Hey :) This story is set during the 6th year There should be about 8 chapters, I plan on updating everyday up to Valentines Day :) Hope you like it! Read and review please? 3
"Hermione? Have you been expecting any post?"
Hermione turned to see Ginny standing at the foot of the stairs to the girl's dormitory, holding a pale yellow envelope in her hand. She frowned; she didn't usually get letters randomly, especially delivered directly to her bed.
Seeing the obvious confusion on Hermione's face, Ginny approached Hermione, who was sitting in her favourite spot on the sofa in the common room. She sat next to her and handed her the letter; the writing on it had been written in a noting quill, making it impossible to know who the letter was from by the handwriting alone.
Hermione opened the envelope to find a letter with the same writing inside. Her first thoughts were that it was more of an official letter, but on reading it she was soon proved wrong;
"Dear Hermione,
"I wish I could tell you this to your face, but it would cause problems for both of us. We're both going through complications, and I doubt this will make anything easier for you but you need to know that someone really, really cares about you, and that someone is me. I can see that you're hurting, and all I want to do is be with you, and maybe help you through it, but I can't.
"Valentine's day is this time next week... and I won't be able to spend it with you, but I want to. So instead, I just want you to know that I'll be thinking of you. As cheesy as it sounds... you'll be in my heart.
"Happy Valentine's Day xx"
Hermione read it again, before turning it around and scanning every inch of paper she could find in the hope that there would be proof of this person's identity somewhere. She looked at Ginny with obvious frustration on her face, but Ginny seemed to find the situation more funny than anything.
"So who's it from?" she asked with a teasing smile.
"What kind of person writes a letter like this without leaving a name?" Hermione shrieked, throwing the letter down. "If Fred and George were still here I'd think it was them pulling a prank."
"Even they're not that mean," Ginny quipped, taking the letter and reading it herself.
Hermione looked around the common room. The only people that were in there were Harry and Ron, playing a Weasley's Wizard Wheezes rendition of wizard chess, Sean, Dean and Neville, and a couple of fourth years behind on their homework. She turned back to the Ginny, finding herself in complete bewilderment.
"It's kinda cool though," Ginny said optimistically, handing the letter back to her.
"How?" Hermione snapped.
"You've got yourself a secret admirer! It's really quite exciting, if you think about it."
Hermione went to argue, but Ginny was right; although the fact there was no name drove her crazy, she was actually quite flattered. She read the letter again, only this time taking the words in instead of anxiously scanning the page. This person, whoever they were, cared about Hermione so much they had to tell her, and were sad they couldn't be with her. A tiny blush appeared on Hermione's cheeks accompanied by a small smile, and Ginny chuckled victoriously.
"It's still annoying," Hermione mumbled, but her agitated exterior faltered when she made eye contact with Ginny, and laughed with her. Ginny smiled smugly and Hermione hit her playfully, chuckling as she read the mysterious letter one last time before slipping it delicately back inside the envelope.
Ron tried his best not to show his apprehension as Ginny came down the stairs of the girl's dormitory, holding the letter - his letter - in her hands. He still wondered if it was the right thing to do, but it was too late now; Ginny had given Hermione the letter.
He tried not to let on that there was anything wrong to Harry, who was staring at the chess board with intense concentration. He dared to glance now and then over at Hermione, who seemed outraged at the fact the letter wasn't signed. He chuckled to himself, but he quickly stopped when Hermione started looking round the common room, most likely searching for her admirer.
"Knight to E6," Harry said, looking pretty confident with himself. Ron switched his attention briefly to the game, gazing at the board.
"Bishop to E6," he said casually, before smoothly adding, "check mate."
Harry stared in awe at the board, before returning to his state of concentration. Ron laughed, looking back over to the sofa to see Ginny and Hermione getting up to go to their dormitory.
"Ginny?" Ron called before she could get away. "Can I talk to you quickly?"
Ginny turned back to Hermione, who nodded at something she said before walking up the stairs. Ginny began to approach Ron, but he couldn't talk about what he had to say in front of Harry.
"I'll be right back," he said, before walking over to his sister and pulling her towards the sofa.
"What was that about?" Ron asked, pretending to be ignorant of the situation. "With Hermione?"
"She's got a secret admirer," Ginny smiled. "Someone who really cares about her but can't tell her. Someone who can tell she's going through a hard time and wants nothing more than to be with her and help her."
Ron nodded, before receiving a slap over the head by Ginny.
"Ow! What was that for?"
"For thinking I'm stupid! I know it's you, Ron."
"It's not- oww!" Ron moaned, as he received another slap over the head.
"I'm your sister, you can tell me," Ginny said, acting a sweet to make up for hitting him.
"...What did she think of it?" Ron asked quietly. Ginny smiled.
"After getting over the initial frustration of having no idea who it was, she found it sweet. She even blushed a little bit, and she was smiling" she said. Ron smiled, seeming relieved.
"Do you think it was a bad idea? I know it might seem silly, seeing as I can't be with her and all, but she just seemed so down lately, I wanted to let her know someone cared, you know?"
"I can see why you did it," Ginny said, "but this is Hermione we're talking about. She'll find out eventually. To be honest, I was surprised she didn't work it out already."
"Just like her," Ron chuckled. "She's so clever, but when it comes to herself she can be a bit blind at times. It's a shame really, she doesn't realise how brilliant she is."
"It's also a shame you can't tell her this to her face," Ginny added. Ron looked away in disapproval of himself.
"I wish I could, but what with Lavender and all... she's done nothing wrong, I can't just dump her. She's... sweet. And Hermione's been acting off with me lately..."
"Because of Lavender," Ginny pointed out.
"Right," Ron nodded. "Well then... maybe my letter will at least put a smile on her face for a while."
"I'm sure it will," Ginny agreed. "But you know she'll probably be able to charm it and find out who wrote it, right?"
"Got that covered," Ron said. "I found as many disguising charms as I can. I did think this through," he assured her.
"Well I'll help you keep it a secret," Ginny smiled. "I won't tell her, don't worry. But maybe someday you should find the courage to tell her yourself? You know she'd love to hear it from you."
Ron nodded, and Ginny gave him a quick hug before getting up to go to her dorm. When she was gone, he smiled to himself; there may have been plenty that could go wrong, but all that currently mattered to him was that Ron's letter made Hermione smile, and that's all he wanted – to make her happy.