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Author's Note: Okay, I'd like to apologize for taking so to update this story. I started getting ideas for other stories and I just didn't feel like writing this one. But I'm back! This is probably the second to last chapter.
Thanks for anyone who's waited patiently for me to update this.
Weakness in Me
Chapter Four
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No, Seamus never kissed me like that.
He pulls away and puts his forehead to mine, "I see. But then again, I didn't think so."
I blushed, realizing I must've said it aloud somehow. He just smiled at me; probably happy he's not the one blushing for once. Ron put a calloused hand to my pink cheek before saying, "Hermione, be my girlfriend. Please. Let me be your boyfriend."
My lips were curling upwards about to smile and form the word "yes" but suddenly my face froze and went blank.
I turned and ran as fast as I could. I tore down the corridors, my loafers hitting the stone ground hard. I turned around to see Ron looking confused and crestfallen. I didn't turn around again until I reached the Girls' Dormitory, and that was only to hang up my coat and throw my shoes off.
Ignoring Parvati's glare (I was interrupting her boy chat with Lavender, you see), I slid into my bed and shut the drapes to keep out the midday sun. Breathing ragged and shallow, I fell back onto my pillow.
Seamus had seen.
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I had fallen asleep feeling horribly guilty, only to wake up feeling even more guilty and worried, too.
I quietly got out of my bed, only to find the dorm empty. I staggered sleepy-eyed to my mirror, instantaneously waking up at the sight. After hastily fixing my wrinkled uniform, I slumped into a chair next to the piece of furniture, and tried to pull a brush through my hair.
I'm a mess!
In more ways than one.
Now, what is that supposed to mean?
Well, you're kind of stuck in a place.
I sighed, knowing it was right.
Who do you like more?
That's a bit of a rude question. I mean, they're both nice and -
Right . . . .
Oh, fine! Seamus is okay; he's a fine boyfriend. We kiss occasionally, but it's nothing special.
And Ron?
With him it's. It's different. He's been my best friend basically since I came to this school. And I've never felt anything like what happened when he touched me.
So . . .?
I'm stuck in a place. Stuck in a place with Seamus while I think there's something going on with Ron.
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I finally worked up that "Gryffindor courage" and pulled on my shoes and robe, determined to pass through the Common Room.
I was halfway through the room, when a loud whisper said "Hermione!"
I turned around (quite reluctantly,) to see a smiling Seamus.
What's he so happy about?
He grabbed my upper arm and pulled me towards a window seat that's currently deserted. As I sat down, I saw Ron staring at us, thoroughly ignoring whatever Ginny was saying to him. I caught his eye, thinking it'd make him stop, but he kept looking at me. I directed my attention back to Seamus just as he started to talk.
"Now, Hermione-"
"Seamus, I'm really sorry!" I interrupted, " I mean, he - we -"
"Shh, it's all right, " he said, then suddenly turned shy, "Actually, I've been seeing Lavender for a while now and . . . "
He looked at me timidly and I just said, "Oh, you don't need to say anymore."
He jumped up and hugged me. I saw Ron staring again, his face getting gradually redder the longer Seamus held onto me. Seamus (finally) let go and said, "Friends?"
"Yeah, sure," I nodded. But, I couldn't help but feel a little mad as he ran off towards Lavender.
I stood up myself, and with one quick eye-connecting glance at Ron, I left the Common Room and castle to go to my favorite thinking spot, the lake.
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