There is finally another chapter! No action really happens in this chapter, but I warn you that I DID feel a little sappy as I wrote this one. LoL Yes, yes, some Ron and Hemrione things going on. I didn't feel like proof-reading it though before posting because I have a spliting headache, so plase tell me if there are any mistakes! Thanks! Enjoy!
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~*Chapter 7*~
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Hermione sat at the table and sipped her drink. Twelve people stood around her, looking at her with relief and a family sort of love. Marianne was asleep in one of the men's arms, her thumb still in her mouth from sucking on it. As soon as they all had apparated from the Malfoy Manor, they had no hesitation in telling Hermione who they were.
The seven red-headed men and a woman who were the Weasley's (Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny), great friends of Hermione from when she was at Hogwarts. Three other men were Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, and Seamus Finnigan. There was also a woman who looked about Bill's age, named Tonks, who had bubble-gum pink hair that was long and shiny; and of course Harry Potter.
Ginny and Harry did most of the talking while explaining to Hermione about her past and Xing out all of the lies that Draco Malfoy and told her. Her brain felt like mush as new, fuzzy memories were entering her mind with everything that they were telling her. Ron said something every once in a while, but he mainly stuttered and seemed nervous when he would talk. Hermione caught his eye one time and smiled, causing his cheeks to clash horribly with his red hair; but once she laughed he laughed it off.
Marianne stirred on Bill's shoulder and asked to sleep in a bed. Bill took her upstairs and Tonks followed him to help her get ready for bed.
"Well I don't know about you lot, but I'm not tired at all and thinks need to be livened up here!" Fred said, walking into the living room. He opened a cabinet and peered around, looking for some music to play. George joined him and complained loudly that all the music that was around was their parent's songs… and who would want to listen to that??
Hermione, feeling a little out of place yet comfortable, got up and walked over to them to see the music selection. She wanted some noise in the background to clear her confused thoughts.
"Ooh! How about this one? It looks like it has a lot of good muggle variety songs on it," Hermione chimed. "Can you play this one?"
George shrugged and started the music. He immediately grabbed Hermione's arms and started swinging her around to the song of "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lewis. Fred had grabbed onto Ginny and they were dancing around the room as well while the others entered the room and watched with enjoyment. Hermione almost fell over as George led her into a deep dip; her head almost touching the ground. She laughed hard as he pulled her back up and spun her around.
'These people are so great to me! I don't know how I could have considered them to be the enemy,' Hermione thought. 'It seems like I fit so well here and I don't have any doubts that I belong here. I really do know that I am finally in the right place!'
By that time, Bill and Tonks had come back downstairs and were dancing too. Another fast song came on and George tried to convince Hermione to let him fling her above his head.
"No, no, no!" Hermione said panicky. "I don't do those kinds of moves unless I wish to break my neck!"
George just snickered and replied, "Okay, okay. But how about trying one of these candies I invented? I'm sure you'll like it."
He held out his hand to reveal a brilliantly colored candy that didn't look too bad. Hermione reached out her hand to take it before being interrupted by Ron pushing George's hand roughly away.
"Don't you give her one of those! Do you want her not to trust us??" Ron said angrily.
"Relax ickle Ronnykins. I was only joking with your girlfriend.," George mocked with a mischievous smile before running up to Ginny and Fred, throwing Ginny above his head.
Ron blushed six shades of red before he dared look at Hermione and saw that she was blushing too; her dream earlier about Ron was still vivid in her mind.
"C'mon," Ron said suddenly. "Let's go sit on the couch." He grabbed her hand and led her to their sofa, clearly trying to avoid dancing. They watched Fred and George trying to make Harry break dance for the rest of the fast song. Then Ron's biggest nightmare came and a slow song came on. He still had not danced very much in his life, and he wasn't about to make a fool of himself in front of Hermione when she was just starting to get to know him again.
'If only she remembered everything, then I could at least be myself around her without getting all nervous.' Ron thought to himself. "I just can't help it though since I haven't even talked to her for six years."
Before he realized it, Hermione had grabbed his arm and led him to the middle of the room. "I love this song! Let's dance to it."
She put her arms around his neck as Ron nervously put his hands on her waist. The song blasted through the room; only Ron, Hermione, Bill, and Tonks were dancing to the correct slow, beat. Everyone else was watching George and Fred trying to break dance, though they were not very good and kept falling over.
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i
Now that I am starting,
I cannot deny,
I'd prefer a "see you later" to a mere "goodbye".
/i
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Ron twirled Hermione around slowly and then brought her back to him. She was smiling and her eyes showed that she was enjoying herself. Ron grinned widely, finally dancing with Hermione for the first time.
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i
But before departing,
do I hope in vain?
Something makes me wonder whether,
you'll forget me all together,
If we never meet again.
/i
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Ron thought about what would happen next. Hermione had no family left, except for her little sister, and she couldn't go back to the muggle world since the police might be looking for her to question her. She seemed to remember slight things about her real past at Hogwarts, but with her memory mainly gone and the lies that Malfoy had told her, Hermione was very mixed up.
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i
When I go my way,
along some highway,
will you remember me?
/i
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He wondered whether Hermione remembered him at all in her past. 'I don't think I could ever forget her, no matter how bad my memory was messed up,' Ron thought. He decided to ask her, though he did not expect her to answer yes.
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i
When you are lonesome,
I'd like to own some place,
in your memory.
/i
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"Hermione?" Ron asked nervously.
"Yes?" she relied, looking puzzled.
He cleared his voice and then asked, "Do you remember at all? From your past?"
She looked a taken back by his question, but then she said softly, "You know, I do and yet I don't. See, the whole time I was at the Malfoy's I felt like something was missing. I didn't know what it was, but I knew that I hadn't found it yet…"
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i
I know that you'll play a part,
in my heart,
when I start,
that's something I can guarantee.
/i
~*~
"The truth is…" Hermione paused, wondering why she was about to tell Ron this; but she continued nonetheless. "I had a dream last night while I was at the Malfoy Manor about my last year at Hogwarts. It confused me because I thought I was in Slytherin, yet I had found myself in the Gryffindor tower. Anyways, when I went into the boy's dormitory…I saw you sleeping. And well, this…peaceful feeling came over me when I looked at you and I knew that it had to mean something. Malfoy had told me that it meant you were casting fake dreams on me to confuse me, but I think all along I knew that it wasn't true. Those feelings I felt were too strong."
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i
If I'd thought you'd not forget,
that we'd met,
you can bet a very flattered man I'd be.
/i
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Ron tried to hide his smile, but it burst out of him. She *had* remembered him!
'Well, sure,' he thought, 'she didn't remember me all of the way, but her feelings for me were strong enough to break through her memory barrier!'
Hermione saw Ron grin so big that she thought he's cheeks would stay that way forever. Not that she wouldn't mind that, because his smile was cute and it made his deep, blue eyes twinkle with happiness. Hermione realized what she was thinking and slapped herself mentally. She doesn't like Ron, does she? Of course not! But then why were there butterflies twittering madly around in her stomach when Ron pulled her into a tight hug. Not caring what she had felt before she had lost her memory, Hermione stopped hiding her emotions and flung her arms back around Ron and kissed him on the cheek.
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i
But when I stray off,
somewhere away off,
Will you remember me?
/i
~*~
The song ended and Ron and Hermione let go of each other, realizing that everyone was staring at them.
"I think I'm going to go check on Marianne and see if she is sleeping well," Hermione said aloud, hurrying upstairs.
Ron stood standing still, trying not to look at the others. When he finally looked up, Bill was the first person who caught his eye. Beaming brightly, Bill said, "Aww, our little brother is growing up!" A pillow, coming from Ron's direction, flew at Bill's head, hitting him square in the face.
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Yay! Done! Well tell me what you think! ^_^
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~*Chapter 7*~
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Hermione sat at the table and sipped her drink. Twelve people stood around her, looking at her with relief and a family sort of love. Marianne was asleep in one of the men's arms, her thumb still in her mouth from sucking on it. As soon as they all had apparated from the Malfoy Manor, they had no hesitation in telling Hermione who they were.
The seven red-headed men and a woman who were the Weasley's (Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny), great friends of Hermione from when she was at Hogwarts. Three other men were Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, and Seamus Finnigan. There was also a woman who looked about Bill's age, named Tonks, who had bubble-gum pink hair that was long and shiny; and of course Harry Potter.
Ginny and Harry did most of the talking while explaining to Hermione about her past and Xing out all of the lies that Draco Malfoy and told her. Her brain felt like mush as new, fuzzy memories were entering her mind with everything that they were telling her. Ron said something every once in a while, but he mainly stuttered and seemed nervous when he would talk. Hermione caught his eye one time and smiled, causing his cheeks to clash horribly with his red hair; but once she laughed he laughed it off.
Marianne stirred on Bill's shoulder and asked to sleep in a bed. Bill took her upstairs and Tonks followed him to help her get ready for bed.
"Well I don't know about you lot, but I'm not tired at all and thinks need to be livened up here!" Fred said, walking into the living room. He opened a cabinet and peered around, looking for some music to play. George joined him and complained loudly that all the music that was around was their parent's songs… and who would want to listen to that??
Hermione, feeling a little out of place yet comfortable, got up and walked over to them to see the music selection. She wanted some noise in the background to clear her confused thoughts.
"Ooh! How about this one? It looks like it has a lot of good muggle variety songs on it," Hermione chimed. "Can you play this one?"
George shrugged and started the music. He immediately grabbed Hermione's arms and started swinging her around to the song of "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lewis. Fred had grabbed onto Ginny and they were dancing around the room as well while the others entered the room and watched with enjoyment. Hermione almost fell over as George led her into a deep dip; her head almost touching the ground. She laughed hard as he pulled her back up and spun her around.
'These people are so great to me! I don't know how I could have considered them to be the enemy,' Hermione thought. 'It seems like I fit so well here and I don't have any doubts that I belong here. I really do know that I am finally in the right place!'
By that time, Bill and Tonks had come back downstairs and were dancing too. Another fast song came on and George tried to convince Hermione to let him fling her above his head.
"No, no, no!" Hermione said panicky. "I don't do those kinds of moves unless I wish to break my neck!"
George just snickered and replied, "Okay, okay. But how about trying one of these candies I invented? I'm sure you'll like it."
He held out his hand to reveal a brilliantly colored candy that didn't look too bad. Hermione reached out her hand to take it before being interrupted by Ron pushing George's hand roughly away.
"Don't you give her one of those! Do you want her not to trust us??" Ron said angrily.
"Relax ickle Ronnykins. I was only joking with your girlfriend.," George mocked with a mischievous smile before running up to Ginny and Fred, throwing Ginny above his head.
Ron blushed six shades of red before he dared look at Hermione and saw that she was blushing too; her dream earlier about Ron was still vivid in her mind.
"C'mon," Ron said suddenly. "Let's go sit on the couch." He grabbed her hand and led her to their sofa, clearly trying to avoid dancing. They watched Fred and George trying to make Harry break dance for the rest of the fast song. Then Ron's biggest nightmare came and a slow song came on. He still had not danced very much in his life, and he wasn't about to make a fool of himself in front of Hermione when she was just starting to get to know him again.
'If only she remembered everything, then I could at least be myself around her without getting all nervous.' Ron thought to himself. "I just can't help it though since I haven't even talked to her for six years."
Before he realized it, Hermione had grabbed his arm and led him to the middle of the room. "I love this song! Let's dance to it."
She put her arms around his neck as Ron nervously put his hands on her waist. The song blasted through the room; only Ron, Hermione, Bill, and Tonks were dancing to the correct slow, beat. Everyone else was watching George and Fred trying to break dance, though they were not very good and kept falling over.
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i
Now that I am starting,
I cannot deny,
I'd prefer a "see you later" to a mere "goodbye".
/i
~*~
Ron twirled Hermione around slowly and then brought her back to him. She was smiling and her eyes showed that she was enjoying herself. Ron grinned widely, finally dancing with Hermione for the first time.
~*~
i
But before departing,
do I hope in vain?
Something makes me wonder whether,
you'll forget me all together,
If we never meet again.
/i
~*~
Ron thought about what would happen next. Hermione had no family left, except for her little sister, and she couldn't go back to the muggle world since the police might be looking for her to question her. She seemed to remember slight things about her real past at Hogwarts, but with her memory mainly gone and the lies that Malfoy had told her, Hermione was very mixed up.
~*~
i
When I go my way,
along some highway,
will you remember me?
/i
~*~
He wondered whether Hermione remembered him at all in her past. 'I don't think I could ever forget her, no matter how bad my memory was messed up,' Ron thought. He decided to ask her, though he did not expect her to answer yes.
~*~
i
When you are lonesome,
I'd like to own some place,
in your memory.
/i
~*~
"Hermione?" Ron asked nervously.
"Yes?" she relied, looking puzzled.
He cleared his voice and then asked, "Do you remember at all? From your past?"
She looked a taken back by his question, but then she said softly, "You know, I do and yet I don't. See, the whole time I was at the Malfoy's I felt like something was missing. I didn't know what it was, but I knew that I hadn't found it yet…"
~*~
i
I know that you'll play a part,
in my heart,
when I start,
that's something I can guarantee.
/i
~*~
"The truth is…" Hermione paused, wondering why she was about to tell Ron this; but she continued nonetheless. "I had a dream last night while I was at the Malfoy Manor about my last year at Hogwarts. It confused me because I thought I was in Slytherin, yet I had found myself in the Gryffindor tower. Anyways, when I went into the boy's dormitory…I saw you sleeping. And well, this…peaceful feeling came over me when I looked at you and I knew that it had to mean something. Malfoy had told me that it meant you were casting fake dreams on me to confuse me, but I think all along I knew that it wasn't true. Those feelings I felt were too strong."
~*~
i
If I'd thought you'd not forget,
that we'd met,
you can bet a very flattered man I'd be.
/i
~*~
Ron tried to hide his smile, but it burst out of him. She *had* remembered him!
'Well, sure,' he thought, 'she didn't remember me all of the way, but her feelings for me were strong enough to break through her memory barrier!'
Hermione saw Ron grin so big that she thought he's cheeks would stay that way forever. Not that she wouldn't mind that, because his smile was cute and it made his deep, blue eyes twinkle with happiness. Hermione realized what she was thinking and slapped herself mentally. She doesn't like Ron, does she? Of course not! But then why were there butterflies twittering madly around in her stomach when Ron pulled her into a tight hug. Not caring what she had felt before she had lost her memory, Hermione stopped hiding her emotions and flung her arms back around Ron and kissed him on the cheek.
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i
But when I stray off,
somewhere away off,
Will you remember me?
/i
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The song ended and Ron and Hermione let go of each other, realizing that everyone was staring at them.
"I think I'm going to go check on Marianne and see if she is sleeping well," Hermione said aloud, hurrying upstairs.
Ron stood standing still, trying not to look at the others. When he finally looked up, Bill was the first person who caught his eye. Beaming brightly, Bill said, "Aww, our little brother is growing up!" A pillow, coming from Ron's direction, flew at Bill's head, hitting him square in the face.
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Yay! Done! Well tell me what you think! ^_^