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Hermione (ex_hermioneg159) wrote in eminor_macula,
@ 2008-05-26 02:45:00

Entry tags:

hermione granger, narrative, ron weasley

Narrative
Who: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
When: May 26, 2000
Where: Hermione's hide-out
Rating: PG, possiblly
Status: In progress
Summary: More Ron/Hermione awkwardness!

If things had not been awkward enough, Hermione caught Ron delivering a letter from Harry. She wasn't supposed to know that he was there, and that proved to make their short conversation seem to drag on for years. After asking him for food for Crookshanks, he left, and Hermione was left to hope that he returned quickly. Crookshanks really was running low on food, but she knew that though Ron didn't particularly like Crookshanks, he wouldn't try to harm him.

Hermione was laying on her bed with Crookshanks, reading an old book of hers. He had just settled down after chasing around Hermione's conjured birds for awhile. She thought it would keep him happy and not make him so restless. It didn't really work, but she did it nonetheless for some form of entertainment.

Crookshanks was curled up at Hermione's side and had just closed his eyes. Hermione turned the page of her book and sighed. This was how most days went- cleaning and reading. What else was there to do?

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ex_hermioneg159
2008-05-30 05:45 am UTC (link)

"I don't know," she said, looking up at him. There was something apologetic in her eyes, letting him know she wasn't trying to stay away on purpose. Was it too risky? Would Aurors be looking out at their flat all the time? She didn't want to think she was important enough for them to do something like that, but she still had her worries. She would have given anything to see Harry, and their flat.

It was sort of funny, she thought bitterly. She had imagined that, perhaps if things between them went right, her and Ron would have a flat together. She smiled a little at the thought and looked away, towards the doorway.

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	aknightlyweasel 2008-05-30 06:11 am UTC (link)
	The reservation in her voice sounded like resignation, and Ron gave his own wry grin. "No, I know," he replied. There was... a lot going on. In the expression on Hermione's face as well. He mused on it, unable to decipher the nuances beyond her own sadness at being stuck here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_hermioneg159
2008-05-30 08:00 am UTC (link)

"I'll try," she offered, smiling a little, trying to be reassuring. Hermione was never very good at comforting people, if the disaster with Lavender and her dead rabbit had been any indication. After a moment she reached for his hand, acting on a whim. It was probably a bad idea, and she realized this just in time. She pulled away just before her hand touched him, and she tried to play it off like she was brushing something off the counter.

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aknightlyweasel
2008-05-30 09:02 pm UTC (link)

Ron looked over and opened one arm to see what she was swiping at, but he couldn't see anything. He shrugged inwardly. If she was going to be in the Alley, then she might as well come see the place. Granted, probably better to be there shorter. Damn George. And why couldn't he know? After all, it would be Ron's doing if she showed up there in the first place.

But he waited quietly, taking in the comfort of a real kitchen. He didn't even keep dish towels folded, though Harry seemed to be a bit excitable about that. "I guess we'll have to see what George is on about first."

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ex_hermioneg159
2008-05-31 01:51 am UTC (link)

Hermione didn't think it would be very nice of her to tell Ron what was going on with George, really. How could she betray George's trust like that? She wondered if she would be able to hide it from Ron. She would feel bad for keeping it from him, anyway. Oh, why her? What could he possibly need from her?

"You know," she said after a moment. "He's probably only making a big deal of it to get to you. I'm sure it's nothing at all, just some help he needs on a project."

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aknightlyweasel
2008-06-01 03:20 pm UTC (link)

He hadn't seriously thought of it that way, but the passing thought seemed to gain credibility when Hermione said it. "Maybe," Ron conceded. If it was a product, which George had suggested it wasn't, he'd find out about it eventually. He was feeling so informed these days between living with Harry and working in the Ministry, it was strange to be denied something for once. He never had thought of it that way.

"I'll let him know I told you anyway then."

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	ex_hermioneg159 2008-06-03 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you, Ron," she said, looking up at him. She looked away a split second later. She felt silly for thanking him. It was as if she were admitting defeat, or that she needed someone's help. It was almost as hard to do as admitting she was wrong. "For everything. I must have said it before, but- well, you're- thank you." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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