Thank you everyone who reviewed. I want to make a few comments in response
to them:
I have been informed (twice) that Hermione's birthday is in September, and apologize for that mistake.
Also, that Harry just disappeared from the hospital wing: I wanted it like that. He just snuck out and left them to each other. I don't like Harry much, probably because he's the main character and he's famous and all that jazz- I like Ron- but I wanted him to do something really nice for the two of them. He often seems a bit dense in my story because I think that in real life he would be a bit dense, but he's not stupid.
I also apologize for misspelling Privet (as in Privet Drive). Thanks for pointing that out.
They're in fifth year- Ron is seventeen (I made him on the older side because he's proposing and all) but Hermione wont be seventeen until April because I made the mistake of screwing up her birthday.
I want to thank all of you so much. Reviews rock the world!
Disclaimer: not mine
Hermione ran to her room to put on and admire the ring. It was breathtaking. More beautiful than anything she'd ever imagined, and added to the beauty was the love behind it. Just looking at it made her glow. She went back down to the common room after twenty minutes of admiring how perfect the ring was and how perfect it looked on her hand.
"The princess lives!" Harry called out, amused.
"Very funny Harry, I had work to do."
"Sure," Ginny said sarcastically, "We believe you."
Harry abruptly stood up and walked away.
"Where's he going?" Hermione asked.
"To get Ron."
"Oh…"
"He seemed a little down."
"WHY?"
"Don't worry, not THAT upset, just a little miffed about something. Maybe about you running off to your room?"
"Maybe it was because the whole Gryffendor house saw us kissing?"
"Nah, maybe it was something in that letter."
"Did he tell you what the letter said?"
"No, but-"
"It was from my parents. I believe you know what's going on?"
"Yes"
"Well they said yes."
"I figured."
"Then WHY would he be upset about something in the letter?"
"Because he finished reading after you left and that's when he seemed upset."
"Talking about me?" Ron interjected.
"Yes," Ginny responded bluntly.
"She says your upset about something?"
"Yeah, you have to go home for Christmas Holiday."
"Oh… well can't you come with me?"
"No. They want 'alone time' with you before- the want you and only you to be coming."
"Oh. I see. It wont be too bad. Only a week and then we have the rest of my time together."
"I know, but… oh well. It wont be too bad."
…Two weeks later…
Christmas holiday had come and gone in no time. Hermione sat on the train arriving at Hogwarts, counting the seconds. The minute she got there, she was pulled into a tight embrace. Ron let her go only long enough to switch into a position where their mouths could meet.
"I missed you."
"Me too. I'm surprised you recognized me so quickly."
"Why wouldn't I?"
"My hair…"
"Oh, that, I love it by the way."
She smiled shyly.
"It's not too bad?"
"It's beautiful."
Hermione's hair was styling a short pixie cut. She'd been growing her hair out ever since she lost it, and it was finally long enough to wear without a wig. The past week she'd worn it without a wig or a nice haircut, but it didn't matter. She'd been struggling with her wig for a while before that, but nothing horrible.
"You really like it?"
"Much better than that fake reddish stuff."
Hermione knew she should have been angry about his comment, yet she couldn't help but find it amazingly sweet. She playfully swatted his arm in response and he swooped her up and carried her to the edge of the lake, their favorite spot for a picnic lunch.
…The next day: potions…
"Miss Granger!" Snape barked, "Ten points from Gryffendor for you absentmindedness! Remove your jewelry NOW."
"I have sir."
"Another ten points for talking back! You know the rules of this classroom. No jewelry!"
"Sir, I've removed my jewelry."
"You have not Miss Granger. Five points for your impertinence, NOW REMOVE THAT RING!"
Both she and Ron grew pale.
"Sir, I don't take this ring off. Ever."
"Well you take it off now. Five points!"
"Sir. I will not take it off."
"Minny," Ron said quietly, "Maybe you should take it off. Just for this once and we can figure out before next week."
"No Ron! I will NOT take it off!"
"Miss Granger! Leave this room! You have detention tomorrow- I don't care if you're sick it gives you NO right to break the rules and NO right to talk back to me!"
Hermione picked up her things and walked out of the classroom with her head held high.
Ron stared, bewildered, looking from Snape to Hermione and back. He looked at Snape one last time and shook his head, pure hatred in his eyes.
"Take notes for us," he said to Harry as he collected his things and walked out the door after Hermione.
He ran down the hallway and caught up to a crying Hermione. Quickly, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"It'll all be okay." He told her quietly.
"No Ron…" she said through tears, "It will not be okay. All the fifth year Gryffindors and Slytherins have that class. The whole school will know tomorrow. They'll all know I'm…"
"Maybe not! Think about it… none of them are as clever as you. The closest is probably Harry, and he knows. You were in the hospital wing right before Holiday, maybe you had the flu?"
She smiled weakly, "Thank you for trying Ron, but I doubt it." She stopped as realization hit her.
"Why aren't you in class?! Oh Ron, you're going to be in so much trouble!"
"Calm down. I'll be in no more trouble than you. And Snape will be in more trouble than either of us. He's not allowed to tell anyone that your sick and he slipped. Plus, we agreed to tell Dumbledor and McGonagall about us- so they'll probably get you out of your detention. If not, they'll at least get some of the points added back. Come on, we'll relax in the common room- read up on this potion they're making. Harry is taking notes for us to copy as well."
"Your too good Ron." She smiled.
"Nothing's too good for you."
They both blushed lightly and they kissed.
"Eh hem." Someone cleared his or her throat.
'That has happened two too many times.' Thought Hermione, when she turned to see who it was, her face fell and anything funny about the situation was gone.
"The headmaster would like to see you two." Professor McGonagall told them, and turned on her heel.
They quietly followed her to Dumbledore's office. When they arrived she spoke one more thing, tight-lipped and rather quiet.
"He will see you in a moment." She said stiffly, and left.
Hermione and Ron looked around the office. They had both been there before, but never really had a chance to look at it. They looked at Fawks for a great deal of time, until yet another person cleared their throat. Ron quickly pulled his arm off Hermione's shoulders, and Hermione noticed that as he did the headmaster's eyes twinkled.
"Now, let me see… Ms. Granger, I've been informed that you refused to remove your jewelry in Potions class, talked back to the teacher, and were then told to leave. Mr. Weasley… you then followed her out of the room?"
"Yes sir." They chorused.
"Would you like to explain yourself, Ms. Granger?"
"Well, sir, I hadn't worn any jewelry except my ring. I don't take off my ring. Professor Snape told me to remove my jewelry, I didn't think of the ring, and I told him that I wasn't wearing any. He got upset and yelled a bit, then he told me to remove my ring and I told him that I wouldn't remove it. He told me…" she paused to stop herself from crying heavily, and Ron slipped his arm around her for comfort, "He told me that just because I was sick didn't mean I could break the rules and talk back to him…" She was in full tears at that point. Ron pulled her against him and calmed her. He patted her back, smoothed her hair, and eventually dried her tears.
The headmaster watched it all with a twinkle in his eye and a smile of his face.
"Mr. Weasley?"
"I followed her because I knew she'd be upset, also, I was angry with Snape for saying that and I didn't think I could get threw class without doing something drastic."
"I understand. Professor Snape had assigned both of you detention, which I am regretful to say I may not cancel, and I cannot redistribute the points he took away because you two did break the rules. I have a question Ms. Granger."
"Yes Headmaster?"
"You've never gotten in trouble for not taking off this ring before…"
The students both blushed deeply.
"It's new sir."
His eyes twinkled again.
"I see. Why, may I ask, don't you remove it?"
Ron answered.
"It's an engagement ring."
Dumbledore looked at both of them and smiled.
"Am I right to assume that you gave it to her?" He asked Ron.
"Yes sir. We had decided to tell you… but we didn't have a time to and-"
"No need to explain. Congratulations. You will serve your detention together tomorrow afternoon. Will fifty points to Gryffendor be a satisfactory gift for now?"
They smiled.
"Thank you sir."
"Thank you very much."
Needless to say, they left his office in a much better mood then when they had arrived.
In those oh-so famous words: That's all for now folks!
Enjoy!
Review!
PLEASE!!!
I have been informed (twice) that Hermione's birthday is in September, and apologize for that mistake.
Also, that Harry just disappeared from the hospital wing: I wanted it like that. He just snuck out and left them to each other. I don't like Harry much, probably because he's the main character and he's famous and all that jazz- I like Ron- but I wanted him to do something really nice for the two of them. He often seems a bit dense in my story because I think that in real life he would be a bit dense, but he's not stupid.
I also apologize for misspelling Privet (as in Privet Drive). Thanks for pointing that out.
They're in fifth year- Ron is seventeen (I made him on the older side because he's proposing and all) but Hermione wont be seventeen until April because I made the mistake of screwing up her birthday.
I want to thank all of you so much. Reviews rock the world!
Disclaimer: not mine
Hermione ran to her room to put on and admire the ring. It was breathtaking. More beautiful than anything she'd ever imagined, and added to the beauty was the love behind it. Just looking at it made her glow. She went back down to the common room after twenty minutes of admiring how perfect the ring was and how perfect it looked on her hand.
"The princess lives!" Harry called out, amused.
"Very funny Harry, I had work to do."
"Sure," Ginny said sarcastically, "We believe you."
Harry abruptly stood up and walked away.
"Where's he going?" Hermione asked.
"To get Ron."
"Oh…"
"He seemed a little down."
"WHY?"
"Don't worry, not THAT upset, just a little miffed about something. Maybe about you running off to your room?"
"Maybe it was because the whole Gryffendor house saw us kissing?"
"Nah, maybe it was something in that letter."
"Did he tell you what the letter said?"
"No, but-"
"It was from my parents. I believe you know what's going on?"
"Yes"
"Well they said yes."
"I figured."
"Then WHY would he be upset about something in the letter?"
"Because he finished reading after you left and that's when he seemed upset."
"Talking about me?" Ron interjected.
"Yes," Ginny responded bluntly.
"She says your upset about something?"
"Yeah, you have to go home for Christmas Holiday."
"Oh… well can't you come with me?"
"No. They want 'alone time' with you before- the want you and only you to be coming."
"Oh. I see. It wont be too bad. Only a week and then we have the rest of my time together."
"I know, but… oh well. It wont be too bad."
…Two weeks later…
Christmas holiday had come and gone in no time. Hermione sat on the train arriving at Hogwarts, counting the seconds. The minute she got there, she was pulled into a tight embrace. Ron let her go only long enough to switch into a position where their mouths could meet.
"I missed you."
"Me too. I'm surprised you recognized me so quickly."
"Why wouldn't I?"
"My hair…"
"Oh, that, I love it by the way."
She smiled shyly.
"It's not too bad?"
"It's beautiful."
Hermione's hair was styling a short pixie cut. She'd been growing her hair out ever since she lost it, and it was finally long enough to wear without a wig. The past week she'd worn it without a wig or a nice haircut, but it didn't matter. She'd been struggling with her wig for a while before that, but nothing horrible.
"You really like it?"
"Much better than that fake reddish stuff."
Hermione knew she should have been angry about his comment, yet she couldn't help but find it amazingly sweet. She playfully swatted his arm in response and he swooped her up and carried her to the edge of the lake, their favorite spot for a picnic lunch.
…The next day: potions…
"Miss Granger!" Snape barked, "Ten points from Gryffendor for you absentmindedness! Remove your jewelry NOW."
"I have sir."
"Another ten points for talking back! You know the rules of this classroom. No jewelry!"
"Sir, I've removed my jewelry."
"You have not Miss Granger. Five points for your impertinence, NOW REMOVE THAT RING!"
Both she and Ron grew pale.
"Sir, I don't take this ring off. Ever."
"Well you take it off now. Five points!"
"Sir. I will not take it off."
"Minny," Ron said quietly, "Maybe you should take it off. Just for this once and we can figure out before next week."
"No Ron! I will NOT take it off!"
"Miss Granger! Leave this room! You have detention tomorrow- I don't care if you're sick it gives you NO right to break the rules and NO right to talk back to me!"
Hermione picked up her things and walked out of the classroom with her head held high.
Ron stared, bewildered, looking from Snape to Hermione and back. He looked at Snape one last time and shook his head, pure hatred in his eyes.
"Take notes for us," he said to Harry as he collected his things and walked out the door after Hermione.
He ran down the hallway and caught up to a crying Hermione. Quickly, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"It'll all be okay." He told her quietly.
"No Ron…" she said through tears, "It will not be okay. All the fifth year Gryffindors and Slytherins have that class. The whole school will know tomorrow. They'll all know I'm…"
"Maybe not! Think about it… none of them are as clever as you. The closest is probably Harry, and he knows. You were in the hospital wing right before Holiday, maybe you had the flu?"
She smiled weakly, "Thank you for trying Ron, but I doubt it." She stopped as realization hit her.
"Why aren't you in class?! Oh Ron, you're going to be in so much trouble!"
"Calm down. I'll be in no more trouble than you. And Snape will be in more trouble than either of us. He's not allowed to tell anyone that your sick and he slipped. Plus, we agreed to tell Dumbledor and McGonagall about us- so they'll probably get you out of your detention. If not, they'll at least get some of the points added back. Come on, we'll relax in the common room- read up on this potion they're making. Harry is taking notes for us to copy as well."
"Your too good Ron." She smiled.
"Nothing's too good for you."
They both blushed lightly and they kissed.
"Eh hem." Someone cleared his or her throat.
'That has happened two too many times.' Thought Hermione, when she turned to see who it was, her face fell and anything funny about the situation was gone.
"The headmaster would like to see you two." Professor McGonagall told them, and turned on her heel.
They quietly followed her to Dumbledore's office. When they arrived she spoke one more thing, tight-lipped and rather quiet.
"He will see you in a moment." She said stiffly, and left.
Hermione and Ron looked around the office. They had both been there before, but never really had a chance to look at it. They looked at Fawks for a great deal of time, until yet another person cleared their throat. Ron quickly pulled his arm off Hermione's shoulders, and Hermione noticed that as he did the headmaster's eyes twinkled.
"Now, let me see… Ms. Granger, I've been informed that you refused to remove your jewelry in Potions class, talked back to the teacher, and were then told to leave. Mr. Weasley… you then followed her out of the room?"
"Yes sir." They chorused.
"Would you like to explain yourself, Ms. Granger?"
"Well, sir, I hadn't worn any jewelry except my ring. I don't take off my ring. Professor Snape told me to remove my jewelry, I didn't think of the ring, and I told him that I wasn't wearing any. He got upset and yelled a bit, then he told me to remove my ring and I told him that I wouldn't remove it. He told me…" she paused to stop herself from crying heavily, and Ron slipped his arm around her for comfort, "He told me that just because I was sick didn't mean I could break the rules and talk back to him…" She was in full tears at that point. Ron pulled her against him and calmed her. He patted her back, smoothed her hair, and eventually dried her tears.
The headmaster watched it all with a twinkle in his eye and a smile of his face.
"Mr. Weasley?"
"I followed her because I knew she'd be upset, also, I was angry with Snape for saying that and I didn't think I could get threw class without doing something drastic."
"I understand. Professor Snape had assigned both of you detention, which I am regretful to say I may not cancel, and I cannot redistribute the points he took away because you two did break the rules. I have a question Ms. Granger."
"Yes Headmaster?"
"You've never gotten in trouble for not taking off this ring before…"
The students both blushed deeply.
"It's new sir."
His eyes twinkled again.
"I see. Why, may I ask, don't you remove it?"
Ron answered.
"It's an engagement ring."
Dumbledore looked at both of them and smiled.
"Am I right to assume that you gave it to her?" He asked Ron.
"Yes sir. We had decided to tell you… but we didn't have a time to and-"
"No need to explain. Congratulations. You will serve your detention together tomorrow afternoon. Will fifty points to Gryffendor be a satisfactory gift for now?"
They smiled.
"Thank you sir."
"Thank you very much."
Needless to say, they left his office in a much better mood then when they had arrived.
In those oh-so famous words: That's all for now folks!
Enjoy!
Review!
PLEASE!!!
