In Love
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"Hey, what's going on with you and my brother?" Ginny asked Hermione a two weeks later. She'd been seeing the two of them together all the time, holding each other's hand, around the school.
"Oh. We're fine," Hermione replied with a genuine smile. She'd been really happy with the way things were going with her and Ron. It was so different from all the other relationships she's had. Ron really made her feel special and she had so much fun whenever she was with him. He makes her forget the world when they're together. "Why do you ask?"
Ginny shrugged. "Nothing. Ron's been so happy these past weeks. What did you do? Even you, yourself, have transformed."
Hermione giggled. "I know. It's just when I'm with Ron, I forget everything else. He makes me feel like we're the only two people existing when we're together."
Ginny sighed, shaking her head. "Love makes people do crazy things." She walked away, not noticing that Hermione had stopped walking and stared at her.
**
"Herm, I was wondering if we could go to Hogsmeade this coming Saturday. You know, just us," Harry suggested.
Hermione hadn't heard him. She was too busy thinking about what Ginny told her the other day. Love makes people do crazy things. Was she in love with Ron? She didn't think so, but then.
"Hermione!" Harry called, waving his hand in front of her face. "Hermione! Hello!"
"Oh!" Hermione said, realizing that she spaced out. "I'm sorry. What was it you were saying?"
"I was saying that we should go to Hogsmeade on Saturday, just us," Harry repeated, hoping she'd say yes.
"Oh, um, sure," she replied distractedly. "Listen, Harry, I have to go. I just realized that I left some of my things in the library."
"You want me to walk you there?" Harry asked, pleased that Hermione had agreed to his offer.
"No, it's fine," she said, smiling a little. "I'll just see you guys at dinner." She walked away towards the library, leaving Harry standing there pleased with himself.
Hermione walked to the library aimlessly. She hadn't really forgotten anything there. She just wanted time alone to think things through; especially what Ginny had told her. Is it really possible that she had fallen in love with Ron in such a short time? Has she fallen in love with Ron? She found that she couldn't answer both questions. And found that she couldn't comprehend such questions still. Because how could she? Things were only just beginning.
She still went to the library even if she really had no business there. Doing school work was certainly out of the question since she couldn't think of anything else except her situation with Ron. She got a book, just any book, from one of the shelves and sat down on one of the tables. She propped open the book and stared straight ahead.
She didn't know how long she'd been staring or how long she'd been in the library. But she jumped when someone approached her and dropped a book on the table with a loud thump (to which Madame Pince glared at). She looked up and saw Parvati standing in front of her, looking all nervous.
"Hey," Hermione began uncertainly.
"Hi Hermione," Parvati replied, also uncertain. "Um, do you mind.?" She gestured on the seat in front of Hermione.
"Oh. No, not at all," Hermione said, moving her stuff on the desk. "Go ahead."
Parvati smiled gratefully and sat down. "Thank you! I just had to sit somewhere else. Lavender's been unbearable lately."
Hermione chuckled a little. "Well, she's such a talker at times."
Silence.
"What are you studying?" Parvati asked nicely.
"Oh. Um." Hermione closed the book shut and took a look at the title. 10 magickal ways to stay beautiful. Parvati giggled and Hermione smiled sheepishly. "Well. I just got this book out of one of the shelves when I got here. I was looking for something to distract me."
"From what?" Parvati asked curiously.
"Um. things," Hermione said.
Silence again.
"Uh, Hermione, I never really got the chance to apologize to you for what happened," Parvati said cautiously. "And. well, I feel bad about what happened."
Hermione smiled nicely. "Parvati, that's been a long time ago. I've forgotten about that."
"I know. But. I just really wanted to apologize." Parvati tucked a strand of her beautiful dark her behind her ear.
"Well, thank you for that. But, honestly, there's no need for apologies anymore. That's all in the past," Hermione said truthfully. "So. how are you and Harry?"
"We're okay," Parvati replied, sighing. "Sometimes. sometimes I think that he's not with me."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, we're together, but his mind is somewhere else. I don't know why I think this, but. he seems so far away sometimes."
"Did you tell him about it?" Hermione asked, wondering what's going on with Harry this time.
"Yes. And he said that he's just busy with things," Parvati answered. "Do you think he's telling the truth?"
Hermione shrugged. "Give him the benefit of the doubt, Parvati. Who knows? He's probably busy. Quidditch is all he ever talks about lately, so maybe that's the reason."
"I hate Quidditch," Parvati said, crossing her arms on her chest.
Hermione smiled. "You'll have to learn to appreciate it, at the very least. It's one of Harry's loves."
Parvati studied Hermione for a while then said, "I don't know why I'm saying this, but I think Harry was really stupid to have let you go. You know everything about him."
"He's my best friend, Parvati," Hermione reasoned.
"Yes, but. You've made him so happy when you guys were together. I don't know why I. why we." Parvati sighed.
"It's in the past. I've let that go," Hermione said. "I'm happy with my life right now." She smiled wistfully.
"Yeah. I heard," Parvati said, changing the subject. "What's up with you and Ron?" She giggled. "I heard you guys are so in love."
Well, aren't we back where we started. Hermione shifted in her seat uncomfortably. "Um. hehe I don't know."
"What do you mean?" Parvati asked, confused.
"Well. we've just been going out for two weeks and we've never talked about. love."
"Yeah? But. aren't you happy with him?"
"I am. I am, don't get me wrong. It's just. love's such a powerful feeling and it's not that easy. It's a beautiful thing but it's scary and. it should be handled with great care."
"You're scared, aren't you?" Parvati asked frankly.
"Wh - what?" Hermione said, taken a back.
"You're scared of falling in love again," Parvati rephrased. "Because you're afraid of getting hurt."
"I." Hermione never thought that that might be the reason she was so surprised of what Ginny said.
"Hermione, I don't know if I'm the right person to tell you this, but I'm gonna say it anyway. Loving is a big risk, everyone knows that. Sure, you'll get hurt, you'll get heartbroken. But how will you learn to love if you don't get brokenhearted once in a while?" Parvati said expertly.
"I guess you're right. Maybe I'm just scared," Hermione admitted.
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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.
"Hey, what's going on with you and my brother?" Ginny asked Hermione a two weeks later. She'd been seeing the two of them together all the time, holding each other's hand, around the school.
"Oh. We're fine," Hermione replied with a genuine smile. She'd been really happy with the way things were going with her and Ron. It was so different from all the other relationships she's had. Ron really made her feel special and she had so much fun whenever she was with him. He makes her forget the world when they're together. "Why do you ask?"
Ginny shrugged. "Nothing. Ron's been so happy these past weeks. What did you do? Even you, yourself, have transformed."
Hermione giggled. "I know. It's just when I'm with Ron, I forget everything else. He makes me feel like we're the only two people existing when we're together."
Ginny sighed, shaking her head. "Love makes people do crazy things." She walked away, not noticing that Hermione had stopped walking and stared at her.
**
"Herm, I was wondering if we could go to Hogsmeade this coming Saturday. You know, just us," Harry suggested.
Hermione hadn't heard him. She was too busy thinking about what Ginny told her the other day. Love makes people do crazy things. Was she in love with Ron? She didn't think so, but then.
"Hermione!" Harry called, waving his hand in front of her face. "Hermione! Hello!"
"Oh!" Hermione said, realizing that she spaced out. "I'm sorry. What was it you were saying?"
"I was saying that we should go to Hogsmeade on Saturday, just us," Harry repeated, hoping she'd say yes.
"Oh, um, sure," she replied distractedly. "Listen, Harry, I have to go. I just realized that I left some of my things in the library."
"You want me to walk you there?" Harry asked, pleased that Hermione had agreed to his offer.
"No, it's fine," she said, smiling a little. "I'll just see you guys at dinner." She walked away towards the library, leaving Harry standing there pleased with himself.
Hermione walked to the library aimlessly. She hadn't really forgotten anything there. She just wanted time alone to think things through; especially what Ginny had told her. Is it really possible that she had fallen in love with Ron in such a short time? Has she fallen in love with Ron? She found that she couldn't answer both questions. And found that she couldn't comprehend such questions still. Because how could she? Things were only just beginning.
She still went to the library even if she really had no business there. Doing school work was certainly out of the question since she couldn't think of anything else except her situation with Ron. She got a book, just any book, from one of the shelves and sat down on one of the tables. She propped open the book and stared straight ahead.
She didn't know how long she'd been staring or how long she'd been in the library. But she jumped when someone approached her and dropped a book on the table with a loud thump (to which Madame Pince glared at). She looked up and saw Parvati standing in front of her, looking all nervous.
"Hey," Hermione began uncertainly.
"Hi Hermione," Parvati replied, also uncertain. "Um, do you mind.?" She gestured on the seat in front of Hermione.
"Oh. No, not at all," Hermione said, moving her stuff on the desk. "Go ahead."
Parvati smiled gratefully and sat down. "Thank you! I just had to sit somewhere else. Lavender's been unbearable lately."
Hermione chuckled a little. "Well, she's such a talker at times."
Silence.
"What are you studying?" Parvati asked nicely.
"Oh. Um." Hermione closed the book shut and took a look at the title. 10 magickal ways to stay beautiful. Parvati giggled and Hermione smiled sheepishly. "Well. I just got this book out of one of the shelves when I got here. I was looking for something to distract me."
"From what?" Parvati asked curiously.
"Um. things," Hermione said.
Silence again.
"Uh, Hermione, I never really got the chance to apologize to you for what happened," Parvati said cautiously. "And. well, I feel bad about what happened."
Hermione smiled nicely. "Parvati, that's been a long time ago. I've forgotten about that."
"I know. But. I just really wanted to apologize." Parvati tucked a strand of her beautiful dark her behind her ear.
"Well, thank you for that. But, honestly, there's no need for apologies anymore. That's all in the past," Hermione said truthfully. "So. how are you and Harry?"
"We're okay," Parvati replied, sighing. "Sometimes. sometimes I think that he's not with me."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, we're together, but his mind is somewhere else. I don't know why I think this, but. he seems so far away sometimes."
"Did you tell him about it?" Hermione asked, wondering what's going on with Harry this time.
"Yes. And he said that he's just busy with things," Parvati answered. "Do you think he's telling the truth?"
Hermione shrugged. "Give him the benefit of the doubt, Parvati. Who knows? He's probably busy. Quidditch is all he ever talks about lately, so maybe that's the reason."
"I hate Quidditch," Parvati said, crossing her arms on her chest.
Hermione smiled. "You'll have to learn to appreciate it, at the very least. It's one of Harry's loves."
Parvati studied Hermione for a while then said, "I don't know why I'm saying this, but I think Harry was really stupid to have let you go. You know everything about him."
"He's my best friend, Parvati," Hermione reasoned.
"Yes, but. You've made him so happy when you guys were together. I don't know why I. why we." Parvati sighed.
"It's in the past. I've let that go," Hermione said. "I'm happy with my life right now." She smiled wistfully.
"Yeah. I heard," Parvati said, changing the subject. "What's up with you and Ron?" She giggled. "I heard you guys are so in love."
Well, aren't we back where we started. Hermione shifted in her seat uncomfortably. "Um. hehe I don't know."
"What do you mean?" Parvati asked, confused.
"Well. we've just been going out for two weeks and we've never talked about. love."
"Yeah? But. aren't you happy with him?"
"I am. I am, don't get me wrong. It's just. love's such a powerful feeling and it's not that easy. It's a beautiful thing but it's scary and. it should be handled with great care."
"You're scared, aren't you?" Parvati asked frankly.
"Wh - what?" Hermione said, taken a back.
"You're scared of falling in love again," Parvati rephrased. "Because you're afraid of getting hurt."
"I." Hermione never thought that that might be the reason she was so surprised of what Ginny said.
"Hermione, I don't know if I'm the right person to tell you this, but I'm gonna say it anyway. Loving is a big risk, everyone knows that. Sure, you'll get hurt, you'll get heartbroken. But how will you learn to love if you don't get brokenhearted once in a while?" Parvati said expertly.
"I guess you're right. Maybe I'm just scared," Hermione admitted.