Chapter four - Their new home
Hermione's POV
After dinner, the three of us made our way to Gryffindor tower so that me and Ron could see our 'new home'. I said the password and we entered the common room. Instead of going up my usual staircase, I followed Harry and Ron up theirs and when we reached the sixth year boy's dormitories, I looked to my right.
Instead of seeing a portrait as I had expected, there was a normal, wooden door. I said the password 'Chocolate Frog' and a click was heard from inside the lock and the door opened automatically.
I stepped into the room first with Ron and Harry behind me. I gazed around the dimly lit room and was quite astonished. It was beautiful. The wallpaper was a deep red and there was a border of golden lions. The soft carpet was a dark blue and there wasn't a speck of dust upon it. The walls were surprisingly picture less.
A little way in front of me was two four poster beds which were about half a metre away from each other. There was an extraordinary full length mirror close by and two desks right next to each other.
I stood there in awe but was snapped out of my trance when I was dragged forwards by Ron who went to lie on a bed. "Ahhh" he sighed. "These beds are so comfortable". I raised my eyebrows at him slightly and turned around to face Harry but he too was lying on a bed, but the one next to Ron's.
"He's right Mione, I think the sheets are made from cotton" Harry said dreamily. I sighed and sat down on the edge of Ron's bed. "Can I please stay here tonight?" Harry asked. "Ok, but you're have to sleep with Ron in his bed" I replied, smirking slightly. "Maybe not. I think I'd better go now anyway, I'm really tired. See you both at breakfast. Night" Harry said. "Night" me and Ron said in union.
Once Harry had left, me and Ron sat in silence for a while. I gazed around the room again. Maybe it wouldn't be too bad staying here after all, even if I do have to live with Ron. I decided to break the silence. "Do you want to see if there's a bathroom?" I asked. "Ok" Ron replied, standing up.
We found a door near to our bed's and opened it and stepped inside. It was quite a small room but didn't look too bad. The walls were white and clean and the floor was tiled. The toilet was right next to the door which I thought was handy because when one of us needed to go, the other could stand outside.
I suddenly noticed two showers right next to each other. "Oooohh! Two showers. We can shower together!" I said happily. Ron looked at me disgusted. I suddenly realised what I had said and blushed slightly. "You know what I mean".
I yawned faintly but a sudden thought occurred to me. "How are we supposed to get into the showers properly if we're handcuffed together?" I asked. Ron took my arm and walked into one of the showers and I walked into the other one. The handcuffs could go through things.
"Ron, I'm kind of tired. Can we go to sleep?" I asked warily. "Yeah sure" he replied and we both went back into our bedroom. Me and Ron looked at each other with the same thought in our mind, how are we meant to get changed?
I suddenly had an idea and beckoned Ron over to my trunk with me where I pulled out my Gryffindor scarf. "Put this over your eyes while I change and I'll do the same for you" I said. "Ok" Ron replied and he tied it around his eyes. I wondered if I should test him but I knew that Ron would never want to look so I quickly got changed with difficulty and Ron did the same afterwards.
We both climbed into our beds and the lights switched off automatically. Not another sound was heard while I drifted off to sleep. I dreamt I was flying through the air with nothing to support me, my eyes were closed and I had a small smile on my face. Suddenly I felt myself sinking, then I started to fall.
I tried to scream but no sound came out and I was still falling with my eyes still closed. When I was about to hit the floor someone caught me in their strong arms. I opened my eyes slowly and a blurred figure was standing in front of me like a big, red blur. I was just about to see their face when I heard someone calling my name. I woke up suddenly to see Ron's face staring down at me.
I was brought back to reality and suddenly felt quite annoyed. "I was in the middle of a dream" I said irritably. "Oh sorry, anything good?" Ron asked. "Erm… no I suppose not" I said feeling a little embarrassed. "What time is it?" I asked. "Seven thirty, it's time for breakfast" Ron replied.
We got dressed like we did last night and made our way to the Great Hall. I saw Harry and Ginny sitting next to each other chatting and laughing. Were they flirting? I looked at Ron who looked as though he was about to explode. I suddenly grabbed his hand which seemed to calm him down.
We walked over to them and Ginny looked at mine and Ron's hands entwined. I let go quickly, blushing deeply. I also noticed that Ron's ears had turned red. "What's up with you two then?" Ginny asked, smiling. "Nothing" Ron said. Ginny looked as though she didn't believe him. "What's up with you and Harry then?" Ron asked. "Nothing" Ginny replied, blushing the same colour as me. "Did you have a nice sleep?" Harry asked. "Yeah it was alright" I replied, whilst I buttered my toast. "Good. I hope you two are getting along, otherwise you're be stuck together for a long time" Ginny said.
"Yeah…" said Ron looking like he was in deep thought, which is quite unusual for him. "Do you mind if me and Hermione go on ahead, Harry?" Ron asked. Harry looked only too happy to stay alone with Ginny, I wonder why…
"Yeah sure, I'll see you in Herbology" Harry replied. "Ok, bye" Ron said. We both stood up and walked out of the doors and into the grounds. "What was that about?" I asked curiously. "I've had an idea" Ron said. "Really? You get ideas?" I said, laughing. Ron gave me a dirty look. "If you don't want to know then fine, we're be stuck together forever".
"No, carry on" I said. "Well, I was thinking. If we pretend we're getting along really well then maybe they'll free us" Ron said. It was actually quite a good idea so I agreed to it. At least now the arguments would stop in front of people.
We walked down to Herbology and Harry joined us a few minutes later. All morning me and Ron were really nice to each other and smiled a lot. We carried on like that all day and didn't snap or argue once. By dinner, we were still getting along.
"You owe me an ice cream Mione" Ron said. I faked a caring smile. "Oh yes Ron, you're quite right. Here you go" I said, whilst handing him the chocolate ice cream with sprinkles and a flake. "Thank you very much" Ron said politely. "It was my pleasure" I replied.
"I'm not buying it" Harry suddenly said from next to us. "What ever do you mean Harry?" I asked. "You're being too nice, too fast. I'm not stupid you know. You're faking it aren't you?" Harry asked. Me and Ron knew we'd blown it. "Yes, sorry Harry" Ron said. "Yeah, sorry" I said. "That's ok. It was quite nice having some peace and quiet without you two rambling on at each other" Harry replied, smirking. Ron and I dipped our fingers into the ice cream and wiped it on Harry's face which turned into a bit of an ice cream fight.
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A/N: Another chapter done! Please review.