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Chapter 4
"Ron, I can't believe you did that!" Hermione scolded.
Ron smiled, almost sadly. "Me niether."
"Now I have to be with him and it will just be the two of us," Hermione said.
"Just pretend like everthing's normal. You two are bestfriends. No one will suspect a thing," Ron said knowingly.
"Are you sure?" Hermione asked nervously. "What if--?"
"It will be fine," Ron said.
**
Hermione left the school and proceeded to Hogsmeade. Harry had told her to meet him in Three Broomsticks. So that's what she did. She went in, got a table and waited for Harry to arrive. After a couple of minutes, she decided to order Butterbeer. She figured that, maybe, Harry had something important to do before he went here and was running late.
Hermione waited for a couple more minutes... and more... and more... until Harry was already an hour late, making it clear to Hermione that he would never come. A stab of hurt plunged it Hermione's heart. *So... I guess he never really did mean to have some time with me.* She paid for her Butterbeer and walked out of the shop.
She decided to return to Hogwarts. After all, she had nothing else to do in Hogsmeade. She was walking down the path towards her school when something caught her eye in one of the jewelry shops. She moved closer and saw... Ginny and Harry. Hermione bit her lip. Ginny was smiling and hugging Harry, obviously thanking him for buying her the bracelet that she was admiring. Hermione looked away, trying not to cry.
*So that's why he forgot. He was with Ginny.*
She hurriedly walked away from the shop and went back to the school.
**
"Hey," Ron said. "How did it go?"
"It was fine," Hermione lied. She didn't want Ron to feel sorry for her.
"Yeah?" Ron asked. "What did you guys do?"
"Oh, you know, the usual stuff," Hermione said. "Listen, I'm kinda tired. I think I'll go to bed."
"Are you sure you don't want to tell me all about it?" Ron asked, grinning. "I'm sure you're very ecstatic," he added dryly.
*Oh yeah. Believe me.* "Nah. I'll just go to bed. See you tomorrow."
**
"Ron!" Ginny called.
"Gin, what's up?" Ron asked, wondering why his sister was so excited.
"Look at what Harry bought for me," Ginny said, holding up her wrist.
Hermione looked up and saw the bracelet. She pretended to look uninterested and went back to writing her essay.
"When did he get you this?" Ron asked. "It looks expensive."
"He bought it for me--," Ginny began. But Hermione cut her off by standing up and turning to leave.
"Where are you going?" Ron asked Hermione.
"To the library," Hermione said. "It's too noisy in here." She smiled slightly at Ginny and left.
"As I was saying," Ginny continued. "Harry bought if for me last Saturday."
Ron smiled and then frowned. "Saturday? Last Saturday?"
"Yeah," Ginny said. "We met up in Hogsmeade and then he brought me to this jewelry shop and bought me this. I was so happy... Ron? Ron? Are you listening?"
Ron was fuming. He couldn't believe Harry would stand Hermione up just because of his girlfriend. He didn't care whether his girlfriend was his sister or not. He didn't have the right to do this to Hermione.
Ron went to the library and looked for Hermione. He leaned over her on the table. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Hermione looked up at him. "Tell you what?" she asked, feigning innocence.
"You know what I'm talking about," Ron said angrily. "Why didn't you tell me that he stood you up?"
"It wasn't really important," Hermione said dully. She wished he would just drop it.
"Hermione, he had no right to do that. You made plans and then he blows you off? What kind of person is that?" Ron continued.
"Ron, it's okay," Hermione said. "Of course he would prioritize Ginny. She's his girlfriend and girlfriends always come first."
"You know that's not true," Ron told her.
Hermione closed her book and stood up, leaving the library. Ron followed her out.
"Please just drop this," Hermione pleaded. She didn't really want to be reminded that, obviously, Harry didn't think her as important anymore.
"No," Ron said stubbornly. "He has to know what he did."
"You will not tell him, Ron," Hermione ordered. "I will not let you tell him."
"Hermione, you can't let Harry or anyone for that matter to treat you like this. No one deserves to be treated this way," Ron argued.
"Harry just forgot. I'm sure he'll apologize," Hermione said.
"What if he doesn't?" Ron asked.
"Then let's just leave it at that," Hermione said. She stopped walking and faced Ron. "Please, Ron. I don't want this to be a big deal. There will be other days we can go to Hogsmeade and maybe the next time we do, you'll come."
"The hell I will. I won't let him stand you up again," Ron said.
Hermione smiled gratefully at him. She felt so lucky that Ron was her bestfriend. He has always been and would always be there for her no matter what.
They went to the Great Hall for dinner. Harry and Ginny arrived a couple of minutes after and sat in front of Hermione and Ron.
"Hermione, did I already show you Harry's gift to me?" Ginny asked, obviously showing off.
Hermione shook her head and smiled politely. "No. What is it?"
Ginny held her wrist out to her and smiled. Hermione looked at it and managed at smile.
"It's pretty, Ginny," Hermione said nicely. "Where did you buy this, Harry?"
He grinned. "At Hogsmeade."
"When?" Ron asked, through gritted teeth.
"Last Saturday at..." Harry trailed away, looking at Hermione, then at Ron, and then back at Hermione again. He suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten about their meeting.
Hermione realized this, too and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Ron asked.
"To the common room," Hermione answered.
"I'll come with you," Ron said, glaring at Harry then going after Hermione.
When Hermione reached the common room, she went straight to her dorm and burst out crying. She couldn't help it anymore. Seeing Harry with Ginny hurt, but it hurt even more knowing that Ginny would be the most important girl to Harry now. He had told her once that she was the most important girl in his life. But that was before he began having girlfriends.
Ron entered the room and saw Hermione crying. He clenched his fist. He felt angry at Harry for doing this to Hermione. He hated seeing Hermione cry. He sat beside her and put an arm around her.
"Wh-what are you doing here?" she asked hoarsely, wiping her tears away. "Go back to dinner. Harry might--."
"I don't give a damn what Harry would think," Ron said. "You need me right now. And I'm going to be here for you."
Tears slid down her face again. She was just hurting so much. "Th-thanks, R- ron." She leaned towards him and sobbed on his chest.
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Chapter 4
"Ron, I can't believe you did that!" Hermione scolded.
Ron smiled, almost sadly. "Me niether."
"Now I have to be with him and it will just be the two of us," Hermione said.
"Just pretend like everthing's normal. You two are bestfriends. No one will suspect a thing," Ron said knowingly.
"Are you sure?" Hermione asked nervously. "What if--?"
"It will be fine," Ron said.
**
Hermione left the school and proceeded to Hogsmeade. Harry had told her to meet him in Three Broomsticks. So that's what she did. She went in, got a table and waited for Harry to arrive. After a couple of minutes, she decided to order Butterbeer. She figured that, maybe, Harry had something important to do before he went here and was running late.
Hermione waited for a couple more minutes... and more... and more... until Harry was already an hour late, making it clear to Hermione that he would never come. A stab of hurt plunged it Hermione's heart. *So... I guess he never really did mean to have some time with me.* She paid for her Butterbeer and walked out of the shop.
She decided to return to Hogwarts. After all, she had nothing else to do in Hogsmeade. She was walking down the path towards her school when something caught her eye in one of the jewelry shops. She moved closer and saw... Ginny and Harry. Hermione bit her lip. Ginny was smiling and hugging Harry, obviously thanking him for buying her the bracelet that she was admiring. Hermione looked away, trying not to cry.
*So that's why he forgot. He was with Ginny.*
She hurriedly walked away from the shop and went back to the school.
**
"Hey," Ron said. "How did it go?"
"It was fine," Hermione lied. She didn't want Ron to feel sorry for her.
"Yeah?" Ron asked. "What did you guys do?"
"Oh, you know, the usual stuff," Hermione said. "Listen, I'm kinda tired. I think I'll go to bed."
"Are you sure you don't want to tell me all about it?" Ron asked, grinning. "I'm sure you're very ecstatic," he added dryly.
*Oh yeah. Believe me.* "Nah. I'll just go to bed. See you tomorrow."
**
"Ron!" Ginny called.
"Gin, what's up?" Ron asked, wondering why his sister was so excited.
"Look at what Harry bought for me," Ginny said, holding up her wrist.
Hermione looked up and saw the bracelet. She pretended to look uninterested and went back to writing her essay.
"When did he get you this?" Ron asked. "It looks expensive."
"He bought it for me--," Ginny began. But Hermione cut her off by standing up and turning to leave.
"Where are you going?" Ron asked Hermione.
"To the library," Hermione said. "It's too noisy in here." She smiled slightly at Ginny and left.
"As I was saying," Ginny continued. "Harry bought if for me last Saturday."
Ron smiled and then frowned. "Saturday? Last Saturday?"
"Yeah," Ginny said. "We met up in Hogsmeade and then he brought me to this jewelry shop and bought me this. I was so happy... Ron? Ron? Are you listening?"
Ron was fuming. He couldn't believe Harry would stand Hermione up just because of his girlfriend. He didn't care whether his girlfriend was his sister or not. He didn't have the right to do this to Hermione.
Ron went to the library and looked for Hermione. He leaned over her on the table. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Hermione looked up at him. "Tell you what?" she asked, feigning innocence.
"You know what I'm talking about," Ron said angrily. "Why didn't you tell me that he stood you up?"
"It wasn't really important," Hermione said dully. She wished he would just drop it.
"Hermione, he had no right to do that. You made plans and then he blows you off? What kind of person is that?" Ron continued.
"Ron, it's okay," Hermione said. "Of course he would prioritize Ginny. She's his girlfriend and girlfriends always come first."
"You know that's not true," Ron told her.
Hermione closed her book and stood up, leaving the library. Ron followed her out.
"Please just drop this," Hermione pleaded. She didn't really want to be reminded that, obviously, Harry didn't think her as important anymore.
"No," Ron said stubbornly. "He has to know what he did."
"You will not tell him, Ron," Hermione ordered. "I will not let you tell him."
"Hermione, you can't let Harry or anyone for that matter to treat you like this. No one deserves to be treated this way," Ron argued.
"Harry just forgot. I'm sure he'll apologize," Hermione said.
"What if he doesn't?" Ron asked.
"Then let's just leave it at that," Hermione said. She stopped walking and faced Ron. "Please, Ron. I don't want this to be a big deal. There will be other days we can go to Hogsmeade and maybe the next time we do, you'll come."
"The hell I will. I won't let him stand you up again," Ron said.
Hermione smiled gratefully at him. She felt so lucky that Ron was her bestfriend. He has always been and would always be there for her no matter what.
They went to the Great Hall for dinner. Harry and Ginny arrived a couple of minutes after and sat in front of Hermione and Ron.
"Hermione, did I already show you Harry's gift to me?" Ginny asked, obviously showing off.
Hermione shook her head and smiled politely. "No. What is it?"
Ginny held her wrist out to her and smiled. Hermione looked at it and managed at smile.
"It's pretty, Ginny," Hermione said nicely. "Where did you buy this, Harry?"
He grinned. "At Hogsmeade."
"When?" Ron asked, through gritted teeth.
"Last Saturday at..." Harry trailed away, looking at Hermione, then at Ron, and then back at Hermione again. He suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten about their meeting.
Hermione realized this, too and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Ron asked.
"To the common room," Hermione answered.
"I'll come with you," Ron said, glaring at Harry then going after Hermione.
When Hermione reached the common room, she went straight to her dorm and burst out crying. She couldn't help it anymore. Seeing Harry with Ginny hurt, but it hurt even more knowing that Ginny would be the most important girl to Harry now. He had told her once that she was the most important girl in his life. But that was before he began having girlfriends.
Ron entered the room and saw Hermione crying. He clenched his fist. He felt angry at Harry for doing this to Hermione. He hated seeing Hermione cry. He sat beside her and put an arm around her.
"Wh-what are you doing here?" she asked hoarsely, wiping her tears away. "Go back to dinner. Harry might--."
"I don't give a damn what Harry would think," Ron said. "You need me right now. And I'm going to be here for you."
Tears slid down her face again. She was just hurting so much. "Th-thanks, R- ron." She leaned towards him and sobbed on his chest.
