CHAP 2: I Care More Than You Think.
The day went by quickly, though both Ron and Hermione didn't speak to each other, although both wishing the other would. Ron walked up to the common room that evening, only to find that many other Gryffindors were up there, too. Including Hermione. AAARGH! Just when I thought I had forgotten about that! Ron thought. AAARGH! Just when I thought I had forgotten about that! Hermione thought. Hermione tried to avoid eye contact with Ron, and just stuck her nose back into her book. When Ron walked by Hermione, he gave her a dirty look and walked up to the boy's dorms. Hermione let a tear of frustration and hurt fall, and viciously wiped her eyes. After seeing this, Harry followed Ron. "If he doesn't come around, give him hell. If that doesn't work, come see me and I'll kick his ass." Ginny said. She looked worriedly at Hermione, and let Harry go knock some sense into her brother. "Come on now, Ron. Be reasonable. Apologize to Hermione. You know you hurt her feelings." He said. "Why should I? She deserved it.kind of." Ron said. "Ron! You know you should apologize. And besides, you know that you have feelings for her. We all do!" Ron looked up at Harry, and blushed. "H-how did y-you know?" Ron stuttered. "HAHA! I KNEW you had feelings for her! Apparently, I didn't know for sure, but I do now! Now.it's pretty obvious that she has feelings for you, too. So go talk to her. Apologize. Bring her for a walk around the castle, that way none of the Gryffindors can hear." Ron blushed, nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and headed downstairs. "Go make her yours, Ron." Harry said as Ron headed out. Ron smiled as Harry said this. He cleared his throat. "Uh.Hermione, c-can I talk to you?" He asked, looking straight ahead and not to the floor where Hermione was sitting. She quickly wiped the tears and looked up. She narrowed her eyes in anger, and slowly got up without a word. She dashed out of the common room. As she walked out, her shoulder grazed the edge of the wall. "H-have you been crying?" Ron asked her. "OF COURSE NOT!" Hermione lied. But Ron knew better. "Bloody wall!" she said under her breath. Well, of course, Ron heard that. "Did I just hear YOU say that? Did I just hear Hermione Granger say that?" Ron said in amazement, yet in a satisfied way. "If you've come here to nag me and make fun of me, I'll leave." Hermione said, eyes still on the floor. "No, no. I'm sorry. I want to talk to you." Ron said as they walked down the stairs. "Well, I'm waiting, then. What do you want? Did you come to insult me AGAIN? Or this time, is it to tease me?"Hermione asked once they were out of the common room. Ron felt awful. "No, and I'm sorry about what I said. I really didn't mean that. You know that. I usually talk without thinking first. I'm really sorry. Really, REALLY sorry." Hermione looked up, and burst into sobs. Oh no.oh no.no no no no! I made her cry again.what am I gonna do? Ron thought to himself. "Why should I forgive you? You just hate me. You know you do. You don't care for me at all." "Hermione." "You always think I'm nothing.and that all I ever do is study." "Hermione." "And you always leave me out. You know you do, Don't deny it.and." "HERMIONE!" "WHAT?!" "I care more than you think," he said, but in a very low voice, so she couldn't hear. "What? Speak louder.I can't hear you when you mumble." She said, her voice very threatening. "I said- I care more than you think." Hermione's jaw dropped. She finally knew he felt the same way. "Do you mean.?" Ron looked up and nodded slightly. Hermione's heart skipped. "Ron. I'm really sorry. If I would've known.Oh, Ron!" Well that sure as Merlin was fast! Ron thought in amazement. She flung her arms around his neck and burst out sobbing again. "Ron.I feel the same way.And I'm so sorry. I just jumped to conclusions. I always thought that you thought I was ugly, and that I didn't mean anything to you at all, that's why I was so upset. I understand if you hate me." "Hermione, you mean the WORLD to me! You're so important to me. And Hermione, I could NEVER hate you. You're the most- most beautiful thing I've ever seen. You're amazing. You're talented. You're smart.and when you get angry at me for not doing my homework, you're very cute.it's actually quite funny!" Ron smiled. "Ron, You're the best. I'm really sorry about everything I've done to you. Do you forgive me?" Ron looked at her. He let out a sigh of relief, and Hermione pretended not to hear. He blushed, but smiled just the same. He pulled her into an embrace. "Of course I forgive you. Hermione, you mean the world to me." He grabbed her hands. "So, does this mean that we're an.an us?" he asked. "As a matter of fact, it does." Hermione said with a know it all grin. Ron sighed again, laughed, and hugged her. Finally. They both thought. Ron held out his hand to Hermione, and she accepted. She smiled at him, and together they walked up through the portrait of the fat lady. Be it known to all that Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley are officially an 'us'. Ron thought to himself as they walked into the common room. People were staring, but Fred, George, and Harry all smiled at Ron and Hermione politely, and gave him a thumbs up.
The day went by quickly, though both Ron and Hermione didn't speak to each other, although both wishing the other would. Ron walked up to the common room that evening, only to find that many other Gryffindors were up there, too. Including Hermione. AAARGH! Just when I thought I had forgotten about that! Ron thought. AAARGH! Just when I thought I had forgotten about that! Hermione thought. Hermione tried to avoid eye contact with Ron, and just stuck her nose back into her book. When Ron walked by Hermione, he gave her a dirty look and walked up to the boy's dorms. Hermione let a tear of frustration and hurt fall, and viciously wiped her eyes. After seeing this, Harry followed Ron. "If he doesn't come around, give him hell. If that doesn't work, come see me and I'll kick his ass." Ginny said. She looked worriedly at Hermione, and let Harry go knock some sense into her brother. "Come on now, Ron. Be reasonable. Apologize to Hermione. You know you hurt her feelings." He said. "Why should I? She deserved it.kind of." Ron said. "Ron! You know you should apologize. And besides, you know that you have feelings for her. We all do!" Ron looked up at Harry, and blushed. "H-how did y-you know?" Ron stuttered. "HAHA! I KNEW you had feelings for her! Apparently, I didn't know for sure, but I do now! Now.it's pretty obvious that she has feelings for you, too. So go talk to her. Apologize. Bring her for a walk around the castle, that way none of the Gryffindors can hear." Ron blushed, nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and headed downstairs. "Go make her yours, Ron." Harry said as Ron headed out. Ron smiled as Harry said this. He cleared his throat. "Uh.Hermione, c-can I talk to you?" He asked, looking straight ahead and not to the floor where Hermione was sitting. She quickly wiped the tears and looked up. She narrowed her eyes in anger, and slowly got up without a word. She dashed out of the common room. As she walked out, her shoulder grazed the edge of the wall. "H-have you been crying?" Ron asked her. "OF COURSE NOT!" Hermione lied. But Ron knew better. "Bloody wall!" she said under her breath. Well, of course, Ron heard that. "Did I just hear YOU say that? Did I just hear Hermione Granger say that?" Ron said in amazement, yet in a satisfied way. "If you've come here to nag me and make fun of me, I'll leave." Hermione said, eyes still on the floor. "No, no. I'm sorry. I want to talk to you." Ron said as they walked down the stairs. "Well, I'm waiting, then. What do you want? Did you come to insult me AGAIN? Or this time, is it to tease me?"Hermione asked once they were out of the common room. Ron felt awful. "No, and I'm sorry about what I said. I really didn't mean that. You know that. I usually talk without thinking first. I'm really sorry. Really, REALLY sorry." Hermione looked up, and burst into sobs. Oh no.oh no.no no no no! I made her cry again.what am I gonna do? Ron thought to himself. "Why should I forgive you? You just hate me. You know you do. You don't care for me at all." "Hermione." "You always think I'm nothing.and that all I ever do is study." "Hermione." "And you always leave me out. You know you do, Don't deny it.and." "HERMIONE!" "WHAT?!" "I care more than you think," he said, but in a very low voice, so she couldn't hear. "What? Speak louder.I can't hear you when you mumble." She said, her voice very threatening. "I said- I care more than you think." Hermione's jaw dropped. She finally knew he felt the same way. "Do you mean.?" Ron looked up and nodded slightly. Hermione's heart skipped. "Ron. I'm really sorry. If I would've known.Oh, Ron!" Well that sure as Merlin was fast! Ron thought in amazement. She flung her arms around his neck and burst out sobbing again. "Ron.I feel the same way.And I'm so sorry. I just jumped to conclusions. I always thought that you thought I was ugly, and that I didn't mean anything to you at all, that's why I was so upset. I understand if you hate me." "Hermione, you mean the WORLD to me! You're so important to me. And Hermione, I could NEVER hate you. You're the most- most beautiful thing I've ever seen. You're amazing. You're talented. You're smart.and when you get angry at me for not doing my homework, you're very cute.it's actually quite funny!" Ron smiled. "Ron, You're the best. I'm really sorry about everything I've done to you. Do you forgive me?" Ron looked at her. He let out a sigh of relief, and Hermione pretended not to hear. He blushed, but smiled just the same. He pulled her into an embrace. "Of course I forgive you. Hermione, you mean the world to me." He grabbed her hands. "So, does this mean that we're an.an us?" he asked. "As a matter of fact, it does." Hermione said with a know it all grin. Ron sighed again, laughed, and hugged her. Finally. They both thought. Ron held out his hand to Hermione, and she accepted. She smiled at him, and together they walked up through the portrait of the fat lady. Be it known to all that Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley are officially an 'us'. Ron thought to himself as they walked into the common room. People were staring, but Fred, George, and Harry all smiled at Ron and Hermione politely, and gave him a thumbs up.