Chapter 1: Attacked
Hermione had just left about 30 minutes ago to get some supplies from the nearest Wizard Grocery Store, Harry and her most recent crush Ron had recommend and begged that she take someone with her. Hermione was very stubborn and quite frankly suggested that she show them how well she could defend herself on one of them. On that note she walked out the door and left for the store.
There was an extremely weak knock on the door and Harry got up to answer it. He opened the door only to find a badly bruised girl with a black eye and a horrendous gash between her brown, curly hair. Harry exclaimed "Hermione what happened?!" "Oh nothing just a few bruises here and there." Hermione replied as she hopped into to the Burrow's kitchen which a pained look on her face. "Hermione what the bloody hell… who the bloody hell did this to you?!?! Whoever it is I'll kick their-" "Ron, I'm fine. I just kind of got … mobbed I guess." "Hermione listen to me, what happened," asked Harry with deep sensitivity in his eyes and in his voice almost trembling with the thought of who would do such a thing to an innocent girl. But only one name came to mind Death Eaters. "Well a bunch of… people came running at me from behind, tackled me and started shooting spells at me. Some people just started hitting me and asking me questions like "What is your name," and "Do you know where 'they' have Alexis?" In the meantime I was searching for my wand, when suddenly I saw it roll." She paused to take a breath "Thank the lord that I was walking by Fred and Georges Joke shop and Fred and George came out to my defense. Now I'm here and that's the story." "Here Hermione I'll go get you some ice," Harry dared to say. "Thanks Harry that would be great." Hermione said. As Harry left the room Ron started and somehow finished saying, "Hermione do you remember what you told me last night?"
Flashback
11:00 Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ginny had just finished watching a movie.
Harry and Ginny left to go get some drinks. "Ron, I've realized that now that all we've been through our lives could have been cut short; and I just thought that maybe I should come right out and say it. Ron I think I'm in love with you." Hermione finished while turning a bright shade of red. "Mione, I can't say I don't feel the same way but this is so sudden, like I'm kind of seeing a new side of you that I'm also in love with." An awkward yet romantic silence filled the room like sand on a beach. "I just know that I needed to tell you but I didn't know how," Hermione replied while filling the space with chatter. "I know that this is so right but I just don't… I don't … want to rush into this and I … I want us to be friends no matter what and..." "If you don't' quit babbling then I'll kiss you just to shut you up but not because I have to but because I want to." Ron interrupted. Then Ron leaned in to kiss those delicate rose lips that had not been kissed by another before, finally Ron reached Hernione's lips and they kissed for quite awhile. In the mean time Harry and Ginny started to walk in the living room but after seeing the scene on the couch, quietly tiptoed backed into the kitchen.
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As if the display of affection on the couch last night was not embarrassing enough Harry had made several cracks (jokes) about the situation between the two (until quite recently) friends. "Oh lover boy, kiss me!" Harry would joke. Then as if someone had splashed a punch on his face, Ron would turn as red as a brick wall. "Oh shut up, you git," Ron would reply. And right at that very moment Hermione and Ginny would usually walk in the room and Hermione would say, "Ron, how come whenever Ginny and I walk in the room you're always calling Harry a git or a great brute?" Ron would blush like suddenly, all the blood in his body rushed to his head.
Penelopy Velvet a new girl at school was a newly acquainted Gryffindor. She and Hermione had become friends within Penelopy's first week. Only Hermione knew four of Penelopy's darkest secrets. 1. She was a Metaphorphmagis. (Sorry I could not find how to spell it!) 2. Her dad was rich. 3. She could hear within a ½ mile radius and 4. She liked Seamus Finnigan. Penelopy had been staying with the Weasley's as did Hermione. Ron and Harry had not been too happy about this seeing as Penelopy was not 'Little Miss Sunshine'; always shooting spells at anyone and everyone. She was not ugly in any way, in fact compared to the rest of the school she was the second prettiest and cutest followed by Ginny. But the number one most cute and absolutely beautiful girl in all of Hogwarts had actually been voted Hermione. See Hermione had changed in looks and attitude in the past two years and to many boys is pretty attractive. Anyways Penelopy and Ginny had been ragging on Hermione about the kiss ever since and how she and Ron is such a cute couple. No matter how many times she said "We are not a couple", and then "yet" she would mumble under her breath hopefully; they would just persist that she ask him out. And she would reply "I don't know if he wants to go out so I'll leave that up to him."
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Later that night Hermione had gone down to the Burrow's kitchen to get a glass of water; and she bumped into the zombie Ron, whom had also gone to get water. "Oi Hermione didn't see you there." "Nice to see you too, Ron." Hermione answered sarcastically. "Hey Hermione, do you want to… umm" Ron trailed off. "Ron, just get on with it!" Hermione said sort of annoyed at Ron always missing the point. "Umm… Do you want to umm ride brooms, tonight?" "Err…I would really love to but isn't it kind of late?" "Yea but, we can sneak out." "I'm not one for breaking you mom's rules but …. Okay…but no one has to know right?" "Yea, I guess." "Okay Ron I will, but I have never ridden a broom before so this will be strange," "Hermione I'll protect you," and for some reason she found this very securing.
