I don't owe anything related to Harry Potter – although that would have been great! )
Anyway, this is my first Harry Potter fan fiction. Read and enjoy and review!! )
In love?
Hermione couldn't wait to get to the Burrow. Even though it just had been a little more than a month since the last time she saw Harry, Ron and Ginny, she was really looking forward to see them again. To tell the truth, she felt excited. She didn't know why really, but she just felt excited. Very excited.
As she sat there at the bench waiting, she suddenly noticed four red-haired people and one black-haired coming towards her. They were all smiling, and Hermione knew she could have recognized them even if they were miles away. She ran over to them and tossed her arms around the first person she could find – which happened to be Ron. Well, she though, it wasn't as if she could break Harry and Ginny apart, who were walking hand in hand.
Harry and Ginny had been starting to go out only three months ago. They had kept it as a secret from Ron the first month, both a bit worried about his reaction, but then they decided it was time to say something. Ron had responded with a sight and then some growling and muttering, but that was about it. When he didn't say anything else about that matter, they guessed that he was pretty much all right with it. Ron, however, had been secretly cursing a bit, mostly to Hermione, and then muttered something about not understanding why they had to kiss all the time. Especially when he was in the same room! Hermione only giggled whenever he brought it up. In her opinion Harry and Ginny were very cute together and she thought they were a perfect match.
Hermione gave Ron a big hug and then she proceeded to Harry.
- "Hi, how are you?" she asked him.
- "I'm fine," he smiled, and then he added with a nod towards Ginny. – "No, I'm great."
Hermione smiled.
- "And there is still not a word from Ron?" she whispered.
- "No," Harry answered. – "It has been two months now, and he still haven't said a word about it. I'm still waiting for him to chase after me and then strangle me when he catches me."
-"I'm just waiting for the right opportunity, mate" Ron interrupted with a smirk.
- "Oh, you are?" Harry replied. – "Well, I better watch out then, don't I? Even though I have handled trolls, three headed dogs, giant spiders, Dark Lords..."
- "Yeah, yeah. Piece of cake, my friend."
Hermione and Ginny only giggled as Ron and Harry continued their 'discussion' all the way back home.
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Back at the Burrow, the three friends were sitting at Ron's room talking about the last months apart. After what seemed like hours talking, Harry seemed to grow a bit restless. Hermione guessed he was quite so eager to go and see Ginny – although he didn't mention it.
- "Fine!" Ron growled. – "Go then! You've managed to be here long enough!"
Hermione giggled as Harry ran out of the room and then closing the door quiet before starting to run again. Ron shook his head and sighted.
- "Why did they have to start going out?"
- "Because they like each other."
- "I wish they didn't. It was more fun before." He pouted a bit, which made Hermione giggle again.
- "What so funny?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.
- "You!" she laughed. – "The way you're talking about them, you'd almost think you didn't like it."
Ron raised his eyebrows.
- "Well I don't!"
- "Yes you do."
- "No I don't! Why would I like my sister going out with my best friend?"
- "Because you trust Harry, and you know that he will take good care of Ginny," she said smiling. – "Beside, with her and Harry going out together, you can keep a little eye on what they're doing."
Ron didn't answer but merely gaped at her, slowly shaking his head.
- "You think you've figured it all out, don't you?"
- "I don't think, Ron, I know."
She was glad to see him smiling. He did have a rather cute smile, she thought. Not to mention his eyes; so blue and twinkling. And the red hair of his which was now unkempt and untidy, but it didn't bother Hermione. She liked it this way. It made him so much cuter.
Wait a minute, she thought to her self. Ron..? Cute..? Did she really feel that way? She knew she had always cared for him, and she knew that sometimes felt a bit more protective over him than Harry. But him being cute..? It was then she noticed that she had been – and still was - looking straight at Ron.
- "What?" he asked. – "Do I have something in my face?"
- "No," she said, snapping out of her thoughts. – "No, I was just... I was just thinking of something."
- "What were you thinking about?"
- "Nothing."
- "Oh. But you just said..."
- "I know what I said!" Hermione shouted, interrupting Ron. – "It's just that it's none of your business what I was thinking!!"
- "Bloody hell, Hermione. Calm down!" Ron said. – "I was merely asking. What has gotten in to you?"
- "Nothing." Hermione got up on her feet. Ron shook his head slowly.
- "And don't swear, all right?!" she stuttered but still shouting. –"Or shake your head to me like that!"
Ron looked at her as she was mad. Hermione tried to hide the fact that she actually was blushing, but Ron didn't seem to notice. He got up on his feet to.
- "What is the matter with you? You haven't even been here a day and yet here you are yelling at me for some reason I don't even know!"
Hermione bit her lip. She didn't dare to look at Ron. Even she couldn't say what had gotten in to her.
- "I think I want to go and read a bit," she finally said. – "Homework you know."
- "Yeah... I know." Ron raised his eyebrows and ruffled his hair. He looked a bit puzzled after Hermione as she walked out the door. What had just happened now? Girls, he thought to himself, shaking his head.
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Hermione sat on the sofa reading a book while Ron and Harry were playing chess. Once in a while, she would look up from the book and peek at Ron. There seemed to be something different with him... Or was there? Maybe she just hadn't noticed it before. The way he laughed... The puzzled look on his face when there was something he didn't understand... The funny remarks of his... The way he protected her from Malfoy whenever he came with his stupid comments...
She had to lie down. This was too much of her. Ron was one of her best friend for heaven's sake!
- "Hermione – earth's calling for Hermione!"
- "Huh?" She looked up and there stood Ginny grinning from ear to ear. – "I didn't see you there."
- "Obviously," Ginny replied, still grinning. – "Where were you? In dreamland?"
- "Pretty much."
- "Good! For a moment there I thought you were looking at my brother," she said with a wink
- "Yeah," Hermione laughed. – "Yeah, that would be weird."
- "So, you were looking at him!" Ginny burst out. Hermione hushed her.
- "Yell a bit louder next time; I don't think the president in the USA heard you."
Ginny giggled.
- "Aww, I knew it. You fancy my brother."
- "I do not."
- "Do too. You can just admit it. Harry and I know it already."
- "You what?" Hermione couldn't believe her eyes. Here she was, trying to figure out what these feelings towards Ron were, and then Ginny comes and tells her she and Harry already know?
- "Hermione, how stupid do you think we are really? We might not be as clever as you, but we can tell when somebody has a crush on somebody."
- "Right," Hermione smirked. – "I don't even know what I feel. How can you know?"
- "My dear, dear friend," Ginny began. – "No one bothers to fight as much as you do if there's nothing more to it."
- "He is one of my best friends," Hermione interrupted.
- "Yeah, but that doesn't mean you can't fall in love with him."
Ginny didn't say more but she didn't need to either. Hermione made a small gasp. She put down the book, looking more closely at Ron. What was going on? Was she really in love? No, she couldn't be. It was, after all, Ron!
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Well, here ends first chapter! Hope you liked it! )
More will come later... As fast as I can write it! grin