Telling Ron
Chapter Nine: The Depression Epidemic
Author's Note: Thanks again for the reviews! I love you guys! Writing this fic is such a self esteem booster. Alright this chapter takes place Monday so they're all back in class. Also, I know I write 'he' and 'she' a lot when I refer to people but I don't know what else to say. Hope you guys don't care 'cause I don't want to take the time to fix it.
Ginny watched Hermione sympathetically as her friend stared at a page in her book, her eyes unmoving. She ate slow and sighed often. Ginny felt that way too. Her feelings for Harry were really depressing her. She wasn't sad she loved him, she just wished he loved her back. She wanted to be with him more than anything in the world. She had hoped he would come to the common room last night before she went to bed but she knew he had detention with Snape. She figured Snape would have forced Harry to stay and work hard as long as possible. Sure enough, Harry entered the Great Hall looking completely exhausted. Ginny wanted to cry. She felt it was her fault he had detention in the first place. Of course Harry, being the wonderful person he was, would never admit it to her. Harry sat down and yawned deeply. Ginny looked at him sadly.
"Tired?"
He nodded at her and grabbed a piece of toast. "I didn't get in until two last night."
Ginny gasped. "He made you work until two in the morning?! What a jerk!"
Harry nodded again. "Plus I couldn't sleep. I had...well...a lot on my mind." He looked away from her as he said this. He didn't want her to know he had been thinking of her.
"Harry I'm really sorry I got you in trouble. I feel awful." She pushed her plate away. She wasn't hungry anymore.
Harry looked at her confused. "Ginny please stop feeling guilty. You didn't make me punch Malfoy, I wanted to. He deserved it and I probably would have eventually anyway. Quite worrying about it. Please."
"Alright," she whispered feeling ashamed. Ron sat down then and glared at Hermione's book as it was covering her face. Ginny noticed she hadn't turned a page the entire time she'd sat there. Hermione knew Ron was there but was determined not to look at him.
"So how was detention?" Ron inquired to Harry.
"Annoying. I don't really want to talk about it though." Ron nodded and Ginny stood from the table. "Bye guys, I'm going to class." She glanced sadly at Harry before hurrying to her first lesson. Hermione put her book in her bag and stood also. She said good-bye to Harry and walked out of the hall, completely ignoring Ron. He stared at her angrily. Harry looked at him. "What's going on? Yesterday you were all over each other and now you get the silent treatment?"
"She's still talking to Krum! She has me! What does she need Krum for?"
"I see. So you told her no talking to Krum and now you're mad at her."
"Hey, she's the one who dumped me! I deserve to be mad!"
"She dumped you? Wow mate, I'm sorry. But really you can't tell her she can't write Krum anymore just 'cause you're her boyfriend. Well you were her boyfriend." Ron looked shocked.
"Of course I can! Harry he wants her! But she's mine! I'm the one who loves her! She doesn't need to talk to Vicky anymore!" Ron looked close to having a nervous breakdown. His face was red and he was breathing heavily.
"Calm down Ron. If you go apologize to her, I'm sure she'll take you back."
"But Harry I don't want her writing him anymore!"
"Too bad. She isn't going to do what you say. Face it Ron. Krum is still in the picture whether you like it or not."
Ron groaned and got up from the table. Harry followed him and they walked to Transfiguration. Hermione was staring at the board in front of her with her arms crossed over her chest. She saw Ron and Harry enter and looked away quickly. Ron sat roughly in his seat behind her. She scooted her chair up and Harry rolled his eyes at the two of them. Professor McGonagall looked curiously at who she thought was a new couple.
Everytime Ron and Hermione entered a classroom the rest of the day, the teacher would look at them happily until they saw their faces. Flitwick had looked eagerly at Hermione when she came in but saw the sad expression on her face and almost fell off his books as leaned towards them, wondering what was wrong. As Ron and Harry arrived at Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid came up to Ron and smiled widely at him. "So where's Hermione?"
Ron shrugged sadly. "I don't know."
Hagrid stared at him confused. "But I 'eard you two were an item now! I figgered I'd see you walkin' down 'oldin' 'ands or somethin'!"
"No she broke up with me last night."
"What? Why'd she do that?"
"Because I'm an idiot." Ron put his hand behind his neck and walked away, completely depressed. Later, Hagrid was telling them about the mating habits of the creature they were learning about. After ten minutes of this, Hermione looked like she was going to explode. Tears were streaming down her face and she was tapping her foot impatiently, waiting for class to end. Ron noticed her and felt horrible. He hated it when he made her cry. As soon as class was over Hermione walked away as fast as she could. She wasn't at lunch and Ginny looked for her but couldn't find her.
She did however come to Potions. Class started and Snape looked at the unhappy pair.
"Trouble in paradise? I thought you two were in a little, ahem, relationship?" Snape looked highly disgusted as he said it. Ron glared at him furiously.
"I would watch how you act around me Mr. Weasley unless you want an additional week of detention." Ron swallowed and took a deep breath, trying to relax his face. Snape smiled evily and Draco and his friends laughed at him. Later, Ron ruined his potion since he was so mad and Snape took ten points from Gryffindor for the mess he made.
After class, everyone headed to their common rooms. Ron grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her aside.
"Hermione I need to talk to you."
A/N: Sorry I ended it with a bit of a cliff hanger. I decided their conversation needed to start next chapter. I know this chapter was a bit depressing but hey they broke up! It had to be sad. It'll get happier and also sad in parts in the future.
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Chapter Nine: The Depression Epidemic
Author's Note: Thanks again for the reviews! I love you guys! Writing this fic is such a self esteem booster. Alright this chapter takes place Monday so they're all back in class. Also, I know I write 'he' and 'she' a lot when I refer to people but I don't know what else to say. Hope you guys don't care 'cause I don't want to take the time to fix it.
Ginny watched Hermione sympathetically as her friend stared at a page in her book, her eyes unmoving. She ate slow and sighed often. Ginny felt that way too. Her feelings for Harry were really depressing her. She wasn't sad she loved him, she just wished he loved her back. She wanted to be with him more than anything in the world. She had hoped he would come to the common room last night before she went to bed but she knew he had detention with Snape. She figured Snape would have forced Harry to stay and work hard as long as possible. Sure enough, Harry entered the Great Hall looking completely exhausted. Ginny wanted to cry. She felt it was her fault he had detention in the first place. Of course Harry, being the wonderful person he was, would never admit it to her. Harry sat down and yawned deeply. Ginny looked at him sadly.
"Tired?"
He nodded at her and grabbed a piece of toast. "I didn't get in until two last night."
Ginny gasped. "He made you work until two in the morning?! What a jerk!"
Harry nodded again. "Plus I couldn't sleep. I had...well...a lot on my mind." He looked away from her as he said this. He didn't want her to know he had been thinking of her.
"Harry I'm really sorry I got you in trouble. I feel awful." She pushed her plate away. She wasn't hungry anymore.
Harry looked at her confused. "Ginny please stop feeling guilty. You didn't make me punch Malfoy, I wanted to. He deserved it and I probably would have eventually anyway. Quite worrying about it. Please."
"Alright," she whispered feeling ashamed. Ron sat down then and glared at Hermione's book as it was covering her face. Ginny noticed she hadn't turned a page the entire time she'd sat there. Hermione knew Ron was there but was determined not to look at him.
"So how was detention?" Ron inquired to Harry.
"Annoying. I don't really want to talk about it though." Ron nodded and Ginny stood from the table. "Bye guys, I'm going to class." She glanced sadly at Harry before hurrying to her first lesson. Hermione put her book in her bag and stood also. She said good-bye to Harry and walked out of the hall, completely ignoring Ron. He stared at her angrily. Harry looked at him. "What's going on? Yesterday you were all over each other and now you get the silent treatment?"
"She's still talking to Krum! She has me! What does she need Krum for?"
"I see. So you told her no talking to Krum and now you're mad at her."
"Hey, she's the one who dumped me! I deserve to be mad!"
"She dumped you? Wow mate, I'm sorry. But really you can't tell her she can't write Krum anymore just 'cause you're her boyfriend. Well you were her boyfriend." Ron looked shocked.
"Of course I can! Harry he wants her! But she's mine! I'm the one who loves her! She doesn't need to talk to Vicky anymore!" Ron looked close to having a nervous breakdown. His face was red and he was breathing heavily.
"Calm down Ron. If you go apologize to her, I'm sure she'll take you back."
"But Harry I don't want her writing him anymore!"
"Too bad. She isn't going to do what you say. Face it Ron. Krum is still in the picture whether you like it or not."
Ron groaned and got up from the table. Harry followed him and they walked to Transfiguration. Hermione was staring at the board in front of her with her arms crossed over her chest. She saw Ron and Harry enter and looked away quickly. Ron sat roughly in his seat behind her. She scooted her chair up and Harry rolled his eyes at the two of them. Professor McGonagall looked curiously at who she thought was a new couple.
Everytime Ron and Hermione entered a classroom the rest of the day, the teacher would look at them happily until they saw their faces. Flitwick had looked eagerly at Hermione when she came in but saw the sad expression on her face and almost fell off his books as leaned towards them, wondering what was wrong. As Ron and Harry arrived at Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid came up to Ron and smiled widely at him. "So where's Hermione?"
Ron shrugged sadly. "I don't know."
Hagrid stared at him confused. "But I 'eard you two were an item now! I figgered I'd see you walkin' down 'oldin' 'ands or somethin'!"
"No she broke up with me last night."
"What? Why'd she do that?"
"Because I'm an idiot." Ron put his hand behind his neck and walked away, completely depressed. Later, Hagrid was telling them about the mating habits of the creature they were learning about. After ten minutes of this, Hermione looked like she was going to explode. Tears were streaming down her face and she was tapping her foot impatiently, waiting for class to end. Ron noticed her and felt horrible. He hated it when he made her cry. As soon as class was over Hermione walked away as fast as she could. She wasn't at lunch and Ginny looked for her but couldn't find her.
She did however come to Potions. Class started and Snape looked at the unhappy pair.
"Trouble in paradise? I thought you two were in a little, ahem, relationship?" Snape looked highly disgusted as he said it. Ron glared at him furiously.
"I would watch how you act around me Mr. Weasley unless you want an additional week of detention." Ron swallowed and took a deep breath, trying to relax his face. Snape smiled evily and Draco and his friends laughed at him. Later, Ron ruined his potion since he was so mad and Snape took ten points from Gryffindor for the mess he made.
After class, everyone headed to their common rooms. Ron grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her aside.
"Hermione I need to talk to you."
A/N: Sorry I ended it with a bit of a cliff hanger. I decided their conversation needed to start next chapter. I know this chapter was a bit depressing but hey they broke up! It had to be sad. It'll get happier and also sad in parts in the future.
Individuals:
Thekecmaster: Thanks I'm glad you liked it!
hP fAn Fo LyFe: Thanks I hope I will!
Ella Weasley: I'm gald you like it!
Hplova4eva: Thanks!
Princess Sharanya: I promise to continue! H/G is coming but I can't go too fast. Next chapter there will be some stuff about H/G.
'Mione Weasley: And more suspense! Lol, sorry. Yes, R/H forever!
Squirrel Maiden of Green: Interesting name! Yes, fluff is good!
Heather: Yes, I'll try.
Kagome 19: Thank you so much! That's really nice of you!
evil-angel-666: Don't worry, they'll get together! Thanks for reading!
viking: Sorry you're sick of R/H and H/G but I'm glad you like my story!
HarryPotterFan: Sorry more suspense!
Winky55: I totally agree with you!
Ron&Hermione: Sorry another cliff hanger!
Queen of the Swans: Thank you!