l Desire l
By: Divineoblivion
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l Chapter Two – Brawl Before the Ball l
Upon the arrival of the Gryffindor common room, Hermione decided to catch up on her Astronomy assignment before preparing herself for the ball, even if she wasn't going with Ron. She thought homework would stray her from him, like it always did with other things, but she was wrong. .
She gathered up a quill, an ink jar, her assignment and a stack of parchment and got as close to the fireplace as she possibly could. It was so chilly, she could feel goosebumps prickling up her leg.
" Okay. " She soliloquized. " Question Number One: The –blank- revolves around the Earth. " Hermione read from the assignment paper. " Ugh. That's too easy! " She complained, but before writing down her answer she was fixated with the fire and how it was so orange and warm. It reminded her of Ron's hair and before she knew it, she wrote down Ronald Weasley as the answer to question number one.
Hermione quickly shook her head and turned her attention back to her assignment. Rereading the answer to what she wrote, which read: The Ronald Weasley revolves around the Earth, she looked at it in horror.
" Ugh! I meant the moon! " Hermione spluttered as she crumpled up the piece of parchment, pretending it was Ron's head, before throwing it into the fire and causing the flames to dance violently.
" Stupid Ron. . " She said, though quite sadly.
Minutes had past and Hermione had a third of the homework done. The questions seemed to get harder and harder, but Hermione didn't seem to mind. Many of the girls had come up to the dormitory to pluck, fluff, and manicure themselves before the ball. Hermione was ten questions from finishing, but decided to prepare herself, before Ron, followed by his friends and new friends, arrived, taking Hermione by surprise.
" Ron! " She yelled out accidentally, but Ron didn't hear her. Apparently, he was in the middle story telling.
" . .and then she kissed me! " Ron said rather haughtily before bumping into Hermione, unaware, since he was facing opposite of her. He turned around.
" Oh, hi Hermione! " He grinned at her and in response she had raised a brow and crossed her arms over her chest, her left foot tapping the ground in a steady beat.
" Who kissed you? " Hermione asked darkly, as if Ron had cheated on her.
" Madison Laurent? " Ron said, confused by Hermione's tone of voice. Many of Ron's companions turned their attention upon the newly beginning brawl between the two.
Hermione couldn't believe this. Madison kissed Ron. Madison kissed Ron! ' How dare she. .' She thought. ' Oh, but wait. Why should I be mad in the first place? Ron isn't even going out with me. . He's going out with Madison! ' She mocked angrily to herself.
Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron.
" Oh Ron, honestly! She's probably just using you! " Hermione said, then covered her mouth as if she slipped a stream of swear words.
Ron looked horrified at what Hermione just said. " Hermione? " He said quietly, his eyes suddenly twinkling. " I thought you were my best friend. " He scowled. " You're just jealous because I'm going out with Madison Laurent! " Ron reminded Hermione, but she didn't need to be reminded. This was the last straw. Ron had pushed all of Hermione's buttons.
" UGH! " She shrilled. " Do you think I care about Madison Laurent! Do you think I CARE if you're going out with a PRAT like HER! " Hermione felt the tips of her ears warming. " If you do, then you are SO wrong Ronald Weasley! " She ended the brawl with that, and stalked upstairs to the girl's dormitory, leaving Ron and his friends looking quite dismayed and dumbfounded. It had been a long time since Hermione called Ron by his first name, and last time she used it, was the same way she had used it now.
" Can you believe her? " Ron asked his friends, his eyes wide with anger.
" S'all right, mate. " Seamus said patting Ron on his back. " You've still got Madison! " He said encouragingly, but Ron didn't feel 100 convinced that he was alright. .