Seven Days

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.

Summary - Ron, as well as all the Gryffindors are tired of watching Harry and Hermione dance around each other. After many failed matchmakers, and attempts, Ron decides to do the impossible: Get them together. He makes a bet with Ginny, that he can do it by Valentine's Day, which happens to be in one week, in seven days. The story behind the one-shot: The Obvious.

Chapter 1 - Day 1:: Early Wake Up Calls and Ripped Shirts

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The next morning, Ron woke up early, and headed down to the Common Room. It was completely deserted, probably because it was five thirty in the morning. He pulled out Harry's invisibility cloak, and threw it on, as he headed up the stairs to the Girls Dormitories. Ron prayed that Godric Gryffindor's spell wasn't able to carry over to invisibility cloaks. Luckily, the fates were on his side, as he trotted down to the Seventh Grade Girls Room.

He opened the door, as quietly as he could, and walked over to his girlfriend's bed. He almost didn't want to wake her. She looked so peaceful sleeping, but he needed to win the bet, Lav could have plenty of time to sleep afterward. Ron walked closer to her, and poked her arm. She didn't wake up. He shook her gently, she was still sleeping away. He was getting aggravated. Suddenly, a sly smile appeared on his face. He loomed over her, his face hovering above hers, and in one swift movement, he captured her lips.

To say the least, Lavender was surprised. The second his mouth was on hers, her eyes opened up wide, then closed as she deepened the kiss. He pulled away, a smiled smugly at her. "What in bloody hell are you doing here Ron?" she asked, sleepily. She sat up in her bed, staring at him with half opened eyes.

"Getting you up, Lavvie dear. You're going to help me," Ron replied cheekily. Lavender stared at him.

"What time is it?" she asked.

"Last time I checked it was around five thirty in the morning," he replied absentmindedly. Lavender stared at him again, her eyes shot open.

"Five, bloody, thirty in the morning? FIVE THIRTY! You're waking me up on a Sunday morning? You had better have a good excuse for this, Dear, "she replied, emphasizing the dear. Ron laughed nervously at the look she was giving him. He mumbled something that she didn't quite hear.

"What was that?" she questioned, folding her arms.

Her eyes seemed to pierce right through him, Ron gulped and replied, sweetly, "You're going to help me with the plan." Lavender had a look of disbelief on her face.

"RONALD WEASLEY!" she yelled. Ron covered his ears with his hands. He noticed her other roommates starting to stir, and it hit him how loud she had actually screamed. Parvati opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Ron. She screamed bloody murder, and woke up the rest of them. The girls, excluding Lavender, pushed him out of the room, and slammed the door in his face. He could her their grumbles about an "annoying redheaded prat" waking them up. Ron thought his girlfriend would defend him, but scowled when he heard her laughing.

"LAVENDER BROWN GET YOUR ARSE OUT HERE," he yelled through the door. He heard some more grumbles, then she opened the door.

"What do you want Ron. I want to sleep," she said.

"I need you're help. Please? I mean I can't possible do it on my own," he said as he smiled at her.

Lavender knew her defenses were no good at that point. Just that one small smile led to her downfall. "Alright, I'll help you, give me fifteen minutes, and I'll meet you down in the Common Room," she replied. Ron leaned forward, expecting a kiss, but he got the door slammed in his face instead.

He scuffed as he asked," What was that for?"

"For waking me up at five thirty in the morning," came a muffled reply. Ron shook his head.

"Girls," he muttered, as he slipped on the invisibility cloak, and walked down the stairs only to trip on the last step. As he got up from the floor, he could only think that Lady Luck wasn't on his side anymore.

About twenty minutes later, Lavender bounded down the stairs, taking a seat next to Ron on the scarlet couch. "You said fifteen minutes," Ron said, irritated.

"So I was five minutes late, do you want my help, or not?" she replied, moodily. He was apparent to the fact that she hadn't obviously forgiven him for waking her up.

"I thought we'd start off sort of simple. Like we could leave them alone together a lot today, then as the week progresses, have the ideas get more complicated," Ron said in a business like tone.

"Wait a second, ideas, as in more than one?" Lavender asked.

Ron shrugged, "Well yeah, I mean they won't very well get together in one day. I think we should meet here every morning, starting tomorrow at five thirty to discuss what we're going to do," Ron said, ignoring the horrified look on Lavender's face.

"Five thirty every morning for a week, Ron you have to be joking," Lavender whined. Ron looked at her, even though the tips of his ears were turning red, she could tell from the look on his face her was serious. "Fine, I'll do it," she said, as he went back to explaining what they were going to do with their victims today. "I hate mornings," she muttered as she half-listened to her boyfriends crazy suggestions.

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Hermione woke up about three hours after Ron and Lavender. She took a shower, got dressed, and was brushing her hair, when a knock on her door interrupted her thoughts. "Who is it?" she asked.

"It's me," a male voice replied.

"You can come in Harry, " she replied. She heard the door open, and in walked her best friend of seven years, Harry Potter. She stood up, and grabbed her books, they were going to the library after breakfast to finish the Potions essay Snape had given them the day before. "Are Ron and Lav ready yet," she asked.

"That's the thing, I don't know where they are," he replied.

"They probably already headed down to the Great Hall. You know how Ron is when it comes to his stomach," Hermione responded.

Harry laughed, then put his arm out," Well in that case," he said," may I have the honor of escorting you to breakfast, fair lady?"

Hermione giggled, but played along as she replied," Why thank you, kind sir." She curtsied to him, then linked her arm with his. The two walked down to the Great Hall aimlessly chatting.

Once they got there, they spotted Ron and Lavender right away. The two walked over by their friends, and sat down, only to have Ron and Lavender stand up.

"We have to go do some, er, important stuff," Ron said, nervously. Lavender elbowed him hard in the stomach, as she smiled sweetly at the two.

"We'll see you guys later, alright," Lavender replied, dragging Ron out of the Great Hall. Hermione and Harry stifled a laugh, or at least tried to, only to fail miserably. They burst out laughing, making everyone at the Gryffindor table stare at them. Once they noticed everyone staring, they quieted down, and exited the Great Hall, only to start laughing again. Harry and Hermione started on the path to the library. Harry placed an arm around Hermione as the went. Unbeknownst to them, two other people followed them, watching their every move.

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Ron and Lavender entered the library, and hid among the selves of books. They were looking for Harry and Hermione. They had been following them, until Lavender's earring had fallen out, and she wouldn't move and inch until it was found. Ron ended up wasting ten minutes, searching for it, only to have it wind up being right next to his shoe.

Lavender saw the couple sitting at their favorite table. Lavender quickly pulled the back of Ron's favorite Chudley Cannons Quidditch shirt, as Harry walked pass them. As she did that though, you could here the fabric begin to rip. Ron looked down at his torn shirt, then at Lavender. He's face turned red. She tried to calm him down, but as he went to stomp away, he tripped, and feel, knocking down the shelves of books in the process.

Lavender started giggling at her boyfriend, as he scowled up at her. Everyone in the library had looked over at the two, including Harry and Hermione. Lavender helped Ron up, and they stared across the room. They waved at Hermione and Harry, then Lavender dragged Ron out of the Library, with Madame Prince right on their heels yelling about appropriate behavior in a library.

Harry and Hermione just turned to each other and started laughing. "They are acting a bit strange today, aren't they?" Hermione stated to Harry, as she reached over to grab on of the other books.

"You know, you're right, they've been acting like that all day," Harry replied.

"I hope they're not up to something, because knowing Ron it'll turn out completely horrid," Hermione said, giggling, "Remember that time last year when he tried to convince Lavender to go out with him."

"Harry started laughing along with her, "Yeah, that was pretty funny." The two shared a smile, then went back to work, both never realizing how close to the truth they actually were.

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