This chapter is the longest so far! Thanks to those who read and reviewed!
When they arrived at the Great Hall, it was packed with people. Harry and Daphne sat next to each other. There, they spotted Ginny sitting alone.
'Hey! Why are you alone? Where's Ron and Sheela?' Harry asked. Ginny sighed, and then replied, saying, 'He left a while ago to show Sheela around the school.' Harry felt surprised, but he decided to ask Ron about it later at night than probing about it then.
Harry ate a lot that day; Daphne kept piling food on his plate. Ginny looked really upset and gloomy. When Harry asked her why, she wouldn't tell him, so Harry decided that he would ask Hermione to ask her.
After finishing a scrumptious meal, Harry suggested that he showed Daphne around the school too. He led Daphne to Hagrid's hut and hoped that Hagrid was in. To his surprise, Ron and Sheela were there too. Apparently, they seemed to share thoughts and ideas. The four of them sat down with Hagrid and started chatting with Hagrid when Hagrid asked where Hermione was. However, neither Harry nor Ron knew and both did not see her the whole day.
Somewhere in another part of Hogwarts, Hermione was catching up with an old friend. Well, not just a friend. At least that was what Hermione hoped. She hadn't seen him in such a long time, give it another few more months and she would have forgotten him completely. She shuddered at the mere thought of it.
Hermione smiled as Viktor told her about everything that has happened to him in the entire year that he had been away. She wasn't really listening to him; his voice was a distant away, and it was drifting. She was staring at Viktor and realizing what a perfect body he had.
Viktor stopped talking suddenly and kissed the dazzled Hermione on the lips. She blushed, not making an effort to hide her happiness that the man of her dreams had kissed her.
Back at Hagrid's hut, the four of them plus Hagrid were having a whale of a time. They cracked jokes and cursed teachers. They laughed and ate Hagrid's homemade cookies (which tasted like crap but no one dared to admit it). After a long laughing session, Harry and Daphne decided to head for the quidditch pitch while Ron and Sheela decided to head to the common room to chat.
After getting his broom, Harry and Daphne made their way to the quidditch pitch.
Harry handed the broom over to Daphne who examined the broom from the handle to the twigs. 'Go on. Ride it' Harry said, grinning. Daphne just stared at it before shaking her head. 'I...I can't ride a broomstick Harry. I don't know how to.'
Harry mounted his broom before he motioned to Daphne to get on the broom too. Daphne gave him an unsure look. 'Come on! I'll make sure you won't fall.' Harry said reassuringly. Filled with fear, Daphne got on to the broom and grabbed on to Harry's waist securely.
Higher and higher they soared into the air. Harry went around the school on his beloved firebolt with the girl of his dreams holding on to him from behind. A nice warm feeling swelled in him. Daphne beamed as Harry skillfully manoeuvred the broomstick. At that moment, she experienced a feeling of security that she had never felt before.
Back in the common room, Ron and Sheela were talking about everything they could think of, everything under the sun, until they ran out of topics to talk about. So silence filled the room as they stared awkwardly at each other. They were both at a complete loss for words. Ron made a funny noise with his throat and Sheela laughed. Back to complete loss for words. Ron looked at Sheela and Sheela looked back at Ron. Sparks flew and before they knew it, they kissed. The kiss lasted only for two seconds before Sheela ran into the girls' dormitory, leaving Ron alone in the common room wondering if he had done anything wrong.
'So you two kissed?' Harry asked in skepticism. Ron nodded. 'Ron... that's great!' Harry exclaimed. Ron shrugged. 'You really think so?' Ron asked eagerly. 'Yeah! Um... you like Sheela right?' Harry asked Ron. Ron raised an eyebrow. 'Okay fine. While we are being frank with each other, I should tell you that I like Daphne.' 'I knew it!' Ron exclaimed.
As the two boys chatted excitedly in the empty Gryffindor common room, they did not know that Hermione was walking down the stairs from the Girls' dormitory when she overheard the two of them. Somehow, Hermione felt envious of Daphne. She never liked Daphne anyway, Hermione felt very confused. Who was it she liked? Viktor or Harry? Baffled by herself, she walked back up the stairs into the girls' dormitory.
So how did you like the ending for this chapter? Please review and tell me whom do you think Hermione should end up with in your opinion! Thanks!
