CHAPTER 18
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
*Dear Diary
I have been searching for a possesion that would link all of the victims to each other, but so far I have found nothing, although I have a feeling that I am getting closer. I have discovered that two of the families are connected to each other as they both have a key to the box of 'Rewop' This box holds a book that contain the recipes for some of the mot dangerous potions ever brewed and also spells for the darkest magic Most of which are illegal and irreversable. However I may be wrong, the box is said to have fifteen keys that are held by fifteen different pureblood families, who decided to lock away the book so that the magic could never be used again, they each had a key and swore never to let the key pass out of the families hands. Although I have only linked two of the families to this so far, I have a feeling the other link will soon become more clear. I have presented all of this information to Dumbledore and he has set about warning some families that he knows have a key in their possesion. Thankfully Ron's family do not have a key, so neither Ron or Ginny will be targetted. I don't know what I would do if somebody took Ron away from me know, I love him and even though I haven't told him yet, I'm sure he knows that I do love him, with all of my heart. I love waking up next to him each morning, and going to sleep in his arm each night, I love the way he kisses me and the way he holds me, the way he whispers compliments into my ear, and the way he defends me from Malfoy. He is just perfcet I don't know what I would do without him, it's hard to imagine that I ever was without him. I think about him first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I hope we are together forever. I have to go now Ginny is coming. I'll write again later.
Mione*
''Hey Herm, what are you doing?'' Ginny aked a she entered her friend room, through the passage that linked their rooms together.
''Just writing in my diary.'' Hermione shrugged.
''Oh, I've always wanted to start a diary, but ever since......you know, I haven't been able to.'' Ginny replied sadly.
''You definately should start one, it really helps to get all your feelings down on paper, and you should confront your fears.'' Hermione said matter-of-factly. As her and Ginny walked over to the sofa in front of the fireplace to sit down, amongst all of the books that Hermione and Ron had been looking through to find a counter curse. ''Do you know where Harry and Ron are?''
''They are in the common room, I think.'' Ginny replied, as looked her friend in the eyes. ''Has Ron told you that he loves you yet?''
''No, why? Has Harry told you?'' Hermione asked excitedly.
''No, I mean if I was him I would've said it by now, we've been together ages, and I really want to tell him, but I'm afraid he won't say it back.'' Ginny said quickly, noticing the amused look on Hermione's face.
''You know how shy Harry is, he's probably afraid you won't say it back to him or something.'' Hermione soothed, her anxious friend, ''he's not had much experience with girls Gin, you're like his first serious girlfriend.''
''He's not *that* shy.'' Ginny muttered remembering how forward Harry had been that night in the DA classroom, he had been totally unembarassed and very confident, which gave Ginny her doubts as to whether he had done that sort of thing before.
''What did you say?'' Hermione asked, gazing curiously at Ginny.
''Oh Nothing.'' Ginny lied. ''How close were Harry and Cho exactly?'' Ginny asked, thinking of the only other girl she had ever seen Harry take an express interest in. ''I mean what exactly did they do together?''
''Well honestly I don't think they were ever that close really, they kissed once and they went on a date in Hogsmeade and thats about it.'' Hermione said truthfully. ''They didn't have anything like you and Harry have now, he loves you Gin, you can tell, he's changed so much since you two have been together. I mean he has lightened up a bit, and doesn't dwell on Sirius's death as much as he would've done if he didn't have you.''
''Really?'' Ginny asked, happily. She knew she had changed since she had got with Harry, she had been a lot happier and a lot more confident in herself.
''Yes really, now I'm going over to the common room to see where Ronald has gotten to, are you coming?'' Hermione asked patiently.
''No, I'll wait here for you, see if Harry's there too.'' Ginny called as Hermione walked out through the tapestry that concealed the entrance to her room, calling 'ok' over her shoulder.
Hermione walked over to the common room that was only a short distance away from the room that she now shared with Ron. It had been ages since Hermione had been into the common room, she usually spent most evenings huddled up to Ron, pouring over voluminous spell books, to try and break the curse that had been placed on Neville and all of the other children. Hermione walked up to the Fat Lady and whispered the password, that she had made up earlier in the week 'Tin Foil.' The password had to be cxhanged every week for security, so that no-one could, find them out and enter Gryffindor tower wrongfully.
As Hermione climbed through the portrait hole, and walked silently into the busy common room, he saw Ron sitting in a group with Dean, Seamus, Colin, Josh and a seventh year that she didn't know. His bright red hair stood out amongst the bunch of boys that were crowded together, talking in whipers excitedly to each other, occasionally bursting into laughter and nudging and winking at each other. She walked slowly over to them, not wanting her presence noticed by any of them, she wanted to sneak up on Ron and scare him. But as she crept ever cloesr, what she heard made her stop dead in her tracks and, her heart leapt into her throat.
''Yeah I definately would, I mean have you seen her, those hips, they're dangerous,'' Ron was talking about someone, a girl and Hermione was positive it wan't her.
''I know what you mean mate.'' Dean Thomas replied. ''And have you seen her eyes, enchanting.''
''Sorry mate, I can't say I was looking at her eyes.'' Ron said, as the boys errupted into another fit of laughter and started nudging and winking at each other again, reminding Hermione of a group of monkeys she had once seen, when her parents had taken her to a zoo. ''Shame she's a teacher though.''
''I know.'' Seamus sighed, giving Colin a funny look, as he hadn't joined in any of their lude comments, he just sat there and looked positively revolted. Good, thought Hermione, he's the only one out of all those idiots who have any sense.
''I wouldn't mind doing extra Defence Against the Dark Arts, every day of the year if it meant being alone in a classroom with her.'' Ron shouted above the laughter.
''I'm sure that could be arranged.'' Hermione said fixing Ron with a cold glare, watching all the colour drain out of his face as he opened and closed his mouth several times trying to make the words come out. ''In fact you can spend every night with her too, because I'm sure you aren't sleeping in my bed anymore.'' Hermione shouted as she stormed out of the common room and back to her room, ignoring Ron's shouts after her.
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Several days passed with Hermione ignoring all Ron's attempts at an apology, she even changed the password to their room and refused to let him come anywhere near her. Ron ended up having to sleep back in his old room, because he couldn't get into his new one. Harry and Ginny were forced to remain in the middle of their arguing friends although Ginny agreed completely with Hermione that Ron was way out of line, she couldn't really stop speaking to her own brother.
*Dear Diary
I take back everything I ever said about Ron Weasley, I hate him. He is an immature, irresponsible prat, and I don't even know what I ever saw in him. I can't believe that I thought I loved him, I so do not, he dosen't deserve my love if all he wants to do is go around drooling over our Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. I will never forgive him for this. I was so humiliated, I bet him and his fellow monkeys were laughing at me, Ron wa jut uing me until something better come along. ''I never want to be the one who hurts you Mione.'' Yeah right, sure, I've heard that one before. Well if he didn't want to hurt me why did he. I hate him, I hate him so much that it hurts, but I still love him deep down. Oh God I'm in a mess. I hate him for hurting me and humiliating me, but I still love him. It is going to take a hell of an apology for me to forgie him for thi though. I can't beliee that he would be like this, I mean he had me why does he have to go around eying up the teachers, or wasn't I good enough for him. I guess it's like Ginny once said. ''Men are insensitive pigs.'' How true!
Hermione, not Mione, HERmione.*
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''Harry what am I going to do? She hasn't spoken to me for over a week now.'' Ron sighed as he walked from Quidditch training together, followed by Ginny and Colin who were whispering about something, oblivious to Ron's strained voice and pained expression.
''Have you tried apologising, or explaining yourelf.'' Harry asked, as though he was sure Ron hadn't thought of doing that.
''Of course I have, but everytime I try to talk to her, she walks away and I don't blame her. If I was her I would ignore me too. I'm such a prat Harry, why did I have to say those things, I didn't even mean them it was just guys talk you know.''
''Yeah I know.'' Harry lied, he wouldn't think about saying any of the things Hermione had told him, that she heard Ron say, and those were only the things that she had overheard, but not wanting to upset his friend more than he already was, Harry played along.
''I mean I love her Harry, I love her so much that my teeth hurt.'' Ron sighed dramatically, while Harry gave him a confused look. ''I would do anything to get her back, anything to make it up to her.''
''Why don't you write her an apology?'' Harry suggested.
''I think I might, I'd try anything now, I need her Harry. It feels like I've lost a limb.'' Harry nodded, he thought how he would feel if he lost Ginny and he didn't want to think about it, he turned around and saw her walking up the bank to the school with Colin, looking very close. He eyed them suspiciously until Ginny ran up to him and hugged him tightly and planted a kiss on his lips.
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Ron sat alone on his four poster bed, with a quill, parchment and ink spread out in front of him. He was supposed to be on prefect duty with Hermione that night but she had switched her timetable so that now she was patrolling with a Hufflepuff prefect. He looked down onto the blank parchment and sucked on the tip of his quill, thinking about how to convey his feelings to Hermione properly. He pushed a wet strand of hair out of his face, a he tarted to write. He always found that having a shower helped him to clear his mind and to focus.
After several drafts of the letter it was finally complete, and as Ron read through it for the last time, a plan formed in his mind. He would use the passage way into Hermione's room to put the letter on her bed before she came back from her patrols. He snuck across the corridor seperating the common room from Hermione's room and knocked againt the picture that hid the entrace the Harry's room. Harry came and opened the portrait and let Ron in, Ron quietly snuck through the passage to his old room, where he would leave his letter. Half an hour later he snuck back into the Gryffindor common room, to wait.
Hermione had just finished her patrols for the night, she checked her watch as she walked back to her room, for some much needed sleep. Two o'clock, she said quietly to herself, as she entered her bedroom, the sight before her madfe her smile despite of herelf. Her bed was covered with red rose petals, and there was a vase filled with a dozen red roes on her bedside table. A box of best Honeydukes chocolate and a letter lay on her pillow. She walked into her room and the tapestry swung shut behind her. Hermione walked over to her bed and picked up the letter and began to read.
*Dear Mione
I don't know how to tell you how sorry I am for hurting you, but I need to try because being without you is torture. I am sorry for saying those things, I didn't even mean them. Mione you are the only girl for me and you always will be. You are my first and last love.
I will understand if you never want to get back with me again after what I did, I was a stupid prat Mione, I just hope we can remain friends. I need you in my life Mione even if it is only as a friend, as long as I have you in someway.
I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me, because I love you. I love you with every part of my body, my soul, my heart. You are the only girl I'll ever be able to love. This comes straight from my heart Mione. I want you back. This past week without you has been hell and I don't ever want to be without you again, I 'll never hurt you again. You are beautiful, smart, funny and really sweet. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me Mione. Please forgive me. I'm in the common room waiting if you want to talk.
I love you forever and always.
Ron
x x x x x x x x x x x x x*
Hermione wiped a tear away from her eye as he read the letter over again, he said he loved her, did he mean it? It certainly sounded like he did, and he was waiting for her. Hermione wiped the tears away from her face and pulled a brush through her hair before leaving her room and walking soundlessly over to Gryffindor common room.
When she entered the common room, she found Ron asleep on the sofa in front of the fire. She looked down on his leeping form and felt her heart kip a beat, he till loed him depite trying her hardet not to, and now she knew that he loved her back, was she ready to forgive him? Ron twitched in his leep and a strand of fiery red hair flopped down into his face. Yes she was, by ignoring him shge had been punishing hersself as much as him she hated not being around him, not having his arms around her when she fell to sleep. She was ready to forgive him.
Hermione sat down on the sofa next to Ron and softly kissed his lips, tasting him once again after what felt like years of being deprived of his lips.
''Mione?'' he murmered as he felt her soft, full lips pressed against his own.
''Yes.'' she muttered softly, ''It's me.''
''You forgave me?'' He asked, while rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
''Yes, now lets go to bed.'' she said softly as, they got up together from the sofa. Ron grabbed her hand as she started to walk towards the portrait hole, and pulled her into a breath taking kiss, his tongue exploring her mouth feverishly as though he had never kissed her before, he wanted to taste more of her as he kissed her, tracing her jawline, nibbling her earlobes, before kissing her softly and tenderly on the lips again. Hermione pulled away, her lips swollen and red from kissing, she looked up into his eyes and saw tears forming.
''I really love you Mione.'' he said as he bent down and kissed her briefly on the lips. ''I don't want to be without you ever again.''
''I love you too Ron, don't hurt me again.'' Hermione said as she fell into his warm, loving embrace.
''I won't. I promise.'' was his answer as they exited the common room and headed back to their bedroom, to sleep in the bed Hermione swore she would never let him sleep in again.
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The next day Hermione and Ron walked into the hall hand in hand, much to the delight of Harry and Ginny, who were starting to get sick of Ron's constant state of depression and Hermione leaving the room whenever Ron entered it. So it was a real relief to see that they had finally orted out their problems. They sat down at the Gryffindor house table, opposite from Harry and Ginny, with their hands clasped together tightly under the table, staring lovingly at each other. They seemed to go from one extreme to the next, much to the amusment of Harry, who smiled fondly at his two best friends.
Once Ron and Harry started eating, there was no distracting them and Hermione leaned across the table and whipered a sentence to Ginny that caused her eyes to widen in shock and to squeal with delight.
''He's said it.''
That one simple sentence was enough to make Ginny so happy for her best friend, but at the same time feel a twinge of jealously, Ron had said he loved Hermione, why hadn't Harry told her yet, they had been together longer, and they hadn't had an argument yet, surely they were more serious than Ron and Hermione were. Harry looked up from his bowl of porridge and looked at Ginny, he smiled at her and placed his hand on her knee reassuringly. Ginny smiled back and carried on eating her breakfast. That boy was a mystery.
(A.N Thanks to everyone who reveiwed. This was just a short chappie focused mainly on the two couples and not on Voldemort or the attacks, we all need a bit of romance!!! Hope you enjoyed!! ice princess12 x x x x x x x x x x x x x)
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
*Dear Diary
I have been searching for a possesion that would link all of the victims to each other, but so far I have found nothing, although I have a feeling that I am getting closer. I have discovered that two of the families are connected to each other as they both have a key to the box of 'Rewop' This box holds a book that contain the recipes for some of the mot dangerous potions ever brewed and also spells for the darkest magic Most of which are illegal and irreversable. However I may be wrong, the box is said to have fifteen keys that are held by fifteen different pureblood families, who decided to lock away the book so that the magic could never be used again, they each had a key and swore never to let the key pass out of the families hands. Although I have only linked two of the families to this so far, I have a feeling the other link will soon become more clear. I have presented all of this information to Dumbledore and he has set about warning some families that he knows have a key in their possesion. Thankfully Ron's family do not have a key, so neither Ron or Ginny will be targetted. I don't know what I would do if somebody took Ron away from me know, I love him and even though I haven't told him yet, I'm sure he knows that I do love him, with all of my heart. I love waking up next to him each morning, and going to sleep in his arm each night, I love the way he kisses me and the way he holds me, the way he whispers compliments into my ear, and the way he defends me from Malfoy. He is just perfcet I don't know what I would do without him, it's hard to imagine that I ever was without him. I think about him first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I hope we are together forever. I have to go now Ginny is coming. I'll write again later.
Mione*
''Hey Herm, what are you doing?'' Ginny aked a she entered her friend room, through the passage that linked their rooms together.
''Just writing in my diary.'' Hermione shrugged.
''Oh, I've always wanted to start a diary, but ever since......you know, I haven't been able to.'' Ginny replied sadly.
''You definately should start one, it really helps to get all your feelings down on paper, and you should confront your fears.'' Hermione said matter-of-factly. As her and Ginny walked over to the sofa in front of the fireplace to sit down, amongst all of the books that Hermione and Ron had been looking through to find a counter curse. ''Do you know where Harry and Ron are?''
''They are in the common room, I think.'' Ginny replied, as looked her friend in the eyes. ''Has Ron told you that he loves you yet?''
''No, why? Has Harry told you?'' Hermione asked excitedly.
''No, I mean if I was him I would've said it by now, we've been together ages, and I really want to tell him, but I'm afraid he won't say it back.'' Ginny said quickly, noticing the amused look on Hermione's face.
''You know how shy Harry is, he's probably afraid you won't say it back to him or something.'' Hermione soothed, her anxious friend, ''he's not had much experience with girls Gin, you're like his first serious girlfriend.''
''He's not *that* shy.'' Ginny muttered remembering how forward Harry had been that night in the DA classroom, he had been totally unembarassed and very confident, which gave Ginny her doubts as to whether he had done that sort of thing before.
''What did you say?'' Hermione asked, gazing curiously at Ginny.
''Oh Nothing.'' Ginny lied. ''How close were Harry and Cho exactly?'' Ginny asked, thinking of the only other girl she had ever seen Harry take an express interest in. ''I mean what exactly did they do together?''
''Well honestly I don't think they were ever that close really, they kissed once and they went on a date in Hogsmeade and thats about it.'' Hermione said truthfully. ''They didn't have anything like you and Harry have now, he loves you Gin, you can tell, he's changed so much since you two have been together. I mean he has lightened up a bit, and doesn't dwell on Sirius's death as much as he would've done if he didn't have you.''
''Really?'' Ginny asked, happily. She knew she had changed since she had got with Harry, she had been a lot happier and a lot more confident in herself.
''Yes really, now I'm going over to the common room to see where Ronald has gotten to, are you coming?'' Hermione asked patiently.
''No, I'll wait here for you, see if Harry's there too.'' Ginny called as Hermione walked out through the tapestry that concealed the entrance to her room, calling 'ok' over her shoulder.
Hermione walked over to the common room that was only a short distance away from the room that she now shared with Ron. It had been ages since Hermione had been into the common room, she usually spent most evenings huddled up to Ron, pouring over voluminous spell books, to try and break the curse that had been placed on Neville and all of the other children. Hermione walked up to the Fat Lady and whispered the password, that she had made up earlier in the week 'Tin Foil.' The password had to be cxhanged every week for security, so that no-one could, find them out and enter Gryffindor tower wrongfully.
As Hermione climbed through the portrait hole, and walked silently into the busy common room, he saw Ron sitting in a group with Dean, Seamus, Colin, Josh and a seventh year that she didn't know. His bright red hair stood out amongst the bunch of boys that were crowded together, talking in whipers excitedly to each other, occasionally bursting into laughter and nudging and winking at each other. She walked slowly over to them, not wanting her presence noticed by any of them, she wanted to sneak up on Ron and scare him. But as she crept ever cloesr, what she heard made her stop dead in her tracks and, her heart leapt into her throat.
''Yeah I definately would, I mean have you seen her, those hips, they're dangerous,'' Ron was talking about someone, a girl and Hermione was positive it wan't her.
''I know what you mean mate.'' Dean Thomas replied. ''And have you seen her eyes, enchanting.''
''Sorry mate, I can't say I was looking at her eyes.'' Ron said, as the boys errupted into another fit of laughter and started nudging and winking at each other again, reminding Hermione of a group of monkeys she had once seen, when her parents had taken her to a zoo. ''Shame she's a teacher though.''
''I know.'' Seamus sighed, giving Colin a funny look, as he hadn't joined in any of their lude comments, he just sat there and looked positively revolted. Good, thought Hermione, he's the only one out of all those idiots who have any sense.
''I wouldn't mind doing extra Defence Against the Dark Arts, every day of the year if it meant being alone in a classroom with her.'' Ron shouted above the laughter.
''I'm sure that could be arranged.'' Hermione said fixing Ron with a cold glare, watching all the colour drain out of his face as he opened and closed his mouth several times trying to make the words come out. ''In fact you can spend every night with her too, because I'm sure you aren't sleeping in my bed anymore.'' Hermione shouted as she stormed out of the common room and back to her room, ignoring Ron's shouts after her.
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Several days passed with Hermione ignoring all Ron's attempts at an apology, she even changed the password to their room and refused to let him come anywhere near her. Ron ended up having to sleep back in his old room, because he couldn't get into his new one. Harry and Ginny were forced to remain in the middle of their arguing friends although Ginny agreed completely with Hermione that Ron was way out of line, she couldn't really stop speaking to her own brother.
*Dear Diary
I take back everything I ever said about Ron Weasley, I hate him. He is an immature, irresponsible prat, and I don't even know what I ever saw in him. I can't believe that I thought I loved him, I so do not, he dosen't deserve my love if all he wants to do is go around drooling over our Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. I will never forgive him for this. I was so humiliated, I bet him and his fellow monkeys were laughing at me, Ron wa jut uing me until something better come along. ''I never want to be the one who hurts you Mione.'' Yeah right, sure, I've heard that one before. Well if he didn't want to hurt me why did he. I hate him, I hate him so much that it hurts, but I still love him deep down. Oh God I'm in a mess. I hate him for hurting me and humiliating me, but I still love him. It is going to take a hell of an apology for me to forgie him for thi though. I can't beliee that he would be like this, I mean he had me why does he have to go around eying up the teachers, or wasn't I good enough for him. I guess it's like Ginny once said. ''Men are insensitive pigs.'' How true!
Hermione, not Mione, HERmione.*
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''Harry what am I going to do? She hasn't spoken to me for over a week now.'' Ron sighed as he walked from Quidditch training together, followed by Ginny and Colin who were whispering about something, oblivious to Ron's strained voice and pained expression.
''Have you tried apologising, or explaining yourelf.'' Harry asked, as though he was sure Ron hadn't thought of doing that.
''Of course I have, but everytime I try to talk to her, she walks away and I don't blame her. If I was her I would ignore me too. I'm such a prat Harry, why did I have to say those things, I didn't even mean them it was just guys talk you know.''
''Yeah I know.'' Harry lied, he wouldn't think about saying any of the things Hermione had told him, that she heard Ron say, and those were only the things that she had overheard, but not wanting to upset his friend more than he already was, Harry played along.
''I mean I love her Harry, I love her so much that my teeth hurt.'' Ron sighed dramatically, while Harry gave him a confused look. ''I would do anything to get her back, anything to make it up to her.''
''Why don't you write her an apology?'' Harry suggested.
''I think I might, I'd try anything now, I need her Harry. It feels like I've lost a limb.'' Harry nodded, he thought how he would feel if he lost Ginny and he didn't want to think about it, he turned around and saw her walking up the bank to the school with Colin, looking very close. He eyed them suspiciously until Ginny ran up to him and hugged him tightly and planted a kiss on his lips.
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Ron sat alone on his four poster bed, with a quill, parchment and ink spread out in front of him. He was supposed to be on prefect duty with Hermione that night but she had switched her timetable so that now she was patrolling with a Hufflepuff prefect. He looked down onto the blank parchment and sucked on the tip of his quill, thinking about how to convey his feelings to Hermione properly. He pushed a wet strand of hair out of his face, a he tarted to write. He always found that having a shower helped him to clear his mind and to focus.
After several drafts of the letter it was finally complete, and as Ron read through it for the last time, a plan formed in his mind. He would use the passage way into Hermione's room to put the letter on her bed before she came back from her patrols. He snuck across the corridor seperating the common room from Hermione's room and knocked againt the picture that hid the entrace the Harry's room. Harry came and opened the portrait and let Ron in, Ron quietly snuck through the passage to his old room, where he would leave his letter. Half an hour later he snuck back into the Gryffindor common room, to wait.
Hermione had just finished her patrols for the night, she checked her watch as she walked back to her room, for some much needed sleep. Two o'clock, she said quietly to herself, as she entered her bedroom, the sight before her madfe her smile despite of herelf. Her bed was covered with red rose petals, and there was a vase filled with a dozen red roes on her bedside table. A box of best Honeydukes chocolate and a letter lay on her pillow. She walked into her room and the tapestry swung shut behind her. Hermione walked over to her bed and picked up the letter and began to read.
*Dear Mione
I don't know how to tell you how sorry I am for hurting you, but I need to try because being without you is torture. I am sorry for saying those things, I didn't even mean them. Mione you are the only girl for me and you always will be. You are my first and last love.
I will understand if you never want to get back with me again after what I did, I was a stupid prat Mione, I just hope we can remain friends. I need you in my life Mione even if it is only as a friend, as long as I have you in someway.
I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me, because I love you. I love you with every part of my body, my soul, my heart. You are the only girl I'll ever be able to love. This comes straight from my heart Mione. I want you back. This past week without you has been hell and I don't ever want to be without you again, I 'll never hurt you again. You are beautiful, smart, funny and really sweet. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me Mione. Please forgive me. I'm in the common room waiting if you want to talk.
I love you forever and always.
Ron
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Hermione wiped a tear away from her eye as he read the letter over again, he said he loved her, did he mean it? It certainly sounded like he did, and he was waiting for her. Hermione wiped the tears away from her face and pulled a brush through her hair before leaving her room and walking soundlessly over to Gryffindor common room.
When she entered the common room, she found Ron asleep on the sofa in front of the fire. She looked down on his leeping form and felt her heart kip a beat, he till loed him depite trying her hardet not to, and now she knew that he loved her back, was she ready to forgive him? Ron twitched in his leep and a strand of fiery red hair flopped down into his face. Yes she was, by ignoring him shge had been punishing hersself as much as him she hated not being around him, not having his arms around her when she fell to sleep. She was ready to forgive him.
Hermione sat down on the sofa next to Ron and softly kissed his lips, tasting him once again after what felt like years of being deprived of his lips.
''Mione?'' he murmered as he felt her soft, full lips pressed against his own.
''Yes.'' she muttered softly, ''It's me.''
''You forgave me?'' He asked, while rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
''Yes, now lets go to bed.'' she said softly as, they got up together from the sofa. Ron grabbed her hand as she started to walk towards the portrait hole, and pulled her into a breath taking kiss, his tongue exploring her mouth feverishly as though he had never kissed her before, he wanted to taste more of her as he kissed her, tracing her jawline, nibbling her earlobes, before kissing her softly and tenderly on the lips again. Hermione pulled away, her lips swollen and red from kissing, she looked up into his eyes and saw tears forming.
''I really love you Mione.'' he said as he bent down and kissed her briefly on the lips. ''I don't want to be without you ever again.''
''I love you too Ron, don't hurt me again.'' Hermione said as she fell into his warm, loving embrace.
''I won't. I promise.'' was his answer as they exited the common room and headed back to their bedroom, to sleep in the bed Hermione swore she would never let him sleep in again.
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The next day Hermione and Ron walked into the hall hand in hand, much to the delight of Harry and Ginny, who were starting to get sick of Ron's constant state of depression and Hermione leaving the room whenever Ron entered it. So it was a real relief to see that they had finally orted out their problems. They sat down at the Gryffindor house table, opposite from Harry and Ginny, with their hands clasped together tightly under the table, staring lovingly at each other. They seemed to go from one extreme to the next, much to the amusment of Harry, who smiled fondly at his two best friends.
Once Ron and Harry started eating, there was no distracting them and Hermione leaned across the table and whipered a sentence to Ginny that caused her eyes to widen in shock and to squeal with delight.
''He's said it.''
That one simple sentence was enough to make Ginny so happy for her best friend, but at the same time feel a twinge of jealously, Ron had said he loved Hermione, why hadn't Harry told her yet, they had been together longer, and they hadn't had an argument yet, surely they were more serious than Ron and Hermione were. Harry looked up from his bowl of porridge and looked at Ginny, he smiled at her and placed his hand on her knee reassuringly. Ginny smiled back and carried on eating her breakfast. That boy was a mystery.
(A.N Thanks to everyone who reveiwed. This was just a short chappie focused mainly on the two couples and not on Voldemort or the attacks, we all need a bit of romance!!! Hope you enjoyed!! ice princess12 x x x x x x x x x x x x x)
