HRG - Hogwarts Romance 2

Chapter Two: Confrontation

Ginny reached the bottom of the stairs with Hermione in tow. She stopped so fast that Hermione ended up bumping into hard. Ginny didn't stumble at all. She was just standing firm with her eyebrows arched down. Her hand was clutched tightly around Hermione's.

"Well, look who's here," Lavender mocked. She turned to see Ron and Harry looking up. They both stopped doing their potions essays. Ginny took a deep breath.

"You tell them, and I will make you suffer," she huffed. Ginny let go of Hermione's hand and reached for her wand. Hermione looked at her red hand and then looked back to the scene with a look of dread on her pretty face.

"Ginny," Hermione said in a low voice, "can we not do this?"

Ginny turned her head to look at Hermione then back to Lavender who was laughing hard. "Depends on her, doesn't it," Ginny said through clenched teeth. Lavender had a smirk on her face with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Does it now? Should I tell them all, especially Ron what I saw up there?" Lavender mocked. Ron raised an eyebrow.

"What is she talking about Hermione? Ginny?" he asked now with a worried look on his face.

"It's nothing Ron," Ginny said, "Lavender here seems to think that the way to a man's heart is through lies."

"Girls are so cryptic," Dean Thomas said from the back of the room. It seemed that all the Gryffindors now were paying attention to the conversation. Parvati was now next to Lavender. She was whispering something into her ear. Lavender started laughing and was about to whisper something to Parvati but Ginny rushed over and pulled them apart.

"You are lucky I don't hex you!" Ginny shouted.

"Ginny! You do that," Hermione retorted, "I'll have to give you a detention." Hermione's face turned beat red.

Ginny's red hair flicked over her shoulder as she turned her head to Hermione. "Oh come off it, you can't overlook this?"

Hermione shook her head, but Ron got out of his chair at this point. "Hermione, I sat back with Fred and George but Ginny?"

"You wouldn't be saying that if you knew Ron," Lavender finally spoke up, "I think your sister fancies Hermione."

"She what?" Ron said with a jolt.

"It's not what you think!" Hermione yelled out.

The entire common room erupted in laughter and gasps. Fred and George were in the back of the room fiddling with tricks but once the accusations of their sister being a lesbian came out, they dropped the bags. Fred walked up first, pushing people out of his way. He was followed by George.

"What's this about Ginny?" Fred said.

"Yea, what is your problem Lavender?" George added.

"Nothing is my problem!" she shouted, "You didn't see these two up stairs holding each other. It was like a boy holding a girl!"

"Come off it Brown!" Harry retorted. "You girls do that kind of thing."

"You didn't see it Potter," Lavender shot back.

Ginny was aiming her wand at this moment, but Hermione held her hand and made her put the wand down. The ball rang overhead for the next set of classes.

"You were saved by the bell and some good friends Granger," Lavender spat as she pushed Hermione out of the way. Hermione closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Ginny glared at Lavender until she disappeared out of the portrait hole. She then turned to Hermione.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. Ginny sighed and walked out of the hole to herbology. Ron then turned to Hermione with a red face. Harry was watching Ginny leave, then he finally turned his attention to Hermione.

"What the bloody hell was that about?" Ron asked.

"Nothing Ronald," Hermione said, "Nothing. Just Brown being spiteful. You know Ginny is my best mate."

Ron nodded his head to this. "Come on, we have to sit through Umbridge's class now."

Harry, Ron and Hermione were the last to leave the common room as they headed to Defense Against the Dark Arts with Umbridge.