Chapter XLV
It was a beautiful saturday morning and nobody at Hogwarts could enjoy it.
"I hate the final exams"
"Don't complain, Ron. You don't have O.W.L.s this year, as I do".
"I had last year".
"Last year, Ron, last year. It's in the past. Mine are on monday. MONDAY!" Ginny yelled.
"Calm down, Ginny, it's not that bad". Harry tried to help.
"Oh my God! It's the end to me".
"C'mon, Ginny, don't be so dramatic". Hermione tried to cheer her up.
"It's easy to say when you are the smartest girl of school".
"Ginny, I don't... ok, I will forget that".
"Hermione, I'm sorry, it's that... I'm too nervous".
"That's ok".
Ron rose.
"Where are you going?" Hermione asked.
"Come, Hermione, let's take a walk".
"No, we didn't finish with Transfiguration yet and we already have Potions for today".
"I can't! Bloody hell! I need a walk or my brain is going to explode!"
"So go by yourself".
"Hermione, just half an hour..."
"See you later, Ron"
He gave up. "Harry..."
"Sorry, Ron, but McGonagall is driving me insane. She is really trying to make me an Auror. Now I don't know if it's helpful or crazy".
"Of course it's helpful!" Hermione said, looking at him.
"I'm just kidding, Hermione". He said, quickly.
"I think I don't need to ask you, right, Ginny?"
"What? Did you call me?" She asked, confused.
"Ok, see you later then". He left the library.
"Ron needs to be more responsible".
"Maybe he's really tired, Hermione. I never saw Ron studying that much. I think it's cause of you, but anyway. He'll be back soon".
"Yeah, you're right. Let's continue then". She looked for her feather but couldn't find it. "Ginny, did you see..." she stopped. Ginny was sleeping over the book. "Ginny!" she called, shaking her shoulder slightly.
"What?" She raised her head and looked at Hermione then at Harry.
"I think you should rest a little". Hermione said, smiling.
"No, I still have to..." a yawn made her cut the phrase "... to read about the History of Magic".
"Ginny, you should rest; besides, you don't need many O.W.L.s in it. I'll go with you to the house, c'mon". Harry rose then held her hand. Ginny gave another little yawn then said bye to Hermione and left with Harry.
"Finally alone" Hermione thought.
Ron was turning to the great hall, going towards the entrance to leave to the garden, when Malfoy appeared from nowhere in front of him. He ignored Malfoy and tried to pass by his side, but Draco obstructed him. Ron faced him. "Get out of my way, Malfoy".
"I think I told you the same before". His face was paler than normal.
Ron smirked. "You know, the funnier thing about it is that I was really in your way but I didn't know it. And now, my dear Malfoy, I'll be in your way forever". He looked Malfoy in the eyes.
"Don't play with me, Weasley".
"I'm not. And you know what? I'm not in your way cause there's no way between you and Hermione and, as long as I know now, there never was. So, Malfoy, get back to your filthy normal life and leave us alone!" Ron's face was inches from Draco's.
"Whose life is filthy? You don't even have a decent house and call my life filthy? Get on your feet! Are you nuts or what?"
"You understood what I said". Ron didn't move a millimeter from Malfoy.
"I just understood that you have nothing to give her. People only know that you live cause of Potter. You! You are nothing, you're less that zero!"
"You really think so? Well, at least I don't have to see my father at jail"
Malfoy tried to punch Ron but Ron managed to deviate from his fist.
"Now, who has nothing to give, huh?"
"You're a loser and I'll show you that".
"Oh, yeah? How?"
"I'm defying you for a duel".
"WHAT?!" Ron's voice echoed in the corridor.
It was a beautiful saturday morning and nobody at Hogwarts could enjoy it.
"I hate the final exams"
"Don't complain, Ron. You don't have O.W.L.s this year, as I do".
"I had last year".
"Last year, Ron, last year. It's in the past. Mine are on monday. MONDAY!" Ginny yelled.
"Calm down, Ginny, it's not that bad". Harry tried to help.
"Oh my God! It's the end to me".
"C'mon, Ginny, don't be so dramatic". Hermione tried to cheer her up.
"It's easy to say when you are the smartest girl of school".
"Ginny, I don't... ok, I will forget that".
"Hermione, I'm sorry, it's that... I'm too nervous".
"That's ok".
Ron rose.
"Where are you going?" Hermione asked.
"Come, Hermione, let's take a walk".
"No, we didn't finish with Transfiguration yet and we already have Potions for today".
"I can't! Bloody hell! I need a walk or my brain is going to explode!"
"So go by yourself".
"Hermione, just half an hour..."
"See you later, Ron"
He gave up. "Harry..."
"Sorry, Ron, but McGonagall is driving me insane. She is really trying to make me an Auror. Now I don't know if it's helpful or crazy".
"Of course it's helpful!" Hermione said, looking at him.
"I'm just kidding, Hermione". He said, quickly.
"I think I don't need to ask you, right, Ginny?"
"What? Did you call me?" She asked, confused.
"Ok, see you later then". He left the library.
"Ron needs to be more responsible".
"Maybe he's really tired, Hermione. I never saw Ron studying that much. I think it's cause of you, but anyway. He'll be back soon".
"Yeah, you're right. Let's continue then". She looked for her feather but couldn't find it. "Ginny, did you see..." she stopped. Ginny was sleeping over the book. "Ginny!" she called, shaking her shoulder slightly.
"What?" She raised her head and looked at Hermione then at Harry.
"I think you should rest a little". Hermione said, smiling.
"No, I still have to..." a yawn made her cut the phrase "... to read about the History of Magic".
"Ginny, you should rest; besides, you don't need many O.W.L.s in it. I'll go with you to the house, c'mon". Harry rose then held her hand. Ginny gave another little yawn then said bye to Hermione and left with Harry.
"Finally alone" Hermione thought.
Ron was turning to the great hall, going towards the entrance to leave to the garden, when Malfoy appeared from nowhere in front of him. He ignored Malfoy and tried to pass by his side, but Draco obstructed him. Ron faced him. "Get out of my way, Malfoy".
"I think I told you the same before". His face was paler than normal.
Ron smirked. "You know, the funnier thing about it is that I was really in your way but I didn't know it. And now, my dear Malfoy, I'll be in your way forever". He looked Malfoy in the eyes.
"Don't play with me, Weasley".
"I'm not. And you know what? I'm not in your way cause there's no way between you and Hermione and, as long as I know now, there never was. So, Malfoy, get back to your filthy normal life and leave us alone!" Ron's face was inches from Draco's.
"Whose life is filthy? You don't even have a decent house and call my life filthy? Get on your feet! Are you nuts or what?"
"You understood what I said". Ron didn't move a millimeter from Malfoy.
"I just understood that you have nothing to give her. People only know that you live cause of Potter. You! You are nothing, you're less that zero!"
"You really think so? Well, at least I don't have to see my father at jail"
Malfoy tried to punch Ron but Ron managed to deviate from his fist.
"Now, who has nothing to give, huh?"
"You're a loser and I'll show you that".
"Oh, yeah? How?"
"I'm defying you for a duel".
"WHAT?!" Ron's voice echoed in the corridor.