3rd Chapter: People fall in love

Ron wasn't only avoiding me! He has disappeared. That's the only explanation for not being seen by anyone for hours!

He had missed that whole day's classes.

"Harry, he's a prefect! He can't just miss classes like this!" I said.

"I know, Mione! I'm worried too!"

"Do you think we should look for him?" I asked.

"No, we wouldn't find him. All we have to do is wait for him"

There was silence for 5 minutes.

"I can't do this!" I said.

"What?" Harry asked.

"Wait!"

"Hermione, I'm Ron's friend too. But I reckon looking for him isn't the cleverest thing to do!" Harry explained to me.

I couldn't believe it! Harry had admitted what I said wasn't clever!

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean you're acting strangely, Hermione! I never expected a girl as clever as you to be so strange!" Harry told me.

"Well, people make mistakes" I said, proudly.

"Yes, and they also fall in love" Harry said with a soft smile.

"What are you talking about?" Now I was confused.

"Hermione, you're my best friend. I know you. You're acting like someone who is in love".

"Am not!" Harry was definitely out of his mind.

"Yes you are. You're so crazy about Ron that you don't even think!" Harry said, meaninglessly.

"Harry, have you been drinking or anything?" I asked him.

"Hermione, look at you! You're so worried about Ron you can't stop thinking about his disappearance!" Harry wasn't making any sense. I wasn't in love with Ron!

"You're right, I'm worried about him. But because he's my friend!" I explained.

"I'm his friend too. And you saw in fourth year that I would do anything to save him. Now, since we looked for him already and couldn't find him, I reckon we should wait for him, here, in the Gryffindor common room. Got it?" Harry explained me, losing his soft smile.

"I know that, but I'm getting anxious!"

"You see? You love him!"

"No, I don't!"

We argued about it for what seemed to be half an hour.

Suddenly, Seamus got in the common room.

"Harry, Hermione!" he screamed. He seamed tired.

"What?" Harry and I both screamed.

"Parvati…just…said…she…found…Ron!" he said, with little pauses, to breathe.

"WHERE?" I asked.

"I think she and Lavender brought him to the Hospital Wing" he answered calmly.

I didn't say anything more. I ran to the Hospital Wing and Harry followed me.

When I got there, I didn't believe what I saw.

I think I screamed.