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Chapter 5
The trio gathered their books and headed for Professor Lupin's class. Once the arrived they sat up at the front of the room.
As they sat down Professor Lupin came into the room. He started reciting his first day of classes' speech. Ron was looking at Hermione in a daze, hoping that nothing will happen to her, to himself he was muttering, "I wish she'd believe me and help us figure out what's going on."
Hermione hearing Ron's muttering looked at him and whispered, "If your thinking about snogging, forget about it...we're in class Ron. Have some respect for Professor Lupin."
Shocked Ron stared at her for a brief moment then turned to Harry who was motioning at the back of the room. Ron noticed that Draco, Crabbe and Goyle were sitting at the very back whispering incoherently. Ron again looked at Harry and said, "See their plotting something! I just know it!"
"Yeah, they've got to be!" Harry exclaimed as they turned to look at Draco again.
Draco then looked up at Ron seeing him staring at him and says, "Shouldn't you be snogging with Granger or do you wish to move on to me now?"
"Ugh, you stupid git," Yelled Ron.
Professor Lupin, hearing the remarks looked over at Harry and Ron and says, "Boys, pay attention please!"
After class, Harry turned to Ron and suggested, "Maybe we should run this by Professor Lupin and see what he thinks about it!"
Hermione edged towards the door. Ron sees her leaving grabbed her arm and said, "Hermione! Please stay!"
"Ugh, really Ronald... come off it already!"
Then Ron, ignoring what she had to say rushed over to Lupin. They told Lupin what Ron had over heard Draco saying to Crabbe and Goyle. Lupin rubbed his chin and said, "I appreciate your concern but I really don't think Mr. Malfoy would try attacking someone again especially after last years events."
Annoyed Harry and Ron turned to leave. Hermione glanced at Lupin and said, "Bye!" Then she quickly hurried after Ron and Harry. As she slipped her hand into Ron's she stated, "There you see. Even Professor Lupin doesn't think anything's up."
They headed down to the Great Hall for lunch taking notice of Draco, Crabbe and Goyle's absences at the Slytherin table. Ron and Harry, acting like Crabbe and Goyle, scarfed down their food and got up and started to run off to the Room of Requirement. Hermione grabbed Ron's hand to stop them and tells them, "You two are acting crazy! Just let it go, okay?"
Ron shook her off and hurried after Harry who was already half way up the staircase. Seeing she was defeated Hermione started after them.
As they were getting closer to the Room of Requirement, Hermione, finally having caught up to them grabbed Ron's shoulder and softly asked, "Will you guys stop!"
Ron then yelled, "Hermione, Please! This is for your own safety, if anything were to happen to you again, like when you were petrified, I don't know what I'll do."
Hermione paused smiling at Ron, then spoke in a loving tone, "That's really sweet Ron, thank you. But I wasn't trying to stop you. I was going to say, before you guys enter the Room of Requirement, shouldn't you investigate more into Malfoy's actual intentions, I mean, for all you know Ron, you could of heard wrong."
Ron looked lovingly into Hermione's eyes and coaxed, "I understand what you are saying but we can't not take action because what if I did hear him correctly?"
"Ron, there's no changing your mind is there." Hermione laughed.
"Nope," then after a brief pause, "Now, let's get up to the Room of Requirement and see what is going on in there before Malfoy takes action."
"Alright, let's go then" Hermione replied reluctantly.
Draco who was standing nearby listening smirked. He quickly ran off to where Crabbe and Goyle were waiting for him and said, "Into the Room of Requirement! Their coming! Remember everything we discussed! Do not hurt her, just capture her!"
Draco rushed off and hid near the entrance to the Room of Requirement and waited.
Harry paced the hallway trying to get the room to appear. "Do what you did for Draco Malfoy" Harry thought at the wall.
Draco laughed at Harry as he paced the hallway. He thought, "Do I really look that stupid when I try to get the door to appear?"
As Harry was working on getting the door to open, Ron and Hermione were talking.
"Hermione, whatever happens in there, I just want you to know... I want you to know that I really do like you. I've always liked you, ever since the day we all were playing the life-sized Wizards Chess, when Harry had to save that stone."
Hermione hugged Ron and said, "That's sweet Ron, and I like you too. But I really don't think you have to worry much. I don't think anything horrible is going to happen."
Ron leaned in to kiss Hermione, and at that moment Harry exclaimed, "Yes! I got it to open!" Ron and Hermione look at Harry startled and notice the wall changing into a door that slides open. The room looked just like it did when Harry opened it last year.
Draco, having seen Ron almost kiss Hermione steamed with anger. He hoped his plan would turn out the way he wanted it to. He prayed that Crabbe and Goyle wouldn't mess this up for him.
They all walk slowly walk into the room the door slammed shut behind them.
Hermione grabbed Ron's arm when the door shut. Ron glanced at her and smiled. The trio walked around wands at ready looking for the cabinet. Hermione spotted the Half-Blood Prince's potion book and laughed. She showed it to Harry and he threw it across the room. It hit a rather large cabinet with a loud deafening thud.
"Harry, be careful!" Hermione cried in alarm.
Smiling awkwardly at Hermione, Harry edged towards the cabinet and examined it. "This is the cabinet we're looking for. I don't see…"
Harry was cut off mid sentence because the door of the cabinet had swung open and hit Harry in the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious.
Hermione screamed as two Death Eaters emerged from the cabinet wands at ready. Ron stepped in front of Hermione ready to defend her to the best of his ability.
"Stupefy!" he yelled.
His hex bounced off the wall. "Expelliarmus!" yelled one of the Death Eaters. Ron's wand flew away from him. Alarmed he stood his ground in front of Hermione determined not to let them harm her.
"You stay away from her you filth!" he hollered at the Death Eaters.
"Perificus Totalaus!" shouted one of the Death Eaters. Ron went ridged and fell hard to the floor.
Hermione gasped seeing she was alone. She took her wand out and pointed it at the Death Eater who had attacked Ron. Before she could use the non-verbal charm she was preparing to use her wand flew out of her hand and the room suddenly went black.
She could hear the Death Eaters whispering but she couldn't make out what they were saying. She then felt her body being dragged across the room she was terrified. She opened her mouth to scream but found she could not speak.
She thought, "Okay so I can't talk that's just great! If only I could see what was going on and maybe then I could get out of this mess."
"Expelliarmus! Stupefy!"
Hermione didn't know who had yelled those hexes but the next thing she knew she heard two loud thuds. Someone lifted her up into a sitting position and kissed her gently on the lips. She thought, "This can't be Ron he doesn't kiss this good!" She leaned in to kiss the unknown person again but they had gone out of her reach. Realizing she could move again she thrust her arms out in from of her and grabbed the air searching for her savoir. Someone reached down and took one of her out stretched hands and pulled her to her feet.
The stranger pulled her close and hugged her tight while saying, "Hermione, I love you! Come find me at the Three Broomsticks at the first Hogsmeade visit this Saturday." Hermione felt the stranger slip his hand into her hand. She grasped it tight.
Finding her voice she whispered, "Okay, how will I know it's you?"
The stranger then spoke again softly, "I will be holding a single rose. Do not be afraid when you see who I am."
"What is your name?"
"I will explain everything at the Three Broomsticks. But, please come alone and umm..."
"Alone and what?"
"Single."
"Alright," Hermione exclaimed totally dazed about this stranger's wonderful snogging skill.
"Good, then I will see you Saturday!" the unknown person kissed Hermione once more, hugged her tightly for a moment then departed.
Minute's later Hermione's vision came back. She looked around and saw that she was still in the Room of Requirement. She started searching for Ron and Harry. When she found them Harry was sitting on the floor rubbing his forehead where the cabinet had hit him. Ron was muttering incoherently.
"Are you two alright?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah," Harry replied.
"You need to go to the hospital wing Harry. Hermione I don't care how I'm doing right now, what I need to know is if you are alright?"
"Yes, Ron I am perfectly alright," Exclaimed Hermione dreaming of her secret admirer. She then remembered what he had said. She sighed deeply and looked at Ron and said, "I don't think we should be together anymore. I think we are better off as friends." Seeing the shocked expression on Ron's face she added, "Mainly because I feel like we are leaving Harry out of too many things I don't want to ruin our friendship."
Harry opened his mouth to protest but Hermione held up a hand indicating her word was final. Ron continued staring at Hermione in disbelief for a few more moments but apparently quickly recovered, "So are we going to act as if nothing happened? That we never were together?"
"If that's how you want to look at it," Hermione replied as she headed for the door. "Oh and Harry, get yourself up to the hospital wing, you look dreadful with that black eye and gash on your forehead it's a wonder that your not bleeding to death!" with that she walked out the door.
Ron turned and looked at Harry and asked, "What did I do wrong? Before we came here everything was fine!"
Harry only grunted in pain.
Realizing how badly Harry was hurt Ron helped Harry up and walked him to the hospital wing.
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