Telling Ron
Chapter Five(!): Slightly Less Than Perfect
Author's Note: As I say every chapter, Thank you all for the reviews!!!!! You guys are so awesome. Ok, so I promised a closet scene, and I will deliver, but I have other plans for the fic so it will be a short closet scene (nothing disgusting will take place). Here we go!
Hermione came downstairs to the common room feeling clean and refreshed. She also realized how little she had eaten lately and felt quite hungry. She was almost to the portrait hole when something tall picked her up in his arms and twirled her around. Hermione screamed but saw who it was when he set her down.
"Hi, love."
"Ron don't scare me like that!" she scolded while trying to hide a smile. He put on a puppy dog face and her heart melted immediately. "Don't you think that you can get away with everything with that face!"
"What if I do this?" He came forward wrapping his arms around her waist, kissing her gently.
"Well, I suppose that's better." He let go of her waist and took her hands in his.
"So are you ready to face everyone?" Ron asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
They made their way to the Great Hall, holding hands the whole time. When they opened the doors, dozens of heads turned toward them. Hermione blushed and Ron stared at them, eyes wide, as though he were on stage. He nearly pulled Hermione's arm out the socket as he went to sit next to Harry. The heads all began whispering to each other, giggling and pointing at them occasionally.
"Ouch Ron! That hurt!" Hermione exclaimed as she sat down next to him.
"Sorry but I was a bit...embarassed with all that attention. It was rather frightening." It didn't take Ron to get over it though as he began shoveling food onto his plate.
"Yes that was a bit surprising. Do many people know about us?" Hermione asked Harry.
"Let me think about how to answer that.....Yes, everyone knows. Seriously. Parvati and Lavender had a gossip attack and went to every table informing everybody of Hogwarts 'Hot New Couple'."
"We're a hod dew cubble?" Ron asked, his mouth extremely full of eggs and toast. Ginny looked across at him, rolling her eyes. "Honestly Ron. Can't you swallow?" Ron shrugged like it was nothing.
"Do you suppose the teachers know as well?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged. "Dumbledore generally knows everything and I'm sure they heard when Parvati was down at that end of the hall." Hermione looked worried at this but decided it wasn't that big of a deal. She began to eat and watch the many people chattering about them.
When they were finished, Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny stood up to leave. Walking towards the door (Ron and Hermione holding hands on the way) they were stopped by a rude voice.
"Weasel and Granger huh? How disgusting." Draco Malfoy was walked towards them. Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson followed behind him, laughing. Seamus, Dean, Parvati, Lavender, and Neville, came up to their fellow Gryffindors. They knew trouble was coming.
"Back off Malfoy," Harry threatened.
"Isn't it though? I mean a weasel and a mudblood together? Come on Weasley, what were you thinking?" Ron lunged at Malfoy but Harry, Seamus, and Dean were ready to hold him back. Ron tried to break free but Neville, Hermione, and Ginny grabbed on too. Finally, he stopped fighting them. He grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her out the doors. He broke into a run and they went outside. He didn't stop until they reached the edge of the lake. Grabbing a stone, he hurled it as far as he could into the water. Then he sat down and tore a leaf on the ground into shreads. Hermione knealt beside him and put her hand on his knee, allowing him to relaease his anger. His breathing slowed down and he looked over at her.
"I'm sorry. I know you don't like it when I act like that but I can't help it. You don't deserve to be treated like that by him."
Hermione moved so that she was facing him and held his hands. "Look Ron, I know he makes you angry but fighting is not the answer. All it does is get you into trouble and give Malfoy the satisfaction of making you mad. It may make you feel better for a moment but in the long run, it doesn't make a difference. The best you can do is walk away."
Ron stared at her hands while she spoke. After she finished he looked at her sadly.
"It's not that easy. I want him to pay for anything he does to you whether it's insults or something else. You're so wonderful and perfect. I don't want anyone to hurt you. I love you."
Hermione felt tears come to her eyes. She pulled his left hand to her lips and kissed it. "I love you too. That's why I don't want you to retaliate. I hate seeing you get hurt or in trouble." Then she smiled to herself. "And what if Malfoy hurt this face?" she asked teasingly, putting her hand on his cheek. "What would I do if he damaged your cute little face?"
Ron grinned, pulling her into his lap. "I guess you'd just have to deal with a slightly less than perfect boyfriend." He kissed her quickly before she could retort.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I'm sorry it was short but I decided to make the next part a separate chapter. By the way, the Parvati and Lavender spreading the news idea came from reviewer RonandHerm4eva. All credit goes to her(him? I'm guessing her). No closet scene this time but it'll come. Next chapter is about what happened when Harry and Ginny left to breakfast in chapter four and after Ron and Hermione ran outside in this chapter.
Individuals:
helma patuck: I'm glad you like it! Yeah, Harry is pretty comical. More is coming!
Jess: I don't really need the closet but I did say I would have one. It won't be a PG-13 scene, I promise! Thanks for your review!
Thekecmaster: You guessed it! Malfoy was going to notice! Thanks for reviewing!
RonandHerm4eva: Thank you! Yes the H/G is coming.... Thank you for the Parvati and Lavender idea! That never crossed my mind! Wow, you just keep helping me out!
Heather: Wow! Did you send the review four times on purpose? If so, thank you very much! I'm updating as quickly as I can! Glad you like it!
pan weasley kent: Thank you, I will!
Lily106: More is coming! I promise!
Samantha: I'm glad you love it! I will!
Ron-Is-Mine: I'm happy you like it and the couch scene. I liked it too! Yes, one closet scene but I've got other stuff that needs to happen also!
Hermione182: Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
EllaWeasley: Yep! The end of chapter four was foreshadowing H/G! Good job! I wondered if anyone would notice! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Naomi Howard: Thank you!
Bye the way you may want to read the last individual thank you(to EllaWeasley). She spotted something that might interest you if you didn't see it when you read it! Thanks everyone! Keep reading and reviewing!
Chapter Five(!): Slightly Less Than Perfect
Author's Note: As I say every chapter, Thank you all for the reviews!!!!! You guys are so awesome. Ok, so I promised a closet scene, and I will deliver, but I have other plans for the fic so it will be a short closet scene (nothing disgusting will take place). Here we go!
Hermione came downstairs to the common room feeling clean and refreshed. She also realized how little she had eaten lately and felt quite hungry. She was almost to the portrait hole when something tall picked her up in his arms and twirled her around. Hermione screamed but saw who it was when he set her down.
"Hi, love."
"Ron don't scare me like that!" she scolded while trying to hide a smile. He put on a puppy dog face and her heart melted immediately. "Don't you think that you can get away with everything with that face!"
"What if I do this?" He came forward wrapping his arms around her waist, kissing her gently.
"Well, I suppose that's better." He let go of her waist and took her hands in his.
"So are you ready to face everyone?" Ron asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
They made their way to the Great Hall, holding hands the whole time. When they opened the doors, dozens of heads turned toward them. Hermione blushed and Ron stared at them, eyes wide, as though he were on stage. He nearly pulled Hermione's arm out the socket as he went to sit next to Harry. The heads all began whispering to each other, giggling and pointing at them occasionally.
"Ouch Ron! That hurt!" Hermione exclaimed as she sat down next to him.
"Sorry but I was a bit...embarassed with all that attention. It was rather frightening." It didn't take Ron to get over it though as he began shoveling food onto his plate.
"Yes that was a bit surprising. Do many people know about us?" Hermione asked Harry.
"Let me think about how to answer that.....Yes, everyone knows. Seriously. Parvati and Lavender had a gossip attack and went to every table informing everybody of Hogwarts 'Hot New Couple'."
"We're a hod dew cubble?" Ron asked, his mouth extremely full of eggs and toast. Ginny looked across at him, rolling her eyes. "Honestly Ron. Can't you swallow?" Ron shrugged like it was nothing.
"Do you suppose the teachers know as well?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged. "Dumbledore generally knows everything and I'm sure they heard when Parvati was down at that end of the hall." Hermione looked worried at this but decided it wasn't that big of a deal. She began to eat and watch the many people chattering about them.
When they were finished, Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny stood up to leave. Walking towards the door (Ron and Hermione holding hands on the way) they were stopped by a rude voice.
"Weasel and Granger huh? How disgusting." Draco Malfoy was walked towards them. Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson followed behind him, laughing. Seamus, Dean, Parvati, Lavender, and Neville, came up to their fellow Gryffindors. They knew trouble was coming.
"Back off Malfoy," Harry threatened.
"Isn't it though? I mean a weasel and a mudblood together? Come on Weasley, what were you thinking?" Ron lunged at Malfoy but Harry, Seamus, and Dean were ready to hold him back. Ron tried to break free but Neville, Hermione, and Ginny grabbed on too. Finally, he stopped fighting them. He grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her out the doors. He broke into a run and they went outside. He didn't stop until they reached the edge of the lake. Grabbing a stone, he hurled it as far as he could into the water. Then he sat down and tore a leaf on the ground into shreads. Hermione knealt beside him and put her hand on his knee, allowing him to relaease his anger. His breathing slowed down and he looked over at her.
"I'm sorry. I know you don't like it when I act like that but I can't help it. You don't deserve to be treated like that by him."
Hermione moved so that she was facing him and held his hands. "Look Ron, I know he makes you angry but fighting is not the answer. All it does is get you into trouble and give Malfoy the satisfaction of making you mad. It may make you feel better for a moment but in the long run, it doesn't make a difference. The best you can do is walk away."
Ron stared at her hands while she spoke. After she finished he looked at her sadly.
"It's not that easy. I want him to pay for anything he does to you whether it's insults or something else. You're so wonderful and perfect. I don't want anyone to hurt you. I love you."
Hermione felt tears come to her eyes. She pulled his left hand to her lips and kissed it. "I love you too. That's why I don't want you to retaliate. I hate seeing you get hurt or in trouble." Then she smiled to herself. "And what if Malfoy hurt this face?" she asked teasingly, putting her hand on his cheek. "What would I do if he damaged your cute little face?"
Ron grinned, pulling her into his lap. "I guess you'd just have to deal with a slightly less than perfect boyfriend." He kissed her quickly before she could retort.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I'm sorry it was short but I decided to make the next part a separate chapter. By the way, the Parvati and Lavender spreading the news idea came from reviewer RonandHerm4eva. All credit goes to her(him? I'm guessing her). No closet scene this time but it'll come. Next chapter is about what happened when Harry and Ginny left to breakfast in chapter four and after Ron and Hermione ran outside in this chapter.
Individuals:
helma patuck: I'm glad you like it! Yeah, Harry is pretty comical. More is coming!
Jess: I don't really need the closet but I did say I would have one. It won't be a PG-13 scene, I promise! Thanks for your review!
Thekecmaster: You guessed it! Malfoy was going to notice! Thanks for reviewing!
RonandHerm4eva: Thank you! Yes the H/G is coming.... Thank you for the Parvati and Lavender idea! That never crossed my mind! Wow, you just keep helping me out!
Heather: Wow! Did you send the review four times on purpose? If so, thank you very much! I'm updating as quickly as I can! Glad you like it!
pan weasley kent: Thank you, I will!
Lily106: More is coming! I promise!
Samantha: I'm glad you love it! I will!
Ron-Is-Mine: I'm happy you like it and the couch scene. I liked it too! Yes, one closet scene but I've got other stuff that needs to happen also!
Hermione182: Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
EllaWeasley: Yep! The end of chapter four was foreshadowing H/G! Good job! I wondered if anyone would notice! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Naomi Howard: Thank you!
Bye the way you may want to read the last individual thank you(to EllaWeasley). She spotted something that might interest you if you didn't see it when you read it! Thanks everyone! Keep reading and reviewing!