Telling Ron
Chapter 18: The Announcement
Author's Note: Ok guys, I promise no more cliffhangers for awhile. I know you're all getting tired of them and I feel kind of bad for doing that to you guys like every other chapter (more often every chapter). No more for at least the next four or five chapters. If I absolutely have to then I will but if it can be helped then I will make the chapter go past the cliffhanger into the next part. Ok so, thanks for the reviews! I'm glad everyone liked the last chapter! I hoped you would. If you guys think I ever write anything higher than PG then let me know but I'm never going to make any of them have sex or descibe a french kiss or anything like that! I may suggest a french like I did last chapter but I'm not gonna say more than that. Ok, enough of my chatter. Here's Chapter 17!
Hermione stared up at Ron, amazed. She couldn't believe he was going to do it after all his stalling. She saw Harry and Ginny looking at him surprised too. Ron motioned for her to stand too and took her hand. He took a shaky breath and cleared his throat.
"Hermione and me-"
"And I," she corrected. He rolled his eyes.
"Hermione and I," he repeated in mocking voice, "Are um, well we are um, we've become a-"
"Ron and I are a couple now," she finished for him. He exhaled thankfully. "We have been for awhile."
Mrs.Weasley opened her mouth in surprise and rushed around the table. She hugged Ron tightly and released him quickly to hug Hermione.
"Oh dears I'm so happy! When did this happen?"
"Roughly a month ago," Ron answered looking around at the rest of his family smiling at him. Except the twins. They looked at him wide-eyed.
"Ron why didn't you tell us? We've had some great plans for you two! So much planning down the drain!" Fred shook his head at his twin. "Our little brother tricked us. He did a good job too."
George nodded in agreement. "Never suspected it when we talked to you yesterday."
"Thought you were still pining for her but you had her all along." Fred grinned at Ron. "Congratulations. We're going to have to talk to later though."
"Yep we've had a bit of a speech ready for when we got you two together. We can modify it a bit since circumstances are diferent than we expected." George winked at Ron, amusement written all over his face. He bit into his roll and turned to whisper to Fred. Ron felt nervous. What kind of talk would they have?
"We should celebrate!" Mrs.Weasley exclaimed. "I'll make a cake after dinner!"
"Mum no! We don't need a celebration! This isn't a big deal. We've been together awhile now and there's no need for a party," Ron put his hand on his head. He knew she would do this. She just smiled at him.
"Of course we don't need a party but a cake will be just fine. Now sit down and eat but leave room for dessert."
Ron groaned and sat down. Harry smirked at him across the table. Ron rolled his eyes and grabbed his fork.
"Now was that so hard?" Hermione asked, sitting down next to him.
"Yes actually, it was. Fred and George want to 'talk' to me later. No doubt they ask all the details and give me weird advice. Couldn't we keep it a secret until we were at least out of school or something?"
"I'm sure it'll be fine. After everyone gets used to the idea, they'll forget all about it."
"Yeah right," Ron muttered under his breath. She kissed his cheek and started a conversation with Ginny.
"By the way kids, you're going to Hogsmeade tomorrow to shop for Christmas. You'll want to get a decent night's sleep. I'll probably wake you around eight," Mrs.Weasley informed the four of them. "Anyone else can go with them of course."
"We'll be there anyway," Fred said. Mrs.Weasley nodded, knowingly.
* * * * *
Later that evening after dinner and the delicious chocolate cake Mrs.Weasley had made, they sat in the living room doing various things. Ginny and Charlie played the twins in a game of chess. Harry and Ron sat on the floor cleaning their broomsticks with Harry's kit. Hermione was doing schoolwork, of course. Mrs.Weasley read a book on Christmas recipes and Mr.Weasley sat with Bill discussing their jobs. By 10:30, everyone was yawning and ready to go to bed. Ron's parents said good night to everyone and headed to thier rooms. Bill and Charlie went to brush thier teeth first and the others waited downstairs. Next Fred and George went, then Hermione and Ginny.
"I can't believe he began to tell everyone earlier! I was so surprised!" Ginny exclaimed. Hermione nodded happily, her mouth full of toothpaste. She finished brushing and said, "Yes, I was sure he was going to wait for me to make the first move. I was going to say it at the end of dinner but what he did was fine."
"You had to actually say it though," Ginny laughed.
"Yes, but he made the initiative so I'm happy all the same."
"Who knew my brother could be so brave."
"Well he is in Gryffindor."
"Yeah but against my family, he's a huge chicken."
They giggled as they left the loo and told the boys they were finished. The girls stopped in front of Ron's room.
"Gin I'm going to wait here and say good night to Ron. I'll send Harry in with you for a few minutes. You don't mind do you?" She wanted to give Ginny and Harry a chance to be together for a bit too. Ginny looked at her curiously. "Sure Hermione. That's fine." Sometimes she wondered if Hermione knew about them. But how could she? Ginny headed to her room and Hary entered it a few minutes later.
"Hey. Hermione said you were in here. She thought we might want to say good-night. Do you get the feeling she knows about us?"
"Yes I wondered the same thing." She shrugged her shouders and stepped towards Harry. He took her hand and smiled at her.
"Good night Ginny," he said softly.
"Good night Harry." She stood on tiptoe and kissed his mouth gently. He held it as long as he dared then pulled away. They heard footsteps in the hall and broke apart quickly. Hermione entered the room and smiled at her friends.
"Are you alright, Harry? You look a bit flushed."
"Yeah, I'm fine," he said embarrassed. " 'Night guys."
" 'Night Harry," Hermione said. He left and she shut the door behind him. " 'Night Gin." She smiled at her and climbed into bed. Ginny looked suspiciously at her and climbed into her own bed.
Author's Note: Oh I was so close to doing a cliffhanger this chapter but I stopped myself! Anyway, do you guys have any ideas for a Christmas gift from Hermione to Ron? I've got her gift from Ron figured out and I think I can figure out someting for Ginny to give Harry and vice versa but I'll take ideas for that too if you have any. I've read some good gifts to Ron in other stories but I don't want to copy so help me think of something! If you think of something, e-mail ASAP so I can get the next chapter going. Thanks!
Individuals:
'Mione Weasley: That's cool we have similar fans! Lol, thanks. I'm glad you liked everything. I have to stifle my laughter sometimes too when I'm reading a funny fic.
EllaWeasley: Thanks! You'll have to wait for the H/G conffesion. I'm not sure when it'll come though. : )
Wacky Watermelon: Fred and George's plans won't go to waste though. Thats' all I'm saying. *wink*
KrisKG: I'm glad someone understands. Well the other girls at my dance school understand too. Anyway, thanks!
HermioneClone: Thank you! I'm glad it's one of your fav's! I know sorry about all the cliffhangers! I'm gonna cut down!
gatoriris: Thanks, Iris!
DanceChic0869: Thanks! Hope you liked their reactions alright. More from the twins later!
harry-potter-luvs-me: Thanks! Keep reading!
puppydog-eyes: Yes, I'm sorry about the cliffhanger! No more for awhile! I don't know, I'd like to keep it PG but if I feel a chapter or two is more PG-13 then I'll let everyone know at the beginning of the chapter. For now I'm not going to permanently change the rating.
MoonGoddess25: Thank you very much! Keep reading!
Taylor: Thank you so much! I know dance is crazy! Eight hours? Wow!
Chapter 18: The Announcement
Author's Note: Ok guys, I promise no more cliffhangers for awhile. I know you're all getting tired of them and I feel kind of bad for doing that to you guys like every other chapter (more often every chapter). No more for at least the next four or five chapters. If I absolutely have to then I will but if it can be helped then I will make the chapter go past the cliffhanger into the next part. Ok so, thanks for the reviews! I'm glad everyone liked the last chapter! I hoped you would. If you guys think I ever write anything higher than PG then let me know but I'm never going to make any of them have sex or descibe a french kiss or anything like that! I may suggest a french like I did last chapter but I'm not gonna say more than that. Ok, enough of my chatter. Here's Chapter 17!
Hermione stared up at Ron, amazed. She couldn't believe he was going to do it after all his stalling. She saw Harry and Ginny looking at him surprised too. Ron motioned for her to stand too and took her hand. He took a shaky breath and cleared his throat.
"Hermione and me-"
"And I," she corrected. He rolled his eyes.
"Hermione and I," he repeated in mocking voice, "Are um, well we are um, we've become a-"
"Ron and I are a couple now," she finished for him. He exhaled thankfully. "We have been for awhile."
Mrs.Weasley opened her mouth in surprise and rushed around the table. She hugged Ron tightly and released him quickly to hug Hermione.
"Oh dears I'm so happy! When did this happen?"
"Roughly a month ago," Ron answered looking around at the rest of his family smiling at him. Except the twins. They looked at him wide-eyed.
"Ron why didn't you tell us? We've had some great plans for you two! So much planning down the drain!" Fred shook his head at his twin. "Our little brother tricked us. He did a good job too."
George nodded in agreement. "Never suspected it when we talked to you yesterday."
"Thought you were still pining for her but you had her all along." Fred grinned at Ron. "Congratulations. We're going to have to talk to later though."
"Yep we've had a bit of a speech ready for when we got you two together. We can modify it a bit since circumstances are diferent than we expected." George winked at Ron, amusement written all over his face. He bit into his roll and turned to whisper to Fred. Ron felt nervous. What kind of talk would they have?
"We should celebrate!" Mrs.Weasley exclaimed. "I'll make a cake after dinner!"
"Mum no! We don't need a celebration! This isn't a big deal. We've been together awhile now and there's no need for a party," Ron put his hand on his head. He knew she would do this. She just smiled at him.
"Of course we don't need a party but a cake will be just fine. Now sit down and eat but leave room for dessert."
Ron groaned and sat down. Harry smirked at him across the table. Ron rolled his eyes and grabbed his fork.
"Now was that so hard?" Hermione asked, sitting down next to him.
"Yes actually, it was. Fred and George want to 'talk' to me later. No doubt they ask all the details and give me weird advice. Couldn't we keep it a secret until we were at least out of school or something?"
"I'm sure it'll be fine. After everyone gets used to the idea, they'll forget all about it."
"Yeah right," Ron muttered under his breath. She kissed his cheek and started a conversation with Ginny.
"By the way kids, you're going to Hogsmeade tomorrow to shop for Christmas. You'll want to get a decent night's sleep. I'll probably wake you around eight," Mrs.Weasley informed the four of them. "Anyone else can go with them of course."
"We'll be there anyway," Fred said. Mrs.Weasley nodded, knowingly.
* * * * *
Later that evening after dinner and the delicious chocolate cake Mrs.Weasley had made, they sat in the living room doing various things. Ginny and Charlie played the twins in a game of chess. Harry and Ron sat on the floor cleaning their broomsticks with Harry's kit. Hermione was doing schoolwork, of course. Mrs.Weasley read a book on Christmas recipes and Mr.Weasley sat with Bill discussing their jobs. By 10:30, everyone was yawning and ready to go to bed. Ron's parents said good night to everyone and headed to thier rooms. Bill and Charlie went to brush thier teeth first and the others waited downstairs. Next Fred and George went, then Hermione and Ginny.
"I can't believe he began to tell everyone earlier! I was so surprised!" Ginny exclaimed. Hermione nodded happily, her mouth full of toothpaste. She finished brushing and said, "Yes, I was sure he was going to wait for me to make the first move. I was going to say it at the end of dinner but what he did was fine."
"You had to actually say it though," Ginny laughed.
"Yes, but he made the initiative so I'm happy all the same."
"Who knew my brother could be so brave."
"Well he is in Gryffindor."
"Yeah but against my family, he's a huge chicken."
They giggled as they left the loo and told the boys they were finished. The girls stopped in front of Ron's room.
"Gin I'm going to wait here and say good night to Ron. I'll send Harry in with you for a few minutes. You don't mind do you?" She wanted to give Ginny and Harry a chance to be together for a bit too. Ginny looked at her curiously. "Sure Hermione. That's fine." Sometimes she wondered if Hermione knew about them. But how could she? Ginny headed to her room and Hary entered it a few minutes later.
"Hey. Hermione said you were in here. She thought we might want to say good-night. Do you get the feeling she knows about us?"
"Yes I wondered the same thing." She shrugged her shouders and stepped towards Harry. He took her hand and smiled at her.
"Good night Ginny," he said softly.
"Good night Harry." She stood on tiptoe and kissed his mouth gently. He held it as long as he dared then pulled away. They heard footsteps in the hall and broke apart quickly. Hermione entered the room and smiled at her friends.
"Are you alright, Harry? You look a bit flushed."
"Yeah, I'm fine," he said embarrassed. " 'Night guys."
" 'Night Harry," Hermione said. He left and she shut the door behind him. " 'Night Gin." She smiled at her and climbed into bed. Ginny looked suspiciously at her and climbed into her own bed.
Author's Note: Oh I was so close to doing a cliffhanger this chapter but I stopped myself! Anyway, do you guys have any ideas for a Christmas gift from Hermione to Ron? I've got her gift from Ron figured out and I think I can figure out someting for Ginny to give Harry and vice versa but I'll take ideas for that too if you have any. I've read some good gifts to Ron in other stories but I don't want to copy so help me think of something! If you think of something, e-mail ASAP so I can get the next chapter going. Thanks!
Individuals:
'Mione Weasley: That's cool we have similar fans! Lol, thanks. I'm glad you liked everything. I have to stifle my laughter sometimes too when I'm reading a funny fic.
EllaWeasley: Thanks! You'll have to wait for the H/G conffesion. I'm not sure when it'll come though. : )
Wacky Watermelon: Fred and George's plans won't go to waste though. Thats' all I'm saying. *wink*
KrisKG: I'm glad someone understands. Well the other girls at my dance school understand too. Anyway, thanks!
HermioneClone: Thank you! I'm glad it's one of your fav's! I know sorry about all the cliffhangers! I'm gonna cut down!
gatoriris: Thanks, Iris!
DanceChic0869: Thanks! Hope you liked their reactions alright. More from the twins later!
harry-potter-luvs-me: Thanks! Keep reading!
puppydog-eyes: Yes, I'm sorry about the cliffhanger! No more for awhile! I don't know, I'd like to keep it PG but if I feel a chapter or two is more PG-13 then I'll let everyone know at the beginning of the chapter. For now I'm not going to permanently change the rating.
MoonGoddess25: Thank you very much! Keep reading!
Taylor: Thank you so much! I know dance is crazy! Eight hours? Wow!