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"Lavender!" Ron cried.
The figure stayed the same.
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Chapter 5
In the lowest of the dungeons that lay beneath the Hogwarts castle a red haired boy was huddling over a slumped figure. His eyes wide with fright he stared down at the pretty girl who was now unconscious because of him. It had been his fault. If only he had been listening and not day dreaming then she would be fine. He tried crying out her name and shaking her but the girl wouldn't respond. She just lay there, her eyes closed and her body motionless unknown of the pain that she was causing for the poor red haired boy who was taking the blame.
"Get out of the way!" Professor Snape yelled. He pushed Harry and Hermione who were trying to comfort Ron off to the side. The other students moved back and out of his way. Ron on the other hand did not move. He was still shocked by what appeared to be his fault. He didn't seem to hear Professor Snape and even if he had he seemed unable to move as if he were glued to the floor.
"Move boy!" Professor Snape said giving Ron a slight shove with his foot. Harry and Hermione and several other Griffendors glared at the Professor when he did this. Ron though still didn't notice. Professor Snape bent down on the other side of Lavender seeing the boy wouldn't budge. The Professor took the girls slender wrist in his hand and checked her pulse. His face didn't show whether she had one or not. He looked her over quickly and then suddenly looked up at the staring students.
He pointed at the scared looking Parvati. Seamus, who had been standing beside Parvati looking at her worriedly, took this opportunity to put his arm around her and as if to protect Parvati from Snape.
"Get Madame Pomfrey now!" He said in a stern voice. Parvati gasped and the tears began to flow as she rushed out of the room. Seamus rushed out after her.
Snape conjured up a stretcher with a wave of his wand and levitated Lavender onto it. Ron got up and watched, horrified, as Snape and several other students walked out of the dungeons with the stretcher that held Lavender. His eyes followed the stretcher out of the room but he still didn't move even when it was out of view. He just stood there in some kind of trance, shocked.
Hermione looked up at Harry and he met her gaze. They both nodded and Hermione let go of his hand and started forward toward Ron. Harry walked along behind her. Their friend needed them.
"Ron." Hermione said in a soft voice. She was standing right behind him. Slowly Hermione reached out her slender hand and placed it on Ron's shoulder. Ron didn't move but he didn't flinch at her touch so Hermione kept her hand there making sure it was in a strictly friendship fashion. Poor Ron, Hermione thought sadly. Poor Lavender, she thought shaking her head slightly. She hoped the poor girl was all right.
"It wasn't your fault Ron." Hermione said in a whisper. Harry stood helplessly looking worriedly at Ron, knowing only Hermione could help him now. Ron still wouldn't respond. "Ron, it wasn't your fault!" Hermione said loudly.
She hated to see her friend like this. Roughly she turned Ron toward her. She took a good look at him for the first time since the night when she had broken his heart. That night she had seen his heart shatter into a hundred pieces. It had been so hard to watch and she had felt guilty even though he had tried to rape her and he had tried to plan their relationship and even though his love for her was only an illusion. When would he see what she had seen? When would he finally see that the love that he had for her wasn't real only assumed? She knew that Ron would come to her. Even though Hermione didn't love Ron. Ron was like a brother to her, a best friend, just as harry had been, before he became something more.
She opened her arms and just as she had thought he slowly put his arms around her. He was crying inside though he wouldn't shed a tear. He was upset and shaken and he needed someone to help him through it. The only person that could do that was now injured or worse. Hermione knew that she had to do this and take Lavenders place.
"It's okay Ron." She said patting him lightly on the back. She shot a glance at Harry. She tried to tell him that it was only friendship and nothing more. Harry understood and nodded. He trusted Hermione. I just wish I could help, Harry though wistfully.
"It was my fault!" Ron cried out suddenly. He moved away from Hermione. Harry knew at this point that Ron wasn't just taking advantage of Hermione. Ron and Lavender seemed to have created a bond in the last few days, Harry thought suddenly. No wonder why he was shaken up.
"Everything that happened to her is my fault!" He cried out even louder walking over to the edge of the classroom and leaning against the wall.
"That's not true!" Hermione and Harry yelled in unison. Their voices sounded in harmony together. Ron turned around and looked at them surprised at how well their voice combined and how loud they were.
"Come on Ron." Hermione said walking over to him seizing this opportunity. She put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Let's go see how she's doing." Harry said quietly walking over to Ron's other side. Ron seemed to hesitate. Hermione held out her hand to him. He took it and together they walked out of the classroom to go see Lavender.
Hermione bit her lip. She could feel Ron gripping her hand. It's only to comfort him, she thought hoping he didn't think it was something more. She hoped Harry understood and wasn't jealous or hurt because of her actions. She peeked over at him. Harry was staring straight ahead, his emotions hidden. Hermione turned away. Harry hopefully knew she could be trusted and that was all that mattered.
Two hours later…
"How's Lavender?" Ginnny asked as Hermione and Harry trudged into the common room with glum expressions. Hermione lifted her head and looked over at Ginny.
"I don't know." Hermione said sadly. She looked as if she was on the brim of tears. Slowly she stumbled over to the couch. Harry caught her just before she fell and helped her onto the couch. Harry sat down wearily upon the couch beside her. They both looked tired and sad.
"She's not any better I take it." Ginny said with a sigh. She sat down in a chair and placed her hands in her lap and looked down on the ground. Silence filled the room for several moments.
"Where's Ron?" Ginny asked suddenly looking up. Harry and Hermione raised their heads and looked at her their eyes sad.
"He's with Lavender." Harry said.
"He took it pretty badly. He thinks it's his fault." Hermione said softly.
"He thinks it's his fault?" Ginny asked confused. She hadn't heard the whole story and she was dying to hear it now that her brother was part of it.
Harry and Hermione nodded.
"What happened?" Ginny asked her confusion growing.
"Lavender was Rons lab partner." Hermione said taking a deep breath.
"What's that got to do with it?" Ginny asked looking from Harry to Hermione.
"Well, it was Ron and Lavenders potion that bubbled over and filled the room with smoke. We think that the potion was what caused Lavender to go unconscious. Though I'm not sure." Hermione said in a rush.
Ginny sat in silence.
"How's Ron?" She asked her voice quivering slightly.
"Upset." Hermione said.
"In shock." Harry said.
"I better go find him and see how he is." Ginny said softly. She got up and walked toward the portrait before she suddenly stopped and turned to look back at the couple.
"It's a Hogsmeade weekend." Ginny said.
Hermione and Harry looked up at her curiously wondering what she meant by this.
"If you guys want, you guys can go out together tomorrow and I'll cover for you two and keep Ron in check." Ginny suggested.
Hermione and Harry looked at each other. They felt really guilty about Ron. Especially after what just happened. But they didn't want to miss an offer and a chance to spend time together without the risk of Ron finding out. Hermione bit her lip and met Harry's gaze.
"How about it?" He asked in a whisper. "Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me Hermione Granger." He asked her smiling.
"I would be delighted to go with you Harry Potter." She said with a grin.
Ginny rolled her eyes pretending to be annoyed at the flirting. " Alright I know where this is going. A kissing session." At this Harry and Hemrione turned to her and laughed a little embarrassed. "So I take it you took up on my offer." Ginny said.
"Yes." Harry said smiling at Hermione.
"Thanks Ginny we appreciate it." Hermione said honestly.
There was an odd silence as Ginny was about to exit through the portrait once more when she suddenly turned and face the two that were about to start a kissing session just as Ginny had predicted. They both looked at her bewildered wondering what she had to say now.
"Lavender would have been glad. It was her idea. It's a shame she missed having some quality time with Ron." Ginny said trying to hold back the tears at the thought of poor Lavender in a hospital bed unconscious. Then she hurriedly stepped through the portrait to go find her brother.
Silence lapped over the Griffendor Common room once more. Harry and Hermione just sat staring into the flickering cheery fire that now looked burning and violent to them. Something about that last note Ginny had left them had caused them to forget about everything else. Once more that terrible guilty feeling was seeping into their minds. The kissing session was put on hold and was driven from their minds.
Hermione looked down at the floor. A loud voice was shouting in her head to her. "You should be with Ron! He's your best friend! Why aren't you there for him and helping him through this! Why aren't you with Lavender! That's where you should be right there in the hospital wing with them!" Hermione shook the thoughts away, shaking her head.
Harry was having similar thoughts. He stared blankly into the fire thinking about the past few weeks. Ron had been in love with Hermione. He had tried to rape Hermione. Hermione had broken his heart. Ron had tried to rape Hermione!
That loud persistent voice kept yelling that over and over in his head. Ron had hurt Hermione. He had tried to hurt her for his own pleasure! Ron had no right to force her into that. He had no right to start kissing her madly and not let her go free as she wished. He had no right to do that even if she did indeed love him and the only way he could get that was by force. Ron had no right whether Hermione was Harry Potter's girlfriend or not.
Harry knew these thoughts were not the best to be thinking about when your best friend is in a rough spot. He wished he could just forget all the bad things that Ron had done. But all that he had kept hidden deep inside was now flowing through his veins at the reawaken of the awful memories.
"Ron had no right to force Hermione to love him even if she did love him and the only way he could awaken her love was by force." Harry heard these words repeated once more in his mind. What if Hermione really did love Ron? What if she had been just too afraid to show it? What if Ron knew this secretly and was only trying to encourage her to follow her heart to its deepest desire…Ron.
Harry tried to shake this thought from his head. Hermione wouldn't have broken Ron's heart if she loved him. Or maybe she was just trying to hide her affections and not abide by them just like Hermione was always doing. Hermione wouldn't be with him, Harry, if she was really in love with Ron, would she? Harry glanced at Hermione carefully out of the corner of his eye. Hermione certainly did look like she was feeling guilty. She looked almost as shaken up as Ron.
"Hermione." He said quietly turning his head toward her.
"Hmm."
"Uh I was uh…I was just wondering." How should he phrase this?
"You were just wondering…." She was waiting for him to finish. It was too late to drop the subject now.
"I was just wondering about something." He said trying to change the subject.
"You were just wondering about what?" Hermione said wanting to know what he was going to say.
"Hermione…now don't get offended." Harry said not wanting to ask her yet.
"I'm getting offended now. Tell me and I won't be offended. Don't and I will." She said glaring at him. Harry couldn't help it he smiled and laughed. Hermione glared fiercely at him but Harry was now laughing very hard. Maybe it was just that there had been nothing to laugh about and now it seemed as if it had all broke lose. Or maybe it had been something else. But now Harry could not stop laughing. And every time he tried to look at Hermione he just laughed harder.
"Harry." Hermione said glaring sternly at him. She gasped suddenly as Harry fell to the floor rolling with laughter pulling her down with him. Hermione fell down beside him just as she had earlier that year when she, Ron and Harry had been on the train.
"Harry!" She cried hitting him lightly. But all Harry could do was laugh. A smile began to form on her lips. She couldn't help it. The situation was just too amusing. Here she was trying to be angry with Harry and all he could do was laugh and all she could do was smile. It was like his laughter was intoxicating. He was intoxicating. And all she wanted to do was drink it. Laughter and Harry in all.
Harry grinned and just forced himself to laugh harder. Just as he had hoped Hermione was now smiling. Harry stopped laughing a little bit to grin at her.
"That's the smile I was looking for." Harry said staring at her.
"Harry Potter, if you think that you can get me to smile just by doing this all the time…" She didn't finish. For at that point Harry kissed her on the nose and Hermione and Harry both broke out into a fit of laughter. He kissed her once more on the tip of her nose and Hermione grinned and laughed. It was just too much. He could always get her too laugh if he wanted too.
Harry managed to stop laughing long enough to kiss Hermione softly on the mouth. He drew away looking at her pretty face. She grinned. Before he even knew what hit him she drew him into a fierce kiss. Harry put his arms around her, just as he felt Hermione's warm hand stroke his cheek and her other arm go around him. It looked like they were going to have a kissing session after all.
It was about fifteen minutes later when Ron Weasley returned from the hospital wing having been shooed out by Madam Pomfrey. He walked tiredly through the portrait of the Fat Lady. Slowly he dragged his feet across the room and up the steps. Just as he reached the doorway to the boys dormitory he caught a glimpse of something down below. There, in front of the fire, two shadows sitting on the rug, were kissing. Ron rolled his eyes. Muttering about how some couples could get so caught up in each other, he entered the Dormitory with out a backwards glance. If only he knew.
"Harry what were you going to tell me?" Hermione asked running a finger through her now slightly messy hair, taking a brief break from their kissing.
"Can it wait until tomorrow?" Harry pleaded with her. He out on a sad puppy- dog face but Hermione didn't seem convinced. Maybe this will convince her, Harry thought as he began kissing her again. Hermione seemed convinced for she did not refuse. The conversation was put off just as everything else was. The couple went on undisturbed by the conversation that had brought on everything, but had never been actually reached. Like always.
But it was bound to come up again. For little did they know but it would be an important test to their relationship…but that is for another time.
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"Lavender!" Ron cried.
The figure stayed the same.
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Chapter 5
In the lowest of the dungeons that lay beneath the Hogwarts castle a red haired boy was huddling over a slumped figure. His eyes wide with fright he stared down at the pretty girl who was now unconscious because of him. It had been his fault. If only he had been listening and not day dreaming then she would be fine. He tried crying out her name and shaking her but the girl wouldn't respond. She just lay there, her eyes closed and her body motionless unknown of the pain that she was causing for the poor red haired boy who was taking the blame.
"Get out of the way!" Professor Snape yelled. He pushed Harry and Hermione who were trying to comfort Ron off to the side. The other students moved back and out of his way. Ron on the other hand did not move. He was still shocked by what appeared to be his fault. He didn't seem to hear Professor Snape and even if he had he seemed unable to move as if he were glued to the floor.
"Move boy!" Professor Snape said giving Ron a slight shove with his foot. Harry and Hermione and several other Griffendors glared at the Professor when he did this. Ron though still didn't notice. Professor Snape bent down on the other side of Lavender seeing the boy wouldn't budge. The Professor took the girls slender wrist in his hand and checked her pulse. His face didn't show whether she had one or not. He looked her over quickly and then suddenly looked up at the staring students.
He pointed at the scared looking Parvati. Seamus, who had been standing beside Parvati looking at her worriedly, took this opportunity to put his arm around her and as if to protect Parvati from Snape.
"Get Madame Pomfrey now!" He said in a stern voice. Parvati gasped and the tears began to flow as she rushed out of the room. Seamus rushed out after her.
Snape conjured up a stretcher with a wave of his wand and levitated Lavender onto it. Ron got up and watched, horrified, as Snape and several other students walked out of the dungeons with the stretcher that held Lavender. His eyes followed the stretcher out of the room but he still didn't move even when it was out of view. He just stood there in some kind of trance, shocked.
Hermione looked up at Harry and he met her gaze. They both nodded and Hermione let go of his hand and started forward toward Ron. Harry walked along behind her. Their friend needed them.
"Ron." Hermione said in a soft voice. She was standing right behind him. Slowly Hermione reached out her slender hand and placed it on Ron's shoulder. Ron didn't move but he didn't flinch at her touch so Hermione kept her hand there making sure it was in a strictly friendship fashion. Poor Ron, Hermione thought sadly. Poor Lavender, she thought shaking her head slightly. She hoped the poor girl was all right.
"It wasn't your fault Ron." Hermione said in a whisper. Harry stood helplessly looking worriedly at Ron, knowing only Hermione could help him now. Ron still wouldn't respond. "Ron, it wasn't your fault!" Hermione said loudly.
She hated to see her friend like this. Roughly she turned Ron toward her. She took a good look at him for the first time since the night when she had broken his heart. That night she had seen his heart shatter into a hundred pieces. It had been so hard to watch and she had felt guilty even though he had tried to rape her and he had tried to plan their relationship and even though his love for her was only an illusion. When would he see what she had seen? When would he finally see that the love that he had for her wasn't real only assumed? She knew that Ron would come to her. Even though Hermione didn't love Ron. Ron was like a brother to her, a best friend, just as harry had been, before he became something more.
She opened her arms and just as she had thought he slowly put his arms around her. He was crying inside though he wouldn't shed a tear. He was upset and shaken and he needed someone to help him through it. The only person that could do that was now injured or worse. Hermione knew that she had to do this and take Lavenders place.
"It's okay Ron." She said patting him lightly on the back. She shot a glance at Harry. She tried to tell him that it was only friendship and nothing more. Harry understood and nodded. He trusted Hermione. I just wish I could help, Harry though wistfully.
"It was my fault!" Ron cried out suddenly. He moved away from Hermione. Harry knew at this point that Ron wasn't just taking advantage of Hermione. Ron and Lavender seemed to have created a bond in the last few days, Harry thought suddenly. No wonder why he was shaken up.
"Everything that happened to her is my fault!" He cried out even louder walking over to the edge of the classroom and leaning against the wall.
"That's not true!" Hermione and Harry yelled in unison. Their voices sounded in harmony together. Ron turned around and looked at them surprised at how well their voice combined and how loud they were.
"Come on Ron." Hermione said walking over to him seizing this opportunity. She put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Let's go see how she's doing." Harry said quietly walking over to Ron's other side. Ron seemed to hesitate. Hermione held out her hand to him. He took it and together they walked out of the classroom to go see Lavender.
Hermione bit her lip. She could feel Ron gripping her hand. It's only to comfort him, she thought hoping he didn't think it was something more. She hoped Harry understood and wasn't jealous or hurt because of her actions. She peeked over at him. Harry was staring straight ahead, his emotions hidden. Hermione turned away. Harry hopefully knew she could be trusted and that was all that mattered.
Two hours later…
"How's Lavender?" Ginnny asked as Hermione and Harry trudged into the common room with glum expressions. Hermione lifted her head and looked over at Ginny.
"I don't know." Hermione said sadly. She looked as if she was on the brim of tears. Slowly she stumbled over to the couch. Harry caught her just before she fell and helped her onto the couch. Harry sat down wearily upon the couch beside her. They both looked tired and sad.
"She's not any better I take it." Ginny said with a sigh. She sat down in a chair and placed her hands in her lap and looked down on the ground. Silence filled the room for several moments.
"Where's Ron?" Ginny asked suddenly looking up. Harry and Hermione raised their heads and looked at her their eyes sad.
"He's with Lavender." Harry said.
"He took it pretty badly. He thinks it's his fault." Hermione said softly.
"He thinks it's his fault?" Ginny asked confused. She hadn't heard the whole story and she was dying to hear it now that her brother was part of it.
Harry and Hermione nodded.
"What happened?" Ginny asked her confusion growing.
"Lavender was Rons lab partner." Hermione said taking a deep breath.
"What's that got to do with it?" Ginny asked looking from Harry to Hermione.
"Well, it was Ron and Lavenders potion that bubbled over and filled the room with smoke. We think that the potion was what caused Lavender to go unconscious. Though I'm not sure." Hermione said in a rush.
Ginny sat in silence.
"How's Ron?" She asked her voice quivering slightly.
"Upset." Hermione said.
"In shock." Harry said.
"I better go find him and see how he is." Ginny said softly. She got up and walked toward the portrait before she suddenly stopped and turned to look back at the couple.
"It's a Hogsmeade weekend." Ginny said.
Hermione and Harry looked up at her curiously wondering what she meant by this.
"If you guys want, you guys can go out together tomorrow and I'll cover for you two and keep Ron in check." Ginny suggested.
Hermione and Harry looked at each other. They felt really guilty about Ron. Especially after what just happened. But they didn't want to miss an offer and a chance to spend time together without the risk of Ron finding out. Hermione bit her lip and met Harry's gaze.
"How about it?" He asked in a whisper. "Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me Hermione Granger." He asked her smiling.
"I would be delighted to go with you Harry Potter." She said with a grin.
Ginny rolled her eyes pretending to be annoyed at the flirting. " Alright I know where this is going. A kissing session." At this Harry and Hemrione turned to her and laughed a little embarrassed. "So I take it you took up on my offer." Ginny said.
"Yes." Harry said smiling at Hermione.
"Thanks Ginny we appreciate it." Hermione said honestly.
There was an odd silence as Ginny was about to exit through the portrait once more when she suddenly turned and face the two that were about to start a kissing session just as Ginny had predicted. They both looked at her bewildered wondering what she had to say now.
"Lavender would have been glad. It was her idea. It's a shame she missed having some quality time with Ron." Ginny said trying to hold back the tears at the thought of poor Lavender in a hospital bed unconscious. Then she hurriedly stepped through the portrait to go find her brother.
Silence lapped over the Griffendor Common room once more. Harry and Hermione just sat staring into the flickering cheery fire that now looked burning and violent to them. Something about that last note Ginny had left them had caused them to forget about everything else. Once more that terrible guilty feeling was seeping into their minds. The kissing session was put on hold and was driven from their minds.
Hermione looked down at the floor. A loud voice was shouting in her head to her. "You should be with Ron! He's your best friend! Why aren't you there for him and helping him through this! Why aren't you with Lavender! That's where you should be right there in the hospital wing with them!" Hermione shook the thoughts away, shaking her head.
Harry was having similar thoughts. He stared blankly into the fire thinking about the past few weeks. Ron had been in love with Hermione. He had tried to rape Hermione. Hermione had broken his heart. Ron had tried to rape Hermione!
That loud persistent voice kept yelling that over and over in his head. Ron had hurt Hermione. He had tried to hurt her for his own pleasure! Ron had no right to force her into that. He had no right to start kissing her madly and not let her go free as she wished. He had no right to do that even if she did indeed love him and the only way he could get that was by force. Ron had no right whether Hermione was Harry Potter's girlfriend or not.
Harry knew these thoughts were not the best to be thinking about when your best friend is in a rough spot. He wished he could just forget all the bad things that Ron had done. But all that he had kept hidden deep inside was now flowing through his veins at the reawaken of the awful memories.
"Ron had no right to force Hermione to love him even if she did love him and the only way he could awaken her love was by force." Harry heard these words repeated once more in his mind. What if Hermione really did love Ron? What if she had been just too afraid to show it? What if Ron knew this secretly and was only trying to encourage her to follow her heart to its deepest desire…Ron.
Harry tried to shake this thought from his head. Hermione wouldn't have broken Ron's heart if she loved him. Or maybe she was just trying to hide her affections and not abide by them just like Hermione was always doing. Hermione wouldn't be with him, Harry, if she was really in love with Ron, would she? Harry glanced at Hermione carefully out of the corner of his eye. Hermione certainly did look like she was feeling guilty. She looked almost as shaken up as Ron.
"Hermione." He said quietly turning his head toward her.
"Hmm."
"Uh I was uh…I was just wondering." How should he phrase this?
"You were just wondering…." She was waiting for him to finish. It was too late to drop the subject now.
"I was just wondering about something." He said trying to change the subject.
"You were just wondering about what?" Hermione said wanting to know what he was going to say.
"Hermione…now don't get offended." Harry said not wanting to ask her yet.
"I'm getting offended now. Tell me and I won't be offended. Don't and I will." She said glaring at him. Harry couldn't help it he smiled and laughed. Hermione glared fiercely at him but Harry was now laughing very hard. Maybe it was just that there had been nothing to laugh about and now it seemed as if it had all broke lose. Or maybe it had been something else. But now Harry could not stop laughing. And every time he tried to look at Hermione he just laughed harder.
"Harry." Hermione said glaring sternly at him. She gasped suddenly as Harry fell to the floor rolling with laughter pulling her down with him. Hermione fell down beside him just as she had earlier that year when she, Ron and Harry had been on the train.
"Harry!" She cried hitting him lightly. But all Harry could do was laugh. A smile began to form on her lips. She couldn't help it. The situation was just too amusing. Here she was trying to be angry with Harry and all he could do was laugh and all she could do was smile. It was like his laughter was intoxicating. He was intoxicating. And all she wanted to do was drink it. Laughter and Harry in all.
Harry grinned and just forced himself to laugh harder. Just as he had hoped Hermione was now smiling. Harry stopped laughing a little bit to grin at her.
"That's the smile I was looking for." Harry said staring at her.
"Harry Potter, if you think that you can get me to smile just by doing this all the time…" She didn't finish. For at that point Harry kissed her on the nose and Hermione and Harry both broke out into a fit of laughter. He kissed her once more on the tip of her nose and Hermione grinned and laughed. It was just too much. He could always get her too laugh if he wanted too.
Harry managed to stop laughing long enough to kiss Hermione softly on the mouth. He drew away looking at her pretty face. She grinned. Before he even knew what hit him she drew him into a fierce kiss. Harry put his arms around her, just as he felt Hermione's warm hand stroke his cheek and her other arm go around him. It looked like they were going to have a kissing session after all.
It was about fifteen minutes later when Ron Weasley returned from the hospital wing having been shooed out by Madam Pomfrey. He walked tiredly through the portrait of the Fat Lady. Slowly he dragged his feet across the room and up the steps. Just as he reached the doorway to the boys dormitory he caught a glimpse of something down below. There, in front of the fire, two shadows sitting on the rug, were kissing. Ron rolled his eyes. Muttering about how some couples could get so caught up in each other, he entered the Dormitory with out a backwards glance. If only he knew.
"Harry what were you going to tell me?" Hermione asked running a finger through her now slightly messy hair, taking a brief break from their kissing.
"Can it wait until tomorrow?" Harry pleaded with her. He out on a sad puppy- dog face but Hermione didn't seem convinced. Maybe this will convince her, Harry thought as he began kissing her again. Hermione seemed convinced for she did not refuse. The conversation was put off just as everything else was. The couple went on undisturbed by the conversation that had brought on everything, but had never been actually reached. Like always.
But it was bound to come up again. For little did they know but it would be an important test to their relationship…but that is for another time.
(Hey how did you like it? Sorry it took so LONG! I'm sorry I won't do that again. Please Review again. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done! More to come… )