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Wild thoughts were spinning through Harry's mind; he couldn't imagine how he was going to handle all of this. How can I help Ron do something to Hermione that I know she wouldn't want?
While Harry was busy contemplating what to do next, Seamus and Dean had walked over to Ron and started up a conversation. Harry was oblivious to the whole situation, drowning in his thoughts, until the word "quidditch" snapped him out of his reverie.
"Yeah! Great idea, Ron, let's get some more of those booster packet qudditch cards at Hogsmeade tonight," agreed Dean.
"Hey, maybe we'll even get one of those rare Viktor Krum cards!" exclaimed Seamus.
"Yeah, yeah, excellent! Why don't we try to get one of those new…." By now, Ron was really absorbed into the conversation. Harry picked up on this and thought that Ron wouldn't even notice if Harry slipped away out of the common room. Harry silently got up from the table and swiftly escaped the common room unnoticed.
Whew! I'm glad that I'm outta there. Thank goodness for Seamus and Dean's timing. One second later and I'd have been put on the spot about Hermione and Ron's relationship! thought Harry as he started to go downstairs, staring down at the steps and not watching where he was going.
Just as Harry blindly turned the corner step, he heard a gasp and stopped abruptly in his tracks. He looked up at the person he had come face-to-face with. Harry gulped.
"Hey, Harry, how's it going? Are you ready for the trip to Hogsmeade tonight? We're leaving in a half-hour," came the rushed voice.
It was Hermione. Harry was nervous…very nervous. I don't like holding things back from my friends, but I'm not supposed to know about the breakup yet. I'll just have to act naturally, like I don't know anything about it. Harry chuckled nervously and replied, "Yeah, um, I'm gonna get ready in a minute. Um, I'll see you in a bit." And with that, Harry zipped down the rest of the stairs and left Hermione standing there with a puzzled look on her face.
I've never seen Harry that nervous before, not even when he was up against that dragon last year. I wonder what's up with him? pondered Hermione. Well, anyway, I'd better get ready for tonight. I need more time to think about what I'm going to say to Harry tonight. And with that, Hermione started up the rest of the stairs to the common room.
Hermione, finding the common room empty, went straight up to her dormitory. She already had her robes laid out on her bed, so she quickly got dressed and sprayed some perfume on. She combed her hair and brushed her teeth, and finally, now finished getting ready, she exited her dormitory and descended the stairs leading to the common room. Just as she glanced up, she met eye-to-eye with Harry as he was descending the stairs from the boys' dormitory. They both reached the common room floor at the same time, and Hermione giggled.
"Fancy meeting you here, Harry!" giggled Hermione.
"Yeah, nice timing we had there, huh?" Harry gulped again.
"Harry, would you mind if we sat together in an empty carriage on the way to Hogsmeade tonight? I need to talk to you about something. I'm very upset that you-" Just then Lavendar and Parvati walked into the common room.
"Ahhh, there you are!" exclaimed Parvati. She looked relieved to see them.
"Come on, you two, they're getting in the carriages as we speak!" said Lavendar, urging the two to come towards her and Parvati with a hand signal. "Let's go!"
And with that, Harry, Hermione, Lavendar, and Parvati were on their way to the carriages.
Oh, no! thought Harry as he and Hermione stepped into their own carriage. What is Hermione upset with me about?! Did she find out that I read her letter to Ginny?! Oh, great, now what am I gonna do - I'm trapped?!
A/N - Finally, the third installment. I should be updating more frequently now that I'm done with my highschool classes. I still have a lot planned for this fanfic, so keep checking! Don't forget, this is an H/Hr fanfic. Please continue reading and reviewing!