Author's note: Thanks for all of the reviews, I appreciate it! I know that the chapters have been a bit short (including this one), but I promise to make the next one longer. Take into consideration that this is my first HARRY POTTER fanfiction.
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with HARRY POTTER or any of its related entities.
Chapter Two
Jealousy, fights, and..great timing Harry.
The sun rose over Hogwart's castle the next morning, and the Gryffindors had all arose from their sleep, beginning to get ready for their impending classes. Today they had double transfiguration and divination to look forward to. Harry, Ron and Hermione had all gotten ready and met in the common room.
Upon entering Transfiguation, the three of them noticed that every student had a sword at his or her working place. Hermione took her seat between Harry and Ron and waited for Proffessor McGonagall to begin the class, eager to see what they would be turning the swords into. When everyone had taken their seats and settled down, she began.
"Today students, you will be transforming the swords that lay before you into snakes. Now, watch closely." She placed a sword on the desk before her. "Serpins Ensis!" She flicked her wand twice at the sword and it miraculously transformed into a foot long green garden snake.
"Now," She continued. "I want garden snakes only. If I see one poisonous or otherwise deadly serpent in this room, you will be sent to the headmaster's office immediately. You may proceed."
Ron looked down at his sword, "I don't think I can do this."
"Of course you can. Watch." Hermione picked up her wand and with two quick flicks and "Serpins Ensis!" a not green, but light pink garden snake appeared in the sword's place.
Ron sniggered.
"Oh no!" Hermione gasped.
"I don't think it matters what color it is, Hermione. As long as it's a garden snake." Harry said, looking at his snake, which was to Hermione's displeasure, green like Professor McGonagall's.
Hermione fixed Harry's snake with a withering stare, as if it had been to blame for her pink one. The she turned to Ron. "You try."
Ron took up his wand. "Serpins Ensis!" He looked down, "I did it! Wicked. That's the first spell I ever got right the first time I tried it!" Ron said excitedly.
Hermione smiled at Ron's achievment, but her smile quickly faded when she realized his garden snake, was also green.
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"Ridiculous!" Hermione complained, "everyone's snake was green accept for mine! I said the spell right! I must have tried over twenty times, but it--"
"Hermione, calm down. People are staring." Said Harry. They were walking through the corridors on their way to their divination class.
"It's just, I did the spell right. I don't understand what happened." Hermione sighed.
"Don't think on it, Hermione." Said Ron as they entered their class and took their seats. "Everyone makes mistakes."
"Alright class," Professor Trelawny began, "I want you to split up into pairs and discuss the dreams you had last night. Take turns explaining your dreams in detail, while your partner looks it up. That is all. You may begin."
Professor Trelawny took her seat at her desk and everyone started pairing up to do the assignment.
Hermione smiled, and turned around in her seat to ask Ron to be her partner. But before she could get his attention Lavender called out.
"Ron!" Ron looked in Lavender's direction, she was walking torwards him, "Be my partner?"
"Um..S-sure." Ron said, wearing a fake smile. He had hoped that Hermione would ask him, or at least he could have gotten up enough nerve to ask her. He looked at Hermione's usual seat, but she wasn't there. He gazed around the classroom and saw that she had partnered with Harry.
Lavender sat down next to Ron and put her notebook down on the desk. 'Maybe it's for the better', he thought. 'Especially since all of my dreams seem to be about her lately anyways.'
Harry had finished analyzing Hermione's dream, which she had promptly made up, as she did not want to tell him her real dream which had been about Ron. Harry began explaining the dream he had last night, but Hermione was barely listening. She flipped the pages of the dream book pretending to be looking things up. Every moment or so she would glance over at Ron and Lavender. They were laughing together. 'Are they flirting!?' Hermione thought. A jealous rage swept over her.
Just then, Ron glanced over at Hermione and saw her staring. He smiled at her, but she quickly went back to pretending the read the book again.
The bell rang and the students filed out of the classroom. Hermione decided to wait for neither Ron or Harry and began walking solo to the Gryffindor tower.
"What's wrong with her?" Ron asked Harry as they watched Hermione who was now about 10 feet away from them.
"Don't know, mate. She's still upset about her snake turning pink I suppose." Said Harry.
"Guess so."
"Well, I've got to go. Your sister's broomstick went beserk the other day and she wants me to see if I can fix it." Harry explained.
"See you then." Ron said goodbye to Harry as he headed off to find Ginny.
Ron returned to the Gryffindor common room to find Hermione already doing homework.
"Not waiting for me anymore?" Ron questioned.
"Didn't know that you wanted me to." Said Hermione, without looking up from her books.
"Well, yeah. We've only been studying together for the past 2 weeks."
Hermione didn't answer.
Ron sat down on the couch next to her, "Mione, what's wrong?"
"Why don't you go study with Lavender?!" Hermione snapped.
"Huh?" Ron said confused.
"You two seemed to be doing fine together in Divination. Laughing, and flirting--"
"Flirting?" A grin swept over Ron's face, "What? Are you jealous?"
"Of course not. Why would I be jealous?" Said Hermione quickly.
"You tell me."
"Sometimes, even I forget how big your ego is." She started gathering her books.
Ron stood up, "Bloody hell, Hermione!"
"What!?" Hermione was shocked at his outburst.
"Every night it's the same bloody thing! We study and then we go to bed or you run off somewhere. I'm tired of it!" Ron yelled
"Don't yell at me. That's what you wanted, you asked me to help you study."
"This isn't how it was supposed to go!" Ron said.
"Well, how was it supposed to go?! Did you think I'd set you up with Lavender if you got on my good side then asked nicely? Well, forget it!" Hermione was now yelling also.
"Would you forget about Lavender already?! There's nothing going on there!"
"There's not?" Hermione said, taken aback.
"Of course not." Ron said, not yelling anymore.. "Why would you think there was?"
Hermione fell silent. She didn't have an answer. Ron moved closer to her, until they were only a couple of inches apart.
"Hermione.." Ron started, "If there was something going on between me and Lavender, would you care?"
Hermione looked up at him, and spoke quietly, almost at a whisper. "Yes."
Ron gazed in her eyes, and moved his face closer to hers. He took her hand in his, their fingers entwined, and Hermione closed her eyes in anticipation. Suddenly the portrait had swung open with a large creak and they both sprang apart.
"Hello" Said Harry upon entering.
Hermione skidded up the steps to the Girl's dormiories, Ron watched her retreat.
"Is she still mad about Tranfiguation?" Harry said, seeing her run up the stairs.
"Er..yeah." Ron wondered just how thick his friend could get.
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with HARRY POTTER or any of its related entities.
Chapter Two
Jealousy, fights, and..great timing Harry.
The sun rose over Hogwart's castle the next morning, and the Gryffindors had all arose from their sleep, beginning to get ready for their impending classes. Today they had double transfiguration and divination to look forward to. Harry, Ron and Hermione had all gotten ready and met in the common room.
Upon entering Transfiguation, the three of them noticed that every student had a sword at his or her working place. Hermione took her seat between Harry and Ron and waited for Proffessor McGonagall to begin the class, eager to see what they would be turning the swords into. When everyone had taken their seats and settled down, she began.
"Today students, you will be transforming the swords that lay before you into snakes. Now, watch closely." She placed a sword on the desk before her. "Serpins Ensis!" She flicked her wand twice at the sword and it miraculously transformed into a foot long green garden snake.
"Now," She continued. "I want garden snakes only. If I see one poisonous or otherwise deadly serpent in this room, you will be sent to the headmaster's office immediately. You may proceed."
Ron looked down at his sword, "I don't think I can do this."
"Of course you can. Watch." Hermione picked up her wand and with two quick flicks and "Serpins Ensis!" a not green, but light pink garden snake appeared in the sword's place.
Ron sniggered.
"Oh no!" Hermione gasped.
"I don't think it matters what color it is, Hermione. As long as it's a garden snake." Harry said, looking at his snake, which was to Hermione's displeasure, green like Professor McGonagall's.
Hermione fixed Harry's snake with a withering stare, as if it had been to blame for her pink one. The she turned to Ron. "You try."
Ron took up his wand. "Serpins Ensis!" He looked down, "I did it! Wicked. That's the first spell I ever got right the first time I tried it!" Ron said excitedly.
Hermione smiled at Ron's achievment, but her smile quickly faded when she realized his garden snake, was also green.
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"Ridiculous!" Hermione complained, "everyone's snake was green accept for mine! I said the spell right! I must have tried over twenty times, but it--"
"Hermione, calm down. People are staring." Said Harry. They were walking through the corridors on their way to their divination class.
"It's just, I did the spell right. I don't understand what happened." Hermione sighed.
"Don't think on it, Hermione." Said Ron as they entered their class and took their seats. "Everyone makes mistakes."
"Alright class," Professor Trelawny began, "I want you to split up into pairs and discuss the dreams you had last night. Take turns explaining your dreams in detail, while your partner looks it up. That is all. You may begin."
Professor Trelawny took her seat at her desk and everyone started pairing up to do the assignment.
Hermione smiled, and turned around in her seat to ask Ron to be her partner. But before she could get his attention Lavender called out.
"Ron!" Ron looked in Lavender's direction, she was walking torwards him, "Be my partner?"
"Um..S-sure." Ron said, wearing a fake smile. He had hoped that Hermione would ask him, or at least he could have gotten up enough nerve to ask her. He looked at Hermione's usual seat, but she wasn't there. He gazed around the classroom and saw that she had partnered with Harry.
Lavender sat down next to Ron and put her notebook down on the desk. 'Maybe it's for the better', he thought. 'Especially since all of my dreams seem to be about her lately anyways.'
Harry had finished analyzing Hermione's dream, which she had promptly made up, as she did not want to tell him her real dream which had been about Ron. Harry began explaining the dream he had last night, but Hermione was barely listening. She flipped the pages of the dream book pretending to be looking things up. Every moment or so she would glance over at Ron and Lavender. They were laughing together. 'Are they flirting!?' Hermione thought. A jealous rage swept over her.
Just then, Ron glanced over at Hermione and saw her staring. He smiled at her, but she quickly went back to pretending the read the book again.
The bell rang and the students filed out of the classroom. Hermione decided to wait for neither Ron or Harry and began walking solo to the Gryffindor tower.
"What's wrong with her?" Ron asked Harry as they watched Hermione who was now about 10 feet away from them.
"Don't know, mate. She's still upset about her snake turning pink I suppose." Said Harry.
"Guess so."
"Well, I've got to go. Your sister's broomstick went beserk the other day and she wants me to see if I can fix it." Harry explained.
"See you then." Ron said goodbye to Harry as he headed off to find Ginny.
Ron returned to the Gryffindor common room to find Hermione already doing homework.
"Not waiting for me anymore?" Ron questioned.
"Didn't know that you wanted me to." Said Hermione, without looking up from her books.
"Well, yeah. We've only been studying together for the past 2 weeks."
Hermione didn't answer.
Ron sat down on the couch next to her, "Mione, what's wrong?"
"Why don't you go study with Lavender?!" Hermione snapped.
"Huh?" Ron said confused.
"You two seemed to be doing fine together in Divination. Laughing, and flirting--"
"Flirting?" A grin swept over Ron's face, "What? Are you jealous?"
"Of course not. Why would I be jealous?" Said Hermione quickly.
"You tell me."
"Sometimes, even I forget how big your ego is." She started gathering her books.
Ron stood up, "Bloody hell, Hermione!"
"What!?" Hermione was shocked at his outburst.
"Every night it's the same bloody thing! We study and then we go to bed or you run off somewhere. I'm tired of it!" Ron yelled
"Don't yell at me. That's what you wanted, you asked me to help you study."
"This isn't how it was supposed to go!" Ron said.
"Well, how was it supposed to go?! Did you think I'd set you up with Lavender if you got on my good side then asked nicely? Well, forget it!" Hermione was now yelling also.
"Would you forget about Lavender already?! There's nothing going on there!"
"There's not?" Hermione said, taken aback.
"Of course not." Ron said, not yelling anymore.. "Why would you think there was?"
Hermione fell silent. She didn't have an answer. Ron moved closer to her, until they were only a couple of inches apart.
"Hermione.." Ron started, "If there was something going on between me and Lavender, would you care?"
Hermione looked up at him, and spoke quietly, almost at a whisper. "Yes."
Ron gazed in her eyes, and moved his face closer to hers. He took her hand in his, their fingers entwined, and Hermione closed her eyes in anticipation. Suddenly the portrait had swung open with a large creak and they both sprang apart.
"Hello" Said Harry upon entering.
Hermione skidded up the steps to the Girl's dormiories, Ron watched her retreat.
"Is she still mad about Tranfiguation?" Harry said, seeing her run up the stairs.
"Er..yeah." Ron wondered just how thick his friend could get.
