Chapter 13 – Accusations

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Hermione walked the length of the wing and through a door, which led into a small room with only one bed in it, but it had it's own bathroom. Ron was laid in the bed still very pale but at least he was awake.

"Hi Ron." Hermione whispered as she walked over.

"What, no chocolates?" Ron said in fake shock. Hermione burst into tears. "Hey

I was only joking, in fact I'm a little sick of chocolate at the time being."

"What if you'd died?" Hermione wailed and flung her arms around his neck. Ron kissed the top of her head and put his arms around her. He shifted over a little and Hermione lay next to him.

"I wouldn't have. I'm well hard me!" He laughed weakly and Hermione smiled through her tears.

"I was so worried! What happened?" She asked snuggling into his shoulder.

"I'm not sure, I was on my broom and it started like jerking around. Like

Harry's did in first year."

"Well do you think someone could have tampered with it?"

"I don't know I didn't see anyone on the grounds while I was out there."

"Well, who did you see in the hallway that morning?"

"Professor Cape, but she was coming from the other way so it couldn't have been her. Bedorven but he wouldn't know the spell he never pays enough attention in class and those sorts of spells are in the restricted section. Malfoy! It had to be him! He was coming from that way and he's the sort who'd know those sorts of spells."

"Ron! Why would Draco want to hurt you?"

"I don't know. I knew he was evil, coming to our side my arse! I bet he's just following daddy's orders like at school!"

"Ron grow up! You and I both know Draco would never do anything like that! He's killed more death eaters than all of us put together. And what possible use would it be to do something to your broom!"

"I don't know do I, I'm not in tune with the mind of the evil guy am I?"

"Ron stop being so bloody stupid!" Hermione yelled, loosing her patience.

"Why are you so quick to defend him?"

"Well, why are you so quick to accuse him?"

"You like him don't you? Was there something going on between you? I don't believe you Hermione! How could you be with someone like Malfoy!"

"Oh my god Ron! How could you even suggest that! No there is bloody well not anything going on between Malfoy and I. Why am I even explaining myself to you?

God! Ron I don't believe you! But then you always have come up with stupid suggestions when you get so bloody fucking angry!" Hermione yelled jumped off the bed.

"Where are you going?" Ron called after her.

"Away from you. I need time to think."

Hermione fumed for the rest of the evening while helping the charms teacher figure out exactly what spell had been put upon Ron's broom. The broom, however, was still somehow intact as, as soon as Ron had fell from it, it had floated slowly to the ground and stopped.

After about an hour's work they finally figured it out. It was a spell that was well above any level any of the students, even the brightest, would ever get to in their time at Hogwarts. Meaning it could only have been one of the teachers.

That, of course didn't look good. Hermione walked to find Dumbledore to tell him what had happened. She said the password and stepped up onto the stairs that ended at his office door. She knocked and walked in.

"Ah, Hermione dear, please do come in." Dumbledore greeted her warmly.

"Good evening Headmaster." Hermione said as she took a seat in front of his desk. "We found out what the spell was. It's called the asesino spell. It's used to kill people on brooms by throwing them off at great force. Ron was very lucky. But this means that it was a purposeful attack and that there may be someone in the school that is trying to hurt people. We suspect it is one of the teachers as the spell level is too high for any of the students."

"Very well. I shall look into it and ask some questions. Keep your eyes open and if anything else happens come to me immediately. Ok?"

"Of course Sir." Hermione nodded and left the room.

On her way to her classroom she bumped into Malfoy.

"Oh, hey Draco!" She smiled.

"Hey Hermione. Have you seen Ron yet?"

"Yeah only once and I'm not bloody going back!" She said in a harsh tone.

"What? Why? I thought you two were, like, together again."

"Oh we were. I'm just pissed off at something that he said."

"What was it?"

"Well I asked who he thought had done it to him and he came to the stupid conclusion that you had."

"Why?"

"'Cuz he saw you in the entrance hall that morning and you know Ron just has to jump right on the first thought the comes to. But we have figured that it must be a teacher so I don't really know what to think."

"Well for the record I didn't do it." Draco smiled. "And I'm sure we'll find out who did soon. As long as they don't start on the students it shouldn't get too bad right?"

"I guess not. But it makes me feel a little uneasy. I mean we live here and we have a potential murderer with us. Not exactly a thought that makes you sleep easy is it?"

Harry, Ginny and Lily were all sat in Ron's hospital room talking quietly to him.

"So you guys seen Hermione yet?" Ron asked.

"No not just yet, we thought she'd be here." Harry answered. "I would have thought she wouldn't have left your side."

"Yeah." Ginny agreed, and then narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "What did you say to her?"

"What? I can't believe you could come to such a conclusion that it's my fault that she's not here!" Ron exclaimed, very shocked. He looked at the cynical faces starring back at him a sighed. "Ok, I blamed Malfoy for doing this and then when she stood up for him I accused here of sleeping with him."

"Ron you are probably the most stupid male I have ever met!" Ginny sighed. "You really should think before you open your mouth."

"Yeah I know, but I just can't help it."

"You need to apologise you know."

"Well, I would if I could go and see her or she came here."

"Fine, hold on then." Ginny said getting up and placing Lily on Harry's lap.

A few minutes later she came back in dragging Hermione behind her.

"Right Herms, Ron has something he wants to say to you. We'll just leave you alone for a while." She grabbed Harry's arm and the family left. Hermione stood looking expectantly at Ron.

"Hermione. I'm sorry that I pissed you off by accusing Malfoy for being the one who did this." Ron quickly rushed out in one breath. Hermione just stood waiting for more. Ron however stayed silent.

"And?" she prompted.

"What?" He asked looking puzzled.

"I'm not annoyed about that Ron I'm annoyed about the fact that you accused me of being with him. And even if I had it was none of your business. You weren't here I could be with whoever I wanted. I'm sure you were with other people when you were away."

"Well I can't help it if I get jealous. Just like you can't help it by not committing yourself because you're scared I may leave again. Which I'm not going to."

"What? When have I ever said that?"

"Well it's pretty obvious. If you had committed yourself you would have come to try and work things out with me when we had an argument."

"Well, what are we going to do? Everything always seem to end in an argument with us, doesn't it?" Hermione sighed, deciding, for the sake of her sanity, to ignore his last comment.

"Marry me." Ron said suddenly.

"What?"

"Marry me." He repeated.

"Why?" Hermione asked, completely baffled.

"Well it'd solve all our problems. I wouldn't be jealous and you would know I'd stay."

"No Ron, it would make everything worse. You'd be more jealous and I'd still worry that you'd leave. I'm not going to marry someone just because it'll stop us fighting! Merlin! Did you really think that one would work? I want to get married because I'm in love ok? God, you are so stupid." She shouted before turning on her heel and quickly leaving the room.

Harry, Ginny and Lily walked back in.

"What did you do now?" Ginny asked, shaking her head.