Not only did he love her, but he seemed to hide it really well. Even with the constant flow of compliments he gave her in secret, he still made fun of her all the time in front of others. How was this going to work? Did they really have a chance to make things work the way they were hoping?
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Every one of Jessica's friends knew that she deeply loved Ron, but he could be so cruel to her, and they honestly didn't know what to say to her when she expressed her feelings about Ron to them. "I know that it sounds strange and that I am lying, but when we are alone it's like he is a totally different person." Jessica whispered to her friend Jacklynn while Ron was presenting a project on Disarming Charms. "He just seems like such an ass to me. I mean, no one can just switch emotions at the drop of a hat like you say he does." Jacklynn replied laughingly as Ron's meaningless attempt at a leg binding charm bounced off a mirror and hit himself instead. "He can be such a sweetheart though. Jack you just have to understand where I am coming from here!" Jessica gasped as she watched Ron fall to the side stiff as a board.
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Jessica has always been the type of girl to go for what she wants. Although her semi-relationship with Ron had stumped her to the point that she has never been able to drown out the little voices in her head that tell her to stop and think about what she is doing. Until their 5th year Ron and Jessica had been perfect friends. Although this is when Jessica started hanging out with Jacklynn, a shy Gryffindor, more than Ron. As for Ron? Well he seemed to be thrown to the sidelines. So in retaliation, Ron started to make fun of Jessica when in public, just to see how she liked to be "thrown away". After the taunting started Jess and Jack seemed to switch their well-known characteristics. Jess seemed to become quiet and meek, while Jack became the loud boisterous one. This seemed to take hold of Ron's attention and his antics seemed to get even more frequent.
Ron and Jessica were the perfect couple, when no one was around that is. They talked about anything and everything; they could even sit quietly in each other's arms just enjoying the peace, and never become bored. It's when someone would enter the room that all hell broke loose. Just seeing the look of hurt in Jessica's eyes from the evil words that slashed at her heart was enough to make any person brake down and sob. Jacklynn of all people knew this look all to well.
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"Hey Jess. Are you going to come to the Great Hall with me? Or are you going to just stay in your bed and study your school life away?" Jack bellowed laughingly as she ran up the stairs to the girls' dormitory. Jack burst into the room and noticed that Jessica wasn't actually in the room, but there was a note on Jacklynn's pillow. The note stated:
"Hey Jack,
Just figured I would let you know that I am going to be in the library for most of the afternoon and that if you want to see me you can find me there!
Your Best;
Jess!"
After reading the note Jack placed it in the top drawer of her nightstand and took off for the library. When she got there she noticed Ron was there, but he was talking to someone who was sitting in front of him. Jack couldn't quite see whom he was talking to so she walked over and noticed it was Jess. "Hey Jess!" Jack whispered when she got close enough to the couple. "Are you going to come to the Great Hall with me? Or would you rather finish up here?" Jack said looking back and forth between Jess and Ron. All of a sudden Ron jumps up and says to Jess, "Yeah you might want to go with Jack. I mean, with you being here, all the ladies will think I have dropped my standards!" Jess looked as if she was about to cry, and Jack looked like she was about to jump over the couch and strangle Ron for what he had just said. Jess looked at Jacklynn and had a look of utter heartbreak in her eyes. "What the hell is wrong with you Ron Weasley?" Jacklynn screamed at Ron as he coolly walked away. "Jack, just leave it. It's not that big of a deal. Alright? Just leave it alone!" Jessica got up and ran for the library exit. Jack was torn between running up to Ron and finding out exactly what was wrong with him and why he was being so rude, and running after Jess and comforting her. After five minutes of glares at the back of Ron's head, Jack high tailed it to the library exit to follow Jess. On her way out Jack was told her be quiet in a library and to walk not to run. Jack didn't hear this, as she was already passed the desk when the statement was made. Jack got into the corridor and found Jessica, on the floor, against the wall, sobbing. Jack knelt down beside Jess and gave her the kind of hug every crying person wants, a hug with the love of a friend behind it. Jessica just sobbed and sobbed, but she didn't move from her place. Jack eventually picked up Jessica and her books and helped Jessica get back to the Common Room. Where they found none other than Ron Weasley.
