Harry's Diary, 2

Chapter 2 - Harry's Diary, 2:

In the morning Ron and Hermione were taking their breakfast together, but Harry wasn’t with them. Ron was looking upset, unable to stop thinking about what he had read the previous night.

“What’s wrong with you?” Hermione asked.

“Nothing … it’s just … never mind. Tell me, have you seen Harry?”

“No, I haven’t seen him today, but I saw him yesterday with Ginny; I think they were going to your dormitory. Ah, here they are!”

As Ron got up from his chair, he was looking at them in a weird way. Harry immediately suspected something. When they all sat down, Ron began questioning Harry.

“Where were you yesterday? I looked for you everywhere.”

“Oh … erm … I went to the lake with Neville to help him find some plants he needed for some potion,” Harry lied.

Ron scowled skeptically. “Oh, really? … and where did you go in the afternoon?”

“I was studying in the library.”

“I saw you and Ginny going upstairs; wh …” Hermione began.

Before she could finish her sentence, Harry interrupted her. “I helped her finish her essay,” he returned nervously.

“Why didn’t you just go to the library? Why did you go upstairs?” Ron asked pointedly.

“We didn’t want anyone to bother us, that’s all!” Ginny shot back. She could feel that Ron was furious, but was fast becoming angry herself.

Harry held Ginny’s hand under the table, which made her feel less nervous; Ron gave both of them a strange look, and it made Harry feel very uncomfortable.

From that moment on, Ron behaved strangely with Harry and Ginny. Every night when Harry wasn’t there, he read his diary. He knew it wasn’t a good thing he was doing, but kept reading.

Three days later, Ron took the diary as usual, opened it to the last page that Harry had written and began reading.

Dear Diary,

I don’t know what to do anymore. Ginny wants me to tell Ron about us, but I can’t do it. Ron would kill me if he knew. I love her so much; I can’t take that risk …

Ron didn’t want to carry on reading, so he just put it back where it had been.