Chapter 5:

Ron and Ginny were standing in the living room, with their trunks. Both with red puffy

eyes.

"Ron, Ginny. I promise we will be fine." Mr. Weasley said hugging both of them.

"Yes, I promise we will come back, and we will be fine." Mrs.Weasley said as they heard

the Granger's pull up.

Hermione sat in the back seat of the Lemo. Excited about seeing Ron but also worried

about how he must be feeling his parents going off on some top-secret mission for the order,

then Hermione thought about how fancy of a muggle car they were arriving in. Ron had always

known that Hermione's parents were well of, but she didn't think he would even know the Lemo was

expensive.

ROn and Ginny said goodbye to their parents and got into the Lemo. Ron sat next to HErmione

and Ginny sat across from them. Hermione quickly hugged them both. She didn't know what to say

or what else to do. Hermione could tell that Ginny was tired she had most likely been up all night

crying. They drove in slience for a long time, and Ginny eventually laid down on the seat and fell

asleep.

"I'm sorry." Hermione whispered.

"For what?" Ron whispered back raising an eyebrow.

"That your parents are going on this mission." Hermione said.

"I know me too." Ron said leaning his head on Hermione's shoulder.

"Hermione?" Ron said.

"Yeah?" Hermione anwered.

"I'm sorry for being such an ass last year, we were always fighting an arguing, and to tell

the truth." Ron stopped he wasn't sure how to tell Hermione how he felt. Hermione looked over at

him, he continued. "I was only like that because I was afriad and angry over everything going on."

He had planned to tell Hermione how he felt, but he couldn't.

"It's okay, Ron. I understand." Hermione said holding back tears. She gave him another quick

hug. But that wasn't she really wanted to do. She knew he must be about to brust out into tears,

she could tell by the way he looked. She wanted to take him in her arms and hold him, to tell him

everything will be alright, and evern if it doesn't turn out everything will be all right that she

will always be there for him.Then she decided she had to tell him how she felt. So she just said

"Ron, I like you. I have liked you since the first time I seen you on the train to Hogwarts at the

begining of our first year."

Ron's mouth dropped open. HErmione turned away thinking "That was so stupid. That was the

dumbest thing I have ever done in my life.

"Hermione." Ron finally managed to get out. HErmione didn't answer she just sat there in

silence, warm tears streaming down her cheeks.