Ron's bad dreams Ch. 2

It was so dark that Ron could hardly see his hand in front of his face. His heart was beating hard and fast in his chest. His breath was making his chest rise and fall fast. This had to be the most afraid he has ever been in his life. He took out his wand and lit it with the lomos spell. He held it out in front of him and looked into the darkness. All he could see was a long hallway. Walking slowly he started down it. There was a noise it was faint but Ron thought it sounded like running water. Then he heard someone calling out to him. "Ron. Ron help me. Please help me." The voice said. There was a door at the end of the hall. He thought that was were the voice was coming from. Then he heard another sound. It sounded like something was scarring across the ground. He lowered his wand to look at the floor. "Oh shit. Bloody hell." He yelled. There were spiders everywhere. He picked up his pace and walked toured the door. "Oh god. Help me please help." The voice called out again. "I'm coming." Ron called back. He felt something on his arm looking down he saw a huge spider crawling up his arm. He was frozen with fear; he just stood there looking at the thing. Then he heard an ear-piercing scream and realized it was he doing the screaming. Ron jerked awake and found himself face to face with Harry.

"Ron wake up." He was yelling at him. "I have been trying to wake you up for almost ten minutes. Are you ok?"

"Hold on." Ron replied. Jumping up and grabbing his journal and quill off his bedside table. He quickly wrote down what he could remember. The dream was fading fast. "Dark hallway, yelling, and spiders." He said to himself as he wrote. He stopped quill paused in midair. Then it was gone. "Damn" he mumbled. He closed his eyes trying to remember more. He searched his brain but it was gone. "Damn it." He said laying down the journal and quill.

"Anything?" Harry asked

"Just a hallway, yelling, and spiders. Why did it have to be bloody spiders?" Ron sat back down on the side of his bed. He leaned forward putting his head in his hands. "God Harry I don't know how much longer I can do this. I fill like I'm falling apart. I never used to dream like this. What is happening to me?" he said running his hands through his hair.

"I'm going to tell you something. But you have to promise me that you will not kill me till I tell you the whole story. Ok?" Ron was confused but agreed, "Ok here goes." Harry sat down in a chair across from Ron." I talked to Dumbledore about your dreams."

"What?" Ron felt anger and betrayal well up inside him. "Why would you do that and not tell me about it."

"Now Ron you promised to let me finish." Harry reminded him.

Ron lend back against the headboard crossed his arms and glared at Harry "Fine continue."

"Ok." Harry took a deep breath letting it out he said. "Dumbledore and I talked and we think that your dreams are a result of Valdamort. We think that he is invading your head the way he did me."

"But why?" Ron asked looking confused now.

"To get to me." Harry replied simply. "He knows we are best friends. And that I would do anything to protect you. I would kill or be killed to keep you safe. And Valdomort knows that."

All thoughts of anger toured Harry were forgotten by Ron. "You would do that … for me?" he asked

Harry looked over to Ron. "In a heartbeat." He replied.

Ron was angry with himself for getting mad at Harry the way he did. Harry was just worried about him. Ron found he could not look Harry in the eye. "I did not know you felt that way." He said looking down at his hands.

"You're my beat mate. I would do anything to keep you safe." Harry saw the uncomfortable look on Ron's face. "I would do the same thing for Hermione. This dose not mean we are going to start holding hands or passing notes in class." He said with a smile.

Ron smiled back "Well that's good cause I would hate to have to break your heart." Him and Harry could not help but laugh at that. "I'm surprised that I didn't wake the others." He said looking around the room.

"Well that's because they have been putting silencing charmes around there beds for some time now." Harry replied.

"Why haven't you done the same thing?" he said looking over at Harry.

"I told you. I'm your best mate. I want to help. But it's hard when you push me away."

"I'm sorry about that. I'm not one to be all open about my felling and all. I will try to be better." Ron run his hand through his hair and saw Harry try to cover a yawn. "You go on back to bed. I will be ok now."

"What about you? Are you going to try to go back to sleep?" Harry asked.

"No. I don't think I will be able to. I think I will go down to the common room. Maybe I'll try to ketch up on my poisons." He stood up to go down stairs.

"I'll come with you. If that's ok with you?" Harry asked

"Sure. But you don't have to." Ron answered

"I know I don't have to. I want to. Just let me get my book." Harry walked over and grabbed his book off the bedside table. "Ok let's go."

They both headed down stairs. They were surprised to find Hermione asleep on the sofa. Ron took the blanket off the back of the sofa and covered her up with it. Being careful not to wake her. He then proceeded to move the stray hairs off her face.

Harry watched him do this. It was then that he realized how much Ron must care for her. "Have you told her?" he asked

"Told who what?" Ron asked as he sat down in the chair across from Harry.

"Hermione. Have you told her how much you care for her?" he said looking from her to Ron.

"What?" Ron was surprised Harry knew. Hermione didn't even know how he felt about her. "How do you know that?"

"Oh come on. It's so obvious that you like her. I have known you for six years now. I can almost read you like a book."

"Well what if she dose not fill the same way for me?" Ron said looking over at Hermione.

"Oh believe me she dose." Harry replied smiling.

"Really?" Ron looked over to Harry. "Wow. I would have never known. I thought she only saw me as a friend." He looked back over to hermione. "I have liked her for so long. I think I realized it are second year. Remember that year?"

"Yes" Harry answered remembering what happened to hermione that year. Harry was watching Ron looking at her.

"I thought I was going to lose her that that year. I don't think I would be able to handle it if I lost her."

"You care for her a lot don't you?"

"More than you know." Ron finely took his eyes off her to look at Harry. "I would lay down my life for her. If anyone ever hurt her they would be sorry." He looked back over to Hermione. "The only reason Malfoy has not got it yet is because she stops me. I would do anything for her. All she has to do is ask."

"Wow. Ron you have to tell her how you fill. You will not be sorry. I grantee it." Harry was looking at her now to. "She is just waiting for you to take the first step. She will follow I promise." He looked back at Ron and said, "Don't be scared to ask her. She is waiting patiently for you"

"Yeah?" Ron asked looking back at Harry.

"Yeah" he replied.

They both smiled and looked back at what they thought was a sleeping Hermione. They did not see the smile on her lips and the tears on her face.