Hermione's Reaction to... Was: Re: Harry's first Kiss (is it a smoke screen?)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 105984

Jem wrote :
> Nothing left for Ron but death, the sooner the better to avoid 
> further humilation.

Del blinks, gulps, her eyes start misting over, and next thing she
knows she's bawling her heart out :

BWAAAAAHHHH !!! BWAAH-AAAA-AAAA-AAAHH !!

Jem waits stoically for this outburst to subside...

*gulp* *sob* *gulp*

(tremulous voice) H-h-honestly, Jem, *sob*, have you N-N-N-NO heart !?
How c-c-can you, *sob*, say s-s-such a *horrible* thing !? 

*sob* *sob* *bawling*

After a while, Del finally recovers enough to pat her eyes dry and to
answer in an even-enough voice.

No, I don't think Ron's only choice is to d-die, really not. All he
needs is to get out of the shadows of his b-brothers and Harry. Well,
his brothers have already left Hogwarts, so that's one m-mega-big
shadow removed. And as for Harry... Well, Ron would just need to be
given something *very important* to do *alone*, or at least not with
Harry, something where people would have to admit that Ron did it
without the slightest help from Harry. And of course, Ron has already
been given the perfect tool for that : the Prefect badge. 

Del