Hermione stepped out into the sunny courtyard. It was her first week back at school and, being her last year, the work load was incredable. It was very nice to finally have a day off and to relax. This being there first weekend off, she had decided to just hang around the school and maybe visit HOgsmeade a little later. For right now, she just wanted to sit out in the courtyard and read a good book.
"Hermione!" Someone called her name right as she was sitting down. Ron was running towards her, waving a piece of paper above his head.
"Yeah, Ron? I just kinda wanna relax today." She said inpatiently.
"I know, i know. But, this just came by owl and you HAVE to read it. It's the best news EVER." Everythin recently had been the best news ever to Ron. His 96% on his History of Magic test had been the "best news ever."
"So you got another high score after realizing that studying really does work?"
"No.Better. I just got a letter from Dad. He said...he said..Oh, Hermione, they got him! They got You-know-Who!" He stood their smiling at her. She started to cry. "What's the matter?"
Ron sat down next to her and put his arm around her.
"Oh, it's jus that every time you mention You-KNow-Who, I think of..." Hermione started.
"I know. I think about it all the time too. But, we still have each other, Hermione. We will live on. I know that's what Harry would've wanted us to do."
Harry had been murdered the previous year. It had been teh most devasting thing that had ever happened to Ron and Hermione. They had both lost a best friend and had grieved for months.
"Now,though,Hermione, they can finally sentence him to death. Hes gone forever now."
"i don't know, Ron. He still has his death eaters around." Hermione hung her head. She had finished crying, but she was still sad. Voldemort had brought pain and destruction all over thier world. A number of students had been killed or totured. Everyone, every where you had turned, had been crying or staring at the ground. Diagon Alley had been emptied, becuse it had been seen as a threat that Voldemort might attack it. Everything had gone down the drain with VOldemorts return, and no one was soon to forget.
"Cheer up, Hermione. He's gonna be gone forever soon. I doubt Harry would want you to be sad on this happy day. More good news, they canceled classes this week in clebration!"
Hermione looked up Ron, a huge smile on his face and his eyes lit up. She felt bad for crying.
"Thats good. I needed a week off."
"Tell me about it. I have never been loaded down like this before. Its uncanny!"
"Ah,Ron used a new word!"
"Shut it." He grinned.
"Well, do you want to go see Hagid or something? I am terribly bored." Hermione said, getting up and setting her book down.
"Yeah. Sounds great. We haven' seen him in a while becuase of all the homework."
They set off across the grounds towards Hagrids house, which was righ on the border of the forbidden forest.
As they walked, Hermione let out a big sigh. Lately she had been confused about Ron and her. They were really close, and in some situations had gotten really close, but she didn't know what was going on. With Harry there, it had always been something they had never thought on. Now that Harry was gone though, they felt a closenes like they had never felt before, and Hermione felt something for Ron. She loved like a brother, that was for sure, but she didn't know if she even should like him as more. She ran her fingers through her hair (newly staightened hair) and looked at Ron.
He had grown about three more inches over teh summer, which made his about 6'1. His muscular body was beautiful and toned from all the Quidditch work and his few freckles were across his face as if sprinkled there. His eyes shone with excitment and his muth was in a big grin. His dimples were still there and cuter than ever. He walked happily along, without a care in the world.
Hermione though,"He would never think of me as more anyway..."
They reached Hagrids house and knocked on his door.
"Good day to you all!" He said as he swung the door open.
"I see that you've heard the word!" Ron said as he stepped inside the house with Hermione behind him.
"Sure have! I was there when they got 'em. Oh, I was so funny,but serious at the same time. Those men and women put a lot of their magic into capturing him. Exhausted em all. Had to send em to the hospital to get em back up in shape."
"I know. Dad told me. Wrote me almost everything in a letter."
"Well, yeah. Owls are flying every which today I've noticed. People trying to get the word out I suposed. I don't think some believe it though. I mean, i don't blame em. The last tim we all thought he was gone, and then look what ahappened. He came back worse than before We all went through something. I mean,we lost someone too..." His voice trailed off and his sniffed. He looked at Hermione who had sat herself down into one of Hagrid giant armchairs.
"Ah,Hermione, don't cry." She hadn't been crying then,but he could tell that she had been.
"I'm not now Hagrid. It's ok. I'm happy really. Just, sad at the same time."
"I know Hermione, we all are. We all are."
"Hermione!" Someone called her name right as she was sitting down. Ron was running towards her, waving a piece of paper above his head.
"Yeah, Ron? I just kinda wanna relax today." She said inpatiently.
"I know, i know. But, this just came by owl and you HAVE to read it. It's the best news EVER." Everythin recently had been the best news ever to Ron. His 96% on his History of Magic test had been the "best news ever."
"So you got another high score after realizing that studying really does work?"
"No.Better. I just got a letter from Dad. He said...he said..Oh, Hermione, they got him! They got You-know-Who!" He stood their smiling at her. She started to cry. "What's the matter?"
Ron sat down next to her and put his arm around her.
"Oh, it's jus that every time you mention You-KNow-Who, I think of..." Hermione started.
"I know. I think about it all the time too. But, we still have each other, Hermione. We will live on. I know that's what Harry would've wanted us to do."
Harry had been murdered the previous year. It had been teh most devasting thing that had ever happened to Ron and Hermione. They had both lost a best friend and had grieved for months.
"Now,though,Hermione, they can finally sentence him to death. Hes gone forever now."
"i don't know, Ron. He still has his death eaters around." Hermione hung her head. She had finished crying, but she was still sad. Voldemort had brought pain and destruction all over thier world. A number of students had been killed or totured. Everyone, every where you had turned, had been crying or staring at the ground. Diagon Alley had been emptied, becuse it had been seen as a threat that Voldemort might attack it. Everything had gone down the drain with VOldemorts return, and no one was soon to forget.
"Cheer up, Hermione. He's gonna be gone forever soon. I doubt Harry would want you to be sad on this happy day. More good news, they canceled classes this week in clebration!"
Hermione looked up Ron, a huge smile on his face and his eyes lit up. She felt bad for crying.
"Thats good. I needed a week off."
"Tell me about it. I have never been loaded down like this before. Its uncanny!"
"Ah,Ron used a new word!"
"Shut it." He grinned.
"Well, do you want to go see Hagid or something? I am terribly bored." Hermione said, getting up and setting her book down.
"Yeah. Sounds great. We haven' seen him in a while becuase of all the homework."
They set off across the grounds towards Hagrids house, which was righ on the border of the forbidden forest.
As they walked, Hermione let out a big sigh. Lately she had been confused about Ron and her. They were really close, and in some situations had gotten really close, but she didn't know what was going on. With Harry there, it had always been something they had never thought on. Now that Harry was gone though, they felt a closenes like they had never felt before, and Hermione felt something for Ron. She loved like a brother, that was for sure, but she didn't know if she even should like him as more. She ran her fingers through her hair (newly staightened hair) and looked at Ron.
He had grown about three more inches over teh summer, which made his about 6'1. His muscular body was beautiful and toned from all the Quidditch work and his few freckles were across his face as if sprinkled there. His eyes shone with excitment and his muth was in a big grin. His dimples were still there and cuter than ever. He walked happily along, without a care in the world.
Hermione though,"He would never think of me as more anyway..."
They reached Hagrids house and knocked on his door.
"Good day to you all!" He said as he swung the door open.
"I see that you've heard the word!" Ron said as he stepped inside the house with Hermione behind him.
"Sure have! I was there when they got 'em. Oh, I was so funny,but serious at the same time. Those men and women put a lot of their magic into capturing him. Exhausted em all. Had to send em to the hospital to get em back up in shape."
"I know. Dad told me. Wrote me almost everything in a letter."
"Well, yeah. Owls are flying every which today I've noticed. People trying to get the word out I suposed. I don't think some believe it though. I mean, i don't blame em. The last tim we all thought he was gone, and then look what ahappened. He came back worse than before We all went through something. I mean,we lost someone too..." His voice trailed off and his sniffed. He looked at Hermione who had sat herself down into one of Hagrid giant armchairs.
"Ah,Hermione, don't cry." She hadn't been crying then,but he could tell that she had been.
"I'm not now Hagrid. It's ok. I'm happy really. Just, sad at the same time."
"I know Hermione, we all are. We all are."