I stood gaping at the door that had just been slammed in my face. I was shocked for a second before I came back to what little senses I had. "Hermione Jane Granger!" I yelled, beginning to pound on the door. "Open up right now before I blast this door off! What did I do! Why are you crying? Hermione, I hate to see you cry! I hate to see you angry at me! I hate to see you cry because of something I did! Hermione! ALOHOMORA!" I cried, watching the door remain unphased.
"You can't open it by magic!" Hermione exclaimed simply.
"Well, then it's coming open the muggle way!" I yelled. I rammed into the door time, after time, after time, after time. It slowly began to budge, and, fueled by Hermione's quiet sobbing, I finally shoved all my weight into the door, causing it to burst open. I ran over to Hermione and took her in my arms. At first she tensed up and then she relaxed as she leaned into my chest and let my shirt soak up her tears. "I don't know what I did to make you hurt this much, 'Mione, but I'm sorry. I'm so sorry that whatever I did caused you this much pain." I stroked her hair lightly and whispered, "It'll be okay. It'll be okay." I felt awkward, being this close, this sensitive, this nice to Hermione. But I knew that if Hermione was going to come around that our fighting wasn't what was going to bring it. She sorta sobered up and began to tell me what was wrong.
"Ron, it--it--it wasn't really your fault," she stuttered. "It's just that you'll never like me the way that---"
"I love you!" Ron blurted suddenly, as his face turned red as Hermione's puffy eyes.
"Oh! Oh! Really? I love you, too." Hermione wiped her eyes and even smiled. I lifted her chin softly and brought her lips to mine, kissing her softly. The kiss started out sweet and innocent but became a little more passionate by the second. Finally, we pulled away. "So, so does this mean we're...you know...dating?" Hermione asked hesitantly.
"Uhhm, I guess. If you want to...you know...be my girlfriend."
"Of course I do! But, do you...you know...want to be my boyfriend."
"Yes!" We both let out a nervous laugh and smiled. "Would you like to see if we can double with Harry and Ginny?"
"That sounds fabulous!"
"Let's go talk to them right now!"I grabbed Hermione's hand and we made our way through the series of doors leading to our Head girl and Head boy dorms. I couldn't help but smile the whole time as we made our way down the series of staircases, stopping every few feet to share a sweet kiss. 'This is how it should be.' I thought, feeling all the love and emotion that somehow I never felt when I was with Lavendar. I knew that Lavendar was a jealousy tool, but I never thought actually being with Hermione like this would ever feel sooo good.