Continued...
Harry made his way up to the Gryffindor common room. His heart racing to see his best friend again.
"Password?" the Fat Lady yawned.
"Pink Gypsies," Harry replied.
The Fat Lady nodded and let him in. Harry found Ron on one of the chairs staring blankly at the fireplace before him.
"Hey Ron!" Harry called. Ron didn't move.
"Are you okay mate?" Harry continued concerned.
"Oh, yeah...sorry Harry...how are you?" Ron answered rather depressed.
"I'm fine...you don't seem so happy. What's up?"
"Hermione...that's what,"
Harry's eyes widened. Did he know?
"Uh...what about Herm?" Harry said sitting down in the next chair beside Ron.
"She's acting all strange with me. Harry?" Ron looked over at Harry who had a shocked expression plastered on his face.
"What?"
"Are you seeing Hermione? I won't get mad," Ron's face looked pleadingly at his best friend who shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
"Me?...no!" Harry said so shocked that his glassed slipped off his nose.
"Then what's going on...she comes in here I say hello and she wouldn't even look me in the eye?" Ron's gaze went back to the wall.
"Uh...maybe she was...err," Harry couldn't say anything to make this situation better.
"What Harry, please just tell me?" Ron looked up at Harry.
"Ron...do you like Hermione?" Harry said getting the feeling Ron was hiding something.
"What?...n-no!" Ron's cheeks turned crimson.
"C'mon Ron...you fancy her," Harry pushed on.
"Okay! I fancy her!"
Harry's face was flabbergasted.
'Oh no, Poor Ron...how am I going to tell him!?...I can't! I promised Ginny that I wouldn't...oh flips!' Harry thought to himself.
"Oh...uh, well she's fit...I guess," Harry said still shocked.
"Yeah I know...and she doesn't even like me," Ron gulped holding back the tears.
"Yeah she does! She just doesn't know that's all...how you feel about her,"
"Should I tell her?" Ron looked up expectantly.
"Uh...maybe you should massage it in first?"
"Massage it in...what are you saying?" Ron's face turned confused.
"Like...I don't know, keep low for a while and give her little hints on the way,"
"Really? Okay...thanks mate," Ron smiled his appreciation.
"Oh, my pleasure," Harry rolled his eyes.
"What?"
"Oh, n-nothing...I'll see you later then?" Harry announced standing up from his seat and making his way back down to the Great Hall to Ginny.
"Yeah see you!" Ron called after him.
(Back in the Great Hall)
"Harry...what's wrong?" Ginny asked rather concerned about the look on Harry's face.
"You wouldn't believe this Gin," Harry began sitting down in the spot where he had left.
"Oh no...not-not Ron as well?" Ginny's expression turned sour.
"Well Hermione got herself into this mess...she can get herself out," Harry grabbed a cup and poured himself some Pumpkin Juice.
"But she's our friend Harry-"
"Yeah I know...but we're getting too involved as it is," Harry stared at her.
"Oh...I guess, but...oh it's so sad!" Ginny flipped open her book and began to read.
"Yeah, but it's better if Ron finds out for himself," Harry too went back to studying.
(Down in the Grounds near the Lake)
Hermione sat on the cool grass. Her expression sad.
"Oh...how could he do this to me?"
"Hermione?" came a soft voice from behind her.
Hermione turned and looked up. Draco stared down at her. He too had the same expression.
"What do you want?"
"To talk to you...is that okay?" Draco said sitting down next to her.
"Yeah whatever,"
"I only said those words to get us out of it," he began.
"Yeah, but you aimed it at me!" Hermione snapped.
"You were the one on top of me...how could it be my fault...I couldn't have harassed you because you were on top!"
Hermione thought about that. It was true. She was the one that would fit the firing line of his protest to Professor Sprout.
"Oh, yeah I guess...but you called me a Mudblood!"
"But that's what I said to you when we weren't lovers! I needed to put that image in around that Professor,"
Hermione looked at Draco. He seemed concerned about the situation.
"Yeah maybe...but that name really hurts me. Couldn't you have chosen an insult that didn't effect me that much?"
Draco nodded.
"Yeah, I guess I could have,"
"I'm sorry Draco...I didn't mean to overreact?"
"That's okay, next time we won't get caught," Draco smiled.
"Next time?"
"Yeah...we are going to finish off where we started right?" Draco smiled even wider, showing his straight white teeth.
"Oh...I guess so...but where and when?" Hermione returned the smile.
"Tonight...in one of the old classrooms?"
"Okay...meet you there at 9:50?" Hermione smiled cheekily.
"Deal," Draco kissed her hand.
"See you then," Hermione got up and walked off towards the castle.
Draco smiled at her wiggle that was put on for that moment.
To be continued...
A/N: Will Ron find out what Hermione is up to? And will Harry or Ginny express their own love for each other?
Harry made his way up to the Gryffindor common room. His heart racing to see his best friend again.
"Password?" the Fat Lady yawned.
"Pink Gypsies," Harry replied.
The Fat Lady nodded and let him in. Harry found Ron on one of the chairs staring blankly at the fireplace before him.
"Hey Ron!" Harry called. Ron didn't move.
"Are you okay mate?" Harry continued concerned.
"Oh, yeah...sorry Harry...how are you?" Ron answered rather depressed.
"I'm fine...you don't seem so happy. What's up?"
"Hermione...that's what,"
Harry's eyes widened. Did he know?
"Uh...what about Herm?" Harry said sitting down in the next chair beside Ron.
"She's acting all strange with me. Harry?" Ron looked over at Harry who had a shocked expression plastered on his face.
"What?"
"Are you seeing Hermione? I won't get mad," Ron's face looked pleadingly at his best friend who shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
"Me?...no!" Harry said so shocked that his glassed slipped off his nose.
"Then what's going on...she comes in here I say hello and she wouldn't even look me in the eye?" Ron's gaze went back to the wall.
"Uh...maybe she was...err," Harry couldn't say anything to make this situation better.
"What Harry, please just tell me?" Ron looked up at Harry.
"Ron...do you like Hermione?" Harry said getting the feeling Ron was hiding something.
"What?...n-no!" Ron's cheeks turned crimson.
"C'mon Ron...you fancy her," Harry pushed on.
"Okay! I fancy her!"
Harry's face was flabbergasted.
'Oh no, Poor Ron...how am I going to tell him!?...I can't! I promised Ginny that I wouldn't...oh flips!' Harry thought to himself.
"Oh...uh, well she's fit...I guess," Harry said still shocked.
"Yeah I know...and she doesn't even like me," Ron gulped holding back the tears.
"Yeah she does! She just doesn't know that's all...how you feel about her,"
"Should I tell her?" Ron looked up expectantly.
"Uh...maybe you should massage it in first?"
"Massage it in...what are you saying?" Ron's face turned confused.
"Like...I don't know, keep low for a while and give her little hints on the way,"
"Really? Okay...thanks mate," Ron smiled his appreciation.
"Oh, my pleasure," Harry rolled his eyes.
"What?"
"Oh, n-nothing...I'll see you later then?" Harry announced standing up from his seat and making his way back down to the Great Hall to Ginny.
"Yeah see you!" Ron called after him.
(Back in the Great Hall)
"Harry...what's wrong?" Ginny asked rather concerned about the look on Harry's face.
"You wouldn't believe this Gin," Harry began sitting down in the spot where he had left.
"Oh no...not-not Ron as well?" Ginny's expression turned sour.
"Well Hermione got herself into this mess...she can get herself out," Harry grabbed a cup and poured himself some Pumpkin Juice.
"But she's our friend Harry-"
"Yeah I know...but we're getting too involved as it is," Harry stared at her.
"Oh...I guess, but...oh it's so sad!" Ginny flipped open her book and began to read.
"Yeah, but it's better if Ron finds out for himself," Harry too went back to studying.
(Down in the Grounds near the Lake)
Hermione sat on the cool grass. Her expression sad.
"Oh...how could he do this to me?"
"Hermione?" came a soft voice from behind her.
Hermione turned and looked up. Draco stared down at her. He too had the same expression.
"What do you want?"
"To talk to you...is that okay?" Draco said sitting down next to her.
"Yeah whatever,"
"I only said those words to get us out of it," he began.
"Yeah, but you aimed it at me!" Hermione snapped.
"You were the one on top of me...how could it be my fault...I couldn't have harassed you because you were on top!"
Hermione thought about that. It was true. She was the one that would fit the firing line of his protest to Professor Sprout.
"Oh, yeah I guess...but you called me a Mudblood!"
"But that's what I said to you when we weren't lovers! I needed to put that image in around that Professor,"
Hermione looked at Draco. He seemed concerned about the situation.
"Yeah maybe...but that name really hurts me. Couldn't you have chosen an insult that didn't effect me that much?"
Draco nodded.
"Yeah, I guess I could have,"
"I'm sorry Draco...I didn't mean to overreact?"
"That's okay, next time we won't get caught," Draco smiled.
"Next time?"
"Yeah...we are going to finish off where we started right?" Draco smiled even wider, showing his straight white teeth.
"Oh...I guess so...but where and when?" Hermione returned the smile.
"Tonight...in one of the old classrooms?"
"Okay...meet you there at 9:50?" Hermione smiled cheekily.
"Deal," Draco kissed her hand.
"See you then," Hermione got up and walked off towards the castle.
Draco smiled at her wiggle that was put on for that moment.
To be continued...
A/N: Will Ron find out what Hermione is up to? And will Harry or Ginny express their own love for each other?