"It's Hopeless"
Disclaimer: Not mine! Well, some of it is, just not the important stuff! Please don't sue!
Chapter Nine: Ron's Idea!
Ron didn't sleep very good at all that night! He didn't know what to do. He had told Fred and George he would ask Hermionie to go to the dance with him, and in return, he would get the new robes. The robes were perfect for him, color and all, and he really wanted to go to the Ball with Hermionie. Asking her was the problem. Ron decided that was the point, his brothers just wanted to humiliate him, one way or another! If he didn't ask her, they would probably tell her that he fancied her! He really had no choice!
He turned over and over in his bed, trying to decide what way to ask her, after all, all he had to do was ask her. If she said no, he would still get the robes, but then he would have to live with the fact that Hermionie had flat out rejected him.
This was going to be very difficult. He didn't know if he should take her aside and ask her, 'But that would make it look like I was asking as a date' he reminded himself, that was what he really wanted to do, but he would never be able to make himself do it. He thought about asking in front of Harry, deciding that would be bad since he was sure Hermionie liked Harry. 'Oh, what am I going to do?' Ron asked himself one last time before finally falling asleep.
*** Hermionie woke up early in the morning, she had decided earlier to go to the library to study before breakfast. She had been thinking about Ron rather than studying lately, but when she got to the library that morning, she found she was still thinking about Ron.
She had come to the conclusion that Ron hadn't liked her new look, that he didn't like her. She felt horrible about this though, not knowing what to do. She had after all, promised herself to make him fall in love with her. She was trying to think of any way to make him maybe look at her a little different than he usually did. As for now, she was at a loss for ideas.
*** Ron had decided to ask Hermionie after breakfast. He would ask her to walk with him alone outside before classes, and then he would ask her, making sure she knew it was only as friends. When breakfast came to an end however, he didn't know what to do, but somewhere he found his courage.
"Hermionie will you go walk with me outside for a minute, I need to talk to you about something alone." Ron asked shyly.
"Oh, okay Ron." Hermionie thought this might be coming. 'He knows I like him and wants to tell me there is not chance. At least, he has the decency to not do it in front of Harry', she told herself.
They walked slowly out into the cool morning air. Not saying anything for a while, which seemed to be torture to both. However, Ron had come to ask her something, and that is what he did.
"Hermionie, I. um..I just wanted to.um.Oh, bloody hell! Do you want to go to the dance with me, just as a friend, of course!" he said it so quickly it surprised him.
Hermionie was at a loss for words! 'He wants to go with ME? Oh, my god, what do I do? Tell him YES you idiot', she thought, but then it hit her what he had said, 'as a friend, of course'. Hermionie heart seemed to go from nervous, to utter delight, to breaking all in a matter of seconds. 'Good, it has finally sunk in, he doesn't love you, he never has, and he never will!', her heart was now screaming at her for ever getting her hopes up.
Ron couldn't ignore the look of pain on her face. He didn't know what was the matter, but then he thought about in for a few seconds. 'She wanted to go with Harry, you prat! She can't say no to you though, since you are her friend, she feels obligated! Ron was mentally yelling at himself!
Meanwhile, Hermionie found her words. "Sure Ron, I'll go to the Ball with you. After all no one else has asked me, and there is nothing wrong with friends going together." She said very depressingly. She reminded herself that he had at least thought about asking her and not someone else, but the just as friends' part seemed to put a damper on it so big, she felt like crying. She decided she wouldn't though, she was stronger than that.
"Oh, okay. But if you want to go with someone else, I'll understand." Ron noticed the depression in her voice, and it made him fell terrible.
"No Ron, I'll go with you."
"Okay then, we better go to class"
"Yeah, we don't want to be late." And with that, they were off.
*** "Hermionie said you asked her to the Ball? That's Great! I think I'm going alone, didn't really have too much fun last time, so I'll just go and leave as soon as I possibly can." Said Harry. He could tell Ron was having a hard time with this whole thing, and when Hermionie had told Harry that Ron had asked her as friends, she seemed almost depressed. Harry figured, it was because of the 'as friends' part.
"Yeah, but I don't think she wants to go with me, I think she would rather go with someone else." Said Ron sadly.
Harry didn't know what to say about this. He knew they both just didn't get it that they liked each other, but he couldn't tell that to Ron. He had to play along with his plan.
"You know, I was thinking about asking Hermionie to go with me. You're lucky you got her first mate! Just watch out I might have to fight for her" Harry laughed.
At this comment though, Ron looked really depressed, it almost made Harry want to tell him that he really didn't want Hermionie, and it was all a plan to get Ron and Hermionie together.
"Well, I'm going to bed, see you tomorrow." Said Ron as he traveled upstairs to the boy's dormitory. It was way too early for bed, but he went anyway.
*** Ron lay in bed trying to go to sleep, but again it was useless. He just couldn't stop thinking about Hermionie, and what Harry had said about wanting to ask her. He was sure Hermionie had wanted Harry to ask her too. He told himself he was being selfish, and that he just did it for himself. He was in love with Hermionie, but she wasn't in love with him.
Ron lay there thinking about his relationship with her, he had always been happy being her friend, and in reality, he knew she would never want more. He realized he was in love with her, so in love, that he just wanted her to be happy, even if it meant that he wasn't. He could get his happiness, from her happiness. Not to mention Harry, Harry was his best friend ever. Ron convinced himself that if Harry wanted Hermionie, and she him, he couldn't stand in the way, he loved them both too much.
Ron had an Idea! He would somehow get Harry and Hermionie together at the Ball. Make them get together, if it was the last thing he did. If it was what his best friend and best girl wanted, he would try his best to help, and to be happy for them.
A/N: PLEASE REVIEW! If I get enough reviews, I might just update really soon. How's that for bribery? By the way, I do know this is a little corny, but that's what's fun about it.
Disclaimer: Not mine! Well, some of it is, just not the important stuff! Please don't sue!
Chapter Nine: Ron's Idea!
Ron didn't sleep very good at all that night! He didn't know what to do. He had told Fred and George he would ask Hermionie to go to the dance with him, and in return, he would get the new robes. The robes were perfect for him, color and all, and he really wanted to go to the Ball with Hermionie. Asking her was the problem. Ron decided that was the point, his brothers just wanted to humiliate him, one way or another! If he didn't ask her, they would probably tell her that he fancied her! He really had no choice!
He turned over and over in his bed, trying to decide what way to ask her, after all, all he had to do was ask her. If she said no, he would still get the robes, but then he would have to live with the fact that Hermionie had flat out rejected him.
This was going to be very difficult. He didn't know if he should take her aside and ask her, 'But that would make it look like I was asking as a date' he reminded himself, that was what he really wanted to do, but he would never be able to make himself do it. He thought about asking in front of Harry, deciding that would be bad since he was sure Hermionie liked Harry. 'Oh, what am I going to do?' Ron asked himself one last time before finally falling asleep.
*** Hermionie woke up early in the morning, she had decided earlier to go to the library to study before breakfast. She had been thinking about Ron rather than studying lately, but when she got to the library that morning, she found she was still thinking about Ron.
She had come to the conclusion that Ron hadn't liked her new look, that he didn't like her. She felt horrible about this though, not knowing what to do. She had after all, promised herself to make him fall in love with her. She was trying to think of any way to make him maybe look at her a little different than he usually did. As for now, she was at a loss for ideas.
*** Ron had decided to ask Hermionie after breakfast. He would ask her to walk with him alone outside before classes, and then he would ask her, making sure she knew it was only as friends. When breakfast came to an end however, he didn't know what to do, but somewhere he found his courage.
"Hermionie will you go walk with me outside for a minute, I need to talk to you about something alone." Ron asked shyly.
"Oh, okay Ron." Hermionie thought this might be coming. 'He knows I like him and wants to tell me there is not chance. At least, he has the decency to not do it in front of Harry', she told herself.
They walked slowly out into the cool morning air. Not saying anything for a while, which seemed to be torture to both. However, Ron had come to ask her something, and that is what he did.
"Hermionie, I. um..I just wanted to.um.Oh, bloody hell! Do you want to go to the dance with me, just as a friend, of course!" he said it so quickly it surprised him.
Hermionie was at a loss for words! 'He wants to go with ME? Oh, my god, what do I do? Tell him YES you idiot', she thought, but then it hit her what he had said, 'as a friend, of course'. Hermionie heart seemed to go from nervous, to utter delight, to breaking all in a matter of seconds. 'Good, it has finally sunk in, he doesn't love you, he never has, and he never will!', her heart was now screaming at her for ever getting her hopes up.
Ron couldn't ignore the look of pain on her face. He didn't know what was the matter, but then he thought about in for a few seconds. 'She wanted to go with Harry, you prat! She can't say no to you though, since you are her friend, she feels obligated! Ron was mentally yelling at himself!
Meanwhile, Hermionie found her words. "Sure Ron, I'll go to the Ball with you. After all no one else has asked me, and there is nothing wrong with friends going together." She said very depressingly. She reminded herself that he had at least thought about asking her and not someone else, but the just as friends' part seemed to put a damper on it so big, she felt like crying. She decided she wouldn't though, she was stronger than that.
"Oh, okay. But if you want to go with someone else, I'll understand." Ron noticed the depression in her voice, and it made him fell terrible.
"No Ron, I'll go with you."
"Okay then, we better go to class"
"Yeah, we don't want to be late." And with that, they were off.
*** "Hermionie said you asked her to the Ball? That's Great! I think I'm going alone, didn't really have too much fun last time, so I'll just go and leave as soon as I possibly can." Said Harry. He could tell Ron was having a hard time with this whole thing, and when Hermionie had told Harry that Ron had asked her as friends, she seemed almost depressed. Harry figured, it was because of the 'as friends' part.
"Yeah, but I don't think she wants to go with me, I think she would rather go with someone else." Said Ron sadly.
Harry didn't know what to say about this. He knew they both just didn't get it that they liked each other, but he couldn't tell that to Ron. He had to play along with his plan.
"You know, I was thinking about asking Hermionie to go with me. You're lucky you got her first mate! Just watch out I might have to fight for her" Harry laughed.
At this comment though, Ron looked really depressed, it almost made Harry want to tell him that he really didn't want Hermionie, and it was all a plan to get Ron and Hermionie together.
"Well, I'm going to bed, see you tomorrow." Said Ron as he traveled upstairs to the boy's dormitory. It was way too early for bed, but he went anyway.
*** Ron lay in bed trying to go to sleep, but again it was useless. He just couldn't stop thinking about Hermionie, and what Harry had said about wanting to ask her. He was sure Hermionie had wanted Harry to ask her too. He told himself he was being selfish, and that he just did it for himself. He was in love with Hermionie, but she wasn't in love with him.
Ron lay there thinking about his relationship with her, he had always been happy being her friend, and in reality, he knew she would never want more. He realized he was in love with her, so in love, that he just wanted her to be happy, even if it meant that he wasn't. He could get his happiness, from her happiness. Not to mention Harry, Harry was his best friend ever. Ron convinced himself that if Harry wanted Hermionie, and she him, he couldn't stand in the way, he loved them both too much.
Ron had an Idea! He would somehow get Harry and Hermionie together at the Ball. Make them get together, if it was the last thing he did. If it was what his best friend and best girl wanted, he would try his best to help, and to be happy for them.
A/N: PLEASE REVIEW! If I get enough reviews, I might just update really soon. How's that for bribery? By the way, I do know this is a little corny, but that's what's fun about it.
