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Chapter 5
"Ron, have you seen Hermione?" Harry asked.
"No," Ron answered lazily. He didn't even look at him.
"I really need to talk to her," Harry told him. He'd been looking for her for days. He couldn't seem to find her. He was sure she was avoiding him.
"What about?" Ron asked. He still felt mad at him for what he did to her.
"Um..." Harry said hesitantly. "Just something."
"I don't know where she is," Ron said flatly. "Why don't you hang out with Ginny? I'm sure she's available."
"That's not fair, Ron," Harry said.
"And you think what you did to Hermione was fair?" Ron snapped.
Harry looked down. "I know what I did was wrong."
"More like stupid," Ron corrected.
"I'm sorry, okay?" Harry said.
"Don't say sorry to me, Harry. I'm not the one you've made wait for an hour," Ron said pointedly. Then he stood up and left.
Harry sighed and sat down. *Why did I do that? Why did I forget about my meeting with Hermione?* He stood up again and began to look for Hermione.
**
"Harry! Harry!"
Harry turned around, thinking it was Hermione. He smiled faltered a bit when he saw who it was. "Ginny."
"Hi," Ginny said. "Where are you off to? I was wondering if you'd like to come with me to Hogsmeade. I need to buy a couple of things for my classes."
"I'm kinda busy, Gin," Harry said, hesitating.
"Oh," Ginny said, looking disappointed. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to talk to Hermione," Harry said.
Ginny's eyes flashed. She didn't know why, but she didn't like Hermione a whole lot, like she used to. She just felt that she was stealing Harry away from her. "Oh," she said huffily.
Harry didn't notice Ginny's disapproval, however. "I'll just see you later."
"What are you going to talk to her about?" Ginny asked.
"It's kinda hard to explain," Harry said awkwardly.
"I've got time," Ginny told him, hand on her hip.
"But I don't. I need to find her as soon as possible," Harry said. "I'll see you in the common room." Harry left without waiting for Ginny to answer.
Harry looked for her everywhere and asked every Gryffindor he knew for her whereabouts. But no one seemed to know where she was and he couldn't find her anywhere. He was getting desperate when he saw Hermione turn a corner. He went after her, and grabbed her wrist.
Hermione turned around in surprise when she felt a hand on her wrist. What surprised her more is that it was Harry who grabbed her. She looked at him, confused. "What's up, Harry?"
"I've been looking for you for days," Harry panted.
Hermione looked down. She really didn't want to talk to Harry right now. "I'm sorry, Harry. But I've got to go. I've got a class in 10 minutes."
"I know you do. But can you just... listen to me, even for just a couple of minutes?" Harry pleaded.
"I'm really sorry," Hermione said, almost sadly. She felt bad. "But I've got to go. Professor Vector doesn't like late students." She turned around and went in her classroom.
**
Hermione walked out of the classroom, putting her books in her bag, when she saw Harry leaning by the wall, waiting for her. He stood up straight and approached her as he saw that her class was over.
"What are you still doing here, Harry?" she asked.
"Waiting for you," Harry said.
Hermione looked around, then at him. "Don't you have a class?"
"I skipped it," Harry said. "I--."
"What?" Hermione exclaimed. "Why would you do that?"
"Because I really need to talk to you," Harry said. Hermione watched him expectantly. "Hermione, I want to apologize--."
"Oh, Harry," Hermione said, waving her hand at the apology. "Forget it."
"No, Hermione. I need to apologize. I want to," Harry said. "It was wrong of me to make you wait like that. I didn't really mean to make you wait, but--."
"Ginny met up with you at Hogsmeade and you forgot," Hermione finished for him.
Harry looked down. "I'm really sorry, Hermione. I'll make it up to you."
"It's okay," Hermione said. "Look, I have to go. Do you know where Ron is?"
"What?" Harry asked, confused.
"Ron and I planned to go to Hogsmeade after classes," Hermione explained.
"Oh," Harry said, feeling down-hearted. "Why are you guys going there today?"
Hermione bit her lip and became uncomfortable. "He... he wanted to make up for... for what you did."
Harry looked away. Hermione felt bad at once.
"Harry, I don't really blame you for what happened. I know Ginny is very important to you and that she's your priority," Hermione said in an effort to make him feel better. Harry didn't say anything. "Um... if... if you wanna com--."
"Hermione!" Ron called, jogging over to her. "There you are." He saw Harry and his expression changed. "Harry."
Harry looked up and nodded. "I guess I'd better go." He turned around and walked away.
"Don't you think we should ask him to come with us?" Hermione asked Ron.
Ron shrugged. "I don't think it's a good idea." He sighed. "But... it's up to you."
Hermione grinned at him and squeezed his hand. Then she jogged after Harry. "Harry!"
Harry turned around, his hands in his pockets. Ron watched as Hermione said something to Harry and hugged him. Harry smiled at her and squeezed her hand. They hugged again. Ron ran a hand through his hair, turned around and walked away.
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Chapter 5
"Ron, have you seen Hermione?" Harry asked.
"No," Ron answered lazily. He didn't even look at him.
"I really need to talk to her," Harry told him. He'd been looking for her for days. He couldn't seem to find her. He was sure she was avoiding him.
"What about?" Ron asked. He still felt mad at him for what he did to her.
"Um..." Harry said hesitantly. "Just something."
"I don't know where she is," Ron said flatly. "Why don't you hang out with Ginny? I'm sure she's available."
"That's not fair, Ron," Harry said.
"And you think what you did to Hermione was fair?" Ron snapped.
Harry looked down. "I know what I did was wrong."
"More like stupid," Ron corrected.
"I'm sorry, okay?" Harry said.
"Don't say sorry to me, Harry. I'm not the one you've made wait for an hour," Ron said pointedly. Then he stood up and left.
Harry sighed and sat down. *Why did I do that? Why did I forget about my meeting with Hermione?* He stood up again and began to look for Hermione.
**
"Harry! Harry!"
Harry turned around, thinking it was Hermione. He smiled faltered a bit when he saw who it was. "Ginny."
"Hi," Ginny said. "Where are you off to? I was wondering if you'd like to come with me to Hogsmeade. I need to buy a couple of things for my classes."
"I'm kinda busy, Gin," Harry said, hesitating.
"Oh," Ginny said, looking disappointed. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to talk to Hermione," Harry said.
Ginny's eyes flashed. She didn't know why, but she didn't like Hermione a whole lot, like she used to. She just felt that she was stealing Harry away from her. "Oh," she said huffily.
Harry didn't notice Ginny's disapproval, however. "I'll just see you later."
"What are you going to talk to her about?" Ginny asked.
"It's kinda hard to explain," Harry said awkwardly.
"I've got time," Ginny told him, hand on her hip.
"But I don't. I need to find her as soon as possible," Harry said. "I'll see you in the common room." Harry left without waiting for Ginny to answer.
Harry looked for her everywhere and asked every Gryffindor he knew for her whereabouts. But no one seemed to know where she was and he couldn't find her anywhere. He was getting desperate when he saw Hermione turn a corner. He went after her, and grabbed her wrist.
Hermione turned around in surprise when she felt a hand on her wrist. What surprised her more is that it was Harry who grabbed her. She looked at him, confused. "What's up, Harry?"
"I've been looking for you for days," Harry panted.
Hermione looked down. She really didn't want to talk to Harry right now. "I'm sorry, Harry. But I've got to go. I've got a class in 10 minutes."
"I know you do. But can you just... listen to me, even for just a couple of minutes?" Harry pleaded.
"I'm really sorry," Hermione said, almost sadly. She felt bad. "But I've got to go. Professor Vector doesn't like late students." She turned around and went in her classroom.
**
Hermione walked out of the classroom, putting her books in her bag, when she saw Harry leaning by the wall, waiting for her. He stood up straight and approached her as he saw that her class was over.
"What are you still doing here, Harry?" she asked.
"Waiting for you," Harry said.
Hermione looked around, then at him. "Don't you have a class?"
"I skipped it," Harry said. "I--."
"What?" Hermione exclaimed. "Why would you do that?"
"Because I really need to talk to you," Harry said. Hermione watched him expectantly. "Hermione, I want to apologize--."
"Oh, Harry," Hermione said, waving her hand at the apology. "Forget it."
"No, Hermione. I need to apologize. I want to," Harry said. "It was wrong of me to make you wait like that. I didn't really mean to make you wait, but--."
"Ginny met up with you at Hogsmeade and you forgot," Hermione finished for him.
Harry looked down. "I'm really sorry, Hermione. I'll make it up to you."
"It's okay," Hermione said. "Look, I have to go. Do you know where Ron is?"
"What?" Harry asked, confused.
"Ron and I planned to go to Hogsmeade after classes," Hermione explained.
"Oh," Harry said, feeling down-hearted. "Why are you guys going there today?"
Hermione bit her lip and became uncomfortable. "He... he wanted to make up for... for what you did."
Harry looked away. Hermione felt bad at once.
"Harry, I don't really blame you for what happened. I know Ginny is very important to you and that she's your priority," Hermione said in an effort to make him feel better. Harry didn't say anything. "Um... if... if you wanna com--."
"Hermione!" Ron called, jogging over to her. "There you are." He saw Harry and his expression changed. "Harry."
Harry looked up and nodded. "I guess I'd better go." He turned around and walked away.
"Don't you think we should ask him to come with us?" Hermione asked Ron.
Ron shrugged. "I don't think it's a good idea." He sighed. "But... it's up to you."
Hermione grinned at him and squeezed his hand. Then she jogged after Harry. "Harry!"
Harry turned around, his hands in his pockets. Ron watched as Hermione said something to Harry and hugged him. Harry smiled at her and squeezed her hand. They hugged again. Ron ran a hand through his hair, turned around and walked away.
