Chapter Four
Gone
As Saturday rolled around and Ron woke up, he was extremely anxious. He couldn't wait until Harry came and got Krum away from Hermione.
By the time lunch came around Hermione, Krum, Harry and Ron were all sitting in the Great Hall together eating lunch. When Harry and Ron looked at each other, Harry nodded and Ron knew what that meant, it was time.
"Hey, Krum. How about me and you go out to the Quidditch pitch and try out some of those new moves you were telling me about." said Harry.
"Sure. Ov course, only if Herm-own-ninny will come out and watch us." he said, turning and looking at her affectionately.
Ron just wanted to stand up and punch the crap out of him, but he held himself back.
"I'll be out there in a little while, I'm just going finish up my lunch." she said.
"Alvight, I'll see you in a little vhile." he said, kissing her on top of her head.
As soon as they left, Ron turned and looked at Hermione. She was determinately staring at her plate, not looking at Ron.
"Umm, Hermione. I..." he started, but was cut off by another large barn owl fly over their heads and drop a letter in his lap.
He picked it up and saw that it was from his brother Percy.
What in the bloody hell is he doing writing to me now.
He ripped open the envelope, he took out the letter and as he unfolded it he read:
Dear Ronald,
I have come to find out that you are trying to keep Hermione Granger
from liking and/or dating Victor Krum because you seem to like her yourself.
I must inquire that you do no such thing.
My reason for saying this to you is because I will have no brother of
mine wasting his time and energy on a girl, especially Hermione. You need to
focus on your schoolwork, not some two-timing schoolgirl crush of yours. It
seems to me that if Hermione liked you then she wouldn't be with Krum.
Anyway, you should leave this alone, I don't want you hooking up with some
slut that you barely know. You are much better than that. Seeing as you didn't
listen to me about Harry, at least take my advice on this, she is nothing to brag
about.
If you were to date her then that could lead to marriage, and I would not
want my family name washed away with some Mudblood that you just had a
thing for. She would take advantage of you and nothing more. She wouldn't
love you for you, she probably doesn't even like you. You are just so caught up
in liking her so much that you are making yourself believe that she has feelings
for you when she really doesn't.
Don't waste your time on her, she is not worth it, trust me. I am telling
you this for your own good.
Your brother,
Percy
Ron stood up so quickly that he knocked over the bench. He marched straight over to the large fireplace, ripping up the letter in his hand and threw it fiercely into the fire. He stood there and watched it burn until nothing was left but ashes.
Hermione was taken by surprise by his sudden reversal to anger. She got up and walked over to Ron. She got in front of him and lifted up his head and looked into his eyes. They were filled with tears.
"Ron, what's wrong? What happened?" she asked, extremely worried.
"Nothing." he said fiercely, as he wiped the tears away.
"Ron, please tell me. Maybe I can help." she said, pleadingly.
"You can't do anything anymore. I can't deal with all this, I can't stand it." he said shortly, turning away from her and running out of the Great Hall.
"RON?" she yelled.
She ran over to the oak doors and he was gone, she hadn't any idea where he went. She needed to talk to Harry. She sprinted all the way to the Quidditch pitch, and when she got there she saw Harry and Victor walking towards her.
"Harry! Ron left, he's gone!" she panted.
"What? Where did he go?" he exclaimed.
"I don't know, after you left we were sitting there and a school owl swooped down and dropped a letter off for Ron. I don't even know who it was from, all that I know is that after he read it he ripped it up, threw it into the fire and when I went to go and talk to him about it he said something like that he couldn't deal with it and that I couldn't do anything anymore. I'm not sure, but then the next thing I know he turns and runs out of the Great Hall without another word. By the time I got to the door he was gone, I don't even know where he went." she said quickly.
"Listen I want you to try to calm down and I will go and look for him. Alright?" he said.
"Alright, just try to hurry I don't want anything bad to happen to him." she said frantically.
Hermione was sitting in the library, she was enjoying the pleasure of being alone with no one to bother her so that she would have time to think about Ron. But as soon as that thought crossed her mind, Victor Krum came into the library.
"Herm-own-ninny! You scared me! I didn't know vere you vent, I couldn't find you." he said.
"Oh, well you caught me." she said sarcastically.
"Vell, yes I did. Vhat are you doing?" he asked.
"Oh nothing, just studying." she answered.
"I can help you, yes?" he said.
"Uh…, sure." she said hesitantly, "I just need to go to the restroom real quick."
"Alright, I'll be here vhen you come back." he said smiling.
"Okay." she said, smiling back.
I can't stand this much longer. she thought.
She wasn't planning on going to the restroom, actually she had another place in mind. She walked through the corridors looking...and, yes there it was. She walked up to the door and knocked.
"Come in." said Remus Lupin.
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