Chapter Two- To Ron's Surprise
Only Yours, Forever and a Day
Hermione continued with her little "plan". She started to be more feminine, and she knew Ron was noticing. Ron and Maria started to fight more and more, usually about her. It made her heart soar when she heard Ron defending her. With each fight, Hermione's hope went up. Ron obviously cared a lot for her if he was willing to fight with his girlfriend. Not that they didn't fight, their fights were usually about frivolous things that ended with them apologizing. However, she had no idea what Maria had in mind for her. Maria's taunts and insults became more and more bold, ranging from her wardrobe to her lack of romantic interest. That wasn't what bothered Hermione. What bothered Hermione was that Ron wasn't defending her. "Why do you let her talk to me like that?" she asked him one evening. Maria had been giving her some particularly nasty insults and Hermione was very close to tears. Ron was floundering for an answer, "She kept hinting that I was some sort of whore, and that's why I didn't have a regular day job, and that's the only reason that I lived with you two". A single tear rolled down her face and she stormed from the room, leaving Ron speechless and hurt.
She had been locked in her room sobbing softly about Maria not being in school with them or helping to defeat Voldermort three years ago for fifteen minutes when Ron knocked on her door, and didn't hear Ron curse and mutter a spell softly. She was lying on her bed when she felt him touch her back. She wouldn't look at him so he rolled her onto her back. His heart broke in two when he saw her tearstained, puffy face. Her lips were huge and red from biting them, and her nose was a pinkish, reddish colour. He was highly turned on by the sight. "I'm sorry", he murmured and hugged her tightly. It was very hard for him to let go, it felt so right to have her in his arms. He got up and left. Hermione's heart swelled. It was time for an attitude change, and time to try her new wardrobe.
Hermione continued with her little "plan". She started to be more feminine, and she knew Ron was noticing. Ron and Maria started to fight more and more, usually about her. It made her heart soar when she heard Ron defending her. With each fight, Hermione's hope went up. Ron obviously cared a lot for her if he was willing to fight with his girlfriend. Not that they didn't fight, their fights were usually about frivolous things that ended with them apologizing. However, she had no idea what Maria had in mind for her. Maria's taunts and insults became more and more bold, ranging from her wardrobe to her lack of romantic interest. That wasn't what bothered Hermione. What bothered Hermione was that Ron wasn't defending her. "Why do you let her talk to me like that?" she asked him one evening. Maria had been giving her some particularly nasty insults and Hermione was very close to tears. Ron was floundering for an answer, "She kept hinting that I was some sort of whore, and that's why I didn't have a regular day job, and that's the only reason that I lived with you two". A single tear rolled down her face and she stormed from the room, leaving Ron speechless and hurt.
She had been locked in her room sobbing softly about Maria not being in school with them or helping to defeat Voldermort three years ago for fifteen minutes when Ron knocked on her door, and didn't hear Ron curse and mutter a spell softly. She was lying on her bed when she felt him touch her back. She wouldn't look at him so he rolled her onto her back. His heart broke in two when he saw her tearstained, puffy face. Her lips were huge and red from biting them, and her nose was a pinkish, reddish colour. He was highly turned on by the sight. "I'm sorry", he murmured and hugged her tightly. It was very hard for him to let go, it felt so right to have her in his arms. He got up and left. Hermione's heart swelled. It was time for an attitude change, and time to try her new wardrobe.