In Love
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley or any other character for that matter. The only thing I own is the plot.
Chapter 4
"Hermione," Parvati called. Hermione turned around and smiled as she saw Parvati and Lavender approaching her. She shifted her bag on her shoulder and flipped her hair.
"Hi Parvati, Lavender! What's up?" Hermione said cheerfully. The two girls looked at each other warily then smiled at Hermione uncertainly. She noticed their worried expressions. "Is something wrong?"
"Well, that's what we were going to ask you, Hermione," Lavender said. She glanced at Parvati then continued, "Um, we haven't seen you and Harry together lately. Are you guys broken up?" Hermione's smile faltered and she looked away, trying to hide what she's really feeling. "Hermione, if there's anything we can do..."
"Yeah. You know we're just here," Parvati added, worried.
Hermione looked at them both, straight in the eye. "We're not broken up. Harry's just a little busy lately with everything that he's doing. We're fine." She managed a smile.
Both Lavender and Parvati breathed a sigh of relief. They smiled at her. "We are so glad to hear that," Lavender said. "I thought for a moment that you guys have broken up. I was so worried. I mean, I could see how happy you guys are when you're together. It would be a waste if you guys broke up."
"Yeah," Parvati added. "You guys are so perfect for each other that it would be weird if you weren't together anymore. And I can see how much Harry loves you. You really are lucky, Hermione." Hermione smiled at them. She felt sort of pleased with all the praises that they had given to her and her relationship with Harry.
"Thank you," Hermione said. "I'm happy with him."
"Of course you are," Parvati said. "Who wouldn't be happy with Harry?" Hermione casually looked down at this.
"Well... I have to go," Hermione said. "I still have something to do. But thanks for all the things you said. It means a lot to me."
"You're welcome," Lavender said, giving her a quick hug. Hermione gave her a small smile and walked down the hall away from them.
Hermione was hurrying so much that she bumped into someone which made her books scatter on the marble floor. She immediately stooped down to gather her things. "I'm sorry," said a familiar voice. Hermione looked up and gasped a little. "Hermione, I'm sorry."
"Harry..." He stood up with all her books. Hermione stood up, too and just looked at him. He held her books in his arm and reached out to hold her hand. Hermione looked down at her hand being held by Harry's. "Hermione... please listen to me."
"Harry, I -."
"Please!" Harry insisted, squeezing her hand a little. Hermione nodded. "Hermione, I love you. You know that, right?" Hermione nodded again, her eyes beginning to tear up. "I know I haven't been the best boyfriend lately and I have no excuse for that. But it will get better, Hermione. I want you to know that I'm going to do my best to make everything better. But I'll understand if you want to break up..." He trailed away, looking at her with remorse. He lifted her hand and kissed it softly. "I love you."
Tears were now streaming down Hermione's cheeks. "Harry... who ever told you that I wanted to break up?" Harry pulled Hermione to him and hugged her tight, dropping her books in the process. She cried as Harry hugged her and kissed her head. How could have she thought of breaking up with Harry? He loves her! "I love you, Harry."
**
Ron watched as Harry and Hermione hugged and made up with each other in the hallway. He looked away and rested his back on the wall. He closed his eyes tight shut, trying to be calm for his sake. He knew from the start that it was pointless to hope for anything more with Hermione. She loves Harry and he can't change that. He could never make Hermione love him.
He opened his eyes and straightened himself out. He ran a hand through his hair and went the opposite way of where Harry and Hermione were. He decided to go ahead to the Great Hall. It was almost dinner and now would be a good time to drown himself in food. When he arrived at the Great Hall, Ginny was already there. He sat down beside her and waited for the food to appear.
"Ron, have you heard?" Ginny said excitedly.
"What?" Ron asked, pretending not to know. But of course he knew.
"Harry and Hermione are okay now," Ginny said, smiling widely. "They made up just a moment ago."
"Really?" Ron said. He looked around. "Where's the food? I'm hungry." Ginny stared at him in disbelief.
"That's all you can say?" she scolded. Ron looked at her and shrugged.
"Well, what do you want me to say?" he asked.
"Oh, I don't know. Something like how you're happy that they're okay."
"I'm happy they're okay."
"That's it?!"
"I'm hungry, okay?" Ron said, his temper rising. "I'm happy they're okay. I've never been happier in my life. Is that okay with you?" Ginny looked away from him and stared at her plate. She couldn't understand why he was acting this way.
Harry and Hermione arrived shortly after, holding each other's hands, both looking very happy. Ginny smiled warmly at them. "So how's it going guys?" she asked, helping herself with some stew.
"Great," Harry answered, looking at Hermione and squeezing her hand.
"Never been better," Hermione added, looking back at Harry and squeezing his hand back.
**
"Well, what do you feel now that you didn't break up with him?" Ginny asked Hermione as they went through their homeworks.
"Happy and relieved," Hermione answered, looking at her. "I can't believe I actually considered breaking up with him. I've never been happier in my life." She grinned. It's been a week and a half since Harry promised that everything will be better. And so far, everything was better.
"Harry does love you, you know. So there's really no reason for break ups and stuff," Ginny said. "And it's obvious that you love him, too."
"Of course I love him," Hermione said. "I wouldn't have agreed to be his girlfriend if I didn't." She looked around. "Where's Ron? I haven't seen him since..."
"Since you got back with Harry," Ginny finished for her. "I know. That's brother of mine has been acting weird. I don't understand why. It's probably PMS or something." Hermione burst into laughter and Harry arrived in time to hear this.
"Hey," Harry said, kissing Hermione on the cheek, "what's so funny?"
"Ginny said that Ron's probably PMSing," Hermione said, giggling.
"Yeah. I've thought of that, too," Harry said, chuckling. "He's been very off lately. I don't know why."
"You noticed it, too?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, during practices. But I don't see him much anymore. He usually hangs out with Dean and Seamus," Harry said, shrugging.
"I wonder why," Hermione said. "I haven't talked to him for days now, too. It seems like he's avoiding us." She bit her lip from worry. "Do you think it's something that we did? Maybe... maybe we're ignoring him or something." Harry looked at her as if thinking about what she said.
"You guys haven't been ignoring him," Ginny said, jumping in. "He's the one who has the problem. He's been like this for quite some time, so I don't think it's you two. Maybe it's something else. I'll try to find out."
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley or any other character for that matter. The only thing I own is the plot.
Chapter 4
"Hermione," Parvati called. Hermione turned around and smiled as she saw Parvati and Lavender approaching her. She shifted her bag on her shoulder and flipped her hair.
"Hi Parvati, Lavender! What's up?" Hermione said cheerfully. The two girls looked at each other warily then smiled at Hermione uncertainly. She noticed their worried expressions. "Is something wrong?"
"Well, that's what we were going to ask you, Hermione," Lavender said. She glanced at Parvati then continued, "Um, we haven't seen you and Harry together lately. Are you guys broken up?" Hermione's smile faltered and she looked away, trying to hide what she's really feeling. "Hermione, if there's anything we can do..."
"Yeah. You know we're just here," Parvati added, worried.
Hermione looked at them both, straight in the eye. "We're not broken up. Harry's just a little busy lately with everything that he's doing. We're fine." She managed a smile.
Both Lavender and Parvati breathed a sigh of relief. They smiled at her. "We are so glad to hear that," Lavender said. "I thought for a moment that you guys have broken up. I was so worried. I mean, I could see how happy you guys are when you're together. It would be a waste if you guys broke up."
"Yeah," Parvati added. "You guys are so perfect for each other that it would be weird if you weren't together anymore. And I can see how much Harry loves you. You really are lucky, Hermione." Hermione smiled at them. She felt sort of pleased with all the praises that they had given to her and her relationship with Harry.
"Thank you," Hermione said. "I'm happy with him."
"Of course you are," Parvati said. "Who wouldn't be happy with Harry?" Hermione casually looked down at this.
"Well... I have to go," Hermione said. "I still have something to do. But thanks for all the things you said. It means a lot to me."
"You're welcome," Lavender said, giving her a quick hug. Hermione gave her a small smile and walked down the hall away from them.
Hermione was hurrying so much that she bumped into someone which made her books scatter on the marble floor. She immediately stooped down to gather her things. "I'm sorry," said a familiar voice. Hermione looked up and gasped a little. "Hermione, I'm sorry."
"Harry..." He stood up with all her books. Hermione stood up, too and just looked at him. He held her books in his arm and reached out to hold her hand. Hermione looked down at her hand being held by Harry's. "Hermione... please listen to me."
"Harry, I -."
"Please!" Harry insisted, squeezing her hand a little. Hermione nodded. "Hermione, I love you. You know that, right?" Hermione nodded again, her eyes beginning to tear up. "I know I haven't been the best boyfriend lately and I have no excuse for that. But it will get better, Hermione. I want you to know that I'm going to do my best to make everything better. But I'll understand if you want to break up..." He trailed away, looking at her with remorse. He lifted her hand and kissed it softly. "I love you."
Tears were now streaming down Hermione's cheeks. "Harry... who ever told you that I wanted to break up?" Harry pulled Hermione to him and hugged her tight, dropping her books in the process. She cried as Harry hugged her and kissed her head. How could have she thought of breaking up with Harry? He loves her! "I love you, Harry."
**
Ron watched as Harry and Hermione hugged and made up with each other in the hallway. He looked away and rested his back on the wall. He closed his eyes tight shut, trying to be calm for his sake. He knew from the start that it was pointless to hope for anything more with Hermione. She loves Harry and he can't change that. He could never make Hermione love him.
He opened his eyes and straightened himself out. He ran a hand through his hair and went the opposite way of where Harry and Hermione were. He decided to go ahead to the Great Hall. It was almost dinner and now would be a good time to drown himself in food. When he arrived at the Great Hall, Ginny was already there. He sat down beside her and waited for the food to appear.
"Ron, have you heard?" Ginny said excitedly.
"What?" Ron asked, pretending not to know. But of course he knew.
"Harry and Hermione are okay now," Ginny said, smiling widely. "They made up just a moment ago."
"Really?" Ron said. He looked around. "Where's the food? I'm hungry." Ginny stared at him in disbelief.
"That's all you can say?" she scolded. Ron looked at her and shrugged.
"Well, what do you want me to say?" he asked.
"Oh, I don't know. Something like how you're happy that they're okay."
"I'm happy they're okay."
"That's it?!"
"I'm hungry, okay?" Ron said, his temper rising. "I'm happy they're okay. I've never been happier in my life. Is that okay with you?" Ginny looked away from him and stared at her plate. She couldn't understand why he was acting this way.
Harry and Hermione arrived shortly after, holding each other's hands, both looking very happy. Ginny smiled warmly at them. "So how's it going guys?" she asked, helping herself with some stew.
"Great," Harry answered, looking at Hermione and squeezing her hand.
"Never been better," Hermione added, looking back at Harry and squeezing his hand back.
**
"Well, what do you feel now that you didn't break up with him?" Ginny asked Hermione as they went through their homeworks.
"Happy and relieved," Hermione answered, looking at her. "I can't believe I actually considered breaking up with him. I've never been happier in my life." She grinned. It's been a week and a half since Harry promised that everything will be better. And so far, everything was better.
"Harry does love you, you know. So there's really no reason for break ups and stuff," Ginny said. "And it's obvious that you love him, too."
"Of course I love him," Hermione said. "I wouldn't have agreed to be his girlfriend if I didn't." She looked around. "Where's Ron? I haven't seen him since..."
"Since you got back with Harry," Ginny finished for her. "I know. That's brother of mine has been acting weird. I don't understand why. It's probably PMS or something." Hermione burst into laughter and Harry arrived in time to hear this.
"Hey," Harry said, kissing Hermione on the cheek, "what's so funny?"
"Ginny said that Ron's probably PMSing," Hermione said, giggling.
"Yeah. I've thought of that, too," Harry said, chuckling. "He's been very off lately. I don't know why."
"You noticed it, too?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, during practices. But I don't see him much anymore. He usually hangs out with Dean and Seamus," Harry said, shrugging.
"I wonder why," Hermione said. "I haven't talked to him for days now, too. It seems like he's avoiding us." She bit her lip from worry. "Do you think it's something that we did? Maybe... maybe we're ignoring him or something." Harry looked at her as if thinking about what she said.
"You guys haven't been ignoring him," Ginny said, jumping in. "He's the one who has the problem. He's been like this for quite some time, so I don't think it's you two. Maybe it's something else. I'll try to find out."