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*Chapter Five- Bathroom Gossip and Realizations*

~+Hermione's Point Of View+~

She heard the bathroom door squeak open and she blew her nose quickly and tried to make herself look slightly more presentable. She couldn't believe herself, going to pieces over a stupid boy. Hermione thought she was stronger than this, stronger than some crying, sniffling, runny-nosed mess.

"Hermione?" Asked a familiar voice. Oh no! Hermione thought It's him, now what is he going to think of me?
"Hermione?" Ron asked again.

"What do you want, Ron?" Hermione answered slamming the stall door shut and swiftly locking it so he couldn't get in.

"I just wanted to-" Ron began but Hermione cut him off.

"Just wanted to what?! Just wanted to reject me a little bit more or break my heart into a few more jagged pieces? Well its too late for that, Ron! You can't reject me more than what you have done already and I'm pretty sure my heart is broken into small enough pieces so why don't you just go back to class and leave me alone?!" Hermione screams echoed in the empty bathroom. She heard Ron take a deep intake of breath and she looked through the crack of the stall to see him massaging his temples. He looked strained as he ran his hand through his hair. He suddenly looked up and she heard footsteps. They were coming towards the girls bathroom.

"Hermione! Let me in! I don't want someone to find me in the girls lavatory!" Ron whispered fiercely. For a millisecond Hermione almost felt like leaving him out there. But acting quickly she opened the door and he came in and stood uncomfortably on the toilet.

Two voices echoed in the lavatory as Parvati and Padma entered.

"Can you believe that Hermione Granger? She's so hung up on Ron Weasley, what is her problem? She's close friends with Harry Potter! Why doesn't she just ditch the red head and go for the famous one? I mean, it only makes sense!" Parvati was saying to Padma. Padma was voicing her agreement as Hermione's face burned as hot as fire.

"And what's even more pathetic, is that they don't even notice how much they like each other. I mean, everybody knows!" Parvati continued. "I wish they'd just suck it up and snog already, its getting really irritating." Hermione dared not look at Ron, she feared the expression on his face at all this gossip. Hermione was holding her breath, daring not to breathe.

"Seamus said that one time, Neville brought up the name 'Viktor Krum' and Ron went berserk. I'm never going to forget that infamous row they had after the Yule Ball. That was hilarious," Parvati went on as the two girls laughed heartily at the memory. Hermione was praying that they would just get done primping in front of the mirror and leave. Oh why isn't Parvati in Care of Magical Creatures with everyone else??!! Hermione thought angrily. So this is it? The whole Gryffindor house was just laughing at the two of them? Laughing behind their backs about everything? Rage welled up inside of Hermione but, she was not as angry at Parvati for gossiping about her behind her back, than she was at Ron.

"Well we better get back to our classes. Oh yeah, do you remember how awful a date Ron was in fourth year? Oh, he was terrible! All he did was stare after Viktor and Herm-" Padma and Parvati exited the bathroom and left a very awkward silence in their wake. Hermione burst out of the stall the instant the door shut behind the two girls and Ron got off the toilet. They didn't speak or look at each other.

~+Ron's Point Of View+~

Wow, that was totally embarrassing. Ron thought, hopping down from the toilet. He thought he was going to die of mortification. This little gossiping session just increased his dislike of girly-girls. Thank God Hermione's not like that. Hermione's bag was hanging on the back of the open stall and Ron took it off the handle and held it out for her. She took it without meeting his eyes. Ron felt like there had to be something to be said so he said awkwardly to fill up the empty silence,

"Weren't we talking about --- er --- something before they came in?" She looked up at him with those pleading eyes and Ron felt a wave of guilt come over him. He was the reason her eyes were so red and so sad.

"No, we weren't talking about anything. I was getting out my frustration on you." Was that a trace of new tears in her eyes? Ron asked himself. Ron felt like she looked. Tired, heart broken and sad. Was it his fault all this was happening? (A/N: Gee, ya think Ron? Duh!) This was the last thing he wanted to happen. He wanted things back to normal. He liked the normal and familiar way things used to be before this bloody letter business started up.

"We better get back to class," Hermione said not taking her eyes off her book bag. Ron made a movement to grab her bag for her but she stared at him and moved away towards the door. He sighed and wondered if this was how it was always going to be now. Was she always going to be distant, cold and full of contempt for him? If he told himself the truth she had every reason to have those feelings towards him. He felt them towards himself.

That night, in the boys dormitory a red headed sixteen year old stood by the window and finally came to terms with what was in front of him. Ron had finally come to the ultimate realization. He had only recently admitted it to himself that he had something for Hermione. He thought about her letter, his letter, the experience in the bathroom and he wasn't happy. But, worst of all he had an empty hurt burning in his heart. The place in his heart that normally would have contained Hermione was gone. He had to come to terms with the fact that she would never forgive him. Was that all he wanted? For her to forgive him? He grit his teeth and answered himself. That wasn't all he wanted. Why didn't he see it, why had he let this silly friendship thing come between something better. Something more satisfying? He mentally slapped himself as he made a stiff resolve. He had to fix this, he had to make it right again. He needed her.

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