Beautiful

"Is that mum?" Ginny asked, as if she were straining here ears to hear something. I knew what she was doing though, she was trying to get me and Ron alone. I saw this all the time in Muggle movies.

"Mum isn't here." Ron said plainly.

"Well, then it must be Tonks. Or maybe it's Sirius's mum's portrait, I better go close it." Ginny said and walked out of the room.

"She can't close that thing by herself. Well, are you going to sit down?" Ron asked. Why hasn't he noticed yet?

I grabbed the extra fork that was on the table and took a small bite of the cake Ron was eating. "So what's the cake for?" I asked.

"Moody's birthday was yesterday." He told me. "My mum made too much cake. There are two more over there, guess she thought we'd run out. "

Then he looked at me, I mean really looked at me, he noticed everything. The hair, the make-up, the clothes, me.

"What?" I asked, taking another bite, acting as if I hadn't noticed he was looking at me. "What are you looking at?"

"You." He said slowly. "You look different."

I could tell I was blushing and I hoped he wouldn't notice.

"When did you -" He started to ask.

"Last week, I went shopping with some friends." I lied. "I decided to buy some new things."

He smiled. "You look good."

Molly burst into the kitchen, looking frazzled. "I've got all I need to make dinner." She said holding up several grocery bags. "That is the last time I let Albus send me to a Muggle grocery store, it was packed. And then when I got to the counter, oh how embarrassing! Muggle money, who understands it anyway? Ron, what did I say about that cake? Put it away, you're going to ruin you're appetite. Put it away."

And then she saw me. "Oh my Hermione, you look beautiful. Oh, and your hair." She put the bags down and felt my hair. "It's looks so nice. Ron doesn't she look pretty?"

Ron nodded, blushing. Obviously embarrassed that his mother asked him such a question.

Since supper wouldn't be ready for awhile, we had to keep ourselves busy. Once in Ron's room we started a chess game in although pointless as it may seem because he always wins. Ginny left us alone again saying she had to help Molly with dinner.

I wondered what every one at school would think. Would Draco stop insulting me? Would I become closer with the girls in my dormitory?

When Ginny came to get us saying that dinner was ready, I pushed those kinds of thoughts away. Will anything happen between me and Ron? Was the last questions I asked myself.

I guess I'll have to wait and see.

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