The Sidekick

Chapter 2

Ron woke up; his alarm was still going off. He slammed down the button. "Harry...Harry! Wake up mate!" Harry mumbled something and pulled the cover up higher. "Mate, theirs no time. We have to get down to the Great Hall!" Harry mumbled again. "Fine, you have left me no choice." He grabbed his wand from the table next to him and gave it a wave. The covers floated off of Harry's body. "R-Ron, okay, okay I'm up. I'll meet you down there." Ron toke a fast shower and got dressed. "Darn ties..." He walked out of the Gryffindor House.

"Oh, Weasley! How nice to see you this morning." Ron turned around. "What do you want Draco?" said Ron. "Have you forgotten our little deal?" How could he had forgotten, this was going to make the day even worse. "Well Weasley, I tine that the first thing I'm going to make you do is to have you show some respect for your overlords, so.. starting today you are to call me, Lord Malfoy." Ron gulped, how was he supposed to explain this to Harry and Herminie? "Are you mental?" "Tut, tut, it seems that you have forgotten alreadly to show respect, for that, I'll have you bow too." Ron reached into his pocket and gripped his wand. Just one little spell was all that he needed. But he held it back, if he wanted to keep his friendship with Harry, and his love for Cho, he whould have to hold it back. "Yes, Lord Malfoy." He said with a bow. "Smart Weasly, real smart." Harry walked out of the staircase.
"Ron? What are you doing?" "Just, tieing my shoe Harry." Draco smirked and walked away. "What was Draco doing here?" "Oh, I have no idea probadly just plotting something stupid." And with that they went down to the Great Hall.

Ron walked with Harry to his next class, charms. Luckily, he had 1 more class before his one with Malfoy. And the one thing that stuck in his mind, was telling Herimone that he loved her. Sure, he loved her, but only as a friend. "Ron?" cired Professor Flictwick. "Yes Professor?" "The charm Ron, try the charm." whispered Herimone under his breath. "Oh, yes." The gave a flick of his wand and the slug started to puff up. "Take cover!" someone screamed. But before Ron could get a textbook in front of his face, the slug exploded. "Yuck." There was slime all over his face. "Mr.Weasly..5 points from Gyrffindor, and I expect you to study the spell tonight for homework, the rest of you have a goodnight." And with that class was dismissed.
"Weasel." Harry, Herimone, and Ron turned around. "Yes..Lord Malfoy." "I'm sorry Weasley, what was that?" ....His voice was louder now. "Yes, Lord Malfoy." "Well Weasel it seems we have the next class together. Carry my bag." Ron grunted as he put the bag over his shoulder. "Crabbe, Goyle, are your bags heavy?" They nodded their head. "Theres too Ronald." Ron was now covered in more than three bags. "See you in class Weasley." Draco said as he smacked him on the back. Ron toppled over.
"Ron, why are you doing what Malfoy says?" said Herimone. "Well...i alreadly lost 5 points today, just being careful." "I'm glad to see that your finally seeing it my way, getting mad is no reason to lose points for our house." Herimone smiled. If only you knew thought Ron. They entered the classroom. Ron put all the bags down at Draco's desk. "Well Weasley did you forget part two of our little deal?" "No,..Lord Malfoy" he said with a low bow.
He walked up to Herimone. Every step he thought of how he could get around this, but there wasn't anything. Think, think, there has to be some way out of this. But, there wasn't. "Herimone?" "Yes, Ron?" he didn't even look up from her book. "I love you." Had Draco heard him? He looked over at Draco. He was smiling. He mouthed some thing. What had he said? Get-down-on-one-knee He had to be kidding, wasn't this good enough? But, he did what he was told. "Herimone...I loved you ever since I first saw you walk on the train." She was looking at him now. Her eyes seemed bigger. "R-Ron, do you know what your saying?" "Yes." She closed her book and walked out of the classroom. "Well, look at this, Weasley isn't even good enough for a mudblood." He could here the snickering of the fellow Slytherins.

Herimone didn't talk to Ron the rest of the day. Well, he couldn't find her. He was dead for the rest of the classes and had told Cho that he had to cancel their meeting. He went into the common room. Herimone was their. He tired to walk past her. "Ron, you can't just walk away from all your problems." He turned around to face her. "Herimone..." But she cut him off. "Ron, why couldn't you just tell me when it was just the two of us and not the whole class?" "Well..." yet agian he was cut off. But not by her words, but by her kiss. What the? This is Herimone, Ron, Herimone and shes not supposed to be anything more than a friend. She pulled away, smiling and left.
He looked around the common room. All the eyes were on him. Harry came up to him. "What just happened?" "I-I don't know." "You've been acting werid lately and now I know why." I knew that this couldn't last. I couldn't fool anyone. "You were in love." "Mate let me explain.." "No, theres no need. I mean I should have seen it with all the bickering and rows you guys have." Ron realized it now, he thought he was in love with Herimone not Cho. And now Herimone thought that too. What am i going to do? He thought.

Ron was tip toeing passed the paintings in the hallway. Hw was almost at the owlery. If only i had the invisblity cloak, it would make things so much easier. But, of course he couldn't Harry would want to know what he wanted it for. Just one more stiarway and then he would be there. "Meow." He turned left. Mrs.Norris was sitting there, "Shoo..get out of here, I don' want any trouble. If i had if my way, ! wouldn't be here." She turned her head. Ron could hear foot prints. What am I going to do? Hes sure to see me. I have nothing to...wait, he felt in his pockets. There it was, what he needed. A dungbomb. He pulled it out and taped it with his wand. Covering his mouth with his sleeve, the hallway filled with smoke. He ran up the last stairway. He pulled out a small piece of parchment and a quill. Malfoy, I've done everything you've asked, and now you have to do something for me, you have to swear that you will keep my secert.
Ron
He sent Hedwig off. All he had to do now was wait for Draco's letter. He sat at the trio's favorite spot. It feels so werid without Herimone and Harry. And owl landed at he table. He hadn't even noticed at first. He hated how quiet the common room was at night. "Thanks.." He tore the parchment open. Weasel, good job you got past Flich. The only problem is, it doesn't matter. Because tomorrow Harry will get a letter telling him everything about you and Cho.
Draco
P.S.- Good luck with your mudblood girlfriend.

Ron had to get to the owlery before Harry got that letter. He ran for the door but, it wouldn't open. Draco must have put a charm on it. Alohomora! He tired agian. No luck. Stupid wand, he waved his wand agian. Alohomora! But agian nothing. It was hopeless.
Ron had stayed up all night, the sun was coming up. Theirs no way that the spell would last all night. He put all his weight on the door. This time, it opened. He ran toward the owlery. He looked at the posts, midnight, Lawrence, Pig There it was Hedwig. She was gone. Draco has her, thats why he wanted him to use her to send the letter. Because she would be the one to give Harry the mail the next day. Becasue she was Harry's owl. How could i be so stupid, Ron thought. He slammed his hand down on hedwigs post, making the owls around him flutter.

Ron had spent hours at the owlery trying to figure out how he could get Hedwig back, but he couldn't think of any. He made his way down to the Great Hall. Maybe he could get Hedwig before Harry did. He was almost at the great hall, when he was stopped. It was Cho. Thier were tears in her eyes. "How could you..." "Cho, Draco made me, he blackmailed me, told me that if I didn't, he would tell Harry about us..." She was still crying. "Why didn't you just tell Harry yourself, instead of doing everything he said?" "Because...B-Because I wan't thinking Cho. I didn't know that Herimone felt that way about me, I-I.." he was cut off. "Well you should have!" She stomped away angerily. Ron would have followed her but he had to get that owl before Harry did.
Ron sat down next to Harry. Herimone was next to him. She was playing with his hair. Stop it Herimone! I don't feel that way about you. And now your going to hate me, soon enough you'll hate me. He owls where coming in. He looked over at Draco. He was smirking. God I hate that stupid smirk, I wish i could just slap it off his face....There was Hedwig.
He landed. "Who's it from Harry?" said Herimone. "Don't know.." Harry opened it. He could see Harry and Herimone's eyes following each other, word after word. Harry stood up, the table shook. "I thought you were my friend..." His wand was at Ron's throat now. "I am Harry..." "No friend would do that to me." He glanced over at Herimone. She was in tears. He couldn't even work out the words she was saying, if they even were words. "Get out of here Ron." Harry pulled his wand away. Ron got up and walked out. He looked back. Harry was trying to comfort Herimone. Holding on to her in his arms.
The day hasn't even started and I've made two girls cry and lost my best friend. He shook his head. This day couldn't get any worse.