Harry and Hermione Love at First Sight

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    Ron suddenly went very pale, and looked as though he was going to be sick. He looked once more at Harry, then his eyes rolled into his head as he collapsed in a dead faint. Neville, Seamus, Dean and a load of other boys came bounding up the stairs. They stood silently over Ron´s immobile body. Neville whispered

    " Don´t you think we should get him off the floor, or do something?"

    " He looks jolly well comfortable on the floor if you ask me, look, he´s smiling!"

    " That's not a smile Dean, you´re standing on his hand!" Dean quickly stepped off of Rons hand, but Ron´s expression only worsened.

    " He looks as though he´s going to be sick, like he had a bad Eclair or Chocolate Frog." Harry bent down to look at Ron closer.

    " Well, he´s not getting any better lying there, get him up on his bed, so he can have a kip in peace!"

    Harry, Dean, Seamus and another fifth year boy, picked up Ron and heaved him onto his bed. Harry looked towards the doorway and was momentarily blind as a bright flash of light, lit up the room, and left everyone rubbing their eyes. Harry staggered and sat onto his trunk.

    " Hullo Colin, but I don´t think Ron will really want to remember this moment, so you can keep the photograph." Harry blinked numerous times, and saw Hermione in the doorway, blinking dazedly.

    " Oh hello Harry! Wow, gosh! What's wrong with him? He looks terrible!" There was another flash of light as Colin snapped another photo, talking excitedly. Harry reached for what he thought was Colin´s camera but fell over onto the floor with a thunk. Harry moaned and covered his eyes, as again, Colin took a picture, this time of him.

    " Well! Everyone´s falling over! You guys haven´t been into Hagrids rum have you? Eh? Eh?" Hermione pushed Colin out of the way, pulled Harry to his feet. Hermione then whirled on Colin.

    " Will you stop taking those bloody photos?? Can´t you see you´re making everything worse?"

    Colin, slowly lowered his camera and slinked dejectedly down the stairs. Hermione took a strong hold on Harry´s arm, and led him over to his bed. Harry smelled the sweet scent of her hair, but Hermione, thinking he was still dazed, took no notice. Everyone that was crowded around the door went down stairs, muttering to one another, some third year girls casting worried looks on Ron.

    " Will he be ok?" One of them asked.

    "He´ll be fine, just suffered a nasty shock," Harry replied. Hermione got up from the bed just as Harry collapsed and flopped backward. Hermione looked at him from above, looking stern.

    " Harry! Just because Ron fainted and gets to skirt doing his Potion homework, doesn't mean you get to also!" Hermione hurried to Ron´s side and took his hand, making a face at Ron´s state. " He doesn´t look at all well Harry! What in heavens name did you say to him?"

    At this time, Harry was very torn apart. It wasn´t like he hadn't ever lied to Hermione, nor that he had a problem with it. Hermione usually found out sooner or later anyway. How would she feel if he didn´t tell Hermione now and later she found out from Ginny. Who would probably say she saw Harry in the hall? But then again, telling Hermione would a very disastrous thing to do. She shares a dormitory with Ginny, and if Ginny ever found out that Harry knew, being strangled in the middle of the night was a very likely thing to happen. So Harry knew what he had to do.

    Harry turned his head to look at Hermione, who was tapping her foot, arms crossed.

    " I don´t know, Hermione. Maybe he did eat a bad Eclair, or something, but, sorry I really have no clue." Harry wait expectantly to see Hermiones reaction. To his utter surprise, she dropped Ron´s hand and shook her head, laughing.

    " Typical, always stuffing his face. Got what he deserves eh?" Hermione winked at Harry and went down the stairs to the girls dormitory. Hearing the door close, Harry breathed a sigh of relief. He leapt off the bed and stood over Ron´s still form. Harry prodded him. Ron eyes snapped open.

    " Hey! Cease and desist old thing! Can´t a guy get some shut eye around here?" Ron sat up, strode to the door and closed it, then turned to face Harry.

    " I came to right when you covered up the real story. Good thinking, don´t know what she would´ve done if you´d have told her. Now, the important thing; what in the name of Durkblod the Ibonimable are we going to?"Ron grabbed Harry´s shoulders and shook him, screaming," WHAT THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO DO!??" Harry pulled Ron off and slapped him. Ron sat down on the floor.

    " Thanks, I needed that. Now, don´t get all excited again Harry, we need to think straight!"

    Harry smirked as he watched Ron pace the room, muttering to himself. Now and then, Ron would stop pacing, suddenly aiming his wand at the heater, yelling,

    " GOT YA NOW MALFOY!" Ron then returned to his pacing. Harry found all this extremely funny and decided to let Ron do the thinking for a while. But soon, Ron turned to Harry, who was startled to see him looking helpless but still furious. He sat down on his bed and just stared at the wall. Harry had never seen Ron like this.

    " Come on Ron, it´s not that bad! So your sister is with your worst enemy? Maybe she´s really, um, happy with Malfoy. What can we do? We can´t really do anything now anyways, Ginny´d kill us." Harry took out a Chocolate Frog and tossed it at Ron. " I don´t like it either Ron, I can smell a rat. But there´s not much we can do-"

    " Except for kicking Malfoys..." Harry clapped his hand over Ron´s mouth as Ginny came walking up the stairs, her face flushed. She smiled at Harry, and looked at Ron.

    " Hermione said you were up here! I just wanted to say Good night!" She beamed and went down the stairs. Ron looked despairingly at Harry.

    " Does she have to be THAT happy?? I swear, if Malfoy tries anything, I´ll.." Ron aimed his wand at a pillow and reduced it to ashes. Ron looked cheerily over at Harry. " God now I feel better! `Night Harry." Ron pulled the curtains around his bed and was soon snoring soundly.

    Harry, however, couldn´t sleep that easily. He sat on the window sill, looking out on the school grounds. The full moon shone on the Great Lake, rippling as a wind came out of the Forbidden Forest. He had a very bad feeling, but he didn´t know what to do exactly. It drove him mad not let Malfoy do this and get away with it, but there wasn't anything he could do. Harry walked over to his bed, got in and went into an unrestful sleep.