"Harry, what are you on about? I do not fancy Ron! He's just my friend! Honestly!"
Harry regarded her seriously for a moment. "If you say so." He sounded like he didn't believe a word of it. "Poor Ron.."
"What do you mean, poor Ron?"
Harry rolled his eyes. "He obviously fancies you. But if you think of him as just a friend, then.. Poor Ron."
Hermione stared at him. "He.. what?"
"He fancies you."
Her jaw dropped.
"But, since you don't feel the same way, I guess nothing's going to happen."
"Err.. yeah..." She didn't know what to say. She didn't really believe that Ron fancied her, but she didn't want it to sound like she cared too much because then Harry would know the truth. Though she was pretty sure he knew anyway. But it was different, Harry knowing because he had guessed, and Harry knowing because she had admitted it to him.
Harry sighed. "Come on Hermione, you can tell me, I won't tell anyone!"
"Harry, I do NOT fancy Ron!" she practically shouted. Then she noticed that Ron had picked that precise moment to walk back into their compartment. She felt herself blushing. She looked over at Ron, who surprisingly had a very hurt look on his face. "Ron..." But she didn't get the chance to say any more, because he'd turned and left the room. She sat there, stunned for a moment.
"Liar." Harry muttered.
She glared at him.
"I was telling the truth before, when I said he fancied you. Maybe you should go tell him that you didn't mean what you said before he gets really upset."
She nodded and left to find Ron.
Hermione couldn't believe what she'd done. She'd pretty much just told Ron she didn't fancy him. But she did. And Harry said Ron fancied her too. And.. If he did, she'd probably just really hurt him. She had to find him.
She caught up with him a minute later, sitting in the corridor with his head in his hands.
"Ron.."
He slowly looked up. His eyes were somewhat red. Hermione felt horrible.
"I.. er.. I didn't mean what I said."
"It sounded like you did. Don't worry, I won't stop you if you want to run off and marry Vicky."
"What?!?"
*If you think Hermione should get mad and start lecturing Ron on not calling Viktor Vicky, etc, then go to Chapter 6.
*If you think Hermione should ignore this and stay on topic, go to Chapter 7.
Harry regarded her seriously for a moment. "If you say so." He sounded like he didn't believe a word of it. "Poor Ron.."
"What do you mean, poor Ron?"
Harry rolled his eyes. "He obviously fancies you. But if you think of him as just a friend, then.. Poor Ron."
Hermione stared at him. "He.. what?"
"He fancies you."
Her jaw dropped.
"But, since you don't feel the same way, I guess nothing's going to happen."
"Err.. yeah..." She didn't know what to say. She didn't really believe that Ron fancied her, but she didn't want it to sound like she cared too much because then Harry would know the truth. Though she was pretty sure he knew anyway. But it was different, Harry knowing because he had guessed, and Harry knowing because she had admitted it to him.
Harry sighed. "Come on Hermione, you can tell me, I won't tell anyone!"
"Harry, I do NOT fancy Ron!" she practically shouted. Then she noticed that Ron had picked that precise moment to walk back into their compartment. She felt herself blushing. She looked over at Ron, who surprisingly had a very hurt look on his face. "Ron..." But she didn't get the chance to say any more, because he'd turned and left the room. She sat there, stunned for a moment.
"Liar." Harry muttered.
She glared at him.
"I was telling the truth before, when I said he fancied you. Maybe you should go tell him that you didn't mean what you said before he gets really upset."
She nodded and left to find Ron.
Hermione couldn't believe what she'd done. She'd pretty much just told Ron she didn't fancy him. But she did. And Harry said Ron fancied her too. And.. If he did, she'd probably just really hurt him. She had to find him.
She caught up with him a minute later, sitting in the corridor with his head in his hands.
"Ron.."
He slowly looked up. His eyes were somewhat red. Hermione felt horrible.
"I.. er.. I didn't mean what I said."
"It sounded like you did. Don't worry, I won't stop you if you want to run off and marry Vicky."
"What?!?"
*If you think Hermione should get mad and start lecturing Ron on not calling Viktor Vicky, etc, then go to Chapter 6.
*If you think Hermione should ignore this and stay on topic, go to Chapter 7.