Beauty from the lake
A/N: Yay! Finally 8th chapter! It took me so long to write it...:( Anyway, enjoy reading:)
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter! I swear I really don't:)
Chapter 8 – Two pretty girls„Then you slowly say the spell," Professor McGonagall was once again doing her best to teach the students the difficult art of Transformation. „But you have to be careful and pronounce it right, because if said wrong, it can have unpleasant side effects." Most students were listening to her and trying to follow her instructions, but Mariana somehow couldn't.
She just wasn't able to concenrate on the lesson. She had far more interesting matters to think about. For example, Nami, the new girl who had been attacked in the Forbidden Forrest, or the detention she would have that evening, or the two times that Ron had almost kissed her-
„Miss Summers! Do you think you can stop daydreaming now and start working, or do you want to get another detention?" Professor McGonagall's question sounded menacingly.
Mariana sighed, raised her wand and started to practise the spell. At first she couldn't do it quite right, but then Hermione helped her and she managed it into perfection. When the lesson ended, she packed her books and were just about to walk out, when Professor McGonagall said: „Miss Summers, wait for a moment please."
Ana turned to her. „I just wanted to tell you that Professor Sinistra awaits you tonight at 8:00 in her office. You will assist her with some work, as your punishment." Ana nodded. „Oh, and tell this also Mr Weasley, please," Professor McGonagall added and Ana was dismissed.
When she walked out of class she saw Hermione waiting for her. Mariana told her what Professor McGonagall wanted and Hermione seemed to think that she deserved the punishment. After all, she had broken an oh-so-important school rule. Ana then remembered that she had to tell Ron, but he was not around.
„Where is Ron?" she wondered out loud.
Hermione shrugged. „I don't know, he's probably gone to lunch with Harry...You know he can be rather hungry sometimes..." she mused and they both laughed.
„Let's go to lunch too," Mariana said. „The Transfiguration made me rather hungry, too." Hermione nodded and they set off to the Great Hall. When they arrived there they found Harry sitting at the Gryffindor table next to Neville.
„Where is Ron?" Mariana asked Harry, surprised that she didn't see him there.
„Probably somewhere in common room, he said he wanted to put his books in the dormitory," Harry answered.
„Oh okay," Ana shrugged and started to eat. After lunch she and Hermione went to the library to learn. Two hours later, tired of writing homework and learning (poor Mariana) Ana realised that she needed a break.
She wandered along the corridors and then remembered Nami and decided to visit her. When she approached the hospital wing she heard voices coming out of there. She stopped in curiosity. One of the voices belonged to Nami, and the other one ... was it Ron's voice?
They laughed, then Nami said timidly: „Can I ... Can I ask you something, Ron?" He agreed. Now, Mariana knew that overhearing wasn't all that nice, but she somehow felt like frozen in the spot.
„Do you think ... I mean, am I pretty?" Nami asked suddenly. That question surprised Ana, and Ron was probably surprised too.
„Well...I..." he stuttered before finding the courage to say: „Yes, Nami, I think that you are very pretty."
So, he did think that Nami was pretty? Ana frowned and for some reason she didn't want to visit Nami anymore, but she still had to tell Ron about the detention, so she knocked on the door and entered.
Ron was sitting next to Nami's bed. He and Nami looked at Mariana. She didn't feel very cheerful but didn't want them to know, so she put on a fake smile. "Hello Nami! How do you feel today?" Ana asked her.
"Thank you, it's already much better," she answered kindly and smiled at Ana. Mariana stayed for a while and made a nice small talk, then told Ron about the detention and returned to the library again.
However, she found out that she had no mood for learning, and tried to persuade Hermione to go outside. She refused, saying that she wanted to write her History of Magic essay. She seemed rather nervous, but Mariana assumed it's because of the loads of homework Hermy hasn't written yet, and so she went for a walk alone.
Ana came to the quidditch pitch and sat on a bench. She pulled out a book and decided to read there for a while. She saw that Ravenclaw Quidditch team was practising. Ana watched for a moment, then returned to the book. An hour later, the sun was still shining, but the air was a bit colder now and Mariana decided to go inside.
She walked into the common room where only few students were. She noticed Ron frowning at the books that were lying on the table in front of him. Hermione and Harry weren't anywhere around. Ana sat next to Ron and looked at the book on the table. "Potions," she read.
"Yeah," said Ron, "I have to write stupid Potions essay for Snape and Hermione isn't here, so I can't copy hers." Ana took pity on him and helped him write the essay. Then Lavender and Parvati showed up and asked her to come to dinner with them. After dinner she looked at the big clock that hung in Entrance Hall and saw that it was time to go to Professor Sinistra's office.
When she reached the office, she didn't see Ron there. 'I hope he won't be late, what if we get another detention for that, too?' Ana thought and frowned. Today really wasn't her best day.
Professor Sinistra opened the door and spotted her. "Ah, it's you, Miss Summers, and where is Mr Weasley?" Seconds after she said that they saw Ron running towards them.
"Hello Professor, I'm sorry I am late," he started, "but-"
Professor Sinistra stopped his attempt at explanation and said: "Okay, let's go to the Astronomy Tower. That is where your punishment will take place."
Ana tried to count the stairs that led in there, but made a mistake after a while and gave it up. When they got to Astronomy Tower, Professor Sinistra told them to clean all of the telescopes that were there. "And without using magic, of course! I will come back at 11:00." she added before returning to her office.
"Oh no! I hate muggle cleaning!" complained Ron and made a face. Ana chuckled at this, but didn't say a word. They started to work and by the time of 10:30 their task was done. "So, what now?" asked Ron. "We have to stay here until Professor Sinistra comes."
"I know!" Ana exclaimed suddenly. "We can watch the stars, maybe we'll see a falling star, too," she suggested and went to sit next to the big window. She looked at the starry sky, and thought how beautiful it was. Ron came and sat next to her.
There was a peaceful silence for a while, then Ron said quietly, so she could barely hear: "Mariana?" She turned her head to him only to see that he was watching her. Her beautiful green eyes were filled with confusion. Ron hesitated for a moment, the raised his hand to cup her cheek.
"You are so pretty," he whispered and then leaned in and kisses her. She closed her eyes and decided just to enjoy it. After a while Ron stopped the kiss and looked at Mariana. Then they heard someone coming and both moved away from each other.
The door opened and Professor Sinistra walked in. "Are you done with the cleaning?" she asked and when they nodded she allowed them to leave: "You can go into your house then, but no wandering around! Understood?" "Yes, Professor," Ana said and she and Ron went back in the Gryffindor common room.
Ana yawned and realised that she felt very sleepy, so she decided to go sleep and so did Ron. When Ana came into her dormitory, she saw that Hermione, Lavender and Parvati were already asleep. She laid on the bed and thought about what had happened a while ago in the Astronomy Tower.
She couldn't help it, she just felt happy when she thought of Ron. "You are so pretty," his words still sounded in her ears and she sighed happily. But then she remembered what she had heard in the hospital wing: "Yes, Nami, I think that you are very pretty."
Suddenly there was other feeling mixed in her happiness, she just couldn't figure out what it was…Was it maybe jealousy? No, surely not that…But…what did it all mean? First he said that Nami was very pretty, and then kissed Ana…But he had said that to her, too. 'So…she is very pretty and I am only pretty?' Ana thought sadly. 'Why did he kiss me then?' She wondered before falling asleep. She really didn't understand that. Was Ron playing double game? Or someone other was?
A/N: Well, that was…uhm…weird? I hope you liked it. You see, I really don't think I am very good at writing romance…I'd say that I'm much better at writing angsty stuff…evil laugh Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope that I will write another one soon ( knowing me, not very probable ; )