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"Wait," Neville turned around. "I love you, too, Neville. More then words can say," Luna said walking up to Neville so that she had to look up as to see his face. They embraced, and did not move despite many snide remarks.


Star Girl

Every few days Hermione liked to go to the prefect bathroom and relax. After class that day she decided to do just that. She walked up to the portrait of a merperson wedding. The husband and wife smiled at her.

"Perrywinkle," she said, after checking to see that no one else was around. The mermaid stepped aside, revealing a staircase that lead to the girls side of the bathroom. Hermione ascended the staircase and found her drawer. (A/N: Just to clarify. There are two sides of the prefect bathroom. With adjoining steam room, if it is wished, and bath the size of a small pool. There are also drawers for each prefect for him or her to leave whatever they wish. Now back to the story.) Hermione undressed and allowed herself to relax fully for the first time since she had walked in on Ron and Lavender. Hermione did a quick spell for the removal of unwanted hair, then went up to a small mirror and did a much more centralized spell for her eyebrows. She walked over to the steam room and chose for it to be only her. She sat on a towel, which she had summoned, and leaned back to relax. Hermione opened her eyes a few minutes later.

"I must have fallen asleep. I am burning up," Hermione said getting up and leaving the steam room to the pool like bath. She relaxed in the cool water, after returning back to normal heat, the water warmed up.

"Is that you, Hermione?"

"Who's asking?" Hermione said without opening her eyes or moving.

"It's Ron," He said, swimming up to her. "Are you naked?"

"Of course, silly. I'm taking a bath. Get away!" Hermione screamed, covering herself. Instead of leaving, Ron grabbed her up and kissed her passionately. Hermione gave in, and let her hands, which had been shielding her naked body from view, go limp and wrap around Ron's neck. She pulled herself closer to Ron. Only then did she realize that he was naked too…

It was several weeks after Ron and Hermione's naked run in. It had affected their relationship a little bit.

Dear Diary,

Ron has been a little distant since that night a few days ago. He doesn't ask me for my help on as much. Even though I hated it, I think I really loved it. I don't even know anymore. For some reason Harry has been spending a lot of time out of the common room. I hope he isn't planning to do something dangerous. This is the first year that it seems that we are remotely safe. Harry is like my brother. Ron did actually run into Harry and Ginny snogging while explaining to Lavender, for the millionth time, that he did not want to be with her and that she needed to chase after someone else. I just wish that Ron and I could be as close as we used to be…

Just then, Hedwig cam flying up to the window of Hermione's room and sat on the windowsill next to Hermione. Hedwig tapped on the window a few times, before Hermione realized that it might be an owl tapping at her window. She went over to the window and let Hedwig in. She gave her a piece of the pear she was eating, and untied the parchment from her leg.

Hermione- Come down to the lake.

Ron

Hermione stood there reading the letter over and over again, before changing into jeans, black wedges with bows by the toes, and a slightly loose, but still form fitting, purple spaghetti strap shirt. She went swiftly down the stairs, out of the Gryffindor portal, onto the grounds, and to the lake, where she saw Ron standing with his broom in one hand, and Hedwig sitting on his other arm.

"Good, you came. I was going to keep sending Hedwig up every fifteen minutes until you came. You can go now Hedwig, thanks," Ron said to the owl, which took off with a treat Ron had given her. After Ron took Hermione's hand and pulled her next to him, they stood there, holding hand, in silence, watching the lake.

"Ron?'
"Hm?"

"Why did you ask me to come down here?"

"I was waiting for you to ask that," said Ron smiling as he mounted his broom. "I want to show you something."

"Where and I supposed to go, Ron?"

"You can fit in front me. I tested my broom with Harry," Hermione smiled and walked up in front of Ron. "Hold on tight to the broom. Don't worry, I'll steer."

Ron kicked Hermione and himself off the ground. For a while, the broom struggled, but it soon stabilized.

"OK, we are going to land now. I need you to not freak out. We have to go though some tight trees, and if you freak out, you might get stuck in one," Hermione nodded. Ron smiled. After a minute they were on the ground.

"Close your eyes, Hermione."

"Don't crash me into a tree, Ron."

"You don't trust me?" Hermione grabbed onto his hand.

"With my life."

Hermione squeezed Ron's hand. He returned the squeeze.

"We are here…. Open your eyes."

Hermione gasped. They were standing in front of a tree. But this wasn't a normal tree. It wasn't like the Whopping Willow. This tree had stars in its leaves. Small lights flew around and in the tree.

"Oh my. It is beautiful. Oh, Ron. What is it?"

"It is called a Shooting Star. Whenever a shooting star falls to the ground, one hundred years later, this tree grows. The lights come from a memory that the star had when it fell to earth. No two of these trees are the same. Actu-" Hermione didn't let Ron finish. No matter how interested she was by the tree, she was more interested in kissing Ron at the present moment. Ron returned the kiss. He embraced Hermione, and picked her up to put her on a toadstool, which put her a little closer to his height when she was sitting.

"Hermione, you are my star girl."

"Oh, Ron."

In the background a song played quietly.

(A/N: Song is Star Girl, by McFly…. Imagine that it has been playing a while)

Hey, I'm looking up for my star girl

I guess I'm stuck in this mad world

With things that I wanna say

But your a million miles away

And I was afraid when you kissed me

On your intergalactical frisbee

I wonder why, I wonder why

You never asked me to stay

So wouldn't you like to come with me

Surfin' the sun as it starts to rise

Woah, your gravity's makin' me dizzy

Girl I gotta tell ya,

I'm feelin' much better

Make a little love in the moonlight

Hey, there's nothing on Earth that could save us

When I fell in love with Uranus

I don't wanna give you away

Cause it makes no sense at all

Houston we got a problem

Ground control couldn't stop them

I wonder why, I wonder why

You never asked me to stay

Wouldn't you like to come with me

Surfin' the sun as it starts to rise

Woah, your gravity's makin' me dizzy

Girl I gotta tell ya,

I'm feelin' much better

Make a little love in the moonlight

Fly away

Watch the night turn into day

Dance on the Milky Way

Melt me with your eyes,

My star girl rules the skies

1,2,1,2,3,4

I'm looking up for my star girl

Guess I'm stuck in this mad, mad world

Things that I wanna say

But your a million miles away

So wouldn't you like to come with me

Go surfin' the sun as it starts to rise

Yeah, wouldn't you like to come with me (yeah)

Girl I gotta tell ya,

I'm feelin' much better

I can't get enough of you

Galaxy defenders

Stay forever

Never get enough of you

Ron and Hermione left the Shooting Start late that night. It was dark, and a little difficult for Ron to see, so Hermione cast a strong Lumos charm.

They arrived back in the common room after pretending that they were out on their rounds late. They kissed one last time in the common room, and headed up the their separate rooms.


NOTHING HAPPENED IN THE BATHROOM...just to make that clear. I might tell you what did happen in the next story. Review. I'll post the second I get 5, I have the last chapter all written.

Kat