Draco's POV
I sat there for awhile after she left. My spell had worn off and I could no longer hear the insects around the room thinking. It was a relief to have peace and quiet once again. I decided right then that I needed to improve the spell so I could only hear human thoughts.
I couldn't stop myself from thinking back on Hermione. She had grown over the summer in more than one place, she was quite attractive. I mentally slapped myself for that one. Though I couldn't help but think that even over the years of fighting and hating one another, I have always had feelings for her, she wasn't like other girls, she had a mind of her own, she wasn't afraid to argue with ANYONE, even Professor Snape if she thought she was right and they were wrong. There was something else about her though I couldn't quite put my finger on it. There was something about her, something that just took you in. It was like being pulled into her beautiful chocolate eyes.
Ron's POV
I hurried to the hostpital wing to find Harry. What was I going to say? Had I knocked him out? Was he even awake? More importantly, what was Madame Pomfrey going to say to me? What had Seamus told her? And even worse, what if Hermione was there with Harry? Something pulsed in my stomach and I stared to feel nerved. I wasn't really watching where I was going, thinking the corridors would be empty by now when I ran into someone, knocking them down. I vaguely thought that makes two i've knocked down. What a day.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hit you. I guess I'm not paying attention, are you okay?" I asked as I realized who I had knocked over. I reached down to help her up.
"It's ok. I'm fine." Cho said with a smile. She had a beautiful smile. She looked up at me and laughed, "I'm late. I'll see you around." And she rushed off toward whichever class she had next.
Suddenly I got a thought. The rules had been broken. I had discovered the rule I was going to break.
Harry's POV
I woke up in the hospital wing. Where had I gone wrong? Ron definitely didn't take the news the way Hermione and I had hoped. What the hell was his promblem? He must have known the back of his mind that this was going to happen. Hermione and I have always been into each other. He was just jealous. He had wanted Hermione, but could he expect her to fall for a guy as dumb as him? I stopped myself. Dumb? It occurred to me at that moment that I had always looked down on Ron. What right did I have? Maybe I wasn't as good of a friend as I thought.
Ron's POV
I continued walking without hesitation into the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey just pointed to Harry's usual bed. Harry was awake waiting for me to arrive. I was about to say something but Harry started the conversation.
"I know you didn't come back here to ask for forgiveness, but I forgive you anyway, and I know why you did what you did, and I should be the one apologizing to you. I have realized during the past few hours here that I've been a stupid, selfish prick." He paused, I thought that he was done talking when he spoke up again.
"And I've been a horrible friend." He finished.
"You have been horrible, you have been selfish, you have been stupid, and you are a prick. Not to mention you have a hand fetish." I started off saying.
Then I continued, "I think I'm gonna need some time, and I think you're gonna need time too. Let's see what the famous Harry Potter does without his best friend." Then I turned and walked away from him for the second time that day.
Hermione's POV
I went to my next class and toward the end of it I heard from Seamus that Harry was in the hostpital wing, I quickly excused myself and ran off to find him. I was halfway there when Harry walked up to me.
"Hey 'Mione." He gave me a hug and took my hand.
"Hey Harry, how'd it go with Ron?" I asked.
He looked at me and said, "Not as well as we planned."
I looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
"Well... you know how I was in the hostpital wing..." He said.
"Oh yeah, what happened?" I asked. He obviously okay, but I hadn't listened to Seamus long enough to hear the details.
"Ron happened." Harry said, "I have never been hit so hard in my life. Not even by the Womping Willow."
"O my god, I'm so sorry! I should have stayed! What did he said? What did you say to him?" I asked urgently. This wasn't supposed to have happened.
"It would have been any better if you had stayed. I didn't even get a word out when he started freaking... Then he hit me... And well, I talked to him just a minute ago, and well, I don't think he's really happy with either of us right now. Maybe you should leave him alone for awhile... He needs to sort out his priorities." Harry said.
"What do you mean not happy? What did he say?" I asked alarmed.
"Well... he just argreed with me on a few things... and he said that I have a hand fetish... I don't know what was with that." Harry said with an akward look on his face.
"Well Harry..." I said looking down at our linked hands, "You do kind of have a hand fetish, Harry. But really, what did he say to you?" I asked.
"I don't think I have a hand fetish..." He mumbled letting go of my hand, "Well, he argreed with me that I am a stupid, selfish prick. He said he wanted some time, you know to think it out."
I thought about that for a moment "I guess we just have to let him be. He'll come around eventually." Harry shot me a look like Ron wouldn't come around, but I ignored it. He took my hand and we walked to the great hall together.
We sat down together at the Gryffindor table and looked around for Ron. He was nowhere in sight. But I felt myself being watched. I turned around to see Draco Malfoy staring at me. I sent him a death glare but he just smirked and licked his lips still staring at me. I flipped him off and kept looking to see the shock on his face. I saw none, he just whispered a spell so we could speak without anyone but us hearing and said, "When and Where?"
"Only in your dreams." I replied.
He surpised me by saying, "I'll see you at midnight then."
I glared him, and said, "Sorry, I'm in Harry's dreams at that time. I'll try and pencil you in for later." Harry tugged at my sleeve and I turned back to him leaving Malfoy to fantasize.
I sat there for awhile after she left. My spell had worn off and I could no longer hear the insects around the room thinking. It was a relief to have peace and quiet once again. I decided right then that I needed to improve the spell so I could only hear human thoughts.
I couldn't stop myself from thinking back on Hermione. She had grown over the summer in more than one place, she was quite attractive. I mentally slapped myself for that one. Though I couldn't help but think that even over the years of fighting and hating one another, I have always had feelings for her, she wasn't like other girls, she had a mind of her own, she wasn't afraid to argue with ANYONE, even Professor Snape if she thought she was right and they were wrong. There was something else about her though I couldn't quite put my finger on it. There was something about her, something that just took you in. It was like being pulled into her beautiful chocolate eyes.
Ron's POV
I hurried to the hostpital wing to find Harry. What was I going to say? Had I knocked him out? Was he even awake? More importantly, what was Madame Pomfrey going to say to me? What had Seamus told her? And even worse, what if Hermione was there with Harry? Something pulsed in my stomach and I stared to feel nerved. I wasn't really watching where I was going, thinking the corridors would be empty by now when I ran into someone, knocking them down. I vaguely thought that makes two i've knocked down. What a day.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hit you. I guess I'm not paying attention, are you okay?" I asked as I realized who I had knocked over. I reached down to help her up.
"It's ok. I'm fine." Cho said with a smile. She had a beautiful smile. She looked up at me and laughed, "I'm late. I'll see you around." And she rushed off toward whichever class she had next.
Suddenly I got a thought. The rules had been broken. I had discovered the rule I was going to break.
Harry's POV
I woke up in the hospital wing. Where had I gone wrong? Ron definitely didn't take the news the way Hermione and I had hoped. What the hell was his promblem? He must have known the back of his mind that this was going to happen. Hermione and I have always been into each other. He was just jealous. He had wanted Hermione, but could he expect her to fall for a guy as dumb as him? I stopped myself. Dumb? It occurred to me at that moment that I had always looked down on Ron. What right did I have? Maybe I wasn't as good of a friend as I thought.
Ron's POV
I continued walking without hesitation into the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey just pointed to Harry's usual bed. Harry was awake waiting for me to arrive. I was about to say something but Harry started the conversation.
"I know you didn't come back here to ask for forgiveness, but I forgive you anyway, and I know why you did what you did, and I should be the one apologizing to you. I have realized during the past few hours here that I've been a stupid, selfish prick." He paused, I thought that he was done talking when he spoke up again.
"And I've been a horrible friend." He finished.
"You have been horrible, you have been selfish, you have been stupid, and you are a prick. Not to mention you have a hand fetish." I started off saying.
Then I continued, "I think I'm gonna need some time, and I think you're gonna need time too. Let's see what the famous Harry Potter does without his best friend." Then I turned and walked away from him for the second time that day.
Hermione's POV
I went to my next class and toward the end of it I heard from Seamus that Harry was in the hostpital wing, I quickly excused myself and ran off to find him. I was halfway there when Harry walked up to me.
"Hey 'Mione." He gave me a hug and took my hand.
"Hey Harry, how'd it go with Ron?" I asked.
He looked at me and said, "Not as well as we planned."
I looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
"Well... you know how I was in the hostpital wing..." He said.
"Oh yeah, what happened?" I asked. He obviously okay, but I hadn't listened to Seamus long enough to hear the details.
"Ron happened." Harry said, "I have never been hit so hard in my life. Not even by the Womping Willow."
"O my god, I'm so sorry! I should have stayed! What did he said? What did you say to him?" I asked urgently. This wasn't supposed to have happened.
"It would have been any better if you had stayed. I didn't even get a word out when he started freaking... Then he hit me... And well, I talked to him just a minute ago, and well, I don't think he's really happy with either of us right now. Maybe you should leave him alone for awhile... He needs to sort out his priorities." Harry said.
"What do you mean not happy? What did he say?" I asked alarmed.
"Well... he just argreed with me on a few things... and he said that I have a hand fetish... I don't know what was with that." Harry said with an akward look on his face.
"Well Harry..." I said looking down at our linked hands, "You do kind of have a hand fetish, Harry. But really, what did he say to you?" I asked.
"I don't think I have a hand fetish..." He mumbled letting go of my hand, "Well, he argreed with me that I am a stupid, selfish prick. He said he wanted some time, you know to think it out."
I thought about that for a moment "I guess we just have to let him be. He'll come around eventually." Harry shot me a look like Ron wouldn't come around, but I ignored it. He took my hand and we walked to the great hall together.
We sat down together at the Gryffindor table and looked around for Ron. He was nowhere in sight. But I felt myself being watched. I turned around to see Draco Malfoy staring at me. I sent him a death glare but he just smirked and licked his lips still staring at me. I flipped him off and kept looking to see the shock on his face. I saw none, he just whispered a spell so we could speak without anyone but us hearing and said, "When and Where?"
"Only in your dreams." I replied.
He surpised me by saying, "I'll see you at midnight then."
I glared him, and said, "Sorry, I'm in Harry's dreams at that time. I'll try and pencil you in for later." Harry tugged at my sleeve and I turned back to him leaving Malfoy to fantasize.