To my readers: I am sooooooo sorry that I haven't updated in so long!!! My computer keeps crashing, and when I went to use my family one, I found that the internet wasn't working because one of the lines in my neighborhood got snapped when the tree my neighbors were cutting down fell the wrong way!!! So you can see my luck! I'm really sorry!
Disclaimer (sorry I haven't been putting these on each chapter): all characters belong to the amazing author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling!!
Over the next couple of weeks, Ron got progressively more and more responsible and studious. Well, according to Harry and Hermione, he was acting really oddly and must have been seriously affected by the Bludger that had hit him or was undergoing some kind of phase. Ron began to enjoy his new self and the attention that he was getting from Hermione. Aside from Quidditch practice, he was studying, which he found gave him more time to spend with Hermione. His only distraction was her; he even managed to get all Os on his assignments in Potions!! Harry was confused and began to spend less and less time with Ron and Hermione. He began to spend his time with Ginny, who he found was more than just Ron's younger sister.
"Ron?" Harry said. "Not now Harry, I'm studying!" snapped Ron. I'm in the middle of my Transfiguration essay, without Hermione's help or anybody's help and its making me look good, like I'm really truly studying, now please go away! Ron thought. "Listen mate, we have to talk, "Harry said. Ron grudgingly put down his essay. "What?" he asked. "I want to know what has happened to you! The day of the Quidditch mini-game, you don't care one bit that you are missing time to do your homework, and after you wake up, you are constantly studying right along with Hermione!" Harry said. Wait a minute!! Right along with Hermione, I bet that's what this is all about!! Harry thought. "What do you mean? I have no idea what you are talking about!" Ron snapped for the second time in the past minute or so. "I think I've figured you out mate, and let me tell you, your plan isn't going to work! Hermione never fancied Percy!! She fancied wild, somewhat stupid and outgoing Ronald Weasley! You two were just too stupid to figure that out, and now you are paying hell! I bet you really aren't interested in this crap at all!" Harry said, gesturing towards Ron's pile of homework. "Look, I have no idea what you are talking about! Now leave me alone, I am doing my fascinating Transfiguration essay!" Ron said, his temper rising as red began to creep up his ears and face. "Whatever mate, I just hope you realize what you are doing before it is too late and you become another Percy, which you almost are at the moment!!"
Harry walked away, sad that Ron couldn't see what was happening to him. He sat down quietly next to Ginny, who was doing her DADA homework from Tonks. Everybody had loved Tonks, well, everybody except the Ravenclaws and Slytherins. The Ravenclaws thought that she didn't have a strict enough teaching method, while the Slytherins hated her because she had been a Gryffindor and obviously favored them. Hermione had attempted to help her with lesson plans, but soon gave up in exasperation because Tonks just loved to "go with the flow". Harry noticed that Tonks never changed her form from the day that she came to Hogwarts, except when going out on Hogsmeade weekends. When Harry asked her about this, she explained that Dumbledore did not want spies in Hogwarts (namely the Slytherins) to report to Voldemort that she was a Metamorphmagus because it was valuable to the Order. She then explained that she spent most of her Hogsmeade weekends with the Order, and did not want students to recognize their DADA teacher.
Harry leaned over Ginny's work. They were studying Bogarts. Harry smiled, he knew quite a bit about them, it having been his first lesson with Professor Lupin. He then asked himself why he had never seen how beautiful Ginny was. Her flaming red hair down to her shoulder blades was gleaming from the light of the fire and her chocolate eyes sparkled when she realized Harry was sitting next to her. Harry snapped out of his little daydream about her. "Do you need any help with Bogarts? Lupin taught us a lot about them!" Harry said. "Nah, Ron told me all about your lesson with him!" Ginny replied.
At the mention of Ron, Harry's face suddenly grew sullen. "What's the matter Harry?" Ginny asked. Harry looked into her chocolate eyes and found that he could trust her with anything. "Well, " he sighed, "If you haven't noticed, he has been acting awfully strange lately, ever since he was hit with that damned Bludger. He is getting all Os in his classes and won't accept anything lower! Before, he was happy with an A!!! He is turning into a regular Percy!" At this, Ginny shuddered. She never like Percy's attitude with studying. Harry nodded. "I think this has something to do with him liking Hermione, I'm not sure." He had lied to Ron earlier about knowing everything about his plan. In truth, he only knew that it had something to do with Hermione, but he had hoped that Ron would tell him, Ron being the somewhat stupid guy he used to be. Ginny suddenly sat up.
"I've got it! He wants to prove to her that he can be serious and responsible. He thinks that she is only interested in people that like to study! He has no idea how wrong he is! Hermione often have girl-to-girl chats about guys and she definitely doesn't like the studious type!" Harry smiled. "What type of guys do you like then?" Ginny blushed a bit. "Well, I err…I like you!" she blurted out. When she realized what she had said she hastily made to stand up to run away.
"Ginny wait!" Harry said as he pulled her back down. They stared into each other's eyes. Harry leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips. Ginny just stared. "What?" she said. "I thought you thought I was just Ron's little sister!" "Oh definitely not! In my mind, you are you, a completely separate person. Ginny, I really like you too!" Ginny grinned.
She leaned in and kissed him lightly and let her lips linger there, kind of like a question. Harry responded with a deep, passionate kiss. Ginny and Harry both felt like they were in heaven. Ginny slid her tongue into Harry's mouth and started rolling it around. Wow, this is tons better than Cho! Harry thought. He stuck is tongue into her mouth and they rolled them around together. After a minute, they broke apart, panting slightly. "Ginny, will you be my girlfriend?" Harry asked. Ginny just responded with another deep kiss.
Meanwhile, Ron was trying to study, but he couldn't help but keep replaying Harry's words in his head. What did he mean when he said that Hermione liked the old Ron? I'm almost positive that Hermione only likes this type of guy! But maybe not... In our fourth year, she went to the Yule Ball with Krum! Ugh, no, don't think about that, that was a bad year with Krum around! Maybe, maybe I should talk to Ginny, she talks to Hermione a lot…Yes, that's what I'll do, and I think I'll do it right now!
Ron went off to search for Ginny, but when he found her, he could not believe what he saw. Harry, and Ginny snogging? When the hell did this happen? I guess my nose has been buried in books a bit too much if I never noticed this! Oh I ought to hex Harry till next Tuesday for doing this to little Gin-Gin!! But whenever I try to do that to Ginny's girlfriend, Hermione always gets mad! Wow, imagine if Hermione and I were doing that! It would be perfect…
At this point, Harry and Ginny broke apart and noticed Ron standing there and looking dazed. Ron just stared at them as they both turned scarlet. "Ron, we, um well, err…" Harry started, but Ron cut him off. "Your lucky that you're my best mate or else I might have hexed you!" Harry and Ginny looked at each other and nodded. This was enough strange behavior. It had to stop, now.
"Ron, sit down, " Ginny said. Ron sat, looking confused. "Look, we all know you fancy Hermione, but what you don't realize is that she misses the old Ron, the prat Ron!" Ron butted in, "I've heard enough! Who would like the old prat Ron, face it! Nobody misses him! New Ron is now respected among the teachers and prefects, and new Ron is here to stay!" Ron could feel his temper rising and his face turning red. "Hermione never noticed prat Ron, but she will surely notice new Ron when he is the second in the class, because he could never be first with her there! Who misses the prat Ron?"
"I do," a small voice said from the corner of the room. Ron slowly turned around and saw Hermione standing there, looking embarrassed. Behind him, Harry and Ginny winked at Hermione and they crept away silently. "You…you what?" Ron said, looking bewildered. "I miss the old Ron, the funny, enthusiastic, mischievous, clueless, prat Ron. I miss his stupid jokes. I miss his unwillingness to do homework. I miss how he worried about me so much, and not just his studies. I miss how tactless he sometimes was. But I don't know this new Ron, but I can tell he will never measure up to the old one. I loved the old Ron. Yes, I loved him!" she said to his bewildered face.
Ron opened his mouth and shut it a couple of times unable to say anything. Hermione had tears in her eyes. "I, I love you too! That's why I did this, I thought that you wanted me to be studious and responsible, live up to my prefect measures, all of the things you do so well!" Hermione shook her head. "You've never heard the saying 'Opposites Attract' then have you?" Ron just shook his head and continued to stare at her.
She loves me!! She loves me!! She loves me!! She loves me!! Maybe my dream world isn't only a dream then! At this point, Hermione leaned in and gave him a small peck on the lips. She began to turn away, but Ron caught her chin with his finger and kissed her back with great passion. Hermione responded too, with great fervor and infatuation.
"Well Ginny, " Harry commented from behind them, startling them. "Guess we aren't the only new couple around here, are we?"
To my readers: Well, what do you think? Please review, I won't know weather to stop here or continue the story. Please keep in mind my internet problem! Oh, and a special thanks to The Keymaker! You have reviewed more times than any other reviewer!