Plan A:
Hermione woke up with a jolt the next morning. She had had a very odd dream. She turned on her side and pulled back the curtains to her four poster bed. She glanced around her and noticed Lavendar, Parvati, and the other girls weren't in the room. She picked up her muggle watch and saw that it was 8:30 AM. She groaned, pulled herself out of bed, showered, pulled on her robes, and headed downstairs. She found Ron and his sister, Ginny, arguing about Quiddich with Harry chuckling softly, listening.
"Ron, you're crazy!" Ginny shrieked, her arms flailing about in front of her, very close to Ron's head.
"Sure Gin, what? You're an expert on the Cannons now?" Ron stuck out his tongue and his head to find Hermione standing at the bottom of the stairs, with a small smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
"Oomph! Ginny, watch it!" Ron had turned his head too much and Ginny had smacked him in the eye/
"Oops, sorry," Ginny grinned sheepishly at her brother, then turned to wink at Harry, who was muffling his laugh.
"Shut up Harry. Morning Hermione, we've been waiting for you," Ron said.
"Morning Ron," she replied, taking a seat next to Ginny. "Erm, Ginny, can I talk to you." she stole a glance at Ron, who was taking out his chess pieces for a game with Harry. She could tell he was listening, he was moving too slowly. "Privately?"
"Sure, we'll be back." Ginny got up and led the way back to the girls' dorm. Before following, Hermione looked back at Ron and Harry and saw Ron whispering something to him. Hermione sighed, then followed Ginny up the stairs.
"OK, what's up?" asked Ginny, once they got comfortable sitting on Hermione's bed.
"Where is everyone?" "At breakfast, it's 9:00 now." "Oh, right," Hermione looked down and started biting her lower lip. "I've seen that look before. What has my stupid prat of a brother done now?" Hermione told her about the letter and what it said and what Ron did with it, thinking she was asleep. Ginny just gaped at her.
"Of all the things he's done, this is probably the worst. That was your business, not his." "I know, I wanted to ask you if you think I should tell him off for it or just let it go. He always seems to get grouchy when I talk about Viktor, we've been in school only a month, I don't want to start a fight." "Well, I'll tell you what I would do.send Viktor a reply, and accept his invitation. It won't hurt you to go visit him, he really fancies you. And when Ron finds out he'll ask how you knew he wanted you to visit and you can tell him off then. Make him think its fine then BAM!" Ginny was getting a little hyper by this point. She loved teasing her brother, but she couldn't help thinking he would get in trouble for this before Holiday began.
Hermione nodded and agreed to let him have it at a different time. Ginny said she'd think of great ways to do it, like maybe in front of the whole Great Hall or the Common Room. Hermione thought this was all a little extreme, but she couldn't shake what Ginny had said out of her mind. "Besides, show him what you can do.I think it's about time you broke out of that shell you're hiding under."
Meanwhile, back in the common room, Harry was whispering back to Ron.
"No, really Ron. I think it was a good idea for you to do that. And she'll never find out it was you. Just coincidence, know what I mean? She'd never expect it was you, especially after." At that moment, the two girls came back down the stairs. Ron, who was facing the staircase, went white for just a second, then returned to normal color.
"Oh, you two are back? Have a nice chat, did you?" Ron said, a little too loud than normal. He shot Harry a look he hoped would tell him to shut up. Harry got the message and stood up.
"Well, are we just going to hang out her or get some food?" Harry asked. "I vote food." replied Ron. "Big shocker there." Hermione retorted. Ron glanced at her and threw his trademark grin at her. She felt heat rise up her neck but dismissed it as a chill from the cold.
"OK, food it is, but let's go visit Hagrid after, ok?" Harry suggested. The other three agreed and headed down to the Great Hall.
Hermione woke up with a jolt the next morning. She had had a very odd dream. She turned on her side and pulled back the curtains to her four poster bed. She glanced around her and noticed Lavendar, Parvati, and the other girls weren't in the room. She picked up her muggle watch and saw that it was 8:30 AM. She groaned, pulled herself out of bed, showered, pulled on her robes, and headed downstairs. She found Ron and his sister, Ginny, arguing about Quiddich with Harry chuckling softly, listening.
"Ron, you're crazy!" Ginny shrieked, her arms flailing about in front of her, very close to Ron's head.
"Sure Gin, what? You're an expert on the Cannons now?" Ron stuck out his tongue and his head to find Hermione standing at the bottom of the stairs, with a small smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
"Oomph! Ginny, watch it!" Ron had turned his head too much and Ginny had smacked him in the eye/
"Oops, sorry," Ginny grinned sheepishly at her brother, then turned to wink at Harry, who was muffling his laugh.
"Shut up Harry. Morning Hermione, we've been waiting for you," Ron said.
"Morning Ron," she replied, taking a seat next to Ginny. "Erm, Ginny, can I talk to you." she stole a glance at Ron, who was taking out his chess pieces for a game with Harry. She could tell he was listening, he was moving too slowly. "Privately?"
"Sure, we'll be back." Ginny got up and led the way back to the girls' dorm. Before following, Hermione looked back at Ron and Harry and saw Ron whispering something to him. Hermione sighed, then followed Ginny up the stairs.
"OK, what's up?" asked Ginny, once they got comfortable sitting on Hermione's bed.
"Where is everyone?" "At breakfast, it's 9:00 now." "Oh, right," Hermione looked down and started biting her lower lip. "I've seen that look before. What has my stupid prat of a brother done now?" Hermione told her about the letter and what it said and what Ron did with it, thinking she was asleep. Ginny just gaped at her.
"Of all the things he's done, this is probably the worst. That was your business, not his." "I know, I wanted to ask you if you think I should tell him off for it or just let it go. He always seems to get grouchy when I talk about Viktor, we've been in school only a month, I don't want to start a fight." "Well, I'll tell you what I would do.send Viktor a reply, and accept his invitation. It won't hurt you to go visit him, he really fancies you. And when Ron finds out he'll ask how you knew he wanted you to visit and you can tell him off then. Make him think its fine then BAM!" Ginny was getting a little hyper by this point. She loved teasing her brother, but she couldn't help thinking he would get in trouble for this before Holiday began.
Hermione nodded and agreed to let him have it at a different time. Ginny said she'd think of great ways to do it, like maybe in front of the whole Great Hall or the Common Room. Hermione thought this was all a little extreme, but she couldn't shake what Ginny had said out of her mind. "Besides, show him what you can do.I think it's about time you broke out of that shell you're hiding under."
Meanwhile, back in the common room, Harry was whispering back to Ron.
"No, really Ron. I think it was a good idea for you to do that. And she'll never find out it was you. Just coincidence, know what I mean? She'd never expect it was you, especially after." At that moment, the two girls came back down the stairs. Ron, who was facing the staircase, went white for just a second, then returned to normal color.
"Oh, you two are back? Have a nice chat, did you?" Ron said, a little too loud than normal. He shot Harry a look he hoped would tell him to shut up. Harry got the message and stood up.
"Well, are we just going to hang out her or get some food?" Harry asked. "I vote food." replied Ron. "Big shocker there." Hermione retorted. Ron glanced at her and threw his trademark grin at her. She felt heat rise up her neck but dismissed it as a chill from the cold.
"OK, food it is, but let's go visit Hagrid after, ok?" Harry suggested. The other three agreed and headed down to the Great Hall.
