Hermione was frightened to wake up in a bed that wasn't her own. She was even more frightened to find that she wasn't alone. She looked over at Ron. He looked so peaceful sleeping. She sighed, relieved to see that they were both fully clothed.
Hermione curled up next to Ron and fell back asleep.
About an hour later, Harry, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, and Neville Longbottom ripped open Ron's curtains and gasped. He was usually the last one to wake up, so they figured they'd help him out ...... by pouring a large glass of water on him. They expected Ron to be asleep, what they weren't expecting was to see a girl there also. The straps on Hermione's pajama top had slipped off her shoulders, and Ron slept in his boxers, giving the effect that they were both completely naked.
Neville was so startled that he dropped the glass. It fell onto the bed, showering Ron with the icy water.
"What the hell?"he exclaimed.
"That would be a better question for us to ask you!" chuckled Seamus, dirtily. "So that's why you were so tired, eh?"
"Go, Ron!" shouted Dean. Neville was rather pale and Harry was absolutely stunned.
"What...?" he looked over at Hermione who was also awake. She had hidden her face in the pillow. It was bad enough for a girl to be caught in the boys dormitories -- sleeping, nevertheless -- but for Head Girl to be caught, just before graduation......
Ron noticed that only her bare shoulders showed above the blanket. He caught on to what Seamus meant. "it's not what it looks like. Really!'" he cried, urgently.
"then what were you two doing last night, playing cards?" roared Seamus.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Harry! You believe me, don't you? I mean, even if I would do something like that doesn't mean Hermione would."
Harry thought for a moment. "Yeah. I guess you're right."
"Maybe he got her drunk," suggested Dean. "God knows he's got enough stuff stashed to kill an elephant!"
Ron moaned. He reached for the blanket and pulled it off. Neville covered his eyes.
"There! " Said Ron, red in the face. "Any more comments, boys?"
Seamus and Dean stopped laughing. "okay, okay. I never thought Hermione would do anything like that, anyway. " said Dean, smirking. "But Seamus is a different story..."
"If you're all going to be sick minded, I hope no one will be offended if I leave." Said Hermione, huffily. She got up and stormed out of the room. Ron chased after her.
"They can be so annoying sometimes." He said. "Listen, I'll go get dressed, and I'll meet you down at breakfast. After that, we can go for a walk around the lake."
Hermione smiled. Ron was delighted to see that she had some color in her face and that she looked so happy."That would be nice."
Ron gave her a quick peck on the lips and went to get dressed.
Ron and Hermione might have gotten up late, but not late enough to miss Sunday morning breakfast. They served it late, since most people were up having fun on Saturday night. None one flinched in the slightest as the usual stampede of owls flew into the great hall.
Everyone at the Gryffindor table watch as a large spotted owl flew over them. It held in it's claw a single black rose. To Harry, Ron, and Hermione's great surprise, it floated down and landed next to Hermione. It dropped the rose and flew off.
"Who sent this?" She said to no one in particular.
"Maybe Ron did," replied Ginny, who was pouring herself a glass of milk.
"hmmm.... But when would he have gotten the time? I've been with him since last night."
"Maybe he sent it after you went to your dormitory to go to bed."
Hermione blushed slightly. Ginny, being sixteen, was so ignorant. If it was up Hermione, she would stay that way, or at least about this event.
"No, it was pretty late....." Hermione stammered. "Ron, did you send this?" She held up the black rose.
"A black rose? No. I don't think I've ever even seen one of those before..."
Harry had a strange feeling. "are you sure the owl didn't have a card with it?"
"Positive. I don't see one anywhere. It was probably just someone playing a stupid joke. "
"I don't know..." said harry.
That night, an owl flew to the window of the Gryffindor common room. This one was a huge tawny. it tapped a few times before some first year let it in. The owl flew to the corner of the room where Hermione was watching Ron whip harry at chess. Things were nearly as normal between the three of them as they were before their problems started -- aside from the fact that Ron and Hermione kissed every now and then and were nearly always holding hands. Hermione was always laughing now. It was as if she were trying to make up for the year she had missed. There was always a beautiful glow surrounding her. But that's just what love does to girls, Harry had thought. He remembered how much more attractive Cho was once they were going out, and Harry didn't think it was possible for her to be any prettier.
The strange owl flew to Hermione and dropped another black rose in her lap. She picked it up and stared at it.
"Another one? I just got one this morning and -" the owl interrupted her by dropping a silver envelope where the rose had been. It took off and flew through the open window.
Ron was gaping at the rose and envelope with an extremely uneasy look on his face. "well..... open it."
Hermione picked up the envelope with slightly trembling hands. A strange looking note written on a piece of ripped parchment slipped out.
My love for you will last as long as the roses.
"Huh?" said Harry.
"The roses...... They've got to die sometime, right?" Wondered Ron.
"No." Replied Hermione. "It looks like they've got a perpetuity charm on them. These roses will look freshly picked 1,000 years from now!"
"Oh," Ron looked at the chess board. "I don't really feel like playing chess any more."
"Okay." Agreed Harry. "We'll just say you won; you were about to anyway,"
"mmmm.... Was the note signed?" inquired Ron, fretfully.
"No, there's no signature. That was all that was written on it." Said Hermione, examining the parchment.
"Oh...... well,....... I'm gonna go to bed."
Hermione followed him to the boys staircase. She glanced around the room to make sure no one was watching. Before he knew what she was doing, she had slung her arms around his neck and kissed him. They remained like that for about 2 or 3 minutes before Seamus noticed and started whooping.
"Whoo-hoo! Go Ron!"
"Love the lipstick!"
"Keep it up and you're likely to suck each other's tonsils out!"
"Do that one more time," Shouted Colin."I need a picture" Ginny slapped him on the arm.
Hermione and Ron broke off, both extremely red. "Well, good night." Said Hermione. She walked to the girls staircase and climbed it like she hadn't heard the whole Gryffindor house laughing.
"Umm......, yeah. Good night." Replied Ron, after she was out of sight. He was totally stunned that Hermione, of all people, had just walked up, kissed him and then walked away as if no one had seen.
"Girls remind me of Every Flavor Beans, you never know what you're gonna get." Harry laughed. "I mean, one day, they can be crying and committing suicide and the next walking up and kissing you then just walking away... "
Ron laughed. "I completely agree."
Hermione curled up next to Ron and fell back asleep.
About an hour later, Harry, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, and Neville Longbottom ripped open Ron's curtains and gasped. He was usually the last one to wake up, so they figured they'd help him out ...... by pouring a large glass of water on him. They expected Ron to be asleep, what they weren't expecting was to see a girl there also. The straps on Hermione's pajama top had slipped off her shoulders, and Ron slept in his boxers, giving the effect that they were both completely naked.
Neville was so startled that he dropped the glass. It fell onto the bed, showering Ron with the icy water.
"What the hell?"he exclaimed.
"That would be a better question for us to ask you!" chuckled Seamus, dirtily. "So that's why you were so tired, eh?"
"Go, Ron!" shouted Dean. Neville was rather pale and Harry was absolutely stunned.
"What...?" he looked over at Hermione who was also awake. She had hidden her face in the pillow. It was bad enough for a girl to be caught in the boys dormitories -- sleeping, nevertheless -- but for Head Girl to be caught, just before graduation......
Ron noticed that only her bare shoulders showed above the blanket. He caught on to what Seamus meant. "it's not what it looks like. Really!'" he cried, urgently.
"then what were you two doing last night, playing cards?" roared Seamus.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Harry! You believe me, don't you? I mean, even if I would do something like that doesn't mean Hermione would."
Harry thought for a moment. "Yeah. I guess you're right."
"Maybe he got her drunk," suggested Dean. "God knows he's got enough stuff stashed to kill an elephant!"
Ron moaned. He reached for the blanket and pulled it off. Neville covered his eyes.
"There! " Said Ron, red in the face. "Any more comments, boys?"
Seamus and Dean stopped laughing. "okay, okay. I never thought Hermione would do anything like that, anyway. " said Dean, smirking. "But Seamus is a different story..."
"If you're all going to be sick minded, I hope no one will be offended if I leave." Said Hermione, huffily. She got up and stormed out of the room. Ron chased after her.
"They can be so annoying sometimes." He said. "Listen, I'll go get dressed, and I'll meet you down at breakfast. After that, we can go for a walk around the lake."
Hermione smiled. Ron was delighted to see that she had some color in her face and that she looked so happy."That would be nice."
Ron gave her a quick peck on the lips and went to get dressed.
Ron and Hermione might have gotten up late, but not late enough to miss Sunday morning breakfast. They served it late, since most people were up having fun on Saturday night. None one flinched in the slightest as the usual stampede of owls flew into the great hall.
Everyone at the Gryffindor table watch as a large spotted owl flew over them. It held in it's claw a single black rose. To Harry, Ron, and Hermione's great surprise, it floated down and landed next to Hermione. It dropped the rose and flew off.
"Who sent this?" She said to no one in particular.
"Maybe Ron did," replied Ginny, who was pouring herself a glass of milk.
"hmmm.... But when would he have gotten the time? I've been with him since last night."
"Maybe he sent it after you went to your dormitory to go to bed."
Hermione blushed slightly. Ginny, being sixteen, was so ignorant. If it was up Hermione, she would stay that way, or at least about this event.
"No, it was pretty late....." Hermione stammered. "Ron, did you send this?" She held up the black rose.
"A black rose? No. I don't think I've ever even seen one of those before..."
Harry had a strange feeling. "are you sure the owl didn't have a card with it?"
"Positive. I don't see one anywhere. It was probably just someone playing a stupid joke. "
"I don't know..." said harry.
That night, an owl flew to the window of the Gryffindor common room. This one was a huge tawny. it tapped a few times before some first year let it in. The owl flew to the corner of the room where Hermione was watching Ron whip harry at chess. Things were nearly as normal between the three of them as they were before their problems started -- aside from the fact that Ron and Hermione kissed every now and then and were nearly always holding hands. Hermione was always laughing now. It was as if she were trying to make up for the year she had missed. There was always a beautiful glow surrounding her. But that's just what love does to girls, Harry had thought. He remembered how much more attractive Cho was once they were going out, and Harry didn't think it was possible for her to be any prettier.
The strange owl flew to Hermione and dropped another black rose in her lap. She picked it up and stared at it.
"Another one? I just got one this morning and -" the owl interrupted her by dropping a silver envelope where the rose had been. It took off and flew through the open window.
Ron was gaping at the rose and envelope with an extremely uneasy look on his face. "well..... open it."
Hermione picked up the envelope with slightly trembling hands. A strange looking note written on a piece of ripped parchment slipped out.
My love for you will last as long as the roses.
"Huh?" said Harry.
"The roses...... They've got to die sometime, right?" Wondered Ron.
"No." Replied Hermione. "It looks like they've got a perpetuity charm on them. These roses will look freshly picked 1,000 years from now!"
"Oh," Ron looked at the chess board. "I don't really feel like playing chess any more."
"Okay." Agreed Harry. "We'll just say you won; you were about to anyway,"
"mmmm.... Was the note signed?" inquired Ron, fretfully.
"No, there's no signature. That was all that was written on it." Said Hermione, examining the parchment.
"Oh...... well,....... I'm gonna go to bed."
Hermione followed him to the boys staircase. She glanced around the room to make sure no one was watching. Before he knew what she was doing, she had slung her arms around his neck and kissed him. They remained like that for about 2 or 3 minutes before Seamus noticed and started whooping.
"Whoo-hoo! Go Ron!"
"Love the lipstick!"
"Keep it up and you're likely to suck each other's tonsils out!"
"Do that one more time," Shouted Colin."I need a picture" Ginny slapped him on the arm.
Hermione and Ron broke off, both extremely red. "Well, good night." Said Hermione. She walked to the girls staircase and climbed it like she hadn't heard the whole Gryffindor house laughing.
"Umm......, yeah. Good night." Replied Ron, after she was out of sight. He was totally stunned that Hermione, of all people, had just walked up, kissed him and then walked away as if no one had seen.
"Girls remind me of Every Flavor Beans, you never know what you're gonna get." Harry laughed. "I mean, one day, they can be crying and committing suicide and the next walking up and kissing you then just walking away... "
Ron laughed. "I completely agree."