Era of Potter (HARRY POTTER FanFiction)

Chapter One-Hundred-One-Anger

"Couldn't Dumbledore have made it so we could see into the lake," Seamus said five minutes after the second task had started. "What's the point of watching the water and not know what's happening?"

"It's all about the impatient thrill of wondering who's going to come out of the water first," Fred commented.

"Where the bloody hell is Hermione?" Ron grumbled looking around the crowd, though he didn't really expected to see her. He didn't understand why she hadn't come down the stairs for breakfast or met him at some other time.

"Maybe she can't take looking at the lake for hour," Fred suggested.

"Yeah, I bet she's in the library study for her next test," George said.

Ron glared at them but noticed they were a little worried themselves. They knew as much as he did that she wouldn't have missed this task when Harry was one of the champions.

"She's in the lake," Luna was the one to suggest in her dreamy voice and then said in a sing song voice, "we've taken what you'll sorely miss."

"That … they … they wouldn't take a person, would they?" Ginny asked obvious hoping that the answer was not but just like Ron, felt that Luna was right.

"Bloody hell," Ron groaned, worried now for not only Harry but also Hermione. "You don't think they'll take the hour timetable seriously … do you?"

"No!" the twins and Ginny all answered at the same time and Ron after thinking about it was relieved to find that he truly agreed with them. There was no way that Dumbledore (or the other judges) would allow someone to be hard just because a champion would get there.

"Besides you don't have to worry, Harry's totally prepared for this task … and there's no way that he'll fail to rescues the girl," Fred said. "Just ask Ginny."

"Shut up!" Ginny glared at him.

"Yeah … right," Ron said, knowing that Fred was right but starting to feel an uncomfortable feeling in his stomach. However, he didn't have time to think about that as he waited for Harry to finish the task. He started to get anxious again the longer it took, and he was starting to get angry with Harry for taking so damn long!

When Fleur surfaced being dragged to the shore without, clearly failing to get what she would miss the most the entire crowd started to shift nervously but excitedly. It wasn't long after that when Cedric showed up with Cho in his arms making it clear that Hermione really was in the lake. Third to surface was Krum and an older woman that was most likely his mum. Ron was really starting to get nervous and angry that Harry hadn't showed up yet. After everything they had done to prepared for this task, Harry should have been back first, what the hell was he doing that was making him take so long? His answer was, Harry was playing the hero, saving not only Hermione but also Fleur's person (who was likely her sister).

Bloody Harry Potter always having to act the hero, Ron thought bitterly and then grimaced at his thought. He couldn't really understand why the hell he was so upset now. He should be happy that Harry had completed the task and was award highly for should moral fiber. But he wasn't.

"Want to help us get food from the elves Ron?" Fred asked him as he stood up, "we should have an extra great party after this."

"No," Ron said emotionlessly.

"You never want to help," Fred shrugged and walked away with George and Ginny and their other friends.

Ron stayed sitting as he watched the crowd walk away. He knew that he wasn't in any mood to party right now, and he also knew that if he went up to the Gryffindor tower he'd ruin the party for the others. So instead of going there he went to the Room of Requirement where he knew he would be left alone for a while.