Chapter 2
"Ron, I was wondering..." Hermione stuttered.
"Yeah Hermione." Ron was so pre-occupied that he didn't realize the tone in Hermione's voice. It seemed scared.
"Well, we have been friends for a real long time and..." Hermione tried to get it out but it didn't seem to want to come out. Ron finally found out what was happening.
"Hermione, go on don't be scared. You know that you can ask me anything." Ron said while he admired his love of his life.
"Would you like to take a walk with me around the school?" Hermione was relieved that she asked him.
"Hermione, I would love that." Ron looked relieved too.
Ron leaned in to kiss Hermione, but she wasn't ready to kiss him, just yet. Hermione turned red and moved her head so that Ron missed her by an inch.
"I think that we should start to.. uhh...work on the paralyzing potion." Hermione was sweating. She wasn't ready to kiss Ron.
She loved him very much but she didn't want to start off on the wrong foot. She did not want a reputation of being easy.
"Hermione.....Why did you pull away?" Ron asked.
"We haven't gone on one date yet, so I don't want to go too far. Look Ron, if you don't want to go out with me because I am not like the other girls that you have dated..."
Hermione was cut-off by Ron who seemed appalled by what Hermione just said.
"Hermione, what are you talking about?" Ron questioned Hermione. "What makes you think that I have had other girls?"
"Ron, rumors go around that you and Lavender went out to the Yule ball together." Hermione admitted.
"Hermione, did you see us together at the Yule together? No. Thats because I went with someone else. And do you know why I was so jealous when you went out with Viktor?" Ron asked.
"Well no" Hermione admitted.
"Mione I was jealous because I wanted you only you to be mine." Ron answered. Hermione started to pick up her things, "Is everything alright?"
"I just need some rest tonight." Hermione lied.
"Okay, do you want me to walk you back to the room?" Ron asked.
"No! I mean I think I need to..umm,,,go by myself." Hermione hated to lie to Ron. She didn't want him knowing that she loved him. Not just yet. And if Ron kept talking to her it would come out.
"Okay, then I guess I will just stay back here and study a little bit longer." Ron declared.
"Sure." Hermione started to walk towards the door. She could feel the tears swelling her face.
She couldn't show Ron her feelings. She couldn't bare to lie to him either. She felt so ashamed.
What if he already knew and she just didn't know it. She knew that he knew that she likes him. Yet he doesn't know that she loves him.
That night Hermione took out a piece of parchment and started to make Ron's present.....the love letter....
It took Hermione all of her energy and time but she finally found the perfect words to write down.
Dear Ron,
Hi. Happy Christmas. Ron I just wanted to say. Well I think I like you. No I know I like you, Ron I think I might love you. Ever since I put my blue eyes on you. You seemed so strong. I need you to say you love me too. Ron I yearn for your heart to love me back. I dream about you every night. I love you Ronald Weasley. I just hope you feel the same. I just hope I'm not making a total fool out of myself.
Love,
Hermione
She seemed happy of what she wrote. She was still nervous that Ron would feel confused.
She started to have second thoughts about giving Ron the love letter.
Could this be the worst mistake of her young life? She just wasn't sure. She would soon find out:
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Hermione could feel the butterflies building up in her stomach, it was the night before christmas.
She looked over at the night stand that was beside her, the rolled up parchment that lay on the polished wood was still haunting her.
She picked up the letter that was addressed to Ron and read it in her head...'I might love you' She thought.
She knew that she loved him she just didn't want to rush things. It was midnight. She had been awake in her bed for hours it seemed.
She was about to fall a sleep when she heard a loud thoud downstairs. She ran to check out what it was.
"Is anybody there?" Hermione aked trembling.
There was no answer. She looked over behind the common room's coach and she couldn't believe her eyes....
"Ron, I was wondering..." Hermione stuttered.
"Yeah Hermione." Ron was so pre-occupied that he didn't realize the tone in Hermione's voice. It seemed scared.
"Well, we have been friends for a real long time and..." Hermione tried to get it out but it didn't seem to want to come out. Ron finally found out what was happening.
"Hermione, go on don't be scared. You know that you can ask me anything." Ron said while he admired his love of his life.
"Would you like to take a walk with me around the school?" Hermione was relieved that she asked him.
"Hermione, I would love that." Ron looked relieved too.
Ron leaned in to kiss Hermione, but she wasn't ready to kiss him, just yet. Hermione turned red and moved her head so that Ron missed her by an inch.
"I think that we should start to.. uhh...work on the paralyzing potion." Hermione was sweating. She wasn't ready to kiss Ron.
She loved him very much but she didn't want to start off on the wrong foot. She did not want a reputation of being easy.
"Hermione.....Why did you pull away?" Ron asked.
"We haven't gone on one date yet, so I don't want to go too far. Look Ron, if you don't want to go out with me because I am not like the other girls that you have dated..."
Hermione was cut-off by Ron who seemed appalled by what Hermione just said.
"Hermione, what are you talking about?" Ron questioned Hermione. "What makes you think that I have had other girls?"
"Ron, rumors go around that you and Lavender went out to the Yule ball together." Hermione admitted.
"Hermione, did you see us together at the Yule together? No. Thats because I went with someone else. And do you know why I was so jealous when you went out with Viktor?" Ron asked.
"Well no" Hermione admitted.
"Mione I was jealous because I wanted you only you to be mine." Ron answered. Hermione started to pick up her things, "Is everything alright?"
"I just need some rest tonight." Hermione lied.
"Okay, do you want me to walk you back to the room?" Ron asked.
"No! I mean I think I need to..umm,,,go by myself." Hermione hated to lie to Ron. She didn't want him knowing that she loved him. Not just yet. And if Ron kept talking to her it would come out.
"Okay, then I guess I will just stay back here and study a little bit longer." Ron declared.
"Sure." Hermione started to walk towards the door. She could feel the tears swelling her face.
She couldn't show Ron her feelings. She couldn't bare to lie to him either. She felt so ashamed.
What if he already knew and she just didn't know it. She knew that he knew that she likes him. Yet he doesn't know that she loves him.
That night Hermione took out a piece of parchment and started to make Ron's present.....the love letter....
It took Hermione all of her energy and time but she finally found the perfect words to write down.
Dear Ron,
Hi. Happy Christmas. Ron I just wanted to say. Well I think I like you. No I know I like you, Ron I think I might love you. Ever since I put my blue eyes on you. You seemed so strong. I need you to say you love me too. Ron I yearn for your heart to love me back. I dream about you every night. I love you Ronald Weasley. I just hope you feel the same. I just hope I'm not making a total fool out of myself.
Love,
Hermione
She seemed happy of what she wrote. She was still nervous that Ron would feel confused.
She started to have second thoughts about giving Ron the love letter.
Could this be the worst mistake of her young life? She just wasn't sure. She would soon find out:
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Hermione could feel the butterflies building up in her stomach, it was the night before christmas.
She looked over at the night stand that was beside her, the rolled up parchment that lay on the polished wood was still haunting her.
She picked up the letter that was addressed to Ron and read it in her head...'I might love you' She thought.
She knew that she loved him she just didn't want to rush things. It was midnight. She had been awake in her bed for hours it seemed.
She was about to fall a sleep when she heard a loud thoud downstairs. She ran to check out what it was.
"Is anybody there?" Hermione aked trembling.
There was no answer. She looked over behind the common room's coach and she couldn't believe her eyes....