Hey back..sorry it was a few days but i have a nice long one for you!

Vaderfan220x---Dan my love...uhhh yah i'm done. I like questions don't worry!

Sexi Silver-- Well we love Ron anyway!

Moony's-Wolf---I like when bad things happen too! And who said that nothing bad is going to happen! hint hint

Hannah.xxx---OOOO my first correction. Alright just to clear this up Alex has about a month off give or take a half a week or so. You will see that he is staying at the Weasley's for a while. I originally had him staying for a week and I guess I didn't correct that. Sorry! Oh well glad you still like my love...enjoy.

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Chapter 7- Back home

Hermione walked again through the crowded streets before she finally Apperated into the air with a 'pop'. She landed right outside the Weasley's front door. Casually she walked through it to greet the familiar sound of Mrs. Weasley preparing breakfast. Of course she stopped right away to acknowledge Hermione.

"My dear I didn't know that you would be back this morning!" she said giving Hermione a bone crushing hug. After dropping a pan of fresh waffles.

"I told you in my letter that I was staying until this morning?"

"Well of course you did! But well with your new friend I thought that you might have extended your vacation! Speaking of that, where is the young man?" She looked around anxiously as though she thought that Alex was hiding.

"Who?"

"The man from your letter?"

"Oh yes, his name is Alex and he will be stopping by later after he gets out of work." A loud noise came from the stairway as Ron came rushing down practically tripping over the last few steps.

"Who is he?" Ron said in an exasperated tone.

"Hi to you too."

"Come down dear, Hermione was just about to tell me about him, weren't you?" Mrs. Weasley pulled out a chair for Hermione to fit on. Ron sort of fell into one besides her. He looked worn out and tired, not at all like his chirpy self. Sarah did not seem to be with him.

A few moments later another sound was heard from the stairs, it was Harry and Ginny.

"I thought I heard a familiar voice." Said Harry. He walked over to Hermione and gave her a friendly hug. Mrs. Weasley urged Hermione on, obviously as anxious as Ron.

"Well his name is Alex and he is a year older then I am. He graduated from Hogwarts last year. He works at the inn that I was staying in. We hit it off really quickly." She glanced at Ron, who had the look of sour milk on his face.

"So you are really dating him?" Ron said with a mix of shock and disbelief.

"Yes Ronald even if that is so hard to believe. I am dating him and he is wonderful." She said a little harsher then she meant to. Harry shot her a look. "By the way where is Sarah I haven't seen her yet?" she tried to make up for her harsh tone before.

"She is up stairs." He sounded less then enthusiastic.

"Hermione could I talk to you for a moment?" said Harry from two seats away. Hermione nodded and stood up; pushing her chair in politely before she set out for the gardens with Harry.

The moment that they closed the kitchen door, Harry turned to Hermione. "So you actually followed through with it." He said sounding slightly annoyed.

"Followed through with what?" said Hermione just plain confused.

"The plan!"

"What plan?'

"Your plan!"

"What are you…oh." Hermione stopped, she hadn't even thought of that since the day she suggested it.

"You got a boyfriend to spite Ron!"

"No I didn't!"

"What are you talking about Hermione, you said it yourself, it would be the perfect way for him to notice you!"

"I know I said that, but I haven't thought about the plan since that day! Alex is no plan!" Harry did not seem convinced. "Look, I haven't thought about Ron since I left I am over him!"

"No your not." Said Harry plainly.

"What do you mean I'm not? Alex is wonderful and sweet and caring and everything that Ron isn't. I don't have any feelings for that slimy git. How would you know anyway?"

"I can tell. You still got such satisfactory out of watching him hear about your boyfriend and spiting it back in his face. I don't know if Alex is part of the plan, but it certainly has worked out nicely hasn't it!"

"You're impossible!" Hermione screamed. "Can't you just be happy for me? You know I have been struggling with this whole Ron thing and I finally get over it and move on and you keep on trying to stick it back into my face. Let it go!"

"He likes you so much as well." Harry said nonchalantly.

"You are so impossible! Nothing has changed and he doesn't like me!"

"He likes you." Hermione calmed down slightly, though she was still breathing heavily.

"But he is with what's her name…"

"You can tell."

"That's what you said about me too!"

"Yah cause it's true. Did you see the way that he looked at you and ran down stairs when you were here? And how horrible it was for him to see that you are having a relationship with another? He doesn't care about Sarah the way that he cares about you. Once you got here he didn't even care that she was upstairs!"

"Oh yah! Then why is he with her dangling her in front of my face!"

"Why are you dangling Alex in front of him?" This shut Hermione up. "Look you both have feelings for each other and you wont admit it because both of you are way too stubborn for your own good!"

"I do not have feelings for him!" Hermione shouter, even louder then before.

Harry snickered. "If only you two could see each other go at it!" Harry turned his back and began to walk away.

Hermione kicked a rock. She didn't have feeling for him, right? He was Ron! She had gotten over him! Alex was her main focus. Sweet and caring and friendly and modest and perfect! Why couldn't Harry see that she didn't like her ignorant friend anymore? But yet Hermione still thought about Ron, and talked about him. But surly she didn't still like him.

"Hermione!" a familiar voice was calling her from in front of the Weasley's house. She looked over to see Alex standing in front of the door. "I got off work early so I thought I would stop by!" Hermione stood shocked. He was here? Now? But she had just gotten here! Hermione got over it quickly and ran over to him.

"So you found it here alright?"

"Yes your directions were brilliant." He said joking. Hermione looked over to see Ron peering out of the window analyzing Alex. Hermione looked back, grabbed Alex and planted a huge kiss on his lips. Alex greatly accepted and kissed her back, with heart melting feel. Hermione heard the door and Mrs. Weasley stood in the doorway.

"Well I am assuming this is the guy!" Mrs. Weasley said with her hospitable voice. Alex and Hermione broke apart, both a little red.

"You are Mrs. Weasley!" Said Alex in an equally enchanting tone. "So nice to meet you." Alex held out a hand.

"Oh, well it's nice to meet you too." Mrs. Weasley graciously took his gesture. "This is my daughter Ginny! My son Ron and this is his friend Harry." The three of them were standing at the door staring at Alex, with varying looks on their faces.

"Thank you so much for allowing me to visit your home. Hermione talks so much about you." He said politely. Ron grunted, Harry stared and Ginny smiled.

"Aww, well we do love our Hermione. And it is no problem having you staying here with us. How long are you staying anyways?"

"Oh I was planning on meeting all you for a few hours and then being out of your hair." Ron began to look a lot happier.

"Oh non sense!" Mrs. Weasley said waving her hand. "You must stay over night at least. We would love to have you."

"That's very kind of you." Ron looked a lot less happy. Hermione smiled brilliantly. "But I have nothing with me, I will have to go home and retrieve a few things." Mrs. Weasley began to scan Alex over.

"Hum…you are Ron look about the same height, I'm sure you could fit into a pair of his pants!" Ron looked like he was about to die. "Well no use standing in the doorway! I was just making lunch. Ginny dear please set an extra place at the table for Alex." Ginny disappeared into the house.

"Oh that's alright I have already eaten."

"Pho! You can eat again!" Hermione gave a suppressed laugh smile to Alex.

Hermione and Alex sat next to each other at the table. Harry sat on the other side of Hermione and Ron sat across from Hermione with a bad look still planted on his face. Mrs. Weasley sat down next to Ron.

"Fred and George are working late at the shop again. I asked them to be home for dinner but there business seems to be more important then my food now a days. Oh well at least I know that will never happen to my little Ronnie he just loves to eat! Loves his mothers cooking!" She gave Ron an affectionate smile. Ron looked, if possible, even more unhappy. He had been sitting in his chair trying to look tough with this chest puffed out and his mother's words were not helping the matter much. Ron tried his best to over come her words but eventually he slumped a little more in his seat and let the air out of his chest, Hermione watched him all this time. Harry watched him as well.

Mrs. Weasley flicked her wand and the food in all of its pots and pans came flying over and sat themselves gently in the middle of the table. With out any remark from Mrs. Weasley, everyone knew what to do and soon all the food was nicely set on plates.

"Well Alex, tell us some things about yourself." Alex looked over at Hermione who gave an approving smile.

"Well, I went to Hogwarts until last year when I graduated. Since then I have been working at the Arrelle inn, where Hermione stayed."

"So you met in the inn?" Ginny spoke out for the first time, in between bites of chicken.

"Yes Alex and I met when I first checked into the inn. He was lovely and even booked me a suite room!" Hermione added in, she smiled at Alex.

"Well you two look great together!" Mrs. Weasley asked cutting up her meat. Ron still scowled and Harry sat quietly and ate. Ginny smiled.

The rest of the lunch was quiet. The only sounds could be heard from the forks and knifes against the plates and the occasional 'pass the salt', which was then followed by a brief wiz zing sound as the salt shaker went flying across the table.

In the middle of dinner, the front door of the borrow opened. Standing in the doorway was Fred and George.

"Sorry were late mum." Said Fred walking over and giving her a kiss on the head.

"Hello Ron, Ginny, Harry, Hermione and uhhh…..who are you?" George was staring at Alex with a confused look on his face.

Mrs. Weasley began to explain. "Fred, George remember when Hermione sent that letter…"

"Oh yes, we know you! Little lover boy over here…"

"Fred!" Mrs. Weasley shouted in terror at her son's rudeness. Hermione turned red but Alex just laughed it off.

"Fred and George so nice to meet you, I have already heard so much about you!"

"Well yes! We are quite fabulous!" George said. "Now…Food!" the twins sat down quickly in the only two empty spots and began to take as though it was a feast for only them.

Lunch went quietly. Mrs. Weasley asked Alex a few more things about himself but other then that the meal was quiet. After dinner, everyone sent there plates over to the sink. Fred and George managed to crash there's into each other, making them fall shattered to the ground. Mrs. Weasley gave them a look and they quickly put them back together and sent them again to the sink.

"Now Ron, would you show Alex to your room? He can stay with you for tonight." Mrs. Weasley pointed to Ron not asking much of a question.

"Are you sure that it's alright if I stay?" Alex asked respectively.

"If it wasn't aright I wouldn't have offered!" she chipped cheerfully. "Ron…" she looked at him again and raised an eyebrow. The two disappeared up the stairs. Ron was slumping. Hermione could hear the two of them walking along the hallway. Alex trying to make conversation to which Ron just grunted to.

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