Pairing: HermioneRon
Prompt: 135. Resentment
Word count: 220
Resentment
She was trying really hard. She was trying not to look over there where giggles and laughter were coming from. She was trying the hardest she could to focus on the essay she needed to write.
"Oh, Won-Won!"
Hermione slammed her quill on the table, startling Harry who'd been writing silently beside her. That was enough. She as sick of it. She could no longer handle all the… all the canoodling.
Harry gave her a sympathetic smile of acknowledgement as she packed up her things and left for the library. As she walked, her brain ticked over.
She hated Lavender. She hated her.
No. Hate was a strong word. She didn't hate Lavender. She was a ditz most of the time, but she didn't hate her.
She hated Ron.
Well, that was a lie, too. If that were true she wouldn't be heading down the dark, noiseless corridors almost after curfew.
She didn't hate either of them. What she felt was resentment. She resented Lavender.
She resented the fact that Lavender was faster than her. The girl had got in first. She had been braver than Hermione. She hadn't been afraid to show her feelings.
Yes, Hermione resented Lavender, not hate her. There was no need for hate when Lavender had done nothing wrong.
Just resentment.
And anger at herself.
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