Daft Git

Chapter Eight : Meanwhile, Back At Hogwarts

A/N: This chapter takes place at Hogwarts, while Hermione is still in Bulgaria. I hope you haven't forgotten that Ron and Jasmine have been in a relationship since the fourth chapter. They've been dating for a few months now and they've been getting more serious, as most relationships do. Just so you know, I'm attempting Ron's POV, in my own little way. I don't like doing it very well, but there is a really good reason why I have to. Oh-but I can't tell you! You'll have to read on and see! (sorry for my babbling)

Ron was sitting in the common room playing a game of chess with Harry. He wasn't really concentrating on the game. He didn't concentrate on much anymore. He had a girlfriend for the first time in his life..but was she the right one? Everything had gone wrong with Hermione. He had gotten mad because she wrote a letter to Victor. He utterly despised Victor. Then again, Hermione had seen him kiss another girl, only hours after they had finally gotten everything out and admitted their feelings. He couldn't begin to imagine how she was feeling. She probably hated him. After all, if he'd seen her and another bloke kissing, he would be livid. Even now that he was with Jasmine, he still would be pissed if that ever happened.

He didn't know why he was even with Jasmine. They had gotten really advanced early on in their relationship. Everything was moving very quickly. There wasn't much they hadn't done, except..shag. They hadn't gotten that far yet. Sure, Jasmine was a nice girl, but she wasn't....Hermione. Yeah, he fancied Jasmine, but he fancied Hermione as well. It occurred to him that the only reason he stayed with Jasmine was because she fancied him so much. That, and the fear of rejection with Hermione. If he had chosen her in the first place, this whole thing never would have happened. But now that he hurt her like that, he didn't think that she'd ever fancy him again. He often saw her face in his dreams...haunting him. The look on her face when she saw him kissing Jasmine, was unbearable. It was the most fear he'd ever seen in her eyes. The pain mixed with it, and made her hard to even look at. Ever since then, she seemed so unlike herself. She didn't ever raise her hand in class; she just sat there..and that made Ron extremely sad. She wasn't coming to meals, and she was never in the library anymore. She looked like she wasn't getting much sleep and she was always extremely close to tears. At least that's what Harry and Ginny had been telling him. He didn't dare look at her, because if he did, he might actually have a nervous breakdown, himself. He knew that he'd done this to her, but he didn't want to admit it. To know that Hermione had been crying because of him, was heartbreaking. He'd been carrying this guilty feeling with him ever since he started dating Jasmine. He did enjoy her company, but every time he was with her, he thought about Hermione. He didn't know how much longer he could stand it. It hurt him so bad just to think about her..but it was his own fault that he felt that way. It was all because of that bloody letter to Krum. He found it a lot easier if he tried to pretend she wasn't around. He couldn't even look at her.

Harry said that he saw Hermione leave a few days ago, on the first day of the holidays. She apparently didn't tell anyone where she was going, or why she was leaving. He couldn't blame her, he felt like leaving right about now, as well. He snapped back to reality when he heard someone calling his name.

"Hey, Ron....Ron? RON!!!!" Harry screamed.

"What? Oh sorry- what is it, then" Ron said, as he tried to bring himself back to reality.

"I think.. Yeah I suppose it is." Harry grinned. "Checkmate."

"WHAT? How did you..oh no." Ron frowned. "I s'pose it's okay for you to win one game, then."

"You know, you having all this girl trouble is making life a lot easier for me."

"Oh yeah? Why's that?"

"Because I get to win, for once!" Harry smiled.

"Well bully for you." Ron sneered.

Harry merely rolled his eyes. "Just talk to her when she gets back."

"No." He said flatly.

"Fine, be a git. Look, I know you feel bad, so just do something about it. I've tried to give you advice, but it's all up to you in the end. I'm off to find Ginny." And with that, Harry got up and left.

Ron was bored so he put his chess set away, and left the tower. He wandered the corridors aimlessly, until he heard a familiar voice.

"Ronnie!"

It was Jasmine.

"Hello love." Ron said as he kissed her on the lips.

"Where have you been? I've been looking for you for ages!" She said as she took his hand into hers. They started walking down the corridor and entered the empty classroom that they usually met in.

"Oh, I was playing a game of chess with Harry." Ron said curtly. They talked for awhile about miscellaneous things, like what they were getting their friends for Christmas and what they were going to do next time they were in Hogsmeade. Ron noticed Jasmine wasn't listening anymore, and asked her what was wrong.

"Oh, nothing. It's just that I've been thinking about what I should give you for Christmas." She said with a mischievous grin.

"What's that?" He gulped.

She strode over to him and kissed him hard on the mouth. She led him to a desk, where she pushed him down and climbed on top of him. Their kisses deepened and Ron started to get an idea of where this might be leading. She took off his pants and boxers. When she started to take of her skirt and G-string, Ron got worried. He didn't want to do this..well he did...but not with her. He noticed that she was just about to cast the contraception charm, when he sat up. "Jasmine, wait."

"What, I'm casting the charm so we have protection."

"No, it's not that."

"Well what is it, then." She said impatiently.

"I...we..can't do this." He said, bracing himself for what was coming up.

"What? Why the bloody hell not? I'm ready and I know you are too. So let's just shag, then. Alright?" She said as she tried to kiss him again.

Ron pulled away. "Jasmine! Look, there's something I need to tell you."

She huffed and rolled her eyes. "What."

How was he supposed to do this? The only thing he could think of was to come right out and say it. "Ithinkweshouldbreakup." He mumbled. Harry told him to do something about all of this, and by God, he was going to. But first, Jasmine had to go.

"What?" She said cautiously.

"I..think that we should, er, you know, break up."

"What?! You're not serious!"

"Yes, I am." He took a deep breath. "You see.... I think I fancy someone else."

"Oh." She said. She looked put out at first, but then she glared at him with the evilest look he'd ever seen on her. "Alright, do what you want. We're through. Have a nice life, asshole." She said bitterly as she got dressed and walked out the door.

Good. He had been able to stop himself from shagging Jasmine. Now, he needed to talk to Hermione when she got back from where ever she was. He was going to try to get over this whole Victor thing. After all, he didn't have anything to get upset about. It was just a letter. It's not as if those two have ever..done anything with each other. What did Ron have to be worried about?

A/N: DUM DUM DUUUUUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!