Hey everyone! Thanks for all your awesome reviews!!! And thanks so much
for telling me that my first two chapters were blobs, i was not aware!
They're fixed now. I apreciate all your feedback. Well. the Halloween
feast is here, things are heating up between Ron and Hermione, sort of.
This is only the beginning, much more to comebetween owr two favorite
"friends". Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 10: Halloween
Everyone planned to meet each other in the common room at 6:45 so they could all walk to the feast together. By 6:30, all the guys were anxiously standing around the common room waiting for their friends and dates to make their entrances. Every time the slightest noise was made, all their neatly combed heads would swirl towards the staircase that lead to their bedrooms.
The girls were also completely ready by 6:30, but chose to stay in their bedrooms until it was time to leave. Lavender, Parvati, Hermione, and Ginny were standing in front of the full length mirror Hermione had conjured up earlier, giving each other a last once over to make sure everything was in place.
"Wow Hermione! You look amazing!" Lavender squeaked to her roommate. She took Hermione's hand and spun her around. She had on a long, shimmery silver robe with long sleeves that come to a point on the back of her hands. The robes had a form fitting torso that tuliped at the bottom, with a rather low, for Hermione, cut v-neck in the front. The back of her robes were even lover cut, and they laced up and tied just below the small of her back. This dress was not something you would think to see on Hermione, but Harry had assured her she looked radiant in them. Hermione wore her robes with confidence, feeling as beautiful as Lavender said she was.
The rest of the girls looked equally as exquisite. Lavender was wearing robes of baby pink, Parvati was in green, and Ginny had on the most gorgeous maroon dress Hermione had ever seen and it matched surprisingly well with her hair. The Girls checked each other over one more time before heading toward the stairs to meet their dates.
"Oh! Wait!" Hermione exclaimed, running back to her room. She grabbed two small jewelry boxes. "Ok, sorry. I forgot something." She replied to the girls who were all staring at her with confused countenances. Ginny grabbed Hermione's hand, Hermione grabbed Lavenders, Lavender grabbed Parvati's as they all walked down the stairs together, their stomachs full of butterflies.
The common room turned silent as the boys realized that their dates were finally arriving. The girls walked through the doorway.
"Hi," Hermione said to break the silence. She walked over to Harry and slipped her arms around his neck to give him a hug. "I was wondering if you could." She opened one of the boxes in her hands and pulled out the necklace Harry had given her earlier. She turned around and Harry clasped it on her neck. She turned around to face him again. "And I brought this for you." Hermione handed him the other box.
Harry had still not said anything to Hermione, he just stared at her and took the box from her hands. He opened it and inside found a silver pocket watch. He turned it over in his hands. On the back was the year 1902. Harry was astonished. Never in his life had he owned something so unique and valuable. "Wow Hermione, I don't know what to say." He bent down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
"Shall we go?" She asked, taking Harry's hand in hers.
"Hermione," Harry said, "You look absolutely wonderful. I've got to be the luckiest guy right now, having the most beautiful girl at Hogwarts on my arm."
She slowly blushed. "Thanks Harry." He led her out of the common room and through the corridors to the great hall.
You could hear a pin drop in the great hall as Harry and Hermione walked in, for they were the most handsome couple there. Even though it was not planned, they had matched their dress robes perfectly. Even their arch enemy, Draco Malfoy, turned to watch them make their way to Gryffindor table. A constant blush was forming on Hermione's cheeks when she felt everyone's eyes on her. A few seconds later they were joined by the rest of their friends.
"Wow," Ginny whispered. "Look up." They were all immediately awestruck. The hall was covered in hanging bats, pumpkins, and spider webs. There were floating candles every where. It looked exactly like a haunted house you'd see on a muggle Halloween, except for the floating candles that is. Everyone loved it.
Dumbledore stood up and made his usual speech announcing the feast beginning. Candy of every kind filled the tables. "Now this is my kind of feast." Hermione overheard Ron telling Seamus, who was sitting next to him. She couldn't help but smile.
After the first course of candy was eaten music began to play. Where the head stable normally sat, enchanted instruments were playing themselves. It was a fast song, and some of the students got up to dance.
"Hermione, may I have this dance?" Harry asked, holding out his hand for her.
"I'd love to," she said. The rest of the group followed. Before she knew it, it was 11:00, and they only had a half hour left of the feast. Hermione was having such a good time dancing with Harry, she almost forgot about Ron. That was, until Harry left to go get some pumpkin juice, and Hermione ended up sitting at the table alone. Hermione looked over at the other dancing couples. She saw Ginny and Neville, Parvati and her date, Seamus and his date. She looked for Ron and Lavender but couldn't find them anywhere. Then she spotted Lavender sitting at the Ravenclaw table, flirting with some 7th year boy. Taking a bit of the cookie in her hand, Hermione glanced over the rest of Gryffindor table for Ron. There he was, sitting at the far end of it, alone, and looking as miserable as ever. She got up and walked over toward him.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked from behind him.
He turned around to see who was behind him. "Where's Harry?" He asked almost too quickly.
"Went to get some punch," she answered taking a seat next to him. "Why are you over here if Lavender's over there?"
"She left me! Can you believe it, she left me! It turns out she likes this other guy from Ravenclaw and just said yes to me to be nice." He was swirling around his glass in circles. "And the worst part is, I didn't even ask her, she just assumed we were going together."
"How long have you been sitting here?"
"Pretty much the whole night."
"I'm sorry Ron. Why didn't you come dance with Harry and me?"
"You looked like you were having a good enough time on your own."
"We were, but have you seen Ginny? I lost her, and she needs to dance with him before the night is over or he's going to continue to drive me crazy asking me questions about her."
She stood up to get a better view of the dance floor. "You mean, you and Harry aren't together now?"
"Ron! Why would I be with Harry?" She put her hands on her hips and gave him her best stubborn look. "I don't like him that way."
"You don't?"
"Nope." She said, plopping down in the seat next to Ron.
"Do you like anyone else?" He tried to ask slyly.
"You can't ask me that." She looked out onto the dance floor and spotted Harry and Ginny dancing unusually close together for a fast song off near the refreshment table.
"I can't? Does Harry know?" Ron pleaded with her.
"Nope, but you can ask me to dance."
"Hermione, would you care to dance?"
"Sure." He led her out onto the dance floor. "And yes, Harry does know."
"He can know but I cant?" Ron pouted.
"There are just some things you are better of not knowing Ron Weasley." She put her arms around his shoulders and tightened his around her waist. The two didn't let go of each other all evening, and were reluctant to even as the staff forced them out of the great hall and back to their common rooms.
As they were walking back to Gryffindor tower Ron stopped Hermione and faced her. "Here, I never got a chance to give this to you earlier." He pulled out the most perfect short stemmed red rose bud Hermione had ever seen out of his pocket.
She gasped. "Thank you Ron." She said placing it behind her ear, for all her hair was hanging around her shoulders in tiny ringlets. They walked hand in hand back to the common room where the party was going to continue throughout the night thanks to Fred and George.
Most of Gryffindor fell asleep in the common room that evening, including Ron and Hermione who, if you looked closely, could be seen holding hands in their sleep. Hermione lay on the couch and Ron lay on the floor next to her. Harry and Ginny were curled up in the oversized chair. Fred and George stayed up longer than anyone else, tormenting unsuspecting victims. Tonight was the most fun any of them had had in an long time. Each slept, dreaming about their evening, whishing it would never end.
A/N I'll have another chapter up soo, probabally wednesday, because ill be moving into another apartment on friday so i wont be online much then! I Really hope youre enjoying this story as much as i enjoy writing it. Its Fluffy i know, but i cant help it, thats how guys should be. Oh and for anyone wondering what my hair looks like, think Calico Cat and youve got my hair disaster! Thanks for reviewing again! You're feedback really helps me get these chapters out when i say im going to! (I dont have much slef motivation) Well, thats all for Chapter 10, see you soon with Chapter 11! -Jessica (Sorceress019)
Chapter 10: Halloween
Everyone planned to meet each other in the common room at 6:45 so they could all walk to the feast together. By 6:30, all the guys were anxiously standing around the common room waiting for their friends and dates to make their entrances. Every time the slightest noise was made, all their neatly combed heads would swirl towards the staircase that lead to their bedrooms.
The girls were also completely ready by 6:30, but chose to stay in their bedrooms until it was time to leave. Lavender, Parvati, Hermione, and Ginny were standing in front of the full length mirror Hermione had conjured up earlier, giving each other a last once over to make sure everything was in place.
"Wow Hermione! You look amazing!" Lavender squeaked to her roommate. She took Hermione's hand and spun her around. She had on a long, shimmery silver robe with long sleeves that come to a point on the back of her hands. The robes had a form fitting torso that tuliped at the bottom, with a rather low, for Hermione, cut v-neck in the front. The back of her robes were even lover cut, and they laced up and tied just below the small of her back. This dress was not something you would think to see on Hermione, but Harry had assured her she looked radiant in them. Hermione wore her robes with confidence, feeling as beautiful as Lavender said she was.
The rest of the girls looked equally as exquisite. Lavender was wearing robes of baby pink, Parvati was in green, and Ginny had on the most gorgeous maroon dress Hermione had ever seen and it matched surprisingly well with her hair. The Girls checked each other over one more time before heading toward the stairs to meet their dates.
"Oh! Wait!" Hermione exclaimed, running back to her room. She grabbed two small jewelry boxes. "Ok, sorry. I forgot something." She replied to the girls who were all staring at her with confused countenances. Ginny grabbed Hermione's hand, Hermione grabbed Lavenders, Lavender grabbed Parvati's as they all walked down the stairs together, their stomachs full of butterflies.
The common room turned silent as the boys realized that their dates were finally arriving. The girls walked through the doorway.
"Hi," Hermione said to break the silence. She walked over to Harry and slipped her arms around his neck to give him a hug. "I was wondering if you could." She opened one of the boxes in her hands and pulled out the necklace Harry had given her earlier. She turned around and Harry clasped it on her neck. She turned around to face him again. "And I brought this for you." Hermione handed him the other box.
Harry had still not said anything to Hermione, he just stared at her and took the box from her hands. He opened it and inside found a silver pocket watch. He turned it over in his hands. On the back was the year 1902. Harry was astonished. Never in his life had he owned something so unique and valuable. "Wow Hermione, I don't know what to say." He bent down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
"Shall we go?" She asked, taking Harry's hand in hers.
"Hermione," Harry said, "You look absolutely wonderful. I've got to be the luckiest guy right now, having the most beautiful girl at Hogwarts on my arm."
She slowly blushed. "Thanks Harry." He led her out of the common room and through the corridors to the great hall.
You could hear a pin drop in the great hall as Harry and Hermione walked in, for they were the most handsome couple there. Even though it was not planned, they had matched their dress robes perfectly. Even their arch enemy, Draco Malfoy, turned to watch them make their way to Gryffindor table. A constant blush was forming on Hermione's cheeks when she felt everyone's eyes on her. A few seconds later they were joined by the rest of their friends.
"Wow," Ginny whispered. "Look up." They were all immediately awestruck. The hall was covered in hanging bats, pumpkins, and spider webs. There were floating candles every where. It looked exactly like a haunted house you'd see on a muggle Halloween, except for the floating candles that is. Everyone loved it.
Dumbledore stood up and made his usual speech announcing the feast beginning. Candy of every kind filled the tables. "Now this is my kind of feast." Hermione overheard Ron telling Seamus, who was sitting next to him. She couldn't help but smile.
After the first course of candy was eaten music began to play. Where the head stable normally sat, enchanted instruments were playing themselves. It was a fast song, and some of the students got up to dance.
"Hermione, may I have this dance?" Harry asked, holding out his hand for her.
"I'd love to," she said. The rest of the group followed. Before she knew it, it was 11:00, and they only had a half hour left of the feast. Hermione was having such a good time dancing with Harry, she almost forgot about Ron. That was, until Harry left to go get some pumpkin juice, and Hermione ended up sitting at the table alone. Hermione looked over at the other dancing couples. She saw Ginny and Neville, Parvati and her date, Seamus and his date. She looked for Ron and Lavender but couldn't find them anywhere. Then she spotted Lavender sitting at the Ravenclaw table, flirting with some 7th year boy. Taking a bit of the cookie in her hand, Hermione glanced over the rest of Gryffindor table for Ron. There he was, sitting at the far end of it, alone, and looking as miserable as ever. She got up and walked over toward him.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked from behind him.
He turned around to see who was behind him. "Where's Harry?" He asked almost too quickly.
"Went to get some punch," she answered taking a seat next to him. "Why are you over here if Lavender's over there?"
"She left me! Can you believe it, she left me! It turns out she likes this other guy from Ravenclaw and just said yes to me to be nice." He was swirling around his glass in circles. "And the worst part is, I didn't even ask her, she just assumed we were going together."
"How long have you been sitting here?"
"Pretty much the whole night."
"I'm sorry Ron. Why didn't you come dance with Harry and me?"
"You looked like you were having a good enough time on your own."
"We were, but have you seen Ginny? I lost her, and she needs to dance with him before the night is over or he's going to continue to drive me crazy asking me questions about her."
She stood up to get a better view of the dance floor. "You mean, you and Harry aren't together now?"
"Ron! Why would I be with Harry?" She put her hands on her hips and gave him her best stubborn look. "I don't like him that way."
"You don't?"
"Nope." She said, plopping down in the seat next to Ron.
"Do you like anyone else?" He tried to ask slyly.
"You can't ask me that." She looked out onto the dance floor and spotted Harry and Ginny dancing unusually close together for a fast song off near the refreshment table.
"I can't? Does Harry know?" Ron pleaded with her.
"Nope, but you can ask me to dance."
"Hermione, would you care to dance?"
"Sure." He led her out onto the dance floor. "And yes, Harry does know."
"He can know but I cant?" Ron pouted.
"There are just some things you are better of not knowing Ron Weasley." She put her arms around his shoulders and tightened his around her waist. The two didn't let go of each other all evening, and were reluctant to even as the staff forced them out of the great hall and back to their common rooms.
As they were walking back to Gryffindor tower Ron stopped Hermione and faced her. "Here, I never got a chance to give this to you earlier." He pulled out the most perfect short stemmed red rose bud Hermione had ever seen out of his pocket.
She gasped. "Thank you Ron." She said placing it behind her ear, for all her hair was hanging around her shoulders in tiny ringlets. They walked hand in hand back to the common room where the party was going to continue throughout the night thanks to Fred and George.
Most of Gryffindor fell asleep in the common room that evening, including Ron and Hermione who, if you looked closely, could be seen holding hands in their sleep. Hermione lay on the couch and Ron lay on the floor next to her. Harry and Ginny were curled up in the oversized chair. Fred and George stayed up longer than anyone else, tormenting unsuspecting victims. Tonight was the most fun any of them had had in an long time. Each slept, dreaming about their evening, whishing it would never end.
A/N I'll have another chapter up soo, probabally wednesday, because ill be moving into another apartment on friday so i wont be online much then! I Really hope youre enjoying this story as much as i enjoy writing it. Its Fluffy i know, but i cant help it, thats how guys should be. Oh and for anyone wondering what my hair looks like, think Calico Cat and youve got my hair disaster! Thanks for reviewing again! You're feedback really helps me get these chapters out when i say im going to! (I dont have much slef motivation) Well, thats all for Chapter 10, see you soon with Chapter 11! -Jessica (Sorceress019)