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Chapter 5
~Hermione's POV~
"Ron, Hermione! Dinner's ready!" At that moment, I was soo glad to hear Mrs. Weasley's voice. The silence between Ron and I was absolutely killing me.
"Uh, come on Hermione, let's go inside."
I just nodded and smiled as I followed him into the house. I don't know what was wrong with me; I guess I was still in shock or something. Once I saw all the Weasley's sitting around the dinner table I quickly snapped out of it. There were two seats available for seating beside Mrs. Weasley who was on one end. This was where Ron and I sat. Ginny, Fred, and George were across from us, and Mr. Weasley sat at the other end of the table. Mrs. Weasley had made quite a meal tonight. We were served turkey with all the trimmings. I'm guessing that maybe the meal was in honor of me arriving or something. I have always loved eating at Ron's house. Mrs. Weasley has the best cooking ever. Once everyone was served their food the conversations began.
"Ron, Hermione, I think this would be a good time to let everyone here know about your secret plan." As Mrs. Weasley spoke, all eyes turned to Ron and me.
"Well we were thinking, when Harry comes here on his birthday, we should have a surprise party for him."
"We thought that this would be a good opportunity to have a lot of fun after spending the summer with the Dursleys. We also thought that maybe the party would take his mind off Sirius for a bit. Right, Hermione?"
"Exactly."
"I think it's a great idea!" Cried Ginny, "Would I be able to help too mum?"
Mrs. Weasley scolded "Now Ginny, this is Ron and Hermione's idea. You should be asking them."
I blushed a little at this. I didn't think my idea would turn out to be such a hit. "I think that everyone will get a chance to help, making this a full team effort." I looked over at Ron for support.
"I agree with Hermione."
Just then Fred asked, "Mum may we please be excused?"
"Fred! We're still discussing this. Don't you want to be a part of it?"
"Of course we do mum! George and I were going to head upstairs to work on the fireworks show."
"Why don't we talk about this for a little longer, then everyone may be excused." In the Weasley household, Mrs. Weasley dominates. I find it a bit funny because Mr. Weasley acts like he just wants to be a kid again. I noticed this as Fred and George glanced at their father, their eyes pleaing for help. Mr. Weasley was about to nod his head 'yes', but then he got a stealth glare from Mrs. Weasley. He immediately changed his mind.
"Hey everyone, I think I have a pretty good idea to add to the plan."
"What is it Ginny?" We all asked.
"Well Hermione, don't you have a summer birthday too?"
"Umm, well it's not exactly in the summer, its right after school starts." Ginny flashed me a mischievous grin.
"I think that it's close enough to Harry's birthday that we should celebrate both of them together. Yours wouldn't be a surprise of course, but Harry still wouldn't know about it." At once everyone cheered in agreement. I on the other hand felt guilty about all the hassle everyone would go through.
"Oh, that's very sweet of you guys. I appreciate it, really I do, but are you sure? I mean, it's going to be a lot of work an…" Ron cut me off.
"Come on Hermione, don't sweat it. It's a great idea and you know it. You're always planning things to make others happy, and you deserve a reward too. There's no need to feel any guilt towards this. It'll be fun for everyone." Everyone nodded in agreement once again. I can't believe Ron announced all that to everyone. It was really sweet of him.
"Thanks everyone, you're the greatest!" I really was appreciative, but yet I still felt uneasy about the whole thing.
"Ok well that settles things. We can start the initial planning some other time. We still have a couple of weeks yet to decide things. Everyone is excused." Ron and I got up and walked into the living room.
"Hermione, this summer's going to be great, I just know it! I truly can't wait for both parties at the end of the summer either."
"Umm, Ron, about that…"
"What is it Hermione?"
"Did you really mean what you said in there at dinner? The fact that I'm always helping everyone and that I deserve it, I don't feel like I've done all that much. And the money involved, I'm sorry but how are you going to handle it? I just don't want to become a burden…"
"Hermione! Of course I meant it! You're the most caring person I know. You always think of how everyone else is doing before you even consider yourself. Every time you come to the burrow you make all of us feel very happy the moment we see you. You brighten up everything in life. If I'm having a bad day, all it takes is for me to see you smile to change everything around. You've done more than enough. We're the ones who should be feeling guilty, not you. And about the money, don't worry about it. Mum and Dad have money stored away for special events, and I'm sure it won't be a problem. All we ask of you is to enjoy yourself and have fun, and never to think of yourself as a burden."
I felt tears in my eyes. I can't believe everyone feels that way about me. I know Ron's serious by the way he's looking at me. Again, today he has shown another side of himself. He's truly showing me his feelings.
"Oh, Hermione, please…don't cry."
"Oh, Ron!" I couldn't help grinning ear to ear as I jumped up and gave him another hug.
AN: Happy New Year's Everyone!