Chapter 5: Never Ending Fights

Ron opened his eyes. Everything seemed so blurry and to add to that his head was throbbing. With sight above him still blank, he touched his head only to find it was wrapped in bandages. Finally he could see straight. Standing above his, looking worried, was his girlfriend Charlotte.

"Oh, Ron, I was so frightened that you were hurt!" she said, throwing her arms around him.

Ron smiled from behind her back. He may have been hurt, but to have her practically crying over him made him feel…needed. As she pulled herself away from him she gazed at his smile and noticed it got wider.

"Hermione!" he exclaimed.

Hermione was fiddling with her hands as she entered the Hospital Wing. Hermione didn't even realize that Charlotte was in the room because her main focus was on Ron. She hugged him the same way Charlotte did but as his smiled it was a different kind of smile. A more needed hug was the one Hermione had just given.

"Ron, I'm so sorry!" Hermione said, still not breaking the hug.

"It's alright, Hermione. I'm sorry too."

Hermione started to cry on his shoulder and Ron tried to sooth her by lightly rubbing her back. Charlotte stood there watching the two. Her teeth were grinding together and her arms were folded across her chest. She was so furious. It was as if she had disappeared. They sill didn't acknowledge her presence.

"I don't hate you. I could never hate you. I'm just glad you're alright." Hermione wept, picked herself off of him.

When Hermione wiped away her tears she finally realized that Charlotte had seen the whole thing. Hermione looked at her then looked away awkwardly.

"Out, out, out," Madam Pomfrey yipped. "Wait outside. This will only take a minute."

Charlotte run to Ron's side and gave him a brief kiss on the lips. After she had kissed him she trotted out of the room with her. Hermione looked back at him and found his still in a daze. She shut the door behind her.

"Are we jealous?" Charlotte said, with a nasty smirk on her lips.

"Why would I be? Ron is my best friend." Hermione said, glaring at Charlotte in loath.

"Well, Ron is my boy friend," Charlotte said, heavily stressing the last words.

"Obviously."

Was all Hermione could say. She turned and leaned against the door.

"Why are you making such a big deal of this?" Hermione said, not looking up from the spot she was staring at on the floor.

"Because I just want to get it clear though your head that he loves me more."

Hermione laughed at her attempt to hurt her feelings.

"Ronald and I have been friends since first year. Yes, we may fight alot but its only because…"

Hermione wanted to say, "Because that's the why we show we care about eachother." But that would be an upright lie. The reason Hermione and Ron were at eachothers' throats since first year was a mystery to her. They have always fought. It was practically a daily routine, a sport of the duo. The fights always seemed to find them, and they were usually fights about the stupidest things. For example, in fourth year…

Flashback

Hermione walked into the Common room as if she was floating on clouds. It had been the night of the Yule Ball. She had gone with Viktor Krum. He was such a gentleman.

"You traitor," she heard a voice say from behind one of the arm chairs.

"Excuse me?"

"You bloody heard me, Granger!"

That person holding the voice arose from the chair. Ronald Weasley. He walked past her as is she wasn't even there. Headed for the steps, Hermione grabbed his arm.

"I went with Viktor. I don't think that there is a problem there!"

Ron turned and yelled right in her face. As he spoke he forcefully made her step backwards. Anger built in both of their faces, each turning maroon.

"Oh there is a huge problem there! Even looking at Krum is a problem."

"You liked him even before Harry was in the Tournament with him! I should be calling you a traitor!"

"But you went with him to the Yule Ball as a-a DATE!" Ron yelled, drawing himself away from her farther across the room.

"Well, if you don't like it, you know what the solution is, don't you?" yelled Hermione; her hair was coming down out of its elegant bun now, and her face was screwed up in anger.

"Oh yeah?" Ron yelled back. "What's that?"

"Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!"

Hermione saw his mouth plunge open. Then she turned her heals and headed up to her dormitory.

End Of Flashback

"Granger?" Charlotte's voice broke her train of though.

"Oh, um we fight to show- erm- because we have f- WE FIGHT BECAUSE WE WANT TO!" Hermione yelled.

"I think you may fancy Ron." Charlotte said, most certainly not amused.

"No, why is that so hard for you to grasp! I do NOT like Ron, not as more then a friend."

"Well you better keep it that way."

Hermione's eyes burned with fire! She was so furious.

"If I love Ron that is none of your business!"

Hermione's hand slapped over her mouth. Charlotte took out her wand.

"Stop. It came out wrong!" she said, placing her hand over Charlotte's wand. "Trust me I do not love Ron. Please. That is just…"

Wrong? a voice in her head interrupted.

"Unethical." Hermione said; her voice low.

Charlotte put her wand in her packet again. A fake smile sprung on her face.

"Fine."

Charlotte turned around and left. A second later the Hospital Wing's door opened. Madam Pomfrey gestured for Hermione to come back in. Ron was sitting up on the bed, bandages gone.

"Where's Char?" he said, looking past her.

"Gone."

"You made her leave didn't you?"

"No…"

"You never liked her! You made her leave!"

"No, I…"

"I don't want to hear it. You came in here five minutes ago with apologies, but they weren't real were they?"

"Ron, shut up! Charlotte had to leave."

Ron looked at the ground, "Sorry," he said; his voice sounding guilty.

Hermione smiled at him and walked over to sit next to him on the bed. His face was a bit pale and red.

"What happened?"

"Bludger. Why weren't you paying attention?" she asked.

Ron looked away, cheeks flushing, "Nervous," he lied.

"Oh, well I know that you will get the position."

"Hermione, don't say that! McLaggen was trying out too."

"Was… Turns out that of Cormac had a bit of a crush on me. I was talking to him and I told him if I dated him for a bite then he wouldn't try out."

"HERMIONE! WHY DID YOU DO THAT! I didn't want to get the position that why!"

Before Hermione could open your mouth in reply Ron said, "You're dating McLaggen?"

Hermione blushed, "I only did it for you."

"You didn't need to. I want you to break up with him and get Harry and get him to try out!"

"No."

"Hermione! I can't believe you would do something like that." Ron said angrily.

"I did it for…"

"I didn't need your help!"

"Ron, I'm…"

"NO! GO SNOG MCLAGGEN! I DON'T CARE!"

"FINE!" Hermione yelled, pulling herself up and fled the Wing.

Ron had a gutting feeling that he had just made a huge mistake.

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