Okay, this is my first fic. i do hope you guys like it. Please read and Review. Oh, and some things here are fused with my interests and well, facts on the HP books.Lets pretend Dumbledore hasnt died. okay:)
Disclaimer: I dont own the characters except for the unknown ones. They're figments of my mind.
"Unexpected Anticipations" By: Tom's Princess
No one thought it possible. But it happened. That year, two lives were changed. Lives, which everyone thought would never cross, but it did.
The Burrow.. Not!
Hermione was eagerly packing her things so she could be on her way to the Weasley's by tonight. It has been usual for her to spend the few last weeks of the holidays at that place. She was treated like family there that is why she enjoyed visiting. Her friends Harry, Ron and Ginny also stayed there but she always arrives earlier then Harry does because it has always been routine that Harry gets into something either with the Dursley's or the forces of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named which he valiantly calls Voldemort. It's been weird though since she hasn't received any letters from either of his friends. They couldn't be too busy, or maybe they are but whatever reason it is she's sure that it's quite reasonable. Or is someone interfering and reading those letters without even bothering to return it? Probably not, she thought.
That night, she was ready. Her trunk was well set and so was she. She had dinner with their nanny and not with her parents since they still hadn't arrived. "They told me they'd be here by dinner" she whined "Don't worry, I bet something important happened which caused their delay, but they'll be here. They will be Hermione" the nanny assured. "Yeah, they would be.. tomorrow and their excuse: Sorry dear got caught up at work" she said standing up and leaving her plate. "I can't take this anymore! Every year, that's what they do! Well, this time, if they're not here by half past ten, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to leave without bidding them their goodbyes" "Well, can't the Burrow wait?" "The Burrow has always waited for me since my second year and I can't let that happen to my last year. I want this year to be my best year at Hogwarts that's why I'll change whatever mistakes that's been happening to me since my first year. Their delay has always been a mistake" "Oh, Hermione dear-" "I'm going upstairs. If they come please call me but if they don't come by 10:30 I'd be gone by then" "Goodbye Elena" she bided "Goodbye and Take Care dear" she bided in return. After their goodbye's, she went upstairs to her room and sat lay down on her bed.
After quite sometime, she looked at the watch, 10:00. "Bloody hell"
10:05. 10:10. 10:15. 10:20. 10:25. "This is useless, they won't come!"
She got her trunk and bags and transferred it to the nearest fireplace, took a paper and paper and wrote:
I can't believe that the both of you are late again. This is my last year at Hogwarts and I expected that you'd at least give it a little importance. Anyway, I'm leaving for Hogwarts right now. I just want to let you guys know that.
Hermione.
After doing so, she went into the fireplace with her books, trunk and bags so as Crookshanks. "The Burrow" she said loudly and clearly as she sprinkled Floo-Powder. Next thing she knew she felt sucked into this whirlwind and then, it stopped. She opened her eyes and saw Romanesque chairs with a marble table wherein flowers were placed on top. The walls were white. It had a different setting to that of the Burrow. She stepped out to open the lights and as the light opened, she was right, it was not the Burrow. The chairs were elegantly white with a marble table at the center wherein on top of it are flowers, bouquets of flowers. A television set was also there and a complete sound system. She went onto the kitchen and found black and red marble kitchen tables. "Oh my God! I'm at the wrong place! This is a muggle's house and not a wizards! What'll they do if they see me here?" she murmured and hastily went back to the fireplace and whispered "The Burrow" once again. She was sucked into the whirlwind and found herself at the same place. She repeated that for four times and yet she still ended up at the same place. "Damn it! Oh, Merlin! Oh God!" she cursed. She repeated it but this time as she said the words, a silhouette of a person appeared by the stairs. Shit, she thought. And again, she found herself at the same place.
"Who's there?" said a voice. That voice, it's familiar, she thought. The silhouette neared her. She was panicking. Then,
"Who in the blimey hell are you?" the voice said. At that instant, Hermione ceased. She knew who that voice was but why is he here? She got totally confused.
"Ron, is that you?" she asked hoping she was right.
"Hermione?" "Blimey! You got me frightened there!" he added.
"You gave me a fright" she responded.
"What happened? I seem to be disoriented at what's happening. You're here but.." she said gesturing to the place.
"Oh, that! Don't worry Hermione. Now I know what scared you. You thought you were in a different house, am I right?" he responded "Yes, am I?" she said still showing confusion.
"Of course not! What d'you think I'm doing here? We renovated the place" he explained
"Oh my God! It's beautiful Ron!" she complimented then looked around
"Fred and George's joke shop has been flourishing and mum got a job at this new wizard thing while dad got promoted" he elaborated further
"I'm so happy for you guys!" she said hugging him. She realized it was a sudden hug and it felt awkward.
"Oh, I'm sorry" she said biting her lip then turning back.
"We've got a pool you know" he said proudly.
She turned back excitedly. "Holy Merlin!" she said "Show me! Show me!" she added tugging his pajama shirt.
Ron directed her to the garden where an Olympic size pool stood. It was encompassed by several floaters and swimming tools. It also has a diving board and a basketball and volleyball net.
"Ron! How rich are you?" she said in awe.
"I guess it was luck. I've got to thank Harry though cause if it weren't for him, Fred and George wouldn't have had that store"
"You haven't kept in touch with him too?" she asked
"Oh, that, I'm sorry if I haven't been writing it's just that I've been really busy these past few weeks. You know with mum and dad gone everyday, I'm left here to supervise the renovations and well, I help Fred and George too"
"It's alright Ron, I understand" she smiled. She removed her footwear and sat by the pool. She dipped her feet there and gestured Ron to sit beside her.
"Like it?" he asked
"I love it!" she said playing with the water.
"I'm glad you do"
"Hmmm?"
"I said I'm glad you like it, cause I like it too".
"So, why did I scare you a while ago?" she asked opening the conversation
"Well, mum and dad are out and I'm left here with Ginny and you know, He-Who–Must–Not-Be-Named is frolicking muggle and wizard world" he elucidate
"You thought I was Voldemort?" she said giving out a laugh
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Aren't you terrified of him Mione?"
"Of course I am Ron. Especially that I'm Harry's friend and yours too"
"Me!" he said stunned
"Cause of the Order, your mum and dad"
"So what are you trying to point out? That you rather that we leave you alone?"
"Of course not Ron! Id rather that I be your friend and be in trouble than not know you and be safe" she explained splashing water at Ron.
"Hey!" he yelled. She giggled.
"Ron, who're you talking to?" a voice from the back asked
"It's Hermione, Ginny" Ron said sounding a bit disappointed.
"Hermione!" she called then went towards her hurriedly "I'm glad you're here! It's been a bore you know".
"Hermione, don't you wanna go up and sleep? I bet you're tired" he asked heading back to the house.
"I will in a bit" she responded
"I'll take you to your room. Come on, let's talk there" Ginny said with much zeal.
They talked till they reached her room, the guest room. "Here you go" Ginny said.
Hermione opened the door and expected another different and wonderful room. Her expectations were not disappointed. It was a perfect room. There was a pink curtain drapped on some window behind a table and chair where beside it were books of several kinds. "Wonderful!" she whispered. The bed was big with a violet comforter and it was just really wonderful with artificial fur mats. There was also portraits of several wizards
"The design was actually meant for you" Ginny admitted. "Ron and I came up with the design" she added.
She was browsing at the portraits of the wizards and to her surprise, she found Victor Krum hanging by the wall "What is he doing here?" she asked suddenly feeling faint
"What's wrong? Ron did everything to find that picture for you?" Ginny asked confused.
"He did?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Well, don't tell Ron then, but.. Victor and I are over"
"Oh my, I'm sorry to hear that" Ginny said sincerely. She nodded.
"Since when?"
"Last month. Ron really did that?" she asked finding what Ron did, sweet. Ginny nodded.
"Maybe you ought to sleep, I'm sure you've had a long day" Ginny said due to Hermione's news
"Yeah, maybe I should. Goodnight" she responded.
"Goodnight" Ginny bided.
Mrs. Weasley woke Hermione up that morning. "Hermione dear! I'm so glad you're here and safe. Come along, lets have breakfast" she said forcing her to wake up "What do you think of the house?" she asked
"Beautiful" Hermione said groggily
"Brilliant! Proceed downstairs, Ron and Ginny are already there eating". "Go on" she added.
Hermione nodded. As she descended through the oak stairs, which before was just plain wooden stairs, she accidentally tripped. "Hey! You be careful round that place. Good to see your back Hermione!" said Mr. Weasley. "Yes, thank you" she responded.
As she entered the dining room, "Your up early?" Ron said
"Your mum woke me up" she explained sitting down
"So likely of her" Ginny said.
"But I told her not to" Ron said
"Like you'd convince her" Ginny teased
"Here, Hermione, have some of these, Fred's girlfriend made them" Ron said handing her a plate of brown rice like food with chocolate and strawberries.
"He already has a girlfriend?" she asked pleased
"Yes. Ron's the only one who hasn't got one" Ginny teased
"Oh shut up Ginny! Like you've got a boyfriend" he said shamefully in retaliation. But Ginny does, only he doesn't know.
"Wanna take a swim after this Hermione?"
"Maybe after an hour, I don't want to drown due to cramps"
So they did swim after an hour. Although it was just Ginny and Hermione who did since Ron had to go over the twin's shop to do something. Hermione wished Ron could have stayed. Since she found out about Victor's picture, she appreciated him more. After their swim, the two headed for Ron's room where there were loads of DVD's and VCD's.
"There are muggle movies there too. He collects them, weird of him to do so since he isn't a muggle. Guess he's growing up to be just like dad"
"Well, muggle movies are interesting, have you watched any of them?"
"No, since birth my mum has been exposing me to magical movies"
"Wanna watch then?"
"That was what I was supposed to suggest"
"Great! Have you ever heard of A Walk To Remember?"
"No, what's with that?"
"Well, that's a great movie. I just don't know if Ron has it, I'll check".
She searched on his CD rack and found nothing there.
"There are also CD's at the bottom of his bed, I'll just go to my room for a while okay" Ginny said.
As she was searching, she found a black notebook and placed it on top of the bed so the only ones left at the bottom of the bed were CD's. She looked and there, she found the DVD she was looking for. She sat down Ron's bed and accidentally knocked over the black book. When she was about to pick it up, she saw her name written on the opened page of the book. Hermione. It intrigued her that's why she scanned the black book further when Ginny entered she immediately kept the book behind her.
"Find it?" Ginny asked
"Yeah, I did, here" she said giving the DVD
"I should warn you though that this is a crying movie" Hermione said
"What! I better sit far from you then"
"Why?"
"I don't want you to see me cry"
"Oh come on, don't be silly"
"I'm serious!"
"Okay, Fine".
As they were watching, Hermione couldn't help but look at the black book. She wanted to read it and find out why her name was in it. As the movie approached the climax, she started reading the book to assure that Ginny wont look.
I know it's freaking stupid of me to have this stupid thing. It's too feminine. But what the hell, I bought this so I could have someone or rather something I could share my thoughts to. Especially about her. I can't just tell anyone how I feel about her. What would they think? Besides, if I do tell, they could end up telling her and I don't want that to happen. It could sabotage our friendship. I guess having her as a friend suits her and me. She deserves Krum I suppose. He's freaking lucky! I can't possibly tell Harry. I can't! I could trust you right, you wont tell a soul. Ha! Too bad for you, you can't speak.
She turned the page
Vacations about to start, maybe I should stop obsessing about her. I wont write to her this vacation so I could take her off of my mind. I'll preoccupy myself with other things to get her out of my mind. We can't be more than friends that I know. I must say to myself, I don't like her!
She turned the page
I can't believe I'm saying this but I miss her! Fuck this feeling I have for her!
She turned the page
Okay, I've decided. I don't like her. I shouldn't like her, I mustn't like her. shouldn't. Help me okay! I wont write to you anymore. This way I wont be.wait, mum's freaking calling me again.
She turned the page
Dad just got promoted! He told me how much his salary is! Damn! It's big!
She turned the page
Hermione!
She turned the page
Fred and George earned a lot this month! Mum and dad's decided that we renovate the house! I hope Harry and Hermione appreciate it when they return. I'll tell mum to provide a room for guests. Hermione will certainly appreciate it.
She stopped reading and closed the black book. She didn't realize how Ron felt for her till now. Her heart was suddenly pounding. She was shocked at what she just found out. She didn't know that as the movie was going through it's climax, their and Ron's relationship is heading to a climax too. "I'll just be in my room for a minute" Hermione said to Ginny. She brought the book with her. As she reached the room, she glanced through the pages and found this:
I met this girl near the joke shop. She's pretty. She smiled at me. Fred gave me 10 galleons! At least I get to be paid.
She turned the page
I asked the girl out! Her name's Andrea and she agreed! We're going out on a date tomorrow!
She turned the page
She's really pretty. She wore a hot black dress! Blimey!
She stopped reading immediately. All of a sudden, she felt depressed. So, he doesn't like me anymore, she thought. Curse that girl! She questioned why she was feeling like this. She wasn't supposed to feel that way. She should be relieved that Ron doesn't like her anymore. But why was she depressed? Could she possible like him?