Lauren Murdoch (Everyone calls me toots! )

'You've got to experience the good bad in life ... it's part of who you are' - Cheryl Cole .

"I thought - I thought -""'M all right," said Ron, patting her on the back. "'M fine.""Ron was great," said Tonks warmly, reliquishing her hold on Lupin. "Wonderful. Stunned one of the Death Eaters, straight to the head, and when you're aiming at a moving target from a flying broom -""You did?" said Hermione, gazing up at Ron with her arms still around his neck."Always the tone of surprise," he said a little grumpily, breaking free.

"... Wow," he added, blinking rather rapidly as Hermione came hurrying toward them. "You look great!""Always the tone of surprise," said Hermione, though she smiled.

"Come and dance," he added abruptly to Hermione.She looked taken aback, but pleased too, and got up. They vanished together into the growing throng on the dance floor.

"You're amazing, you are," said Ron, handing her his bundled up robes."Thank you," said Hermione, managing a small smile as she pushed the robes into the bags.

When Hermione returned to her bunk, Harry lowered his voice."You only agreed to try and get back in her good books.""All's fair in love and war," said Ron brightly, "and this is a bit of both."

"Hang on a moment!" said Ron sharply. "We've forgotten someone!""Who?" asked Hermione."The house-elves, they'll all be down in the kitchen, won't they?""You mean we ought to get them fighting?" asked Harry."No," said Ron seriously, "I mean we should tell them to get out. We don't want any more Dobbies, do we? We can't order them to die for us -"There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet."Is this the moment?" Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. "OI! There's a war going on here!"

"So that's little Scorpius," said Ron under his breath. "Make sure you beat him at every test, Rosie. Thank God you inherited your mother's brains.""Ron, for heaven's sake," said Hermione, half stern, half amused. "Don't try to turn them against each other before they've even started school!"