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Rowling. Most situations are based on those created by J.K. Rowling.
Chapter Twenty-Two: Three Little Words
Hermione, Ginny and Luna were still beside themselves with anger. "How could they do this?" Ginny asked. "No note or anything! They could be killed!" Hermione noticed that Ginny sounded a lot like Mrs. Weasley when she was angry.
Just as Hermione was about to respond, the door opened, and all three girls were standing in the center of the room when Professor Dumbledore entered. They looked at him anxiously.
"Sorry for the delay," he said. "I sent the rest of the students back to the dormitories." He added, when seeing the looks on their faces, "But I gather that's not your concern at the moment."
"Professor-" Luna began.
Dumbledore raised a hand. "The boys are fine. I've brought them back with me and they are resting comfortably in the hospital wing." Dumbledore let the news settle in, then saw the impatient looks on the girls' faces. "Go on. Madam Pomfrey expects you."
Hermione, Ginny and Luna bolted out of the room, and they didn't stop until they were outside the hospital wing. They stood at the door for a moment to catch their breath, and then entered. Hermione's eyes honed in on Ron immediately and she rushed over and hugged him.
"Hermione!" he exclaimed. "You're killing me!"
"You're lucky you're not dead already!" Hermione snapped.
Ron had expected this. "Aw, Hermione! Neville wanted to go to Hogsmeade when he heard Lestrange was there. He was so determined and angry that we couldn't stop him. The only thing we could do was follow."
"You didn't even tell me!" Hermione felt herself close to tears. "You could have died!"
"Hermione," said Ron, and he pulled her over and held her face with his hands. "Nothing can separate us. I love you too much for that."
"You can't always stop the outside forces, Ron," Hermione said.
"That may be," said Ron. "But they will never change the way I feel about you, dead or alive. I love you."
"I love you too," Hermione said, and she kissed him.
"All right, you two," came the voice of Madam Pomfrey. "Mr. Weasley has had enough excitement for one night. Can you move your ankle now?"
Ron moved his ankle without pain. Madam Pomfrey smiled. "Then you are free to go back to the dormitories, provided Miss. Granger is willing to escort you, and make sure you go straight to bed." Hermione smiled and nodded. Madam Pomfrey turned to Neville and Harry. "These two will have to stay overnight. It's better to wake up naturally from a stun like that."
"Can we go?" Ron asked Hermione, and he swung his legs off the bed. Hermione took his hand and they headed out. Ron turned to his sister. "Coming Gin?"
"I think I'll keep Luna company," Ginny said.
"Okay," said Ron, and he feigned having trouble walking so that Hermione would hold him closer.
* * *
It was near one in the morning when Harry woke up. He blinked in confusion, then recognized his surroundings and remembered the recent events. He turned his head to the left and saw Luna and Neville talking quietly. When he turned his head to the right he saw Ginny, fast asleep with her head in her arms on the side of the bed. "Ginny," he whispered, happy that she was there. He ran his hand through her hair and felt her stir.
"Harry!" she exclaimed when she was awake. "You're all right!"
"Better with you here," he said.
"You did a REALLY stupid thing," Ginny said as she took his hand.
"I know," said Harry, "Never again."
"You expect me to believe that?" Ginny asked with a laugh. "You love trouble."
"I guess I do," Harry said, with a smile himself. "But not as much as I love you."
Ginny gasped. "What did you just say?"
"I said, I love you," Harry repeated. He had never spoken truer words.
"Oh, Harry!" Ginny exclaimed. "I love you too!" She stood and hugged him, trying to keep him as close as possible. They were both beaming when Harry kissed her.
The kiss ended, and Ginny said, "You know what this means, don't you?"
"What?" Harry asked.
"Now we really have to tell my brother!"
Chapter Twenty-Two: Three Little Words
Hermione, Ginny and Luna were still beside themselves with anger. "How could they do this?" Ginny asked. "No note or anything! They could be killed!" Hermione noticed that Ginny sounded a lot like Mrs. Weasley when she was angry.
Just as Hermione was about to respond, the door opened, and all three girls were standing in the center of the room when Professor Dumbledore entered. They looked at him anxiously.
"Sorry for the delay," he said. "I sent the rest of the students back to the dormitories." He added, when seeing the looks on their faces, "But I gather that's not your concern at the moment."
"Professor-" Luna began.
Dumbledore raised a hand. "The boys are fine. I've brought them back with me and they are resting comfortably in the hospital wing." Dumbledore let the news settle in, then saw the impatient looks on the girls' faces. "Go on. Madam Pomfrey expects you."
Hermione, Ginny and Luna bolted out of the room, and they didn't stop until they were outside the hospital wing. They stood at the door for a moment to catch their breath, and then entered. Hermione's eyes honed in on Ron immediately and she rushed over and hugged him.
"Hermione!" he exclaimed. "You're killing me!"
"You're lucky you're not dead already!" Hermione snapped.
Ron had expected this. "Aw, Hermione! Neville wanted to go to Hogsmeade when he heard Lestrange was there. He was so determined and angry that we couldn't stop him. The only thing we could do was follow."
"You didn't even tell me!" Hermione felt herself close to tears. "You could have died!"
"Hermione," said Ron, and he pulled her over and held her face with his hands. "Nothing can separate us. I love you too much for that."
"You can't always stop the outside forces, Ron," Hermione said.
"That may be," said Ron. "But they will never change the way I feel about you, dead or alive. I love you."
"I love you too," Hermione said, and she kissed him.
"All right, you two," came the voice of Madam Pomfrey. "Mr. Weasley has had enough excitement for one night. Can you move your ankle now?"
Ron moved his ankle without pain. Madam Pomfrey smiled. "Then you are free to go back to the dormitories, provided Miss. Granger is willing to escort you, and make sure you go straight to bed." Hermione smiled and nodded. Madam Pomfrey turned to Neville and Harry. "These two will have to stay overnight. It's better to wake up naturally from a stun like that."
"Can we go?" Ron asked Hermione, and he swung his legs off the bed. Hermione took his hand and they headed out. Ron turned to his sister. "Coming Gin?"
"I think I'll keep Luna company," Ginny said.
"Okay," said Ron, and he feigned having trouble walking so that Hermione would hold him closer.
* * *
It was near one in the morning when Harry woke up. He blinked in confusion, then recognized his surroundings and remembered the recent events. He turned his head to the left and saw Luna and Neville talking quietly. When he turned his head to the right he saw Ginny, fast asleep with her head in her arms on the side of the bed. "Ginny," he whispered, happy that she was there. He ran his hand through her hair and felt her stir.
"Harry!" she exclaimed when she was awake. "You're all right!"
"Better with you here," he said.
"You did a REALLY stupid thing," Ginny said as she took his hand.
"I know," said Harry, "Never again."
"You expect me to believe that?" Ginny asked with a laugh. "You love trouble."
"I guess I do," Harry said, with a smile himself. "But not as much as I love you."
Ginny gasped. "What did you just say?"
"I said, I love you," Harry repeated. He had never spoken truer words.
"Oh, Harry!" Ginny exclaimed. "I love you too!" She stood and hugged him, trying to keep him as close as possible. They were both beaming when Harry kissed her.
The kiss ended, and Ginny said, "You know what this means, don't you?"
"What?" Harry asked.
"Now we really have to tell my brother!"