Hermione looked outside of her window into the dark street lit slightly with fiery lanterns. Just the other day she had stepped off of the Hogwarts train and into the real world. She had finished her 7 years at Hogwarts. To her, it felt so good to be a real witch. She fell onto her bed and looked at the ceiling for hours until she fell asleep.
A brown and white owl whom she dubbed Zin pecked her cheek lightly at dawn. She rubbed her eyes and sat up, leaning her back against the headboard. Suddenly, the door burst open, and Ron toppled over her on his hands and knees. "Err-my-knee!" He kissed her softly on her lips and broke away after a few seconds. "Your parents let me in. Isn't this great? We're finally free!"
Hermione grinned. "I know! Isn't this great? Ron, aren't you going to become an Auror? You should be training right now!"
Ron nodded. "I'm going to try soon. Harry's already begun training, so we won't be able to see him for a while. I thought I'd come to see you before I did anything...official," Ron winked.
"Oh Ron, you little devil," Hermione said, laughing. She kissed him on his cheek and slid from under him. They both got off of her bed and hugged each other. "I missed you," Hermione said.
"Its only been a few days, 'Mione!" Ron said surprised. "Just kidding, I've missed you too." He grinned.
Hermione giggled. "Aw. Lets make up for lost time, then." She grabbed her pillow and swung it towards him, feathers flying everywhere. Ron exclaimed playfully, "Hey!" but grabbed her other pillow and engaged in the pillow fight.
