Enough Said
By Kirsty-Luan
Dust clung to the rays of sunshine coming through the stain glass windows in the corridor outside Dumbledor's Office as Harry, Ron and Hermione descended the staircase after their conversation with Professor McGonagall. Harry stopped at the bottom of the staircase, closed his eyes and breathed deeply taking in the feel of the early morning sun. He then stood up straight as if he had made a decision, turned looking at Ron straight in the face.
"Okay, I know your probably not going to like this mate but I'm going to find Ginny and try sort things out with her. I love her; I NEED her in my life." He said nervously.
"You did what was necessary to keep her safe Harry, that's what's important. Go and get your girl."
Hermione stood to one side watching this touching scene between two of the men she loved most in the world with tears in her eyes. Harry and Ron embraced each other in a brotherly hug. She could barely hear them when Ron moved closer to Harry to whisper to him.
"I love you brother."
"I love you to Ron."
As suddenly as it had started their embrace was over. They walked over to where Hermione was standing. Harry leaned in, kissing her on the cheek.
"So, I'm off to beg for forgiveness. I'll see you guys later."
With that Ron and Hermione watched Harry swagger down the corridor until he was out of sight looking more relaxed than they could ever remember.
Ron stepped closer to her placing both of his hands on her hips.
"I know we've got a lot to discuss but I really think if we both stop trying to second guess each other we can save a hell of lot of time and heartache. I love you with everything I am Hermione, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, so if you feel the same what do you say we go find a soft comfortable bed to sleep in and we can talk about the rest of it when we wake up. I don't know about you but I feel like I haven't had a good night's sleep in twenty years." With that Hermione raised an eyebrow. "Alright, I know we're only eighteen but you know what I mean. What do say, shall we get some rest?"
Hermione leaned up on tiptoes, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him on the nose.
"I say enough said. I love you too. Let's go."
The pair headed towards Gryffindor Tower, squeezing each other's hand, sharing huge smiles as they went. They were grateful to find that the boy's seventh year dorms were still intact. Hermione found the bed that would have been Ron's if he had attended Hogwarts that year and turned the covers down.
"Mione, do you want me to go the Common Room so you can change?" he asked.
"Ron for heaven's sake! We've lived together for almost a year. I've lost count how many times we've seen each other in our underwear. Just get changed and in bed already." As she said this Hermione sat on the bed taking off her trainers.
Reassured it was okay Ron did as he was told. Soon he was snuggling under the covers with the girl of his dreams.
"Mmmm, this is nice. You do realise Mum's going to kill us for sharing a bed when I only have my boxers on, with you just in your bra and pants."
"To be quite honest I couldn't give a flying Hippogriff what your Mum thinks. You know I love and respect her like she was my own Mum but we're both adults so she can't really do anything about it." Ron looked down to where Hermione was wrapped around his side with a grin on his face.
"Well when she does find out I'm going to let you do the talking." Slowly they drifted off to sleep.
When Ron woke it was early afternoon. It took him a couple of seconds to remember everything that had gone on in the last twenty-four hours. He slowly ran his fingers through Hermione's hair. It wasn't as bushy as it had been when they were eleven, she had grown into a refined woman. When he closed his eyes he could list the changes he had catalogued as she evolved from that bewitching eleven year old to the woman she was now. He couldn't believe he had had the guts to make that speech to her, that after all the years of misunderstandings and hurt feelings they were finally on the same page. He knew if he told most people that he had loved this woman since Halloween in their first year they would think he was mad and send him straight to St Mungo's. But it was true. The moment Harry had reminded him that she didn't know about the troll his heart had stopped. He knew he loved her and if the troll killed her it would be his fault. He had made it right but it hadn't been the last time he hurt her. Like most adolescent boys the only way he could show he liked her was to be mean. How he wished he'd had that courage at the time of the Yule Ball. He had so wanted to ask her to go as his date but he had let his insecurities get to him, the lies that Rita Skeeter had said about her being in love with Harry. She had looked as if she had been stolen from heaven that night. At that moment his stomach growled like the Griffindor he was.
"I wondered how long you could go without eating." Hermione said smiling up at him.
His heart stopped. He was going to make it his mission for the rest of his life to make sure she never stopped smiling at him like she was in that moment. He bent down capturing her mouth in a kiss that could rival the one that they shared outside the Room of Requirement. When his stomach rumbled for a second time Hermione broke the kiss.
"There is a tray over on the bedside table with a note." She told him.
They sat up. Ron lifted the tray on to their laps. He then opened the envelope pulling out the note. It read:
To The Lovebirds,
I hope you're well rested. Don't worry about entering the real world just yet. Ginny and I found you and are covering for you with your Mum and Dad. Seriously sleeping together in your underwear? Your Mum would have had kittens if she found you.
Anyway, I know you have many things to talk about so I got you some food so you can eat while you talk. Kreacher has rustled up some clean clothes for you and put them next to the bed. Don't worry Hermione he offered I didn't order him.
Please use this time to sort everything out. I didn't banish the most evil wizard of all time so you two could dance around your feelings for another seven years.
Your loving brother,
Harry
They both chuckled at what was written. They lifted the lid off the tray and found chunks of various fruit, toast and pumpkin juice. Immediately they began feeding each other the contents of the tray.
"So Mione where shall we start?"
Hermione looked thoughtfully for a moment then confidently announced "Well, I'd like to sleep with you."
Ron began to choke on the grape he had just placed in his mouth. "What?!"
"I…I…I… don't mean like that. I mean eventually of course I would like us to make love but I think we should wait until we're ready cause we shouldn't rush into loosing our virginities we have the rest of our lives now to love each other. That is if you haven't already…I mean I don't want to presume that you did but if you and Lavender did I would understand its not like we were together then or anything. I just meant sleep like now. I've got use to sleeping in the same room as you I don't think I could go back to sleeping alone."
Ron had to smile. He loved when she lost control and started rambling when she was nervous. It was such a rare occurrence when it did happen he loved it. He grabbed her upper arms to stop her before she made herself sick with lack of oxygen.
"Sweetheart calm down. I understand and agree. I don't want to rush into making love either. I want our first time to be special, something we remember forever for good reasons. Just so we're clear no I didn't ever have sex with Lavender, I couldn't hurt you like that. Okay?"
"Okay." They slowly kissed each other gently.
"So now we have that cleared up, we'll just be upfront with Mum and Dad, tell them like adults what we have decided. Hopefully they will respect that and treat us as adults. I mean least we're being honest not sneaking around at night."
"When you say we'll be up front with them you mean me don't you?"
"Well you are always better with words than I am." Ron flashed her his lopsided smile he knew she couldn't resist. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Anyway…What do you want to do this next year? Do you want to come back or do something else?
"George is going to need me. I think I'm going to help him get back on his feet and reopen the shop. Without Fred he's going to be a mess."
"You don't want to be an Auror anymore?" Hermione gasped.
"Of course I do. George just needs me more right now. I'm sure after what we've just done they might over look me not having any N.E.W.T.S. If not maybe I'll take some night classes or something. Harry might have banished the most evil wizard ever but there's always going to be some punk out there trying his luck. I know you can look after yourself but I want to be able to make sure you and our kids are safe."
Hermione threw her arms around him then scattered kisses all over his face. "That's soooo sweet."
"It's true though. You want to come back when they reopen the school don't you?"
"Yeah but it'll be horrible without you." Suddenly she looked crestfallen.
"Mione. It'll be nine months. We'll see each other at holidays, I can come back for Quidditch matches spend the whole day with you. You never know it might not be ready for a while, it could be next year before everything is finished then I could come with you if George is okay." Her smile was back. He had done his job.
"Sooo about these kids. How many do you want?"
"Well….I know you always hated the fact you did have any siblings but I don't want to have a tribe like Mum and Dad did. I love all of them completely but I don't want our kids to have to settle for hand me downs like I did. Maybe two or three. How does that sound?"
"Really good. But not too soon. Okay? I want to get established as a Lawyer at least start help making reforms before we start a family. Is that alright?"
"Of course it's alright. I know you want to give equal rights to all creatures and that you'll be Mistress of Magic one day. I'll do whatever I can to support you. If that means we wait a few years to have kids then that's what we'll do."
They gathered up the empty tray playing it back on the bedside table. Both of them knew it was time they left their cocoon to join the real world so they took showers putting on the clothes Kreacher had left.
Holding hands they entered the Common Room where the rest of the Weasley family were gathered all laughing and joking about the exploits of the twins throughout the year. As soon as they noticed Ron and Hermione's joined hands all of his brothers cheered and shouted "It's about dam time."
"Boys that's enough! Stop embarrassing your brother!" Mrs Weasley ordered. The new couple walked over to Mr and Mrs Weasley. When they came to a stop Ron squeezed Hermione's hand carefully in encouragement.
"Mr and Mrs Weasley. Ron and myself were wondering if we could have a talk with you in private."
"My God Ron you've knocked her up already!" bellowed Charlie.
"Charlie Weasley be quiet this second!" shouted Mr Weasley.
"Okay, everyone out. Go and find something useful to do. There is plenty so don't you dare come back and tell me you couldn't find anything."
Everyone was cleared out of the room until there was only Molly, Arthur, Hermione and Ron. They sat on two sofas around the fireplace. When she was certain that she had everyone's attention Hermione began.
"First of all I would like to say how much both of us love and respect both of you. As you probably have gathered we're now together as a couple. It's a very new development. It actually all came together yesterday during the battle. We did want you to think we had been involved romantically while we were away with Harry.
We've talked things through and we're both in this for the long haul. This isn't a fling we love each dearly and have decided to take our relationship slowly. With that said we would like your blessing to share a bed when we get back to the Burrow. It's just that having slept in the tent near each other for the last 10 months we have got use to the other's breathing to sleep.
We hope you understand, respect that we're being honest with you and not sneaking around behind your backs."
The elder couple looked at each other. Mrs Weasley gave a small nod to her husband who stood up, shook Ron's hand and kissed Hermione on the cheek. Molly hugged both of them in a tight hug.
"Congratulations both of you. We're so pleased you're finally together. Each summer we wondered if it would be this year the pair of you would realise you're prefect together. As you have been honest, shown your maturity we will give our blessing and treat you as the adults you now are. However, if this maturity doesn't continue we will withdraw that blessing. Deal?" Mr Weasley announced. Once both Ron and Hermione nodded in agreement Mrs Weasley engulfed Hermione into another bone crushing hug.
"I always knew you would be the one to make my little Ronnie happy. The pair of you remind me so much of Arthur and myself when we were your age. Mind you by the time we were eighteen we already married and had Bill. Ohhh I'm so happy I've thought of you as my second daughter and now you will be."
Ron and Mr Weasley looked at rolled their eyes.
"Thank you Mrs Weasley. That means so much."
"Ohhh hush Hermione. Your family now. You can call us Molly and Arthur. Someday soon you'll be Mrs Weasley too."
Ron looked over at his Mum and Hermione with a smile. He knew he was looking at his future. Enough said.
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I don't have a lot of spare time but I may be open to doing more chapters. Tell me what you think.
