Shortly after Madam Pomfrey had treated Harry, he went back to the
Gryffindor common room. Hermione noticed him enter and walked over to him.
She hugged him, but immediately pulled back when she felt Harry wince.
She looked into his eyes, concerned.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione asked.
Harry simply nodded; he did not want Hermione to know that Ron had beat him up. Hermione instructed Harry to sit down, and he obliged. Hermione looked around the now empty common room before turning back to Harry.
"Listen, Harry."
"Hermione, you are going to be late to class!" Harry interjected.
"Oh, I think it is alright for me to be late to class one time!" Hermione replied. Harry could not stop the look of utter shock that came across his face. Hermione could not help but smile at this.
"Harry, Malfoy saw us holding hands.and.I don't know, Harry, he might tell Ron...and Ginny warned us about Ron finding out.what should we do?"
"Ron already knows," Harry replied gloomily.
"Oh."
Harry pushed Hermione towards the portrait hole. "Go to class!"
Hermione glared at him, then kissed him on the cheek and left. After she had found her seat in Arithmancy, she realized that Harry had not gone to class. She soon forgot these thoughts, however, as Draco Malfoy came to sit beside her.
"So, Hermione, late to class? This must be a first. Why were you late? Visiting Potty in the Hospital Wing?" he asked.
Hermione just looked at him, confused. "What?"
Draco looked at Hermione dumbfounded. "Your boyfriend got beat up and then he had a curse put on him that made him break out in boils! Oh, and you did not even know this? Some girlfriend you are!"
Hermione slapped Draco, causing him to yell, "Mudblood!"
The class looked over at them, but they both muttered that they would be quiet and the class should not pay attention to them. Hermione turned back to Draco.
"Who beat him up, Malfoy?" she asked.
Draco laughed. "None other than the Weasel himself!"
"WHAT?!" Hermione yelled.
Draco laughed again. "Even I'll admit that it is surprising. But it does make sense, remember our talk in Potions the other day? The Weasel wants you, Granger."
Hermione did not say another word until she got back to the common room. She found Harry doing Divination homework, and she did a double take. Since when did Harry actually do his homework? She walked over to him and took the parchment out of his hands. She set it down on the table, then sat down next to him. Harry looked over at her, confused. Since when did Hermione have a priority other than homework?
"Harry James Potter!" Hermione yelled.
Harry wondered what he had done to make her use his full name. Hermione just leaned forward and kissed him. Harry kissed back, but broke it off before it could deepen.
"What is so important that you had to interrupt my homework?" he asked.
"Harry, Malfoy told me about Ron beating you up! Why didn't you tell me?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged. "I got treated for my boils and everything. We both knew that Ron might do something like this, so it really isn't that surprising."
"But you still should have told me, Harry! If I'm going to be your girlfriend, don't you think it's important to tell me things like this?"
Harry smiled over at her. She considered herself his girlfriend! He kissed her again, but Hermione pulled back, looking at him sternly.
"Yes, Hermione, it is important for me to tell you things. I'm sorry. I just didn't want your sympathy, and I don't want you to get mad at Ron over it." Harry said.
"Oh, Harry, how can I not be mad at Ron? Ron just beat up my boyfriend!" she replied.
"I'm not mad about it, so you shouldn't be either," Harry replied.
Hermione hugged Harry. "My Gryffindor, noble to the end!" she said.
They both laughed, momentarily forgetting that their best friend was absolutely irate at both of them.
.Until he walked into the common room.
"Oh, hey Ron." Harry said, leaning away from Hermione.
Ron threw his Divination book at Harry's head in response.
"I hate you, Harry Potter."
Then Ron walked up to the boy's dormitories. Shortly after he had left, Ginny entered. She rushed over to Harry and Hermione, then hugged them both.
"Guys, I think Ron might know about you two." she said.
Harry and Hermione exchanged glances before looking back at Ginny and replying at the same time, "You think?"
It took Ginny a moment to register what they meant, then she asked, "What did he do?"
Hermione explained that Ron had beat Harry up and that Ron had made Harry break out in boils.
Ginny stood up, glaring in the direction of the boy's dormitories. She rushed over, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Ronald Weasley I am going to kill you!" Then she disappeared up the stairs.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione asked.
Harry simply nodded; he did not want Hermione to know that Ron had beat him up. Hermione instructed Harry to sit down, and he obliged. Hermione looked around the now empty common room before turning back to Harry.
"Listen, Harry."
"Hermione, you are going to be late to class!" Harry interjected.
"Oh, I think it is alright for me to be late to class one time!" Hermione replied. Harry could not stop the look of utter shock that came across his face. Hermione could not help but smile at this.
"Harry, Malfoy saw us holding hands.and.I don't know, Harry, he might tell Ron...and Ginny warned us about Ron finding out.what should we do?"
"Ron already knows," Harry replied gloomily.
"Oh."
Harry pushed Hermione towards the portrait hole. "Go to class!"
Hermione glared at him, then kissed him on the cheek and left. After she had found her seat in Arithmancy, she realized that Harry had not gone to class. She soon forgot these thoughts, however, as Draco Malfoy came to sit beside her.
"So, Hermione, late to class? This must be a first. Why were you late? Visiting Potty in the Hospital Wing?" he asked.
Hermione just looked at him, confused. "What?"
Draco looked at Hermione dumbfounded. "Your boyfriend got beat up and then he had a curse put on him that made him break out in boils! Oh, and you did not even know this? Some girlfriend you are!"
Hermione slapped Draco, causing him to yell, "Mudblood!"
The class looked over at them, but they both muttered that they would be quiet and the class should not pay attention to them. Hermione turned back to Draco.
"Who beat him up, Malfoy?" she asked.
Draco laughed. "None other than the Weasel himself!"
"WHAT?!" Hermione yelled.
Draco laughed again. "Even I'll admit that it is surprising. But it does make sense, remember our talk in Potions the other day? The Weasel wants you, Granger."
Hermione did not say another word until she got back to the common room. She found Harry doing Divination homework, and she did a double take. Since when did Harry actually do his homework? She walked over to him and took the parchment out of his hands. She set it down on the table, then sat down next to him. Harry looked over at her, confused. Since when did Hermione have a priority other than homework?
"Harry James Potter!" Hermione yelled.
Harry wondered what he had done to make her use his full name. Hermione just leaned forward and kissed him. Harry kissed back, but broke it off before it could deepen.
"What is so important that you had to interrupt my homework?" he asked.
"Harry, Malfoy told me about Ron beating you up! Why didn't you tell me?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged. "I got treated for my boils and everything. We both knew that Ron might do something like this, so it really isn't that surprising."
"But you still should have told me, Harry! If I'm going to be your girlfriend, don't you think it's important to tell me things like this?"
Harry smiled over at her. She considered herself his girlfriend! He kissed her again, but Hermione pulled back, looking at him sternly.
"Yes, Hermione, it is important for me to tell you things. I'm sorry. I just didn't want your sympathy, and I don't want you to get mad at Ron over it." Harry said.
"Oh, Harry, how can I not be mad at Ron? Ron just beat up my boyfriend!" she replied.
"I'm not mad about it, so you shouldn't be either," Harry replied.
Hermione hugged Harry. "My Gryffindor, noble to the end!" she said.
They both laughed, momentarily forgetting that their best friend was absolutely irate at both of them.
.Until he walked into the common room.
"Oh, hey Ron." Harry said, leaning away from Hermione.
Ron threw his Divination book at Harry's head in response.
"I hate you, Harry Potter."
Then Ron walked up to the boy's dormitories. Shortly after he had left, Ginny entered. She rushed over to Harry and Hermione, then hugged them both.
"Guys, I think Ron might know about you two." she said.
Harry and Hermione exchanged glances before looking back at Ginny and replying at the same time, "You think?"
It took Ginny a moment to register what they meant, then she asked, "What did he do?"
Hermione explained that Ron had beat Harry up and that Ron had made Harry break out in boils.
Ginny stood up, glaring in the direction of the boy's dormitories. She rushed over, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Ronald Weasley I am going to kill you!" Then she disappeared up the stairs.