Magic in the South
Chapter 7: Talking to Harry
Disclaimer: As you should already know, I don't own any of the characters. I just own the plot. The idea for it in Louisiana is credited to my cousin Lynzie as I mentioned in my first chapter. (Why do I even bother to write this? . . . . )
And now lets get on with it...
Thanks to my reviewers! I hope to see more in the future!
LstCharmed1
LiZzIe-WeAsLeY
jacfaithmac
I hope to see more in the future!
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Ron woke up with determination written all over him. He had formed a plan in his head last night as he was sleeping. After careful consideration, he had decided that it was best that he eased into the conversation, playing it by ear. He knew it was no "Hermione Plan", but it was a plan nonetheless.
He rolled in his bed and swung his legs over the side. He quickly got dressed and hurried out of the room, ran down the stairs, and collided with someone in the Common Room.
"OH! I am so sorry!" came Hermione's voice.
"Hey you. Sorry 'bout that. I was in a hurry. I wanted to meet you down here before Harry came down to tell you my plan," Ron informed Hermione.
"Oh well that is good. What were you planning on doing?" asked Hermione who was clearly anxious about the whole thing.
"Well...I was actually planning on just playing it by ear and casually bring it up."
"I can see that took a lot of thought!"
"It did!" said Ron indignantly. "Besides, I think it will work out. No doubt you will want to talk to him after I am done to make sure he can handle it, so I figured you could wait right inside the doors and when I am done, I will come get you and you can have your say with him."
Hermione was surprised. He had thought this out a little more than she had expected. He knew her well, and she was thankful for that.
But right as she was about to talk again, Harry came down the stairs. The two instantly scooted away and Hermione turned towards Ron, gave him a distinct wink, and ran out of the portrait hole.
Ron towards Harry and began to speak. "So, since we have a free day, what d'you say we walk around the lake for awhile."
"Sounds great to me. I really want to see what the castle looks like from the outside," said Harry as he walked with Ron to the Portrait hole.
As they walked around the castle to get to the front door, Harry noticed that the castle looked exactly the same, from the way their beds were arranged to the way the Great Hall looked. The halls were designed in the same fashion as Hogwarts. He thought this was a good idea, because it prevented everyone form getting lost and still gave them the comfort that their old school always gave them. He hadn't seen Hagrid, so he thought that him and Ron could go and see him when they were done walking.
They finally reached the front door and pushed it wide open. The sun instantly poured in through the crack and filled the room as well as the grounds outside. They walked out of the door a little further and joined the others that were trying to get a look at their new surroundings as well.
"Man, look Harry! That looks . . . . awesome!" exclaimed Ron as he turned around to get a better look at the outside of their new school.
Sure enough, the castle looked, and there was no other word for it, awesome. It was a big white building with huge pillars and many stories. It looked to be at least a hundred years old, yet it was in fine shape. There were trees surrounding the building with strings of moss hanging down to the ground. Harry turned around to look at the lake that was right behind them. It wasn't quite look like the old lake; it had a more forbidding look to it. The trees had roots sticking out of the ground and showing. There were all sorts of animals around it, and Harry was almost positive that he had seen an alligator. After all, he had never seen one before, yet he had a vague idea of what it looked like, and he was sure that was one.
"Man, this place is cool" said Harry as he spun around in his place taking in the beauty that the place gave off.
"Have you ever seen a building like that before?" asked Ron as he turned back to the school.
"No, but I think that Dumbledore said that they were called plantations. There are supposed to be a lot here. I am not sure though . . . . we could ask Hermione. Where is she anyway? I am positive she would want to see this," said Harry as he looked all around him, as though she would pop out of the ground right before his very eyes.
"Well . . . . actually, I needed to talk to you . . . . alone . . . "
"Ok then, what do you need to talk to me about?" asked Harry as he looked at Ron. He was sure that Ron needed to tell him something important, because he was twisting his hands and fidgeting in place, while avoiding Harry eyes as best he could.
"Well you see, after Hermione and I put all of the first years in their dormitories, we sat down on the couch and talked for a while . . . . " said Ron as he determined to act normal.
"Uh huh . . . . now go on"
"Yeah well you see, on the train earlier yesterday, me and Hermione kind of . . . well . . . . "and he paused. He want sure that he wanted to tell Harry what had almost happened then, or all that they had done last night.
Harry saw Ron trying to continue, but he didn't need to. Harry had been watching the two coming to the train form the time Hermoine had fallen. He had seen the look the two of them shared. He hoped that they would have talked about it, because he noticed the silence on the train home.
"Don't worry mate. I know all about that. I saw you on the train, no go on."
Ron didn't know whether to be mad or relieved, so he settled with continuing.
"Anyway, we started talking about it, and I realized that I REALLY did like her . . . . a lot. So, I told her."
Harry stopped walking around the swamp and turned to look at Ron. He couldn't believe that Ron had finally revealed his feelings to her. He was sure that she liked him back; it was just that neither of them had made a move, so he wasn't sure that anything would happen. But it seems like something finally did . . . . . .
"At first, he didn't tell me any thing, so I decided to act like I didn't really mean it . . . . ."
Harry resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Some times Ron really knew how to mess things up. "So?"
"So, I guess she was in shock when I told her, but once I began to deny, she snapped back into herself and kissed me. . . . . I was in complete shock, but when she pulled away, she told me she liked me too. Man . . . . . . I was happy, to say the least. And I guess I was just feeling lucky, so I decided to ask her to be my girlfriend. And you know what? SHE SAID YES!"
Ron looked happier than Harry had ever seen him. He had a smile "a mile wide" on his face, to use the old expression. Harry couldn't help but feel good for him as well.
Ron turned to Harry and realized that they had been out here for quite some time, and thought that Hermione would want to talk to him now.
"Hey, Hermione said that she wanted to talk to you, so hold on . . . . . "
Ron ran back inside and a couple of minutes later, Hermione came to Harry's side. They talked for a while, and discussed Hermione and Ron. Hermione seemed thoroughly pleased about the whole thing. Harry was surprised to hear how long she had liked Ron, yet was still happy for them.
They went to visit Hagrid, and Hermione told him the good news. Hagrid congratulated them, and sent them on their way, for he was not done packing up his things and he really wanted to get done. Harry and Hermione would have offered to help, but the tiny space would have just made it more of a hassle for them to stay there. SO they told him good-bye and headed back to the castle.
As they walked back, Hermione asked Harry a question . . . . .
"Harry, you are ok with this aren't you? I mean, I don't want you to feel left out."
Harry looked at her and replied, "Yeah, I will be fine. I am happy for you two." He then turned from her ad they walked up the steps and got lost deeply in his thoughts.
Hermione smiled to herself as she watched him. She knew all to well that he was thinking of a certain red-headed female, even if he wouldn't admit it . . . . .
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A/N: Well, another chapter is done! I think that one went ok, don't you? It wasn't the best, but the story is only just starting. I have to have some base chapters before I can really get to the good stuff. . . . . .
Thank you for reading!
angelface58
Chapter 7: Talking to Harry
Disclaimer: As you should already know, I don't own any of the characters. I just own the plot. The idea for it in Louisiana is credited to my cousin Lynzie as I mentioned in my first chapter. (Why do I even bother to write this? . . . . )
And now lets get on with it...
Thanks to my reviewers! I hope to see more in the future!
LstCharmed1
LiZzIe-WeAsLeY
jacfaithmac
I hope to see more in the future!
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Ron woke up with determination written all over him. He had formed a plan in his head last night as he was sleeping. After careful consideration, he had decided that it was best that he eased into the conversation, playing it by ear. He knew it was no "Hermione Plan", but it was a plan nonetheless.
He rolled in his bed and swung his legs over the side. He quickly got dressed and hurried out of the room, ran down the stairs, and collided with someone in the Common Room.
"OH! I am so sorry!" came Hermione's voice.
"Hey you. Sorry 'bout that. I was in a hurry. I wanted to meet you down here before Harry came down to tell you my plan," Ron informed Hermione.
"Oh well that is good. What were you planning on doing?" asked Hermione who was clearly anxious about the whole thing.
"Well...I was actually planning on just playing it by ear and casually bring it up."
"I can see that took a lot of thought!"
"It did!" said Ron indignantly. "Besides, I think it will work out. No doubt you will want to talk to him after I am done to make sure he can handle it, so I figured you could wait right inside the doors and when I am done, I will come get you and you can have your say with him."
Hermione was surprised. He had thought this out a little more than she had expected. He knew her well, and she was thankful for that.
But right as she was about to talk again, Harry came down the stairs. The two instantly scooted away and Hermione turned towards Ron, gave him a distinct wink, and ran out of the portrait hole.
Ron towards Harry and began to speak. "So, since we have a free day, what d'you say we walk around the lake for awhile."
"Sounds great to me. I really want to see what the castle looks like from the outside," said Harry as he walked with Ron to the Portrait hole.
As they walked around the castle to get to the front door, Harry noticed that the castle looked exactly the same, from the way their beds were arranged to the way the Great Hall looked. The halls were designed in the same fashion as Hogwarts. He thought this was a good idea, because it prevented everyone form getting lost and still gave them the comfort that their old school always gave them. He hadn't seen Hagrid, so he thought that him and Ron could go and see him when they were done walking.
They finally reached the front door and pushed it wide open. The sun instantly poured in through the crack and filled the room as well as the grounds outside. They walked out of the door a little further and joined the others that were trying to get a look at their new surroundings as well.
"Man, look Harry! That looks . . . . awesome!" exclaimed Ron as he turned around to get a better look at the outside of their new school.
Sure enough, the castle looked, and there was no other word for it, awesome. It was a big white building with huge pillars and many stories. It looked to be at least a hundred years old, yet it was in fine shape. There were trees surrounding the building with strings of moss hanging down to the ground. Harry turned around to look at the lake that was right behind them. It wasn't quite look like the old lake; it had a more forbidding look to it. The trees had roots sticking out of the ground and showing. There were all sorts of animals around it, and Harry was almost positive that he had seen an alligator. After all, he had never seen one before, yet he had a vague idea of what it looked like, and he was sure that was one.
"Man, this place is cool" said Harry as he spun around in his place taking in the beauty that the place gave off.
"Have you ever seen a building like that before?" asked Ron as he turned back to the school.
"No, but I think that Dumbledore said that they were called plantations. There are supposed to be a lot here. I am not sure though . . . . we could ask Hermione. Where is she anyway? I am positive she would want to see this," said Harry as he looked all around him, as though she would pop out of the ground right before his very eyes.
"Well . . . . actually, I needed to talk to you . . . . alone . . . "
"Ok then, what do you need to talk to me about?" asked Harry as he looked at Ron. He was sure that Ron needed to tell him something important, because he was twisting his hands and fidgeting in place, while avoiding Harry eyes as best he could.
"Well you see, after Hermione and I put all of the first years in their dormitories, we sat down on the couch and talked for a while . . . . " said Ron as he determined to act normal.
"Uh huh . . . . now go on"
"Yeah well you see, on the train earlier yesterday, me and Hermione kind of . . . well . . . . "and he paused. He want sure that he wanted to tell Harry what had almost happened then, or all that they had done last night.
Harry saw Ron trying to continue, but he didn't need to. Harry had been watching the two coming to the train form the time Hermoine had fallen. He had seen the look the two of them shared. He hoped that they would have talked about it, because he noticed the silence on the train home.
"Don't worry mate. I know all about that. I saw you on the train, no go on."
Ron didn't know whether to be mad or relieved, so he settled with continuing.
"Anyway, we started talking about it, and I realized that I REALLY did like her . . . . a lot. So, I told her."
Harry stopped walking around the swamp and turned to look at Ron. He couldn't believe that Ron had finally revealed his feelings to her. He was sure that she liked him back; it was just that neither of them had made a move, so he wasn't sure that anything would happen. But it seems like something finally did . . . . . .
"At first, he didn't tell me any thing, so I decided to act like I didn't really mean it . . . . ."
Harry resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Some times Ron really knew how to mess things up. "So?"
"So, I guess she was in shock when I told her, but once I began to deny, she snapped back into herself and kissed me. . . . . I was in complete shock, but when she pulled away, she told me she liked me too. Man . . . . . . I was happy, to say the least. And I guess I was just feeling lucky, so I decided to ask her to be my girlfriend. And you know what? SHE SAID YES!"
Ron looked happier than Harry had ever seen him. He had a smile "a mile wide" on his face, to use the old expression. Harry couldn't help but feel good for him as well.
Ron turned to Harry and realized that they had been out here for quite some time, and thought that Hermione would want to talk to him now.
"Hey, Hermione said that she wanted to talk to you, so hold on . . . . . "
Ron ran back inside and a couple of minutes later, Hermione came to Harry's side. They talked for a while, and discussed Hermione and Ron. Hermione seemed thoroughly pleased about the whole thing. Harry was surprised to hear how long she had liked Ron, yet was still happy for them.
They went to visit Hagrid, and Hermione told him the good news. Hagrid congratulated them, and sent them on their way, for he was not done packing up his things and he really wanted to get done. Harry and Hermione would have offered to help, but the tiny space would have just made it more of a hassle for them to stay there. SO they told him good-bye and headed back to the castle.
As they walked back, Hermione asked Harry a question . . . . .
"Harry, you are ok with this aren't you? I mean, I don't want you to feel left out."
Harry looked at her and replied, "Yeah, I will be fine. I am happy for you two." He then turned from her ad they walked up the steps and got lost deeply in his thoughts.
Hermione smiled to herself as she watched him. She knew all to well that he was thinking of a certain red-headed female, even if he wouldn't admit it . . . . .
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A/N: Well, another chapter is done! I think that one went ok, don't you? It wasn't the best, but the story is only just starting. I have to have some base chapters before I can really get to the good stuff. . . . . .
Thank you for reading!
angelface58