A/n Number 11! I think I've got a great idea brewing in my head!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. The author J.K Rowling does.

Chapter 11- Missing in Action

Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger finally tore their lips apart from one another's and stood, stock-still in Hermione's bathroom looking at each other.

"I've been meaning to tell you that for the longest time." Ron said, laughing a bit.

"I was too. I… I just thought that I would give you a chance first." She replied back.

"Sorry it took so long." Ron said quietly, resting his forehead next to Hermione's.

"Ron?"

"What?"

"Do you want to, go somewhere later?" Hermione asked very slowly.

"You mean like a date?" Ron asked bewildered looking down at her.

"Well, yeah I guess it would be a date."

"Should I invite Harry and Ginny?"

Hermione stuttered, "Err, well… if you want I mean you can, but I was rather hoping I'd get you to myself for a bit." She finished biting her lip.

"Oh all right. Where do you want to go then?" Ron asked, fingering her hair.

"We could go to dinner. And maybe a movie?" Hermione said, holding Ron closer.

"That sound like a lot of fun." He told her back, "But it's only morning, what are we going to do until then?"

Hermione pulled herself away from Ron and turned to retrieve the brush. "I don't know."

Ron quickly grabbed her by the waist and lifted her off of the ground.

"RON PUT ME DOWN NOW!!!" Hermione screamed laughing unbelievably hard.

"No." Ron said calmly, carrying her out of the bathroom and down the hall.

"I mean it Ron put me down!" Hermione repeated.

"I already told you no!"

"Please?" She said as politely as she could, but Ron only hoisted her higher in the air, so that Hermione was sitting on top of his shoulders.

He walked down the steps, and out the back patio door, spun around in a circle briefly and then said, "Well if you insist." He took Hermione and thrust her into the deep waters of Hermione's pool.

Hermione screamed as she managed to grab Ron's sleeve and pull him in with her. The two landed in the water causing a gigantic splash. Once they surfaced Hermione slugged Ron in the arm as hard as she could (through all of her laughter.)

"Well you told me to put you down!" Ron said also laughing, and rubbing his arm.

" I didn't mean in the pool! All I wanted was for you to…" Hermione was intruppted.

CRACK!

Ginny appeared on the deck of the pool.

"GINNY!" Hermione shrieked, trying to get free of Ron's fresh grasp.

"Maybe this is a bad time." Ginny said half laughing.

"NO.NO. NO. NO. RON LET GO OF ME! It's fine." Hermione finished smiling up at Ginny.

Ron helped Hermione out of the pool, and went inside to grab some towels leaving Ginny and Hermione alone.

"What's up Ginny? Why are you here so early."

"I've actually come to give Ron a message." Ginny said to Hermione.

"Oh, well, I could just give it to him and you could get back home."

"Err, yeah well mum says that she wants Ron home tonight, since he hasn't been home in about four days." Ginny explained.

"Right okay. By the way how did your mum take the news about you and Harry's engagement?" Hermione asked her.

"We uhh… well we didn't exactly tell her yet."

"Well what are you waiting for!? It's fantastic news!" Hermione squeaked.

"Because, Harry really took what Ron said yesterday to heart, and he decided that we were too young to do anything now." Ginny explained sounding slightly disappointed.

"What do you mean what Ron…"

"Here you go Hermione!" Ron said cheerily, handing Hermione a warm towel and wrapping his arms around her waist again.

"Ron, what exactly did you say to Harry yesterday?" Hermione said, still looking at Ginny.

"About what?" Ron asked, plating a kiss on Hermione's neck.

"Never mind, Ron it's nothing Ginny told him."

"Did you tell Harry that he couldn't marry Ginny?" Hermione asked, slightly annoyed with Ron smothering her.

"No I didn't say anything like that." Ron explained jumping away from Hermione.

"Hermione, Ron didn't do anything wrong." Ginny explained reading Hermione's mind. "He just said that he didn't think it was a good idea to be thinking about me marrying Harry when I still had a lot of school left, that's all."

"Ron!" Hermione turned to scold him, "That's none of your business!"

"It most certaininly is my business! She's my little sister."

"Hermione, really it's fine. Besides, me and Harry didn't call it off, this way we can plan thinks out more carefully."

Hermione shot Ron an angry glare, but decided to drop it.

"Ron, mum wants you home tonight, in time for supper." Ginny said changing the subject.

"Well, Hermione and I have already made plans for tonight." He said scowling at his sister.

"Hey don't shoot the messenger." Ginny said, annoyed with Ron's attitude towards her, and in less than a second, she had vanished away.

"Ron, you should go home." Hermione said, yanking the towel over her shoulders.

"But what about our date?"

"We can do it some other time." Hermione told him stepping inside of the house, still upset that Ron was so rude to Harry the previous night.

"Well, okay." Ron said, and without any warning at all, also disappeared.

"I don't believe his nerve! Where does he get off saying those things to Harry?" Hermione thought angrily after Ron had gone. "It's their life. Why am I getting so upset? I should be happy; Ron and me are finally together. I guess he was just watching out for Ginny, but still he should have known better."

Hermione spent the rest of that day reading her book, not one more word from Ron. This was actually depressing to Hermione, and she felt badly about being so short with him earlier. I'll just have to tell him later." She thought.

It was about 5:30 that evening, when Hermione had just finished her supper when,

CRACK!

Ron appeared in her kitchen again.

"Hey Hermione!" He said excitedly, "Mum wants to invite you to dinner with us."

"Well I've just finished my supper, but can I go anyways?"

"I don't see why not." Ron told her looking lovingly into her brown eyes.

"Sounds fun then. I guess our first date is going to be spent with your parents!" Hermione laughed at this as did Ron, "Oh and Ron I'm sorry about earlier, I didn't meant o provoke you like that."

"Oh." Ron said unexpectedly, "Don't worry about it, my little input didn't hurt anything anyways."

CRACK!

Hermione and Ron appeared in the Weasley's living room.

Hermione looked around and saw that Mr. And Mrs. Weasley were sitting on the couch together, but Harry and Ginny were no where to be seen.

"OH Hermione dear!" Mer.Weasley said, jumping to her feet abandoning her knitting. "How are you?"

"I'm alright," Hermione told the short woman. "Fantastic really." She added looking at Ron.

"Good to hear." Mrs.Weasley said beaming, "Dinner will be served in just a few moments.

Mrs.Weasley hustled off into the kitchen, leaving Arthur, Hermione, and Ron together.

"Hello Hermione!" He called, shaking her hand, "Good to see you again."

"You too Mr.Weasley." Hermione said politely.

"Dad, where's Harry and Ginny?" Ron asked suddenly.

"Harry? Ginny? Oh yes, they've been at Harry's flat all day in London, I expect them to be arriving any minute now.

"Oh." Ron said after his father had finished.

"SUPPER!" Mrs.Weasley bellowed from the kitchen. At once, Fred, George, Bill, and Charlie all crashed down the steps eagerly.

Once everyone had gathered in the dining room, and the Weasley siblings had welcomed Hermione back, everyone took their seats.

"we can't eat yet mum." Charlie snorted from the far end of the table, "Harry and Ginny aren't here yet."

"But of course they aren't." Fred said angrily, heaving his fork onto the plate with disgust, "They've probably been snogging one another all day at Harry's.

"FRED! I will not have that sort of talk at the table!" Mrs.Weasley shouted at her sons rude remark.

"Well it's probably true then isn't it?" George added, also throwing his fork down.

"No matter, we must wait for them anyways, this was supposed to be ALL of us remember!"

So the bunch sat and waited, making small talk as they did. An hour soon went passed without any sign of Harry or Ginny. Finally, Mrs.Weasley gave in and gave everyone permission to eat. The meal was splendid, everyone enjoyed it greatly, and after they had completed, everyone wet their separate ways. Charlie apparated back to work, as did bill, fred , and George. Mr.Weasley began doing some work for the Ministry; Mrs.Weasley went back to her knitting. Hermione left for her house, and Ron was sent to find Harry and Ginny.

With another great crack, Ron appeared just outside of Harry's flat once again. He knocked on the door but there was no answer, he expected that Harry and Ginny were so into each other that they didn't hear him knocking, so Ron cautiously let himself inside.

"All right you love birds time to come back down to earth!" Ron hollered loudly through the flat, there was still no answer.

"HARRY! GINNY! Come out come out where ever you…" Ron stopped dead; he couldn't believe what he saw. Were his eyes fooling him? No, this was a very real sight indeed, almost unbelievable.

Harry and Ginny were lying on the floor, side by side in a large pool of blood; eyes open staring up at him.