Ron was the last one in the common room, as usual. Harry had gone up,
kicking a chair Crookshanks was sitting on over on his way. Ron just looked
at the fire. Even the house-elves had come to do their job. Everything
reminded him Hermione. Hermione used to say Ron's hair was like fire: deep
orange and red. Then Crookshanks leaped into his lap after Harry went up.
Of course, not only was Crookshanks Hermione's cat, she and Ron fought over
Crookshanks trying to kill Scabbers in their 3rd year. Harry reminded Ron
of Hermione because she loved him. Not liked him, she loved him. Then, when
the house-elves came, he remembered S.P.E.W. (which Ron consistently called
'spew') and Hermione's house-elf civil rights movement.
Ron was still looking at the fire when Hermione barged in muddy, hair frizzy and drippy wet. Ron figured it was probably just a first year getting away from Ms. Norris. He just kept looking at the fire when he heard Hermione say, "Ron, do you like Cho Chang?"
Ron turned around to see Hermione, stunned by her question. Finally he answered, "No, no, not anymore, why?" 'Why is she bringing up Cho now?' he wondered as he stood up and faced her.
"Then, Ron," Hermione said, taking a deep breath. "I forgive you!" She ran and kissed him. He was stunned and pushed her away.
"What do you think you're doing?" Ron asked, trying to look as if he didn't like her. He wanted to kiss her so badly, but if there were any chance she and Harry could get together, this would ruin it for her.
"Ron, I'm so sorry." Hermione said. "I'm sorry that I didn't forgive you all those months ago. I'm sorry I didn't fully believe you when you said you didn't like Cho anymore."
"But I did." Ron said in confusion. "What's going on here? You're usually the level-headed one, not me."
"Ron, will you just shut up and kiss me?" Hermione said. Ron thought about this. Did she really want him to kiss her? On the other hand, he really did want to kiss her. On the other hand, 4 hours ago she was madly in love with Harry. Could she really change that quickly? On the other hand, she had stopped liking him that quickly. On the other hand, could she start liking him again that quickly? Ron decided to forget all reasoning. He liked her, and it sure as hell looked like she liked him. Why shouldn't he kiss her?
"Yes, Hermione," Ron said walking towards her. "I will kiss you." They kissed passionately for a few minutes until they heard a voice.
"What the heck is going on here?" Harry said. He was on the stairs of the boy's dormitory. "Never mind," he continued. "I don't want to know. And to think for a while I thought I might have liked you, Hermione." He walked away and slammed the door shut. Hermione looked crushed. She pushed away from Ron and buried her head in her hands.
"Still wanna kiss me? Or do you just want to make Harry jealous?" Ron said, getting angrier by the minute.
"Ron, no- please," Hermione started.
"I am nobody's consolation prize, Hermione." Ron said looking her start in the eye. He should have listened to reasoning. He wouldn't have gotten his heart broken again.
Ron was still looking at the fire when Hermione barged in muddy, hair frizzy and drippy wet. Ron figured it was probably just a first year getting away from Ms. Norris. He just kept looking at the fire when he heard Hermione say, "Ron, do you like Cho Chang?"
Ron turned around to see Hermione, stunned by her question. Finally he answered, "No, no, not anymore, why?" 'Why is she bringing up Cho now?' he wondered as he stood up and faced her.
"Then, Ron," Hermione said, taking a deep breath. "I forgive you!" She ran and kissed him. He was stunned and pushed her away.
"What do you think you're doing?" Ron asked, trying to look as if he didn't like her. He wanted to kiss her so badly, but if there were any chance she and Harry could get together, this would ruin it for her.
"Ron, I'm so sorry." Hermione said. "I'm sorry that I didn't forgive you all those months ago. I'm sorry I didn't fully believe you when you said you didn't like Cho anymore."
"But I did." Ron said in confusion. "What's going on here? You're usually the level-headed one, not me."
"Ron, will you just shut up and kiss me?" Hermione said. Ron thought about this. Did she really want him to kiss her? On the other hand, he really did want to kiss her. On the other hand, 4 hours ago she was madly in love with Harry. Could she really change that quickly? On the other hand, she had stopped liking him that quickly. On the other hand, could she start liking him again that quickly? Ron decided to forget all reasoning. He liked her, and it sure as hell looked like she liked him. Why shouldn't he kiss her?
"Yes, Hermione," Ron said walking towards her. "I will kiss you." They kissed passionately for a few minutes until they heard a voice.
"What the heck is going on here?" Harry said. He was on the stairs of the boy's dormitory. "Never mind," he continued. "I don't want to know. And to think for a while I thought I might have liked you, Hermione." He walked away and slammed the door shut. Hermione looked crushed. She pushed away from Ron and buried her head in her hands.
"Still wanna kiss me? Or do you just want to make Harry jealous?" Ron said, getting angrier by the minute.
"Ron, no- please," Hermione started.
"I am nobody's consolation prize, Hermione." Ron said looking her start in the eye. He should have listened to reasoning. He wouldn't have gotten his heart broken again.
