Chapter 5- Heat
The next afternoon, Harry tried to get Ron and Hermione to talk but it was no use. Finally he burst out, 'Oh c'mon. Can't you just talk about it? Surely it can't be that bad.'
'We've already talked about it,' Hermione said acidly. Ron acted as if he was deaf and continued working on his potions essay on Higglefine (a dust- like substance which, if brewed correctly, will enable a person to use an amazing amount of strength for 24 hours).
'You can't just go on like this. You both know that sooner or later you're both going to have to start talking to one another, so you may as well get it over with now' Harry said desperately. He waited a few moments and to his disappointment, no apologies were made. With a sigh he stuffed his work into a bag and trudged upstairs to his dormitory.
'I suppose he's right,' Ron muttered under his breath.
'What was that?' Hermione asked, her head snapping up and her face displaying a frown.
'Nothing,' Ron replied indifferently.
Hermione and Ron worked in silence for the next 15 minutes. Then Hermione got up from her chair stormed over to where Ron was sitting and said, 'that's it. Come with me.'
'What? But I gotta get this thing finished.'
'NOW Ron!' Hermione said, her voice raised a notch. Ron quickly got out of his chair. He wanted to avoid a shouting row. Hermione grabbed his hand and started walking briskly out of the common room.
People stared at them in the hallway, Hermione pulling Ron to an unknown destination.
'Where are we going?' Ron asked.
'You'll find out when we get there,' Hermione replied. They kept walking until they came to the girls' bathroom, Moaning Myrtle's residence.
Moaning Myrtle was sitting on top of the washbasins sobbing to herself. She looked up when Hermione and Ron entered.
'What are you doing here? Come to taunt me like everyone else,' Moaning Myrtle managed to say between her quick breaths.
'No, we've come to talk in private. Now stop moaning and let us have some quiet time,' Hermione said firmly. Myrtle cried even harder at that, but Hermione simply crossed her arms and tapped her little foot impatiently until Myrtle had finished her episode. Finally, Myrtle realised that Hermione wasn't feeling the slightest pang of guilt and so she slowly drifted away saying, 'If you see Harry, tell him that I said 'hello'' and then she dived into one of the toilets and was gone.
'Why do you care so much about Viktor and I staying in contact?' Hermione asked quietly.
Ron considered his words carefully, 'because he's quite a bit older than you and.'
'But why do you care about that?'
'Well.. I. I mean.'
'Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.'
'Because I love you and I don't want to see you get hurt by some slouching drip,' Ron blurted out before he could stop himself. He quickly looked away and felt extremely awkward. When he finally looked at Hermione, he realised that she wasn't frowning at him. Instead she was beaming, looking as if all her dreams had come true.
'FINALLY!' she said exasperated. Suddenly, Ron felt her body against his. She had wrapped her arms around him and was giving him the best hug he had ever had. He tightened his arms around her; he was still a little shocked from what had just happened. She pulled back and then kissed him lightly on the lips. He blinked, looked keenly at her and then kissed her (however, not nearly as lightly). He felt relaxed somehow. The urge that had been building up inside of him was finally being released. Hermione's hands moved up to hold his neck as the kiss continued. She was standing on tip- toe to keep it going. Suddenly, a loud 'Ahem,' interrupted the moment of passion.
'Can I have the bathroom back now?' Myrltle asked, eyebrows raised.
'Yes Myrtle, you can have the bathroom back,' Hermione laughed. Ron couldn't stop smiling. He put his arm around her shoulder and, together, they walked out of the bathroom. If people weren't really staring at them before, they were definitely staring at them now. Someone shouted from behind them 'get a room!' Ron blushed but he didn't let go of Hermione. She seemed content, so there was no harm in it.
They got back to the Griffindor common room and came to the intersection between the girls' and boy's dormitories.
'Well, goodnight Ron,' Hermione said, smiling at him.
'Nite Hermione,' Ron replied. He bent to kiss her gently once more and then watched as she went into her dormitory and closed the door quietly behind her. Ron smiled to himself, then made his own way up to his dormitory mulling over everything that had just happened.
He opened the door and entered to find Harry reading over a transfiguration book on his bed.
'You've been gone for a while,' Harry said looking at him, a smile playing around the corners of his mouth.
'What do you mean?' Ron asked, turning scarlet.
'I went back downstairs to get a piece of parchment I left on the table and you and Hermione weren't there,' Harry said now smiling openly.
'Oh that, well. ah. Oh Myrtle says 'hello' by the way,' Ron said in an attempt to change the subject.
'What were you doing in Myrtle's bathroom Ron?' Harry asked, eyebrows raised. 'Admit it, you kissed her didn't you?' Harry said.
'Yeah,' Ron said, grinning sheepishly. Harry went quiet all of a sudden. 'What's up Harry?'
'Oh, nothing in particular.'
'I know that look, Harry. Oh wait, I bet I know what's wrong.'
'What?'
'You're agitated 'cos you haven't seen Ginny all day,' Ron said, laughing mockingly at Harry.
'Yeah I know. You'd think that after kissing me she might.'
'She kissed you?' Ron asked incredulously.
'Well, yeah. On the train.'
'She does move fast doesn't she. She might still be down in the common room. I didn't really see her on my way in but then again, I was a bit.preoccupied.'
Harry walked out of the dormitory and downstairs into the common room. He looked around and saw Ginny sitting at a table with Collin Crevy, laughing. He felt a spark of anger rise in him. He walked over to where they were sitting.
'Oh. Hi Harry,' Ginny said, a little startled. 'You know Collin don't you?'
'Yes, I believe that we've met,' Harry said, not taking his eyes off Ginny. An awkward silence followed. Harry saw that Ginny was looking at Collin and then looking sideways at Harry. Collin smiled at her. Harry turned on his heel and stomped back to his dormitory infuriated.
He banged open the door to his room and then slammed it behind him.
'Did you find Ginny?' Ron asked.
'Oh I found her all right. She was sitting and giggling with Collin Crevy!' Harry said through clenched teeth.
'Collin Crevy! What the hell is she doing with that pip-squeak?'
'I wish I knew.'
'I'll have a talk to her tomorrow.' Ron began.
'No, don't worry about it,' Harry said as he got into bed and closed the hangers on his bed.
'I'm sorry Harry. I'm sure it meant nothing.'
'Yeah, nothing.' Harry said to himself, and with that, he turned over under his covers and tried to go to sleep despite his fury.
----------Well that's chapter five. Sorry, it's not long or anything, but intense situations are often short. Hoped you enjoyed it. I'D LOVE TO HEAR REVIEWS!!!!!!! screaming at the top of my lungs. Anyway, till next chapter, cheers (----------
The next afternoon, Harry tried to get Ron and Hermione to talk but it was no use. Finally he burst out, 'Oh c'mon. Can't you just talk about it? Surely it can't be that bad.'
'We've already talked about it,' Hermione said acidly. Ron acted as if he was deaf and continued working on his potions essay on Higglefine (a dust- like substance which, if brewed correctly, will enable a person to use an amazing amount of strength for 24 hours).
'You can't just go on like this. You both know that sooner or later you're both going to have to start talking to one another, so you may as well get it over with now' Harry said desperately. He waited a few moments and to his disappointment, no apologies were made. With a sigh he stuffed his work into a bag and trudged upstairs to his dormitory.
'I suppose he's right,' Ron muttered under his breath.
'What was that?' Hermione asked, her head snapping up and her face displaying a frown.
'Nothing,' Ron replied indifferently.
Hermione and Ron worked in silence for the next 15 minutes. Then Hermione got up from her chair stormed over to where Ron was sitting and said, 'that's it. Come with me.'
'What? But I gotta get this thing finished.'
'NOW Ron!' Hermione said, her voice raised a notch. Ron quickly got out of his chair. He wanted to avoid a shouting row. Hermione grabbed his hand and started walking briskly out of the common room.
People stared at them in the hallway, Hermione pulling Ron to an unknown destination.
'Where are we going?' Ron asked.
'You'll find out when we get there,' Hermione replied. They kept walking until they came to the girls' bathroom, Moaning Myrtle's residence.
Moaning Myrtle was sitting on top of the washbasins sobbing to herself. She looked up when Hermione and Ron entered.
'What are you doing here? Come to taunt me like everyone else,' Moaning Myrtle managed to say between her quick breaths.
'No, we've come to talk in private. Now stop moaning and let us have some quiet time,' Hermione said firmly. Myrtle cried even harder at that, but Hermione simply crossed her arms and tapped her little foot impatiently until Myrtle had finished her episode. Finally, Myrtle realised that Hermione wasn't feeling the slightest pang of guilt and so she slowly drifted away saying, 'If you see Harry, tell him that I said 'hello'' and then she dived into one of the toilets and was gone.
'Why do you care so much about Viktor and I staying in contact?' Hermione asked quietly.
Ron considered his words carefully, 'because he's quite a bit older than you and.'
'But why do you care about that?'
'Well.. I. I mean.'
'Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.'
'Because I love you and I don't want to see you get hurt by some slouching drip,' Ron blurted out before he could stop himself. He quickly looked away and felt extremely awkward. When he finally looked at Hermione, he realised that she wasn't frowning at him. Instead she was beaming, looking as if all her dreams had come true.
'FINALLY!' she said exasperated. Suddenly, Ron felt her body against his. She had wrapped her arms around him and was giving him the best hug he had ever had. He tightened his arms around her; he was still a little shocked from what had just happened. She pulled back and then kissed him lightly on the lips. He blinked, looked keenly at her and then kissed her (however, not nearly as lightly). He felt relaxed somehow. The urge that had been building up inside of him was finally being released. Hermione's hands moved up to hold his neck as the kiss continued. She was standing on tip- toe to keep it going. Suddenly, a loud 'Ahem,' interrupted the moment of passion.
'Can I have the bathroom back now?' Myrltle asked, eyebrows raised.
'Yes Myrtle, you can have the bathroom back,' Hermione laughed. Ron couldn't stop smiling. He put his arm around her shoulder and, together, they walked out of the bathroom. If people weren't really staring at them before, they were definitely staring at them now. Someone shouted from behind them 'get a room!' Ron blushed but he didn't let go of Hermione. She seemed content, so there was no harm in it.
They got back to the Griffindor common room and came to the intersection between the girls' and boy's dormitories.
'Well, goodnight Ron,' Hermione said, smiling at him.
'Nite Hermione,' Ron replied. He bent to kiss her gently once more and then watched as she went into her dormitory and closed the door quietly behind her. Ron smiled to himself, then made his own way up to his dormitory mulling over everything that had just happened.
He opened the door and entered to find Harry reading over a transfiguration book on his bed.
'You've been gone for a while,' Harry said looking at him, a smile playing around the corners of his mouth.
'What do you mean?' Ron asked, turning scarlet.
'I went back downstairs to get a piece of parchment I left on the table and you and Hermione weren't there,' Harry said now smiling openly.
'Oh that, well. ah. Oh Myrtle says 'hello' by the way,' Ron said in an attempt to change the subject.
'What were you doing in Myrtle's bathroom Ron?' Harry asked, eyebrows raised. 'Admit it, you kissed her didn't you?' Harry said.
'Yeah,' Ron said, grinning sheepishly. Harry went quiet all of a sudden. 'What's up Harry?'
'Oh, nothing in particular.'
'I know that look, Harry. Oh wait, I bet I know what's wrong.'
'What?'
'You're agitated 'cos you haven't seen Ginny all day,' Ron said, laughing mockingly at Harry.
'Yeah I know. You'd think that after kissing me she might.'
'She kissed you?' Ron asked incredulously.
'Well, yeah. On the train.'
'She does move fast doesn't she. She might still be down in the common room. I didn't really see her on my way in but then again, I was a bit.preoccupied.'
Harry walked out of the dormitory and downstairs into the common room. He looked around and saw Ginny sitting at a table with Collin Crevy, laughing. He felt a spark of anger rise in him. He walked over to where they were sitting.
'Oh. Hi Harry,' Ginny said, a little startled. 'You know Collin don't you?'
'Yes, I believe that we've met,' Harry said, not taking his eyes off Ginny. An awkward silence followed. Harry saw that Ginny was looking at Collin and then looking sideways at Harry. Collin smiled at her. Harry turned on his heel and stomped back to his dormitory infuriated.
He banged open the door to his room and then slammed it behind him.
'Did you find Ginny?' Ron asked.
'Oh I found her all right. She was sitting and giggling with Collin Crevy!' Harry said through clenched teeth.
'Collin Crevy! What the hell is she doing with that pip-squeak?'
'I wish I knew.'
'I'll have a talk to her tomorrow.' Ron began.
'No, don't worry about it,' Harry said as he got into bed and closed the hangers on his bed.
'I'm sorry Harry. I'm sure it meant nothing.'
'Yeah, nothing.' Harry said to himself, and with that, he turned over under his covers and tried to go to sleep despite his fury.
----------Well that's chapter five. Sorry, it's not long or anything, but intense situations are often short. Hoped you enjoyed it. I'D LOVE TO HEAR REVIEWS!!!!!!! screaming at the top of my lungs. Anyway, till next chapter, cheers (----------