Hey! Sorry it's taken forever for me to write this! I couldn't ever
write it to where I was happy with it. Well, I hope you like it! Here it
goes!
"Ginny needs help with defense against the dark arts again, so we're going to go to the library and meet you and Hermione at The Three Broomsticks." Said Harry. Ron couldn't help but to be a little suspicious.
"Are you really helping her, or do you just want to spend time with her?" he asked Harry.
"Well, I—" it became apparent that Harry was searching for a way to turn the tables on the conversation. "We're just giving you a chance to ask Hermione to the ball, that's all."
"But I never said—"
"Just ask her. The worst she can do is say no."
"Yeah, right." Thought Ron. "As if her saying no wouldn't be bad enough. What if she laughs in my face? What if she just stares at me? Or continues on with conversation and doesn't even answer?"
"We'll see you at Hogsmede. Good luck!" Said Harry with a smirk as he headed off to the library.
Harry was a great friend, but sometimes Ron just wanted to kick him. "Yeah, you too! Good luck with Ginny!" Ron shouted after him. Harry pretended not to hear.
The ball was tomorrow and he still hadn't asked her. Gosh, Harry was right. He would just have to ask her, but how? It was nearly time to meet Hermione. He needed time to think over how to ask her, time without her around. She would probably be in the common room at the moment so Ron began to walk towards the carriages, practicing his lines, unknowingly mouthing them as he walked along.
Fifteen minutes passed and Hermione was late. Ron figured she must have already gotten in a carriage so he went ahead and started to look for her. He searched every carriage, but she was nowhere to be seen. He gave in and sat in an empty carriage. Maybe she'd find him.
Or maybe not. "Well, this is great." Thought Ron aloud. "Where is she?"
Soon the carriages slowed to a stop. He got out and began to walk towards The Three Brooms Sticks, wondering if he'd find Hermione there. He was starting to get a bit worried. What if something's happened to her? What if Malfoy had done something? Or Voldermort attacked? He couldn't loose her. He couldn't! "Ron!" came a voice behind him. He turned around to find a smiling Hermione. A sense of relief, as well as suspicion flowed over him. "Wait up!" He stopped walking as she ran to catch up to him. "Hey!"
"Hey!" he responded. "Where were you?"
"Oh," she paused, out of breath. "I was talking to someone and didn't realize the time. Sorry!"
She was talking to someone? Harry and Ginny were in the library, and she said someone, meaning she doesn't want to say whom. Could that someone have already asked her? Crud! He might have blown it again! Who could it be? Victor couldn't have somehow found a way to attend, could he? "Who?"
"Um, Seamus actually."
Seamus? "What were you talking about?" Ron clenched his jaw. Please say he didn't ask her. Please say he didn't ask her.
"Oh, look! There's Harry and Ginny!" Said Hermione as they entered the Three Broom Sticks, and as far is Ron is concerned, completely ignoring his question, which she very well may have been doing.
"Hi!" said Ginny as Ron and Hermione took a seat to her Harry and herself. They ordered their drinks. Ron had a bit of trouble, he nearly ordered a Seamus he was so distracted.
"So, anything happen while we were in the library?" asked Ginny serenely, looking at Hermione expectedly. Some how she took Ron's expression for an odd look of relief, but Harry could see something was wrong.
Hermione looked over at Ron to see if he had anything to say. Once again, Ginny mistook this for more than it was worth. She thought Hermione was seeing if Ron minded telling them. "No, not really."
"Not really?" thought Ron. "Maybe Seamus didn't ask her! But then again she could just not want to tell us."
"Oh," said Ginny. Harry tried to catch her eye. Some how he had to tell her not to ask them more about it! But, Ginny was too preoccupied in attempting to pry the information out of Hermione. She wasn't normally like this, but she just wanted to hear one of them say they were going to the ball together. "So, are you going to the ball with anyone, Hermione?"
She looked a bit uncomfortable when she announced whom she would be going to the ball with. It didn't have anything to do with the person she was going with, but it had everything to do with the red head boy next to her. The last time he found out who she was going to the ball with, they argued all day. "Oh, I'm going with Seamus. Who are you—"
"WHAT?" Ron, Ginny, and Harry all shouted simultaneously. Seamus? Not one of them, ok well maybe Ron, had seen that coming.
"But I thought—Seamus?" said Ginny glancing from Ron to Hermione.
"Seamus?" asked Ron. Harry knew this wouldn't be good. "You're going with Seamus?"
"Yes, is something wrong?" asked Hermione.
Harry and Ginny were on the edge of their seats, waiting for Ron to erupt. Was this ball just going to be a repeat of the last? Their suspense grew; Ron seemed on the edge, ready to unleash his anger. "No—nothing. I've got to go." He said, much to everyone's surprise. He paid for his butter beer, stood up, and walked out. Harry looked at Ginny, nodded, and then went after Ron.
"Ron, wait up!" Ron kept walking, forcing Harry to run. "I'm sorry Hermione turned you down."
"She didn't turn me down."
"WHAT? Are you telling me you didn't ask her?
"No."
"Then what happened?"
"I didn't have a chance to ask her."
"Yes you did, Ginny and I—"
"—Were in the library, and Hermione was in the common room agreeing to go to the ball with Seamus."
"Oh," Harry didn't say anything for a moment. "Sorry mate. It's just a ball. It doesn't mean she likes Seamus or anything." He had a feeling he was just making it worse.
And he was. I can't say it was the first time within that long thirty minutes that it had occurred to him, but what if Hermione really did like Seamus? What if they really did start dating after the ball? "I'm going back to Hogwarts." Said Ron.
Harry didn't even try to persuade him to stay. He knew if he did Ron would either get mad at him, or he would stay and he and Hermione would fight the rest of the day. Harry turned and went back to the Three Broomsticks.
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Ginny walked into the common room, hoping to find Hermione. Her brother was devastated, she could tell. All she wanted to know, was why? Why had Hermione agreed to attend the ball with Seamus? Couldn't she see through Ron, too?
"Hey." Said Ginny as she took a seat by Hermione.
"Hello." Replied Hermione.
"So, um, I didn't know you and Seamus were—I didn't know you had a crush on
him."
"Oh, I don't. See, we're just going as friends. The girl Seamus wanted to
go with was already taken, and I didn't think anyone would ask me so we
decided to go together."
"WHAT?"
"What's wrong?"
"How could you do that? You know perfectly well my brother was going to ask
you today!"
"No he wasn't."
"Yes he was! That's why Harry and I went to the library!"
"What? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I wasn't entirely sure if Ron would, you know, be able to."
"Are you serious about this? It isn't a joke?"
"No! He was going to ask you!"
"Did he tell you that he was?"
"Well, no... but it was obvious he wanted to!"
Hermione's face fell. "Well if he didn't tell you he wanted to ask me..."
"I'm his little sister. I've lived with him my whole life. He was really
upset when he found out you were going with Seamus. Trust me on this
Hermione, he was going to ask you."
Hermione bit her lip, thinking it over. "No, it's impossible. Ron wouldn't
ask me."
"Hermione—"
"I'm going to go to bed. Good night." Hermione went up to her dormitory,
leaving Ginny sitting alone in the common room.
So, there it is! I hope you liked it! The next chapter is the ball! And it will also be the last chapter! Will everything turn out right? Will Ron finally see something in someone else? Will his jealousy drive him mad? Review and then read to find out!
"Ginny needs help with defense against the dark arts again, so we're going to go to the library and meet you and Hermione at The Three Broomsticks." Said Harry. Ron couldn't help but to be a little suspicious.
"Are you really helping her, or do you just want to spend time with her?" he asked Harry.
"Well, I—" it became apparent that Harry was searching for a way to turn the tables on the conversation. "We're just giving you a chance to ask Hermione to the ball, that's all."
"But I never said—"
"Just ask her. The worst she can do is say no."
"Yeah, right." Thought Ron. "As if her saying no wouldn't be bad enough. What if she laughs in my face? What if she just stares at me? Or continues on with conversation and doesn't even answer?"
"We'll see you at Hogsmede. Good luck!" Said Harry with a smirk as he headed off to the library.
Harry was a great friend, but sometimes Ron just wanted to kick him. "Yeah, you too! Good luck with Ginny!" Ron shouted after him. Harry pretended not to hear.
The ball was tomorrow and he still hadn't asked her. Gosh, Harry was right. He would just have to ask her, but how? It was nearly time to meet Hermione. He needed time to think over how to ask her, time without her around. She would probably be in the common room at the moment so Ron began to walk towards the carriages, practicing his lines, unknowingly mouthing them as he walked along.
Fifteen minutes passed and Hermione was late. Ron figured she must have already gotten in a carriage so he went ahead and started to look for her. He searched every carriage, but she was nowhere to be seen. He gave in and sat in an empty carriage. Maybe she'd find him.
Or maybe not. "Well, this is great." Thought Ron aloud. "Where is she?"
Soon the carriages slowed to a stop. He got out and began to walk towards The Three Brooms Sticks, wondering if he'd find Hermione there. He was starting to get a bit worried. What if something's happened to her? What if Malfoy had done something? Or Voldermort attacked? He couldn't loose her. He couldn't! "Ron!" came a voice behind him. He turned around to find a smiling Hermione. A sense of relief, as well as suspicion flowed over him. "Wait up!" He stopped walking as she ran to catch up to him. "Hey!"
"Hey!" he responded. "Where were you?"
"Oh," she paused, out of breath. "I was talking to someone and didn't realize the time. Sorry!"
She was talking to someone? Harry and Ginny were in the library, and she said someone, meaning she doesn't want to say whom. Could that someone have already asked her? Crud! He might have blown it again! Who could it be? Victor couldn't have somehow found a way to attend, could he? "Who?"
"Um, Seamus actually."
Seamus? "What were you talking about?" Ron clenched his jaw. Please say he didn't ask her. Please say he didn't ask her.
"Oh, look! There's Harry and Ginny!" Said Hermione as they entered the Three Broom Sticks, and as far is Ron is concerned, completely ignoring his question, which she very well may have been doing.
"Hi!" said Ginny as Ron and Hermione took a seat to her Harry and herself. They ordered their drinks. Ron had a bit of trouble, he nearly ordered a Seamus he was so distracted.
"So, anything happen while we were in the library?" asked Ginny serenely, looking at Hermione expectedly. Some how she took Ron's expression for an odd look of relief, but Harry could see something was wrong.
Hermione looked over at Ron to see if he had anything to say. Once again, Ginny mistook this for more than it was worth. She thought Hermione was seeing if Ron minded telling them. "No, not really."
"Not really?" thought Ron. "Maybe Seamus didn't ask her! But then again she could just not want to tell us."
"Oh," said Ginny. Harry tried to catch her eye. Some how he had to tell her not to ask them more about it! But, Ginny was too preoccupied in attempting to pry the information out of Hermione. She wasn't normally like this, but she just wanted to hear one of them say they were going to the ball together. "So, are you going to the ball with anyone, Hermione?"
She looked a bit uncomfortable when she announced whom she would be going to the ball with. It didn't have anything to do with the person she was going with, but it had everything to do with the red head boy next to her. The last time he found out who she was going to the ball with, they argued all day. "Oh, I'm going with Seamus. Who are you—"
"WHAT?" Ron, Ginny, and Harry all shouted simultaneously. Seamus? Not one of them, ok well maybe Ron, had seen that coming.
"But I thought—Seamus?" said Ginny glancing from Ron to Hermione.
"Seamus?" asked Ron. Harry knew this wouldn't be good. "You're going with Seamus?"
"Yes, is something wrong?" asked Hermione.
Harry and Ginny were on the edge of their seats, waiting for Ron to erupt. Was this ball just going to be a repeat of the last? Their suspense grew; Ron seemed on the edge, ready to unleash his anger. "No—nothing. I've got to go." He said, much to everyone's surprise. He paid for his butter beer, stood up, and walked out. Harry looked at Ginny, nodded, and then went after Ron.
"Ron, wait up!" Ron kept walking, forcing Harry to run. "I'm sorry Hermione turned you down."
"She didn't turn me down."
"WHAT? Are you telling me you didn't ask her?
"No."
"Then what happened?"
"I didn't have a chance to ask her."
"Yes you did, Ginny and I—"
"—Were in the library, and Hermione was in the common room agreeing to go to the ball with Seamus."
"Oh," Harry didn't say anything for a moment. "Sorry mate. It's just a ball. It doesn't mean she likes Seamus or anything." He had a feeling he was just making it worse.
And he was. I can't say it was the first time within that long thirty minutes that it had occurred to him, but what if Hermione really did like Seamus? What if they really did start dating after the ball? "I'm going back to Hogwarts." Said Ron.
Harry didn't even try to persuade him to stay. He knew if he did Ron would either get mad at him, or he would stay and he and Hermione would fight the rest of the day. Harry turned and went back to the Three Broomsticks.
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Ginny walked into the common room, hoping to find Hermione. Her brother was devastated, she could tell. All she wanted to know, was why? Why had Hermione agreed to attend the ball with Seamus? Couldn't she see through Ron, too?
"Hey." Said Ginny as she took a seat by Hermione.
"Hello." Replied Hermione.
"So, um, I didn't know you and Seamus were—I didn't know you had a crush on
him."
"Oh, I don't. See, we're just going as friends. The girl Seamus wanted to
go with was already taken, and I didn't think anyone would ask me so we
decided to go together."
"WHAT?"
"What's wrong?"
"How could you do that? You know perfectly well my brother was going to ask
you today!"
"No he wasn't."
"Yes he was! That's why Harry and I went to the library!"
"What? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I wasn't entirely sure if Ron would, you know, be able to."
"Are you serious about this? It isn't a joke?"
"No! He was going to ask you!"
"Did he tell you that he was?"
"Well, no... but it was obvious he wanted to!"
Hermione's face fell. "Well if he didn't tell you he wanted to ask me..."
"I'm his little sister. I've lived with him my whole life. He was really
upset when he found out you were going with Seamus. Trust me on this
Hermione, he was going to ask you."
Hermione bit her lip, thinking it over. "No, it's impossible. Ron wouldn't
ask me."
"Hermione—"
"I'm going to go to bed. Good night." Hermione went up to her dormitory,
leaving Ginny sitting alone in the common room.
So, there it is! I hope you liked it! The next chapter is the ball! And it will also be the last chapter! Will everything turn out right? Will Ron finally see something in someone else? Will his jealousy drive him mad? Review and then read to find out!