Chapter 11: Bossy,Wonderful?
"Hey guys! Mind if we sit down?" Harry asked as he and Hermione stood in front of them from the table
"Well, yeah of course, this is your table…" Cedric laughed
Hermione sat next to Harry just across from where Ginny and Cedric were seated; she just sat there quietly as she started filling her plate with food
"Am here because I need to see how you guys are handling your partners…" Cedric continued as he starred at them from across the table
"Am handling mine perfectly, but I haven't met up with her yet…" Harry said as he took a bite from his loaf bread
"That's great, how about you Ms. Granger?" he asked her with a small grin on his face
"Well, I haven't seen who I've been paired up with, something happened in the halls that well, got me a little distracted…" Hermione said as she looked at Ginny laughing a bit
"Okay, I'll tell you myself anyway…I've noticed your great with being a leader yourself so, I want you to work with me…as my assistant in keeping things in tact…" Cedric said as he waited for her reaction
They sat there quietly, no one ate until they heard what Hermione had to say,
"That's great Cedric…but do you really think that's necessary? I mean…no one likes my being bossy…" Hermione said as she starred at her plate
"Come on Mione, your not that bossy…" Ginny added as she tried cheering her up a bit, everyone in Hogwarts thought she was bossy, and no one could deny it
"That's exactly why; you're perfect for the job…" Cedric said as he started standing up from the table, "I'll see you later assistant…" he said with a wink heading for his own side of the hall
Hermione surprised at the fact that someone thought her being bossy was wonderful, well, that's the first, she thought to herself as she started eating
"What were you two talking about anyway?" Hermione asked Ginny, a bit curious
"Well, if you have to know he just asked me to be his date to the ball! It's a dream come true really!"
"Wow, really? That's great Ginn…" Hermione replied feeling a bit discouraged, but was happy at the same time for her best friend
"Who did you get paired up anyway Harry?" asked Ginny changing the subject as she sipped her soup
"Oh, Cho Chang, she seems nice…" he said as he concentrated on eating
"Yeah, too nice…" Ginny added
"What's that suppose to mean Ginn?" asked Hermione suspiciously
"You'll see soon enough Mione…" Ginny said as she widened her eyes a bit
Hermione was just surprised Ginny would say that someone was a little too nice? Is that possible? What could the down side of being a little too nice be? She wondered as she looked at Ginny and went back to her eating once again
"Harry!" Ron screamed bursting from the doors; he got everyone's attention as they watched him enter
"Ron?" Harry said in wonder as they watched him come closer to the table
"We need to talk…" Ron said trying to avoid Hermione and Ginny's glance, Harry looked at him and it looked like he already knew what he meant by they needed to talk, and with that he excused himself and went out with Ron
"They're in a hurry…" Ginny said as they watched Harry and Ron walk out, almost like there was an emergency
"Yeah…" Hermione added as she worried about what Harry and Ron were up to, and why they had to rush all of a sudden, Ron even skipped breakfast and that's serious because he never does unless something came up, and that worried her even more, making her loose her appetite
"Mione? What's up? You seem distracted?" Ginny asked, she noticed Hermione hasn't touched her food since Harry left all of a sudden
Hermione didn't say anything but instead stood up "I'll see you later Ginn…I have to go somewhere to think…catch you later…" she said as she headed out the door, leaving Ginny to eat breakfast to herself
She headed to the only place she could really think, the lake, no one every ever came there, that's why it was her favorite spot to think, she sat on the ground as she starred at the lake's blue water
"You seem a little caught up with your thoughts…" Cedric said from behind as he saw Hermione sitting there by herself, as he sat down next to her
"Yeah, I guess you can say that…" Hermione said still staring at the water
"It's not always good to keep it all to yourself…it's about the war isn't it?" he asked her, as if he could read her mind, she looked right at him, surprised he knew about exactly what was bothering her
"Wow, don't tell me you can read minds…" Hermione said with a little laugh in between
Cedric laughed before he could respond, "No, not really, I guess am dealing with the same thing too…" he said placing his hand through his golden hair
Hermione looked at him, she was relieved that someone else felt the same way about the war, she felt as if she could really relate to someone now
"Really? What makes you say so?" Hermione asked as she bended her knees, Cedric starred at her, "Maybe because am afraid to loose everything I hold close to me…"
She thought about what he said, it was like they shared a special connection about something that seemed unfamiliar to her before, "So, when is the next meeting going to be held?" she asked trying to change the subject
"Tonight…" he replied with a small grin, as people started to roam around the lake,
"I better go…" Hermione said as she stood up, and headed to the common room
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