A/N 2: Just so everyone knows, the love poem Ron wrote Hermione in Chapter One was NOT written by me. It was written by Elizabeth Barret Browning. I think. Well anyways, just clearing that up. On to the story!
Friday September 27thHerbology
1:22 pm
One day until tryouts. Ginny and I have been practicing like mad. I can see the Quidditch pitch from where I'm standing in Greenhouse Five.
1:48 pm
Good lord, what have I gotten myself into??
Saturday September 28th5:30 am
Bed
Woke early. Too nervous to sleep. I think I might be sick.
6:00 am
Woke Ginny.
"I can't go through with this!!"
I was a bit on the hysterical side.
6:05 am
Ginny was full of calmosity. "Don't worry, it's normal to be a bit nervous.
"A bit? A BIT?! I can't get on that broom! I'll make a fool of myself!!"
8:30 am
Breakfast
Can't eat. I may be sick. Harry asked me what the matter was. He and Ron don't know I'm trying out for Chaser. Ginny thought it would be "fun" to keep it a surprise.
10:00 am
Lined up at tryouts. There are six of us. The order is: Emma Dobbs, Natalie Macdonald, Me, Colin Creevey (why on Earth is HE trying out? Probably so he can take more pictures of Harry.), Ginny and Vicky Frobisher.
10:15 am
Emma Dobbs has just finished. She was awful.
10:30 am
I'm up in a minute. That Natalie Macdonald girl wasn't too bad. Oh god, I'm so nervous.
6:20 pm
Dinner
Brilliant! I made it!! So did Ginny, but still! I'm on the Gryffindor Quidditch team!!
Here's what happened. I flew out there, and Ron was at the goal (obviously, as he's Keeper.). Katie Bell (Gryffindor's new Quidditch Captain, as Angelina and Alicia left last year) and Harry were playing Chasers against me. Both Harry and Ron were agog as two gogs when they recognized me, it was v. funny. Anyways, I tackled Harry, stole the Quaffle with this cool trick Ginny taught me and scored on Ron SIX TIMES!!
It was brilliant. Katie was shocked. As soon as we touched down on the pitch she yelled, "You're on the team!!"
I feel great.
After everyone else had tried out, Katie told us that Ginny and I had been chosen as Chasers (yesss!!) and thank you to everyone else who had tried out.
Harry walked back up to the castle with us, but Ron hung back, sulking.
"How did you get so good?" Harry asked me, full of incredulosity.
"Ginny taught me." I said, linking arms with her. As her other arm was linked with Harry's, we looked v. comical while walking up to the castle.
8:00 pm
We've all just received the team schedule. Practices are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. On Quidditch game Saturdays, our Saturday practices are moved to Friday.
Monday September 30thDADA
9:55 am
When Stupid M. assigned us another essay right at the end of class, I was tempted to yell, "Jawohl! Mein fuhrer!" click my heels and goose-step from the room. It would have been v. funny, but I'd most likely have got detention and would have had to miss Quidditch practice.
Harry likes the wench, for some stupid reason.
Ron and I both detest her, however. I wonder if I should tell him what I was going to do. I'm sure he'd find it v. v. funny.
10:15 am
Herbology
Oh right. I forgot that we're still not speaking to each other.
Sigh.
10:17 am
Did I just sigh over Ron?!
10:20 am
I think I may have gone mad.
10:45 am
Ron, Harry and I are all working on the same Splatula Tree and I'm right beside Ron. Hrrm.
10:48 am
We both just went for the same branch and our hands touched. We both pulled away but I'm blushing like mad. Why do I want to touch his hand again?
11:20 am
Transfiguration
I miss Ron.
11:22 am
But I am NOT apologizing first, and if Ron thinks I'm going to, he is very sadly mistaken.
12:30 pm
Lunch
I seem to have become fascinated with Ron's mouth.
12:35 pm
I wonder what it would be like to kiss him properly.
12:40 pm
Wait, what? I don't want to EVER kiss Ron again!! I do NOT like him in any even slightly romantical way.
12:45 pm
There's a little voice in my head that sounds remarkably like Ginny. And it's screaming, "LIAR!!"
12:50 pm
Crap. I like Ron.
12:55 pm
I really like Ron.
6:15 pm
Common room
Quidditch practice ended fifteen minutes ago. I scored on Ron four times. Katie caught up with me as we headed to the showers. "I'm glad you're on our team and not against us. You're brilliant out there."
Hah. So there, Ron. I seem to recall him telling me in first year that I was – and always would be – rubbish at Quidditch.
I thought Ron was going to say something to me when I came out of the changing rooms, but when he saw that I was with Ginny, he slouched off.
Ginny and I linked arms and skipped all the way to the castle singing "We're off the see the Wizard" from "The Wizard of Oz." V. funny and also slightly ironic.
6:20 pm
What on earth is wrong with me? Everytime I think about Ron I keep getting these warm, fuzzy feelings in my stomach.
6:25 pm
Perhaps I should do what Ron did and send him an anonymous love letter.
6:30 pm
Or maybe I could just apologize.
…
Nah.
6:35 pm
Hang on a tick, I'll get Ginny to do it! My geniosity surprises even me sometimes.
6:55 pm
Ginny said she'd do it. V. good.
7:00 pm
My room
Ginny is speaking to Ron at this very moment. The nervosity is killing me.
7:10 pm
I hear footsteps. Must be Ginny.
7:15 pm
Ginny came in.
"Well?!"
"He says that's all fine and dandy but he's had enough of your moodswings and general weirdosity and he'd appreciate it if you left him alone."
7:20 pm
In bed. Felt a nervy b. coming on.
"Tell Ron that if that's the way he feels, he can go right to hell then. And I take back my apology."
Thursday October 3rdHerbology
9:40 am
I've decided that if Ron is going to be a complete prat, I'm going to be one too. To him, I mean. I tried apologizing and he was v. rude to me, so screw it. I'm not going to waste my time thinking about a stupid prat like Ron.
I've been determinedly ignoring him ever since Monday. Downside is that he hasn't noticed because he's too busy ignoring me. Upside is that I have more time for homework and have been way ahead of everyone else for some time now.
12:10 pm
Lunch
Ginny has been going back and forth between me and Ron trying to get us to make up.
Hah!
I'm not going to make up with him, he's a stupid prat and doesn't deserve my time or energy.
12:40 pm
Ron kept surreptiously glancing at me. I pretended not to notice because I am still ignoring him.
4:15 pm
Just found this:
Dear Hermione,
I'm sorry that we fought. Will you please meet me out by the Quidditch Pitch tonight at 8:00 so we can talk? Please.
-Ron
4:30 pm
Of course I won't go. I'm not speaking to him ever again.
4:45 pm
Okay, I'll go. But only long enough to tell Ron he's a stupid prat.
4:50 pm
What should I wear?
4:55 pm
Wait, who cares? It's not like a date or anything. I'll just go in what I'm wearing.
6:10 pm
Dinner
Ron was giving me weird looks all through dinner. I thought to him, Yes, I'm coming to the Quidditch Pitch later, but only to tell you that you're a stupid prat. But he (obviously) didn't hear me.
Prat.
7:45 pm
I'm just about ready to go. I thought about being fashionably late but I don't want Ron to think I'm not going to show. He might leave before I get to call him a prat.
Well, here I go.
A/N 3:
To BunnyBunnyBunny: I appreciate the honesty of your comment, but you should know that the point of this story isn't to be in character, it is to entertain people. Isn't that the point of all things? I'm writing it in this style because I like it and my other reviewers seem to think so too. That's fine if you don't like my story but no one is making you read it. Thank you for saying it was funny, etc, but I think you were a bit out of line saying my story "lacked originality." Cos if it was, don't you think everyone else would think so too? Anyways, whatever. Read if you want to but if you don't, then don't.