Chapter Nine.
I am so sorry that I have not updated sooner Tori took forever with this chapter, because she was so busy with softball and school and all of that humbug. I won't make any excuses except to say please forgive us, because to make up for the two-or so month wait for Chapter Nine, I will write like two more chapters.only Tori won't know about them. Shhh, don't tell her, it'll be a surprise. Anyways, I am sorry again, but what's done is done, so I hope we'll get more readers now that I've updated more. I have the sneaking suspicion that this story will be ending soon, and if that is the case, I would like to say that if you like the story, and you wanna post it on your site, then please, feel free. But if you do, we have one condition, you must send me a link to the page so Tori and I can see how much you loved our story, ok? Thank you! Oh and to RonPLUSHermione4eva and Animal- Lover-55, thank you sooo much for your reviews! I'm glad you enjoy our story, and now that it is being updated more I hope you will check it out more often. Btw, yes I am changing the title, because we're not very good at making up titles and the old one stank. Ciao all!
Juliette and dvlsdngrousrbl
Hermione's POV
I stood glued to the floor for a few moments, my mouth hanging open. What had just happened? I blinked rapidly before coming to my senses and retaking my seat, picking up my fork. I glanced over at Harry, who looked like I felt. He smiled weakly at me and nodded. Somehow, I'm not too sure how; I managed to make it through breakfast. I didn't eat much, just thought of what had happened. Ron, the Letter.Everything was just too confusing.
I walked slowly with Harry to potions, hoping to see Ron. I didn't. I took my usual seat and began unpacking what I would need for the day. I heard the bell ring and looked up. Where was Ron? He was late. I forgot about it as Snape began his lesson. Five minutes into his speech, I heard the sound of running footsteps, and looked up to see Ron fly through the door. He was out of breath.
"Mr. Weasley, you've decided to grace us with your presence" Snape snarled, glaring at him coldly.
I saw Ron's ears turn a dark red, as he muttered a small apology.
"10 points from Gryffindor. Get to you seat!!!" Snape yelled. Ron jumped into the seat next to Harry as fast as he could, as to not upset Snape more. I raised an eyebrow. He usually sat besides me. I looked at him, but he refused to look at me as he dug in his bag for his supplies. One moment he could come up and hug me, the next completely ignore me? It just didn't make any sense.
I rolled my eyes and turned back to my notes, waiting for Snape's next instructions. After about thirty minutes of Snape's lectures, he told us our assignment. We were to make a Binding Potion and to have it done by the end of the class. Everyone began working quickly; so that they would have their potion done by the time was up. I stood up and began pulling out the ingredients for the potion.
I glanced over at Ron again, but his eyes were focused straight ahead of him at his cauldron. I kept my mouth shut for a while, but after a few glances from him when he thought I wasn't looking, I had to say something.
"Ron!!" I snapped, maybe a bit to loud. He jumped, just about dropping the vial of tadpole tails he was just about to add to his cauldron. I saw him clench it tight in his hand, like it would get away if he let go of it. Some stray eyes had turned to glare at my sudden outburst, but thankfully for my sake, Snape had not heard.
"What?" Ron hissed, his voice a bit shaken.
My eyes bore into his and I didn't have to say anything. He let out a sigh and his eyes shot away from mine. I saw from the corner of my eye Harry glancing between the two of us. I stood there a moment staring at him. His eyes went from Harry, to his cauldron, to his hands, but they refused to focus on me. I noticed he opened his mouth a few times to say something, but nothing ever came out.
Ron made an odd noise before turning back to his potion with nothing to say to me. I went back to my own. I knew I had to talk to him or this would go on forever. I considered what I might say to him if we ever were alone together. Ten minutes before class let out I filled a glass of my Binding Potion and left it on Snape's desk. I saw him pick it up and begin to examine it. He of course, was looking for any flaw in it, in an excuse to flunk me. I returned to my seat and cleaned out my cauldron, still wondering what it was I planned on saying to Ron.
The bell rang that dismissed us from the class. I jumped up from my seat and rushed out the door, thankful to be out of there. I stopped just outside to wait for Harry and Ron, because they had stopped to give Snape their potions. Soon, I saw my best friends stalk out of the room and make their way over to me. Harry looked a bit red in the face.
"What's wrong Harry?" I questioned.
He rolled his eyes, "Snape failed me! Not a surprise of course."
"What?!? What was wrong with your potion?" I asked, as monotonous as Harry.
"I don't know," he shrugged his shoulders lightly. "He said it smelled funny." I saw a small smile twitch in the corners of his mouth.
As we walked off to our next class, Harry and I talked about Snape's assignment, but Ron was unusually quiet. This was getting ridiculous! I had to say something to him he was acting so.childish. I decided to talk to him after dinner, where I could get him alone in the common room and make him talk to me.
The rest of the day went by slowly as I thought about what I was planning on saying to him when I finally did get him alone. I thought about it through most of dinner, before Ginny engaged me in conversation. After dinner I rushed up to the common room to wait for Ron.
"Where's Ron?" I asked Harry, when he walked in alone.
Harry shrugged. " I think he said he was going to the library." I exited the common room and made my way to the library. He couldn't avoid me forever. No matter how much he wished it. When I entered the library I saw him absent-mindedly search for a book. I approached him quietly, and tapped him on the shoulder
He jumped and turned around. His eyes widened when he saw it was me. He jerked a book off of the shelf without even looking at it, and pushed past me.
"Uhhh.I gotta go!!" He stuttered, not looking at me.
"Ron!!" I grabbed his arm, making him stop where he was. He looked down at me hopelessly. My eyes bore into him, searching for an answer.
"You have to talk to me sooner or later. No matter how much you don't want to!" I snapped. I let his arm go and he just stood there.
He glanced around but of course wouldn't look at me.
"Ron why won't you talk to me? Why did you write that poem? Please Ron talk to me!!" I begged.
I saw his face get red, "Just leave me alone!" He muttered; with his teeth clenched.
He started to leave, but I grabbed his arm again, "But.Ron!"
"I don't like you Ok!? Now just leave me alone, understand? I wrote that note as a joke, Ok? It was all planned out!!!" Ron snapped, his face blood red. I had never seen him so mad before. "So why don't you just drop it?"
My mouth fell open as I looked at him, hurt. My lip quivered slightly as his cold eyes looked into me. He turned around and headed quickly for the exit, not looking back at me. I stood there motionless, looking at the spot that Ron had just vacated.
I am so sorry that I have not updated sooner Tori took forever with this chapter, because she was so busy with softball and school and all of that humbug. I won't make any excuses except to say please forgive us, because to make up for the two-or so month wait for Chapter Nine, I will write like two more chapters.only Tori won't know about them. Shhh, don't tell her, it'll be a surprise. Anyways, I am sorry again, but what's done is done, so I hope we'll get more readers now that I've updated more. I have the sneaking suspicion that this story will be ending soon, and if that is the case, I would like to say that if you like the story, and you wanna post it on your site, then please, feel free. But if you do, we have one condition, you must send me a link to the page so Tori and I can see how much you loved our story, ok? Thank you! Oh and to RonPLUSHermione4eva and Animal- Lover-55, thank you sooo much for your reviews! I'm glad you enjoy our story, and now that it is being updated more I hope you will check it out more often. Btw, yes I am changing the title, because we're not very good at making up titles and the old one stank. Ciao all!
Juliette and dvlsdngrousrbl
Hermione's POV
I stood glued to the floor for a few moments, my mouth hanging open. What had just happened? I blinked rapidly before coming to my senses and retaking my seat, picking up my fork. I glanced over at Harry, who looked like I felt. He smiled weakly at me and nodded. Somehow, I'm not too sure how; I managed to make it through breakfast. I didn't eat much, just thought of what had happened. Ron, the Letter.Everything was just too confusing.
I walked slowly with Harry to potions, hoping to see Ron. I didn't. I took my usual seat and began unpacking what I would need for the day. I heard the bell ring and looked up. Where was Ron? He was late. I forgot about it as Snape began his lesson. Five minutes into his speech, I heard the sound of running footsteps, and looked up to see Ron fly through the door. He was out of breath.
"Mr. Weasley, you've decided to grace us with your presence" Snape snarled, glaring at him coldly.
I saw Ron's ears turn a dark red, as he muttered a small apology.
"10 points from Gryffindor. Get to you seat!!!" Snape yelled. Ron jumped into the seat next to Harry as fast as he could, as to not upset Snape more. I raised an eyebrow. He usually sat besides me. I looked at him, but he refused to look at me as he dug in his bag for his supplies. One moment he could come up and hug me, the next completely ignore me? It just didn't make any sense.
I rolled my eyes and turned back to my notes, waiting for Snape's next instructions. After about thirty minutes of Snape's lectures, he told us our assignment. We were to make a Binding Potion and to have it done by the end of the class. Everyone began working quickly; so that they would have their potion done by the time was up. I stood up and began pulling out the ingredients for the potion.
I glanced over at Ron again, but his eyes were focused straight ahead of him at his cauldron. I kept my mouth shut for a while, but after a few glances from him when he thought I wasn't looking, I had to say something.
"Ron!!" I snapped, maybe a bit to loud. He jumped, just about dropping the vial of tadpole tails he was just about to add to his cauldron. I saw him clench it tight in his hand, like it would get away if he let go of it. Some stray eyes had turned to glare at my sudden outburst, but thankfully for my sake, Snape had not heard.
"What?" Ron hissed, his voice a bit shaken.
My eyes bore into his and I didn't have to say anything. He let out a sigh and his eyes shot away from mine. I saw from the corner of my eye Harry glancing between the two of us. I stood there a moment staring at him. His eyes went from Harry, to his cauldron, to his hands, but they refused to focus on me. I noticed he opened his mouth a few times to say something, but nothing ever came out.
Ron made an odd noise before turning back to his potion with nothing to say to me. I went back to my own. I knew I had to talk to him or this would go on forever. I considered what I might say to him if we ever were alone together. Ten minutes before class let out I filled a glass of my Binding Potion and left it on Snape's desk. I saw him pick it up and begin to examine it. He of course, was looking for any flaw in it, in an excuse to flunk me. I returned to my seat and cleaned out my cauldron, still wondering what it was I planned on saying to Ron.
The bell rang that dismissed us from the class. I jumped up from my seat and rushed out the door, thankful to be out of there. I stopped just outside to wait for Harry and Ron, because they had stopped to give Snape their potions. Soon, I saw my best friends stalk out of the room and make their way over to me. Harry looked a bit red in the face.
"What's wrong Harry?" I questioned.
He rolled his eyes, "Snape failed me! Not a surprise of course."
"What?!? What was wrong with your potion?" I asked, as monotonous as Harry.
"I don't know," he shrugged his shoulders lightly. "He said it smelled funny." I saw a small smile twitch in the corners of his mouth.
As we walked off to our next class, Harry and I talked about Snape's assignment, but Ron was unusually quiet. This was getting ridiculous! I had to say something to him he was acting so.childish. I decided to talk to him after dinner, where I could get him alone in the common room and make him talk to me.
The rest of the day went by slowly as I thought about what I was planning on saying to him when I finally did get him alone. I thought about it through most of dinner, before Ginny engaged me in conversation. After dinner I rushed up to the common room to wait for Ron.
"Where's Ron?" I asked Harry, when he walked in alone.
Harry shrugged. " I think he said he was going to the library." I exited the common room and made my way to the library. He couldn't avoid me forever. No matter how much he wished it. When I entered the library I saw him absent-mindedly search for a book. I approached him quietly, and tapped him on the shoulder
He jumped and turned around. His eyes widened when he saw it was me. He jerked a book off of the shelf without even looking at it, and pushed past me.
"Uhhh.I gotta go!!" He stuttered, not looking at me.
"Ron!!" I grabbed his arm, making him stop where he was. He looked down at me hopelessly. My eyes bore into him, searching for an answer.
"You have to talk to me sooner or later. No matter how much you don't want to!" I snapped. I let his arm go and he just stood there.
He glanced around but of course wouldn't look at me.
"Ron why won't you talk to me? Why did you write that poem? Please Ron talk to me!!" I begged.
I saw his face get red, "Just leave me alone!" He muttered; with his teeth clenched.
He started to leave, but I grabbed his arm again, "But.Ron!"
"I don't like you Ok!? Now just leave me alone, understand? I wrote that note as a joke, Ok? It was all planned out!!!" Ron snapped, his face blood red. I had never seen him so mad before. "So why don't you just drop it?"
My mouth fell open as I looked at him, hurt. My lip quivered slightly as his cold eyes looked into me. He turned around and headed quickly for the exit, not looking back at me. I stood there motionless, looking at the spot that Ron had just vacated.