Unexpected Visitor
Authors Note: This is a response to a challenge on the Dark Lord's Most Faithful. Basically, I had to write a 100 or more word fic involving a Wizard and a tradition. That's where this idea came from.
You're going to have to thank my Blonde, Feisty Muse for this fic.
Summery: While Ron is in the Hospital Wing because of someone poisoning his Pumpkin Juice on his 17th birthday, he get's an unexpected visitor. Ignores HBP and DH.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the idea.
Chapter 1
Hospital Wing, March 1st, 1997, 8:00 P.M.
Daphne Greengrass walked up to the unconscious boy in the bed. If her house knew what she was about to do, they would most shun her, and she would be the target of constant humiliation. She, the Ice Queen since Emily O'Neal, was about to basically give her love to a Gryffindor. Quite frankly, she didn't give a damn.
What she was about to do was a tradition that happened with every wizard when they came of age. It happened to every wizard. In fact, it was required by all of age witches to do this.
The tradition was, that when every wizard came of age, an of age witch, if she was in love with said wizard, would give the wizard a kiss on the lips, a glass of fire whiskey, and a ring, signifying her love for him.
She had gotten a flask of Fire whiskey from the kitchen. She already had the ring and was going to give him the biggest kiss of his life.
She walked up to the bed and, seeing that Madam Pomfrey was in her office, leaned to his ear and whispered, "Wake up Ron. I've got something for you."
That morning, someone had poisoned Ron's Pumpkin Juice and Madam Pomfrey had insisted on him staying the night. Normally, it wouldn't be such a big deal about him staying the night, but it was Ron's 17th birthday. So, she had decided that she would need to do while Ron was in the Hospital Wing, instead of in front of everyone.
Ron stirred and looked up. Seeing who it was, he said, "What the bloody hell are you doing here?"
She replied, "Is that anyway to treat someone who's in love with you?"
That shut him up and he demanded, "In…In love with me?"
She replied, "Aye. That I am. Ever since last year. I've admired you from a far since when we first came to Hogwarts in 1991. Now, I'd like to complete a tradition that every Witch does to the one she admires."
He replied, "What do you mean?"
She smiled at his ignorance and replied, "When a wizard come's of age, the witch that admires him does the following to him to declare her love for him. She gives him a glass of Firewhiskey, a ring declaring her love for him, and a kiss on the lips."
She then handed him the glass of Firewhiskey and watched him drain it in a single gulp before gasping for breath. She smiled and said, "They call it 'Firewhiskey' for a reason, Ron."
She then took his right hand and placed a silver men's ring on his middle finger and then said, "And now, for the final part of the tradition."
As the words left her mouth, she placed her lips on Ron's and after five minutes, broke the kiss and said, "Happy Birthday, Ron."
Authors Note: I know it's not my best work, but I hope you enjoyed it. God bless you all and please leave a review.