"Parkinson, stop following me everywhere, will you? There is someone in
this school that actually likes you, go and find them."
"Oh YES Draccie, as long as you are happy! But who is this mystery person?" She cooed back.
"Well, he is not in our house, and I found a piece of parchment he had been scribbling on . I am sure I put it down here somewhere ."
Hermione heard Draco looking around in his half of the common room. She stuffed the parchment she had summoned into her pocket, and crept towards the door.
"Granger!" spat Pansy Parkinson.
Hermione knew that she had no choice but to turn around. She spun around and immediately covered her eyes; Pansy's skirt was roughly the same size as a large belt - showing off far too much pudgy thigh.
"Eh, yes?" She muttered through her fingers.
Pansy opened her mouth to ask something - probably about the parchment, thought Hermione, but Draco gave her a look, and she shut up.
"Ah, right, well, I'll be off then," said Hermione, and instead of carrying on to her bedroom, she hurried to the Gryffindor common room instead.
She scrambled through the portrait hole, and found Ginny, Lavender, and Parvati all waiting for her.
"Come on, it's lovely outside, lets go and have a good gossip, eh?" Suggested Hermione.
Everyone thought that this was a good idea, and soon enough all four girls were lying on the soft grass.
"Hermione, you are so lucky!" Exclaimed Lavender, as Malfoy walked past.
"Why?" Asked Hermione. The others exchanged exasperated glances. "Oh right, Draco, yeah, I guess I can't like him, because he's a Slytherin though, I dunno what Harry and Ron would say if I DID like him!"
She put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out the parchment she had got from Draco's half of the room earlier, and read it; it was covered in hearts, all saying "Ron Weasly loves Pansy Parkinson", all written in Ron's rather scribbly handwriting. What really shocked her though, was that Ron had always been against people from Slytherin. She showed it to Ginny, because Parvati and Lavender were deep in discussion about whether dark or light pink nail polish would look better.
"Oh no," groaned Ginny "I thought he was over this! He has been moping around all summer, and I found another piece of parchment like this, but this one looks newer - where did you get it? I hope no one else knows!"
Hermione explained how she got it, and also included the fact that yes, Malfoy knew, and it probably wouldn't be long until Pansy knew, which would mean that probably by the end of today the whole of Slytherin would know! Lavender looked up as Ginny made a strange annoyed grunting sound. Of course, Hermione and Ginny told them everything. They listened with shocked expressions on their faces, and didn't interrupt.
"What about Luna ." said Parvati, it took the others a few minutes to remember that Ron was supposed to be dating Luna Lovegood.
"What about me?" Said a soft voice from behind a bush.
The girls all jumped as Luna herself appeared from behind a bush, with swollen red eyes. "Don't tell me, I have already heard enough. Please show me the parchment." Hermione gave it to her, and Luna started sobbing when she saw the proof in front of her.
"Luna . We're all really sorry ." Said Lavender.
"There's no need to be . Thank you for telling me now, before it's too late," she gave the parchment back to Ginny, and ran up to the castle, covering her face with her hands.
The others just looked after her. Hermione looked at her watch, it said that it was 12:15, so they might as well go up to the castle for lunch. They got there at the same time as Harry and Ron. No one said anything to Ron out loud; Ginny just slipped the piece of parchment to Ron, just as they had decided she would on their way back up to the castle. Ron turned very white, especially when he saw that some of the ink had been smudged with what looked like tear stains, and he could only imagine one person crying if they found out about his secret crush . Luna.
"Ihavetogo, backlater" he said in a rush, and ran out to find Luna.
"What's up with him?" asked Harry, but he wasn't expecting an answer.
Hermione and Ginny exchanged quick glances (Parvati and Lavender were down the other end of the table). Once they had finished, they both dashed out of the hall, and up to Hermione's bedroom, where they could talk without anyone overhearing them. Once they had talked all they could about Ron/Luna/Pansy they got onto other subjects, such as school and clothes. After a while, they got bored of just sitting, so they left the heads place, and started to make their way back down to the Gryffindor common room. They were walking past the library, when they heard voices,
"You know that I have always wanted you, Luna," said a voice that Hermione and Ginny recognised as Ron's. Then there came a second voice, none other than Luna Lovegood's; "What about the parchment?"
"You know what Malfoy is like, I BET he framed me!" came Ron's voice again.
"Mione, we'd better go," muttered Ginny. Hermione nodded, and they crept back the way they had come.
"What do you reckon that was all about?" Asked Hermione.
"I'm not sure," replied Ginny "but something about it just wasn't right . Ron has been stuck on Parkinson for months now!"
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Later that night, Hermione and Ginny were back in the Gryffindor common room, telling Parvati and Lavender what they had heard, when they overheard Ron talking to someone else for the second time that day;
"Yeah mate, and I just told her that she was the one I wanted, and she just ate it out of my hand! Of course, Pansy knows all of that, so I'm not to worried about telling people." Said Ron, not bothering to keep his voice down.
"And what is Luna finds out?" Asked Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy?!" Exclaimed Parvati, "What is he doing here? He's not supposed to be allowed in the Gryffindor common room!"
"Did you just hear something? No? Well anyway, I'll just tell her that someone is making it up again, she'll buy it I know she will!"
"You do realise Weasly, that I will only keep my mouth shut, as long as you don't go telling anyone MY secret, don't you?"
"Yes, of course Malfoy."
At that point Malfoy looked around, and crept back out through the portrait hold. Ron smiled to himself, and went up to bed. "What was that all about??" Asked Hermione.
Since no one had the slightest idea, she went off to bed. All the time something was nagging at her brain, three somethings actually, one was what was Ron doing making deals with Malfoy, two was what was Malfoy's secret, but the one she was worrying about most was that she thought she might be falling for Malfoy! The worst possible person, but he was so perfect, and with these worrying thoughts, she drifted off to sleep.
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"Oh YES Draccie, as long as you are happy! But who is this mystery person?" She cooed back.
"Well, he is not in our house, and I found a piece of parchment he had been scribbling on . I am sure I put it down here somewhere ."
Hermione heard Draco looking around in his half of the common room. She stuffed the parchment she had summoned into her pocket, and crept towards the door.
"Granger!" spat Pansy Parkinson.
Hermione knew that she had no choice but to turn around. She spun around and immediately covered her eyes; Pansy's skirt was roughly the same size as a large belt - showing off far too much pudgy thigh.
"Eh, yes?" She muttered through her fingers.
Pansy opened her mouth to ask something - probably about the parchment, thought Hermione, but Draco gave her a look, and she shut up.
"Ah, right, well, I'll be off then," said Hermione, and instead of carrying on to her bedroom, she hurried to the Gryffindor common room instead.
She scrambled through the portrait hole, and found Ginny, Lavender, and Parvati all waiting for her.
"Come on, it's lovely outside, lets go and have a good gossip, eh?" Suggested Hermione.
Everyone thought that this was a good idea, and soon enough all four girls were lying on the soft grass.
"Hermione, you are so lucky!" Exclaimed Lavender, as Malfoy walked past.
"Why?" Asked Hermione. The others exchanged exasperated glances. "Oh right, Draco, yeah, I guess I can't like him, because he's a Slytherin though, I dunno what Harry and Ron would say if I DID like him!"
She put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out the parchment she had got from Draco's half of the room earlier, and read it; it was covered in hearts, all saying "Ron Weasly loves Pansy Parkinson", all written in Ron's rather scribbly handwriting. What really shocked her though, was that Ron had always been against people from Slytherin. She showed it to Ginny, because Parvati and Lavender were deep in discussion about whether dark or light pink nail polish would look better.
"Oh no," groaned Ginny "I thought he was over this! He has been moping around all summer, and I found another piece of parchment like this, but this one looks newer - where did you get it? I hope no one else knows!"
Hermione explained how she got it, and also included the fact that yes, Malfoy knew, and it probably wouldn't be long until Pansy knew, which would mean that probably by the end of today the whole of Slytherin would know! Lavender looked up as Ginny made a strange annoyed grunting sound. Of course, Hermione and Ginny told them everything. They listened with shocked expressions on their faces, and didn't interrupt.
"What about Luna ." said Parvati, it took the others a few minutes to remember that Ron was supposed to be dating Luna Lovegood.
"What about me?" Said a soft voice from behind a bush.
The girls all jumped as Luna herself appeared from behind a bush, with swollen red eyes. "Don't tell me, I have already heard enough. Please show me the parchment." Hermione gave it to her, and Luna started sobbing when she saw the proof in front of her.
"Luna . We're all really sorry ." Said Lavender.
"There's no need to be . Thank you for telling me now, before it's too late," she gave the parchment back to Ginny, and ran up to the castle, covering her face with her hands.
The others just looked after her. Hermione looked at her watch, it said that it was 12:15, so they might as well go up to the castle for lunch. They got there at the same time as Harry and Ron. No one said anything to Ron out loud; Ginny just slipped the piece of parchment to Ron, just as they had decided she would on their way back up to the castle. Ron turned very white, especially when he saw that some of the ink had been smudged with what looked like tear stains, and he could only imagine one person crying if they found out about his secret crush . Luna.
"Ihavetogo, backlater" he said in a rush, and ran out to find Luna.
"What's up with him?" asked Harry, but he wasn't expecting an answer.
Hermione and Ginny exchanged quick glances (Parvati and Lavender were down the other end of the table). Once they had finished, they both dashed out of the hall, and up to Hermione's bedroom, where they could talk without anyone overhearing them. Once they had talked all they could about Ron/Luna/Pansy they got onto other subjects, such as school and clothes. After a while, they got bored of just sitting, so they left the heads place, and started to make their way back down to the Gryffindor common room. They were walking past the library, when they heard voices,
"You know that I have always wanted you, Luna," said a voice that Hermione and Ginny recognised as Ron's. Then there came a second voice, none other than Luna Lovegood's; "What about the parchment?"
"You know what Malfoy is like, I BET he framed me!" came Ron's voice again.
"Mione, we'd better go," muttered Ginny. Hermione nodded, and they crept back the way they had come.
"What do you reckon that was all about?" Asked Hermione.
"I'm not sure," replied Ginny "but something about it just wasn't right . Ron has been stuck on Parkinson for months now!"
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Later that night, Hermione and Ginny were back in the Gryffindor common room, telling Parvati and Lavender what they had heard, when they overheard Ron talking to someone else for the second time that day;
"Yeah mate, and I just told her that she was the one I wanted, and she just ate it out of my hand! Of course, Pansy knows all of that, so I'm not to worried about telling people." Said Ron, not bothering to keep his voice down.
"And what is Luna finds out?" Asked Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy?!" Exclaimed Parvati, "What is he doing here? He's not supposed to be allowed in the Gryffindor common room!"
"Did you just hear something? No? Well anyway, I'll just tell her that someone is making it up again, she'll buy it I know she will!"
"You do realise Weasly, that I will only keep my mouth shut, as long as you don't go telling anyone MY secret, don't you?"
"Yes, of course Malfoy."
At that point Malfoy looked around, and crept back out through the portrait hold. Ron smiled to himself, and went up to bed. "What was that all about??" Asked Hermione.
Since no one had the slightest idea, she went off to bed. All the time something was nagging at her brain, three somethings actually, one was what was Ron doing making deals with Malfoy, two was what was Malfoy's secret, but the one she was worrying about most was that she thought she might be falling for Malfoy! The worst possible person, but he was so perfect, and with these worrying thoughts, she drifted off to sleep.
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