Apparently, everyone who's reviewed wants me to prolong this; your wish is my command...
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Hermione stumbled backwards and Ron flushed with anger.
"Hi, Nappy" said Ron through clenched teeth.
"How are you, Ron Weasley?" asked the house-elf cheerfully, oblivious that he had ruined a moment.
"Fine" answered Ron curtly; Hermione had recovered herself in the meantime.
"So, Nappy, why did you call us here?" enquired a very relived, but somewhat disappointed Hermione.
"Nappy wants to show you his wife-to-be!" Nappy declared happily, "Come out Minty!"
A second, smaller house-elf crept out from behind the sofa. Even though house-elves could never be classified as pretty, this one certainly could. Her skin, even though it was the same colour as the ordinary house-elves, was of a more delicate shade, her eyes were a pale blue and were more doe-like than saucer-shaped: like the average house-elf. She curtsied to them.
"This is my wife-to-be!" Nappy declared proudly
Ron looked confused, "Your wife-to-be? Do you mean she's your fiancée?"
Nappy shook his head, frowning slightly as he searched for the right word, "Minty is Nappy's friend who is a female..."
Hermione caught on first, "Oh, you mean that she's your girlfriend?"
"Yes, Yes, Yes" were the first words uttered by the pretty girl, her voice was low and musical, and Ron swore to himself that the house-elf had Veela blood in her.
Nappy nodded delightedly, "Girlfriend, me wanted to be just like Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Hermione Granger is Ron Weasley's girlfriend, right?"
Ron and Hermione avoided each other's eyes; Hermione shook her head in denial at Nappy.
Nappy grimaced, "You two is not Girlfriend and b-boyfriend?" his eyes filled with tears, "me wanted to be like Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley..." and he broke into huge sobs which shook his little body.
Hermione looked aghast and bent down to comfort the distraught elf; Nappy sobbed loudly, "Nappy n-no like M-minty anymore, Minty must go a-away"
Now it was Minty's turn to cry, she gulped silently and two huge tears dripped off her nose, Ron turned to comfort her.
Hermione thought quickly, she came up with an idea and whispered it into the house-elf's ear. Slowly, the sad expression vanished and a big grin replaced it, Nappy went up to Minty and took her arm, "Minty, me and you will be friends now, ok? No more girlfriend, just friend."
Minty seemed happy with this proposal and stopped crying as well, and with a quick goodbye, the elves left to discuss the terms of their friendship, or as Nappy announced, "What Minty will do for me!"
Ron and Hermione were left alone again, with a quick glance at Ron, Hermione turned and headed up the stairs to their dormitories, Ron grabbed his present off the desk, and followed her.
As she was about to enter her dormitory, Ron protested that he hadn't had a chance to thank her. Hermione just snapped a curt 'My Pleasure' and closed the door in Ron's face.
As she slumped into her bed, she sighed, and wondered what to make of their 'friendship'...Maybe Ron had liked her after all. She remembered all the crushes she had had on boys over the years, and not one of them had liked her back. Ron liking her seemed crazy, yet he had come close to kissing her. After all this time, she knew that even though she liked Ron, she'd never admit it to him...their natures were too different, Hermione knew that the jealousy that gnawed inside her whenever Ron talked to another girl would affect whatever relationship they had.
That night, just before going to sleep, Hermione vowed to herself that she'd never let anything happen between them, for her own and especially Ron's good...
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That wasn't that great, but please tell me what you think, if it's bad, plz tell me WHY it's bad, coz it feels sort of pointless to carry on writing a story that no one seems to like...
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Hermione stumbled backwards and Ron flushed with anger.
"Hi, Nappy" said Ron through clenched teeth.
"How are you, Ron Weasley?" asked the house-elf cheerfully, oblivious that he had ruined a moment.
"Fine" answered Ron curtly; Hermione had recovered herself in the meantime.
"So, Nappy, why did you call us here?" enquired a very relived, but somewhat disappointed Hermione.
"Nappy wants to show you his wife-to-be!" Nappy declared happily, "Come out Minty!"
A second, smaller house-elf crept out from behind the sofa. Even though house-elves could never be classified as pretty, this one certainly could. Her skin, even though it was the same colour as the ordinary house-elves, was of a more delicate shade, her eyes were a pale blue and were more doe-like than saucer-shaped: like the average house-elf. She curtsied to them.
"This is my wife-to-be!" Nappy declared proudly
Ron looked confused, "Your wife-to-be? Do you mean she's your fiancée?"
Nappy shook his head, frowning slightly as he searched for the right word, "Minty is Nappy's friend who is a female..."
Hermione caught on first, "Oh, you mean that she's your girlfriend?"
"Yes, Yes, Yes" were the first words uttered by the pretty girl, her voice was low and musical, and Ron swore to himself that the house-elf had Veela blood in her.
Nappy nodded delightedly, "Girlfriend, me wanted to be just like Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Hermione Granger is Ron Weasley's girlfriend, right?"
Ron and Hermione avoided each other's eyes; Hermione shook her head in denial at Nappy.
Nappy grimaced, "You two is not Girlfriend and b-boyfriend?" his eyes filled with tears, "me wanted to be like Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley..." and he broke into huge sobs which shook his little body.
Hermione looked aghast and bent down to comfort the distraught elf; Nappy sobbed loudly, "Nappy n-no like M-minty anymore, Minty must go a-away"
Now it was Minty's turn to cry, she gulped silently and two huge tears dripped off her nose, Ron turned to comfort her.
Hermione thought quickly, she came up with an idea and whispered it into the house-elf's ear. Slowly, the sad expression vanished and a big grin replaced it, Nappy went up to Minty and took her arm, "Minty, me and you will be friends now, ok? No more girlfriend, just friend."
Minty seemed happy with this proposal and stopped crying as well, and with a quick goodbye, the elves left to discuss the terms of their friendship, or as Nappy announced, "What Minty will do for me!"
Ron and Hermione were left alone again, with a quick glance at Ron, Hermione turned and headed up the stairs to their dormitories, Ron grabbed his present off the desk, and followed her.
As she was about to enter her dormitory, Ron protested that he hadn't had a chance to thank her. Hermione just snapped a curt 'My Pleasure' and closed the door in Ron's face.
As she slumped into her bed, she sighed, and wondered what to make of their 'friendship'...Maybe Ron had liked her after all. She remembered all the crushes she had had on boys over the years, and not one of them had liked her back. Ron liking her seemed crazy, yet he had come close to kissing her. After all this time, she knew that even though she liked Ron, she'd never admit it to him...their natures were too different, Hermione knew that the jealousy that gnawed inside her whenever Ron talked to another girl would affect whatever relationship they had.
That night, just before going to sleep, Hermione vowed to herself that she'd never let anything happen between them, for her own and especially Ron's good...
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That wasn't that great, but please tell me what you think, if it's bad, plz tell me WHY it's bad, coz it feels sort of pointless to carry on writing a story that no one seems to like...