Chapter One

Notes- The idea for this story came from a HP challenge I saw on a forum a couple of months ago. The challenge was to put your itunes/ipod/MP3 player on shuffle and use the titles of the first ten songs to make a story. I have structured it so one song equals one chapter. This is a Hr/S story, the first I have ever written. It was a ship I thought would be weird but I have read some excellent fanfics that have contradicted my assumptions. This story popped into my mind the second I had the name of the ten songs but I have been a while writing it. All rights to JK Rowling and her publishers plus the artists and labels of the various songs in the case of the first chapter the song is "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna. Also please note later in this story there will be reference to a homosexual relationship, if you don't like it don't read it. Please review and as always enjoy.

Love C.J.

Shut up and Drive

"Cos I'm 0 to 60 in three point five

Baby you got the keys

Now shut up and drive"

"Hermione I just don't get it," Ron said as he magically locked the door behind them.

"It's just annoying," Hermione replied "that's all."

"But it is not hard for you to do it why do I have to?"

"Because that's the way it is. Imagine if a guest came in and saw it like that?"

"The only people we ever have over is Harry, Ginny, Draco and our parents and I am sure they can manage," Hermione opened the door of the car her and Ron owned. They were only flatmates but they had decided to buy a car as a joint enterprise as neither could afford it on their own. Hermione had of course passed her driving test first time, Ron had taken several attempts but he too now had his muggle license. For some reason, that they has never discussed he usually drove the car and this case was no different.

"It's not a big deal Hermione," he said as he turned the key in the ignition.

"Exactly," she half laughed "so why can't you do it?"

"I can't believe that we are having an argument about this," Ron breathed shaking his head. He turned the car off the little street full of white muse houses they lived on to the busy roar of the capital's traffic.

"All you have to do is when you're finished put the seat down," she said slightly exasperatedly.

"But why can't you put it down when you need the loo?" He asked.

"Because that's the way it is. You did live at Hogwarts for six years and home for eleven years before that didn't you?"

"Yes but think about it Hermione I lived in a house of how many boys? And bar that incident in second year I always went to a boy's loo."

"Ok I concede that," Hermione replied "but in future and I am bearing in mind I have told you this at least twelve times when you have finished in the loo just put the seat down ok?" She asked as the car finally excited the madness of London on a Friday evening and entered the motorway.

"Well how..."

"Ron," she replied sharply "I'm not discussing this again."

"Well but can't you put it..."

"Just shut up and drive," she snapped.

Hermione and Ron had been living together for a year and a half now and their teething problems had still not disappeared. After the success of the battle of Hogwarts Ron, Harry and Hermione had moved in together over the summer with Ginny graduating from Hogwarts Harry had moved out leaving Ron and Hermione living together. Ron had come out as gay six months ago much to the disappointment of those who had bets on Ron and Hermione getting together. The pair were, mostly, well suited to living together they were good friends and loved each other platonically. They both had good jobs so they could afford the expensive rent that the house they lived in required.

The house they lived in was loved by both, it was one of London's muse houses, in a muggle street whitewashed and distant from the sounds and sights of the capital that it reminded both of them of their childhood homes in the quiet countryside.

Ron was a trainee auror with Harry at the Ministry of Magic after the Battle of Hogwarts both he and Harry had refused to have anything to do with the ministry. For two years he did odd jobs and Harry helped Ginny set up her magical clothes store on Diagon Alley. When Kingsley Shackelbolt has been made Minister for Magic he had talked the pair into coming into the auror program. They had been working at it for around six months now and along with Draco Malfoy the three had become the best auror trainees the ministry had ever seen. It had been an unlikely friendship. The side of light had acknowledged the help Draco and Narcissa had given during the final battle but Ron and Harry had not been enthusiastic about being teamed up on day one. However over the months the three had become friends. A friendship mostly based on Quiddtich, work and monthly drinking sessions but a friendship nonetheless.

Hermione however had chosen a different path, she had wondered for a while about what she wanted to do. She had lived all her magical life with Voldemort hanging over her she almost didn't know what to do without it. She considered taking up a muggle career, perhaps going to university but she instead chose to become a healer, the was training currently and the hours were long and arduous. She had seen more magical mistakes than she cared to but there was something satisfying about curing people.

The journey to Harry and Ginny's new house was long with Ron and Hermione sat silently in the small car. The roads out of London were jammed with the throng of the entire city exiting for the country in the Friday rush. The pair were heading to Harry and Ginny's engagement party. The announcement was long expected, anyone looking at the couple could tell they were deeply in love. Ginny had already asked Hermione to be her bridesmaid and Harry had asked Ron to be his best man.

The car drew to a halt in front of the house two hours later.

"Hermione," Ron said in a slightly apologetic tone.

"It's ok Ron let's just have fun." She said exasperated. "it's Harry and Ginny's night."