Chapter 3 ~You belong with Me~

Hermione turned the page in the book she was reading, trying not to focus on Ron who was sitting across the table in the common room. It had been days since he had found her passed out in front of the three broomsticks, but the feeling that kept creeping up on Hermione didn't stop. She even thought that the warm feeling inside of her was growing every second she spent around him.

"God I don't understand this!" Ron exclaims as he throws his book off the table and laying his head down where it was only seconds before.

Hermione turns down the Twisted Sister music that she was just listening to and inquired her friend, "What is it? Maybe I can help."

Ron smiles at her and says, "Yeah I would like that. Its potions, what else right?"

Hermione releases a small giggle and picks up his book starting to explain to Ron the properties of the living death potion. Once she finished she started to quiz him on the ingredients and which order to put them into the cauldron, when an owl flew in through the window and dropped a red envelope on Ron's lap. All the attention from the room turned to the Howler that had just been delivered and Ron let out a groan. "Not again," He said picking it up and heading to the boy's dormitory, "Sorry 'Mione, but I have to take this."

"It's Lavender again," Hermione guesses out loud. Ron doesn't answer, but simply nods in her direction giving a small smile. Hermione sighs and turns her music back up. He doesn't deserve this, she thought to herself as The Full Moon Tonight by the Weres ends, He doesn't need all the torment that she keeps bringing to him.

Sighing she turns back to her Arithmacy and starts working at it again. The song changes to one of her favorites and she finds it hard not to sing along.

You got an owl from your girlfriend, She's upset
She's going off about something that you said

A soft yell from the Howler fills the common room. Hermione catches a few words that sound like, "…YOU THINK THAT ITS FUNNY THAT…"

Cause she doesn't get your humour like I do

Hermione sighs knowing that Ron must have said something that she found offensive but meant it in good fun.

I'm in the room, its a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like

She turns Taylor Swift's song up hoping to drown out the Howler's distant yelling, and continues working on her homework.

And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts

A slight movement catches Hermione's eyes as Lavender walks in with her skirt that was shorter than regulation of the school. Turning toward Hermione she approaches, giving a total fake smile. "Hermione, darling, how are you," She asks, not really caring, and moved along to talk to her other Gryffindor cheerleader friends.

She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're lookin for has been here the whole time

Sighing, she throws her books in her bag and headed up to the girl's dormitory singing along to the song,

"If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me
You belong with me"

Shaking her head, Hermione heads slips into her sweats and a ragged old t-shirt and crawls into bed. Turning off the light, Hermione still hears the slight howl of Lavender's voice in the other dormitory.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Hermione headed down the stairs the next day and starts to head to herbology when she hears a voice behind her, "Hey! Hermione wait up!" Turning Hermione sees Ron running to catch up with her. Smiling to herself, she waits and as Ron gets closer she starts walking again, more slowly this time.

Walkin the streets with you in your worn out jeans
I cant help thinking this is how it ought to be

"So you ready for the big test today?" Ron asks casually.

Hermione laughs and replies, "What do you think?"

Ron laughs back at her and says, "More ready than me, then I guess."

Laughing on the park bench thinkin to myself
Hey isnt this easy?

"You know I missed talking to you," Ron says adjusting the bag on his shoulder.

"Yeah me too," Hermione admits honestly, trying to calm the butterflies that are going off in her stomach. Why are these words just coming out? Hermione thought to herself, I guess it's because it is just so easy to talk to Ron, and know he cares no matter what I say.

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I havent seen it in awhile, since she brought you down

Ron flashes his million watt smile at her and confesses, "Yeah Lavender doesn't like me using my lips for anything but snogging her."

Hermione stomach lurches, "Eww, Ron, I totally didn't need to know that."

Ron laughs his deep laugh and says, "Sorry it just slips out."

"Won-Won!" Lavenders stupid, high pitched voice cuts in, ruining the moment between the two of them, causing Ron to loose his smile.

Hermione flashes an apologetic look at him asking, "You going to be ok?"

"Yeah I'll be fine…" Ron says suddenly down again.

You say your fine I know you better than that
Hey, Whatcha doing with a girl like that?

"What are you doing with her, Ron?" Hermione asks, regretting the words as soon as they came out.

Shaking his head Ron admits to her, "Honestly I don't know anymore, but I think I love her. So I guess that is enough. I have to go." Turning around, he runs back to the side of his girlfriend.

Hermione sighs to herself and continues on the way to the greenhouse, alone, hearing the mocking sound of Lavender's heels following behind her.

She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standin by, waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Entering the greenhouse, Hermione remembers earlier in the summer when Ron flew his dad's flying car to her house to pick her up before school started. She remembered that Lavender had sent her first in the chain of Howlers. Ron was distraught about it and could barely fly right.

Oh I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night

Laughing to herself, she also remembered that she had to keep talking to him so he wouldn't break down and crash the car in his agony. For some odd reason, hearing about her family's dentistry patients, made him laugh hysterically.

I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry

After they had arrived at the burrow, Hermione and he began to rock out to some of their songs, like Twisted Sister, Disturbed, and The Witch 3. It was a great time, and one of her favourites. It almost seemed for a second that she was with Ron and that Lavender was just a figment of their imagination. It seemed so… perfect. Until Lavender sent another Howler at Ron. This one was yelling at him for not responding to her previous Howler. That sent him back into his dark moods.

I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong. I think I know it's with me.

Can't you see that I'm the one who understand you?
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by or waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that
You belong with me
You belong with me

Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me

You belong with me

Looking back at the test that was before her, Hermione tried to focus on the now. He's with Lavender right now, hopefully they won't last and he comes to his senses and comes to me. But if that doesn't happen, I should be the best friend a person can be. Supportive in anything he does. Hermione thought circling the first answer, trying to compress her feelings for Ron deep down inside of her. But no matter how hard she tried, she always failed.


A/N: Hey guys. I don't think this is one of my best works but who knows maybe it is. So remember to R&R. OH and good news. I FINALLY broke through my writers block on Hermione's Choice so that chapter should be up very soon. Well till next time.

BLACK OUT!!!

Connor A. Lupin : ]