Love Potion #9 – Chapter 5: The Guilt plan
A/N: Well so far it seems people are enjoying this story. This story is mainly a Ron and Hermione shipper story but you'll notice (if you haven't already) that there are also bits of Harry and Ginny. I hope you like it. Again I have to just mention that this story is dedicated to my friend Nicole. So far she is the only friend who I've told about my fanfiction stories.
Disclaimer: The usual blah, blah, I don't own them. Chapter 5: The Guilt plan
Hermione had spent all day thinking of ways to get back at their friends but just couldn't think of a good plan. She hoped that Ron had come up with something. As she walked into the Great Hall for dinner she spotted Ron sitting with Harry, Ginny, Neville and Dean.
Before Hermione could do anything Ron jumped up and walked towards her. "Hi" "Hi," smiled Hermione when Ron walked up to her, "so what do they have to say for themselves?" asked Hermione while looking in the direction of Harry and Ginny. "Not much," said Ron as he took a seat at the table, "they mentioned what happened only once and then started talking about other things."
Hermione decided to sit next to Ron and not across from him, which got Harry and Ginny whispering, with the biggest smiles on their faces.
"So have you come up with a plan yet?" asked Ron has he started plating food for himself. Hermione grabbed a plate for herself and paused, "Well I haven't been able to think of a plan yet, but I was wondering why they did it to us and I also came up blank on that one."
Ron swallowed is food and looked at Hermione, "Well Harry did try and talk to me a while ago about you and me. He kept on saying how he and Ginny were getting fed up with our bickering. He said something about Ginny was going to talk to you about it."
Hermione thought about what Ron just said and the realised something, "Ginny did try and talk to me a while ago but I was busy at that moment so I couldn't talk to her, otherwise she hasn't spoken to me about anything that connected you and me."
Ron and Hermione were quiet while eating the rest of their food. As Hermione finished her food she pushed her plate away and turned to Ron and smiled. "Hermione I hate that look you're giving me, that's the look you always give me and Harry when you have a plan or know something we don't know." "Well I was thinking, seeing as how they're trying to help us, let's pretend that their plan worked and we become the best of friends again with no bickering, but only for a while. Ron was intrigued with what Hermione was saying, not sure where she was going with it, but still intrigued, so he didn't interrupt her. "We pretend we are the closest we've ever been and then when they their plan worked we have the biggest fight ever and pretend that our friendship is over with."
Ron thought for a while about what Hermione had just said and then smiled. "Hermione if I don't say this often enough I'm sorry, but you are the smartest person I know. That's a brilliant plan, but do you think they'll fall for it?" "I'm hoping they'll fall for it, there's just one thing. We um.... Well..." Hermione looked at Ron and hesitated before finishing her sentence, "we will have to act like we are in love."
"What!" yelled Ron? Hermione grabbed hold Ron before he fell of his seat from shock, "well think about it Ron. They gave us a love potion to stop us from bickering so how will it look if we say it worked yet we don't look like we're in love. It doesn't have to be real. It will be like acting."
Ron thought about it and actually liked the plan more and more, but was a little depressed about the fact that they'll only be acting. He thought that Hermione would have figured it out by now that he had feelings for her, especially after they took the love potion. He just wasn't sure if her feelings were true or if it was the potion talking on the night that she kissed him.
"Alright, alright Hermione lets do it." Hermione smiled at Ron once he agreed. She was so happy because now she could show some of the true feelings she has for him and hopefully she'll get an idea of how he feels about her.
Ron looked over at where Harry and Ginny were sitting and then leaned into Hermione and whispered, "When do we begin?" "We can start now, pretend that you're whispering something funny in my ears and then I'll laugh." Ron leaned in closer and started whispering in her ear, "You do know they're going to kick our butts for doing this." Hermione started laughing so to fool the others but also because Ron's breath was tickling the little hairs on her neck.
They kept on with the little flirting scene for a few minutes and then Ron said, "We should leave and pretend we're going somewhere to be on our own." "Alright, but we should also hold hands when leaving so they start getting the main idea." "Hermione Granger if I didn't know any better I would say you're flirting with me." Hermione started giggling and blushing and that she didn't need to act.
Ron stood up from his seat and stretched out his hand to help Hermione up like a true gentleman. He interlocked his fingers with hers and they walked out of the Great Hall together. They noticed a lot of the students pointing and sniggering about it, especially at the Slytherin table, but they kept on walking both with true smiles on their faces.
As they walked into the entrance hall they heard footsteps behind them and knew that Harry and Ginny were following them. Ron let go of Hermione's hand and she was about to grab it again when he put it around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. She looked up at him and he gave her a small wink while they walked towards the garden.
Harry and Ginny stopped at the entrance doorway and looked at Ron and Hermione walking into the distance. Before they could say anything to each other Draco Malfoy walked up to them. "That's so sweet. Weasel dating the Muddblood." "Shut it Malfoy." Ginny had to grab hold of Harry before he lunged at Malfoy. Malfoy walked off with his sidekicks, Crabbe and Goyle, laughing.
"Harry, do you think we did the right thing, giving Ron and Hermione that love potion?" Ginny started walking away from him with a look of regret on her face. "I don't regret a thing we've done." "Think of all the jokes people are going to make. Like what Malfoy just said." "Ginny, the only people who are going to make jokes are those from Slytherine and they've been making jokes since our 1st year." Harry walked over to Ginny and took her hand in his and started to lead her to the Gryffindor common room. "Let's go relax in front of the fire and play some wizards chess." Ginny looked at Harry and smiled as she walked next to him, neither realising that they were still holding hands.
After playing 3 games of wizard chess (Ginny beating Harry every time) Harry heard laughter coming from the portrait at the entrance of the Gryffindor common room. Ginny looked into the direction of the entrance and saw a very flushed Ron and Hermione.
Harry smiled and just looked at his friends. "Did you two enjoy your walk?" asked Ginny. Hermione stood in front of Ron and he put his arms around her, hugging her to him as they talked, both facing Harry and Ginny. "The walk was very nice, actually. We walked all the way down to the quidditch pitch." said Hermione while placing her arms over Ron's. Hermione's eyes where twinkling like stars.
"So isn't there anything you want to tell us?" asked Harry looking at the couple in front of him. "What do you want us to talk about?" asked Ron with a devilish smile on his face. "Well little brother, maybe you can explain what's going on with you and Hermione?" said Fred and George, Ron's older twin brothers, while walking over to where Harry and Ginny were sitting.
"Well if it hasn't been obvious yet," said Ron while looking at everyone and then looking down at Hermione when saying, 'Hermione and I have decided to explore our feelings for each other." "It's about bloody time!" yelled Fred "What do you mean, 'it's about time', we've only lately realised these feelings", asked Hermione with a confused look on her face. She was so content with staying in Ron's arms till Fred started yelling.
"Hermione, I know you're the smartest person in Hogwarts but you're not the smartest when it comes to love." said Ginny with the biggest grin ever. "You know Hermione, our little brother here has been having dreams about you," said George while walking over to them and placing a hand on Ron's shoulder, "we know this because he talks in his sleep."
Hermione was so happy to hear this but was not sure if George was just joking or if he was telling the truth. She was also very disappointed when Ron let go of her and she felt the cold again. Ron was very reluctant about letting go of Hermione but he was afraid that George might say more things that he didn't want Hermione to know, especially seeing as how they're only acting.
"So why the change of heart?" asked Harry looking at his friends with an amused smile. "We talked it over, after we both confessed our feelings and we realised that we both want the same thing." "So does this mean I can start calling Hermione my future sister in-law?" asked Ginny in a joking manner. Both Ron and Hermione almost choked to death while everyone else laughed so much that Fred almost fell of his chair.
"Ginny how about we first see if our relationship works, in any way I already see you as a sister." Ginny jumped up from her seat and walked over to Hermione and hugged her with tears almost rolling down her cheeks. "I also think of you as a sister Hermione." The girls hugged for another minute and then Ginny took her seat.
After about a half an hour of talking Hermione decided it was time for bed. She said goodnight to everyone and started heading towards the stairway leading to her bedroom. Ron got up and followed her. They both stopped at the bottom of the stairs and looked at each other. Ron leaned in closer and whispered, "Are you alright?" "I'm fine and you? I think it's working I just feel a little guilty" Ron smiled, "I think after all of this everyone can apologise to everyone. How about that?" "I think that will be perfect." said Hermione Hermione and Ron smiled at each other and then said goodnight, before Hermione left Ron pulled her closer and kissed her. Hermione didn't push him away. She loved the feel of his lips on hers. Ron pulled away reluctantly. He knew once the part of the plan were they fight comes into play he wouldn't be able to do that again. Hermione starts walking up to her room; to her it feels like she's floating. She didn't even hear when the others said goodnight.
Ron didn't bother talking to the others. He just walked up to his room were he dropped on his bed and fell into a wonderful sleep were he dreamt about him and Hermione living together, forever.
Ron and Hermione kept the charade going for about another week. Everyone was happy that they now had peace and quiet. Hermione and Ron were very happy because they could show their feelings without having to tell the truth about how they feel.
Even the Professors seemed please about the so-called relationship they have. Professor McGonagall congratulated them and said she hoped that Hermione has a good influence on Ron's school work as well.
Both Hermione and Ron dreaded the day that they said they'll have the Big fight. They talked it over and come up with a few ideas on how they'll have the fight and what the cause of the fight would be in case anyone asked. At first Ron said they should have it in the Great Hall but Hermione disagreed. She didn't want to do in front of all their Professors.
Hermione's idea was that they say Ron started having doubts and feelings for someone else. Ron didn't want to say that because if people knew his feelings for Hermione, like they've been saying they have, then they would know that he could never have feelings for anyone else.
So they decided to do it in the Gryffindor common room and the fight would be about Hermione trying to over smart him with everything. Everyone knows that he complains now and then about her always knowing everything.
The big night arrived and they pretended to be doing homework. Hermione didn't want to really do this because she loved the relationship they had. The fact that they didn't fight all week was also a bonus.
"Ron what are you doing? Did you not pay attention in class?" "Hermione what are you talking about?" "Well Professor Flatwick said he wanted the whole spell and the wand movement for all the incantations we talk about in class." "That's what I'm doing"
People started looking at them in the common room because both Hermione and Ron now both started raising their voices at each other.
"Well you forgot the full wand movement of your first two answers and some you've written down we didn't even discuss in class." "Well thank you for your advice but I didn't ask for it so stick to your own homework." "All I'm trying to do is help you." "Why did you even think I needed help?"
Ron had now jumped up from his seat and waving his arms up and down. "I just wanted to correct you." "Well I didn't need any bleeding correcting," yelled Ron as he stormed off toward his room. "As your girlfriend I just wanted to help you," yelled Hermione after him. "well then stop being my girlfriend and you won't have to help me."
Harry tried to stop their yelling and get them to calm down but both yelled at him to shut it. "If you want me to stop being your girlfriend so be it. I'll be happier with that." "fine," yelled Ron just before storming out of sight towards his room.
Before Ginny could reach Hermione she also stormed of to her room. Everyone just stared at the stairways. Expecting Ron and Hermione to come down again and laugh saying that it was all just a joke, but it didn't happen.
Harry and Ginny looked at each other with the biggest fear on their faces.
End of Chapter 5 Is the end of Ron and Hermione as Ginny and Harry know it? Let me know what you think. Sorry it took so long to write this one. My friends have been keeping me very busy.
A/N: Well so far it seems people are enjoying this story. This story is mainly a Ron and Hermione shipper story but you'll notice (if you haven't already) that there are also bits of Harry and Ginny. I hope you like it. Again I have to just mention that this story is dedicated to my friend Nicole. So far she is the only friend who I've told about my fanfiction stories.
Disclaimer: The usual blah, blah, I don't own them. Chapter 5: The Guilt plan
Hermione had spent all day thinking of ways to get back at their friends but just couldn't think of a good plan. She hoped that Ron had come up with something. As she walked into the Great Hall for dinner she spotted Ron sitting with Harry, Ginny, Neville and Dean.
Before Hermione could do anything Ron jumped up and walked towards her. "Hi" "Hi," smiled Hermione when Ron walked up to her, "so what do they have to say for themselves?" asked Hermione while looking in the direction of Harry and Ginny. "Not much," said Ron as he took a seat at the table, "they mentioned what happened only once and then started talking about other things."
Hermione decided to sit next to Ron and not across from him, which got Harry and Ginny whispering, with the biggest smiles on their faces.
"So have you come up with a plan yet?" asked Ron has he started plating food for himself. Hermione grabbed a plate for herself and paused, "Well I haven't been able to think of a plan yet, but I was wondering why they did it to us and I also came up blank on that one."
Ron swallowed is food and looked at Hermione, "Well Harry did try and talk to me a while ago about you and me. He kept on saying how he and Ginny were getting fed up with our bickering. He said something about Ginny was going to talk to you about it."
Hermione thought about what Ron just said and the realised something, "Ginny did try and talk to me a while ago but I was busy at that moment so I couldn't talk to her, otherwise she hasn't spoken to me about anything that connected you and me."
Ron and Hermione were quiet while eating the rest of their food. As Hermione finished her food she pushed her plate away and turned to Ron and smiled. "Hermione I hate that look you're giving me, that's the look you always give me and Harry when you have a plan or know something we don't know." "Well I was thinking, seeing as how they're trying to help us, let's pretend that their plan worked and we become the best of friends again with no bickering, but only for a while. Ron was intrigued with what Hermione was saying, not sure where she was going with it, but still intrigued, so he didn't interrupt her. "We pretend we are the closest we've ever been and then when they their plan worked we have the biggest fight ever and pretend that our friendship is over with."
Ron thought for a while about what Hermione had just said and then smiled. "Hermione if I don't say this often enough I'm sorry, but you are the smartest person I know. That's a brilliant plan, but do you think they'll fall for it?" "I'm hoping they'll fall for it, there's just one thing. We um.... Well..." Hermione looked at Ron and hesitated before finishing her sentence, "we will have to act like we are in love."
"What!" yelled Ron? Hermione grabbed hold Ron before he fell of his seat from shock, "well think about it Ron. They gave us a love potion to stop us from bickering so how will it look if we say it worked yet we don't look like we're in love. It doesn't have to be real. It will be like acting."
Ron thought about it and actually liked the plan more and more, but was a little depressed about the fact that they'll only be acting. He thought that Hermione would have figured it out by now that he had feelings for her, especially after they took the love potion. He just wasn't sure if her feelings were true or if it was the potion talking on the night that she kissed him.
"Alright, alright Hermione lets do it." Hermione smiled at Ron once he agreed. She was so happy because now she could show some of the true feelings she has for him and hopefully she'll get an idea of how he feels about her.
Ron looked over at where Harry and Ginny were sitting and then leaned into Hermione and whispered, "When do we begin?" "We can start now, pretend that you're whispering something funny in my ears and then I'll laugh." Ron leaned in closer and started whispering in her ear, "You do know they're going to kick our butts for doing this." Hermione started laughing so to fool the others but also because Ron's breath was tickling the little hairs on her neck.
They kept on with the little flirting scene for a few minutes and then Ron said, "We should leave and pretend we're going somewhere to be on our own." "Alright, but we should also hold hands when leaving so they start getting the main idea." "Hermione Granger if I didn't know any better I would say you're flirting with me." Hermione started giggling and blushing and that she didn't need to act.
Ron stood up from his seat and stretched out his hand to help Hermione up like a true gentleman. He interlocked his fingers with hers and they walked out of the Great Hall together. They noticed a lot of the students pointing and sniggering about it, especially at the Slytherin table, but they kept on walking both with true smiles on their faces.
As they walked into the entrance hall they heard footsteps behind them and knew that Harry and Ginny were following them. Ron let go of Hermione's hand and she was about to grab it again when he put it around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. She looked up at him and he gave her a small wink while they walked towards the garden.
Harry and Ginny stopped at the entrance doorway and looked at Ron and Hermione walking into the distance. Before they could say anything to each other Draco Malfoy walked up to them. "That's so sweet. Weasel dating the Muddblood." "Shut it Malfoy." Ginny had to grab hold of Harry before he lunged at Malfoy. Malfoy walked off with his sidekicks, Crabbe and Goyle, laughing.
"Harry, do you think we did the right thing, giving Ron and Hermione that love potion?" Ginny started walking away from him with a look of regret on her face. "I don't regret a thing we've done." "Think of all the jokes people are going to make. Like what Malfoy just said." "Ginny, the only people who are going to make jokes are those from Slytherine and they've been making jokes since our 1st year." Harry walked over to Ginny and took her hand in his and started to lead her to the Gryffindor common room. "Let's go relax in front of the fire and play some wizards chess." Ginny looked at Harry and smiled as she walked next to him, neither realising that they were still holding hands.
After playing 3 games of wizard chess (Ginny beating Harry every time) Harry heard laughter coming from the portrait at the entrance of the Gryffindor common room. Ginny looked into the direction of the entrance and saw a very flushed Ron and Hermione.
Harry smiled and just looked at his friends. "Did you two enjoy your walk?" asked Ginny. Hermione stood in front of Ron and he put his arms around her, hugging her to him as they talked, both facing Harry and Ginny. "The walk was very nice, actually. We walked all the way down to the quidditch pitch." said Hermione while placing her arms over Ron's. Hermione's eyes where twinkling like stars.
"So isn't there anything you want to tell us?" asked Harry looking at the couple in front of him. "What do you want us to talk about?" asked Ron with a devilish smile on his face. "Well little brother, maybe you can explain what's going on with you and Hermione?" said Fred and George, Ron's older twin brothers, while walking over to where Harry and Ginny were sitting.
"Well if it hasn't been obvious yet," said Ron while looking at everyone and then looking down at Hermione when saying, 'Hermione and I have decided to explore our feelings for each other." "It's about bloody time!" yelled Fred "What do you mean, 'it's about time', we've only lately realised these feelings", asked Hermione with a confused look on her face. She was so content with staying in Ron's arms till Fred started yelling.
"Hermione, I know you're the smartest person in Hogwarts but you're not the smartest when it comes to love." said Ginny with the biggest grin ever. "You know Hermione, our little brother here has been having dreams about you," said George while walking over to them and placing a hand on Ron's shoulder, "we know this because he talks in his sleep."
Hermione was so happy to hear this but was not sure if George was just joking or if he was telling the truth. She was also very disappointed when Ron let go of her and she felt the cold again. Ron was very reluctant about letting go of Hermione but he was afraid that George might say more things that he didn't want Hermione to know, especially seeing as how they're only acting.
"So why the change of heart?" asked Harry looking at his friends with an amused smile. "We talked it over, after we both confessed our feelings and we realised that we both want the same thing." "So does this mean I can start calling Hermione my future sister in-law?" asked Ginny in a joking manner. Both Ron and Hermione almost choked to death while everyone else laughed so much that Fred almost fell of his chair.
"Ginny how about we first see if our relationship works, in any way I already see you as a sister." Ginny jumped up from her seat and walked over to Hermione and hugged her with tears almost rolling down her cheeks. "I also think of you as a sister Hermione." The girls hugged for another minute and then Ginny took her seat.
After about a half an hour of talking Hermione decided it was time for bed. She said goodnight to everyone and started heading towards the stairway leading to her bedroom. Ron got up and followed her. They both stopped at the bottom of the stairs and looked at each other. Ron leaned in closer and whispered, "Are you alright?" "I'm fine and you? I think it's working I just feel a little guilty" Ron smiled, "I think after all of this everyone can apologise to everyone. How about that?" "I think that will be perfect." said Hermione Hermione and Ron smiled at each other and then said goodnight, before Hermione left Ron pulled her closer and kissed her. Hermione didn't push him away. She loved the feel of his lips on hers. Ron pulled away reluctantly. He knew once the part of the plan were they fight comes into play he wouldn't be able to do that again. Hermione starts walking up to her room; to her it feels like she's floating. She didn't even hear when the others said goodnight.
Ron didn't bother talking to the others. He just walked up to his room were he dropped on his bed and fell into a wonderful sleep were he dreamt about him and Hermione living together, forever.
Ron and Hermione kept the charade going for about another week. Everyone was happy that they now had peace and quiet. Hermione and Ron were very happy because they could show their feelings without having to tell the truth about how they feel.
Even the Professors seemed please about the so-called relationship they have. Professor McGonagall congratulated them and said she hoped that Hermione has a good influence on Ron's school work as well.
Both Hermione and Ron dreaded the day that they said they'll have the Big fight. They talked it over and come up with a few ideas on how they'll have the fight and what the cause of the fight would be in case anyone asked. At first Ron said they should have it in the Great Hall but Hermione disagreed. She didn't want to do in front of all their Professors.
Hermione's idea was that they say Ron started having doubts and feelings for someone else. Ron didn't want to say that because if people knew his feelings for Hermione, like they've been saying they have, then they would know that he could never have feelings for anyone else.
So they decided to do it in the Gryffindor common room and the fight would be about Hermione trying to over smart him with everything. Everyone knows that he complains now and then about her always knowing everything.
The big night arrived and they pretended to be doing homework. Hermione didn't want to really do this because she loved the relationship they had. The fact that they didn't fight all week was also a bonus.
"Ron what are you doing? Did you not pay attention in class?" "Hermione what are you talking about?" "Well Professor Flatwick said he wanted the whole spell and the wand movement for all the incantations we talk about in class." "That's what I'm doing"
People started looking at them in the common room because both Hermione and Ron now both started raising their voices at each other.
"Well you forgot the full wand movement of your first two answers and some you've written down we didn't even discuss in class." "Well thank you for your advice but I didn't ask for it so stick to your own homework." "All I'm trying to do is help you." "Why did you even think I needed help?"
Ron had now jumped up from his seat and waving his arms up and down. "I just wanted to correct you." "Well I didn't need any bleeding correcting," yelled Ron as he stormed off toward his room. "As your girlfriend I just wanted to help you," yelled Hermione after him. "well then stop being my girlfriend and you won't have to help me."
Harry tried to stop their yelling and get them to calm down but both yelled at him to shut it. "If you want me to stop being your girlfriend so be it. I'll be happier with that." "fine," yelled Ron just before storming out of sight towards his room.
Before Ginny could reach Hermione she also stormed of to her room. Everyone just stared at the stairways. Expecting Ron and Hermione to come down again and laugh saying that it was all just a joke, but it didn't happen.
Harry and Ginny looked at each other with the biggest fear on their faces.
End of Chapter 5 Is the end of Ron and Hermione as Ginny and Harry know it? Let me know what you think. Sorry it took so long to write this one. My friends have been keeping me very busy.