A/N: Hey ya'll. Sorry 'bout the delay. I won't anger ya'll any more and
keep you from chapter 10. Here it is! Ang
Hermione hummed her way through the day, glad to know something that Sirius and Remus did not. She smiled when Albus Dumbledore called everyone to attention at dinner that evening.
"I have a few announcements to make this evening. First, we have a new teacher who will be joining us tomorrow. Mr. Ron Weasley will be taking the position as an assistant to Mr. Sirius Black for the class of Defense Against the Dark Arts." Dumbledore announced. Hermione's jaw dropped. Remus looked at him in shock. Sirius smiled slightly.
"Second of all, I need to speak with the entire staff this evening, so please stay after the dinner. And most surprising of all, I would like to be the first to extend my congratulations to Sybil Trelawney and Severus Snape for their upcoming marriage." Dumbledore finished and sat down. Hermione grinned at the last announcement.
"And that, boys, is what I was keeping from you earlier. And Sirius! Why didn't you say anything?!" Hermione demanded. Sirius shrugged nonchalantly.
"He asked me not to, 'Mione. He wanted it to be a surprise. Ron'll be waiting for you in the Gryffindor Common Room when you're done." Sirius informed her. Hermione sighed in frustration.
"And I have to wait until Albus is finished talking with us. This could take forever!" Hermione complained. Sirius laughed.
"Patience, my dear girl. And tell us how on earth you knew about the engagement!" Remus commanded. Hermione giggled.
"Well, that's simple. Sybil "saw" that I would be the first to know. Actually, I was walking by the tower door when Severus was returning from the proposal. He told me. He actually seemed in a very good mood. But honestly, it's not all that surprising. I knew that it would happen from the moment that they started to dance that night." Hermione explained. Her jaw dropped suddenly. Ron Weasley had just walked in. He had grown into his tall body, and had filled out nicely. Ron was now incredibly well built and very handsome. He gave Hermione a slow smile.
"Hey 'Mione. What's going on?" He asked casually. Hermione jumped up and hugged Ron tightly. Ron laughed. "Missed you too. What's it been now, 5 years?"
"Oh Ron! It's been way too long! I'm so glad you'll be here. There's so much to talk about. Come, sit. You must be starving!" Hermione fussed over Ron like he was a stray chick and she was a mother hen. Ron, Sirius, and Remus exchanged an amused look. Ron obeyed Hermione.
"So start talking, Hermione." He told her. Hermione glared at Ron.
"It's not that simple, Ron. Tell me everything that you've been up to since graduation! You're horrible about writing, you know." Hermione scolded. Ron laughed. Sirius and Remus stayed silent, their sign of encouragement.
"Well, I was with Lavender on and off, as you probably know. Big mistake there. She wanted me to be a world famous Auror. I didn't really want that. But I thought I was in love with her, so I took the training, passed the test, and was working along side Harry. When Lav and I fought most recently, I realized that wasn't the life that I wanted. So I quit. And Dumbledore told me that Sirius was looking for some help with his class. Defense was always my best class, so I figured I'd apply. And the rest is history." Ron winked at Hermione. She laughed.
"You haven't changed at all, Ron." Hermione smiled warmly. Ron grinned. Remus and Sirius looked at each other and grinned.
"More people to help us make trouble!" Sirius exclaimed.
"And another guy to tease Hermie!" Remus added. Ron grinned.
"I'm going to love this job." He laughed.
Hermione hummed her way through the day, glad to know something that Sirius and Remus did not. She smiled when Albus Dumbledore called everyone to attention at dinner that evening.
"I have a few announcements to make this evening. First, we have a new teacher who will be joining us tomorrow. Mr. Ron Weasley will be taking the position as an assistant to Mr. Sirius Black for the class of Defense Against the Dark Arts." Dumbledore announced. Hermione's jaw dropped. Remus looked at him in shock. Sirius smiled slightly.
"Second of all, I need to speak with the entire staff this evening, so please stay after the dinner. And most surprising of all, I would like to be the first to extend my congratulations to Sybil Trelawney and Severus Snape for their upcoming marriage." Dumbledore finished and sat down. Hermione grinned at the last announcement.
"And that, boys, is what I was keeping from you earlier. And Sirius! Why didn't you say anything?!" Hermione demanded. Sirius shrugged nonchalantly.
"He asked me not to, 'Mione. He wanted it to be a surprise. Ron'll be waiting for you in the Gryffindor Common Room when you're done." Sirius informed her. Hermione sighed in frustration.
"And I have to wait until Albus is finished talking with us. This could take forever!" Hermione complained. Sirius laughed.
"Patience, my dear girl. And tell us how on earth you knew about the engagement!" Remus commanded. Hermione giggled.
"Well, that's simple. Sybil "saw" that I would be the first to know. Actually, I was walking by the tower door when Severus was returning from the proposal. He told me. He actually seemed in a very good mood. But honestly, it's not all that surprising. I knew that it would happen from the moment that they started to dance that night." Hermione explained. Her jaw dropped suddenly. Ron Weasley had just walked in. He had grown into his tall body, and had filled out nicely. Ron was now incredibly well built and very handsome. He gave Hermione a slow smile.
"Hey 'Mione. What's going on?" He asked casually. Hermione jumped up and hugged Ron tightly. Ron laughed. "Missed you too. What's it been now, 5 years?"
"Oh Ron! It's been way too long! I'm so glad you'll be here. There's so much to talk about. Come, sit. You must be starving!" Hermione fussed over Ron like he was a stray chick and she was a mother hen. Ron, Sirius, and Remus exchanged an amused look. Ron obeyed Hermione.
"So start talking, Hermione." He told her. Hermione glared at Ron.
"It's not that simple, Ron. Tell me everything that you've been up to since graduation! You're horrible about writing, you know." Hermione scolded. Ron laughed. Sirius and Remus stayed silent, their sign of encouragement.
"Well, I was with Lavender on and off, as you probably know. Big mistake there. She wanted me to be a world famous Auror. I didn't really want that. But I thought I was in love with her, so I took the training, passed the test, and was working along side Harry. When Lav and I fought most recently, I realized that wasn't the life that I wanted. So I quit. And Dumbledore told me that Sirius was looking for some help with his class. Defense was always my best class, so I figured I'd apply. And the rest is history." Ron winked at Hermione. She laughed.
"You haven't changed at all, Ron." Hermione smiled warmly. Ron grinned. Remus and Sirius looked at each other and grinned.
"More people to help us make trouble!" Sirius exclaimed.
"And another guy to tease Hermie!" Remus added. Ron grinned.
"I'm going to love this job." He laughed.