Or for those of you who do not speak French: I know, I know, it's been a very long time since I last wrote in this story, I'm sorry!
I still own nothing, stop pestering me about that! I am not, though it'd be nice, the owner of Harry Potter and related characters.
Hermione's Decision
Chapter three "A Change of Heart"
Hermione looked down at the ashes that were left of the Howler from Ron, she had wanted to go there first, that was her gut instinct, but intelligence had come into play. She knew that Victor might have killed Ron if she had gone there instead of going to his house, so she went to Victor's for Ron's protection. Hermione wondered if Ron knew how jealous Victor was of him, she doubted it. It seemed to go full circle, neither of the two liked how much time the other spent with her, Hermione had never imagined that two of the best looking guys she knew would be vying for her attention. She had actually thought that she would have grown up to be an old maid, like everyone back in her muggle school had told her, No one likes a book worm, they had said. Hermione laughed at how wrong they were, but that was in the muggle world not in the magical one, where it was okay for her to be smarter than the boys were.
She knew what she had to do, she had
to go to Ron, but Victor would never, ever allow that, she knew
the second she asked to leave he'd throw a fit and probably start smashing
things again. Everyone always thought that he was bent out of shape due
to Quidditch, but they were wrong, well, everything but the nose,
no he actually had bent himself out of shape by trashing things when he
was mad.
Hermione recalled one certain moment
from the previous year where Victor had been thoroughly pissed off because
Hermione had studied for her exams with her friends and not him. She remembered
having to duck multiple items that had flown at her head and body until
she just used a Repelling Charm that just sent the things right back at
him. He had stopped after he had got hit in the face with a textbook, Hogwarts,
A History, for a fact. Not that he had come up with this method on
his own, oh no; his father did the same thing. Speaking of Victor's father
there he was standing in the doorway.
"Vhat's going on here?" he asked.
"Nothing, I just received a Howler, that is all, sir"
"Vit sure sounded as if this Ron has a thing vor you, Hermione. That is not allowed to happen."
"What do you mean, sir? Ron's one of my best friends, he would never, sir." Would he?
"You had better make sure of that."
"I have to do to Diagon Alley
to pick up some school supplies, sir, when do you suppose I would be allowed
to do this, sir?"
"Ve can do that next Wednesday."
"Thank you, sir." Hermione was tired of saying sir. She let out a sigh of relief after Mr. Krum left. Hermione quickly sat down and wrote a quick response to Ron, she had an idea.
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RON'S POV
Pig returned with a non red-letter two days later, Hermione had responded, and he prepared for the worst.
Opening the letter with much precaution Ron was surprised to find the note in a nervous but anxious tone.
Dear
Ron,
I'm so terribly
sorry about this whole deal, and tell Ginny she's wrong, I don't hate you
guys.
In fact
I love you.
Well anyway,
I need help, I have the feeling the Victor's father would like to kill
me. Harry can tell you, that is not a happy feeling. I will be at Diagon
Alley this coming Wednesday, August 18th. Please meet me at Flourish and
Blotts at 2 PM sharp, but come in disguise, the Krums aren't very fond
of you. I'll be in the Invisibility section. Please do not owl back, I
might get in even more trouble than I did for your last letter.
Love,
Hermione
"HARRY!" Ron yelled, this was
definitely a problem. "HARRY!" Hermione was in trouble, and
he was asking for his help. Disguise? Where in the world was he going to
find a disguise?
"What is it?" Harry gasped, he had just ran up all five flights of stairs.
"Hermione—she's—she's in trouble," Ron said handing Harry the letter.
"Oh, she loves you does she? That is trouble."
"Not that! Keep reading."
"She's right you know, it's not a happy feeling."
"Harry! This is serious."
"This doesn't look anything like him."
"HARRY!"
"Sorry… Disguises, eh? Oi! Where are we ever going to get any?"
"I'll ask my mum."
A/N: So Hermione's got some problems… and I do for having such a short chapter, but at least it's something.
Tikal: Sorry it took so long, and yes Hermione does seem to have taken a leave of absence from her senses doesn't she… just you wait…
TReader: By this time you probably could have written one yourself… alas, I had no internet for five months… and well it took this long because it did… I have a feeling if you wrote one, it wouldn't be the same, we all have our own imaginations, and I just don't like the Krums.
Lee Weasley: I hope you're happy I updated! I'm personally
shocked it took this long… and yes, I can't have this not be R/Hr. Duh…
the only thing better would be Ron and me… but I don't like that as much
because people tend not to like the newest characters, er the invented
ones.