CHAPTER FOUR - KRUM'S CLASS
I came down to breakfast the next morning extremely tired, having slept only a couple of hours the night before. I was the last one at breakfast and I entered seeing Ron and Harry sitting as far away as possible from Hermione. I didn't want to get any of them mad at me so I sat in between Neville and Dean.
"What happened?" Dean asked me.
"Hermione's crazy for Krum." I didn't think telling the rest would be necessary just yet.
"That's it? That's why they're in this humongo fight?!?" Said Dean, knowing there was more to it.
"Yep. That's it."
"oh, well alright." He then got up and left the great hall, despite the fact that he had not yet finished eating his oatmeal.
"Was that really all that happened?" Asked Neville.
"Am I that bad at lying?"
"Yes."
Okay, well." and I told him the whole story. Why I was telling Neville and not my boyfriend, I didn't know.
"Sirius?" It was apparently all he could say.
"Yeah. and the whole thing with Lila. its so weird. How did he know who she was?" I glanced over and Ron and Harry who were obviously talking about how mad they were at Hermione. Apparently though, she didn't notice. Hermione was absent mindedly eating her breakfast while day dreaming about her Vicky.
"I just don't get it." I said. "Hermione is the last person I'd expect this sort of thing to happen to. Well, I might as well go and see what kind of a teacher Krum is." I got up and walked off to my first class, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
I was walking down the hall when I heard my voice being called. I turned around. It was Luna.
"Oh hi Luna, what class are you going to?"
"Haven't you read your schedule? We've got Defense Against the Dark Arts together."
"Oh yeah! Right! I kinda forgot that. With everything going on and all." It took me a moment to realize what I had just said.
"What are you talking about? What's going on?" Luna asked, obviously dying to know. I was about to tell her, but then I remembered what Ron had said Sirius had said. Luna wasn't in Ron's year.
"er. um. nothing. Ron's just a bit pissed off at Hermione for being in love with Krum, er, Professor Krum and all and now they're fighting."
"I don't see why Ron won't just admit it." Luna said.
"Admit what?" I responded.
"That he likes Hermione of course!"
I was silent for a few seconds. ".but he doest."
"Oh come now! Isn't it obvious?" by this time, we were already inside the Defense Against the Dark Arts room and taking our seats.
"erm. well, now that you mention it. I mean, it is kind of odd for Ron to be so annoyed with Hermione doing something like that. Ron never gets too worried about her. I said. "But then again he seems to have this thing against dating." I said that, half laughing.
"How he acts with you is different! Well, you can think what you like, but I'm sure he fancy's Hermione."
Strange as it seems, I had never really thought about it. Now that Luna had mentioned it, it seemed so obvious. And I suppose I could have said that he was so mad because of how she didn't even bother with the fact that Sirius paid a visit last night because of Krum. I didn't though, because he acted the exact same way during the tri wizard tournament. Could Ron really have fancied Hermione Granger since his fourth year? Or for all I know, his first? But, ugh! I could not see them together like that. I was so busy thinking about this whole Ron-Hermione thing that I had completely forgotten about everything else, including the fact that I was about to have Victor Krum teach me. Who, I might add, is the whole reason I was so lost in thought.
"Good morning class." said Krum. "I hope you all had a good summer. This term you will learn how to defend yourselves when you play quidditch." I couldn't believe it. Was Dumbledore that desperate? Why couldn't Dumbledore himself just teach it? "First you will learn how to defend yourselves against bludgers."
"WHAT?" I yelled as I got out of my seat, all that was really going through my head then was how in the world Hermione could like this idiot. "This is Defense Against the Dark Arts! Not Defense Against sports! Besides, not everyone here plays!"
"Miss. miss. uh." Krum didn't know my name.
"Weasley. My name is Ginny Weasley."
"Sit down Ginny!" I heard Luna hiss, but I completely ignored her.
"Right, well Miss Weasley! For your information, Quidditch can be a very dark ark!"
"Oh really, how?" I knew I was just asking for detention. I had never spoken to a teacher like that. but then again, I wouldn't exactly call Victor Krum a teacher. I couldn't help myself though. It was as if I was taking off my anger towards Hermione on Krum, like it was his fault she loved him or something.
"Well, umm. it is a dark art because. because The Dark Lord played it." Now that made me furious. Not only was that so obviously a lie, but to use You- Know-Who as an excuse to why Krum can't teach. now that's just ridiculous.
"How does that make it a Dark Art? I mean, we all call you "professor" but that doesn't make you a real teacher!"
"That's it! Detention for you tonight at eight o'clock sharp! Now sit down!"
I was about to say something else, but I finally gained control over myself and sat down silently.
"Ginny! What was that?" Luna whispered when I sat back down. I sighed, rolled my eyes and faced front.
I refused to pay attention for the whole rest of the class, I wouldn't let myself. All I thought about was how much I hated "Krum. Even the fact that my brother might fancy Hermione left my mind. After what seemed like forever, it was finally over. Not that I had much to look forward to though, I had potions next.
"Why in heavens name did you go on spazing like that in there???!?!" Luna asked.
"Luna, he's a horrible teacher! And how on earth could Hermione be in love with him? I honestly expected her to have much better taste!"
"Now Ginny, I know your upset because you wish Hermione liked Ron, but-"
"I DO NOT WISH HERMIONE LIKED RON! BECAUSE RON DOESN'T LIKE HERMIONE! I JUST HATE KRUM! WILL YOU STOP IT WITH THE WHOLE 'RON LIKES HERMIONE' THING! GOD!" I instantly regretted yelling at Luna like that.
"Gosh. I- I'm sorry."
"No I'm sorry. I just- well there's something I really don't like about Krum..." I said bye to Luna and walked down to the dungeon.
I came down to breakfast the next morning extremely tired, having slept only a couple of hours the night before. I was the last one at breakfast and I entered seeing Ron and Harry sitting as far away as possible from Hermione. I didn't want to get any of them mad at me so I sat in between Neville and Dean.
"What happened?" Dean asked me.
"Hermione's crazy for Krum." I didn't think telling the rest would be necessary just yet.
"That's it? That's why they're in this humongo fight?!?" Said Dean, knowing there was more to it.
"Yep. That's it."
"oh, well alright." He then got up and left the great hall, despite the fact that he had not yet finished eating his oatmeal.
"Was that really all that happened?" Asked Neville.
"Am I that bad at lying?"
"Yes."
Okay, well." and I told him the whole story. Why I was telling Neville and not my boyfriend, I didn't know.
"Sirius?" It was apparently all he could say.
"Yeah. and the whole thing with Lila. its so weird. How did he know who she was?" I glanced over and Ron and Harry who were obviously talking about how mad they were at Hermione. Apparently though, she didn't notice. Hermione was absent mindedly eating her breakfast while day dreaming about her Vicky.
"I just don't get it." I said. "Hermione is the last person I'd expect this sort of thing to happen to. Well, I might as well go and see what kind of a teacher Krum is." I got up and walked off to my first class, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
I was walking down the hall when I heard my voice being called. I turned around. It was Luna.
"Oh hi Luna, what class are you going to?"
"Haven't you read your schedule? We've got Defense Against the Dark Arts together."
"Oh yeah! Right! I kinda forgot that. With everything going on and all." It took me a moment to realize what I had just said.
"What are you talking about? What's going on?" Luna asked, obviously dying to know. I was about to tell her, but then I remembered what Ron had said Sirius had said. Luna wasn't in Ron's year.
"er. um. nothing. Ron's just a bit pissed off at Hermione for being in love with Krum, er, Professor Krum and all and now they're fighting."
"I don't see why Ron won't just admit it." Luna said.
"Admit what?" I responded.
"That he likes Hermione of course!"
I was silent for a few seconds. ".but he doest."
"Oh come now! Isn't it obvious?" by this time, we were already inside the Defense Against the Dark Arts room and taking our seats.
"erm. well, now that you mention it. I mean, it is kind of odd for Ron to be so annoyed with Hermione doing something like that. Ron never gets too worried about her. I said. "But then again he seems to have this thing against dating." I said that, half laughing.
"How he acts with you is different! Well, you can think what you like, but I'm sure he fancy's Hermione."
Strange as it seems, I had never really thought about it. Now that Luna had mentioned it, it seemed so obvious. And I suppose I could have said that he was so mad because of how she didn't even bother with the fact that Sirius paid a visit last night because of Krum. I didn't though, because he acted the exact same way during the tri wizard tournament. Could Ron really have fancied Hermione Granger since his fourth year? Or for all I know, his first? But, ugh! I could not see them together like that. I was so busy thinking about this whole Ron-Hermione thing that I had completely forgotten about everything else, including the fact that I was about to have Victor Krum teach me. Who, I might add, is the whole reason I was so lost in thought.
"Good morning class." said Krum. "I hope you all had a good summer. This term you will learn how to defend yourselves when you play quidditch." I couldn't believe it. Was Dumbledore that desperate? Why couldn't Dumbledore himself just teach it? "First you will learn how to defend yourselves against bludgers."
"WHAT?" I yelled as I got out of my seat, all that was really going through my head then was how in the world Hermione could like this idiot. "This is Defense Against the Dark Arts! Not Defense Against sports! Besides, not everyone here plays!"
"Miss. miss. uh." Krum didn't know my name.
"Weasley. My name is Ginny Weasley."
"Sit down Ginny!" I heard Luna hiss, but I completely ignored her.
"Right, well Miss Weasley! For your information, Quidditch can be a very dark ark!"
"Oh really, how?" I knew I was just asking for detention. I had never spoken to a teacher like that. but then again, I wouldn't exactly call Victor Krum a teacher. I couldn't help myself though. It was as if I was taking off my anger towards Hermione on Krum, like it was his fault she loved him or something.
"Well, umm. it is a dark art because. because The Dark Lord played it." Now that made me furious. Not only was that so obviously a lie, but to use You- Know-Who as an excuse to why Krum can't teach. now that's just ridiculous.
"How does that make it a Dark Art? I mean, we all call you "professor" but that doesn't make you a real teacher!"
"That's it! Detention for you tonight at eight o'clock sharp! Now sit down!"
I was about to say something else, but I finally gained control over myself and sat down silently.
"Ginny! What was that?" Luna whispered when I sat back down. I sighed, rolled my eyes and faced front.
I refused to pay attention for the whole rest of the class, I wouldn't let myself. All I thought about was how much I hated "Krum. Even the fact that my brother might fancy Hermione left my mind. After what seemed like forever, it was finally over. Not that I had much to look forward to though, I had potions next.
"Why in heavens name did you go on spazing like that in there???!?!" Luna asked.
"Luna, he's a horrible teacher! And how on earth could Hermione be in love with him? I honestly expected her to have much better taste!"
"Now Ginny, I know your upset because you wish Hermione liked Ron, but-"
"I DO NOT WISH HERMIONE LIKED RON! BECAUSE RON DOESN'T LIKE HERMIONE! I JUST HATE KRUM! WILL YOU STOP IT WITH THE WHOLE 'RON LIKES HERMIONE' THING! GOD!" I instantly regretted yelling at Luna like that.
"Gosh. I- I'm sorry."
"No I'm sorry. I just- well there's something I really don't like about Krum..." I said bye to Luna and walked down to the dungeon.