Harry Potter H&Hr Fluff Collection

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XI

Ask Ron and Ginny

Instead of going through the hot Saturday, Harry, Ron and Ginny decided to stay under the refuge of the common room. Harry and Ron were playing Wizard's chess while Ginny watched

“Just get it, it's just a pawn” said Harry to his knight who seemed hesitant

Harry then heard Ron make a couching noise. Harry looked up to see Ron giving a sly grin which meant to Harry that he might be making a wrong move

“Er - I think I'll reconsider” said Harry which made his knight relax

Harry looked around the board and halfheartedly ordered his bishop to move close to the middle of the board but -

“Checkmate” said Ron

Harry sighed in defeat. Ron was always the winner.

“Want another round?” Ron asked as Ginny clapped happily

“Sure” said Harry “So I can slap that smirk off your face”

“Oho, getting intimidated, eh?” Ron teased

“No” said Harry irritably

“Yes you are” said Ginny playfully

“No I'm not!” said Harry then he sighed “Yes, yes I am… boy I sound like Hermione already”

“Speaking of Hermione” said Ron seriously fixing the chess pieces “I saw you two yesterday in the lake under the usual tree we stay at. What were you two doing?”

“Talking, why?” said Harry now looking at Ron who had a small grin

“Were you really talking?” said Ginny teasingly

“Yeah” said Harry a bit defensively “Of course we were talking. What do we think we should be doing?”

“Snogging?” said Ginny before bursting into a fit of giggles

“Hey!” Harry said loudly “She's my best friend, I don't think of her that way and if you believe what Rita Skeeter said about me and Hermione during our fourth year then I'm sorry to say this but Hermione and I have not a thing for each other, mind you”

“But how about when she kissed you back in the end of fourth year?” Ron asked

“Of course I remember, she kissed me on the cheek. So what? That means she's comfortable being with me”

“But still” said Ron making the first move of the chess game “I think she likes you. She's a Gryffindor and Gryffindors are brave. She probably used up her courage to do that”

“You think to much” said Harry “Knight to C-6. Here is one thing to prove to you that I love Hermione as a friend -”

“Ah!” said Ginny “You said `love'” she added in a singsong voice “Ron one, Harry zero”

“As I was saying,” said Harry glaring at Ginny “Here is proof that I only like Hermione as a friend”

“Fire away” said Ron “pawn to A-5”

“When she hugged me back in second year”

“What about it?”

“She hugged me without any sign of nervousness and mind you, you two didn't hug because you two sensed something back there, right?”

Harry thought he struck gold because Ron was making a coughing noise

“Harry, Hermione likes you and I think she likes you a lot. She told me about her encounter with Grawp and she slipped that you took her behind a tree to protect her from Grawp's hand. I think you enjoyed that, eh?” said Ron smirking

“I-I didn't. Of course, she was in trouble I had to grab her out of harm's way”

“But she noted that you were hugging her tightly” said Ron pointedly “It's your turn”

“Pawn to C-3 - Actually, she was the one hugging me tightly”

“Then that settles it” said Ron “Hermione might like you and not the other way around”

Harry snorted

“Hermione doesn't like me, not as a `more-than-a-friend' kind of way”

“I think she does” said Ginny rubbing her chin thoughtfully “I remembered during third year when you fell fifty-feet from the sky during your match against Hufflepuff, Hermione was nearly falling apart when she saw you falling down”

“Falling apart?” Harry asked

“You know, crying” said Ginny “Yeah, I saw her. Her hands were over her face and I saw her peeking through her fingers. Then I saw it, she was crying very hard”

“Really?” said Harry almost concerned

Ginny nodded

“It was authentic, she cried on Ron's shoulder before you hit the ground which you did not”

“I still feel the wetness on my shoulder” said Ron smirking

“B-But Hermione was probably very worried I might die”

“How about during the Yule Ball?” Ron said

“What about it?”

“Ginny told me your face when you saw Hermione with Viktor Krum. It's as if you were shocked to see Hermione, you know, pretty”

“Are you saying that I think Hermione's ugly?” said Harry rather defensively

“No” said Ron and Ginny

“Then what are you trying to get to?”

“Er - did you realize she was a - you know - a girl”

“Of course Hermione's a girl ever since”

“No, Harry” said Ginny “Ron meant that she is someone you can have feelings for”

“Ginny, I don't have feelings for Hermione”

“Want proof?” said Ginny firmly “Well, Neville told me about Hermione's incident in the Department of Mysteries and he told me every detail on how you felt when she fell. He said you thought she was dead”

“For your information,” said Harry “if it was you or Ron, I would do the same thing”

“But were we there?” said Ginny

“N-No but Neville was”

“What happened when he was in trouble?”

“I-I didn't mind because I was minding Hermione's safety”

“There you go!” said Ron, his voice sounding like a game show host “See? You have these feelings for her that you are afraid to realize”

“I don't”

“Come on” said Ron irritably “Fine, if you don't like Hermione that way then maybe Hermione might like you”

“But I told you she -”

“Harry,” said Ginny slightly irritated by his stubbornness “When you had this one chance to show Cho you liked her, what did you do?”

“Er - impress her?” said Harry as if this was the most obvious thing to do

“No” said Ginny “Hermione told me she saw you going to get Occlumency lessons with Snape and you bumped into Cho. According to Hermione, your conversation lead to an argument about when Marietta, Cho's friend, sold us out then Cho started calling Hermione's jinx spell `mean' and `rude' or something like that but the point is that that was the right time for you to agree with Cho since Cho thinks you and Hermione are together”

“But I'm not and how can you prove -”

“Wait, I'm not done yet. Anyway, what did you do? Instead of agreeing Cho that Hermione's jinx spell is what she says it is, you openly say that Hermione was brilliant and you somehow hated Cho for giving a go at Hermione. See now? See how you like Hermione above all girls? Believe men, Hermione told me everything and she was quite touched when you said that” she added smiling

“Is this all concrete fact?” Harry asked seriously

“It's not fact Harry, its truth” said Ron nodding thoughtfully

“But -”

“Harry, we had our say and I doubt you can't debate that” said Ginny “Hermione likes you, I can tell. You two had your moments and I'm shocked to know that you two never had a thing for each other”

“Did Hermione tell anything to you?” Ron asked “You're like `girlfriends'”

“No” said Ginny “She's so caught up in her studies, she has no time to tell me her secrets”

“Wait,” said Harry “Before we can get on with our lives, tell me… give me one more thing that shows that me and Hermione have a thing for each other”

“You can communicate without words” said Ron

“Oh yeah, that too” said Ginny realizing it “You two are like the dynamic duo in plots and schemes. Remember when you two used the Time-Turner?”

“Yeah”

“You were like” said Ron “Brains and brawn”

“Or” said Ginny looking a bit excited “Jam and bread”

“Alright” said Harry “I don't know if I'm hungry or in love”

“What did you say?” Ron and Ginny said in unison

Harry then realized what he said

“I-I didn't mean to say it th-that way and you know me when -”

“You just said it!” Ginny said pointing at him “Ha! We just stumped you!”

“Ron!” Harry said angrily “I didn't mean it that way!”

“Take it easy, Harry” said Ginny “It was just surprising for you to say that, I'm sorry”

“Look Harry, all we saying is facts. We are not matchmakers or anything, we just want to show you that Hermione or you might like each other more than a friend. We didn't mean to hurt or upset you. Hermione's a nice person and maybe if you talk to her, you might get something out” said Ron thoughtfully

Harry looked at Ron with understanding and nodded. He stood up and started walking to the portrait hole

“Where are you going? We have a chess game to play” said Ron

“I quit and I need some time to think” said Harry then her looked at Ginny and said “Oh yeah, Ginny. You can make a great lawyer”

When Harry turned on his heel and heard Ron asking what a lawyer is and heard Ginny talking about the Wizengamot.

Harry walked down the Grand Staircase. He wanted to go to the lake to think but on his way he met someone walking across the same corridor as he is.

Harry saw her biting her fingernails while reading a book. Hermione looked up and saw Harry who smiled. She walked up to him and said

“There you are, Harry” she said “Look, I know that you say I'm smart and all but I need your help with some Defense Against the Dark Arts reference and I know you are the best in that subject in our year and -”

Then Harry pulled Hermione to a very tight hug. Harry hugged for some seconds and planted a big kiss on her cheek. When they pulled away Harry saw Hermione looking shocked and red all over. She was touching the part where Harry kissed her and her book was hanging on the grasp of Hermione's other hand

“H-Harry,” she said embarrassed “What was that for?”

Harry smirked and continued walking saying to her as he passed her

“Ask Ron and Ginny”

Then Harry left for the entrance hall and with one look behind him, he saw Hermione smiling to herself as if she wanted Harry to do that

Ask Ron and Ginny, alright. Harry thought. I'm gonna have a lot of explaining to do when I get back to the common room

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