Chapter 4: Averted Eyes
The next day Harry still couldn't bring his smile down. He, Ron, and Hermione were walking down to the Great Hall for breakfast when Draco had the pleasure of stopping them.
"What are you so happy about, Potter?" spat Draco. Harry immediately sneered at Draco; for the first time in 12 hours he had actually stopped smiling, and he wasn't happy about it.
"Nothing. What do you want, Malfoy?" replied Harry coolly.
"Oh, nothing. I was just looking for someone from Gryffindor breaking the rules. Oh, Weasley, Potter, tuck in your shirts. That's five points each from you," said Draco rather pleased with himself as he scribbled down on note pad while walking away.
"Stupid, Malfoy," mumbled Harry as he walked into the Great Hall with Hermione and Ron alongside him.
The three took seats at the table, Ron alongside Hermione and Harry opposite of them. He wanted to be able to get a glimpse of Cho. When he did he saw she was facing the Gryffindor table, as if having the same idea in mind as Harry. When they finally caught each other's eye they smiled at each other. Harry then saw Cho say one thing to her friend then get up from her seat. Harry didn't understand what she was doing until she started to walk towards the Gryffindor table. Cho walked behind Harry and poked him playfully in the back.
"Hi Harry! Hey Ron! Good morning Hermione!" said Cho sweetly and happily.
"Hello Cho!" the trio said together.
Harry turned around in his seat to face Cho.
"Oh yeah, before I forget Harry. Would you like to go out on a date another time?" said Cho very calmly, but her face turned pink.
"Umm... sure, Cho. I'd love to," replied Harry. His face, unlike Cho's, was turning a brighter red.
"Great, later Harry," she said with a smile and walked back to the Ravenclaw table.
There was a momentary silence between the three, and then Ron said, "So it was a good date last night, I presume."
Harry gave a nervous laugh and grinned.
When classes were over, Harry tried to find Cho while Ron and Hermione left to the library to study.
The two took their usual seats in the library and started to read through the stack of books they had brought. Then the two picked a book from the stack and started reading. Ron had more trouble concentrating than usual. It wasn't because he was too bored, like in History of Magic classes, but because his mind had been concentrating on other things. Ron stared at the book and just stared at it in a blur, trying to think of was holding his mind from letting him concentrate. Then it hit him, Hermione. Of course, of course it's Hermione. What else would my mind be? Ron though annoyed. He glanced up from his book at Hermione, and once he had he had trouble bringing his eyes back down. Then Hermione glanced up and caught Ron.
"Yes," she said curiously.
"Oh, um..." started Ron.
She closed her book and whispered "What?"
"I don't know... I couldn't concentrate so I looked up a you then I couldn't look back down," explained Ron confused.
"Ron... do you like me?" She had said it so straightforward it surprised him, like it wasn't a big deal.
He blushed and started to look nervous. "Yes..."
Hermione looked down at her book again, not to read, but to avert her eyes from him. She didn't know what to say. She had never expected that in her life in Hogwarts she would ask a boy that, and of all boys, Ron Weasley, and of all things for him to answer, yes.
Ron gulped, "What about me? Do you like me?"
Hermione kept her eyes down. "Yes... I think so."
The two looked away from each other. Neither knew what to say, but what could you say after two best friends admitted that they like each other? Hermione gathered her books and motioned for Ron to do the same. Then the two walked outside of the library and back into the Gryffindor common room. Hermione put her books on one of the tables and Ron copied.
"I don't know what to say," said Hermione nervously while leaning forward in her armchair.
"Neither I," said Ron leaning back in his chair and staring at the ceiling.
The duo sat in silence nervously. There wasn't anything to say, and if there was something to say they didn't know what it was. What to say... they had both thought nervously.
"What can we say?" asked Ron cautiously.
"I'm not sure," said Hermione now staring at Ron's shoes.
"I like you," said Ron quickly.
"And I like you too," said Hermione quickly.
"Would you like to go out with me?" asked Ron, gulping down his nervousness and saliva.
"Yes, I'd love nothing more," said Hermione, finally looking at Ron while smiling.
Ron looked down from the ceiling and stared Hermione in the face and gave a wide smile.
"When?"
"Hmm... how about on Saturday, unless you have Quidditch practice or something," said Hermione nervously.
"Nope. No Quidditch. None at all... how about at 5 o'clock?"
"Perfect."
They both smiled and Hermione got up from her chair and over to where Ron was sitting. He immediately stood up nervously. Hermione stood next to him and looked up at him. She then stood on her tiptoes and kissed him softly on the cheek then shortly on the lips. Ron's ears turned a bright pink while his face turned a deep scarlet, and yet he kissed her back. Now was Hermione's turn to turn a shade of pink.
"Okay...now lets get back to study..." said Hermione grabbing her books and starting to leave but Ron grabbed her wrist.
"Why do we never study in here? Or in one of the dorms?" asked Ron curiously. She thought about this for a second and wondered why she did. Looking around, she noticed no one but Ron was there. Maybe I'm afraid to be alone with Ron... she thought. No, no, that can't be it. Why would I? He's my best friend, she continued in her head. She gazed at Ron,
"I don't know really. I guess I'm just comfortable in the library, Ron."
"So why don't we just study in here now? Since we're already here, what would the point be of having to walk back to the library? Considering we'll end up coming here anyway." Hermione nodded and set her books down again. Ron smiled and sat back down. Hermione sat next to him and pulled out one of the books, a quill, and parchment to start working.
The next day Harry still couldn't bring his smile down. He, Ron, and Hermione were walking down to the Great Hall for breakfast when Draco had the pleasure of stopping them.
"What are you so happy about, Potter?" spat Draco. Harry immediately sneered at Draco; for the first time in 12 hours he had actually stopped smiling, and he wasn't happy about it.
"Nothing. What do you want, Malfoy?" replied Harry coolly.
"Oh, nothing. I was just looking for someone from Gryffindor breaking the rules. Oh, Weasley, Potter, tuck in your shirts. That's five points each from you," said Draco rather pleased with himself as he scribbled down on note pad while walking away.
"Stupid, Malfoy," mumbled Harry as he walked into the Great Hall with Hermione and Ron alongside him.
The three took seats at the table, Ron alongside Hermione and Harry opposite of them. He wanted to be able to get a glimpse of Cho. When he did he saw she was facing the Gryffindor table, as if having the same idea in mind as Harry. When they finally caught each other's eye they smiled at each other. Harry then saw Cho say one thing to her friend then get up from her seat. Harry didn't understand what she was doing until she started to walk towards the Gryffindor table. Cho walked behind Harry and poked him playfully in the back.
"Hi Harry! Hey Ron! Good morning Hermione!" said Cho sweetly and happily.
"Hello Cho!" the trio said together.
Harry turned around in his seat to face Cho.
"Oh yeah, before I forget Harry. Would you like to go out on a date another time?" said Cho very calmly, but her face turned pink.
"Umm... sure, Cho. I'd love to," replied Harry. His face, unlike Cho's, was turning a brighter red.
"Great, later Harry," she said with a smile and walked back to the Ravenclaw table.
There was a momentary silence between the three, and then Ron said, "So it was a good date last night, I presume."
Harry gave a nervous laugh and grinned.
When classes were over, Harry tried to find Cho while Ron and Hermione left to the library to study.
The two took their usual seats in the library and started to read through the stack of books they had brought. Then the two picked a book from the stack and started reading. Ron had more trouble concentrating than usual. It wasn't because he was too bored, like in History of Magic classes, but because his mind had been concentrating on other things. Ron stared at the book and just stared at it in a blur, trying to think of was holding his mind from letting him concentrate. Then it hit him, Hermione. Of course, of course it's Hermione. What else would my mind be? Ron though annoyed. He glanced up from his book at Hermione, and once he had he had trouble bringing his eyes back down. Then Hermione glanced up and caught Ron.
"Yes," she said curiously.
"Oh, um..." started Ron.
She closed her book and whispered "What?"
"I don't know... I couldn't concentrate so I looked up a you then I couldn't look back down," explained Ron confused.
"Ron... do you like me?" She had said it so straightforward it surprised him, like it wasn't a big deal.
He blushed and started to look nervous. "Yes..."
Hermione looked down at her book again, not to read, but to avert her eyes from him. She didn't know what to say. She had never expected that in her life in Hogwarts she would ask a boy that, and of all boys, Ron Weasley, and of all things for him to answer, yes.
Ron gulped, "What about me? Do you like me?"
Hermione kept her eyes down. "Yes... I think so."
The two looked away from each other. Neither knew what to say, but what could you say after two best friends admitted that they like each other? Hermione gathered her books and motioned for Ron to do the same. Then the two walked outside of the library and back into the Gryffindor common room. Hermione put her books on one of the tables and Ron copied.
"I don't know what to say," said Hermione nervously while leaning forward in her armchair.
"Neither I," said Ron leaning back in his chair and staring at the ceiling.
The duo sat in silence nervously. There wasn't anything to say, and if there was something to say they didn't know what it was. What to say... they had both thought nervously.
"What can we say?" asked Ron cautiously.
"I'm not sure," said Hermione now staring at Ron's shoes.
"I like you," said Ron quickly.
"And I like you too," said Hermione quickly.
"Would you like to go out with me?" asked Ron, gulping down his nervousness and saliva.
"Yes, I'd love nothing more," said Hermione, finally looking at Ron while smiling.
Ron looked down from the ceiling and stared Hermione in the face and gave a wide smile.
"When?"
"Hmm... how about on Saturday, unless you have Quidditch practice or something," said Hermione nervously.
"Nope. No Quidditch. None at all... how about at 5 o'clock?"
"Perfect."
They both smiled and Hermione got up from her chair and over to where Ron was sitting. He immediately stood up nervously. Hermione stood next to him and looked up at him. She then stood on her tiptoes and kissed him softly on the cheek then shortly on the lips. Ron's ears turned a bright pink while his face turned a deep scarlet, and yet he kissed her back. Now was Hermione's turn to turn a shade of pink.
"Okay...now lets get back to study..." said Hermione grabbing her books and starting to leave but Ron grabbed her wrist.
"Why do we never study in here? Or in one of the dorms?" asked Ron curiously. She thought about this for a second and wondered why she did. Looking around, she noticed no one but Ron was there. Maybe I'm afraid to be alone with Ron... she thought. No, no, that can't be it. Why would I? He's my best friend, she continued in her head. She gazed at Ron,
"I don't know really. I guess I'm just comfortable in the library, Ron."
"So why don't we just study in here now? Since we're already here, what would the point be of having to walk back to the library? Considering we'll end up coming here anyway." Hermione nodded and set her books down again. Ron smiled and sat back down. Hermione sat next to him and pulled out one of the books, a quill, and parchment to start working.