"Ron! I can't believe you!" Hermione's voice rang throughout the common room. Heads whirled around to face the fighting couple sitting in front of the fire.
"Mione, I'm sorry. I never meant for it to happen like this! I was going to tell you! I just got, well, um, sidetracked." Ron answered meekly underneath her gaze.
"You cheated on me Ronald Weasley and with Lavendar Brown! I..I can't stand to look at you right now." she stuttered turning around. "It's over, Ron. I..I can't." she whispered crying, unable to finish her sentence. Covering her now bloodshot eyes, she dashed out of the common room at top speed. Her footsteps echoed through the empty halls. She didn't know where she was going. All she knew was that she had to get away from Ron, far away. Suddenly, she found herself in the Astronomy tower.
"How did I end up here?" she wonder aloud as she walked to the ledge. Thoughts raced through her head. Why was she standing here like this? Should she jump? No. She couldn't jump. That was too hasty.
"Hermione? What are you doing?" a new voice entered, startling her. She turned around to see who the voice belonged to. Slowly she came to the green eyes of George Weasley, or maybe it was Fred.
"Nothing. Just thinking. What are you doing here......" she replied sitting down.
"George. Why were you standing on the ledge like that? Hermione, is something wrong?" he asked, furrowing his eyebrows. He sat down beside her and stared at her intently, waiting for the answer. Tears sprung to her eyes as the thought of what drove her up here came flowing back. Putting her face in her hands, she let her tears run freely down.
"R..Ron, h..he cheated on me!" she cried, barely able to speak. Hearing what his younger brother did, George put his arm lovingly around the distraught girl.
"Oh Hermione. I'm so sorry. Do you want me to beat him up?" he joked, trying to make her smile. She laughed lightly at the thought.
"Thanks George, but this is my fight." she answered standing up. "I need to handle this on my own." she continued walking to the door. Before she exited, she turned to face George and gave him a small smile. "Thanks for everything." then she was gone.
George sat there for a while longer, staring at where Hermione had just been. Thoughts raced through his head. He had known about Ron and Lavendar. He had accidentally walked in on them making out. Ron had promised to tell her and end the relationship, which he obviously didn't. He was so angry at Ron for hurting her so badly. George got to his feet, biting his lip in thought. Slowly he emerged from the Astronomy tower and made his way back to the common room. The walk was long and silent, plenty of time for him to do some major thinking. He had begun to have a thing for Hermione and it was driving him crazy. Finally he reached the portrait.
"Dragon egg." he stated and walked into the common room. He saw Hermione sitting on the couch staring at the fire intently. She seemed in a daze, so he carefully made his way over to her.
"Hello George. I had a talk with Ron." she whispered, still staring into the fire. He sat down beside her and looked at her, waiting for her to continue. "He said he never meant to hurt me. He just, well, needed to move on. He said we were really friends, convincing ourselves we were more. I agree with him. I need to move on too, but George, it's so hard." she finished, finally looking at him. He could see the tears threatening to spill.
"Hermione, you'll get through this. Trust me. It will work out for the best and you'll see that Ron just wasn't the one for you." George answered, giving her a hug. A jolt of electricity shot through the both of them. Pulling away, both wondered if the other had felt it. Finally finding her voice, Hermione was the first to talk.
"Thank you, George. I don't know what I would do without you. Look, it's getting late. I'm going to bed. Goodnight George." she said, walking to the stairs.
"No problem, Hermione. I'll be here when ever you need me. Goodnight." he replied, also walking to the stairs. They parted going to their separate dorms, both thinking of the other and what that spark between them meant.
"Mione, I'm sorry. I never meant for it to happen like this! I was going to tell you! I just got, well, um, sidetracked." Ron answered meekly underneath her gaze.
"You cheated on me Ronald Weasley and with Lavendar Brown! I..I can't stand to look at you right now." she stuttered turning around. "It's over, Ron. I..I can't." she whispered crying, unable to finish her sentence. Covering her now bloodshot eyes, she dashed out of the common room at top speed. Her footsteps echoed through the empty halls. She didn't know where she was going. All she knew was that she had to get away from Ron, far away. Suddenly, she found herself in the Astronomy tower.
"How did I end up here?" she wonder aloud as she walked to the ledge. Thoughts raced through her head. Why was she standing here like this? Should she jump? No. She couldn't jump. That was too hasty.
"Hermione? What are you doing?" a new voice entered, startling her. She turned around to see who the voice belonged to. Slowly she came to the green eyes of George Weasley, or maybe it was Fred.
"Nothing. Just thinking. What are you doing here......" she replied sitting down.
"George. Why were you standing on the ledge like that? Hermione, is something wrong?" he asked, furrowing his eyebrows. He sat down beside her and stared at her intently, waiting for the answer. Tears sprung to her eyes as the thought of what drove her up here came flowing back. Putting her face in her hands, she let her tears run freely down.
"R..Ron, h..he cheated on me!" she cried, barely able to speak. Hearing what his younger brother did, George put his arm lovingly around the distraught girl.
"Oh Hermione. I'm so sorry. Do you want me to beat him up?" he joked, trying to make her smile. She laughed lightly at the thought.
"Thanks George, but this is my fight." she answered standing up. "I need to handle this on my own." she continued walking to the door. Before she exited, she turned to face George and gave him a small smile. "Thanks for everything." then she was gone.
George sat there for a while longer, staring at where Hermione had just been. Thoughts raced through his head. He had known about Ron and Lavendar. He had accidentally walked in on them making out. Ron had promised to tell her and end the relationship, which he obviously didn't. He was so angry at Ron for hurting her so badly. George got to his feet, biting his lip in thought. Slowly he emerged from the Astronomy tower and made his way back to the common room. The walk was long and silent, plenty of time for him to do some major thinking. He had begun to have a thing for Hermione and it was driving him crazy. Finally he reached the portrait.
"Dragon egg." he stated and walked into the common room. He saw Hermione sitting on the couch staring at the fire intently. She seemed in a daze, so he carefully made his way over to her.
"Hello George. I had a talk with Ron." she whispered, still staring into the fire. He sat down beside her and looked at her, waiting for her to continue. "He said he never meant to hurt me. He just, well, needed to move on. He said we were really friends, convincing ourselves we were more. I agree with him. I need to move on too, but George, it's so hard." she finished, finally looking at him. He could see the tears threatening to spill.
"Hermione, you'll get through this. Trust me. It will work out for the best and you'll see that Ron just wasn't the one for you." George answered, giving her a hug. A jolt of electricity shot through the both of them. Pulling away, both wondered if the other had felt it. Finally finding her voice, Hermione was the first to talk.
"Thank you, George. I don't know what I would do without you. Look, it's getting late. I'm going to bed. Goodnight George." she said, walking to the stairs.
"No problem, Hermione. I'll be here when ever you need me. Goodnight." he replied, also walking to the stairs. They parted going to their separate dorms, both thinking of the other and what that spark between them meant.
