Chapter Five: A Last Resort.

"Thank you for asking me to come with you Viktor!" Hermione smiled at her Yule Ball date, Even if Ron had managed to ruin most the ball. The end was hers. Hermione looked up at Krum who just smiled a 'You're welcome'. She looked around to see all the students making their way out of the Entrance Hall to their designated places. Hermione's smile soon turned into a sneer as she saw Ron and Harry come out of the Great Hall. Trying not to make a big fuss about it, Hermione turned back to Krum and wrapped her arms around his neck, giving him a hug. Krum returned the hug no questions asked, soon after Hermione's cheeks had turned back to normal color, Hermione picked up her dress and began walking up to the Gryffindor Tower.

"I can't believe he said that…" Hermione growled as she entered the Gryffindor Common Room. It had been about an hour since Hermione had her little quarrel with Ron. And she was still fuming. Hermione threw her small little purse on the couch then her body soon followed. She felt bad for tonight with Krum. He had been the perfect gentlemen and now she was being so rude to him. Staring into the fire Hermione sighed. Her eyes began to droop as the warmth of the fire began to spread all around her.

"Could you believe Hermione today?" At this Hermione woke up and turned around to see Ron and Seamus walking in laughing. Hermione glared. Standing up Hermione felt all the anger from the events of this night return.

"RON! I don't get it. WHY are you so eager to destroy all my dreams? Why do you persist to twist and mold anything I consider good for me until it seems horrible to everyone else!" Hermione yelled across the room. Her words echoed through out the room.

Ron looked at Hermione as if he hadn't known she was there the entire time, Even though he did. Glowering slightly Ron turned to Hermione and yelled back at her. "Your DREAMS? I don't twist anything. You do that all by yourself. I just couldn't believe that you would go to the Ball with the ENEMY. I thought you were smarter than that!"

"If you would get it through you thick skull you would know by now that he isn't the enemy. He's one of my new friends. Or is that your problem? I can't have new friends either?" Hermione retorted.

"No you can't not if that means you're going to be friends with the enemy!" Ron hollered.

"HE IS NOT THE ENEMY!" Hermione screamed right back at him.

"Actually he is, at least at the Triwizard Tournament..." Seamus began but was quickly interrupted by Ron and Hermione yelling. "SHUT UP SEAMUS!"

Hermione just stared at Ron, trying to calm down. By this time Harry had walked in. Hermione, fed up with all this stuff with Ron, took a few steps towards Ron and sneered. "Well, if you don't like you know what the solution is, don't you?" Hermione said her face now completely red she looked at Ron who looked as dumbfounded as ever. Hermione felt hair from her bun drop to the back of her neck.

"Oh yeah? What's that?" Ron said not knowing the answer to her question.

"Next time there's a Ball? Ask me before someone else does, and not as a Last resort!" Hermione had said her closing argument and turned on her heels, nearly sprinting out of there. She listened as Ron spoke to Harry about what had just happened and rolled her eyes. It was amazing how clueless he was sometimes. Pulling her hair completely out of it's elegant bun, Hermione walked into the Girls' Dorms, Stopping in front of the mirror she sighed. Who am I trying to fool? She thought. Running her fingers through the soft waves that now were her hair for the night, Hermione slipped on some light blue pajamas and pulled all the not wavy hair into a pony tail at the back of her head.

Lying on her bed, Hermione put her arms behind her head, staring up at the ceiling she hummed a song to herself. As Darkness covered her eyes, Hermione heard as the other girls walked in chattering to each other. Soon Hermione could no longer hear anything, she was out, in a flash of sleep.

THE END!