Telling Ron
Chapter 16: Snog Machine
Author's note: Thanks for the reviews again! 15 more this chapter! Yay! K, here we go!
The next Saturday, both pairs were sitting in the common room with their fellow Gryffindors. Hermione had been doing homework for hours and had no intention of stopping anytime soon. Ron had quickly finished his work and sat waiting for Hermione.
"Are you done yet?"
"No."
He sighed. "Come on Hermione, are you going to do homework all night?"
"Most likely. Why what do you want?"
"Well I thought we could, you know..." He noticed Harry looking at them with a smirk on his face and Ron cleared his throat. "You know what I mean."
"Ron I'm not a snog machine! We can't go every single day! I need to work now. You should too."
Ron scowled. "I'm already done."
"I'm sure it could be done better."
"No it's fine the way it is."
"Fine then go play chess or something." She looked at him pointedly and he stood up.
"Fine! Come on Harry. Let's have a game." They set up the board and began. Ginny watched them from the couch. She wished she could go sit in Harry's lap but Ron might think that was a bit strange after the foot at dinner the other night. She wanted her relationship known to some but not Ron. She knew he wouldn't kill Harry or anything but he wouldn't throw a party either. An owl tapped on the window in the middle of Ginny's thoughts and she recognized it to be Errol. He looked extremely tired and she hurried to let him in. He fell into her arms and she got him a drink of water. He took a long gulp and flew back out after she removed the letter, probably up to the owlery for a rest.
"What'd he come here for?" Ron grabbed the letter out of Ginny's hand and she whacked him in the head, taking it back. She opened the letter and pulled out some parchment with her mother's handwriting on it.
Dear Ron and Ginny,
How is everyone? I hope everything is going well. I wrote to invite Harry and Hermione to come to the Burrow for Christmas with you two. We miss you all very much and want everyone together this Christmas like last year. Bill, Charlie, the Twins, Remus, Tonks, and possibly more will be joining us. We hope all of you will come.
Love,
Mum
Ginny read the letter out loud and smiled happily when she finished.
"How wonderful! It will be so much fun! Can you two come?"
Harry nodded excitedly. He would be going to the Burrow! He would be surrounded by everyone he loved. It was the best gift he could ask for. Hermione smiled and said, "I'd love to come! I'll go owl Mum and Dad now!" With that she stood and left for the owlery. Ron sat down across form Harry.
"Wow! It'll be great having Christmas at the Burrow with you and Hermione! Plus Lupin and everyone. Hermione better be able to come." He looked worried at the thought of Christmas without her. Harry looked at Ginny and winked at her happily. She grinned back, fighting the strong urge to kiss him. Harry's face suddenly fell. Ginny came next to him worriedly.
"Harry what is it?"
Ron leaned forward and Harry looked at them sadly.
"Just thinking about how happy Sirius was when we went to Grimmauld Place last year. I wish he was here to do that again. It'll be weird without him."
Ginny felt a tear come to her eye and put her hand on Harry's arm. Ron looked at his best friend sympathetically.
"I'm really sorry Harry. I know you miss him but there will be lots of fun things to do at home and we'll be there if you need us. Remember, we're here for you. Always." Ginny squeezed his arm.
Ron nodded in agreement as Harry looked between them, thankfully. Hermione came back in smiling but frowned when she saw her friends sad faces.
"What happened?"
"Harry just wished Sirius could be there at Christmas with us," Ginny answered. Hermione came on the other side of Harry and put her arm around his shoulder.
"It'll be alright Harry. If you need someone to talk to we'll all be there for you."
Ginny giggled. "I just said almost the same thing to him."
Hermione smiled. "See? We all feel the same."
"Thanks guys." Harry felt better and patted Ginny's hand in thanks. He looked at Hermione and Ron and they smiled at him.
"Well I wrote to Mum and Dad and I expect an answer tomorrow," Hermione said standing up. "I'm sure they'll say yes. They...well...they know about us," she motioned to herself and Ron. "I think they'll understand. Besides if I remember correctly, they were planning to go to Italy next week and stay awhile after Christmas. I wouldn't have gone with them if they did."
"Good! It's going to be a great Christmas this year!" Ginny stood as well and reluctantly took her hand off Harry's arm. Ron put is arm around Hermione and kissed her cheek.
"We can tell McGonagall after we get the letter from Hemrione's parents tomorrow and then we'll be home in a week! Hey, Mum didn't say Percy was coming." Ron looked angrily out the window. "What a prat. He won't even come see us anymore. I mean he said that You-Know-Who was back and all but he still won't come visit."
Ginny looked angry too. "He didn't apologize though. He just said that the Ministry had evidence that You-Know-um...Voldemort," Ginny winced slightly and Ron looked at her shocked, "was back," she finished. "He wouldn't say that we were right all along. He had to make Fudge and everyone sound like they were the first to know. Don't look at me like that Ron. We should say his name properly."
Ron shook his head and Hermione rolled her eyes at him. Harry looked at his girlfriend proudly. She was brave enough to say his name too.
Author's note: I wonder what will really happen with Percy. Ok, now we have Christmas to look forward to. Yay!
Individuals:
WackyWatermelon: Thank you very much! Don't worry, Ron isn't going to murder Harry in his sleep or anything that bad!
Inlovew/Mr.Darcy: Thank's! Glad you like it! About Georgia, I guess they could but it sounded like it was in the ear. Who knows! Do you think she's going to continue after Dancing in my Nuddy Pants? It sounded like it. I hope so!
KrisKG: Thanks, Kristen! Glad you liked it! When I was little I did tap and lyrical but now I do ballet, pointe, modern and I started up jazz again this year. I did it until I was about ten then I stopped for about six years. Do you dance?
DanceChic0869: Thanks!
Hermione182: Thanks, glad you liked that! I thought that'd be funny to have in there!
Hplova4eva: Hope you liked this chapter! More to come!
Hogwartsherms: Thank you so much! That is really flattering! : )
'Mione Weasley: LOL, ok thanks! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't talking to two different people. I figured you were the same person but I thought I'd make sure. Yes, I read your fic. I took me a few days since I only had time for about one or two chapters a day. I really like it! So, thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked the closets and all. What guy would say no to making out with their girlfriends? Especially Ron!
yalata: Thank you! Lol, I don't know where she learned to do that...Yeah this fic is PG because I had so much plot to cover, I didn't want to have anything too bad in it. In the future I may write a PG-13 fic but for now it's PG!
HermioneClone: Lol, sorry! I love writing cliffhangers! I know it drives me crazy when others do it but it makes people want to read more! Don't be surprised if there are more in the future but actually the next few shouldn't have any. Thanks for reviewing! Hope I didn't make you wait too long!
Lily106: Lol, yeah Hermione's pretty lucky! Thank you for reviewing!
thec00lgirl7690: This'll cover both your reviews...Thank you! I put in lots of R/H scenes because so many people want fluff. Since I have R/H and H/G to write about, there won't be tons of R/H but sort of equal amounts of both. I love both couples! 2nd review: No it isn't the end! It's nowhere near! I don't have any clue how or when it will end. Likely I'll keep writing until my brain is comletely empty of ideas because I love writing this so much, I don't it to end! I'm glad its good since its my first fic. I have no real experience for this sort of thing!
Starbob: Thanks Melissa! I haven't been to SQ but I'll check it out! Thanks for the tip! I'm big on R/H, H/G too! (Obviously) Thanks, my reviews are exciting me! 143! I can't believe it! Yes actually, I think Neville and Luna should get together too! It probably won't happen in my fic but I agree with you! I'll look at Hey Baby! when I have a chance (I'm really busy) but I don't know anything about Zelda and I'm not really into angst stories so I won't read those. Wow, you two have a really long bio!
Kagome19: Thanks, glad you liked it! I don't care whether you have pep and !'s. I just care about reviews! Write them however you want! I love both couples too! Yeah most would stop now that both are couples but I'm not ready to quite! I have some ideas for Christmas but truthfully, I don't know what to do after that. If you have any ideas for christmas or after, e-mail me and let me know. Don't put any ideas in reviews so that no one else will read them. If you don't have any ideas, don't worry about it! I'll figure it out!
Wow guys, I said lol to a lot of you but a lot of people's reviews made me laugh! By the way, if anyone has any ideas for things to happen during Christams and after, e-mail me and let me know. I don't want ideas put in reviews so that other people won't see them until they are in the story. Credit will be given to anyone with ideas. I have a few but any input will be gladly accepted. my e-mail address is above my bio. Thanks guys!
Chapter 16: Snog Machine
Author's note: Thanks for the reviews again! 15 more this chapter! Yay! K, here we go!
The next Saturday, both pairs were sitting in the common room with their fellow Gryffindors. Hermione had been doing homework for hours and had no intention of stopping anytime soon. Ron had quickly finished his work and sat waiting for Hermione.
"Are you done yet?"
"No."
He sighed. "Come on Hermione, are you going to do homework all night?"
"Most likely. Why what do you want?"
"Well I thought we could, you know..." He noticed Harry looking at them with a smirk on his face and Ron cleared his throat. "You know what I mean."
"Ron I'm not a snog machine! We can't go every single day! I need to work now. You should too."
Ron scowled. "I'm already done."
"I'm sure it could be done better."
"No it's fine the way it is."
"Fine then go play chess or something." She looked at him pointedly and he stood up.
"Fine! Come on Harry. Let's have a game." They set up the board and began. Ginny watched them from the couch. She wished she could go sit in Harry's lap but Ron might think that was a bit strange after the foot at dinner the other night. She wanted her relationship known to some but not Ron. She knew he wouldn't kill Harry or anything but he wouldn't throw a party either. An owl tapped on the window in the middle of Ginny's thoughts and she recognized it to be Errol. He looked extremely tired and she hurried to let him in. He fell into her arms and she got him a drink of water. He took a long gulp and flew back out after she removed the letter, probably up to the owlery for a rest.
"What'd he come here for?" Ron grabbed the letter out of Ginny's hand and she whacked him in the head, taking it back. She opened the letter and pulled out some parchment with her mother's handwriting on it.
Dear Ron and Ginny,
How is everyone? I hope everything is going well. I wrote to invite Harry and Hermione to come to the Burrow for Christmas with you two. We miss you all very much and want everyone together this Christmas like last year. Bill, Charlie, the Twins, Remus, Tonks, and possibly more will be joining us. We hope all of you will come.
Love,
Mum
Ginny read the letter out loud and smiled happily when she finished.
"How wonderful! It will be so much fun! Can you two come?"
Harry nodded excitedly. He would be going to the Burrow! He would be surrounded by everyone he loved. It was the best gift he could ask for. Hermione smiled and said, "I'd love to come! I'll go owl Mum and Dad now!" With that she stood and left for the owlery. Ron sat down across form Harry.
"Wow! It'll be great having Christmas at the Burrow with you and Hermione! Plus Lupin and everyone. Hermione better be able to come." He looked worried at the thought of Christmas without her. Harry looked at Ginny and winked at her happily. She grinned back, fighting the strong urge to kiss him. Harry's face suddenly fell. Ginny came next to him worriedly.
"Harry what is it?"
Ron leaned forward and Harry looked at them sadly.
"Just thinking about how happy Sirius was when we went to Grimmauld Place last year. I wish he was here to do that again. It'll be weird without him."
Ginny felt a tear come to her eye and put her hand on Harry's arm. Ron looked at his best friend sympathetically.
"I'm really sorry Harry. I know you miss him but there will be lots of fun things to do at home and we'll be there if you need us. Remember, we're here for you. Always." Ginny squeezed his arm.
Ron nodded in agreement as Harry looked between them, thankfully. Hermione came back in smiling but frowned when she saw her friends sad faces.
"What happened?"
"Harry just wished Sirius could be there at Christmas with us," Ginny answered. Hermione came on the other side of Harry and put her arm around his shoulder.
"It'll be alright Harry. If you need someone to talk to we'll all be there for you."
Ginny giggled. "I just said almost the same thing to him."
Hermione smiled. "See? We all feel the same."
"Thanks guys." Harry felt better and patted Ginny's hand in thanks. He looked at Hermione and Ron and they smiled at him.
"Well I wrote to Mum and Dad and I expect an answer tomorrow," Hermione said standing up. "I'm sure they'll say yes. They...well...they know about us," she motioned to herself and Ron. "I think they'll understand. Besides if I remember correctly, they were planning to go to Italy next week and stay awhile after Christmas. I wouldn't have gone with them if they did."
"Good! It's going to be a great Christmas this year!" Ginny stood as well and reluctantly took her hand off Harry's arm. Ron put is arm around Hermione and kissed her cheek.
"We can tell McGonagall after we get the letter from Hemrione's parents tomorrow and then we'll be home in a week! Hey, Mum didn't say Percy was coming." Ron looked angrily out the window. "What a prat. He won't even come see us anymore. I mean he said that You-Know-Who was back and all but he still won't come visit."
Ginny looked angry too. "He didn't apologize though. He just said that the Ministry had evidence that You-Know-um...Voldemort," Ginny winced slightly and Ron looked at her shocked, "was back," she finished. "He wouldn't say that we were right all along. He had to make Fudge and everyone sound like they were the first to know. Don't look at me like that Ron. We should say his name properly."
Ron shook his head and Hermione rolled her eyes at him. Harry looked at his girlfriend proudly. She was brave enough to say his name too.
Author's note: I wonder what will really happen with Percy. Ok, now we have Christmas to look forward to. Yay!
Individuals:
WackyWatermelon: Thank you very much! Don't worry, Ron isn't going to murder Harry in his sleep or anything that bad!
Inlovew/Mr.Darcy: Thank's! Glad you like it! About Georgia, I guess they could but it sounded like it was in the ear. Who knows! Do you think she's going to continue after Dancing in my Nuddy Pants? It sounded like it. I hope so!
KrisKG: Thanks, Kristen! Glad you liked it! When I was little I did tap and lyrical but now I do ballet, pointe, modern and I started up jazz again this year. I did it until I was about ten then I stopped for about six years. Do you dance?
DanceChic0869: Thanks!
Hermione182: Thanks, glad you liked that! I thought that'd be funny to have in there!
Hplova4eva: Hope you liked this chapter! More to come!
Hogwartsherms: Thank you so much! That is really flattering! : )
'Mione Weasley: LOL, ok thanks! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't talking to two different people. I figured you were the same person but I thought I'd make sure. Yes, I read your fic. I took me a few days since I only had time for about one or two chapters a day. I really like it! So, thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked the closets and all. What guy would say no to making out with their girlfriends? Especially Ron!
yalata: Thank you! Lol, I don't know where she learned to do that...Yeah this fic is PG because I had so much plot to cover, I didn't want to have anything too bad in it. In the future I may write a PG-13 fic but for now it's PG!
HermioneClone: Lol, sorry! I love writing cliffhangers! I know it drives me crazy when others do it but it makes people want to read more! Don't be surprised if there are more in the future but actually the next few shouldn't have any. Thanks for reviewing! Hope I didn't make you wait too long!
Lily106: Lol, yeah Hermione's pretty lucky! Thank you for reviewing!
thec00lgirl7690: This'll cover both your reviews...Thank you! I put in lots of R/H scenes because so many people want fluff. Since I have R/H and H/G to write about, there won't be tons of R/H but sort of equal amounts of both. I love both couples! 2nd review: No it isn't the end! It's nowhere near! I don't have any clue how or when it will end. Likely I'll keep writing until my brain is comletely empty of ideas because I love writing this so much, I don't it to end! I'm glad its good since its my first fic. I have no real experience for this sort of thing!
Starbob: Thanks Melissa! I haven't been to SQ but I'll check it out! Thanks for the tip! I'm big on R/H, H/G too! (Obviously) Thanks, my reviews are exciting me! 143! I can't believe it! Yes actually, I think Neville and Luna should get together too! It probably won't happen in my fic but I agree with you! I'll look at Hey Baby! when I have a chance (I'm really busy) but I don't know anything about Zelda and I'm not really into angst stories so I won't read those. Wow, you two have a really long bio!
Kagome19: Thanks, glad you liked it! I don't care whether you have pep and !'s. I just care about reviews! Write them however you want! I love both couples too! Yeah most would stop now that both are couples but I'm not ready to quite! I have some ideas for Christmas but truthfully, I don't know what to do after that. If you have any ideas for christmas or after, e-mail me and let me know. Don't put any ideas in reviews so that no one else will read them. If you don't have any ideas, don't worry about it! I'll figure it out!
Wow guys, I said lol to a lot of you but a lot of people's reviews made me laugh! By the way, if anyone has any ideas for things to happen during Christams and after, e-mail me and let me know. I don't want ideas put in reviews so that other people won't see them until they are in the story. Credit will be given to anyone with ideas. I have a few but any input will be gladly accepted. my e-mail address is above my bio. Thanks guys!