Second chances *ੈ✩‧₊˚ (harry potter x reader)

⇢ ˗ˏˋ The Egg࿐ྂ

"unbelievable!" Hermione exclaimed during dinner as she read over the Daily Prophet.

"that's Rita Skeeter for you." Ron added.

"but Hagrid of all people?? he doesn't deserve this! i still don't get the prejudice towards giants. we all know that Hagrid wouldn't hurt a fly!" she replies.

somehow, the two of them made up after the whole Yule Ball situation, which is beyond me. i followed Ron's logic of if Hermione is no longer mad at him, why should i be?

"but i don't think you should've upset her though Hermione, you know what she's capable of." Ron says as he gobbles his mashed potatoes.

"i'm not scared of her Ron. i can assure you that anyone with half a brain would be able to figure out that anything that woman writes is complete bull." she says.

"i'm not so sure about that Mione. everyone in this hall believed that article about yours and Harry's 'romance'." i comment.

Hermione sighs and folds up the paper, putting it away. we'd spent the afternoon with Dumbledore and Hagrid in his hut, convincing him to not resign. we'd, thankfully, came out successful.

"nevermind all that. let's enjoy our night, new years isn't everyday y'know." Ron says.

i laugh softly as i play with the peas on my plate, "yeah i suppose so..."

"are your brothers still throwing that party in the common room?" i ask.

"duh, you 2 are coming right?" Ron replies.

"most likely." i say nonchalantly

Hermione looked very unsure though. Ron raises an eyebrow and asks again, "you 2 are coming, right?

"well er... Viktor-" Hermione begins but gets interrupted by Ron.

"ah, of course. how could i forget! Viktor. you two gonna run along and snog on his boat? or perhaps-"

i interject Ron by kicking him hard in the shin to shut him up. we seriously didn't need a repeat of the Yule Ball.

a silence followed that Hermione broke by continuing with her earlier statement, "Viktor is taking me somewhere to watch the fireworks that are going off at Hogsmeade. probably near the lake.

"so you're sneaking out with him?" Ron replies, unimpressed. "already a bad influence." he adds in a mumble.

"don't be a hypocrite Ronald. you've dragged me out of bed more times than i can remember to sneak out with you guys." Hermione counters.

"well enjoy Mione, i'm sure it's gonna be a blast." i say to steer the direction of the conversation a little and i squeeze her hand. "just stay clear of Karkaroff, will you?" i tease.

they both laugh softly, although it was really nothing for me to be joking about. we all recall well when Karkaroff punched me on the lawn before the Forest.

Hermione changes the topic again, "either of you spoken to Harry recently?"

my plate had suddenly become very interesting and i stay quiet. Ron replies, "yeah actually."

"you forgave him about the lie already? he manipulated you Ron? the both of us actually." Hermione says.

"he told me why. plus he really has a lot on his plate at the moment... give him a break."

"then please enlighten us Ronald, as to why." Hermione snaps.

Ron looks down and shakes his head slightly, "it's not my place Mione. please understand."