To Take her Hand

Paring(s): Hermione and Ron
Place in time: after Hogwarts
Location: The Burrow

AUTHORS NOTE!
Fluer's voice will be just like everyone else's

I do not own Harry Potter, but I wish I did. I also do not own Benjamin Franklin's saying.

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Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasly were siting on Ginny's bed reading books they had just bought in Diagon Alley. There were books of all sorts spread out on the spare bed and on Ginny's bed. Including four copies os 'Quiddich Through the Ages', one was Harry Potter's one was Ron Weasly's, one was Ginny's and the other was Hermione's. Though she had no real interest in the sport, she loved reading about it.

Hermione was reading 'Hogwarts: A History' for the tenth time in her life. At the time she was about halfway through this fairly thick book. 'Quiddich Through the Ages' was also thick, but not as.

Ginny was flipping through the quiddich book, that she wasn't very interested in at all. Getting bored, looking up from her book, she asked,"Hermione, how longer do we have to do this? I'm tired of looking at pictures!"

"Ginny, simple solution. You read the book, not just look at it. You can read, right? Here, read this. There are plenty of other books to read," Hermione had answered. She had handed Ginny the book she was reading.

"Don't hand me that book. I'm not reading that," Ginny said before receiving a glare from Hermione."Fine. I'll read it, but you owe me. Give me-" Ginny was cut of by her bedroom door opened. Ron and Harry stood in the doorway.

The two came from Diagon Alley to get school supplies for Ginny's last year at Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ginny was was so excited for her year.

"Hermione Granger!" Ron called out. By the time they walked in Ginny had started reading the book and seemed to enjoy it. She was upset to look up and see Ron disrupting the quiet room. "what in the name of Merlin did you to my sister? She's becoming you! Change her back! Shes reading that book you've read like eight times!"

Harry slowly moved closer to the giant book his girlfriend was reading. He asked, "How long it did it you?"

"Correction. Ron, I've read it nine and a half times. You know Ron, you really should read the book. It's all about... Well... Everything about Hogwarts! It will be good for her. I think she should know as much as she can about the school she will soon be leaving. Harry, it took me about half a school year to finish it twice. Anyways, since you're here again I can go to Diagon Alley to get a new book on the history of owl messaging! I can't wait to start reading," Hermione told the three.

"Hermione, you don't need that book! You own every other single book in the world! You know what? You're not going, you are staying," Ron said as she walked towards the fireplace.

"Ron, I don't own every other book in the world. Common sense should be in use now. I do believe I am going. Come on Ginny. Are you coming?" Hermione walked down the stairs, towards the fireplace in which the Weaslys used Floo powder.

Ginny got up from her bed and followed, "Yes. Bye Harry!"

"Ginny, when you're in Diagon Alley, can you get me a cookie? I'm hungry, even though I ate lunch in Diagon Alley. I still can't believe you finished that book once, Hermione!" Harry exclaimed eyeing the book.

"Yes, of course Harry, I'll bring you a cookie."

Hermione picked up the pail of Floo powder and Ron and his sister did the same. Ron knew Harry's birthday was soon and he didn't get anything for it. He had to go to get him something.

"Bye! Diagon Alley!" she shouted, dropping the powder. One second she was there, the next, shes gone. Ron did the same, as did Ginny and the three went together.

"Ron, why didn't you want me to go? Since you followed me, I am going to take you some where I know you haven't gotten anything for Harry's birthday so I am going to take you to 'Elf Creations'!" Hermione said to him, knowing he would complain.

"Why there? And not go to Hogsmeade and get him something at 'Honeydukes'? That sounds a whole lot better, ya think?" Ron complained.

"Ron, she knows what she's doing," Ginny told her brother.

"Ginny, she knows everything!" Ron snapped

"Watch what you say Ron. Not everything you say is nice," Ginny said walking in front of him, next to Hermione. Hermione knew she was lucky to have friends like Harry, Ginny and sometimes Ron. The three walked a little farther down the cobblestone pathway and came across a shack like store.

'Elf Creations' was new and there was so much noise that you could clearly hear one elf yell to another elf. Inside there were socks, none of which matched, spread all over the store. One wall was a bright orange while the other was a light blue. The ceiling was a dark purple and the floor was covered in all different colored tile squares.

As soon as Hermione walked in she saw a huge stack of handwritten picture books and some books not written by elfs. Ginny walked in and saw some wierd looking flower pots. They just so happened to have flower pots for the Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. The pots had the houses symbols, a lion, a raven, a badger and a snake. When Ron came in a little elf just so happened to have come out of the back kitchen with a tray of cookies. Ron gladly took five. This made the little elf blush. He walked to Hermione and gave her a half of a cookie and Ginny the other half and one for Harry, leaving Ron with three cookies.

"This is what I was thinking of. You know how before Dobby died he used to make Harry socks for his birthday and the holidays. I was thinking it would bring back good memories. The other day I stumbled across this store. No, seriously I fell right in front of this store, and a young girl came out with two non matching pairs of socks," Hermione told Ron as she took Ron's hand and dragged him over to a huge mess of colorful socks. Just over the table was Luna Lovegood. She was on the ground looking for some magical creature she made up called 'nargles'. Her knees and hands were covered dirt from crawling all over the floor.

"Hermione! Ron! Ginny! Where's Harry? What a surprise! What are you doing here? Hermione, are you two going out yet? Nice to see you! Ooh! I think I just found a mama nargle and a baby nargle! Come look Hermione!" Luna had said, her blonde hair tossed off her shoulder as she got up with two dust bunnies in her hand.

Knowing that Luna was a very sensitive person, that if she didn't see the nargles, she would hurt the Luna's feelings. This girl had a wild imagination. Though not many understood her, they could not disrespect a Ravenclaw. Particularly this one, so she wouldn't, she knew a way to get out of the mess.

"Luna! Ron and I are not dating, hopefully we never ever will. Right Ron?" Hermione asked changing the subject

"I don't know. Maybe."

"I've never seen a baby nargle before! Have you? That would be cool!" Luna told the three.

"Uh, Luna... You're looking at one. You do know that, right?" Ron asked the Ravenclaw, pointing at the two dust bunnies she had just picked up.

"Of course I knew that. Why wouldn't I? Hey! Look! It's Neville! See ya!" Luna had been getting closer to Neville over the years.

"Who else are we going to see here? Malfoy and Lavender? For the sake of Hermione, please, no Lavender! Cho and Crabb?" Ginny asked.

"Who knows!" Ron answered.

"Ron, here." Hermione handed him three socks. One blue with purple flowers, one black with a yellow lightning bug on it, and the last one was a fuzzy pink sock, with yellow fairies. Ron had picked out the pink one, Hermione the black one and Ginny, the blue one." You go buy these, Ginny, the Gryffindor flower pot and I will get these four books. One of them I should give to you," Hermione told Ron. Hermione was planning on buying 'The Greatest Quddich players of All Time, 'Harry Potter, the Boy who Lived' by his friend Colin, 'Hogwarts, a History', and for her self, 'Owl Messaging'. 'Owl Messaging' was even thicker than 'Hogwarts, a History'.

Ron couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Hermione carrying the books up to the cashier. Even though she was carrying only four books, it looked like ten. "Hermione, I thought you said only four books!" Ron said looking at the books.

"I did stupid. 'Hogwarts, a History', 'The Greatest Quddich Players of All Time', 'Owl Messaging' and 'Harry Potter, the Boy who Lived by Harry's friend Colin. I can't believe he actually wrote a book on Harry! Anyway, you really are Stupid" Hermione exclaimed at Ron

"Insulting!" Ron called.

"Like you haven't! You've called me 'Big Head', 'Mrs. Know-it-all', 'Stupid', 'the girl who's brain is to big for her head' and worse of all, 'Mrs. I-could-really-care-less-if-you-died- right-now-because-I-only-care-about-books'. You know, you never stop. You're always calling me names, calling me out. I have no idea how Luna thinks we could be a pair. I can't see it," Hermione had said when Ginny had finished checking out and walked out of the store.

Ron was really getting on her nerves, but he didn't see that.
"Well, I could see it, I mean if Ginny and Harry can date, why not us?" Ron told her.

"I'd never thought I'd hear you ever say that! What happened to Lavender? Oh yeah, I sorta broke you two broke up. Sorry bout that. She really gets on my nerves. Did you know that? You really want to date me?" Hermione asked.

"Maybe. I'd don't know." Ron walked closer to Hermione, as in that would be his answer.

"Ok. You are officially out of whack, Ron. Do you even know what your saying? You can actually see you two as a couple? You and Hermione. Hermione and my brother. It's an awful pairing, but I'd love to have you as a sister-in-law. That would be totally awesome! Hermione Weasly. I like it. So, Ron. Come on, we both know you like her. Don't tell me you don't, because I know that you do. Ask the girl out already! Please! I want her to be in the Weasly family! Ask her out! Ron, just do it! And Hermione, say yes!" Ginny yelled as they walked out of the store.

"What is this? A proposal? Please don't get down on your knee and pull out a ring. You wouldn't. Would you?" Hermione asked.

"Fine, Ginny. Hermione, this isn't a proposal, but will you go out with me? It's ok if you don't..."

"Would you for once, stuff you you're mouth with food? What do you think I'm going to say?"

"So that's a no right?"

"Of course isn't Ron! Shes fancied you since your fourth year! Did you not know that?" Ginny asked. Her face clearly explained how shocked she really was, Hermione even more than that (if possible). The two girls saw his ears turn a shade of red darker then his hair.

"Really? You fancy me?" He had turned around to look at her, but bumped into another person. Ron already knew who it was. It was Lavender Brown. As soon as she got up, she quickly joined back in to the crowd of witches and wizards. Hermione could see the tears forming in her eyes. She clearly was still upset about Ron.

"Maybe."

The three quickly walked away, they soon found them in a empty ally and disapperated.

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