Still Daft
Chapter Three: Morning
The next morning, Hermione wasn't exactly the most pleasant person to be around. Instead of confronting Ron about the previous night or talking about her problem with Ginny, she had thrown herself head first into studying for the N.E.W.T.S. She stationed herself at the kitchen table and anyone who made a sound faced her terrible wrath. All that is, except for Mrs. Weasley. She was making breakfast and muttering to herself about Ron. Apparently, he had not so much as opened a book since the summer began. This came as no surprise to Hermione. Ron never studied until just before a test, if then. He was hopeless.
Harry walked into the kitchen to see the mess of books and notes laid all over the table. "What happened in here? Hermione, did your bag explode or something?" Harry said, giving her a big smirk.
Hermione glared at him. "For your information, I'm studying for the N.E.W.T.S., which is what you should be doing. It takes very high marks to become an auror and you know that."
Harry laughed, "Hermione, the newts aren't until June! What's with the sudden change? Yesterday you were swimming and playing chess. Now you're studying?"
"Harry, what I did yesterday has nothing to do with today. I realized that I should be focused on more important things. I'm not going to waste my time anymore. I have to prepare."
"Whatever, then. Just so you know, you are always focused on studying. You need a break and coincidentally, we are on a holiday. Enjoy it." Harry made to set down, but had to clear a towering stack of books off the table so that he had room for his plate. As soon as he had sat down, Mrs. Weasley already had bacon on his plate, along with four sausages and biscuits.
Mrs. Weasley screeched for Ron and Ginny to come down to breakfast and slowly, two red heads came trudging down the stairs yawning and stretching.
"Morning," Ron said lazily.
"Oh mum, why'd you get us up so early?" Ginny said as she plopped herself down in a chair next to Harry. She noticed that she couldn't see anyone over the mess of papers and books that were strewn about the table. "What's all this stuff doing here?"
"I believe Hermione can answer that one." Harry said as he nodded in Hermione's direction.
She sighed heavily, "I'm trying to get some studying done, if you don't mind. You two," she looked from Harry to Ron, "should really get started on your work. Not only do you have holiday work to finish, but you also have the N.E.W.T.S. coming up."
"Finish? You mean start." Ron laughed into his biscuit.
Hermione glared at Ron and he stopped laughing immediately. "I think I'm done here." Hermione grabbed one of her overly large books and stormed off.
Ron shook his head. "Why does she always do that?"
"Who knows." Harry said.
"Did you two ever think that she has something on her mind other than books?" Ginny intervened.
"No, because that's all Hermione ever thinks about." Harry snorted.
"Git," Ginny pushed Harry's shoulder and turned to Ron. "Look, she won't tell me anything, but I know you did something wrong. Whatever it is, fix it fast. Otherwise, she's going to be like this all year."
"What makes you think that I did something wrong?" Ron asked, trying to sound surprised.
"Ron................." Ginny raised her eyebrows.
"Okay, I'll talk to her. But I don't know if that'll do any good. She's very stubborn, that one." He raised up out of his chair and headed off in Hermione's direction. From what he could tell, she had gone outside. He opened the back door and the cool morning air hit his face. Even though it was chilly out now, he knew that another smoldering day was approaching. He walked down the wooden steps slowly, trying to find his bushy brunette in the morning sun. She was nowhere to be found. He headed for the tree that they had been under the night before.
When he slid through the opening in the roots, it took his eyes a moment to adjust before he could see anything in the dimly lit room. He didn't need to see, however, because Hermione addressed him first.
"What do you want," her eyes not leaving the book.
"I came to set a few things straight with you............." Ron said nervously.
"Oh? How so? What exactly is it that you intend on setting straight with me?" Her eyes still not leaving the book.
"I'm, er, sorry about last night. I was just being a prat."
"As if that's any different from any other time." Eyes still on the book.
"Look Hermione. I was wrong, okay? I know it's not about how good it is, or anything like that. And I'm sorry that I said you had more experience than I do. I know what you went through wasn't, well, the most great time in the world. There, that do? Will you forgive me?"
Hermione sighed and pried her eyes away from her book at last. "Usually I wouldn't let you off this easily, but I just don't want to fight anymore today. In fact, I've come to a decision about this whole thing."
"What's that, then?"
"I think that we should wait longer. I don't think that we are mature enough to handle this right now and until we are, we won't be going any further."
"Er, okay then." Ron wasn't sure whether to be disappointed or relieved. "So, er, what are you doing today?"
"I really do want to get some studying done. You should try it some time." She smirked.
Ron gave her a sarcastic smirk that matched hers. "Right, well I don't think that will be happening anytime soon."
The both laughed.
"Well, I'm gonna go see if Harry and Ginny want to go swimming again today. Will you come take a break later?"
"Maybe, but I want to look over a few counter curses today."
"Alright then."
Ron kissed Hermione goodbye and climbed out of the tree room. He went back in the kitchen to find Ginny and Harry doing dishes. He helped dry the dishes but dropped three because of Ginny's elbow hitting him in the side. Harry had been tickling her and Ron was caught in the crossfire more than once.
The three of them swam in the pond again, and the day was wasted away in the murky water. Hermione never came out to visit him, but he knew that she was having her own fun with her studies. How she enjoyed cramming her head with facts and dates, he didn't know. All he knew was that he loved her for it.
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A/N: Hey everyone!!! Okay I know that I haven't updated in forever and I know that this chapter is short. I'm going to try and write another longer chapter before the weekend is over. Thank you to all of those who take the time to review. In fact, that's the only thing keeping me going right now. The fact that I have people who love my work makes me want to write. The problem is, I only write a lot when I'm unhappy or disgruntled. I've been really busy lately, but almost everything is working in my favor, so I'm happy, which makes it hard for me to write when I actually do find time to do so.
Please, Please review. Like I said, it's the only thing that's keeping me going.
Love from,
Chrystal
Chapter Three: Morning
The next morning, Hermione wasn't exactly the most pleasant person to be around. Instead of confronting Ron about the previous night or talking about her problem with Ginny, she had thrown herself head first into studying for the N.E.W.T.S. She stationed herself at the kitchen table and anyone who made a sound faced her terrible wrath. All that is, except for Mrs. Weasley. She was making breakfast and muttering to herself about Ron. Apparently, he had not so much as opened a book since the summer began. This came as no surprise to Hermione. Ron never studied until just before a test, if then. He was hopeless.
Harry walked into the kitchen to see the mess of books and notes laid all over the table. "What happened in here? Hermione, did your bag explode or something?" Harry said, giving her a big smirk.
Hermione glared at him. "For your information, I'm studying for the N.E.W.T.S., which is what you should be doing. It takes very high marks to become an auror and you know that."
Harry laughed, "Hermione, the newts aren't until June! What's with the sudden change? Yesterday you were swimming and playing chess. Now you're studying?"
"Harry, what I did yesterday has nothing to do with today. I realized that I should be focused on more important things. I'm not going to waste my time anymore. I have to prepare."
"Whatever, then. Just so you know, you are always focused on studying. You need a break and coincidentally, we are on a holiday. Enjoy it." Harry made to set down, but had to clear a towering stack of books off the table so that he had room for his plate. As soon as he had sat down, Mrs. Weasley already had bacon on his plate, along with four sausages and biscuits.
Mrs. Weasley screeched for Ron and Ginny to come down to breakfast and slowly, two red heads came trudging down the stairs yawning and stretching.
"Morning," Ron said lazily.
"Oh mum, why'd you get us up so early?" Ginny said as she plopped herself down in a chair next to Harry. She noticed that she couldn't see anyone over the mess of papers and books that were strewn about the table. "What's all this stuff doing here?"
"I believe Hermione can answer that one." Harry said as he nodded in Hermione's direction.
She sighed heavily, "I'm trying to get some studying done, if you don't mind. You two," she looked from Harry to Ron, "should really get started on your work. Not only do you have holiday work to finish, but you also have the N.E.W.T.S. coming up."
"Finish? You mean start." Ron laughed into his biscuit.
Hermione glared at Ron and he stopped laughing immediately. "I think I'm done here." Hermione grabbed one of her overly large books and stormed off.
Ron shook his head. "Why does she always do that?"
"Who knows." Harry said.
"Did you two ever think that she has something on her mind other than books?" Ginny intervened.
"No, because that's all Hermione ever thinks about." Harry snorted.
"Git," Ginny pushed Harry's shoulder and turned to Ron. "Look, she won't tell me anything, but I know you did something wrong. Whatever it is, fix it fast. Otherwise, she's going to be like this all year."
"What makes you think that I did something wrong?" Ron asked, trying to sound surprised.
"Ron................." Ginny raised her eyebrows.
"Okay, I'll talk to her. But I don't know if that'll do any good. She's very stubborn, that one." He raised up out of his chair and headed off in Hermione's direction. From what he could tell, she had gone outside. He opened the back door and the cool morning air hit his face. Even though it was chilly out now, he knew that another smoldering day was approaching. He walked down the wooden steps slowly, trying to find his bushy brunette in the morning sun. She was nowhere to be found. He headed for the tree that they had been under the night before.
When he slid through the opening in the roots, it took his eyes a moment to adjust before he could see anything in the dimly lit room. He didn't need to see, however, because Hermione addressed him first.
"What do you want," her eyes not leaving the book.
"I came to set a few things straight with you............." Ron said nervously.
"Oh? How so? What exactly is it that you intend on setting straight with me?" Her eyes still not leaving the book.
"I'm, er, sorry about last night. I was just being a prat."
"As if that's any different from any other time." Eyes still on the book.
"Look Hermione. I was wrong, okay? I know it's not about how good it is, or anything like that. And I'm sorry that I said you had more experience than I do. I know what you went through wasn't, well, the most great time in the world. There, that do? Will you forgive me?"
Hermione sighed and pried her eyes away from her book at last. "Usually I wouldn't let you off this easily, but I just don't want to fight anymore today. In fact, I've come to a decision about this whole thing."
"What's that, then?"
"I think that we should wait longer. I don't think that we are mature enough to handle this right now and until we are, we won't be going any further."
"Er, okay then." Ron wasn't sure whether to be disappointed or relieved. "So, er, what are you doing today?"
"I really do want to get some studying done. You should try it some time." She smirked.
Ron gave her a sarcastic smirk that matched hers. "Right, well I don't think that will be happening anytime soon."
The both laughed.
"Well, I'm gonna go see if Harry and Ginny want to go swimming again today. Will you come take a break later?"
"Maybe, but I want to look over a few counter curses today."
"Alright then."
Ron kissed Hermione goodbye and climbed out of the tree room. He went back in the kitchen to find Ginny and Harry doing dishes. He helped dry the dishes but dropped three because of Ginny's elbow hitting him in the side. Harry had been tickling her and Ron was caught in the crossfire more than once.
The three of them swam in the pond again, and the day was wasted away in the murky water. Hermione never came out to visit him, but he knew that she was having her own fun with her studies. How she enjoyed cramming her head with facts and dates, he didn't know. All he knew was that he loved her for it.
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A/N: Hey everyone!!! Okay I know that I haven't updated in forever and I know that this chapter is short. I'm going to try and write another longer chapter before the weekend is over. Thank you to all of those who take the time to review. In fact, that's the only thing keeping me going right now. The fact that I have people who love my work makes me want to write. The problem is, I only write a lot when I'm unhappy or disgruntled. I've been really busy lately, but almost everything is working in my favor, so I'm happy, which makes it hard for me to write when I actually do find time to do so.
Please, Please review. Like I said, it's the only thing that's keeping me going.
Love from,
Chrystal