A/N: I've been forgetting to do this: Disclaimer: I do not own anything! JK Rowling owns the characters, and some of my wonderful reviewers helped me to think of the plot! The idea for the general story was mine though…
"How is he?" an all-too-familiar voice asked quietly. "He is doing somewhat better, I've managed to heal all of his external wounds, but I cannot heal the bridge of his nose until he wakes up."
Ron blinked. At the foot of his bed, Hermione and Madame Pomfrey were talking. They looked at him and noticed he was finally awake. "Ron!!! Oh my god!! How are you?!? Well, that's a stupid question really, considering you've been knocked out for a few days now, but still!" Did she say a few days? "What? What happened to me?" At this point Pomfrey decided she had had enough of their conversation. "Miss Granger, as much as you might like to give Mr. Weasley the details, I must ask you to leave while I tend to him." Hermione sighed. There was no use in arguing with her. "Okay, I'll see you later Ron!" she winked and left.
"Now sit still Mr. Weasley, do not strain yourself. Honestly I don't know what you were thinking, playing Quidditch with bludgers without Madame Hooch there to supervise!" Poppy Pomfrey continued in this manor for a few minutes while she went to the cupboard and searched for the potion she wanted. "Ah, here it is! Now, take this. It will heal the bridge of your nose, it got smashed when that Bludger hit your face." Ron gulped down the odd-tasting potion and handed her the glass. "You must stay awake for the next hour Mr. Weasley or the potion will have its side-effects, which is why I didn't dare to give you this while you were out. You suffered a minor concussion, but there will be no permanent damage. I suggest you start to work on your homework. I daresay it has started to accumulate while you were out!" Ron looked at his nightstand and saw that she was right, it looked as if Hermione and Harry had left all of his homework there for him.
When Ron was working on his terrible Transfiguration paper, Harry walked in, grinning. "Hey mate, I'm so glad you're finally awake! You're a school legend you know! 'The boy who got knocked out by a Bludger after his partner had caught the snitch'!" Ron groaned. Figures that they would be talking about me, I mean, I got knocked out after the game, it's not like I was doing anything special during the game that hurt me… "What did Malfoy do?" "Well, first he laughed, but McGonagall gave his precious girlfriend detention for hurting you after the game ended, and that wiped the sneer off his slimy face." Serves him right, the arse! Ron laughed. "Hermione is so happy that you are awake, you have no idea! She was here every second outside of class, checking on you, sitting with you…I kept telling her that you would be fine but she wouldn't listen to me, she insisted on being with you!" Hermione did that for me? I…wow, I wonder why she insisted on being here every second, I would think she would be more concerned with homework… Ron grinned at Harry and said, "So do you think you could help me with my heapload of homework? I'm never going to finish! I'll be working like a house elf!"
"Are you really sure that you meant that?" Hermione asked from behind Harry, grinning. Ron immediately shook his head. "Hmm, I didn't think so...So, how are you, are you any better?" "Yeah, loads better, I took this potion stuff for my nose and now it feels fine. Thanks for staying with be while I was out, it means something to me…" Hermione studied him for a minute. He must really be feeling sick she thought, because I never thought that he was capable of any sensitivity at all, even if I feel it towards him… "Oh, no problem, what are friends for?" Harry smiled behind her as he observed the scene. They liked each other and didn't want to admit it, any fool could see that. He was going to have to find a way for them to realize that they liked one another, and admit it. He knew that they thought everybody thought that they hated each other, even if that wasn't true. Even Ginny, Seamses, Dean, and Lavender asked Harry if they had started going out yet!
"Out! Out, both of you, out! Mr. Weasley needs his rest!" Madame Pomfrey interrupted his train of thoughts. All three protested, but she was firm, and Hermione and Harry ended up giving up. There was no way to fight her.
Later that night, Ron lay awake in the Hospital wing very much alone. He used the time to think, something he couldn't do often around Harry and Hermione. Well, he could around just Harry, but Hermione's presence wouldn't allow him to focus or think properly, she just dominated his every thought. I want to impress Hermione! I want her to want me! And I'm tired of just waiting for it to happen, I'm going to make it happen, I'm going to start working for my dreams! Ron thought firmly. My secret life shouldn't be so secret anymore. If I really want to become head boy and a well-known Quidditch player, if not team captain, I'm going to have to work for it. I'll show Hermione that I can be responsible, and when she sees that, she will no longer be able to resist me, and she will be mine! Having finally settled something that had been on Ron's mind for quite some time, he drifted into a light sleep…
A/N: so, what do you think??? I haven't gotten any more reviews, but I would like to thank those of you who have reviewed!! Please review, I won't update until I get at least 4 more reviews I think, and that's being reasonable considering some people require ten, so please review if you want to know that happens!!!!! I want to know what you think!! Is the scene above too un-Ron-like??? Let me know!!
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