Falling for you
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley or any other character. The only thing that's mine is the plot.
- The last thing Hermione wants is to fall for someone... again. -
Chapter 1
"Hermione, let's talk about this!"
"No, Harry. There's nothing to talk about anymore. There are no things left to say."
"If you would just stop to listen, maybe there would be things to say."
"I'm sorry, Harry. Maybe you should've thought of the consequences before you kissed... her."
"I told you, that was an accident. We were just –."
"Goodbye, Harry. Oh and enjoy your summer."
**
Even if their break up happened a year ago, Harry still couldn't forget all the good times they had, all the sweet walks, the nice talks... overall, he couldn't forget Hermione.
He sighed. She obviously wasn't missing him even for a single minute. Because from the time they broke up, she hasn't been in contact with him. She was obviously busy with all of her new boys. He scowled.
"Harry! I've been babbling endlessly here since forever and you weren't even listening," Ginny said, pouting.
"I'm sorry, Gin. I was just thinking of something," Harry said.
"Surprise, surprise," Ginny said under her breath. She stood up. "I'll just call Ron."
Shortly after, Ron went down. "Hey, what's all this Ginny's been telling about?"
"I was out of my mind again," Harry answered flatly.
Ron sat down beside him. "Are you thinking about her again?"
"I can't help it," Harry replied.
"Harry –."
"I know, I know. I should get a life, which reminds me, I should be getting back to practice," Harry said. "Got a match coming up."
"Good luck, mate," Ron said, patting him on the shoulder. Harry disapparated.
Ron sighed and wrote a quick note and sent Pig out. A few minutes after, Hermione apparated beside him.
"Ron!" Hermione greeted. She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him tight.
"It's good to see you again," Ron said after they separated.
"Yeah. It's been too long," Hermione agreed. She sat down on one of the chairs in the kitchen. "How come it took you so long to reply to my letter so that I could come here? I've been waiting since this morning. I was beginning to think you didn't want me to come."
"Sorry. I was just busy doing some stuff," Ron replied uncomfortably.
Ginny came thundering down the stairs. "Harry – Hermione! You're here!"
"Uh, yeah. She's just arrived," Ron said, hoping that Hermione didn't hear what Ginny said.
"Harry?" Hermione said, looking at Ron. "Was Harry here?"
Ron smiled sheepishly and nodded. "I wrote to you as soon as he left."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Hermione demanded. "What if he suddenly arrives again?"
"Er..." Ron began.
"Hermione, don't you think it's time that you two see each other again?" Ginny said. "It's been a whole year."
"So what?" Hermione snapped. "I'm living happily right now. I don't need anything to distract me from my life."
"Was that what Harry did to your life? He... distracted you?" Ginny asked.
Hermione looked away.
**
Hermione sat in front of her desk and read the papers that was left there. Someone knocked on her open door and she looked up. "Cho! Hey!"
"Hi. Do you mind if I come in?" Cho asked.
"No. Not at all. Come in," Hermione said, gesturing to the chairs situated in front of the desk. Cho sat down. "What brings you here?"
"Not much. Just wanted to drop by," Cho said. "Are you busy?"
"Not really. I was actually looking for a distraction. I'm too lazy to work today," Hermione said.
"Well... I heard about the incident in Ron's. Did you see him?" Cho asked.
"No, which I'm very thankful for," Hermione said.
"Why don't you want to see him?"
"Because."
"Because what?"
Hermione shrugged. "Why are we talking about this? How's Roger?"
"He's amazing!" Cho gushed. "He's ever so sweet!"
"That's wonderful," Hermione said, smiling at her friend. She and Cho didn't really get along the well when they were still at Hogwarts because of Harry. Cho had felt bad when Harry had gone for Hermione and not her. But they had become groupmates in one of their classes and realized that they had a lot of things in common. And ever since then, they had become really close.
"What about you? How's Ernie or is it Dean or..."
"Whatever, Cho," Hermione said, rolling her eyes. "You know I'm not interested and... it's not true."
"What are you talking about? Ernie totally has the hots for you and Dean... I've seen the way he looks at you," Cho said, grinning happily. "You should try going on a date with them some time, Herm."
"No way! I don't go on dates if I'm not interested. It would just lead them on," Hermione said. "Besides, I don't have time for boyfriends. I'd rather focus on work. Boyfriends are just distractions."
"Distractions? Roger never distracted me," Cho said.
"You guys are different," Hermione said.
Cho shrugged. "So what are you planning to do later?"
"Nothing. Why are you planning anything?"
"Hmm. Ron mentioned this new place in Hogsmeade. I was thinking that we could go there and hang out," Cho suggested. "What do you think?"
"Sounds great! I'll ask Ron if he could come with us," Hermione said, smiling.
"Great! I'll leave now. I know you have to be busy," Cho said. "Bye, girl!" She waved at her and left.
Hermione shook her head at Cho, smiling. She wrote a short note to Ron, inviting him to go out later. Then she attended to her work.
**
"This is a nice place!" Hermione told Cho.
"Isn't it? I'm impressed myself," Cho said. "I expected it to be just a so- so bar."
"Well, it's great," Hermione said.
"So is Ron coming?" Cho asked as they sat down on one of the small tables.
"He said he had some plans," Hermione said. She looked at the dance floor then at the bar. "Do you want some drinks? I'll go and get some."
"Nah. I'll just sit for a while," Cho said.
"Okay." Hermione stood up and walked over to the bar. "Uh, one margarita."
"Coming up," the bartender replied.
Hermione drummed her fingers on the tabletop and watched the people who were dancing, enjoying themselves. She smiled despite of herself. She swayed a little to the music. The bartender gave her the margarita and she sipped a little from it. She settled the drink down to get some money when...
"Hermione?"
Hermione looked up and felt all the color rush from her face.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley or any other character. The only thing that's mine is the plot.
- The last thing Hermione wants is to fall for someone... again. -
Chapter 1
"Hermione, let's talk about this!"
"No, Harry. There's nothing to talk about anymore. There are no things left to say."
"If you would just stop to listen, maybe there would be things to say."
"I'm sorry, Harry. Maybe you should've thought of the consequences before you kissed... her."
"I told you, that was an accident. We were just –."
"Goodbye, Harry. Oh and enjoy your summer."
**
Even if their break up happened a year ago, Harry still couldn't forget all the good times they had, all the sweet walks, the nice talks... overall, he couldn't forget Hermione.
He sighed. She obviously wasn't missing him even for a single minute. Because from the time they broke up, she hasn't been in contact with him. She was obviously busy with all of her new boys. He scowled.
"Harry! I've been babbling endlessly here since forever and you weren't even listening," Ginny said, pouting.
"I'm sorry, Gin. I was just thinking of something," Harry said.
"Surprise, surprise," Ginny said under her breath. She stood up. "I'll just call Ron."
Shortly after, Ron went down. "Hey, what's all this Ginny's been telling about?"
"I was out of my mind again," Harry answered flatly.
Ron sat down beside him. "Are you thinking about her again?"
"I can't help it," Harry replied.
"Harry –."
"I know, I know. I should get a life, which reminds me, I should be getting back to practice," Harry said. "Got a match coming up."
"Good luck, mate," Ron said, patting him on the shoulder. Harry disapparated.
Ron sighed and wrote a quick note and sent Pig out. A few minutes after, Hermione apparated beside him.
"Ron!" Hermione greeted. She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him tight.
"It's good to see you again," Ron said after they separated.
"Yeah. It's been too long," Hermione agreed. She sat down on one of the chairs in the kitchen. "How come it took you so long to reply to my letter so that I could come here? I've been waiting since this morning. I was beginning to think you didn't want me to come."
"Sorry. I was just busy doing some stuff," Ron replied uncomfortably.
Ginny came thundering down the stairs. "Harry – Hermione! You're here!"
"Uh, yeah. She's just arrived," Ron said, hoping that Hermione didn't hear what Ginny said.
"Harry?" Hermione said, looking at Ron. "Was Harry here?"
Ron smiled sheepishly and nodded. "I wrote to you as soon as he left."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Hermione demanded. "What if he suddenly arrives again?"
"Er..." Ron began.
"Hermione, don't you think it's time that you two see each other again?" Ginny said. "It's been a whole year."
"So what?" Hermione snapped. "I'm living happily right now. I don't need anything to distract me from my life."
"Was that what Harry did to your life? He... distracted you?" Ginny asked.
Hermione looked away.
**
Hermione sat in front of her desk and read the papers that was left there. Someone knocked on her open door and she looked up. "Cho! Hey!"
"Hi. Do you mind if I come in?" Cho asked.
"No. Not at all. Come in," Hermione said, gesturing to the chairs situated in front of the desk. Cho sat down. "What brings you here?"
"Not much. Just wanted to drop by," Cho said. "Are you busy?"
"Not really. I was actually looking for a distraction. I'm too lazy to work today," Hermione said.
"Well... I heard about the incident in Ron's. Did you see him?" Cho asked.
"No, which I'm very thankful for," Hermione said.
"Why don't you want to see him?"
"Because."
"Because what?"
Hermione shrugged. "Why are we talking about this? How's Roger?"
"He's amazing!" Cho gushed. "He's ever so sweet!"
"That's wonderful," Hermione said, smiling at her friend. She and Cho didn't really get along the well when they were still at Hogwarts because of Harry. Cho had felt bad when Harry had gone for Hermione and not her. But they had become groupmates in one of their classes and realized that they had a lot of things in common. And ever since then, they had become really close.
"What about you? How's Ernie or is it Dean or..."
"Whatever, Cho," Hermione said, rolling her eyes. "You know I'm not interested and... it's not true."
"What are you talking about? Ernie totally has the hots for you and Dean... I've seen the way he looks at you," Cho said, grinning happily. "You should try going on a date with them some time, Herm."
"No way! I don't go on dates if I'm not interested. It would just lead them on," Hermione said. "Besides, I don't have time for boyfriends. I'd rather focus on work. Boyfriends are just distractions."
"Distractions? Roger never distracted me," Cho said.
"You guys are different," Hermione said.
Cho shrugged. "So what are you planning to do later?"
"Nothing. Why are you planning anything?"
"Hmm. Ron mentioned this new place in Hogsmeade. I was thinking that we could go there and hang out," Cho suggested. "What do you think?"
"Sounds great! I'll ask Ron if he could come with us," Hermione said, smiling.
"Great! I'll leave now. I know you have to be busy," Cho said. "Bye, girl!" She waved at her and left.
Hermione shook her head at Cho, smiling. She wrote a short note to Ron, inviting him to go out later. Then she attended to her work.
**
"This is a nice place!" Hermione told Cho.
"Isn't it? I'm impressed myself," Cho said. "I expected it to be just a so- so bar."
"Well, it's great," Hermione said.
"So is Ron coming?" Cho asked as they sat down on one of the small tables.
"He said he had some plans," Hermione said. She looked at the dance floor then at the bar. "Do you want some drinks? I'll go and get some."
"Nah. I'll just sit for a while," Cho said.
"Okay." Hermione stood up and walked over to the bar. "Uh, one margarita."
"Coming up," the bartender replied.
Hermione drummed her fingers on the tabletop and watched the people who were dancing, enjoying themselves. She smiled despite of herself. She swayed a little to the music. The bartender gave her the margarita and she sipped a little from it. She settled the drink down to get some money when...
"Hermione?"
Hermione looked up and felt all the color rush from her face.