She walked to the Great Hall, not knowing what to expect. Will they talk to me today, just as Ron did? she thought.
The hall she once found cheerful and cozy was now cold, and inhospitable. The students once again stopped talking as soon as she appeared, and they concentrated on eating their food quickly.
She sighed and found a seat, across from Ron. She smiled at him, an apologetic smile, yet all she found were cold blue eyes glaring at her. She felt the urge to cry again, the one thing she was still good at. Her eyes started to water a bit. She looked at him once again, and saw him laughing with his friends. She let out a shaky breath, stood up, and left the room, her footsteps echoing down the silent hallway.
She walked quickly and silently, knowing where she was going by heart. She was halfway there when—
"Hermione! Wait!" said a voice from behind her. Slowly turning around, she met the red-head once again.
"Don't speak to me as if we were still bloody friends, Ron! Why is it that you talk to me now, and not in the Great Hall?" she said. Ron's ears turned blood red.
"Oh. I see. You're embarrassed, huh? You're afraid that if you hang out with me, people won't talk to you either. So you wanna be friends in 'secret?'"
"Yes!" he exclaimed. "Exactly!"
She laughed at his stupidity. "Well, gee Ron, I'm sorry. That won't work. We can't be friends, unless you're brave enough to show it."
He was quiet, not knowing if he should walk away. He looked up at her, and saw they weren't far apart. Awkwardly, he grabbed her and kissed her.
A/N: That was faster, huh? Don't worry, I'll update soon… I already have half of the next chapter. Hopefully, it'll be long... Now... Thanks to my reviewers:
Crazy Pigwidgeon: Is this soon enough? Thanks, I didn't think that it was that great of a chapter.
katie janeway: Yeah, you'll see that's its even harder for Ron.
Thanks!