Ron and Shanon: Story 3
Chapter 6
PART 1: MORE THEN A LOVE POTION
Ron fell back on his bed and groaned as tears filled his eyes. He blinked to keep them away. Harry was standing, arms folded, frowning. Seamus sat on his bed taking his shoes off and pretending he had no idea what was going on. But really he knew. Neville stroked Trevor slowly and sniffed.
"Oh NOW she comes back!" Ron yelled randomly. "NOW when I was almost off her and moving on!"
"Ron, come on!" Seamus shook one of socks out and frowned. "You can't fall for her again just by looking at her!" Seamus glanced over at Ron who was glaring. "Err...........at least I didn't think you could......." Seamus got up, skidded quickly over to the bathroom and shut the door. Ron rolled his eyes and got up. He walked over to the window and banged his head against it.
"It's going to be a long week." He whispered.
The day Shanon came back, her friends came to the door to greet her. Harry and Hermione went, and Ron came but kept alone in the back. They walked to the doors and saw Shanon's Ravenclaw friends. They also saw Draco and his minions. Draco was beaming. Ron groaned and rubbed his forehead. Harry and Hermione made their way to the front of the small crowd of Shanon's friends. Ron stayed in back, and overheard the mean Ravenclaw girls talking as they walked by, smirking at the group.
"Yeah, I knew it would never work out between her and Weasley."
"She was such a frickin idiot to think that!"
"I know! She's probably much happier with Draco." One girl laughed and flipped her hair behind her.
"I'm still not talking to her!" They all laughed like it was so funny. Ron spun around and grabbed the girl's shoulder. She screeched.
"Let go you disgusting freak!" she slapped him. Ron gasped and glared at her. The girls walked away whispering and rolling their eyes. Ron caught the word "desperate."
All of a sudden, Ron heard the door open and there were a couple yells and laughs. He turned around. Shanon was in the door way.
She was beaming. She looked completely normal, except she ran over to Draco and kissed him. He held her in his arms and kissed her back, running his hands through her hair. Ron fumed and felt the heat rising in his face. But something puzzled him. Shanon seemed normal enough. She was still smiling and saying hello to her other friends. So would she still be nice to him? Maybe.................
Ron took a step forward, then continued forward till he was in front of her. Draco glared.
"Leave us alone Weasley!" he sneered and ran his hand down Shanon's back. Ron glared and turned to Shanon.
"Shanon." Saying her name made him shiver but he stood where he was and watched her turn around. She looked at him. Ron held his breath. But to his dismay, she roller her eyes and clutched herself onto Draco.
"Weasley." She groaned. Ron's heart burst. "Well, Draco, I'm taking my things up." She waved to him, glared once more at Ron, then left. Draco smiled at Ron and made his way after her. Pansy was at the back, looking very regretfully at Shanon. Hermione groaned and shut her eyes.
"I don't get it!" she moaned. "Love potions don't give you the person's personality! They just make you like them!" Harry saw Pansy smirking at them. Hermione ran up to her and slapped her.
"All right Pansy. What's going on! You made that potion! Why does she hate Ron?" Pansy smiled and rubbed her cheek, ignoring the sting.
"I took the liberty of adding dislike potion into it!" she smiled. "Now she likes the same people as Draco and Draco himself! Although I can't say I like that part........" she frowned.
"YOU BITCH!" Ron jumped on Pansy and punched her in the face. Pansy screeched and pushed him off crying.
"You've become horrible Weasley!" she yelled. "You used to just be dumb but now you've become a real jerk!" Ron stepped back wide eyed. Harry's eyes grew large at these words. Did Pansy just say that?
Pansy ran away crying, holding her mouth. Ron turned around and looked at his friends.
"She..........she...........admits I wasn't mean. But........I'm mean now?" Ron's voice quavered. Harry sighed.
"Don't let Shanon get to your head Ron." Harry walked away to the dormitory and Hermione followed, glancing at Ron, but turning away as he looked back.
PART 2: MEMORIES OF A SUMMER NIGHT
The week droned on and Ron spent it staying as far away from Shanon as he could. Now the dance did make him sad and depressed. He was going to have to survive seeing Shanon with Draco that night. Hermione kept insisting he get a date, but there was no one he really wanted to go with. Except Shanon. But like that was going to happen.
The dance got closer and Ron couldn't control his anger. He'd yell at Draco and try to pick fights, only to be stopped by Hermione and Harry. It wasn't right. He was supposed to be with Shanon forever. They loved each other. And now all that was screwed up.
The night before the dance, Ron didn't go to dinner. He stayed up in his room, looking through pictures of him and Shanon. One was of when they went down to Hogsmeade together. Shanon had her hair in pigtails and a ski cap on. She was laughing, and Ron was next to her, with that same snow hat he had had since his third year here. He was kissing her. She was hugging him. The next page showed them in the Three Broomsticks. Harry or Hermione must've taken it, because Shanon kissed Ron, then glanced over at the person behind the picture and laughed. She walked over and her hand went over the screen. Then the picture started over.
Ron sighed and closed it. He put the album back in the box under the bed, which held other special things to him: a signed Chudley Cannons poster, letters he and Shanon had exchanged during summer, his first Quidditch uniform, pictures from when Harry stayed with them, and other valuables. Ron flipped through them and found a picture from what looked like an amusement park. He was with Hermione...............
That's right. He had liked Hermione very much then. That must've been summer before his sixth year. He had invited her with him to the park, and pledged his love that night. Unfortunately, Hermione loved Harry. Ron had been shot. He thought he had loved her. His head spun as he remembered the night............
"But Hermione......."
"Ron, I..........I love Harry. You and I are very good friends and I like you very much, but, I'm not your true one."
"Hermione........" She placed her finger on his lips and he was quiet. Children's yells and carnival music could be heard in the background.
"Someday, someone will come for you. And you will love them more then you love me now. I promise. I know." Hermione took his hand and lifted him up. Ron's eyes watered but he held them back as they walked to the exit gate...................
Ron snapped back to reality. He had loved her. But it wasn't the same as what he felt with Shanon. He loved her. And now she was gone too. What horrible luck he had with girls. Ron cried and lied back in bed, clutching the photo album of pictures of Shanon. He ran his hand through his hair frustratingly and eventually nodded off to sleep.
(A/N: If you've been reading these since the first one, you'll remember in the first one when Ron was with Shanon at one point he thought "It's her. Hermione told me the girl would come someday when she herself had said no. And she's here." I've had the story planned out carefully! Ok read on.)
PART 3: DANCING AND SPINNING
"Hey Weasley!" Ron turned on the dance floor. Draco was standing with Shanon, his hand moving up and down her side slowly but firmly. Ron's heart beat faster, but he showed no emotion. Draco sneered, then turned away, leading Shanon to the food table. Ron growled to himself and walked over to Harry and Hermione.
It was the Hogwarts Seventh Year dance for all seventh years. People were dancing, eating, and having fun with their dates. Ron sat miserably by himself. Sometimes Harry and Hermione came to stay with him. But often, they left to dance. Ron said it was okay. He wanted his friends to have fun.
The dance was halfway done. A slow song came on. Draco passed by, holding Shanon, purposely so that Ron would see. Shanon glanced at him. Ron's heart fluttered, but sunk when she turned away, flipping her hair.
She looked so beautiful..............her brown hair. He wanted to touch it, to run his hands through it. But she'd probably kill him if he did that now. The slow song continued and Ron felt miserable. He was going to go get something to eat when someone placed their hand on his shoulder.
"Ron?" He turned. Parvati.
"Want to dance?" she smiled. Parvati had been going out with Sam Thergof, so, this invitation to dance was obviously out of kindness. But he smiled and accepted.
He led Parvati onto the dance floor and held her in his arms loosely. Parvati sighed and looked at the floor. He knew what she was trying to say.
"I'm so sorry Ron." She whispered. Ron's heart fluttered. Her words made him happy.
"I know how hard it must be for you." She looked at him. "I just want you to know I'm here all night if you need me."
"Sam............"
"He's fine with it. He's great. Ron, I love him so much! I..........." Parvati stopped and shut her mouth. Ron chuckled a bit. Parvati seemed relieved at this reaction and laughed.
"It's so funny I used to hate you!" she laughed. "Now I see how wrong I was!" Ron smiled.
"Well, I was a bit of an idiot then." Parvati laughed.
"You're funny!" she grinned. Ron smiled and twirled her. They laughed.
Quite quickly, the song ended. Ron let go of Parvati.
'Thank you." He said. Parvati nodded and smiled. Ron saw Sam a bit off the dance floor. Sam nodded and waved subtly. Ron did the same and made his way to the food table.
He was gathering food when he heard a group of people come up behind him. He turned, but quickly turned back to the table. It was the Slytherin gang, lead by Draco and Shanon. Shanon didn't see it was him and broke off Draco to go up and get food. She was so close to him, the hairs on Ron's arm stood up and he sweat. He was lost in her presence when all of a sudden he heard a word from Draco, who was talking loudly to his gang.
"Marriage!"
Ron spun around, knocking over the punch glass.
"Yes, Shanon will be moving nearer to me! We'll be seeing a lot more of eachother! We're even thinking of marriage..........." Draco looked over at Ron, his gaze fiery and mad, almost evil. Ron dropped his glass and it shattered.
"Marriage at 17? That's young!" he heard a Slytherin say.
"Yes, well, we really love each other." Draco smiled at Shanon who smiled back. Ron's head pounded and he could feel blood rushing through his veins. His eyes pulsed and his hands were clenched in fists.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Ron punched over Draco, knocking him unconscious and with a big bruise on his head. Ron ran to Shanon and grabbed her by the shoulders, shaking her. She gasped and tried to wriggle free but couldn't.
"SHANON LISTEN TO ME!" Ron was yelling. "YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO MARRY HIM DO YOU?" Shanon stopped wriggling and looked into this boy's eyes...........who......was he?
"DO YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH HIM???? DRACO???" Shanon's eyes grew wide and she looked around her.
"SHANON!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ron screamed.
Inside Shanon's head, things were spinning. Water was rising in her head, and her vision was blurred. She heard train whistles and the room spun. Everything turned red and she swayed. The boy was shaking her.......who was he? He.......he.........she knew him........he was talking to her..........she felt a weight drop onto her chest, and it pressed her down. He was talking............marriage.....the weight got stronger............with Draco..........rest......of.....her life............
The weight exploded and it felt like water was shooting out of her mouth and eyes. Her head spun in circles and everything went upside down. Then she saw him.........Ron Weasley was standing in front of her. He was crying. Ron Weasley. She loved him. She still does.
"RON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Shanon flung her arms around Ron and burst into tears. Ron grabbed her and kissed her all over, crying too, Shanon cried and pulled away. Tears were streaming down her cheeks and she looked him up and down. He pulled her into another hugs and kissed her passionately on the lips. Shanon kissed him back.
"RON I.....oh my god.......everything's so fucked up I..........." Ron stopped her mid sentence in another kiss and ran his fingers through her hair. When he stopped, Shanon cried again. Ron held her. Everyone was standing, open mouthed, as what had really happened donned on them.
"It's ok....." Ron stroked her back as she cried. "I'm here..........you're here.........everything is fine now." Ron kissed her forehead. Shanon buried her face in his chest as all the memories flooded back to her.
Author's Note: Next chapter soon! Please review! I have almost no reviews and it makes me sad! I hope you all noticed references to previous stories in the series!