disclaimer: i don't own harry potter.
chapter 2: he finally admits it
"Hey, 'Mione, lets go down to the kitchens, I'm starved." said Ron in the Gryffindor common room.
"Ron we just went down to the kitchens about an hour and a half ago. You going to eat until you burst. Is that what you want to do?" Hermione asked.
"That's my plan. Let's go!" exclaimed Ron running through the portrait hole.
"Fine!" she screamed, but Ron was already gone and couldn't hear her, so she just followed.
On their way down to the kitchens they passed the library and saw Harry and Ginny snogging in the corner. They just walked passed and hoped that Madam Pince doesn't catch then. Just before Hermione reached up to tickle the pair to let them in, Ron stopped her.
"What? I thought you were hungry?" Hermione asked.
"I am, but . . . Hermione listen to me . . . I . . . I . . . I . . . Never mind." Ron said as her tickled the pear to let them in.
"OK!" Hermione said looking kind of shocked.
As soon as the house elves saw Ron's red hair they ran to and fro to get all kinds of cakes for Ron and Hermione. Hermione wouldn't accept her because she was still fussing over S.P.E.W. but Ron took everything they handed him and stuffed it in his pockets while eating some at the same time.
"Can I have some more to take back for Harry and Ginny?" Ron asked the very familiar looking elf. The elves scurried to go get more food.
"No problem, sir." Sqeaked Dobby the house elf.
"Ronald Weasley, what about all the food you just stuffed in your pockets?" Hermione nearly yelled making the house elves scurry even faster in fear.
"What! These are all mine!" Ron exclaimed in a kind of voice that said, 'have you ever met me before?'
Hermione gave a huff. "Fine, whatever, I give up!" said Hermione, "Not!" she said under her breath.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing! Nothing! I said nothing!"
"Whatever, if you say do." Ron said eyeing her suspiciously.
"What? I didn't say-"
She was cut off short because the house elves showed up with lots more food and a six pack of butterbeer.
"Thank you." Ron said as her and Hermione walked out of the kitchens and up to the Gryffindor Tower. They were on their way passed the library and they heard someone scream and Ron had an idea who.
"What do you think you are doing?" Yep ron was right. "Snogging in the corner of the library. I have never. Do you know that first years come in here, don't you? Get out and go somewhere else and do that!" Madam Pince yelled at Harry and Ginny.
Hermione and Ron waited for Harry and Ginny and then walked in silence back to the Gryffindor Tower.
"Password?" the fat lady drowned.
"Hippogriff feathers," Ginny told her.
She opened up and they found the common room to be so packed they could barely walk over to the fireplace to sit down without bumping into someone. Just as tehy started to sit down, Harry happened to notice that there were a lot of people surrounding the bulletin board.
"hey guys, somethings up. There must be something really good on the bulletin board." Harry said.
"Yeah, Ron go check it out, you're the tallest." Ginny replied.
"OK!"
Ron went over and saw what was on the board. A smile crept across his face. He walked back over and sat back downin his favorite armchair still smiling.
"What is it Ron?" Hermione asked.
"They're having another Yule BAll on Christmas Night!"
"That's only 3 weeks from now!" Hermione said in a voice that said 'this is the best day of my life.' "Ginny we need to buy something to wear. Come on lets go up stairs and get ready. We have a Hogsmeade visit today."\
They ran up the steps to the girls dormitory.
"Did you tell Hermione you loved her?" Harry asked anxious to hear the good news.
"No."
Harry's smile faded. "I was snogging with Ginny just so you could be alone with her and tell her."
"And because you wanted to snog with my sister." Ron replied.
"True but you have to tell her sooner or later."
"You never told Ginny you loved her!"
"Yes i did."
"when?"
"About 4 days ago."
"I must be really behind the times."
"Really ron we were talking about it yesterday."
"Dang, I must really have been to caught up in telling her that i loved her."
"Really, I would have never known. Thanks for telling me." harry said sarcastically, "You just kept shaking your head and looking at Hermione read." Harry said more seriously."Just tell her at the ball or just tell her once she comes back downstairs with Ginny. You'll feel a whole lot better, believe me."
"OK, I will tell her once she comes back down."
Just then they heard Hermione and Ginny coming down the stairs.
"Just calm down, Ron, and say it." Harry whispered.
"Ok." he whispered back.
"Ready to go to Hogsmeade, guys?" Hermione asked over the noise of the crowd.
Once they got over to the boys they both said yes, but Ron wouldn't look up, but rather at his feet.
"Are you ok, ron?" hermione asked.
"Hermioneiloveyouwillyougototheballwithme?" he said all in one breath.
"What?"
"I love you, hermione. Will you go to the ball with me?"
"yes, I love you, too!" Hermione said almost in tears. (very emotional now isn't she?)
"Really?"
"Yes!" Hermione somehow managed to say.
Ron walked the short distance between them and engulfed her in a hug. He let go and kissed her. When they broke apart, Harry spoke.
"Can we go now or would you two like a room?"
"look who's talking." Ron said.
Everyone laughed and they left for Hogsmeade. Filch checked them off his clipboard and then they told each other they they would meet in the three broomsticks at 2:00pm. teh girls went on eway and the boys another.
"that gives us 3 hours." Harry told ron checking his watch.
"I am going to give hermione the best christmas gift ever." ron said.
"Same here, but for ginny."
the guys walked into a jewelry store. harry walked over to the sales counter to ask a question while ron went over to look at the bracelets. ron picked out a lovely bracelet that said, 'i love you' all the way around it. ron went up to the counter as harry was leaving it. he askd if he could engrave his name on the inside and he could and did. harry came back with a necklace that says, 'harry (heart)'s you' on it. they paid for their stuff (and because ron's dad is the new minister of magic, he didn't have to borough money off of harry) and walked out of the shop.
"what's in the other bag, ron? i didn't notice you got anything else."
"you'll see at the ball harry! you'll see at the ball."
"well that took up an hour and fifteen minutes." harry said again checking his watch.
"wonder what the girls are doing."
"no clue. who knows? lets go to honeydukes, you need to get ginny something and i need to get hermione something."
"hermione, what should i get harry for christmas?"
"i don't know. what should i get for ron?"
"how about you get him a book about the cudley cannons, he doesn't have this one yet." ginny said holding up an orange velvet covered book with a double c on it."and some chocolate frogs and hopefully he'll get the 2 cards he's been wanting to find."
"good idea and you could get harry some chocolate frogs also and how about this book aon magical creatures and where to find them? that way he knows what kindof animal hagrid is going after when he tells us he's going somewhere." hermione said with a smile."i can get harry some chocolate frogs too and you can get ton something."
"great idea."
they went up and paid for the books and walked to honeydukes for boxes of chocolate frogs and bertie bott's every flavor beans with a new flavor (chocolate covered catipillars) for the love of their lives and for their friends or in ginny's case, brother.
"ok, we still have an hour and a half left. lets go get our dresses." hermione suggested.
"ok."
they walked in and a bright red and gold dress caught hermione's eye. she ran over leaving ginny in the dust.
"hermione, what the -- WOW! that is beautiful. you've got to try it on."
"i am. i'll be back in a sec."
"ok."
hermione ran into the changing rooms leaving ginny to look around. she automatically found a bright green dress and pulled it off the rack waiting for hermione to finish. hermione came out.
"wow, hermione, it's great. ron will love it.
"you sure."
"yes. how about this dress for me. it will bring out the green in harry's eyes."
"yes it will. mine will bring out the red in ron's hair," she said with a laugh, "i'll go change out of this so you can try yours on."
"ok!"
hermione came out and ginny went in.
"wow, ginny" hermione said once ginny came back out,"you look great, harry will love it."
"yes i know he will." ginny said in a kind of sassy, prissy voice and then she started to laugh.
"go cahnge so we can go meet the guys. we have 15 mins." hermione said.
"ok, lets go get robes. would you prefer lacey or non-lacey robes, ronald?" harry said sarcastically.
"nice harry, nice. come on."
"fine, you take the fun out of everything."
"i know."
"and remind me again why hermione fell in love with you!"
"be quiet, harry. i should be asking you how my sister ever fell in love with a bafoon like you."
"you're right. your sister is nuts."
"lets just go get our robes and meet the girls." ron said.
"ok!"
they walked in the tiny shop and picked out and bought robes (ron, red and harry, blue) and had 15 mins to get to the three broom sticks.
they got there and the girls were already there sipping butterbeer and laughing at some joke that none other that luna lovegood told.
"hey girls." ron called.
"hey."
"oh hi neville, we didn't see you there." harry said as they neared the table.
"that's alright. nice to see you. this is my girlfriend," he said pointing to luna.
"hey nice to see you again." harry and ron said together.
ron went over and sat next to hermione and gave her a kiss while harry ordered two more butterbeers. just as harry sat down cho came over and tried to talk him in to going back out with her again, but as usual he just said, "sorry, but i'm in love with ginny," and then she sulked away crying her eyes out.
"so did you guys get your robes?" hermione asked.
"yep."
"wait till you see my dress!" hermione whispered sweetly in ron's ear.
"i can't wait." he whispered back with a smile on his face.
"i love you."
"i love you too."
"will you two get a room!" harry almost screamed making people look in their direction.
"calm down, harry. we'll stop." ron said laughing.
"thank you."
"neville, are you and luna going to the ball together?" ron asked.
"yes" neville answered."you going with hermione?"
"yep."
"harry are y-"luna never got to finish.
"ginny will you go to the ball with me?" harry asked.
"of course." ginny said happily laughing.
"yes luna i'm going to the ball with ginny."
"really, harry, we would have never known." hermione said sarcastically with a small chuckle.
"shut up!"
"let me think about that . . . NNNOOOOO!" hermione said making everyone laugh.
"you know what hermione."
"yes i do. i know everything remember?" hermione said laughing.
review please.yes i know, it is pure pointless fluff at the moment, but calm down. action will come eventually. i have already written the 18 chapters for this story.now all i need is time to post it.it is coming though.