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Chapter 1: Color Coordinated

"Ron, wake up."

"Hermione, what are you doing? Go back to sleep." Ron whispered so as not to wake Harry, whose bed was right next to Ron's.

"Ron, I found it!!! I found it!!!" Hermione whispered back excitedly.

"Hermione, can't we just talk about it later. It is very late and I have Quiditch practice early in the morning." Ron tried to ignore Hermione and tried to go back to sleep, but she was not to be deterred.

"Ronald Weasley!!! You get up this instant or so help me God, I will hex you 'till kingdom come."  Ron wondered how she managed to sound like she was yelling even though she had only been whispering and before he thought about it the words just came out of his mouth.

"How do you do it Hermione?"

"What are you talking about?"

"How do you manage to sound like you are yelling at me even though you are only whispering?"

"What does this have to do with anything? Come on Ron, this is very important or I wouldn't have come in to the boy's dormitory." Ron knew that sleeping would be impossible, besides, he was curious about why Hermione had risked her head girl position in order to talk to him. 'Hmm, I guess I am just a lucky guy!!' thought Ron.

"Ron, hurry up!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Where are we going and what is this all about?"

"Well, remember how we have been talking about protecting Harry so that you-know-who doesn't kill him? Well… I found a spell… sort of…"

"What do you mean 'sort of'?" asked Ron suspiciously "Did you or did you not find a way to protect Harry?"

"Well yes, but it is not so simple. Look, I was doing research in the Library and I happen to find this book in the restricted section of the library. It is older than Hogwarts: A History!! So I though that I might be able to find something in there that would help us in protecting Harry without him knowing that we are doing it."

"Hermione, get to the bloody point! And now that I think about it, where are we going?" Ron whispered.

"Well to my room of course, that is where I left the book. Besides, we can't do it in the common room. Someone might see us and Harry might find out."

"Confess Hermione, you just wanted to have me all to yourself. I knew you couldn't stay immune to the Weasley charm."

Hermione just rolled her eyes to Ron, "As if."

When they reached Hermione's door, she said her password, "Kiwi Pastries." Hermione entered her room followed closely by Ron.

Hermione's room was spacious and practical just like the occupant of the room. What most impressed Ron was the huge four poster bed in the far corner of the room, right next to the open window. Little things identified Hermione as the owner of the room. Pictures of the three of them at the Burrow, a picture of Harry after a Quiditch match,  a picture of Ron sleeping during class, and a picture of the whole Weasley clan. Three bookcases filled with books of all sorts of topics. Everything was so earthy and warm… red and gold were everywhere. 

"Hermione, I color coordinate with your room!! Can I stay? Please!!!" He begged in a boyish tone of voice. She couldn't stand it anymore and laughed at his antics.

"Oh Ron, what would I do without you? But I am sorry to say that although you fit very well with the décor, you cannot stay."

"Well, it was worth a try." He said, pretending to be sad.

"Come on Ron, let's stop playing and get to work." Hermione said turning serious all of a sudden.

"Gee, Mione, you are no fun," Ron mumbled watching her walk towards her desk.

"What was that Ron?"

"Nothing, nothing."

"Ok. Come here and I'll show you the book." Ron walked towards Hermione and sat beside her on the sofa. "This is a really old book Ron, and it contains really powerful spells."

Ron peered at the title of the book: 'True Spells: Soul, Heart, Mind and Nature'

Hermione opened the book and started to read…

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To be continued……

Well, this it for this chapter. They say that the first chapter is the hardest, but I think that it just gets harder after the first one especially if it is the first story I've ever written.

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