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Chapter 5: The Confession
A crack of thunder, like a whip, roared outside so loud that it rattled the windows. Lily shivered with fear. Hermione pulled her trembling children up even closer to her. "Mummy, please continue with these story," Lily said gently. Hermione smiled, and I continued the story.
Later that evening, Ron and I made our way through the torch-lit corridor to the dungeons, where our detention was awaiting our arrival.
The two of us met Snape in his office, where our detention was to take place. "Not a spot of dust when I return," Snape said, ferociously. "If I am not satisfied with your work, I will make you clean for the rest of the week.and NO MAGIC!" he spat, then turned on his heel and departed from us, slamming the door.
"Well, that went well," Ron said sarcastically. I made my way over to the Potions master's desk, where two buckets of soapy, hot water were placed there for us. I picked up a sponge out of one of the buckets and drained it of extra water. Ron followed suit. "Where should we start?" I asked him. "Umm." Ron said as he looked at me and pulled his hand from the soapy water. As he did so, his hand got caught on the bucket rim, pulling it over and spilling water all over Snape's papers and the floor. The water drizzled over the desk and onto Ron's pants. His cargo khakis were drenched in just one spot. He jumped back out of the way.
"Oh, balderdash!" Ron exclaimed as he placed his hand over his fly, while his ears began turning maliciously red.
"Mum," Lily said, looking up at Hermione.
"Yes," Hermione responded, looking down at her daughter.
"Won's funny," she said, giggling and clasping her hand over her smile. Joey nodded in agreement.
"Yes," she said with a sigh. "Your da-, I mean, Ron was a very funny guy," Hermione said, trying not to think about his death.
"Keep talking, mummy.I wanna know what happens next!" Lily said excitedly.
"Ok, hon, just be patient," Hermione said gently. As thunder clanged and lightning flickered, Lily and Joey huddled closer to their mother beneath the covers and listened intently.
"Snape's going to be so pissed; I'm really sorry!" Ron said, wiping his head on his sleeve to soak up the sweat coming from his forehead.
I looked at Ron in confusion. "Why on earth are you sorry for? It was an accident!" I said almost laughing that he would be apologizing for a simple mistake.
"Well, normally, I wouldn't be sorry.but I am for you. I don't want you to be given another detention. I mean it'd look horrible on your records! Plus, it'd be my fault, which would make me feel guilty!" Ron inquired.
"Ron, honestly," I said, wiping up the desk. "It's not a big deal. I really don't mind detention.as long as it's with you." As the last few words had left my lips, I knew that I had just confessed the way I truly felt for Ron.
He looked up, looking completely blank, but all in all, he looked completely red! "Y.y.y.you like having detention.only if it's with me?" he managed to squeak; his ears going a pale pink.
I had to tell him. 'Just do it, Hermione.the longer you wait, the worse it's gonna be. Just get on with it!' I said to myself. "I LOVE YOU, RON!" I blurted out before I had a chance to even think. Now Ron's face was like a strawberry.and so was mine!
"You do?" he asked. "Are you sure?"
"Of course, I'm sure! You are the only man I love," I said nervously. I felt like my heart was literally jumping in and out of my chest. "I.I love you, too, Hermione," he mumbled under his breath almost unable to be heard.
"You love me?" I asked. "Are you sure? I mean, why would you like a goody-goody, book-smart girl like me? I'm not half as pretty as all the other witches."
"That's because you're better than all the other girls. Who ever said there was something wrong with being smart? I love the way you always figure out problems and can get everything right. I wish I could be." he trailed off. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT HALF AS PRETTY AS THE OTHER GIRLS?! YOU ARE MUCH MORE PRETTY THAN ANY OF THEM! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WITCH I KNOW!" he shrieked, throwing his hands up into the air.
I had my shoulders hunched in a hesitant position. Ron's screaming had made me a little frightened. "Sorry," he said. "I guess I got a little carried away. I mean.it's just that I love you so much, that if you put yourself down.it kills me!"
"Ron, you have got to be the sweetest guy I know!" I said and leaned over and kissed him. His ears turned so red that I thought the color would drip down from them. My ears were red, too. As we pulled apart, I felt a little dizzy, and when I looked up at Ron, it looked like he had just woken up. His eyes were half-shut in a dazed look, and his lips curving, ever so slightly, upward in the shape of a smile. He, then, inched closer to me, grabbed me around my waist, and pulled me into a tight hug and a kiss. His lips were so soft, as if they were a baby's skin. We kissed for a while and finally pulled apart.
Ron looked down on me with the most gigantic smile I had ever seen in my entire life knowing him. "Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked soothingly. "Of course, Ron.you know I will," I said. He leaned in again to kiss me, but I slid under his grip and stood up, straightening myself. "We really should get back to work, Ron.before Snape comes back," I said, beginning to clean again.
"Oh, damn it!" he said glumly.
"Ron, it's ok.we have a whole year ahead of us. Don't move so fast. Let's take time to let this whole dating thing sink in. Ok?" I said. "Oh, alright," he said smiling. I smiled back, and we finished our job effortlessly.
As we were about to leave, Professor Snape came striding in with his greasy, black hair and his black eyes darting, dangerously. He looked around the room, and then looked down on us. I was afraid he would be unsatisfied, but, to my surprise, he was just the opposite.
"Well done, Weasley, Granger. Off you two go. It's time for bed. If you ever get bored, come down to my office and clean. It could use some touch-ups."
"Yes, sir," we both said harmoniously. "Goodnight, sir!"
He simply nodded his head and checked around the room, smiling at his bad self with satisfaction of having, for once, I might add, a clean classroom. Ron and I walked down the corridor, silently. When we reached the Gryffindor common room, Ron stopped at my stairway to the girls' dormitories.
"Goodnight," he said, putting his hand on my shoulder and giving it a slight squeeze. "I'll dream of you.I love you," he said, taking my hand and kissing it in a very courteous gentlemen fashion.
"Goodnight," I said, squeezing his hand that had been holding mine. "I'll see you in the morning." I turned on my heel and began my journey up the stairs to my dorm. I glanced back to see Ron one last time before turning the corner and waved. He waved back, furiously. I blew him a kiss, in which, he greatly returned. As I turned the corner to leave Ron at the foot of the steps, I realized for the first time that night of what I had done: I had told Ron I loved him. I had made a confession of everlasting love, to the man that I wished to love.until my dying day.
What did ya think? Well we all knew it was going to happen at some point.now what's next? Marriage, kids? Nah Hermione wants to take it s-l- o-w! Yeah, but does she really think Ron's going to allow that? Who knows? Maybe our Ronnie is just as gentlemen-like as he seems.or is he???????? You'll have to check out the next chapter.and the next.and the next.and the next.and the next.well you get my point!! Hope you're enjoying this little fluff!
Love Pat
Chapter 5: The Confession
A crack of thunder, like a whip, roared outside so loud that it rattled the windows. Lily shivered with fear. Hermione pulled her trembling children up even closer to her. "Mummy, please continue with these story," Lily said gently. Hermione smiled, and I continued the story.
Later that evening, Ron and I made our way through the torch-lit corridor to the dungeons, where our detention was awaiting our arrival.
The two of us met Snape in his office, where our detention was to take place. "Not a spot of dust when I return," Snape said, ferociously. "If I am not satisfied with your work, I will make you clean for the rest of the week.and NO MAGIC!" he spat, then turned on his heel and departed from us, slamming the door.
"Well, that went well," Ron said sarcastically. I made my way over to the Potions master's desk, where two buckets of soapy, hot water were placed there for us. I picked up a sponge out of one of the buckets and drained it of extra water. Ron followed suit. "Where should we start?" I asked him. "Umm." Ron said as he looked at me and pulled his hand from the soapy water. As he did so, his hand got caught on the bucket rim, pulling it over and spilling water all over Snape's papers and the floor. The water drizzled over the desk and onto Ron's pants. His cargo khakis were drenched in just one spot. He jumped back out of the way.
"Oh, balderdash!" Ron exclaimed as he placed his hand over his fly, while his ears began turning maliciously red.
"Mum," Lily said, looking up at Hermione.
"Yes," Hermione responded, looking down at her daughter.
"Won's funny," she said, giggling and clasping her hand over her smile. Joey nodded in agreement.
"Yes," she said with a sigh. "Your da-, I mean, Ron was a very funny guy," Hermione said, trying not to think about his death.
"Keep talking, mummy.I wanna know what happens next!" Lily said excitedly.
"Ok, hon, just be patient," Hermione said gently. As thunder clanged and lightning flickered, Lily and Joey huddled closer to their mother beneath the covers and listened intently.
"Snape's going to be so pissed; I'm really sorry!" Ron said, wiping his head on his sleeve to soak up the sweat coming from his forehead.
I looked at Ron in confusion. "Why on earth are you sorry for? It was an accident!" I said almost laughing that he would be apologizing for a simple mistake.
"Well, normally, I wouldn't be sorry.but I am for you. I don't want you to be given another detention. I mean it'd look horrible on your records! Plus, it'd be my fault, which would make me feel guilty!" Ron inquired.
"Ron, honestly," I said, wiping up the desk. "It's not a big deal. I really don't mind detention.as long as it's with you." As the last few words had left my lips, I knew that I had just confessed the way I truly felt for Ron.
He looked up, looking completely blank, but all in all, he looked completely red! "Y.y.y.you like having detention.only if it's with me?" he managed to squeak; his ears going a pale pink.
I had to tell him. 'Just do it, Hermione.the longer you wait, the worse it's gonna be. Just get on with it!' I said to myself. "I LOVE YOU, RON!" I blurted out before I had a chance to even think. Now Ron's face was like a strawberry.and so was mine!
"You do?" he asked. "Are you sure?"
"Of course, I'm sure! You are the only man I love," I said nervously. I felt like my heart was literally jumping in and out of my chest. "I.I love you, too, Hermione," he mumbled under his breath almost unable to be heard.
"You love me?" I asked. "Are you sure? I mean, why would you like a goody-goody, book-smart girl like me? I'm not half as pretty as all the other witches."
"That's because you're better than all the other girls. Who ever said there was something wrong with being smart? I love the way you always figure out problems and can get everything right. I wish I could be." he trailed off. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT HALF AS PRETTY AS THE OTHER GIRLS?! YOU ARE MUCH MORE PRETTY THAN ANY OF THEM! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WITCH I KNOW!" he shrieked, throwing his hands up into the air.
I had my shoulders hunched in a hesitant position. Ron's screaming had made me a little frightened. "Sorry," he said. "I guess I got a little carried away. I mean.it's just that I love you so much, that if you put yourself down.it kills me!"
"Ron, you have got to be the sweetest guy I know!" I said and leaned over and kissed him. His ears turned so red that I thought the color would drip down from them. My ears were red, too. As we pulled apart, I felt a little dizzy, and when I looked up at Ron, it looked like he had just woken up. His eyes were half-shut in a dazed look, and his lips curving, ever so slightly, upward in the shape of a smile. He, then, inched closer to me, grabbed me around my waist, and pulled me into a tight hug and a kiss. His lips were so soft, as if they were a baby's skin. We kissed for a while and finally pulled apart.
Ron looked down on me with the most gigantic smile I had ever seen in my entire life knowing him. "Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked soothingly. "Of course, Ron.you know I will," I said. He leaned in again to kiss me, but I slid under his grip and stood up, straightening myself. "We really should get back to work, Ron.before Snape comes back," I said, beginning to clean again.
"Oh, damn it!" he said glumly.
"Ron, it's ok.we have a whole year ahead of us. Don't move so fast. Let's take time to let this whole dating thing sink in. Ok?" I said. "Oh, alright," he said smiling. I smiled back, and we finished our job effortlessly.
As we were about to leave, Professor Snape came striding in with his greasy, black hair and his black eyes darting, dangerously. He looked around the room, and then looked down on us. I was afraid he would be unsatisfied, but, to my surprise, he was just the opposite.
"Well done, Weasley, Granger. Off you two go. It's time for bed. If you ever get bored, come down to my office and clean. It could use some touch-ups."
"Yes, sir," we both said harmoniously. "Goodnight, sir!"
He simply nodded his head and checked around the room, smiling at his bad self with satisfaction of having, for once, I might add, a clean classroom. Ron and I walked down the corridor, silently. When we reached the Gryffindor common room, Ron stopped at my stairway to the girls' dormitories.
"Goodnight," he said, putting his hand on my shoulder and giving it a slight squeeze. "I'll dream of you.I love you," he said, taking my hand and kissing it in a very courteous gentlemen fashion.
"Goodnight," I said, squeezing his hand that had been holding mine. "I'll see you in the morning." I turned on my heel and began my journey up the stairs to my dorm. I glanced back to see Ron one last time before turning the corner and waved. He waved back, furiously. I blew him a kiss, in which, he greatly returned. As I turned the corner to leave Ron at the foot of the steps, I realized for the first time that night of what I had done: I had told Ron I loved him. I had made a confession of everlasting love, to the man that I wished to love.until my dying day.
What did ya think? Well we all knew it was going to happen at some point.now what's next? Marriage, kids? Nah Hermione wants to take it s-l- o-w! Yeah, but does she really think Ron's going to allow that? Who knows? Maybe our Ronnie is just as gentlemen-like as he seems.or is he???????? You'll have to check out the next chapter.and the next.and the next.and the next.and the next.well you get my point!! Hope you're enjoying this little fluff!
Love Pat