A/N: So it's finally here. I hope you all enjoyed it. Thank you to all of my reviewers. I hope to someday return the favor, all you have to do is write a story.
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Having finally given up on searching everywhere for Hermione, Profeesor McGonogall trudged toward the castle gates. I just can't believe Hermione would do such a thing. She kept trying to think of why Hermione would want to get into so much trouble. This just isn't like her. She was almost to the gates when she heard someone moving quickly toward her.
Hermione was sprinting full-speed toward her. She immediately pulled out her wand and shouted, "Impedimente!" Hermione stopped frozen in her tracks. "Miss Granger, would you care to explain your whereabouts this evening?" She stood there expecting an answer, but Hermione couldn't move. "Oh, sorry. Finite Incantatem. Explain, please."
Hermione stood there with a pained look on her face. All of a sudden she began to cry. And not only that, but she threw herself into Professor McGonogall's arms and wept there while her teacher stood dumbstruck. The older witch did not know what to do, so she just held her for a few minutes.
"Now, why don't you tell me what these tears are all about, hmmm?" the Professor asked in a way not too different form that of a Grandmother.
Hermione wiped her eyes and took a step back from Professor McGonogall. "It's just... well, there was this boy, but I...it doesn't matter anyway. I never want to see him again." She said and then went inside the castle. McGonogall followed her.
She cleared her throat. Hermione stopped and turned to look at her. "Hermione, you will serve detention for me until the end of term, and I am going to notify your parents of your little escapades tonight. That is all, Miss Granger. You may go to bed." She spoke with authority, but she looked at her with love. As she did with most of her students, she had grown to love Hermione but htis was one of the first times she'd ever shown it.
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-Meanwhile, Back at The Shack-
Moondoggie wlaked to the front of the shack and banged on the door. "Let me in! I know she's in there!"
Kahuna didn't want to see Gidget's plans get totally spoiled so he decided to put on a little act for Moondoggie. He mussed his hair and his clothes to make it seem like he had been having a romping time with a sexy little minx. He answered the door to find an irate Moondoggie. "Look, I'm kind auf in zee meedle auf somezing. Come back later, vill you?" He acted like he was a little short of breath.
Moondoggie got even more upset. He pushed his way into the shack. "Okay. Where is she?" He began to search the place, but he couldn't find Hermione anywhere. "What's going on with you? I mean I'd expect you to treat some random girl this way, but the Gidget? I mean she's way too young and innocent."
Kahuna chuckled. "Yeah, that eez vhat you vould think, but vhat a voman." Kahuna tried his best to act in love and he did a fair job of it.
Moondoggie's head looked fit to explode. He was all red and angry. He was ready to kill someone. He was ready to kill Kahuna. He doubled up his fists and punched Kahuna in the jaw. Then he tried to hit him again, but the kahua blocked him and grabbed his wrist. Kahuna turned Moondoggies arm and held it behind his back. "Do you give up?"
Although he was still angry with Kahuna, he did want to keep his arm attached to his body. Weakly he answered, "Yeah, I give." and was released.
Upon releasing Moondoggie, Kahuna gave him an extra shove. "Now get out or you vill get it far worse zan that."
Moondoggie sneered at Kahuna. He used to think Kahuna was a great guy, but now he just hated him. "I used to think you were the best man in the world with all of your freedom crap, but now I see that your just a pathetic loser that uses people to get what he wants and what he needs. You disgust me." He turned and walked out the door leaving Kahuna alone without even himself to comfort him.
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Hermione did as she was told and spent her last week at school in detention. When she arrived home her father told her that she was never to see or speak to any of those heathen-boys again and that he was to be in charge of her social life from here on out.
One afternoon as Hermione was straightening her already tidy room, a small owl tapped on her window. It was from Ginny. It said:
Hermione,
Hey, I hope you didn't get in too much trouble. I really am sorry that I told, but Professor McGonogall was really, trully worried about you, and I didn't want anything bad to happen to you either. Anyway, I wanted to know if you might be interested in coming over for a bit this summer. I have some tickets to a weird sis ters concert and Harry said he could bring you a date if you wanted to come. Please don't say no. I don't wnt to have to ask Luna or Parvati or Padma. They're not as much fun as you. Well I have to go. Just send your answere as soon as possible. The concert is in three days. Bye.
Ginny
Hermione put the not down and wrote her own answer.
Ginny,
Sorry, but I can't come. My dad's on a real war-path and says he is going to be running my life unitl I'm twenty- one. It's no big deal really, but he has decided to set me up on a date with some boy who's father he met in Diagon Alley and I really just don't feel very cheerful right now. Again I really am sorry I can't come.
P.S. I know you had to tell. I don't blame you at all.
Hermione
She attached the note to the little owl's leg and set him off to go to Ginny's.
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-The next day-
"Hermione, there's a gentleman here to see you." Her father called up the stairs.
Hermione was sitting on her bed and her mother was sitting beside her. "Hermione please just go out to be gracious. Your father is only trying to help." her mother pleaded.
"Oh, alright." Hermione made her way down stairs thinking: This is going to be the absolute worst date of my entire life ever. I can't believe my parents are actually making me do this. UGH! I hate this! She took the last four steps extra slowly to stall the agony of meeting some creep her dad thought was almost perfect.
Her father could be heard in the sitting room talking to the boy she was supposed to have a date with that evening. He sounds so boring. I think I'll just head upstairs and forget this whole thing. She was almost to the stairs when her mother saw her. "Hermione, come on, Sweetie. It won't be so bad." Mrs. Granger lead her daughter into the sitting room.
All Hermione could see of her date was that he had red hair. Mr. Granger stood up from his chair. "Oh, here she is. Ronald Weasley, this is my daughter Hermione and my wife Charlotte." Ronald stood up. Well he's tall. Hermione thought, but she was surpised when he turned around. Moondoggie?! Ugh, how dare he show up here?!
She stood there dumfounded. Her father intorduced her to her 'date'. "Hermione, this is your date Ronald Weasley, the boy I've been telling you about."
Hermione smiled curtly. "Nice to meet you, Ronald," she said his name like it might make her sick.
Ron just smiled back at her. "Hello, Hermione. It's nice to finally meet you." He reached forward to take her hand in his, but Hermione turned to leave at the same time.
She walked over to the stairs. "I think I'm going to go lie down. I have a tremendous headache and don't feel much like going out." She only got as far as the fourth step before Ron called her back.
"I know this great place in Diagon Alley wher they can give you something to cure your headaches for like forever. We could go there then mybe to Florean Fortescue's for some ice cream, or something." He sounded so hopeful that Hermione couldn't say no. There was also the fact that her dad had come over and nudged her closer to the door.
Hermione and ron walked outside and down the sidewalk to the end of the street. Ron stuck out his wand hand to call the Knight Bus. They boarded and were almost immediately at their destination- The Leaky Cauldron. Once inside they went to the back and Hermione opened the passage to Diagon Alley.
Ron took her by the hand, or at least he tried to anyway but Hermione jerked her hand away from his. Ron glared at her. "What's wrong with you?"
"I am only here to be gracious. Besides, wasn't the other night enough for you? Did you have to come back for more laughs?"
Ron grabbed Hermione by the shoulders. "Okay, I have no idea why I would laugh at you for the other night, but ...but..." He let her go ran his hands through his hair. "What is up with me? I mean I never have any troublr thinking of what to say to girls, but with you...I just...it's difficult to find the right words to say."
Hermione stared at him blankly. "What do you mean?"
He stepped forward, and took her face in his hands and kissed her full on the lips. "Does that explain it?"
Hermione thought for a minute then smirked at Ron. "I don't know. I think you may need to explain it more thoroughly." So he kissed her again.
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Hermione lay in her bed smooching the air in front of her and sighed gently "Ron.". Mrs. Granger gently shook her awake.
"Hermione wake up. You were havin g a bad dream."
Hermione looked around. She was still in the hospital. Then she looked at her mum and smiled. "It wasn't a bad dream. It was amazing. And to think it all happened because of some bad seafood." She smiled and went back to sleep ready to dream about Ron again.