Hermione's Nightmare

Ron was sound asleep in his bed in the seventh year boys dorm of the Gryffindor common room. Hermione was tossing and turning in her every which way because she was having a horrific nightmare.

"Hermione oh Hermione." "Get over here you filthy mudblood!"

She ran out of her room only to see Voldemort sneering at her maliciously while he snickered and kicked Harry and Ron in the head. He then proceeded to apparate out of the room but, he left a blood written note on the wall which read dear, mudblood you're next.

Hermione awoke with a start whilst gasping for breath and she immediately went straight to Ron's room. She peeped her head in only to find that he was fast asleep and snuggled up to his pillow. She hated to wake him in the middle of the night but she had to talk to somebody and it couldn't wait till morning. She pushed his shoulder gently but, he just rolled over and went back to sleep so she pushed it again and this time he slowly opened his eyes. At first he looked totally bewildered to see Hermione in his room in only a plaid top and sweat pants. He realized moments after that she had been crying because, her once beautiful chocolate brown eyes were now a horrendous shade of red. To add to that her face was completely tear stained and she looked physically yet emotionally exhausted. Her fragile body was drenched in sweat.

"Hermione?", Ron said groggily. "Mione what's wrong?"

Before Hermione even knew what she was doing she hastily flung her sleek arms around his neck. In an instant Ron's arms had been wrapped around her protectively while her face had been buried into the crook of Ron's neck. He seemed slightly bewildered at first but, then his shocked expression turned into one of comfort and pure love.

"W...Well the thing is that I had a n...nightmare about V...Voldemort I mean you know who killing you and Harry and he called me into my living room."

"He cast a spell which glued me to the wall and he forced me to watch him kill you both but, not before he kicked you guys in the head multiple times and right before he apparated he left a blood written note on the wall which read dear, mudblood you're next."

"God it was awful!", she mumbled into his neck.

"So completely awful!"

"Yeah I can imagine!", Ron said in a hushed voice.

"I mean who'd wanna have a dream where they have to watch their best friends die right in front of their eyes and the worst part is that we lived that horrible dream over and over again in real life."

Hearing this only made her cry harder and caused her breathing to become scarcely uneven.

Ugh god!, Ron thought why do I always have to screw everything up? I mean come on like the nightmare wasn't horrible enough and I had to go and make it worse as usual. God I'm such a screw up!

As he was mentally cursing himself Hermione was rambling nonsense into his neck about I'm next, can't go to sleep cause he'll get me and god it was horrible.

"Shh it's okay", he whispered as he gently stroked her bushy brown hair.

She started to shake violently as a bundle of tears cascaded down her smooth cheeks.

"You have to calm down before you make yourself sick", he murmured as he buried his face into her sweet smelling bushy brown hair.

"Shh shh it's gonna be okay."

"Well what if it's not?" "I mean what if he finds us while were searching for the horcruxes?" "W...What if he really does kill me like he said in my dream or you and Harry?" "W...What if we don't make it out of this war alive?"

"It will be, he won't find us, I won't let him lay a finger on you and Harry and we will make it out of this bloody war alive!"

"That's a bloody promise!"

"But how can you promise that?"

"I mean you can't be so sure of that."

"Shh don't worry about it love."

"Eventually everything will work itself out for better or worse."

Hermione rambled aimlessly though for another few minutes until Ron stopped her mid-sentence and kissed her tenderly on the lips. She gave him a blank stare for a few minutes until Ron finally broke the silence.

"I mean I just feel so exhausted physically and emotionally yet I feel so worried for Harry and you too of course."

"On top of that I'm just downright scared so so scared."

"Hey don't worry so much."

"Oh that's right how can one person feel so much at once!"

"Ha ha very funny."

He sent her a playful smile then he leaned closer and buried his face into her neck which smelled vaguely of vanilla mixed with cinnamon.

He gave her a small yet tantalizing butterfly kiss on her neck.

"Mmm Mione you smell so good."

"Thanks."

"Um Ron?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I have another hug?"

He sent her a warm smile in reply and hugged her as close to his body as he could. She snuggled up as close to his warm body as she could whilst inhaling his intoxicating scent.

"Ron?"

"Hmm?"

He looked up from her neck to stare into her gorgeous chocolate brown eyes.

"I love you", she said in a faint whisper.

"I love you too."

"Always have always will."

"Same here."

Ron buried his face in Hermione's bushy hair once more and breathed in her seductive scent as held her close.

"Hey when did you become so sophisticated?"

"When everything became so real."

"Harry .vs. Voldemort and well you and me as a matter of fact."

She winced slightly at the mention of Voldemort's name and Ron noticed this so, squeezed her small hand gently to reassure her that everything was okay.

She sent him a warm smile in reply. Without warning Ron laid down on the bed and brought Hermione down with him. She rested her head against his chest and her eyes started to become heavier and heavier. Before Hermione had succumb to a very deep sleep she whispered "goodnight Ron."

"Goodnight Hermione."

" Don't worry I'll protect you and I won't let anybody hurt you not even me." "I Promise."

Soon after that he fell asleep with thoughts of Hermione invading his dreams.