Last chapter! At last. Thanks for all my reviews I've gotten from y'all. I love it when people have nice things to say!
Disclaimer: I still don't own Harry Potter.
P.S.: I'm starting a new story sooooon! :P
Hermione and Ron jumped back as if they had both just kissed the stove.
Harry Potter stood beside the table with his hands on his hips, looking as if he didn't quite know where he was.
"Oh, Harry! How lovely to see you!" Ron said in the same guilty tone a little kid would have used if he had got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
"Uh, well, this is a surprise." Harry said finally.
"Wait a second... what are you doing here?" Hermione had come to the same realization Ron just had—Harry was supposed to be locked away in his room on Privet Drive.
"Er... long story." He said, taking a seat next to Ron.
"But first, what are you two doing here?" Harry leaned back in his chair.
"Well, to make a long story short..." Hermione trailed off, looking over at Ron.
"I asked her out while we were in Egypt and now we're doing homework." Ron said. He figured that Harry had already guessed that much. Random people just don't walk up to each other in the street and start making out.
"We?" Harry looked mildly surprised. "Why wasn't I invited?"
"I wasn't invited either. Fred and George sort of kidnapped me from my hotel in France." Hermione explained quickly.
"Oh okay, please continue then." Harry said as if it all made perfect sense.
"That's all, really." Hermione stirred her melted ice cream.
"Harry! What are you doing here?" Ginny and Lucy had come stomping across the deck. Ron was sort of glad Harry had caught them and not Ginny. The last thing he needed was the whole house knowing how he had snogged Hermione in Diagon Alley.
"Oh, Ginny!" Harry said with a smile. And then, he quickly frowned and said, "Oh, Ginny." in a much more unenthusiastic voice.
Hermione looked across the table at Ron and raised her eyebrows.
"Lucy, do you mind if we talk a while?" Hermione asked pointedly.
"Of course not! There's something I need to check on, anyway. I'll be back in thirty minutes!" Lucy waved as she crossed the deck in a few long strides.
"Alright, Harry. We told you what was up with us. So what is wrong with you?" Ron looked at Ginny, then Harry, and then back at Ginny again.
"Well, you didn't tell me you asked out Hermione right away." Harry said defensively.
"I told you now." Ron pointed out.
"I was going to tell you, really..." Harry continued on as if he had not heard Ron.
"Tell me what?" Ron was gripping his ice-cream spoon so hard it looked as if it might break in two.
"I asked Harry out and he said yes!" Ginny broke in finally.
"Oh, is that all?" Hermione laughed. "Good for you, Ginny. But I thought you two had gone and murdered someone or something."
"You could of just come right out and said that." Ron added, looking slightly relieved.
"But, you understand that dating my sister means you had better be extra nice to her, right? 'Cause I know where you sleep." Ron grinned to show he was joking. At least, that's what Harry hoped it meant.
Ron leaned back in his chair. This summer hadn't been half-bad. It had certainly brought all his friends closer together.