Chapter Six: Tongue Tied
Disclaimer: I do not own nor am I the creator of Harry Potter. The characters and setting all come from JK. Rowling, I own nothing but the plot. The song "Why Don't You and I" is by Santana and Chad Kroeger.
A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry this one took so long! I had my cuz's wedding and things were really really crazy around here these past few days!! And I had to help my family with stuff...I had like no time for myself!! Hope you all will forgive me! LOL! Thanks to all my reviewers! Anyways, I really enjoyed writing this chapter; it's sort of helping me build more plot to the story. Hope you like this one! x0x0z!
Ron's POV
It was the Friday evening before the Hogsmede weekend and the trio was making their way back up to the Gryffindor common room after diner. Not much had happened in the past week unless you count Ron embarrassing himself in front of Hermione more than usual. Thankfully, Hermione didn't say anything to him about some of his less than witty comments and seemed not to notice any change. She was all he thought about these days; it's gotten to the point that he was nervous just to be around her.
Since the moment I spotted you
Walking 'round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies
And it's alright
Ron was walking beside Hermione and their hands lightly brushed each other. "Sorry" he said quickly, blushing like mad. Ron was amazed how such a simple thing like her touching his hand could give him such an electric charge. The redness of his face made it seem to look like this was quite embarrassing for him but to be honest; he liked it. He felt lighter than air every time he was near her.
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feelin' like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied
The problem was that lately, he couldn't seem to get proper sentences out when he was talking to her. He didn't have a problem talking to her before, but it seemed that the whole episode with Seamus made him want her even more, if possible. It just made things a bit more awkward between them. Ron wanted nothing more than to ask Hermione to go to Hogsmede with him before Seamus did but how to ask her was the question.
But every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right
They got up to the Portrait Hole, Harry said the password (Wattlebird) and they walked in. Hermione said that she would be right back as she wanted to get her homework and would meet them at their usual table in about five minutes. Ron and Harry walked up to their dormitory as well to get theirs since they had a huge Potions essay that they wanted to get out of the way for Saturday. When they were finally alone, Harry asked Ron, "So, what's going on with you and Hermione?"
"I love her, what else is new?" Ron said dully, picking up some of his books of the floor. "I really wish that she liked me! I want to ask her to go to Hogsmede with me but I just can't, Harry."
So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
"Oh come on, Ron! Now you're just being stupid! Of course she likes you!" said Harry impatiently.
"Not the way I want her to! I want her to love me, Harry! Imagine if we were going out! That would be just perfect! Life would be perfect! My life is perfect when I'm with her! It's like nothing could ever go wrong! I never want to loose that! I never want to loose her! I'm nothing without her!" said Ron sincerely.
So I say why don't you and I hold each other, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in
"THEN JUST TELL HER!!!" Harry bellowed.
"I CAN'T" Ron yelled and he dejectedly sat on his bed. "She'll probably either be disgusted with me or just laugh."
"Ron, I really really believe that if you just ask her to go with you, she'll say yes. She isn't going to purposely hurt your feelings; she's your friend. She likes you, she is NOT going to laugh!" said Harry firmly.
"You think?" said Ron looking up at Harry.
"I know!" said Harry with a smile and with that he grabbed his book bag and headed back for the common room. Ron followed suite.
Hermione was already sitting down writing on some parchment which was no doubt her Potions essay. Ron smiled and took a seat right next to her. After about an hour of work Harry told them that he was tired and was going to go up to bed. He gave Ron a small wink, bid Ron and Hermione good night and took off for the spiral staircase.
Ron watched Hermione as she was diligently writing away. "I love her so much!" Ron thought to himself, "I can't let anyone take her away from me!" Ron decided that it was time to take action. He had to muster up all his courage and just do it before he lost the nerve.
"Um Hermione, I've been meaning to ask you something for quite a while now..." said Ron who's ears had immediately gone pink the minute he got the words out. Ron suddenly felt very warm.
When's this fever gonna break?
I think I've handled more than any man can take
I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around
And it's alright
Bouncin' round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied
Hermione looked up from her work at him. "Yes, Ron? What is it?" She had a small smile on her face which made Ron now blush scarlet.
"I...um...would you...I mean... would you like to...um—" Ron was stuttering and blushing more and more by the second. This wasn't exactly how Ron planned this. He just couldn't get the words out.
"Would I like to what?" Hermione said looking as though she was really hopeful about something.
"Um...would you like to... I...um... I want to know if you might possibly..." he trailed off, furious with himself.
Every time I try to talk to you
Get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right
Just then Seamus popped out of nowhere and tapped Hermione gently on the back. "Hermione darling, could I have a word with you?"
"Actually, NO you may not have a word with her! We were just in the middle of something as you can see!" Ron snapped angrily.
"This will only take a moment, dear." Seamus said to Hermione, ignoring Ron. "Please, I just have a quick question for you."
Hermione looked at Seamus for a moment, "Well if it's that quick, why don't you ask me here in front of Ron." She said loyally and cast a quick grin at Ron.
Ron was mildly surprised at this and smiled back. He really appreciated Hermione not wanting to leave him out of their conversation.
Seamus looked annoyed at Ron but said, "Fine, I don't care who hears. Hermione beautiful, will you be my date for Hogsmede tomorrow?"
Ron was furious! He wanted to punch Seamus out right there! Ron looked at Hermione who had her mouth slightly open now and looked flabbergasted!
"Um...I...uh..." Hermione now was the one stuttering. It looked like she had no idea what to do.
Ron just kept glaring at Seamus, knowing that he had to do something but had no idea what. This REALLY wasn't going according to plan!
So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I get together, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in
"Come on, I won't take no for an answer!" Seamus insisted.
"Uh..." Hermione managed to say.
"Great!" Seamus cut her off. "I'll meet you tomorrow right here at 9:00! Catch you later gorgeous!" Seamus kissed her on the cheek, gave Ron a smug smile and then disappeared up the spiral staircase.
Hermione was staring at the staircase after Seamus like she was unaware of what just happened. She then looked back at Ron who looked absolutely livid.
Slowly I begin to realize this is never gonna end
About the same time you walk by
And I say oh here we go again, oh
"Hermione! How could you do that?!?" Ron yelled at her.
"I didn't do anything, Ron!" said Hermione coming back to her senses.
"Well you certainly didn't stop anything, either!" Ron sneered.
"He didn't give me a chance to even get a word in!" Hermione spat back.
"You're not actually thinking about going through with this, are you?"
"What if I am?" Hermione snapped.
"Can't you see? He's just using you, Hermione!" Ron stated angrily.
"Why is it so hard for you to believe that a guy might actually like me?" Hermione's voice was now a lot louder and she looked like she had a lot of hurt in her eyes.
"I never said that!" said Ron.
"You may as well have!" said Hermione shrilly.
"Look Hermione, I told you before! You have got to stay away from him! He's no good for you!" said Ron flatly.
"And how would YOU know who would be good for me?" Hermione said stubbornly.
"I just...I...I'm your friend. I just don't want to see you get hurt." Said Ron lamely.
"That's not what I think! I think you just can't stand to see me happy!" said Hermione who looked like she was on the verge of tears.
"That's not true! That's not true at all!" said Ron forcefully.
"Isn't it? Then why on earth do we have all these stupid fights all the time? Can't you see how much it hurts me when we argue like this? You know what? If you are just going to be like that, who needs you?" Hermione stomped away out the portrait hole and out of sight.
Ron got up and kicked his chair in fury!! Then he plopped himself down in his favourite seat in front of the fire yet again. "Bloody Hell!" he thought, "I've really lost her. Only not to the git I thought I would loose her to. I lost her to the scum I have been sharing a room with for the past 6 years! He took her from right under my nose--- and I let it happen!!!! How could I have been so idiotic?! I was so stupid! If only I would have said something sooner! Why the hell do I always get so tongue tied? I really screwed myself over this time!"
Every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right
"I love her so much! She makes me into a better person when I'm with her. Well, except for our arguments but they're mostly my fault anyway! Why am I such a prat to her?"
"If only I would have been able to tell her how I feel or at least asked her to go to Hogsmede before the prat did; things would be so different! I would be the one that she would walk with tomorrow! I would be the one who told her how gorgeous she was! I would be the guy in her life who she knew loved her more than anything! I would be so happy."
Ron sadly took out the picture of Hermione that he secretly carried in his pocket. Her picture was smiling at him and waving. She looked so beautiful. Ron stared at it and whispered to himself:
"If only you liked me, Hermione. If only we could be together."
So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I get together, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in
Disclaimer: I do not own nor am I the creator of Harry Potter. The characters and setting all come from JK. Rowling, I own nothing but the plot. The song "Why Don't You and I" is by Santana and Chad Kroeger.
A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry this one took so long! I had my cuz's wedding and things were really really crazy around here these past few days!! And I had to help my family with stuff...I had like no time for myself!! Hope you all will forgive me! LOL! Thanks to all my reviewers! Anyways, I really enjoyed writing this chapter; it's sort of helping me build more plot to the story. Hope you like this one! x0x0z!
Ron's POV
It was the Friday evening before the Hogsmede weekend and the trio was making their way back up to the Gryffindor common room after diner. Not much had happened in the past week unless you count Ron embarrassing himself in front of Hermione more than usual. Thankfully, Hermione didn't say anything to him about some of his less than witty comments and seemed not to notice any change. She was all he thought about these days; it's gotten to the point that he was nervous just to be around her.
Since the moment I spotted you
Walking 'round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies
And it's alright
Ron was walking beside Hermione and their hands lightly brushed each other. "Sorry" he said quickly, blushing like mad. Ron was amazed how such a simple thing like her touching his hand could give him such an electric charge. The redness of his face made it seem to look like this was quite embarrassing for him but to be honest; he liked it. He felt lighter than air every time he was near her.
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feelin' like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied
The problem was that lately, he couldn't seem to get proper sentences out when he was talking to her. He didn't have a problem talking to her before, but it seemed that the whole episode with Seamus made him want her even more, if possible. It just made things a bit more awkward between them. Ron wanted nothing more than to ask Hermione to go to Hogsmede with him before Seamus did but how to ask her was the question.
But every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right
They got up to the Portrait Hole, Harry said the password (Wattlebird) and they walked in. Hermione said that she would be right back as she wanted to get her homework and would meet them at their usual table in about five minutes. Ron and Harry walked up to their dormitory as well to get theirs since they had a huge Potions essay that they wanted to get out of the way for Saturday. When they were finally alone, Harry asked Ron, "So, what's going on with you and Hermione?"
"I love her, what else is new?" Ron said dully, picking up some of his books of the floor. "I really wish that she liked me! I want to ask her to go to Hogsmede with me but I just can't, Harry."
So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
"Oh come on, Ron! Now you're just being stupid! Of course she likes you!" said Harry impatiently.
"Not the way I want her to! I want her to love me, Harry! Imagine if we were going out! That would be just perfect! Life would be perfect! My life is perfect when I'm with her! It's like nothing could ever go wrong! I never want to loose that! I never want to loose her! I'm nothing without her!" said Ron sincerely.
So I say why don't you and I hold each other, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in
"THEN JUST TELL HER!!!" Harry bellowed.
"I CAN'T" Ron yelled and he dejectedly sat on his bed. "She'll probably either be disgusted with me or just laugh."
"Ron, I really really believe that if you just ask her to go with you, she'll say yes. She isn't going to purposely hurt your feelings; she's your friend. She likes you, she is NOT going to laugh!" said Harry firmly.
"You think?" said Ron looking up at Harry.
"I know!" said Harry with a smile and with that he grabbed his book bag and headed back for the common room. Ron followed suite.
Hermione was already sitting down writing on some parchment which was no doubt her Potions essay. Ron smiled and took a seat right next to her. After about an hour of work Harry told them that he was tired and was going to go up to bed. He gave Ron a small wink, bid Ron and Hermione good night and took off for the spiral staircase.
Ron watched Hermione as she was diligently writing away. "I love her so much!" Ron thought to himself, "I can't let anyone take her away from me!" Ron decided that it was time to take action. He had to muster up all his courage and just do it before he lost the nerve.
"Um Hermione, I've been meaning to ask you something for quite a while now..." said Ron who's ears had immediately gone pink the minute he got the words out. Ron suddenly felt very warm.
When's this fever gonna break?
I think I've handled more than any man can take
I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around
And it's alright
Bouncin' round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied
Hermione looked up from her work at him. "Yes, Ron? What is it?" She had a small smile on her face which made Ron now blush scarlet.
"I...um...would you...I mean... would you like to...um—" Ron was stuttering and blushing more and more by the second. This wasn't exactly how Ron planned this. He just couldn't get the words out.
"Would I like to what?" Hermione said looking as though she was really hopeful about something.
"Um...would you like to... I...um... I want to know if you might possibly..." he trailed off, furious with himself.
Every time I try to talk to you
Get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right
Just then Seamus popped out of nowhere and tapped Hermione gently on the back. "Hermione darling, could I have a word with you?"
"Actually, NO you may not have a word with her! We were just in the middle of something as you can see!" Ron snapped angrily.
"This will only take a moment, dear." Seamus said to Hermione, ignoring Ron. "Please, I just have a quick question for you."
Hermione looked at Seamus for a moment, "Well if it's that quick, why don't you ask me here in front of Ron." She said loyally and cast a quick grin at Ron.
Ron was mildly surprised at this and smiled back. He really appreciated Hermione not wanting to leave him out of their conversation.
Seamus looked annoyed at Ron but said, "Fine, I don't care who hears. Hermione beautiful, will you be my date for Hogsmede tomorrow?"
Ron was furious! He wanted to punch Seamus out right there! Ron looked at Hermione who had her mouth slightly open now and looked flabbergasted!
"Um...I...uh..." Hermione now was the one stuttering. It looked like she had no idea what to do.
Ron just kept glaring at Seamus, knowing that he had to do something but had no idea what. This REALLY wasn't going according to plan!
So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I get together, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in
"Come on, I won't take no for an answer!" Seamus insisted.
"Uh..." Hermione managed to say.
"Great!" Seamus cut her off. "I'll meet you tomorrow right here at 9:00! Catch you later gorgeous!" Seamus kissed her on the cheek, gave Ron a smug smile and then disappeared up the spiral staircase.
Hermione was staring at the staircase after Seamus like she was unaware of what just happened. She then looked back at Ron who looked absolutely livid.
Slowly I begin to realize this is never gonna end
About the same time you walk by
And I say oh here we go again, oh
"Hermione! How could you do that?!?" Ron yelled at her.
"I didn't do anything, Ron!" said Hermione coming back to her senses.
"Well you certainly didn't stop anything, either!" Ron sneered.
"He didn't give me a chance to even get a word in!" Hermione spat back.
"You're not actually thinking about going through with this, are you?"
"What if I am?" Hermione snapped.
"Can't you see? He's just using you, Hermione!" Ron stated angrily.
"Why is it so hard for you to believe that a guy might actually like me?" Hermione's voice was now a lot louder and she looked like she had a lot of hurt in her eyes.
"I never said that!" said Ron.
"You may as well have!" said Hermione shrilly.
"Look Hermione, I told you before! You have got to stay away from him! He's no good for you!" said Ron flatly.
"And how would YOU know who would be good for me?" Hermione said stubbornly.
"I just...I...I'm your friend. I just don't want to see you get hurt." Said Ron lamely.
"That's not what I think! I think you just can't stand to see me happy!" said Hermione who looked like she was on the verge of tears.
"That's not true! That's not true at all!" said Ron forcefully.
"Isn't it? Then why on earth do we have all these stupid fights all the time? Can't you see how much it hurts me when we argue like this? You know what? If you are just going to be like that, who needs you?" Hermione stomped away out the portrait hole and out of sight.
Ron got up and kicked his chair in fury!! Then he plopped himself down in his favourite seat in front of the fire yet again. "Bloody Hell!" he thought, "I've really lost her. Only not to the git I thought I would loose her to. I lost her to the scum I have been sharing a room with for the past 6 years! He took her from right under my nose--- and I let it happen!!!! How could I have been so idiotic?! I was so stupid! If only I would have said something sooner! Why the hell do I always get so tongue tied? I really screwed myself over this time!"
Every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right
"I love her so much! She makes me into a better person when I'm with her. Well, except for our arguments but they're mostly my fault anyway! Why am I such a prat to her?"
"If only I would have been able to tell her how I feel or at least asked her to go to Hogsmede before the prat did; things would be so different! I would be the one that she would walk with tomorrow! I would be the one who told her how gorgeous she was! I would be the guy in her life who she knew loved her more than anything! I would be so happy."
Ron sadly took out the picture of Hermione that he secretly carried in his pocket. Her picture was smiling at him and waving. She looked so beautiful. Ron stared at it and whispered to himself:
"If only you liked me, Hermione. If only we could be together."
So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I get together, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in