Lavender's Mistake by The Queen of the Pugs
The next morning, Ginny decided to talk to Hermione about what Lavender had done. She still didn't have the perfect words, but she knew she would have to tell her. She had made the mistake of waiting this long and she couldn't wait any longer.
Ginny Disapperated to Hermione's house, but because she was so nervous about telling her, she ended up about two miles away from her house. Scared to try Disapperating again, Ginny was forced to walk the rest of the two miles. By the time she got to Hermione's house, it was around ten in the morning; it had been seven when Ginny left the Burrow. She had walked so slow because of her nervousness.
"Hello?" Hermione said sleepily as she opened the door. "Oh, hi Ginny. Come on in."
"Hey Hermione. Did I wake you up?" Ginny asked, walking into Hermione's neatly kept house.
"Yeah. But that's okay. I don't normally sleep this late," said Hermione, shaking her head with disgust. "But, it is my day off. Still.." Hermione sighed and motioned for Ginny to sit on the couch.
"I didn't mean to wake you. I thought you would be awake. I can come back later," said Ginny, a little too hopefully.
"Oh no, Ginny. I enjoy the company." Hermione walked into her kitchen and took two cups down from the cupboard. "Tea?"
"Um, sure."
Hermione put the teakettle full of water onto the stove to heat up for tea. She stayed in there until the water in the kettle was hot, and poured the scalding hot water into the two cups and made the tea. Then, she came back into the living room and smiled at Ginny and gave her the second cup of tea, took her own, and sat in her comfortable recliner chair. She motioned for Ginny to sit down. Ginny sat on a couch.
"So, what is it that you need, Ginny?" Hermione asked, sipping her tea. She smiled at Ginny, who looked as if she were about to explode with apprehension.
"Hermione," Ginny said slowly, taking a deep breath. She sighed. "LavenermadeapotionandgaveittoRonsothathewoulddumpyouforher." The words came swiftly out of Ginny's mouth.
"Ginny, slow down," Hermione said placidly. She hadn't understood a single word that had come out of her mouth after 'Hermione'. "I can't understand you when you're in such a rush like that. I've got all day."
"Lavender made a potion and gave it to Ron so that he would dump you for her," Ginny repeated, a little more slowly this time. "I knew but I couldn't tell anyone. I'm so sorry, Hermione.
Hermione was no longer calm. She looked at her friend skeptically. She set down her teacup and shook her head slowly, sighing. "How do you know that, Ginny?" she asked. "That's a big thing to accuse her of." Hermione looked thoughtful for a moment, and then quickly added, "Besides, we both know that potions weren't Lavender's greatest subject."
"But she did!" Ginny exclaimed helplessly. "I heard her talking to Parvati Patil in the girl's washroom one day. She was talking about how she couldn't stand you, and she didn't know what Ron saw in you, blah blah, and then she started talking about making a potion to make Ron think that he really loved her, and not you. I swear."
"So what if she did, Ginny?" Hermione asked shaking her head. "Ron and I are over, plain and simple. We agreed that we never should have dated. I guess we really shouldn't have; it's just too confusing to date one of your best friends, and it hurts too much when you break up."
"But Hermione, you and Ron can still date!" Ginny said. "Come on, Hermione! Ron isn't going to marry Lavender anymore! The potion's stopped working, so why can't you date him?"
"Because Ginny, I already told you. Ron and I both agreed that we were over, and that we shouldn't have even started anything but friendship between us." But Hermione was beginning to have second doubts about saying that. Maybe she and Ron would get back together, and be happy, the way that they had been in seventh year.
"I can tell that you miss him," Ginny said, noticing the look of doubt on Hermione's face. "And I can tell that he misses you, too! So why not just send him a letter asking him to come over here so that you guys can talk about all of this? Come on, Hermione. I know you loved him."
"It doesn't matter that I love him!" cried Hermione. "He didn't love me. Or at least he didn't love me enough to make a difference. If Ron loved me that much, then why did that love potion work?" Tears streaked down her face and she set her teacup down. "It shouldn't have worked if he loved me as much as I loved him."
"Now Hermione, you and I both know that that isn't true," Ginny soothed, going over to give Hermione a hug for comfort. "Of course Ron loved you, or else Lavender wouldn't have been so jealous of you, and if he didn't, why did he ask you out, and stay with you for so long until there was magical interference? Just ask him to come over here to talk about this, and you'll see." **************************************************************************** ************************
An hour later, there was another knock on Hermione's door. Ginny had gone, and Hermione had done as her friend suggested; she wrote a letter to Ron, asking him to come over to her house to talk. Hermione got out of her comfortable chair to answer the door. She had changed into a pair of jeans and a red tee shirt. When she pulled the door open, she wasn't at all surprised to see Ron standing there, with a casual smile on, trying to act as though nothing had ever happened.
"Come on in," she said, and stepped aside so Ron could come in. "Would you like some tea? I've just made a fresh kettle full."
"No thanks, Hermione," Ron said, walking into her house. "I meant to mention before, well, you know, the last time I was here, that I like your house. It's always neat and tidy, and, well, perfect."
"Thanks. I try and keep it well kept." She poured another cup of tea for herself, even though she had already had about four cups. "Go ahead and sit down somewhere." Hermione came out into the living room with her cup full of tea again and sat in her comfortable chair. Ron sat on the couch.
"So, what did you want to talk about, Hermione?" Ron asked, watching as she sipped her hot tea.
"Ginny told me this insane story, but the more I get to thinking about it, the more it seems to fit," Hermione began. "She says that one day, when we were back in our seventh year, she heard Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil talking, and Lavender was plotting to make a love potion and give it to you, so you would dump me and date her."
"Really?" Ron asked incredulously. "Ginny isn't one to lie a lot. Do you think Lavender really did that?" He shook his head. "Why would Lavender do that?"
"Ginny said that she was jealous, tired of trying to see what you saw in me," Hermione said, shrugging her shoulders and taking a long drink of her tea, trying to stall this. "From what Ginny says, I'm guessing she had this huge crush on you, and so she made a love potion to take you away from me."
"Do you really think that Lavender would do something like that?" Ron repeated.
"Honestly, Ron, yes. I wouldn't put it past her. She's one of those girls who would do anything to get the guy they want, and she apparently wanted you. Do you see anything in her anymore, Ron?"
"Not really, or not enough for me to want to marry her anymore. Why? What does this have to do with anything?"
"Everything," Hermione said, biting her lip, trying to keep from smiling. "If you don't want to marry her, or spend the rest of your life with her, then Lavender's love potion has worn off." **************************************************************************** ***********
Me: I know, I know. It has taken me forever to get this chapter out, and I apologize. It's taken me a while to try and figure out where this story is going. Honestly, I still don't know exactly where I am going with it, but at least this chapter is out. Please review. I'd like to know what you think of this story.
The next morning, Ginny decided to talk to Hermione about what Lavender had done. She still didn't have the perfect words, but she knew she would have to tell her. She had made the mistake of waiting this long and she couldn't wait any longer.
Ginny Disapperated to Hermione's house, but because she was so nervous about telling her, she ended up about two miles away from her house. Scared to try Disapperating again, Ginny was forced to walk the rest of the two miles. By the time she got to Hermione's house, it was around ten in the morning; it had been seven when Ginny left the Burrow. She had walked so slow because of her nervousness.
"Hello?" Hermione said sleepily as she opened the door. "Oh, hi Ginny. Come on in."
"Hey Hermione. Did I wake you up?" Ginny asked, walking into Hermione's neatly kept house.
"Yeah. But that's okay. I don't normally sleep this late," said Hermione, shaking her head with disgust. "But, it is my day off. Still.." Hermione sighed and motioned for Ginny to sit on the couch.
"I didn't mean to wake you. I thought you would be awake. I can come back later," said Ginny, a little too hopefully.
"Oh no, Ginny. I enjoy the company." Hermione walked into her kitchen and took two cups down from the cupboard. "Tea?"
"Um, sure."
Hermione put the teakettle full of water onto the stove to heat up for tea. She stayed in there until the water in the kettle was hot, and poured the scalding hot water into the two cups and made the tea. Then, she came back into the living room and smiled at Ginny and gave her the second cup of tea, took her own, and sat in her comfortable recliner chair. She motioned for Ginny to sit down. Ginny sat on a couch.
"So, what is it that you need, Ginny?" Hermione asked, sipping her tea. She smiled at Ginny, who looked as if she were about to explode with apprehension.
"Hermione," Ginny said slowly, taking a deep breath. She sighed. "LavenermadeapotionandgaveittoRonsothathewoulddumpyouforher." The words came swiftly out of Ginny's mouth.
"Ginny, slow down," Hermione said placidly. She hadn't understood a single word that had come out of her mouth after 'Hermione'. "I can't understand you when you're in such a rush like that. I've got all day."
"Lavender made a potion and gave it to Ron so that he would dump you for her," Ginny repeated, a little more slowly this time. "I knew but I couldn't tell anyone. I'm so sorry, Hermione.
Hermione was no longer calm. She looked at her friend skeptically. She set down her teacup and shook her head slowly, sighing. "How do you know that, Ginny?" she asked. "That's a big thing to accuse her of." Hermione looked thoughtful for a moment, and then quickly added, "Besides, we both know that potions weren't Lavender's greatest subject."
"But she did!" Ginny exclaimed helplessly. "I heard her talking to Parvati Patil in the girl's washroom one day. She was talking about how she couldn't stand you, and she didn't know what Ron saw in you, blah blah, and then she started talking about making a potion to make Ron think that he really loved her, and not you. I swear."
"So what if she did, Ginny?" Hermione asked shaking her head. "Ron and I are over, plain and simple. We agreed that we never should have dated. I guess we really shouldn't have; it's just too confusing to date one of your best friends, and it hurts too much when you break up."
"But Hermione, you and Ron can still date!" Ginny said. "Come on, Hermione! Ron isn't going to marry Lavender anymore! The potion's stopped working, so why can't you date him?"
"Because Ginny, I already told you. Ron and I both agreed that we were over, and that we shouldn't have even started anything but friendship between us." But Hermione was beginning to have second doubts about saying that. Maybe she and Ron would get back together, and be happy, the way that they had been in seventh year.
"I can tell that you miss him," Ginny said, noticing the look of doubt on Hermione's face. "And I can tell that he misses you, too! So why not just send him a letter asking him to come over here so that you guys can talk about all of this? Come on, Hermione. I know you loved him."
"It doesn't matter that I love him!" cried Hermione. "He didn't love me. Or at least he didn't love me enough to make a difference. If Ron loved me that much, then why did that love potion work?" Tears streaked down her face and she set her teacup down. "It shouldn't have worked if he loved me as much as I loved him."
"Now Hermione, you and I both know that that isn't true," Ginny soothed, going over to give Hermione a hug for comfort. "Of course Ron loved you, or else Lavender wouldn't have been so jealous of you, and if he didn't, why did he ask you out, and stay with you for so long until there was magical interference? Just ask him to come over here to talk about this, and you'll see." **************************************************************************** ************************
An hour later, there was another knock on Hermione's door. Ginny had gone, and Hermione had done as her friend suggested; she wrote a letter to Ron, asking him to come over to her house to talk. Hermione got out of her comfortable chair to answer the door. She had changed into a pair of jeans and a red tee shirt. When she pulled the door open, she wasn't at all surprised to see Ron standing there, with a casual smile on, trying to act as though nothing had ever happened.
"Come on in," she said, and stepped aside so Ron could come in. "Would you like some tea? I've just made a fresh kettle full."
"No thanks, Hermione," Ron said, walking into her house. "I meant to mention before, well, you know, the last time I was here, that I like your house. It's always neat and tidy, and, well, perfect."
"Thanks. I try and keep it well kept." She poured another cup of tea for herself, even though she had already had about four cups. "Go ahead and sit down somewhere." Hermione came out into the living room with her cup full of tea again and sat in her comfortable chair. Ron sat on the couch.
"So, what did you want to talk about, Hermione?" Ron asked, watching as she sipped her hot tea.
"Ginny told me this insane story, but the more I get to thinking about it, the more it seems to fit," Hermione began. "She says that one day, when we were back in our seventh year, she heard Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil talking, and Lavender was plotting to make a love potion and give it to you, so you would dump me and date her."
"Really?" Ron asked incredulously. "Ginny isn't one to lie a lot. Do you think Lavender really did that?" He shook his head. "Why would Lavender do that?"
"Ginny said that she was jealous, tired of trying to see what you saw in me," Hermione said, shrugging her shoulders and taking a long drink of her tea, trying to stall this. "From what Ginny says, I'm guessing she had this huge crush on you, and so she made a love potion to take you away from me."
"Do you really think that Lavender would do something like that?" Ron repeated.
"Honestly, Ron, yes. I wouldn't put it past her. She's one of those girls who would do anything to get the guy they want, and she apparently wanted you. Do you see anything in her anymore, Ron?"
"Not really, or not enough for me to want to marry her anymore. Why? What does this have to do with anything?"
"Everything," Hermione said, biting her lip, trying to keep from smiling. "If you don't want to marry her, or spend the rest of your life with her, then Lavender's love potion has worn off." **************************************************************************** ***********
Me: I know, I know. It has taken me forever to get this chapter out, and I apologize. It's taken me a while to try and figure out where this story is going. Honestly, I still don't know exactly where I am going with it, but at least this chapter is out. Please review. I'd like to know what you think of this story.
