Author's note: Hey everyone, thanks for all the great reviews!!! I loved them. I just wanted to say sorry I took so long putting this next chapter up!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters or locations. Even though I wish I did.

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Once everyone was busting from all the food they had just consumed, students finally started to file out of the Great Hall. Hermione stopped rubbing his leg and he accidentally let out, "Aww." Harry turned toward his friend, "What's wrong?" Ron gave a look toward Hermione. "Nothing," exclaimed Ron. Harry furrowed his brow, "Alright, I'm going to go ahead and head up to the common room, you guys want to come along." He knew the answer would be no, but he still asked.

"Sorry, Harry we have to tend to the first years," said Hermione. "Okay, see you guys later." Harry got up and left the table. Ron looked at her again, but had more of a glint in his eye. Quickly catching on, "No Ron, we have to tend to our prefect duties." He gave her big blue puppy dog eyes, but she quickly turned around and got up from the table. "That's not going to work." He got up as well and they walked toward the doors. After finally telling all the first years were to go, she and Ron headed up the moving staircase. All of a sudden Ron pulled her into an empty classroom. He lightly pushed her against the wall and he devoured her with kisses. She closed her eyes as he traveled down her neck. She shook her head and pushed Ron away. "Ron stop, we have to get up to the common room." "Why, were prefects, we can be out late and how can you expect me not to kiss you after you rubbed up my legs all night?" "Hey, you're the one who started it!" "But you kept doing it...which I'm very grateful for." She smiled at this and gave him a light kiss. She tried to leave but he was holding to tightly to her waist. "I'll make a deal with you Mr. Weasley," she exclaimed while turning around "if you go with me now up to the common room, we'll stay up after everyone is gone and sit in front of the fireplace and then we can do what we are doing in here, except while being more comfortable." As she said this she was already leading him out of the room. "Ok?" Ron said in a mock miserable voice. But really he was thinking, 'I love this girl!

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Right outside of the Fat Lady's portrait, he gave her a kiss on the cheek and whispered in her ear, "Remember our deal." She grinned and shook her head. They gave the Fat Lady the password and they entered into the common room. Ron quickly looked around to only be disappointed that there was still a few people, including Harry sitting in the common room talking with their friends. They went over to where Harry and Ginny were talking. 'They sure are around each other a lot these days," thought Ron. He shrugged those thoughts away as they sat down.

"What are you guys talking about?" Hermione asked.

"Urrr, um...just what classes we both have, right Ginny," asked Harry with a weird look in his eye.

"Right," said Ginny in a matter of fact tone.

Ron continued to look at them, he knew that was not what they were talking about before they came over, but he decided not to press it. "O..K." Ron said suspiciously.

"I'll see you up in the dorm Ron, I'm kind of tired after the ride here," he stole a glance at Ginny when he said this. She grinned at him. "Well goodnight everyone." Harry said while walking up the staircase leading to the boy's dormitories.

"He was acting pretty odd just now wasn't he?" Hermione piped in.

"What, no he wasn't acting odd...um I'll see you guys tomorrow, goodnight." Ginny speedily got up and went up the opposite staircase toward her room.

Ron kept eyeing both staircases until Hermione turned him around. "Do you think there is something up between them two?" he asked Hermione.

"I don't know, but if there is you should be happy for them." As they sat there talking on the rug by the fire they didn't have to wait long until the last few Gryffindors left to their dormitories.

Once the last person was out of sight, Hermione slightly scooted over so she could get closer to him. He looked at her with a grin on his face, "Why are you moving closer to me...anticipating something," he gave her a questionable look.

"Ha ha." She reached out her hand and put it around his neck. "You're funny," and with that she pulled him toward her until she was lying on the rug with him right by her side.

As they lay there staring into each other's eyes, Ron thought to himself, 'She's the most beautiful person I have ever seen. Should I tell her?' As he thought this, his eyes became worried, something Hermione noticed immediately. "What's wrong Ron," a look of concern on her face.

"I was just thinking of telling you something," he truthfully answered.

"What did you want to tell me?"

Ron took a deep breath and went for it. "Okay...I know we obviously haven't been going out for a long time, but I knew this even before our first kiss on the train this morning. I knew this the moment I saw you lying there after the fight with Voldemort. This thought just kept running through my mind...I didn't know if you were dead and all I could think of was I never got to say this to you."

"What is it Ron?"

"I realized that I would regret this the rest of my life if I didn't tell you. I realize you may not feel the same way right now about me, but if by any chance something were to ever happen to you, I want you to know this. I never want to lose you Hermione...I love you."

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Hermione's mouth opened slightly. 'I don't believe he said he loved me.' She sat there in pure silence for a while minute contemplating what to say to him. She couldn't even form the words in her head.

Ron cleared his throat softly before continuing, "Like I said, I know you don't feel the same but-."

"No," said Hermione quickly, finally coming out of her daze.

"Oh...that's what I thought, but that's ok, I just had to tell you."

"No, I mean I do feel the same..................Ron looked her in the eyes, "I love you too, Ron."

He couldn't believe his ears. 'She loves me, the love of my life loves me back!' he thought. They both broke into the biggest smiles they had ever seen from one another.

Ron wrapped his arm around her waist and moved her right up against his body. She could feel him relax once they touched. She started to kiss when he stopped, "Hermione?" asked Ron.

"What, what's wrong?" she asked him back.

"Nothing just, I don't want us to keep this a secret. This is too great for me to not tell anyone. I at least have to tell Harry, although I want to show my feelings for you in front of the school."

Hermione lay there, she still wasn't sure if she wanted the whole school to know just yet, but since he was so brave to tell her he loved her, she agreed.

"Oh Hermione, you'll see, people will be jealous of me to see that I nabbed the prettiest girl in school." She smiled at this and got up off of the rug and went to stand by a chair.

"Now come on." she motioned toward the chair and Ron sprang to his feet and sat down. Hermione went and sat on his lap with her legs hanging over the arms of the chairs. "You are so sexy when you get excited." she exclaimed and with that she started to kiss his neck. "Mmmmmm," Ron lifted her head and kissed her on the lips. He ran his hands through her soft brown hair while she started to rub her hands on his chest. As she did this she straddled his lap just as she had done on the carriage ride to Hogwarts. She moaned as his hands slowly slid from her hair all the way to her hips. His hands slid down to her thighs as they began to kiss more passionately.

He slid his hands up to her stomach and slowly lifted the bottom of her shirt up. He moved his hands underneath her shirt and rubbed her stomach. She opened her eyes and stopped kissing him. "Ron?"

He looked at her while still rubbing her stomach. "Um, I just wanted you to know that...I'm not quite ready for...that." He quickly removed his hands. "Oh I'm sorry, I just got caught up in the moment," he started to explain.

"No no, not that, that felt great actually...I meant...sex." she said in almost a whisper.

"Oh no, I would never dream of doing that with you if you didn't feel ready. It's ok, don't worry about it," he said in a loving tone. He pecked her on the cheek. She leaned forward and they resumed there heated kissing.

Upstairs in the boy's dormitories, Harry lay there tossing and turning. He couldn't keep her out of his mind. He pulled back the hangings of his four- poster and stepped quietly out the room. It was almost time for them to meet in the common room anyhow. He headed down the stairs and had finally reached the bottom when he looked over at the fireplace still crackling. He looked at the seat and saw two people making out, but was unable to see their faces. He quickly turned around, "Oh man, sorry guys." Ron and Hermione quickly pulled apart recognizing Harry's voice, "Harry!" Hermione let out.

Harry turned quickly back around, "Hermione? Who's that?" he asked her. Hermione got off of Ron's lap and stood up and leaned forward. "Stand up, this is the perfect time," she whispered.

Ron slowly got up and turned toward Harry. "Ron?"

"Yeah mate, it's me." he exclaimed.

"Well, it's about time you told her how you felt! When did this happen?" Harry asked.

"Actually on the train coming here." Hermione piped in with a smile on her face.

"That's great you guys, I thought you guys were looking at each a lot in the compartment, but I just thought it was because you had had a fight. Shows you what I know." He went over and gave Ron and Hermione a hug. Upstairs Ginny quickly flung off her covers, she was already late for their rendezvous in the common room. She quickly ran down the stair and before she saw Ron and Hermione, she said, "Sorry I'm late Harry, I lost track of ti-," she stopped suddenly when seeing her older brother.

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So what did you think, sorry it wasn't as long as the others. I will definitely take a little while for the next chapter. I'm kind of stumped on what to do. So please be patient and review, review, review!!