Out of My Mind, Chapter Five:

Author's Note: It's been forever since I've updated! I finally just sat down, and figured I had to write a chapter. If there are mistakes in this, I apologize, I just was really hoping to update tonight! Let me know what you think!

I've seen the look in your eye
I've seen you wondering why
there's a centre of gravity
brings you near to me
nearer all the time

-Aqualung

"Hermione, do you mind if I ask you something?" Ron questioned nervously, placing his book, 'Flying with the Cannons' on the table in the Gryffindor Common room as he gazed around at the surrounding warmness of the scarlet and gold colors. The fire was roaring in dangerous cackling flames, as Hermione looked up from her books.

"I guess so, Ron." Hermione said unsurely tucking a stand of her hair behind her ear as she placed her quill down gently. "But if it's another stupid question, like..."

"It's not, I promise, Hermione." Ron said staring at the book on the table, as the players flew across the pages. He slammed it shut with a bang. "I've been wanting to ask you this since nearly fourth year, I--"

"..Ron, you can't possibly be asking me..." Hermione said her eyes widening. She always hoped the sort of love and understanding between the two was mutual, but Ron never bothered to ask her anything. He spent forever trying to find a pretty girl to take to the Yule ball, didn't bother taking a second glance at Hermione except as a last resort.

Ron's ears turned bright red, which often happened when he was embarrased. He clenched his hands into fists. He couldn't do it. He couldn't ask Hermione to Hogsmade with him. It was way too hard for him. Despite however long he had a crush on her. He couldn't get up enough courage and bravery for just that one sentance. "I...can you help with me my transfiguration homework? It's bloody hard, don't you think?"

A look of disappointment prickled Hermione's face, but she slightly grinned trying not to showhow she truly felt,"Oh. Of course, Sure, I'll help you." She mumbled awkwardly. "No problem." She stammered.

"Thanks, Hermione. Quidditch Practice now, I have to go!" Ron shouted, as he hurried off. "Better hurry, we better win that game agansit Slytherin!"

"Yeah, well, good luck." Hermione's eyes flickered with empty tears as she glanced down at her homework. She thought this would finally be the time Ron would have asked her. A memory struck her mind- There was no homework for transfiguration.

"Lavender! Lavender- you don't understand, I'm not supposed to say anything. I can't!" Parvati exclaimed, as the pair of best friends sat with their backs leaning against a tree on Hogwarts ground near the lake, the sunshine glowing down.

"But, Par, I'm your best friend. You can't even tell me?" Lavender said rightfully hurt, with a sigh. "We tell each other everything. Why in the world are you dating Draco Malfoy?

"Draco Malfoy is---" Parvati said sighing, "He's...he is my boyfriend now, and we are dating, but It's not because... Well, It's...It's complicated..."

Before Lavender could open her mouth, Ginny, Harry and Ron were walking by. Ginny looked thrilled and happy, her violent red hair blowing back gracefully in the breeze, Ron with the same red hair discussing Quidditch Matters with none other than Harry Potter, his emerald green eyes glimmering behind his round glasses. But the part Parvati noticed was Ginny's Weasley's hand held tightly by Harry's hand. She tried to hide to face that fact, and how badly she wanted to burst into tears than and now

"Hi Parvati! Hi Lav!" Ginny said brightly across the field to Lavender and Parvati, with a smile across her face

"Hey, Ginny. Going to practice for---" Parvati said reluctantlytryingto beas normal as possibleas she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hello there, Miss Patil." He said smiling, "Lovely day isn't it?"

"You talking like that makes me sick, Malfoy. I mean, Draco." Parvati said in a sweet voice, fakely smiling at him.

"Hey there, Potter. Ready to loose tonight's Quidditch Match?" Draco said smirking, "The Slytherin team is going to win, as I play seeker, anyway." Draco called over "My GIRLFRIEND is torn from what team to support, the one of her own house or the one with her boyfriend…" He said glancing at Parvati out of the corner of his eye

Harry gave him a confused look, "I'm late for Quidditch practice myself, and I... I should be off." He muttered walking off.

Lavender glanced at Parvati confused. "..What?" She mouthed.

"It's nothing," Parvati shot back in a low whisper.

"Obviously, it's something." Lavander mumbled annoyed.

Hermione was sitting in the library, working on some of part of her potions essay, doing a bit of research. She wasn't in the best mood, in fact, as she wrote rapidly with her quill, when she heard someone sitting across from her. She looked up as her eyes met with Blaise.

"Oh." Hermione said sort of surprised, not really expecting him to show up there, "Hello, Blaise."

"Hello, Hermione." Blaise said smiling at her. "Homework?" He inquired, glancing at the pile of books on the table and the parchment she had been writing on.

"Yeah, it's for potions. The essay." Hermione said nodding her head, "It's taking me nearly forever; it's a lot of research!"

"It is, I finished it last night." Blaise muttered nodding,"Oh, I was wondering something. There is a trip to Hogsmade this weekend, am I right?"

Hermione nervously nodded, dropping her quill. "There is." She replied quickly unsurely.

"So, what I was wondering, is, if you would like to accompany me to Hogsmade?" He asked her in a slow voice.

Hermione thought to herself, since Ron was never going to get the courage up and ask her, she figured she'd go with Blaise. He was a gentleman sort of guy, and since they went to get to know each other as head boy and head girl, another time couldn't hurt. "Well ,sure, as long at isn't like we're going on a ---" She said, trying to blurt out date.

"Great." Blaise replied not letting her finish her statement"Well, I'll be seeing you at Hogsmade then." He said, "Good luck with your potions essay!" He told her, before walking off.

The quidditch game had finally ended; a win for Slytherin had Gryffindor a bit disappointed as they all were gathered in the common room with grim faces. "Hermione," Ron had said glancing at her, "Can I ask you something?"

"Another thing?" Hermione questioned staring at him. "Let me guess, you need help with another assigment? Well, if you coming me to for all your school work needs, I don't know how you'll learn and---"

"But this time isn't about helping me with school work---" Ron said quickly.

"Which by the way, speakingof,we didn't have any 'bloody hard transfiguration homework'." Hermione remarked glacing at him.

"Yeah, sorry about that, It was---It was..nothing.…look, Hermione, will you go to Hogsmade with me?" He blurted out quickly, staring down at the floor.

Hermione's face slightly reddened as she bit her lip. 'Finally!' she thought to herself, "Ron, of cou---" She went to say, but then, an image fell in her mind of Blaise sitting across from her at the library how she asked him to go to Hogsmade. "..I'm..I'm sorry, I'm already…Blaise asked me earlier at the library and…..well, I said I'd go with him…"

"He…he asked you to Hogsmade?" Ron said with a mixture of anger, andsadness"I…"

"No, I'm really sorry! I want to go with you Ron, it's just…." Hermione tried to say.

"You don't have to explain. You like Blaise better than me, obviously. Me, good old Ron. I thought there was something there, so I marched up enough courage to actually ask you. But, guess you're going with your new boyfriend, that stupid Slytherin headboy." Ron said stormily, as he hurried to the stairs of the boys dorm.

"He's not my boyfriend, Ronald!" Hermione argued, "It's not like that Ron, I promise…" She said softly, but he was already gone, up the stairs to the boys dorm, realizing she had been causing quite a scene.

And I'm petrified
Hypnotised
Every time you walk by
And I can't get you
Out of my
Mind

-Aqualung