Chapter 5
The lady in the shop had been very helpful and Ron was determined Hermione would love the present he had bought her. A sapphire pendant shaped like a griffin would show how much he cared and also, Ron thought had a symbolic meaning to when they met in Griffindor house. The air was chilly and Ron looked down at his watch. It was nearly midnight. The snow had stopped falling but a chilling breeze had whipped up. Ron felt like going home. But he had promised himself a few butterbeer at Hogsmeade to celebrate his great gift and apperated there instead. When he arrived at the three broomsticks Hagrid was just leaving.
"Oh hello there Ron," He said, standing groggily and almost breaking the sign post he was leaning on, "Merry Christmas." Ron's plans for a butterbeer soon faded as Hagrid landed flat on his face in the snow. He would need to get the half-giant home, before he caught pneumonia. The owner of the three broomsticks help Ron get him back on his feet and then they headed off to the Hogwarts grounds. Ron had wanted to ask about fang anyway. And now he would get to see him.
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The kiss was passionate but Harry pulled away quickly. Hermione frowned and leaned in to kiss him again but Harry marched off toward his room.
"Ron's gonna kill me !" Harry said as he opened his door.
"Why ?" Hermione asked. Harry covered his mouth. Not only had he just kissed Hermione and wanted to kiss her some more but he had let Ron's secret slip. He quickly looked for an excuse.
"I haven't got him a present." Harry lied quickly. Hermione spotted the lie.
"Yes you have it's under the tree." Harry paused and turned to face Hermione she gazed at him in disbelief. She had figured it out. Harry panicked.
"You can't tell Ron you know !" Hermione nodded slowly before kissing Harry again. Again Harry backed away. "What are you doing ?" Hermione looked both shocked and hurt. Suddenly she bundled up her pride and marched of to the room leaving Harry all the more confused. Hermione hadn't found out that Ron was in love with her. Then what had she found out. "Harry slumped down in the sofa and bashed himself multiple time in the head with a cushion. Not only had he fallen for Hermione but he had caused a lot of confusion.
"Dammit ! Dammit ! Dammit !" He said and to his surprise when he removed the pillow Hermione was sat opposite him. She gazed at him and he slowly placed the pillow down on the chair fearing he had just made himself look like a complete and utter idiot.
"I love you Harry," Hermione said slowly, "Have done ever since the end of our first year at Hogwarts." She smiled, thinking about Ron getting sucked into the Devils snare and the game of chess. "But if you don't feel the same that's fine. We'll go back to normal, okay." Harry nodded. And Hermione leaned over and hugged him. He wanted to kiss her again so much but he held it in. Slowly she kissed him softly on the cheek and went to bed. Harry followed suit but it took him along time to fall asleep. Thoughts about the last ten minutes and ideas of what Hermione thought Ron was going to kill him for swarmed through his head like wasps. When he did fall asleep he dreamt. He dreamt that Ron had caught him and Hermione kissing, stormed of to live with his parents and never spoke to the two of them again. And then Ron's face came into view more clearly. It was real.
"Wake up Harry, It's present time !"
The lady in the shop had been very helpful and Ron was determined Hermione would love the present he had bought her. A sapphire pendant shaped like a griffin would show how much he cared and also, Ron thought had a symbolic meaning to when they met in Griffindor house. The air was chilly and Ron looked down at his watch. It was nearly midnight. The snow had stopped falling but a chilling breeze had whipped up. Ron felt like going home. But he had promised himself a few butterbeer at Hogsmeade to celebrate his great gift and apperated there instead. When he arrived at the three broomsticks Hagrid was just leaving.
"Oh hello there Ron," He said, standing groggily and almost breaking the sign post he was leaning on, "Merry Christmas." Ron's plans for a butterbeer soon faded as Hagrid landed flat on his face in the snow. He would need to get the half-giant home, before he caught pneumonia. The owner of the three broomsticks help Ron get him back on his feet and then they headed off to the Hogwarts grounds. Ron had wanted to ask about fang anyway. And now he would get to see him.
~*~*~
The kiss was passionate but Harry pulled away quickly. Hermione frowned and leaned in to kiss him again but Harry marched off toward his room.
"Ron's gonna kill me !" Harry said as he opened his door.
"Why ?" Hermione asked. Harry covered his mouth. Not only had he just kissed Hermione and wanted to kiss her some more but he had let Ron's secret slip. He quickly looked for an excuse.
"I haven't got him a present." Harry lied quickly. Hermione spotted the lie.
"Yes you have it's under the tree." Harry paused and turned to face Hermione she gazed at him in disbelief. She had figured it out. Harry panicked.
"You can't tell Ron you know !" Hermione nodded slowly before kissing Harry again. Again Harry backed away. "What are you doing ?" Hermione looked both shocked and hurt. Suddenly she bundled up her pride and marched of to the room leaving Harry all the more confused. Hermione hadn't found out that Ron was in love with her. Then what had she found out. "Harry slumped down in the sofa and bashed himself multiple time in the head with a cushion. Not only had he fallen for Hermione but he had caused a lot of confusion.
"Dammit ! Dammit ! Dammit !" He said and to his surprise when he removed the pillow Hermione was sat opposite him. She gazed at him and he slowly placed the pillow down on the chair fearing he had just made himself look like a complete and utter idiot.
"I love you Harry," Hermione said slowly, "Have done ever since the end of our first year at Hogwarts." She smiled, thinking about Ron getting sucked into the Devils snare and the game of chess. "But if you don't feel the same that's fine. We'll go back to normal, okay." Harry nodded. And Hermione leaned over and hugged him. He wanted to kiss her again so much but he held it in. Slowly she kissed him softly on the cheek and went to bed. Harry followed suit but it took him along time to fall asleep. Thoughts about the last ten minutes and ideas of what Hermione thought Ron was going to kill him for swarmed through his head like wasps. When he did fall asleep he dreamt. He dreamt that Ron had caught him and Hermione kissing, stormed of to live with his parents and never spoke to the two of them again. And then Ron's face came into view more clearly. It was real.
"Wake up Harry, It's present time !"