Potter Programmer

Part 4

And we discovered Fluffy! Which began the entire year of problems! If it wasn't for that we'd never have passed him!

But the Chessboard. You're older and seen him play chess plenty of times, a few times he's been in that exact situation and never had to sacrifice his Knight.

So!? He was 11! On a real chessboard!

I argue back and forth with myself as I eat dinner.

He took the cowards way out. He didn't want to face Snape or Voldemort. Second year what happened? He got you in that car and almost got you expelled. And in trouble with the Ministry.

We were both panicking!

But wait a few minutes and Mr and Mrs Weasley would have come back through and Apparated you to Hogsmeade. No, let's fly this car out of a highly public area and ignore the paws about no Magic around Muggles why don't we?

Ok... So it would've been fine. We were 12, what twelve year old would think straight in a situation like that?

You. Later that year when you were revealed to be a Parseltongue Ron was worried, he was distant, he believed that you were the Heir of Slytherin.

We were all scared and confused!

Yet you still fought a Basilisk bigger than two busses. You did that and saved Ginny all on your own. What was he doing? Babysitting Lockhart and moving rocks. And yet he got a Special Services Award why? Did he fight a Basilisk while he waited?

Why did he get one?

Dumbledore wanted you to feel closer to him, to stay friends. This leads into Third year. Why did you side with Ron at Christmas? Why always siding with Ron?

Hermione went behind my back!

Maybe she knew you'd wave her away. It may not have been cursed but neither of you knew it. Had it been she would have saved your life, yet you shunned her. Over a broomstick.

Good point... Why did I do that? She wal looking out for me.

Then end of the year, Ron still basically finds everything he can wrong in Hermione and causes fights up till that night you went back in time. And I went swimmingly, the only time Ron wasn't with you for any big things and no issues occured. Ron is holding you back. Think. How close are you and Hermione. In five months you're in near constant physical contact as you work together and close to kissing multiple times in an hour. Yet previously you were barely passing with Ron. He is bad for you.

But the Weasleys!

You're still friends with the twins, Bill and Charlie too after the holidays, of the bunch Ron is the laziest, most unhygienic and dumbest. Cut him loose.

I look back at Ron, devouring food like a pig.

"Ron eat like a civilised person!" I tell him sternly.

He turned to me, chewing with his mouth open and I felt my stomach turn. "Wha'?"

"Eat like a civilised person, you look like a pig"

"Don' 'ell me wha' 'o do!" He spat food across the table.

"I've waited for three years for you to get your act together yet if anything you've only gotten worse!" I growl, fighting the urge to hurl.

"What's the matter huh!? I eat how I want!" He said angrily.

"You're embarrassing the entire school with how horrible you've been eating! French people call us English Pigs! You certainly fit the description of that!" I hiss.

He was turning red in rage.

"I am a growing boy! I need all the food I can eat!" His voice was rising.