Daft Git
Chapter Nine: Guilt
Hermione sat down at one of the tables in The Three Broomsticks. She was in utter shock because of what had just happened with Victor. She felt horrible. She didn't want to do that with him, but she didn't even try to stop him. She was sore all over, but it wasn't from being shagged. It was from the emotional pain and suffering she had faced. She felt like she was under the Cruciatus Curse. She felt more horrible than she had been feeling all year. She tried to apply reason and logic to this matter. The only thing she could think of doing was to talk to Ginny. Yes, she would understand.
**************************************************************************** *** It was really late when she got back to Hogwarts. She didn't see anyone in the common room, so she went up to her dorm. Lavander and Pavati were asleep. She thought that Lavander and Pavati being here over the holidays was strange. They usually didn't spend Christmas at Hogwarts. She decided that she should sleep as well. She needed to get her mind off of things for awhile. She never wanted to think about Victor again. She collapsed onto her bed and fell asleep.
It was around eleven in the morning when she woke up. She really did need that rest. After all, she usually didn't sleep late, if at all now and days. She noticed that she didn't even change from the night before. She had just fallen on her bed and dozed off. She got out of bed and walked out of the dormitory door. She walked into the common room and saw Ginny sitting beside Ron on a squashy sofa.
"Hey Gin, can you come talk to me for a tick?"
"Oh hey Hermione! Um, sure. I didn't know you were back." Ginny followed Hermione back up the girls' staircase. When she walked in, she saw Lavander and Pavati. They were sitting on their beds, talking. She couldn't tell Ginny everything with those two in there.
"Hey Lavander? Pavati? Would you mind leaving so that Ginny and I can talk in private?"
Lavander and Pavati exchanged mischievous glances and said "Sure Hermione. No problem." Hermione saw Lavander grab something out of her bottom drawer before the pair left. Pavati snickered, and then they were gone. Ginny rolled her eyes.
"I hate those two. They're always so nosy! How can you live gits like that?"
"Oh, I don't know. You get used to it after awhile." Hermione said in a lofty voice. "Ginny, look, there is something very serious that we have to talk about."
"Okay....what is it?" She said slowly, a worried look spreading across her face.
Hermione told her everything. She told her how she'd been feeling ever since Ron started dating Jasmine. She told her how she hadn't been eating, or going to the library. Since she didn't have any classes with Ginny, she told her about how she didn't bother to participate anymore. She didn't know how her marks didn't suffer. She just got lucky in that area. She told her how every time that she went into the corridors, she'd see Ron or Jasmine, or both of them together. That's why she'd been staying in her room, to get away from them. Then, she told Ginny how she remembered Victor's offer to come to Bulgaria for the holidays. She said that she just didn't want to be at Hogwarts anymore, so that's why she went. Then came the part she was dreading to tell anyone. It was so secret, but yet she felt violated and out in the open. As she told Ginny what had happened with Victor, barely a day ago, Ginny sat there motionless. She told her how she didn't want to do that with him, but for some reason, she didn't stop him. She told Ginny how she felt numb, but at the same time felt this intense pain. Hermione could tell that Ginny was holding in her breath. For the first time in her life, that Hermione knew of, Ginny remained quiet. She couldn't say anything. Hermione was desperately looking for reassurance, but Ginny wasn't doing anything, except staring, with her jaw dropped. It seemed like an eternity before Ginny even attempted speaking.
"Hermione...I ..wow..I mean.just...wow. That's a lot to take in."
"Yeah, tell me about it. I've been feeling one-hundred times worse than you are right now, for ages. I'm no stranger to pain."
Ginny looked like she was searching for something to say.."Hermione, do you..er..want to go for a walk on the grounds? I'm sure the sunshine will help you. At least, that's what my mum always says."
Hermione gave Ginny an apprehensive look. "Gin, I really don't think that it would do me any good."
"Come on, then. Let's go. Trust me, a walk in the sunshine always helps."
"In case you're forgetting, it's winter. It's dreadfully cold out there."
"So bring you cloak." Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her off the bed. Hermione grabbed her cloak and Ginny said "accio cloak" so it came to her. She was too lazy to walk to her room to get it.
When they opened the door, they found that Lavander and Pavati were up against it. Lavander was shoving something in her pocket hurriedly, while Pavati was looking at Hermione in disbelief.
Lavander, seeing the worried look spread across Hermione's face, said "So, how's Victor."
"What makes you ask that?" Hermione said in what she hoped was a casual tone.
"Oh Hermione, I've been meaning to ask you how Bulgaria is, this time of year." Pavati said in a mock innocent voice.
To Hermione's horror, Ron walked up to them. If she hadn't been so distracted by Lavander and Pavati, she would've noticed that Ron was being nice and that it was the first time that they had spoken with each other, in months. "Hello Hermione. Can I talk to you? I think we should work some things out."
"Oh, Ron!" Lavander said. "Just the person we've been meaning to talk to!"
Hermione tried to stop them, but she seemed to have lost her voice. Ginny had as well. They just stood there, frozen.
"You are never going to believe what Hermione did. Or rather, WHO she did." Pavati said, an evil grin spreading across her pretty face.
"Yes, I do believe the name Victor Krum rings a bell." Lavander said with a smirk.
How did they know this? Hermione thought back to when they left the room before she told Ginny anything and how they had grabbed something from their drawer as they were leaving. They were also putting something away when Hermione and Ginny came out. Oh no--- extendable ears. They knew everything.
Ron looked at Hermione in disbelief. "Is this true?"
She could hear the pain and anger building up in his voice with just that little question. She took a deep breath.
Ron saw her do this and knew that it was in fact true. He looked her in the eyes; a mixture of pain, anger, and disgust filling his face; and slowly shook his head at her. "How could you?"
He turned his back to them and stormed off.
Chapter Nine: Guilt
Hermione sat down at one of the tables in The Three Broomsticks. She was in utter shock because of what had just happened with Victor. She felt horrible. She didn't want to do that with him, but she didn't even try to stop him. She was sore all over, but it wasn't from being shagged. It was from the emotional pain and suffering she had faced. She felt like she was under the Cruciatus Curse. She felt more horrible than she had been feeling all year. She tried to apply reason and logic to this matter. The only thing she could think of doing was to talk to Ginny. Yes, she would understand.
**************************************************************************** *** It was really late when she got back to Hogwarts. She didn't see anyone in the common room, so she went up to her dorm. Lavander and Pavati were asleep. She thought that Lavander and Pavati being here over the holidays was strange. They usually didn't spend Christmas at Hogwarts. She decided that she should sleep as well. She needed to get her mind off of things for awhile. She never wanted to think about Victor again. She collapsed onto her bed and fell asleep.
It was around eleven in the morning when she woke up. She really did need that rest. After all, she usually didn't sleep late, if at all now and days. She noticed that she didn't even change from the night before. She had just fallen on her bed and dozed off. She got out of bed and walked out of the dormitory door. She walked into the common room and saw Ginny sitting beside Ron on a squashy sofa.
"Hey Gin, can you come talk to me for a tick?"
"Oh hey Hermione! Um, sure. I didn't know you were back." Ginny followed Hermione back up the girls' staircase. When she walked in, she saw Lavander and Pavati. They were sitting on their beds, talking. She couldn't tell Ginny everything with those two in there.
"Hey Lavander? Pavati? Would you mind leaving so that Ginny and I can talk in private?"
Lavander and Pavati exchanged mischievous glances and said "Sure Hermione. No problem." Hermione saw Lavander grab something out of her bottom drawer before the pair left. Pavati snickered, and then they were gone. Ginny rolled her eyes.
"I hate those two. They're always so nosy! How can you live gits like that?"
"Oh, I don't know. You get used to it after awhile." Hermione said in a lofty voice. "Ginny, look, there is something very serious that we have to talk about."
"Okay....what is it?" She said slowly, a worried look spreading across her face.
Hermione told her everything. She told her how she'd been feeling ever since Ron started dating Jasmine. She told her how she hadn't been eating, or going to the library. Since she didn't have any classes with Ginny, she told her about how she didn't bother to participate anymore. She didn't know how her marks didn't suffer. She just got lucky in that area. She told her how every time that she went into the corridors, she'd see Ron or Jasmine, or both of them together. That's why she'd been staying in her room, to get away from them. Then, she told Ginny how she remembered Victor's offer to come to Bulgaria for the holidays. She said that she just didn't want to be at Hogwarts anymore, so that's why she went. Then came the part she was dreading to tell anyone. It was so secret, but yet she felt violated and out in the open. As she told Ginny what had happened with Victor, barely a day ago, Ginny sat there motionless. She told her how she didn't want to do that with him, but for some reason, she didn't stop him. She told Ginny how she felt numb, but at the same time felt this intense pain. Hermione could tell that Ginny was holding in her breath. For the first time in her life, that Hermione knew of, Ginny remained quiet. She couldn't say anything. Hermione was desperately looking for reassurance, but Ginny wasn't doing anything, except staring, with her jaw dropped. It seemed like an eternity before Ginny even attempted speaking.
"Hermione...I ..wow..I mean.just...wow. That's a lot to take in."
"Yeah, tell me about it. I've been feeling one-hundred times worse than you are right now, for ages. I'm no stranger to pain."
Ginny looked like she was searching for something to say.."Hermione, do you..er..want to go for a walk on the grounds? I'm sure the sunshine will help you. At least, that's what my mum always says."
Hermione gave Ginny an apprehensive look. "Gin, I really don't think that it would do me any good."
"Come on, then. Let's go. Trust me, a walk in the sunshine always helps."
"In case you're forgetting, it's winter. It's dreadfully cold out there."
"So bring you cloak." Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her off the bed. Hermione grabbed her cloak and Ginny said "accio cloak" so it came to her. She was too lazy to walk to her room to get it.
When they opened the door, they found that Lavander and Pavati were up against it. Lavander was shoving something in her pocket hurriedly, while Pavati was looking at Hermione in disbelief.
Lavander, seeing the worried look spread across Hermione's face, said "So, how's Victor."
"What makes you ask that?" Hermione said in what she hoped was a casual tone.
"Oh Hermione, I've been meaning to ask you how Bulgaria is, this time of year." Pavati said in a mock innocent voice.
To Hermione's horror, Ron walked up to them. If she hadn't been so distracted by Lavander and Pavati, she would've noticed that Ron was being nice and that it was the first time that they had spoken with each other, in months. "Hello Hermione. Can I talk to you? I think we should work some things out."
"Oh, Ron!" Lavander said. "Just the person we've been meaning to talk to!"
Hermione tried to stop them, but she seemed to have lost her voice. Ginny had as well. They just stood there, frozen.
"You are never going to believe what Hermione did. Or rather, WHO she did." Pavati said, an evil grin spreading across her pretty face.
"Yes, I do believe the name Victor Krum rings a bell." Lavander said with a smirk.
How did they know this? Hermione thought back to when they left the room before she told Ginny anything and how they had grabbed something from their drawer as they were leaving. They were also putting something away when Hermione and Ginny came out. Oh no--- extendable ears. They knew everything.
Ron looked at Hermione in disbelief. "Is this true?"
She could hear the pain and anger building up in his voice with just that little question. She took a deep breath.
Ron saw her do this and knew that it was in fact true. He looked her in the eyes; a mixture of pain, anger, and disgust filling his face; and slowly shook his head at her. "How could you?"
He turned his back to them and stormed off.