Invisible Hero: Chapter 8
By: Teenlaunch
Luthein-Thanks for always reviewing! I want to ask again, do you know where the cool quotations are from?
ckrfan- I'm glad it's different. I was aiming for that.
falcorsfire- I'm glad you think I'm good, at least one of us does...
Tracy3- Thanks.
PinkTribeChick- Just in case anyone else is wondering, no she doesn't make the connection. Have you ever heard about 'loving blindly'? It takes her a while...
Nocturnal007- I'll try to check out yours if I have the time. I'm glad it's good.
a/n: Here's the next chapter. I hope you all like it. Oh, one thing, you all know Superman, right? Well, this story is sort of like his. All the TV watchers know who he is while Louis Lane is left in the dark. So, anyway...Eighth installment!
Hermione awoke the next morning and went down to breakfast late. When she sat down by Ron he grimaced and turned away from her. "Good morning to you too, Ron," Hermione said. Ron mumbled something in response. "What?"
"I said 'good morning' to you. Happy?"
"No; what's wrong?" Ron shoved food into his mouth and refused to say anything else. Seeing she wouldn't be answered, Hermione left the Great Hall after only eating a piece of toast. Hermione was climbing the stairs when someone called to her. Hermione turned and looked around.
"Over here." Someone moved from behind a pillar.
"Ryu, what are you doing out here? You should be eating like every other normal person," Hermione whispered as she came up to the hooded figure.
"I guess that means both of us are abnormal?"
"Forget it," Hermione sighed.
"Okay. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you I think I figured out what I tripped over. I think it might interest you."
"What do you mean, you think?"
"Shush, look!" Ryu pointed into the Great Hall. Hermione turned in time to see Ron heave himself form his seat beside Harry and slowly make his way to the doors of the hall, limping the whole way. Ryu pulled Hermione into the shadow of the pillar as Ron stumbled and put his hand on it to steady himself.
"Darn you, Ryan, er, Ryi, or- oh, who cares?! Tripping over my foot and causing both of us to get hurt! Wait 'till I- Yowch!" Ron had stomped down with his injured foot. He did a little dance while babying his foot. After a minute, Ron left the entrance hall, still muttering curses under his breath.
"Well, there you go. Straight out," Ryu said. Hermione opened her mouth but didn't say anything.
"Ron? Ron?" Harry's voice called.
"I've got to go. Tell Ron I'm sorry about his ankle," Ryu whispered quickly.
"Okay," Hermione said quietly.
"Remember, I'll see you, but you won't see me." Ryu gave her a small salute and disappeared.
"Ron? Maybe he went to the common room," Harry muttered to himself as he strode past Hermione, not noticing her.
"Harry, I think he went to the kitchen," Hermione said as she came up to Harry.
"Why? He just ate!" Harry asked incredulously. Hermione shrugged.
"Why do you need to find him anyway?"
"My invisibility cloak is missing."
"What? But, who would, I mean...No one knows about it but- "
"Us and Ron. That's what's worrying me. I had it in my trunk last night. I hope he hasn't lost it."
"Hm...You go get your stuff from the common room. I'll get Ron, okay?"
"I guess."
"We'll meet you in Potions." Harry headed upstairs while Hermione went down her stairs to the right that led down to the kitchen. Hermione passed the kitchen and soon caught sight of Ron. He was clutching at the wall beside him, all the while reaching inside a suit of armor's helmet. It was clanking loudly in protest at having Ron's hand in it, going through its visor.
"I know it's here somewhere. Ah ha!" Ron pulled his hand out in triumph, holding Harry's invisibility cloak in his hand. "No thanks to you either, you rusty old piece of tin!" Ron glared at the suit a minute before turning his back to it.
CLANG! The suit's axe landed, flat side down, on Ron's head.
"Ron!" Hermione ran over to Ron, who was swaying dangerously. "Ron, are you okay?"
"Look, stars!" Ron pointed vaguely at a spot somewhere above him as he swayed and hung on to Hermione for support.
"Oh, Ron," Hermione sighed. "Why did you do that?"
"Do what?" Ron asked, his eyes trying to focus.
"You know better than to insult anything around here, especially something that moves. It's dangerous!"
"Look who's lecturing me!" Ron tried to pull away from Hermione. "I didn't figure that a girl who runs off in the middle of the night to meet some bozo knew the meaning of the word dangerous! Which means that she doesn't know that it means...uh, it means- "
"It means what, Ron?"
"It means...It means dangerous! That's what!"
"Oh, brilliant! I am humbled by your knowledge oh great and powerful Ronald Weasley," Hermione said sarcastically, rolling her eyes and pretending to curtsy.
"Hermione, I need your help," Ron said as he dropped the invisibility cloak over his arm, ignoring her.
"But you're the great ad powerful Ron Weasley! What could a commoner like me know that you don't, Your Majesty?"
"Alright, enough of that!" Ron's ears were turning red. "I-I tore Harry's cloak."
"What? Why? I mean, how did you tear it?"
"I," Ron's ears continued to grow red, "I tripped over it. Clumsy me!" Ron grinned sheepishly.
"Hm, are you sure that's how it happened?" Ron nodded. "Let me see the cloak." Ron handed it to her and she pulled out her wand. "Reparo! There, Harry will never know unless you tell him."
"Thanks, Hermione. You're a lifesaver!"
"Just like that 'bozo' that I met in the Astronomy Tower last night?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"That's the biggest lie I've ever heard, Ron."
"How is that?" Ron asked as he limped up the stairs.
"Oh boy, memory of a goldfish. Ron, you just said I don't know the meaning of the word dangerous. Need I quote you?"
"Yes- I mean, no. I-I...alright. I followed you last night. Happy?"
"Yes. Oh yeah, Ryu said he's sorry about your ankle."
"That's it! Ryu! I knew it started with an 'r'."
"I guess the cloak was ripped when Ryu tripped."
"Yeah. When he tripped over my foot his shoe ripped Harry's cloak and my shoe caught his cloak. You should have heard him. After you ran ahead he got up, muttering about Velcro being the best invention ever, whatever that is. Anyway, what did you mean that Ryan- "
"Ryu," Hermione corrected him.
"Yeah, him, what did you mean when you said he was a lifesaver?"
"Well- "
"Wait, wait, let me guess. He has somehow, mysteriously, saved you from the lake and the spiders. Right?" Ron asked jokingly.
"Well, yes." Ron gaped at her.
"You can not be serious?" Hermione nodded as she looked at her watch.
"Oh my gosh! Snape's going to kill us!"
"Great, let's just get it over with!"
"Wait, Ron. Can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure."
"Don't tell Harry about Ryu."
"Wha- Why not?"
"Just not yet."
"Okay, Hermione, okay."
"Granger, Weasley! Tut, tut! Late to my class! Both of you join your partners." Snape's eyes landed on the invisibility cloak, which was immediately hidden behind Hermione's back. "You will both serve detention tomorrow night for your tardiness. Get to work, now!" Hermione and Ron walked to their seats, Hermione hiding the cloak the best she could.
"Hey," Draco whispered as Hermione sat down, the cloak beneath the front of her robes. Hermione looked over at Harry and Ron. Harry's face was turning red and Ron's ears were growing redder each second. There was a stifled laugh from beside her.
"What is your problem?" Hermione snapped at Draco.
"You should really laugh lose the invisibility cloak. laugh It's not very becoming to you." Draco was obviously about to pop. He pointed at the bulge in Hermione's robes when she didn't respond. Her face grew red.
"Shut up," Hermione hissed, throwing the cloak at him. "You are so not funny!"
Thanks for reading! Please review! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Next one's coming out soon, I hope...
Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
-Hosea 14:9
Teenlaunch
Luthein-Thanks for always reviewing! I want to ask again, do you know where the cool quotations are from?
ckrfan- I'm glad it's different. I was aiming for that.
falcorsfire- I'm glad you think I'm good, at least one of us does...
Tracy3- Thanks.
PinkTribeChick- Just in case anyone else is wondering, no she doesn't make the connection. Have you ever heard about 'loving blindly'? It takes her a while...
Nocturnal007- I'll try to check out yours if I have the time. I'm glad it's good.
a/n: Here's the next chapter. I hope you all like it. Oh, one thing, you all know Superman, right? Well, this story is sort of like his. All the TV watchers know who he is while Louis Lane is left in the dark. So, anyway...Eighth installment!
Hermione awoke the next morning and went down to breakfast late. When she sat down by Ron he grimaced and turned away from her. "Good morning to you too, Ron," Hermione said. Ron mumbled something in response. "What?"
"I said 'good morning' to you. Happy?"
"No; what's wrong?" Ron shoved food into his mouth and refused to say anything else. Seeing she wouldn't be answered, Hermione left the Great Hall after only eating a piece of toast. Hermione was climbing the stairs when someone called to her. Hermione turned and looked around.
"Over here." Someone moved from behind a pillar.
"Ryu, what are you doing out here? You should be eating like every other normal person," Hermione whispered as she came up to the hooded figure.
"I guess that means both of us are abnormal?"
"Forget it," Hermione sighed.
"Okay. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you I think I figured out what I tripped over. I think it might interest you."
"What do you mean, you think?"
"Shush, look!" Ryu pointed into the Great Hall. Hermione turned in time to see Ron heave himself form his seat beside Harry and slowly make his way to the doors of the hall, limping the whole way. Ryu pulled Hermione into the shadow of the pillar as Ron stumbled and put his hand on it to steady himself.
"Darn you, Ryan, er, Ryi, or- oh, who cares?! Tripping over my foot and causing both of us to get hurt! Wait 'till I- Yowch!" Ron had stomped down with his injured foot. He did a little dance while babying his foot. After a minute, Ron left the entrance hall, still muttering curses under his breath.
"Well, there you go. Straight out," Ryu said. Hermione opened her mouth but didn't say anything.
"Ron? Ron?" Harry's voice called.
"I've got to go. Tell Ron I'm sorry about his ankle," Ryu whispered quickly.
"Okay," Hermione said quietly.
"Remember, I'll see you, but you won't see me." Ryu gave her a small salute and disappeared.
"Ron? Maybe he went to the common room," Harry muttered to himself as he strode past Hermione, not noticing her.
"Harry, I think he went to the kitchen," Hermione said as she came up to Harry.
"Why? He just ate!" Harry asked incredulously. Hermione shrugged.
"Why do you need to find him anyway?"
"My invisibility cloak is missing."
"What? But, who would, I mean...No one knows about it but- "
"Us and Ron. That's what's worrying me. I had it in my trunk last night. I hope he hasn't lost it."
"Hm...You go get your stuff from the common room. I'll get Ron, okay?"
"I guess."
"We'll meet you in Potions." Harry headed upstairs while Hermione went down her stairs to the right that led down to the kitchen. Hermione passed the kitchen and soon caught sight of Ron. He was clutching at the wall beside him, all the while reaching inside a suit of armor's helmet. It was clanking loudly in protest at having Ron's hand in it, going through its visor.
"I know it's here somewhere. Ah ha!" Ron pulled his hand out in triumph, holding Harry's invisibility cloak in his hand. "No thanks to you either, you rusty old piece of tin!" Ron glared at the suit a minute before turning his back to it.
CLANG! The suit's axe landed, flat side down, on Ron's head.
"Ron!" Hermione ran over to Ron, who was swaying dangerously. "Ron, are you okay?"
"Look, stars!" Ron pointed vaguely at a spot somewhere above him as he swayed and hung on to Hermione for support.
"Oh, Ron," Hermione sighed. "Why did you do that?"
"Do what?" Ron asked, his eyes trying to focus.
"You know better than to insult anything around here, especially something that moves. It's dangerous!"
"Look who's lecturing me!" Ron tried to pull away from Hermione. "I didn't figure that a girl who runs off in the middle of the night to meet some bozo knew the meaning of the word dangerous! Which means that she doesn't know that it means...uh, it means- "
"It means what, Ron?"
"It means...It means dangerous! That's what!"
"Oh, brilliant! I am humbled by your knowledge oh great and powerful Ronald Weasley," Hermione said sarcastically, rolling her eyes and pretending to curtsy.
"Hermione, I need your help," Ron said as he dropped the invisibility cloak over his arm, ignoring her.
"But you're the great ad powerful Ron Weasley! What could a commoner like me know that you don't, Your Majesty?"
"Alright, enough of that!" Ron's ears were turning red. "I-I tore Harry's cloak."
"What? Why? I mean, how did you tear it?"
"I," Ron's ears continued to grow red, "I tripped over it. Clumsy me!" Ron grinned sheepishly.
"Hm, are you sure that's how it happened?" Ron nodded. "Let me see the cloak." Ron handed it to her and she pulled out her wand. "Reparo! There, Harry will never know unless you tell him."
"Thanks, Hermione. You're a lifesaver!"
"Just like that 'bozo' that I met in the Astronomy Tower last night?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"That's the biggest lie I've ever heard, Ron."
"How is that?" Ron asked as he limped up the stairs.
"Oh boy, memory of a goldfish. Ron, you just said I don't know the meaning of the word dangerous. Need I quote you?"
"Yes- I mean, no. I-I...alright. I followed you last night. Happy?"
"Yes. Oh yeah, Ryu said he's sorry about your ankle."
"That's it! Ryu! I knew it started with an 'r'."
"I guess the cloak was ripped when Ryu tripped."
"Yeah. When he tripped over my foot his shoe ripped Harry's cloak and my shoe caught his cloak. You should have heard him. After you ran ahead he got up, muttering about Velcro being the best invention ever, whatever that is. Anyway, what did you mean that Ryan- "
"Ryu," Hermione corrected him.
"Yeah, him, what did you mean when you said he was a lifesaver?"
"Well- "
"Wait, wait, let me guess. He has somehow, mysteriously, saved you from the lake and the spiders. Right?" Ron asked jokingly.
"Well, yes." Ron gaped at her.
"You can not be serious?" Hermione nodded as she looked at her watch.
"Oh my gosh! Snape's going to kill us!"
"Great, let's just get it over with!"
"Wait, Ron. Can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure."
"Don't tell Harry about Ryu."
"Wha- Why not?"
"Just not yet."
"Okay, Hermione, okay."
"Granger, Weasley! Tut, tut! Late to my class! Both of you join your partners." Snape's eyes landed on the invisibility cloak, which was immediately hidden behind Hermione's back. "You will both serve detention tomorrow night for your tardiness. Get to work, now!" Hermione and Ron walked to their seats, Hermione hiding the cloak the best she could.
"Hey," Draco whispered as Hermione sat down, the cloak beneath the front of her robes. Hermione looked over at Harry and Ron. Harry's face was turning red and Ron's ears were growing redder each second. There was a stifled laugh from beside her.
"What is your problem?" Hermione snapped at Draco.
"You should really laugh lose the invisibility cloak. laugh It's not very becoming to you." Draco was obviously about to pop. He pointed at the bulge in Hermione's robes when she didn't respond. Her face grew red.
"Shut up," Hermione hissed, throwing the cloak at him. "You are so not funny!"
Thanks for reading! Please review! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Next one's coming out soon, I hope...
Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
-Hosea 14:9
Teenlaunch