Chapter 10
Ron wasn't sure how he could have slept after the enormus amount of food he had put into his stomach, but he had. Unfortunately it had not been a long sleep. Or rather he wished he could have slept in, but Harry was too excited for his own good.
"Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!" Harry kept exclaiming over and over again until Ron's eyes opened a crack. Ron glowered at him, sure that Harry had had some sort of caffeine this morning.
"Mate leave me alone. I'm trying to sleep."
"Nope, get up. It's the first day!" Ron looked over at him and gave him a quizzical look.
"Since when have you been so excited about school?" He asked him as he slowly got up out of bed. Harry shrugged.
"Since today. COME ON!" With that he pushed Ron off of his four post bed and ran out the door.
"I SWEAR TO BLOODY HELL HARRY YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT!" Ron bellowed as he rubbed his sore bottom.
Little did Ron know that Ginny was acting exactly the same way to Hermonie, except Hermonie was already awake.
"Aren't you going to jazz up your hair?" Ginny asked as she bounced on Hermonie's bed. Hermonie just looked over at her.
"No I want it down today. Is that a problem with you?"
"You should wear it half up."
"And why is that Gin?"
"Because Ron thinks you're so hot when you do." Hermonie, who had been standing at the mirror in the bathroom that was joined off of the room, dropped the brush that she had been using in the sink. She grabbed it quickly and wiped the water off of it.
"Who cares what Ron thinks," she said stiffly.
"You care," Ginny replied. Hermonie shot her a glance.
"I do not. Ginny you are my best friend, but that does not mean that I have to care at all about the thoughts of your prat brother."
"Why do you fight so if you don't love him?" Ginny asked her with a wink.
"I fight because your brother is an insensitve jerk that needs to learn that he can not treat women the way he does."
"And it has nothing to do with your feelings for him."
"I only like your brother as a friend."
"What if I told you that Ron loves you back?"
"Then I wouldn't care."
"He loves you. He told me."
Hermonie stopped and spun around, her face flushed in embarrassment.
"He did not tell you. Ronald Weasly would never tell you something like that."
"He didn't have to tell me with words from his mouth. I'm his sister and I know him way to well."
"I do not believe you Ginerva. Now will you please lay off the subject. I want to still have an appitite when I leave here."
"Why did you spin around when I told you that?" Ginny asked, not letting it go.
"Because I didn't believe you."
"I think it is because you love him." Hermonie sighed and slammed her hair brush down on the counter.
"Either be quiet or leave. I can not take this today." Ginny shrugged and left the room, allowing Hermonie time with her thoughts.
Ginny bounded down the stairs where Harry waited anxiously for her with Neville.
"Did it work?" Harry asked as soon as she reached the couch. Ginny nodded.
"Part 1 is done. We'll see it's effects in a moment."
The trio waited upon the couch, talking amongst themselves quietly when finally at the same time Ron and Hermonie walked out of the towers and down the steps.
"Good morning, Ron," Hermonie greeted, her hair was half up in the long clip across the back of her head which allowed curles to frame her face.
"Good morning, Hermonie," he returned. Hermonie breathed deeply. He was wearing that cologne that he only wore upon occassion. Ginny bounded over to him and fixed his tie. Afterwards she turned and winked at Harry.
"Good morning guys. Ready to go?" Harry said casually as he got up off the couch. They nodded. Ginny bounded forward, pushing Neville forward in the process.
"Come on! I'm starving!" Ginny exclaimed as Neville, Harry, and herself raced out before Ron and Hermonie. Ron and Hermonie walked through the portal together, not able to look at each other.
"You're hair is really pretty that way," Ron mumbled, looking over just in time to notice flames of red reach Hermonie's cheeks.
"Thank you. You smell nice today," she answered. Ron could feel his ears go scarlet.
"Don't I smell nice every day?" He asked. She gave him a smile.
"Depends." She left it at that before moving on ahead of him to be with the others.
Harry sat in Potions class, not able to concentrate on what Snape was talking about. He was thankful that today they had Potions with the fifth years due to one of their teachers tweaking out. He took out another piece of parchment and started righting a note to Ginny.
(Harry, Ginny)
Gin I don't think its working
What do you mean?
They were arguing in Transfiguration. Again.
That's normal right?
Yeah, but aren't they suppose to love each other?
Harry it's going to take a while. Hermonie is extremely hard to crack. Ron will be easier. Or rather should be.
Don't you feel guilty about trying to get them together?
Naw.
Wow
Wow what Harry Berry
Gin never call me that again. And Wow that you wouldn't even feel guilty about this. Especially since Hermonie is your bestest best friend and Ron is your brother.
Hehehehe... don't like the nick name of Harry Berry... Oh fine. STOP GLARING! I WAS ONLY JOKING! Besides yes I wouldn't feel guilty about it because Hermonie really deeply truly loves Ron and I just want Ron to have the best.
Hahahaha yeah right Gin
Shut up Harry
Soooooo... What is the plan now?
Gollie do I have to remind you of everything?
Sure
You're hopeless Harry
Hopeless, hm... yep that's me
Remember what we talked about?
Yeah I remember. I was just making conversation
You're pretty bad at it Harry
Yeah I know
Why are you so horrible at it?
Because I'm stupid.
You are not stupid! You are the most intelligent, brave, loyal, perfect person I know!
Thanks Gin. You're pretty splendid yourself.
Thanks Harry.
Ron sat in Potions angry about how Hermonie had treated him, making him feel like a total idiot because he wasn't 'swishing and flicking and blah blah blah' right. He took out a piece of parchement angrily and started writing
(Ron, Hermonie)
Why do you always have to correct me in Transfirguation?
Ron please stop distracting me. I am trying to learn here.
Nope I want to know and I want to know now!
Goodness me we have a temper.
Just answer the bloody question, Hermy.
Very well RONALD, I shall. I correct you because you are my friend and thoroughly hopeless in Transfiguration without my help.
I AM NOT HOPELESS!
Yes you are.
You never give me a chance to try, did you know that? I could do it perfectly fine on my own.
Want to wager a bet upon that statement?
Yeah I'll wager you two butterbeers that I could get the next thing in Transfiguration without help.
Deal. You have to do it perfectly in order for you to win. Be prepared to buy me two butterbeers the next time we are in Hogsmede.
Oh you will be prepared for my win.
When Potions finally let out Ron was smiling. Harry went over to him and gave him a quizzical look.
"What are you so happy about?" Harry asked as they waited for Hermonie to catch up.
"I made a bet with Hermonie! I bet her that I can do the next thing in Transfiguration perfectly. I bet her two butterbeers."
"Yes and he is going to lose. Those two butterbeers will taste very good when I win," Hermonie interjected as she came up behind him.
"That's what you think, Hermonie."
"I don't think. I know."
"I don't think you know either."
"Excuse me?"
"What?"
"That was rude."
"It was a joke."
"A rude joke."
"Come off it."
"Excuse me!"
"Excuse me, excuse me. Why do you keep saying that?"
"Even with a wager you are an insensitve prat. I can not stand you."
"Yeah that's what you always say."
"Will you please excuse me, Harry, but I don't think that I can be in the presence of Ronald Weasly at this moment," Hermonie said as she rushed past them. Harry flashed him a look.
"No I'm not going to apologize. She's the one that can't take a joke."
"But you took it too far, Ron," Harry pointed out. Ron sighed.
"I'll catch up with you guys later," Ron said as he hurried off in the opposite direction. Harry glanced over at Ginny.
"It'll work," was all Ginny said as she led him down to the Great Hall for lunch.