Ron woke up early, by yelling and noise. He got into a red robe that matched his hair and walked down the dormitory stairs. The source of the noise was Harry and Hermione. Harry was looking rather flustered, his eyes ablaze with anger. Hermione was sitting on the couch, looking as if tears threatened to fall. Ron ran toward them both, wondering what had started the fight. Hermione looked up at him, her eyes pleading for him to comfort her. Ron turned away, upset. Harry looked at Ron and pointed his finger at Hermione.
"How DARE you do that to him. He LOVES you. More than you will EVER deserve." Harry was seething.
"Harry..." Ron said, softly.
"No Ron, you can't do it yourself. You deserve more than her." Harry said, still glaring at Hermione.
Just then, the common room portrait opened and a young woman walked in. She smiled at all of them, not noticing the tension in the air. Ron looked at her questioningly. He had never seen her before.
"Hi, I'm Ray Ray." She said, smiling flirtatiously at Ron.
"Uh...Hi...Ray Ray?" Ron said, uncertainly
"Is that your real name?" Harry asked.
"No. It's just a nickname." She answered.
"Can I just call you by Ray?" Ron asked.
"Sure. I was just looking for a date to Hogsmeade today. I just transferred here and I don't know anyone. My real name is Raven, though." Raven explained.
Ron stopped cold. He had totally forgotten about Hogsmeade! Harry was going with Ginny, Hermione with Viktor and he was the single one out. He smiled at Raven.
"I'll go to Hogsmeade with you." Ron said, grinning.
Raven looked like she wanted to do cartwheels down the hallway and through the school. She broke out into a HUGE smile and hugged Ron. Hermione looked up at Ron as if he had grown a second head. Harry just laughed and shook hands with Raven. Just then, Viktor apparated in front of Ron. Ron jumped backward, not expecting that. Viktor smirked.
"Hello Veasley, Herm-own-ninny, Harry." Viktor said, ignoring Raven.
"Hi." Ron replied, unpleasantly.
Raven walked over to Ron and held his hand. His ears turned a bright shade of red as he grinned. It felt kind of good to have a date that actually liked you. This threw off Viktor. He looked at Raven, then at Ron.
"Raven? Is that you?" Viktor asked.
"Krum?" She asked, skeptically.
They ran and gave each other a hug. Hermione and Ron were both confused. Viktor then explained that Raven had transferred from Durmstrang and they used to have a bunch of classes together. They hadn't seen each other for a year. The portrait hole opened after Viktor was finished. Professor McGonagall walked in, ready to announce something.
"Students, please pass on the news that there will be classes today and Hogsmeade will be after lunch." She turned her attention to Ron. "I believe you are feeling better?"
"Yes, Professor. Thank you." Ron answered.
"Professor Snape told me to tell you that your detentions will be substituted tomorrow and the rest of the week."
Man, he had totally forgotten about that too. Well, it meant less time to spend freaking out about Hermione. Ron grabbed a clean shirt from his room with a summoning charm, put it on, and walked out of the room. Harry and Raven followed. They walked together to the Great Hall.
"So Harry, going to Hogsmeade with Ginny today?" Ron asked, tousling his hair.
"Of course." Harry replied simply. "Want to hang out with us?" The question was meant for Ron and Raven.
"Sure." Ron said. "Is that okay, Ray?"
"Uhm...Ron? I was actually thinking of going with Viktor instead." She said.
Ron sighed. Of course, everyone wants to go with the Durmstrang wart. Well...whatever. I'll just hang out with Harry and Ginny.
"Ok. No problem. But I thought Hermione was going with him?" Ron replied.
"No. She told me she was going with you." Raven said.
"No, she's not." Ron said, with finality.
"That's just what she told me." Raven answered, defensively.
"I'm sorry, just a little upset this morning. But go with Viktor, it's okay." Ron said.
The rest of the morning was pretty boring. He sat with Harry and Ginny for breakfast. He sat with Harry in his classes (Hermione was sitting with Lavender). Harry was very mad at Hermione, so he supported Ron. Harry told Ginny what had happened so then Ginny wasn't talking to Hermione. Draco, as always, was just insulting Hermione, but today Ron was kind of enjoying it. Ron had been treating Draco decent lately, so they weren't on the hating level. All the professors had been delighted to have him back in class, everyone except Professor Snape of course. Professor McGonagall, Flitwick, Sandstone (the new DADA teacher), and Hagrid had helped him with the previous lessons. But before he knew it, lunch had come and Hermione was ready to fall to pieces. She ran over to him, almost in tears. She looked like she wanted to rant and complain, but she held it in quite adequately.
"You've turned all my friends against me, you annoying git!" She yelled, throwing his mashed potatoes in his face.
His face sopping with mashed potatoes (and a bit of gravy), he picked up his plateful of creamed corn and dumped it on her head. She screamed, grabbing his gravy bowl and pouring down his shirt. He yelped as the hot gravy made its way down to his pants.
"You've crushed my feelings, you heartless ogre!" Ron roared, pouring his soda down her shirt.
By that time they were both standing, making QUITE a scene. Dumbledore was sitting on his chair, just laughing hysterically. Professor McGonagall was giggling to a certain extent. Snape was laughing, just to see two students massacring each other with the lunch food. The other students were laughing at them. Hermione turned around to look at the students. Ron half expected her to burst into tears. But she started to giggle. With this, he started to snicker. They sat back down, laughing amiably, ignoring that they had the whole hall laughing at them. Ignoring that they had just called each other bad names, they just laughed. Ignoring the angst they had suffered through the past few days, they just laughed like they always used to.
"Students, please assemble at the west entrance to enter into Hogsmeade." Professor McGonagall announced, suppressing laughter.
"Uhm...Ron? Will you go with me?" Hermione asked.
"You know what? Sure. Aren't you going with Viktor?" Ron asked in response.
"No. Our dates ditched us for each other." Hermione said, giggling.
"Aw, fun. Well, sure." Ron repeated, smiling.
They walked to the West Entrance silently. When they got there, they walked through the doors of the wonderful town of Hogsmeade.
Hey! I'm going to Michigan for a week, so I won't be updating for a while! I'll miss you all! (laughs) Later!
"How DARE you do that to him. He LOVES you. More than you will EVER deserve." Harry was seething.
"Harry..." Ron said, softly.
"No Ron, you can't do it yourself. You deserve more than her." Harry said, still glaring at Hermione.
Just then, the common room portrait opened and a young woman walked in. She smiled at all of them, not noticing the tension in the air. Ron looked at her questioningly. He had never seen her before.
"Hi, I'm Ray Ray." She said, smiling flirtatiously at Ron.
"Uh...Hi...Ray Ray?" Ron said, uncertainly
"Is that your real name?" Harry asked.
"No. It's just a nickname." She answered.
"Can I just call you by Ray?" Ron asked.
"Sure. I was just looking for a date to Hogsmeade today. I just transferred here and I don't know anyone. My real name is Raven, though." Raven explained.
Ron stopped cold. He had totally forgotten about Hogsmeade! Harry was going with Ginny, Hermione with Viktor and he was the single one out. He smiled at Raven.
"I'll go to Hogsmeade with you." Ron said, grinning.
Raven looked like she wanted to do cartwheels down the hallway and through the school. She broke out into a HUGE smile and hugged Ron. Hermione looked up at Ron as if he had grown a second head. Harry just laughed and shook hands with Raven. Just then, Viktor apparated in front of Ron. Ron jumped backward, not expecting that. Viktor smirked.
"Hello Veasley, Herm-own-ninny, Harry." Viktor said, ignoring Raven.
"Hi." Ron replied, unpleasantly.
Raven walked over to Ron and held his hand. His ears turned a bright shade of red as he grinned. It felt kind of good to have a date that actually liked you. This threw off Viktor. He looked at Raven, then at Ron.
"Raven? Is that you?" Viktor asked.
"Krum?" She asked, skeptically.
They ran and gave each other a hug. Hermione and Ron were both confused. Viktor then explained that Raven had transferred from Durmstrang and they used to have a bunch of classes together. They hadn't seen each other for a year. The portrait hole opened after Viktor was finished. Professor McGonagall walked in, ready to announce something.
"Students, please pass on the news that there will be classes today and Hogsmeade will be after lunch." She turned her attention to Ron. "I believe you are feeling better?"
"Yes, Professor. Thank you." Ron answered.
"Professor Snape told me to tell you that your detentions will be substituted tomorrow and the rest of the week."
Man, he had totally forgotten about that too. Well, it meant less time to spend freaking out about Hermione. Ron grabbed a clean shirt from his room with a summoning charm, put it on, and walked out of the room. Harry and Raven followed. They walked together to the Great Hall.
"So Harry, going to Hogsmeade with Ginny today?" Ron asked, tousling his hair.
"Of course." Harry replied simply. "Want to hang out with us?" The question was meant for Ron and Raven.
"Sure." Ron said. "Is that okay, Ray?"
"Uhm...Ron? I was actually thinking of going with Viktor instead." She said.
Ron sighed. Of course, everyone wants to go with the Durmstrang wart. Well...whatever. I'll just hang out with Harry and Ginny.
"Ok. No problem. But I thought Hermione was going with him?" Ron replied.
"No. She told me she was going with you." Raven said.
"No, she's not." Ron said, with finality.
"That's just what she told me." Raven answered, defensively.
"I'm sorry, just a little upset this morning. But go with Viktor, it's okay." Ron said.
The rest of the morning was pretty boring. He sat with Harry and Ginny for breakfast. He sat with Harry in his classes (Hermione was sitting with Lavender). Harry was very mad at Hermione, so he supported Ron. Harry told Ginny what had happened so then Ginny wasn't talking to Hermione. Draco, as always, was just insulting Hermione, but today Ron was kind of enjoying it. Ron had been treating Draco decent lately, so they weren't on the hating level. All the professors had been delighted to have him back in class, everyone except Professor Snape of course. Professor McGonagall, Flitwick, Sandstone (the new DADA teacher), and Hagrid had helped him with the previous lessons. But before he knew it, lunch had come and Hermione was ready to fall to pieces. She ran over to him, almost in tears. She looked like she wanted to rant and complain, but she held it in quite adequately.
"You've turned all my friends against me, you annoying git!" She yelled, throwing his mashed potatoes in his face.
His face sopping with mashed potatoes (and a bit of gravy), he picked up his plateful of creamed corn and dumped it on her head. She screamed, grabbing his gravy bowl and pouring down his shirt. He yelped as the hot gravy made its way down to his pants.
"You've crushed my feelings, you heartless ogre!" Ron roared, pouring his soda down her shirt.
By that time they were both standing, making QUITE a scene. Dumbledore was sitting on his chair, just laughing hysterically. Professor McGonagall was giggling to a certain extent. Snape was laughing, just to see two students massacring each other with the lunch food. The other students were laughing at them. Hermione turned around to look at the students. Ron half expected her to burst into tears. But she started to giggle. With this, he started to snicker. They sat back down, laughing amiably, ignoring that they had the whole hall laughing at them. Ignoring that they had just called each other bad names, they just laughed. Ignoring the angst they had suffered through the past few days, they just laughed like they always used to.
"Students, please assemble at the west entrance to enter into Hogsmeade." Professor McGonagall announced, suppressing laughter.
"Uhm...Ron? Will you go with me?" Hermione asked.
"You know what? Sure. Aren't you going with Viktor?" Ron asked in response.
"No. Our dates ditched us for each other." Hermione said, giggling.
"Aw, fun. Well, sure." Ron repeated, smiling.
They walked to the West Entrance silently. When they got there, they walked through the doors of the wonderful town of Hogsmeade.
Hey! I'm going to Michigan for a week, so I won't be updating for a while! I'll miss you all! (laughs) Later!