didn't sound sincere enough for Alli. "Just calm down and eat lunch."
"Calm down, calm down! No Ron Weasley, I will not calm down! And if it concerns you we are through! You heard me through!" She stormed out of the Great Hall and all eyes followed her. Her vision was so blurred she didn't see the satisfied look on Malfoy' s face.
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Later in Herbology, the gang separated. Harry and Ron stood at the far end of the Greenhouse while the girls stood towards the entrance. Alli wasn't quite ready to face Ron yet, but Cristina, Ashlyn, and Hermione had other ideas. They spent their whole lunchtime talking about what happened in Potions. It turned out Ron really didn't know what was happening. He was truly sorry; he started crying when he heard what Malfoy did to Alli.
"Alli Ron is really sorry," Hermione whispered to Professor Sprout lecture. "He really didn't mean to make you so upset."
"And you should of seen him during lunch," Ashlyn added.
"Si, he was muy upset," Cristina added. "I wouldn't be surprise if Malfoy has a black eye tomorrow."
"Girls, is there any reason you four are talking?" Professor Sprout had heard them. "Is there a fire or something?"
"No ma'am," they replied in unison. And that was the end of their discussion for now.
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After the bell rang the four girls went their separate ways, Alli and Hermione to Arithmacy and Cristina and Ashlyn to Divination. Arithmacy shouldn't be bad, Alli thought, at least Ron' s not in it.
"Alli, I really think you should reconsider going back out with Ron," Hermione said. "He started crying when he heard what Malfoy did to you. Like Cris said I wouldn't be too surprised if he showed up to breakfast with a black eye."
"I know," Alli sighed. "I probably over reacted, a little." "A little!" Hermione exclaimed. "Alli, you broke the boys heart, and believe me, I should know."
"How should you know?"
"Harry's his best friend, and I'm Harry's girlfriend."
"You're right," Alli said entering the classroom. "I just don't know how to fix what I've already done."
"It'll come to you," Hermione said as they took their seats. "I just don't recommend doing it in public."
"Why?" But Hermione couldn't answer her question because class had started.
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At dinner that night the gang sat together, but their conversations were little. They all eat in silence, with a few words here and there. Dinner went by slowly but finally they were done and headed to the common room.
"Ron, wait a sec," Alli said. He just looked at her; his eyes held a lot of hurt in them. "Please."
"Fine," there wasn't much enthusiasm in his voice. As the rest of the gang walked on Hermione turned around to give her an encouraging look.
"Good luck," Hermione mouthed.
"Thanks," Alli mouthed back. They turned the corner and entered an empty classroom, and stared at each other.
"What?" Ron asked, slightly annoyed.
"I'm sorry," Alli said. The tears started falling again. "I truly am sorry. I love you Ron, I love you, and I always will."
"I'd like to believe you Alli," Ron replied. "But I can't." As he said that Alli collapsed onto the floor crying.
"Malfoy, just made things worse, and.and.I dunno," Alli said between the sobs.
"Oh Alli, I believe you!" Ron said bending down to hold Alli. "I was just upset at what you said." They sat there holding onto each other as if the world was ending.
"Well, well, well," it was Malfoy. "What do we have here?"
"Shut up Malfoy!" snapped Ron standing up. He walked over to Malfoy, but Alli beat him.
"That's what you get for earlier!" she said rubbing her fist. She had given a black eye.
"Let's go somewhere private, Ron," Alli said walking past the stunned Slytherin. As the exited the room Ron grabbed her hand and smiled at her.
They walked all the way to the common room hand-in-hand and they didn't even let go as they walked through the portrait. Their friends were there to greet them. They walked over to them and hugged them.
"So, what does our schedule look like tomorrow?" Ashlyn asked.
"We have Transfiguration, then Alli, Ron, Harry, and I have a free period. Lucky us. Then there's Defense Against the Dark Arts, and then Ashlyn and Cris have a free period and we have History of Magic," Hermione replied.
"I wonder who our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be," Alli said snuggling Ron. "I hope it isn't Lockhart again."
"Anyone but Lockhart," Harry and Ron said in unison making the girls laugh.
"But he was so cute!" Ashlyn said. Just seeing the boys reactions made the girls burst out in laughter again.
"Please say you were just kidding," George popped in.
"Of course I was," Ashlyn replied giving him a flirtatious punch in the arm. After that George jumped on her and started tickling her. Ashlyn had little yelps of help but no one helped her.
Finally George stopped tickling her. "Thanks for the help guys," Ashlyn said getting up off the floor.
"Well, I don't know about y'all but I'm going to bed," Alli said getting up. She stood and looked at Ashlyn, Cristina, and Hermione shaking her head. All of them got the message and didn't say anything.
"I guess I'll go," Ron said standing next to Alli. "We shall see you in the morning." He grabbed Alli's hand and they went up the stairs together.
"They make such a cute couple," Hermione said as they watched the couple walk up to Alli's dorm room. "We better wait to go up there girls."
Chapter 4 Lunch
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Hagrid let the girls skip the class, so they made their way up to the common room. Alli needed some time to cool down before she saw Ron or Malfoy again. They sat before the fire for a long time before anyone said anything.
Finally Cristina spoke, "I'm hungry." That comment made the girls laugh.
"Oh, shut up," Ashlyn said. "How can you eat so much and stay so thin?"
"It's a gift." Cristina had lightened the mood. That was one of the things she was good at.
"Cris is right," Alli said. "I'm hungry too. Is it almost time for lunch?"
"Yeah, the bell should be ringing in a few minutes," Hermione replied. "You two disgust me!"
"How?" Alli asked her.
"You two can eat and eat and eat and still stay fit!"
"And you can't?" Cristina replied. "You're as skinny as a pin head!"
"Okay enough with the weight issue. Harry and Ron." Alli looked away at the mention of Ron' s name. Tears were coming back into her eyes. "I'm sorry Alli, I didn't mean to." Hermione said.
"It's okay," was all she could say.
"What are you going to do about it?" Ashlyn asked.
"I guess I'm going to break up with him. It's sad. I always thought we were meant to be together." The tears flowed as she said this.
"Oh Alli. It's okay," Ashlyn said hugging her. "There are other fish in the sea."
"I know, I know," Alli replied standing up. "Let's go down to lunch." With that they were off. Just as they left the common room the bell rang for lunch to begin.
The girls entered the Great Hall with everyone else. Somehow Ron and Harry were already there. Seeing Ron, Alli had to fight back tears. She walked down and sat between him and Ashlyn. He looked as if nothing had happened earlier, this scared Alli.
"Where were you guys during Care of Magical Creatures?" Harry asked. "Hagrid said you all had some matters to deal with."
"He was right, something happened in Potions and we all needed to recover," Hermione replied.
"So, what did you think of Potions?" Ron asked. "It was very interesting."
"Yeah, it would be, wouldn't it!" Alli snapped back.
"What's your problem?" Ron asked.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all you.you inconsiderate little prat!"
"What did I do?"
"You didn't look too hurt when I had to sit next to that pain in the ass Malfoy! You looked nice and cozy with Padma Patil!" She was bawling at this point. She just let the tears flow freely, she didn't even bother to wipe them away.
"I.I.Alli, I'm sorry," Ron said. He didn't sound sincere enough for Alli. "Just calm down and eat lunch."
"Calm down, calm down! No Ron Weasley, I will not calm down! And if it concerns you we are through! You heard me through!" She stormed out of the Great Hall and all eyes followed her. Her vision was so blurred she didn't see the satisfied look on Malfoy' s face.
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Later in Herbology, the gang separated. Harry and Ron stood at the far end of the Greenhouse while the girls stood towards the entrance. Alli wasn't quite ready to face Ron yet, but Cristina, Ashlyn, and Hermione had other ideas. They spent their whole lunchtime talking about what happened in Potions. It turned out Ron really didn't know what was happening. He was truly sorry; he started crying when he heard what Malfoy did to Alli.
"Alli Ron is really sorry," Hermione whispered to Professor Sprout lecture. "He really didn't mean to make you so upset."
"And you should of seen him during lunch," Ashlyn added.
"Si, he was muy upset," Cristina added. "I wouldn't be surprise if Malfoy has a black eye tomorrow."
"Girls, is there any reason you four are talking?" Professor Sprout had heard them. "Is there a fire or something?"
"No ma'am," they replied in unison. And that was the end of their discussion for now.
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After the bell rang the four girls went their separate ways, Alli and Hermione to Arithmacy and Cristina and Ashlyn to Divination. Arithmacy shouldn't be bad, Alli thought, at least Ron' s not in it.
"Alli, I really think you should reconsider going back out with Ron," Hermione said. "He started crying when he heard what Malfoy did to you. Like Cris said I wouldn't be too surprised if he showed up to breakfast with a black eye."
"I know," Alli sighed. "I probably over reacted, a little." "A little!" Hermione exclaimed. "Alli, you broke the boys heart, and believe me, I should know."
"How should you know?"
"Harry's his best friend, and I'm Harry's girlfriend."
"You're right," Alli said entering the classroom. "I just don't know how to fix what I've already done."
"It'll come to you," Hermione said as they took their seats. "I just don't recommend doing it in public."
"Why?" But Hermione couldn't answer her question because class had started.
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At dinner that night the gang sat together, but their conversations were little. They all eat in silence, with a few words here and there. Dinner went by slowly but finally they were done and headed to the common room.
"Ron, wait a sec," Alli said. He just looked at her; his eyes held a lot of hurt in them. "Please."
"Fine," there wasn't much enthusiasm in his voice. As the rest of the gang walked on Hermione turned around to give her an encouraging look.
"Good luck," Hermione mouthed.
"Thanks," Alli mouthed back. They turned the corner and entered an empty classroom, and stared at each other.
"What?" Ron asked, slightly annoyed.
"I'm sorry," Alli said. The tears started falling again. "I truly am sorry. I love you Ron, I love you, and I always will."
"I'd like to believe you Alli," Ron replied. "But I can't." As he said that Alli collapsed onto the floor crying.
"Malfoy, just made things worse, and.and.I dunno," Alli said between the sobs.
"Oh Alli, I believe you!" Ron said bending down to hold Alli. "I was just upset at what you said." They sat there holding onto each other as if the world was ending.
"Well, well, well," it was Malfoy. "What do we have here?"
"Shut up Malfoy!" snapped Ron standing up. He walked over to Malfoy, but Alli beat him.
"That's what you get for earlier!" she said rubbing her fist. She had given a black eye.
"Let's go somewhere private, Ron," Alli said walking past the stunned Slytherin. As the exited the room Ron grabbed her hand and smiled at her.
They walked all the way to the common room hand-in-hand and they didn't even let go as they walked through the portrait. Their friends were there to greet them. They walked over to them and hugged them.
"So, what does our schedule look like tomorrow?" Ashlyn asked.
"We have Transfiguration, then Alli, Ron, Harry, and I have a free period. Lucky us. Then there's Defense Against the Dark Arts, and then Ashlyn and Cris have a free period and we have History of Magic," Hermione replied.
"I wonder who our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be," Alli said snuggling Ron. "I hope it isn't Lockhart again."
"Anyone but Lockhart," Harry and Ron said in unison making the girls laugh.
"But he was so cute!" Ashlyn said. Just seeing the boys reactions made the girls burst out in laughter again.
"Please say you were just kidding," George popped in.
"Of course I was," Ashlyn replied giving him a flirtatious punch in the arm. After that George jumped on her and started tickling her. Ashlyn had little yelps of help but no one helped her.
Finally George stopped tickling her. "Thanks for the help guys," Ashlyn said getting up off the floor.
"Well, I don't know about y'all but I'm going to bed," Alli said getting up. She stood and looked at Ashlyn, Cristina, and Hermione shaking her head. All of them got the message and didn't say anything.
"I guess I'll go," Ron said standing next to Alli. "We shall see you in the morning." He grabbed Alli's hand and they went up the stairs together.
"They make such a cute couple," Hermione said as they watched the couple walk up to Alli's dorm room. "We better wait to go up there girls."
