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Interlocking Chains Chapter 2: Locking the First Chain Link
"Oh great, I get to spend my time alone with you."
"What's wrong mudblood, all your friends realize what you are?"
"What am I, ferret?", Hermione narrowed her eyes.
"Filth.", Draco said in such a calm voice, it chill Hermione.
No smirk appeared on his face, slowly Hermione broke down and jumped up and ran off crying.
Hermione ran faster and faster to just get away from everything. She was running at a tremendous speed...till she ran right into something. She feared it was a teacher so she just sat on the ground, still crying.
"Hermione?", asked Ron.
"Ron. Oh thank Merlin it's you. I was afraid I'd knocked a teacher down."
"Why are you crying?"
"It's nothing."
"No, it's not Hermione. Last time you cried like this you were almost killed by a troll."
An image of Harry taking his wand out of a troll's nose came to mind. She smiled and Ron put his hand on her shoulder.
"There's that smile. Tell me, what's wrong?"
"What's going on with everyone?"
"What do you mean?"
"Ginny's spacing out, Harry's concerned for Ginny more than usual, and you seem mad at...well everyone."
"I'm sorry for being mean to you. It's wasn't what I meant to do."
"Why were you mad at Harry?"
Ron clammed up and wouldn't look at Hermione.
"Ron..."
"Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley, why are you camping out in the halls? Shouldn't you be in your common rooms, isn't that what they are for?"
"Yes, Professor Snape."
"10 points from Gryffindor."
"But Professor...", Hermione tried to interject.
"Each!", Snape interrupted.
Hermione put her head down and started walking to the common room. Ron followed her but before he could get Hermione's attention, Harry found him first.
"Ron, we need to talk."
"What about?"
"You know what."
"I don't think we need to talk about that anymore."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want to."
"Why?"
"Because I don't bloody feel like it, do you have a problem with that?", asked Ron as he face started turning red.
"Yeah I do. I used to be able to talk to you about this kind of stuff."
"I used to not worry about you try to date my sister." Ron said in a very hushed voice.
"Ron, I can't help it..."
"Harry, I don't want to talk about it. Now I'm going to bed, drop it."
Harry walked to a chair by the fire place and sat down.
"Harry?"
"Hey Hermione."
"Harry, don't get mad at me, but what's going on?"
"I'm not sure Hermione. Ron is so angry with me."
"Why?"
"I like Ginny.", Harry whispered.
"What?"
"I like Ginny."
"So?"
"She's Ron's sister hello?", Harry said in a shocked tone.
"What does that have to do with it?"
"According to Ron, best friends do not date each other's sister."
"That makes no sense."
"I know, but what can I do? I really like Ginny but I don't want to ruin mine and Ron's friendship."
"Have you talked to Ginny?"
"No, everytime I try to talk to her she kind of daydreams and then leaves. I don't know how to get her to listen to me."
"She is acting strange. Maybe I could talk to her for you?"
"You would? Wait, Ron wouldn't like that."
"Harry, who cares? Ron needs to understand that his sister is going to date. He should be happy that it is you and not...oh I don't know, Malfoy." Harry cringed at the thought.
"But still, that is his baby sister."
"Oh well, why do you think he would have a problem with this?"
"I don't know. This has to be some male bonding I have no knowledge of."
Harry sat in silence for a while. Finally he looked up at Hermione with a look of wonder. "Maybe he's afraid Ginny will replace him."
"I never thought of that. Is Ron like that?"
"I didn't think so. But then again I didn't think he would over react like this."
Little did the two know, Ron was listening from the door.