"Mom, he's gonna be here in a minute" Hermione said, rushing around to make sure everything in her house was neat and clean. She was currently expecting a visit from her boyfriend Ronald Weasley, the first time he had been to her house since they had gotten together the night after the Battle Of Hogwarts and everything had to be perfect. Her mother was currently cooking in the kitchen and her father was at work, and wouldn't be back till around five, since Ron was arriving at four she was not pleased by this. It had been four months since she had gone to Australia to find her parents, it had taken longer than she had thought and she had missed the funeral of Fred Weasley; something which she had been deeply ashamed and upset about.
"Mom are you sure Dad can't get off work early?" she asked, she knew her dad had met Ron before, but that was in a much more upsetting situation when he had been there to support her as she banished her parents from her life for their own safety, but now they were back and Ron was her boyfriend and she really wanted today to go well; a new beginning as she liked to see it.
"No" her mother responded, sighing as she did "it doesn't really matter, Ronald will still be here when he gets back" she smiled at her daughter but did nothing to squash her nervous worrying. Her father had never really liked Ron, she guessed it was a father-daughter-boy who was romantically involved with said daughter thing but she personally thought it was quite immature.
A hour passed and the house was certified as ready by Hermione's standards, she had dressed herself in just a t-shirt and jeans with her hair slightly less bushy than usual. Ron had asked for the occasion not to be made into a big deal and this was her way in making sure he felt she had kept that promise; he didn't have to know she had spent over a hour looking for clothes that said "Casual but sexy". Her mother was wearing her usual clothes as well which consisted of a casual dress which was just short of her knees and pants, like her daughter she had brown hair but hers was a lot straighter and longer than her daughters.
"So how's he getting here again?" she asked
"The Floo Network" Hermione said, her voice clearly nervous but she knew she didn't have to say much more as she had now explained all details of the magical world to her parents soon after they had arrived home from Australia and suddenly their was a flash of green fire from within the fire place and the two women turned to look as the figure of Ronald Weasley emerged from the fireplace a second before he gracefully fell flat on his face.
Hermione blushed as she heard her mother have to muffle her laughter as Ron lay spread eagle on the floor, Hermione had to admit how cute he looked, he was wearing a long sleeved blue shirt, she knew he was using it to hide the scars on his arms he had since the fifth year incident in the department of mysteries. His hair much to the hatred of his mother was a lot longer than it needed to be. Ron quickly climbed to his feet, his looking like they had been stuck in a oven.
"Hi" he said, his voice a little higher than normal "Nice to see you again Mrs Granger" he smiled and she smiled back, before standing to her feet "I'll just go finish making dinner" and with that she left the room. Ron turned his attention her Hermione who was stood with a smile on her face, and he couldn't help but grin himself "well that was awkward" he said and with that Hermione took a step to bridge the gap between them and kissed him on the lips. It lasted for what seemed like a lifetime, Hermione slowly entangled her hands into his red hair that she loved so much and she felt his arms wrap themselves around her waist, and this was how they stayed until a loud cough was heard from behind them and they jumped apart, to see a smiling yet flustered Mrs Granger staring at them.
"Just thought I'ld let you know, that dinner is almost ready and your father will be home soon, so why don't you show Ronald around the house while I set the table" and once again she left the room, Hermione turned to Ron and took his hand "Come on Ron" she smiled and lead him out the room and up the stairs. She showed him the bathroom, the toilet but as she walked into her own bedroom Ron seemed to walk into a invisible wall that resided in her doorframe.
"What?" she asked confused, Ron blushed and turned to look at the ceiling
"You have to, you know invite me in. I can't just go walking into girls bedrooms, my mother always told me that was rude" and with that Hermione had to laugh, for one he was at this moment, extremely cute but also it was the first time she could remember that Ron was actually trying hard not to be rude. Grabbing his hand she pulled him into the room and closed the door behind him. The room consisted of a bed, a wardrobe, several matching draws and a large bookshelves. He could clearly tell that it was her room. Beside her bed lay three pictures, one was from the first year of Hogwarts, and consisted of Hermione, Ron and Harry, the second picture was of Hermione and her parents and the third was one of just Ron and Hermione, which was taken only recently on their first date together; well it wasn't really a date, Ron had taken her for a picnic near the local lake at his house; he thought it would be better than going somewhere and being attacked by reporters.
"So" Ron said nervously, slamming his hands together "this is your room" and Hermione just turned around and began kissing him again, this time the kiss was far more intense and Ron knew what she had in mind and he came to a simple conclusion; she had finally gone completely insane.
"We can't, what if your father comes home early and kills me" he said, and sounded deeply worried however Hermione did not stop and before he knew it they were heading over to the bed.