Jae: Hello everyone! I guess you guys want an update of how my parents are,
huh? Well, the good news is that they're not fighting anymore, thanks to
me, Sirius and Remus.. And maybe a little bit for T.J. * winks *
* T.J. comes in, holding the fifth Harry Potter book *
T.J.: it's amazing how the author of this book can make dad sound like a madman * throws the book at Jae * here, it's full of Dad and Cho that it makes me sick. Maybe you can use it for you fic
Jae: * gives the book back to T.J. * no thanks. I don't need it anymore. And how can you be so mean to Cho? You know, I met her in Diagon Alley, and she was a pretty sweet lady.
T.J.: * laughs * that's funny. In your fic, you make her sound like the most horrible person on earth * ducks a pillow that was thrown at him, but gets scratched by Crookshanks *
Jae: Good one Crookshanks! Come here * takes Crookshanks, who purrs in response *
T.J. * glares at Crookshanks * I wonder why mum keeps that thing. It's evil, I tell you * Jae sticks her tongue at him * oh, real mature Jae * leaves to heal the scratches *
Jae: * laughs * that should teach him! Okay guys, enjoy this chapter! Oh, and for future reference, Uncle Ron and mum are NOT going to end up together, okay?
Chapter 5: Resolution
Hermione slowly opened her eyes, and when sunlight hit her eyes, her head throbbed and she moaned in pain. She blinked rapidly to get used to the sunlight, but her head wouldn't stop hurting.
"So you finally decided to wake up, huh?" Hermione turned her head to the right to see Ron smiling at her. She smiled weakly and tried to speak, but her mouth was dry. She motioned for Ron to give her a drink, which he obeyed. Once she got a drink, Ron helped her to sit up. Her head stopped throbbing.
"What am I doing here?" she asked in a small voice. Ron looked at her quizzically.
"You can't remember?" he asked. Hermione thought hard.
"All I can remember is that I looked for my quill, then I bumped into Harry, and.." Hermione felt her head throbbing again, and she absently rubbed her temple.
"The next thing I know is that I'm here," she finished. She looked at Ron, who was watching her intently.
"Let me fill you in: Cho saw you and Harry talking and she thought it was wise to disarm you," Ron said.
"You were knocked unconscious and that was when Harry broke up with Cho. He took you to the Hospital Wing, where you are now, and you haven't woke up since." Hermione was confused.
"How long was I out?" she asked. Ron smirked.
"5 days," he said. Hermione's jaw dropped.
"Wha-why-how-" Hermione stuttered, and Ron laughed.
"Well, it seems that the cut on your head went VERY deep, and for a minute, we thought you would go into a coma (according to Madame Pomfrey), but she healed your cut and she told us that you won't go into a coma, but you would be unconscious for a few days," he explained. Then he went serious.
"Harry wouldn't leave your side ever since he brought you to the Hospital Wing," he said. Hermione looked around, but she didn't see Harry anywhere. Ron saw the look of confusion in Hermione's face and smiled.
"Madame Pomfrey managed to kick him out just an hour ago and told him that if he didn't get some rest, she would make sure that he would be locked in the boys' dormitories until he DOES get some rest, so he had no choice but to go." He said. Suddenly, he looked scared at the look Hermione's giving him.
"You're friends with him again," Hermione stated. Ron closed his eyes and sighed. He knew this was going to come up any minute.
"He saved your life Mione," he said, avoiding Hermione's gaze.
"The least I could do was befriend him to repay him for saving you," Ron looked back at Hermione, who was now looking at her hands.
"I understand," Hermione whispered, but loud enough for Ron to hear. He bit his lip.
"Does that mean I have to befriend him too?" Ron was surprised at this question, but quickly recovered and took Hermione's hand.
"That's completely your choice, and whatever choice you make, I'm always here to support you," he said. Hermione finally looked at Ron and gave him a grateful smile before hugging him.
"Mr. Weasley! My patient has just woken up and you decide to not let her rest? I will not accept that!" Madame Pomfrey's voice made Ron release Hermione instantly. Madame Pomfrey took Ron by the collar and started dragging him out of the Hospital Wing.
"You can visit Miss Granger AFTER I've looked at her, now GO! Don't make me do the same to you as what I did to Mr. Potter- Mr. Weasley, if you don't stop wiggling, I will write a letter to your mother!" she exclaimed, and pushed Ron to the door, but before she could do that, Ron waved to Hermione, who was watching the scene with an amused smile. Once the door was closed, Madame Pomfrey looked at Hermione.
"5 days of missing classes, and I know how much you love classes, so let me just check if you'll be okay so I'll let you go, understand Miss Granger?" she asked. Hermione nodded and prepared herself to the usual poking and prodding Madame Pomfrey does whenever she checks her patients.
~*~
Ron stumbled into the Common Room, beaming.
"SHE'S AWAKE!" he exclaimed to Lavender, Ginny, Dean and Harry, who were all sitting in the sofa near the fireplace. As soon as he said this, everyone beamed.
"When can we see her?" Ginny asked. Ron sat down beside Lavender and put an arm around her shoulders.
"I'm not sure, because Madame Pomfrey kicked me out," he said. Dean snorted.
"What did you do, sneak up on Hermione and decided to scare her so she would wake up?" he asked, and Ginny slapped him in the arm, laughing. Dean rubbed his arm.
"What is it with girls and slapping guys in the arms?!" he exclaimed. Ron smirked.
"You deserve it anyway," he said. Ginny stood up.
"I'm going to go and tell Draco about Hermione," she said, and bolted out of the Common Room. Lavender stood up after Ginny.
"I'll go and bring some clothes for Hermione to wear when she leaves the Hospital Wing," she said and kissed Ron quickly on the lips before going to the girls' dormitories. Dean stood up.
"I'm going to get food for Hermione in the kitchens," he said, and left. Ron stood up and sat across from Harry, who was quiet all this time.
"Did you tell her?" Harry asked quietly, staring at the fireplace. Ron followed his gaze.
"I did," he said. Harry looked at him.
"Did she forgive me too?" he asked. Ron sighed.
"Harry, I couldn't make her forgive you because I did. But I did make her think about it," he said. Harry looked at the fireplace again.
"I guess that's a no," he muttered. Ron shook his head.
"You hurt her badly, so you can't expect for her to forgive you so soon," he explained. Harry nodded.
"I know," he said. Ron went over to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry mate, she'll eventually forgive you," he said. Harry looked at him, surprised. That was the first time Ron addressed him as his "mate" since they stopped talking to each other. He smiled.
"Thanks mate," he replied.
~*~
Lavender helped Hermione off her bed, all dressed into her clothes. Hermione was wearing jeans that covered black platform boots and a white shirt that has sleeves that reached up to her elbows and the front is split open just inches above her belly button, revealing her stomach. Hermione's hear was in a ponytail, but it was positioned on the right and not in the center. Hermione frowned at her shirt.
"Of all the shirts that you could choose, you chose this one. Why?" she asked as Lavender guided her to door. Lavender giggled.
"I only saw you wear that shirt once, and it's a nice shirt, so I thought you should wear it," she replied. On the way to the Gryffindor Tower, they bumped into Draco, who picked up Hermione from Lavender and agreed to bring her up to the portrait of the Fat Lady. Once Lavender went inside to get someone to carry Hermione, Draco looked at her.
"Did you lose weight while you were sleeping?" he asked. As a response, Hermione's stomach grumbled, and he laughed while Hermione blushed.
"Shut up, Draco," she said, still blushing. This only made Draco laugh harder. The portrait swung open and out came Lavender with Dean, who took Hermione from Draco.
"Honestly, I can walk you guys!" Hermione exclaimed, but no one listened to her. Lavender thanked Draco before Dean, Hermione and her entered the Common Room. Dean brought her to the couch, where Ron, Harry and Ginny were sitting. Ginny stood up to hug Hermione.
"I'm so glad you're okay!" she squealed. Hermione laughed at the girl's enthusiasm. Ron smirked.
"Gin, quit hogging!" he said, and gave Hermione a hug.
"Missed us?" Ron said after they pulled away. Hermione pretended to look bored.
"More like I missed the food," she said, and pillows were thrown at her. She laughed and noticed the food.
"Hey! Food! Thanks Dean!" she exclaimed and bit into a pumpkin pasty. She looked at Harry, who was staring at her, but wasn't really saying anything. Hermione sighed. 'I'm not ready to forgive him, but he did save my life,' she thought, and decided to go what she thought was right.
"Potter," she said, not sounding cold, but not sounding friendly either. Harry blinked.
"Yes?" he asked. Hermione became aware that everything was silent. She looked at her pumpkin pasty.
"Thanks," she whispered, but she knew Harry heard her. Hermione stood up.
"Guys, I think I'm going to go to sleep now," she said. Lavender stood up.
"I'll come with you," she said, and together, they went up to the girls' dormitories. Harry looked at Hermione until she was out of sight, then turned to Ron.
"Soon mate, soon," he said. Harry looked down. 'When is soon?' he thought to himself.
Jae: Chapter 5 is done! And summer has just begun! No more Snape for 2 months! Can life go any better?
T.J.: But it'll be my last year at Hogwarts Jae! Stupid NEWTs!
Jae: Hey! I only just finished the OWLs, okay?
T.J.: But you passed it all!
Jae: * blushes * I know.. So, are you going to be an Auror with Dad?
T.J.: Yeah.. What about you?
Jae: I don't know.. Maybe a quidditch player? A journalist? Study medicine? I have a lot of options, so I can't-
T.J.: Okay, Okay.. No need to rub it in. * Jae glares * what?
Jae: All right guys! Please Review while I go and kick my brother's arse (T.J.: Hey!) in Quidditch! Bye!
* T.J. comes in, holding the fifth Harry Potter book *
T.J.: it's amazing how the author of this book can make dad sound like a madman * throws the book at Jae * here, it's full of Dad and Cho that it makes me sick. Maybe you can use it for you fic
Jae: * gives the book back to T.J. * no thanks. I don't need it anymore. And how can you be so mean to Cho? You know, I met her in Diagon Alley, and she was a pretty sweet lady.
T.J.: * laughs * that's funny. In your fic, you make her sound like the most horrible person on earth * ducks a pillow that was thrown at him, but gets scratched by Crookshanks *
Jae: Good one Crookshanks! Come here * takes Crookshanks, who purrs in response *
T.J. * glares at Crookshanks * I wonder why mum keeps that thing. It's evil, I tell you * Jae sticks her tongue at him * oh, real mature Jae * leaves to heal the scratches *
Jae: * laughs * that should teach him! Okay guys, enjoy this chapter! Oh, and for future reference, Uncle Ron and mum are NOT going to end up together, okay?
Chapter 5: Resolution
Hermione slowly opened her eyes, and when sunlight hit her eyes, her head throbbed and she moaned in pain. She blinked rapidly to get used to the sunlight, but her head wouldn't stop hurting.
"So you finally decided to wake up, huh?" Hermione turned her head to the right to see Ron smiling at her. She smiled weakly and tried to speak, but her mouth was dry. She motioned for Ron to give her a drink, which he obeyed. Once she got a drink, Ron helped her to sit up. Her head stopped throbbing.
"What am I doing here?" she asked in a small voice. Ron looked at her quizzically.
"You can't remember?" he asked. Hermione thought hard.
"All I can remember is that I looked for my quill, then I bumped into Harry, and.." Hermione felt her head throbbing again, and she absently rubbed her temple.
"The next thing I know is that I'm here," she finished. She looked at Ron, who was watching her intently.
"Let me fill you in: Cho saw you and Harry talking and she thought it was wise to disarm you," Ron said.
"You were knocked unconscious and that was when Harry broke up with Cho. He took you to the Hospital Wing, where you are now, and you haven't woke up since." Hermione was confused.
"How long was I out?" she asked. Ron smirked.
"5 days," he said. Hermione's jaw dropped.
"Wha-why-how-" Hermione stuttered, and Ron laughed.
"Well, it seems that the cut on your head went VERY deep, and for a minute, we thought you would go into a coma (according to Madame Pomfrey), but she healed your cut and she told us that you won't go into a coma, but you would be unconscious for a few days," he explained. Then he went serious.
"Harry wouldn't leave your side ever since he brought you to the Hospital Wing," he said. Hermione looked around, but she didn't see Harry anywhere. Ron saw the look of confusion in Hermione's face and smiled.
"Madame Pomfrey managed to kick him out just an hour ago and told him that if he didn't get some rest, she would make sure that he would be locked in the boys' dormitories until he DOES get some rest, so he had no choice but to go." He said. Suddenly, he looked scared at the look Hermione's giving him.
"You're friends with him again," Hermione stated. Ron closed his eyes and sighed. He knew this was going to come up any minute.
"He saved your life Mione," he said, avoiding Hermione's gaze.
"The least I could do was befriend him to repay him for saving you," Ron looked back at Hermione, who was now looking at her hands.
"I understand," Hermione whispered, but loud enough for Ron to hear. He bit his lip.
"Does that mean I have to befriend him too?" Ron was surprised at this question, but quickly recovered and took Hermione's hand.
"That's completely your choice, and whatever choice you make, I'm always here to support you," he said. Hermione finally looked at Ron and gave him a grateful smile before hugging him.
"Mr. Weasley! My patient has just woken up and you decide to not let her rest? I will not accept that!" Madame Pomfrey's voice made Ron release Hermione instantly. Madame Pomfrey took Ron by the collar and started dragging him out of the Hospital Wing.
"You can visit Miss Granger AFTER I've looked at her, now GO! Don't make me do the same to you as what I did to Mr. Potter- Mr. Weasley, if you don't stop wiggling, I will write a letter to your mother!" she exclaimed, and pushed Ron to the door, but before she could do that, Ron waved to Hermione, who was watching the scene with an amused smile. Once the door was closed, Madame Pomfrey looked at Hermione.
"5 days of missing classes, and I know how much you love classes, so let me just check if you'll be okay so I'll let you go, understand Miss Granger?" she asked. Hermione nodded and prepared herself to the usual poking and prodding Madame Pomfrey does whenever she checks her patients.
~*~
Ron stumbled into the Common Room, beaming.
"SHE'S AWAKE!" he exclaimed to Lavender, Ginny, Dean and Harry, who were all sitting in the sofa near the fireplace. As soon as he said this, everyone beamed.
"When can we see her?" Ginny asked. Ron sat down beside Lavender and put an arm around her shoulders.
"I'm not sure, because Madame Pomfrey kicked me out," he said. Dean snorted.
"What did you do, sneak up on Hermione and decided to scare her so she would wake up?" he asked, and Ginny slapped him in the arm, laughing. Dean rubbed his arm.
"What is it with girls and slapping guys in the arms?!" he exclaimed. Ron smirked.
"You deserve it anyway," he said. Ginny stood up.
"I'm going to go and tell Draco about Hermione," she said, and bolted out of the Common Room. Lavender stood up after Ginny.
"I'll go and bring some clothes for Hermione to wear when she leaves the Hospital Wing," she said and kissed Ron quickly on the lips before going to the girls' dormitories. Dean stood up.
"I'm going to get food for Hermione in the kitchens," he said, and left. Ron stood up and sat across from Harry, who was quiet all this time.
"Did you tell her?" Harry asked quietly, staring at the fireplace. Ron followed his gaze.
"I did," he said. Harry looked at him.
"Did she forgive me too?" he asked. Ron sighed.
"Harry, I couldn't make her forgive you because I did. But I did make her think about it," he said. Harry looked at the fireplace again.
"I guess that's a no," he muttered. Ron shook his head.
"You hurt her badly, so you can't expect for her to forgive you so soon," he explained. Harry nodded.
"I know," he said. Ron went over to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry mate, she'll eventually forgive you," he said. Harry looked at him, surprised. That was the first time Ron addressed him as his "mate" since they stopped talking to each other. He smiled.
"Thanks mate," he replied.
~*~
Lavender helped Hermione off her bed, all dressed into her clothes. Hermione was wearing jeans that covered black platform boots and a white shirt that has sleeves that reached up to her elbows and the front is split open just inches above her belly button, revealing her stomach. Hermione's hear was in a ponytail, but it was positioned on the right and not in the center. Hermione frowned at her shirt.
"Of all the shirts that you could choose, you chose this one. Why?" she asked as Lavender guided her to door. Lavender giggled.
"I only saw you wear that shirt once, and it's a nice shirt, so I thought you should wear it," she replied. On the way to the Gryffindor Tower, they bumped into Draco, who picked up Hermione from Lavender and agreed to bring her up to the portrait of the Fat Lady. Once Lavender went inside to get someone to carry Hermione, Draco looked at her.
"Did you lose weight while you were sleeping?" he asked. As a response, Hermione's stomach grumbled, and he laughed while Hermione blushed.
"Shut up, Draco," she said, still blushing. This only made Draco laugh harder. The portrait swung open and out came Lavender with Dean, who took Hermione from Draco.
"Honestly, I can walk you guys!" Hermione exclaimed, but no one listened to her. Lavender thanked Draco before Dean, Hermione and her entered the Common Room. Dean brought her to the couch, where Ron, Harry and Ginny were sitting. Ginny stood up to hug Hermione.
"I'm so glad you're okay!" she squealed. Hermione laughed at the girl's enthusiasm. Ron smirked.
"Gin, quit hogging!" he said, and gave Hermione a hug.
"Missed us?" Ron said after they pulled away. Hermione pretended to look bored.
"More like I missed the food," she said, and pillows were thrown at her. She laughed and noticed the food.
"Hey! Food! Thanks Dean!" she exclaimed and bit into a pumpkin pasty. She looked at Harry, who was staring at her, but wasn't really saying anything. Hermione sighed. 'I'm not ready to forgive him, but he did save my life,' she thought, and decided to go what she thought was right.
"Potter," she said, not sounding cold, but not sounding friendly either. Harry blinked.
"Yes?" he asked. Hermione became aware that everything was silent. She looked at her pumpkin pasty.
"Thanks," she whispered, but she knew Harry heard her. Hermione stood up.
"Guys, I think I'm going to go to sleep now," she said. Lavender stood up.
"I'll come with you," she said, and together, they went up to the girls' dormitories. Harry looked at Hermione until she was out of sight, then turned to Ron.
"Soon mate, soon," he said. Harry looked down. 'When is soon?' he thought to himself.
Jae: Chapter 5 is done! And summer has just begun! No more Snape for 2 months! Can life go any better?
T.J.: But it'll be my last year at Hogwarts Jae! Stupid NEWTs!
Jae: Hey! I only just finished the OWLs, okay?
T.J.: But you passed it all!
Jae: * blushes * I know.. So, are you going to be an Auror with Dad?
T.J.: Yeah.. What about you?
Jae: I don't know.. Maybe a quidditch player? A journalist? Study medicine? I have a lot of options, so I can't-
T.J.: Okay, Okay.. No need to rub it in. * Jae glares * what?
Jae: All right guys! Please Review while I go and kick my brother's arse (T.J.: Hey!) in Quidditch! Bye!