Chapter 7
Birthday Reflections
Harry woke up with the biggest grin on his face. All night he relived the evening before when Ginny tackled him in the closet. She said yes! She wanted to go out with him. He got up absentmindedly whistling the tune to Henry the Eighth as he made his way to the bathroom.
When he went back to his room, Ron was just getting out of bed. He looked tired and worn like he didn't sleep well that night.
"Harry, what if Hermione doesn't like it?" Ron asked with a worried look.
"It will be fine Ron. Hermione will like the party." Harry answered. But Ron didn't look convinced.
"So are we ahead with the plan then?" Ron asked.
"Well I see it two ways, either we don't give her anything this morning and have her think we all forgot and she'll be mad, or we give her the gifts we planned and she'll not be suspecting anything else." Harry said for the umpteenth time since they first decided for the party.
"Well I suppose. I just hope she's not too disappointed." Ron shrugged.
While they finished getting ready Harry grabbed the note he and Ron had worked on to announce quidditch tryouts. Since it was the tward the end of September they figured they should get a move on and make the team ready.The notice would let everyone interested know that they would begin and end on Saturday if they could fill the needed positions. They went down to the common room where Hermione and Ginny were all ready waiting.
"Happy Birthday Hermione!" They announced and handed her packages.
Ginny also pulled a package out of her robes. Ron walked over to her and gave her a quick birthday kiss.
"Thanks!" Hermione beamed and tore into the packages.
With each, she uncovered a different candy. Tooth flossing string mints from Ginny, Berti Botts every flavour bean from Harry, and Sugar Quills from Ron. Her face fell in disappointment but she quickly tried to cover it. She thought she'd at least get something somewhat special from Ron. They were going out after all! She mumbled her thanks to each of them and missed the glances that went between the others.
"Well, lets get to breakfast then." She said quickly, trying to change the subject
"Hang on." Harry said as he hurried up to the notice board and pinned up his letter, before the all headed through the portrait hole and on their way to breakfast.
When everyone was tucked in the Great Hall they ate in mostly silence except for the occasional pass one plate or another. Harry kept stealing glances at Ginny and she would blush and look down feeling like she was eleven again. She tried hard to keep the butter dish as far away from her as possible. She still had a hard time believing her dream was coming true. She had a date with Harry Potter! The boy she had been told stories about since she was little. They finished up headed off to class, Defence Against the Dark Arts. Ron tried to hold hands with Hermione on the way there but she brushed him away.
The class began and Dumbledore paired them up to practice duelling and blocker spells. Hermione was paired with Ginny with Ron and Harry next to them against the wall. Ron was getting worried because of Hermione's coldness to him. After awhile, He and Harry decided to take a little break and sat near the wall in the corner. Ron lost himself in thought, fixing his gaze on the mirror hanging to his left. A scene played before his eyes. Hermione was duelling Ginny. Ginny shot a charm at Hermione. 'Rictusempra' and Hermione countered 'Protego.' As soon as her shield went down, a voice from behind her yelled, 'Engorgio' and a spell headed right for her.
"Ron! Hey Ron!" Harry nudged him right in the ribs.
"We need to start again... You ok?"
"Yeah, I was just day dreaming I guess." Ron answered.
They started duelling again and Ron looked at his sister and Hermione. Something seemed familiar. Then Ginny yelled 'Rictusempra' countered by Hermione's, 'Protego.' Ron then heard 'Engorgio' and raced to Hermione knocking her out of the way only to get his with the oncoming spell himself. Ron winced in pain as he felt it hit and his body started enlarging. Dumbledore rushed over mumbling a spell reversing it.
"Who sent that spell?" Dumbledore enraged, looked around at the surrounding faces. "No one?" He questioned.
"If I ever see someone use a spell to hurt someone in this class, they will be expelled. Do you have any idea what could happen to a human body under that spell? The body would swell far to quickly, causing so much pain until it would explode." Dumbledore said enraged.
The students looked horrified. They hadn't seen the Professor this angry.
"Class is dismissed! Out!" He shouted.
The class quickly began gathering their things and left. Dumbledore asked Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny to stay behind. Hermione was in tears, hugging Ron.
"Oh Ron, are you ok? You saved me. How did you know?" Hermione threw her arms around Ron's neck embracing him.
"I think I would like to hear that answer myself." Dumbledore, now calm, enquired.
"Well... Um, I'm not sure... Ur... I saw it." Ron sputtered.
"How did you see it?" Hermione jumped in before anyone else could ask.
"I don't know. Just when we were taking a break." Ron answered.
"You mean when you were staring at the wall?" Harry asked.
"Um, yeah, I guess." Ron shrugged. "I saw Ginny send the spell and Hermione block it. Then a spell came from behind and next Harry said we needed to get back at it."
"Where were you looking at?" Dumbledore asked.
Ron pointed to the wall with the mirror. "Did it look like you saw it in the mirror?"
"Yeah, it was like watching the vellytision at Harry's." Ron answered. Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron's mistake but knew it wasn't the time for correcting him.
"What does that mean Professor?" Ginny spoke up for the first time.
"Ron what is you element?" Dumbledore asked. Ron pulled his chain out from his robes with the marauder pendent on, showing the blue stone.
"Water I guess, but that hasn't anything to do with this does it?"
"Yes Ron, it has everything to do with it." The professor started. "Do you know what intuition is?"
The group looked at the Headmaster blankly which made him chuckle.
"No, I'm not saying Ron is a seer but this is something he should work on. Intuition is a trait of elementals of water. One of the tools they would use is a mirror because it has the same reflective surface as water. I think you should spend some time in the evenings with Professor Trelawney." Dumbledore said his eyes all a twinkle. Ron's face fell.
"Well, only a couple hours a week as long as you practice on your own. See if you can see anything and how long before it happens. This is a great gift if you can learn to control it." Dumbledore smiled. "Now, why don't you four head off to lunch?"
As if on cue, Ron's stomach gave a violent grumble, which broke everyone into giggles while Ron's face coloured. The group left the classroom to make their way to the Great Hall.
"Oh bloody hell! I thought I was done with Trelawney." Ron complained.
"Well Ron, it's a pretty neat being able to see things like that." Hermione laughed.
"I see you and Trelawney becoming quite close." Harry put on a fake and misty voice.
"Well I see you sporting a fat lip if you don't shut it." Ron glared.
After lunch, the group separated and the three 6th years went on to Herbology, then onto Potions. Ginny went on to Charms and Astronomy. They still hadn't come up with a good enough plan to keep Hermione out of the common room after supper. With Hermione's sour mood of the morning, Ron didn't think he could convince Hermione for a little snog in the broom cupboard. So he decided to play on her greatest strength or which now would be her weakness. At supper, Ron leaned over to Hermione.
"I want to find a book about the elements. Would you help me?" He asked, trying to give her the biggest puppy eyes he could.
Hermione melted. She couldn't resist that look and the idea of research.
"Of course Ron." She mumbled.
"Oi Ron, Don't be too late! You promised me a game of chess later." Harry yelled before they left.
When they were gone, Harry took out his palm owl and drafted a letter.
To: The Gryffindor's:
The bird has flown the coop. Do as planned!
From: H.P.
Harry sent the note and it was soon was evident that throughout the Hall that Gryffindor's were receiving the note as all those with P.O.'s were now reading theirs. Harry and Ginny went to the Gryffindor's Common Room to oversee and help get the party ready. Soon the Common Room was fully decorated and stocked with snacks and drinks and they were now just waiting the arrival of the birthday girl herself. The lights were lowered and Ginny placed a concealing charm on all the 'party' objects. At half past seven, the portrait creaked open and Hermione and Ron entered.
"Looks like we have the common room to ourselves," Hermione said quietly to Ron and wrapped her harms around his neck.
"Hermione," Ron stared but was interrupted by Hermione's lips on his own. A giggle erupted from a couple of first years and the lights sprang on with a big shout of 'Surprise!!!' as everyone appeared around the snogging couple.
Hermione drew back from Ron with an extremely red face and looked around to all the grinning faces. She swatted Ron in the arm. "Why didn't you stop me?"
Ron just gave her a guilty grin."Um Happy Birthday Hermione!"
The party began with everyone laughing. Ron, Harry, and Ginny said that Hermione wouldn't approve of any alcohol and insisted that the lot do without. So Seamus and Dean decided to wait until the younger ones were off to bed befor attempting to spike the punch.
Soon the presents came out. She got several new books, quills, and candy from her fellow Gryffindors. From Dean and Seamus, she received too her dismay, a life size standing cut-out of Ron, thanks to Collin sneaking pictures in the boys dorm and bathroom. Hermione laughed when she saw the cut out of Ron standing before her in his pair of orange, Chudley Cannons swim trunks.
"Now Hermione, we know how you hate seeing Ron in orange so we made them detachable." Seamus said as he pulled the stick-on trunks off the cut-out of Ron. Both Hermione and Ron gasped thinking the worst, that not only was Hermione going to see him naked, but Ron's worried over the whole of Gryffindor seeing his bits. Seamus and Dean both gave a laugh as the cut- out of Ron now stood in an electric blue Speedo.
Hermione now joined in the giggling and Seamus leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Of course we made them detachable as well." And gave her a wink. Ron Picked up the cutout of himself and stood him in the corner.
Ron Handed her, her real gift and she took the small box and opened it, revealing a gold charm bracelet. Hermione took it out with tears in her eyes to examine it better. It had a small book that opened. On the front, it said 'Hermione'. She opened it to the next page, which said 'I Love You' and to the back, 'Yours Forever, Ron'. On the second charm was a stack of books that read 'Knowledge is Power'. Hermione stood up and gave Ron a great big hug. Ginny handed Hermione a very small box witch contained another charm, an otter. Followed by a similar size package from Harry containing a marauder symbol.
"Thanks, I love it!!! Thanks Guys." She said wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Ok, that's enough blubbering, this is a party!" Dean roared as he turned on the music.
At 9:00 the Prefects shoved the first, second and third years to bed and the older ones really began to let their hair down. Seamus brought Hermione some punch and then asked her to dance. Even though Ron looked disgruntled, she obliged. About 2 minutes into the song, Seamus grabbed Hermione and gave her a big kiss. Hermione fell back in shock while Ron raced to her side ready to pummel Seamus.
"Hey, hang on, it's tradition." Seamus grinned and pushed Hermione toward Dean who did the same.
"Oi, get your lips off my girlfriend." Ron bellowed.
"Ron, calm down. She is your girlfriend, but you wouldn't want to give her bad luck by breaking tradition." Harry sniggered.
"Yeah, I can't wait till my Birthday!" Ginny grinned.
This made Harry scowl and Ron to throw his hands up before turning on his heal and heading to an empty chair. He couldn't watch while his girlfriend was being passed around kissed by every male Gryffindor, which was currently happening. In the midst of all the smooching, Hermione was given more and more punch to refresh herself and she began to thoroughly enjoy the moment. Even Dennis Creevy took part in snogging Hermione although he needed a stool to reach her.
After that bit of fun, Seamus got everyone's attention. "Ron, and Hermione, to make it up to you, we took it upon ourselves," He gestured to Harry, Dean, Neville, and Ginny, "to give you this."
He went to the wall where a Gryffindor tapestry hung and pulled it aside to reveal a door.
"Here's your own broom cupboard for the evening." Dean pulled Ron from the chair."There you go. Have at her!"
Ron looked at Hermione who walked to him just a little too crooked, and giggled. 'Someone had spiked the punch,' though Ron. Hermione led Ron to the cupboard where they stayed for the rest of the evening.
AN: well I would like to thank Laura for trying to type for me and I think she did pretty well. My hand writing was especially atrocious. I would like to thak all the people who volunteered it was a hard decision so I closed my eyes and pointed. You all volunteered out of the goodness of your hearts and I thank you so much. I added the element for those of you who had been wanting it You know who you are. I already have the next chapter in the works just need fine tuning so it shouldn't be long.
Individual response:
Silver Warrior: Yeah I thought so. A person cant live with being treated badly. I should know I am trying to do the same thing but its not going as easy as shell have it.
Happy Snakes Rule: I admit I haven't gotten to your story yet but I promises I will and leave a review for you ok. Thanks.
TuxedoMac: I am trying to do what I can and get by. I hope you do well with your new job. As for the revenge there may be a few twists and turns involved (no that's not a hint just that it may be more than it looks at first).
Whoever left a blank or unsigned review: I hope that answered your question. I believe chapter 8 will be longer.
Jennifer: thanks
Birthday Reflections
Harry woke up with the biggest grin on his face. All night he relived the evening before when Ginny tackled him in the closet. She said yes! She wanted to go out with him. He got up absentmindedly whistling the tune to Henry the Eighth as he made his way to the bathroom.
When he went back to his room, Ron was just getting out of bed. He looked tired and worn like he didn't sleep well that night.
"Harry, what if Hermione doesn't like it?" Ron asked with a worried look.
"It will be fine Ron. Hermione will like the party." Harry answered. But Ron didn't look convinced.
"So are we ahead with the plan then?" Ron asked.
"Well I see it two ways, either we don't give her anything this morning and have her think we all forgot and she'll be mad, or we give her the gifts we planned and she'll not be suspecting anything else." Harry said for the umpteenth time since they first decided for the party.
"Well I suppose. I just hope she's not too disappointed." Ron shrugged.
While they finished getting ready Harry grabbed the note he and Ron had worked on to announce quidditch tryouts. Since it was the tward the end of September they figured they should get a move on and make the team ready.The notice would let everyone interested know that they would begin and end on Saturday if they could fill the needed positions. They went down to the common room where Hermione and Ginny were all ready waiting.
"Happy Birthday Hermione!" They announced and handed her packages.
Ginny also pulled a package out of her robes. Ron walked over to her and gave her a quick birthday kiss.
"Thanks!" Hermione beamed and tore into the packages.
With each, she uncovered a different candy. Tooth flossing string mints from Ginny, Berti Botts every flavour bean from Harry, and Sugar Quills from Ron. Her face fell in disappointment but she quickly tried to cover it. She thought she'd at least get something somewhat special from Ron. They were going out after all! She mumbled her thanks to each of them and missed the glances that went between the others.
"Well, lets get to breakfast then." She said quickly, trying to change the subject
"Hang on." Harry said as he hurried up to the notice board and pinned up his letter, before the all headed through the portrait hole and on their way to breakfast.
When everyone was tucked in the Great Hall they ate in mostly silence except for the occasional pass one plate or another. Harry kept stealing glances at Ginny and she would blush and look down feeling like she was eleven again. She tried hard to keep the butter dish as far away from her as possible. She still had a hard time believing her dream was coming true. She had a date with Harry Potter! The boy she had been told stories about since she was little. They finished up headed off to class, Defence Against the Dark Arts. Ron tried to hold hands with Hermione on the way there but she brushed him away.
The class began and Dumbledore paired them up to practice duelling and blocker spells. Hermione was paired with Ginny with Ron and Harry next to them against the wall. Ron was getting worried because of Hermione's coldness to him. After awhile, He and Harry decided to take a little break and sat near the wall in the corner. Ron lost himself in thought, fixing his gaze on the mirror hanging to his left. A scene played before his eyes. Hermione was duelling Ginny. Ginny shot a charm at Hermione. 'Rictusempra' and Hermione countered 'Protego.' As soon as her shield went down, a voice from behind her yelled, 'Engorgio' and a spell headed right for her.
"Ron! Hey Ron!" Harry nudged him right in the ribs.
"We need to start again... You ok?"
"Yeah, I was just day dreaming I guess." Ron answered.
They started duelling again and Ron looked at his sister and Hermione. Something seemed familiar. Then Ginny yelled 'Rictusempra' countered by Hermione's, 'Protego.' Ron then heard 'Engorgio' and raced to Hermione knocking her out of the way only to get his with the oncoming spell himself. Ron winced in pain as he felt it hit and his body started enlarging. Dumbledore rushed over mumbling a spell reversing it.
"Who sent that spell?" Dumbledore enraged, looked around at the surrounding faces. "No one?" He questioned.
"If I ever see someone use a spell to hurt someone in this class, they will be expelled. Do you have any idea what could happen to a human body under that spell? The body would swell far to quickly, causing so much pain until it would explode." Dumbledore said enraged.
The students looked horrified. They hadn't seen the Professor this angry.
"Class is dismissed! Out!" He shouted.
The class quickly began gathering their things and left. Dumbledore asked Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny to stay behind. Hermione was in tears, hugging Ron.
"Oh Ron, are you ok? You saved me. How did you know?" Hermione threw her arms around Ron's neck embracing him.
"I think I would like to hear that answer myself." Dumbledore, now calm, enquired.
"Well... Um, I'm not sure... Ur... I saw it." Ron sputtered.
"How did you see it?" Hermione jumped in before anyone else could ask.
"I don't know. Just when we were taking a break." Ron answered.
"You mean when you were staring at the wall?" Harry asked.
"Um, yeah, I guess." Ron shrugged. "I saw Ginny send the spell and Hermione block it. Then a spell came from behind and next Harry said we needed to get back at it."
"Where were you looking at?" Dumbledore asked.
Ron pointed to the wall with the mirror. "Did it look like you saw it in the mirror?"
"Yeah, it was like watching the vellytision at Harry's." Ron answered. Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron's mistake but knew it wasn't the time for correcting him.
"What does that mean Professor?" Ginny spoke up for the first time.
"Ron what is you element?" Dumbledore asked. Ron pulled his chain out from his robes with the marauder pendent on, showing the blue stone.
"Water I guess, but that hasn't anything to do with this does it?"
"Yes Ron, it has everything to do with it." The professor started. "Do you know what intuition is?"
The group looked at the Headmaster blankly which made him chuckle.
"No, I'm not saying Ron is a seer but this is something he should work on. Intuition is a trait of elementals of water. One of the tools they would use is a mirror because it has the same reflective surface as water. I think you should spend some time in the evenings with Professor Trelawney." Dumbledore said his eyes all a twinkle. Ron's face fell.
"Well, only a couple hours a week as long as you practice on your own. See if you can see anything and how long before it happens. This is a great gift if you can learn to control it." Dumbledore smiled. "Now, why don't you four head off to lunch?"
As if on cue, Ron's stomach gave a violent grumble, which broke everyone into giggles while Ron's face coloured. The group left the classroom to make their way to the Great Hall.
"Oh bloody hell! I thought I was done with Trelawney." Ron complained.
"Well Ron, it's a pretty neat being able to see things like that." Hermione laughed.
"I see you and Trelawney becoming quite close." Harry put on a fake and misty voice.
"Well I see you sporting a fat lip if you don't shut it." Ron glared.
After lunch, the group separated and the three 6th years went on to Herbology, then onto Potions. Ginny went on to Charms and Astronomy. They still hadn't come up with a good enough plan to keep Hermione out of the common room after supper. With Hermione's sour mood of the morning, Ron didn't think he could convince Hermione for a little snog in the broom cupboard. So he decided to play on her greatest strength or which now would be her weakness. At supper, Ron leaned over to Hermione.
"I want to find a book about the elements. Would you help me?" He asked, trying to give her the biggest puppy eyes he could.
Hermione melted. She couldn't resist that look and the idea of research.
"Of course Ron." She mumbled.
"Oi Ron, Don't be too late! You promised me a game of chess later." Harry yelled before they left.
When they were gone, Harry took out his palm owl and drafted a letter.
To: The Gryffindor's:
The bird has flown the coop. Do as planned!
From: H.P.
Harry sent the note and it was soon was evident that throughout the Hall that Gryffindor's were receiving the note as all those with P.O.'s were now reading theirs. Harry and Ginny went to the Gryffindor's Common Room to oversee and help get the party ready. Soon the Common Room was fully decorated and stocked with snacks and drinks and they were now just waiting the arrival of the birthday girl herself. The lights were lowered and Ginny placed a concealing charm on all the 'party' objects. At half past seven, the portrait creaked open and Hermione and Ron entered.
"Looks like we have the common room to ourselves," Hermione said quietly to Ron and wrapped her harms around his neck.
"Hermione," Ron stared but was interrupted by Hermione's lips on his own. A giggle erupted from a couple of first years and the lights sprang on with a big shout of 'Surprise!!!' as everyone appeared around the snogging couple.
Hermione drew back from Ron with an extremely red face and looked around to all the grinning faces. She swatted Ron in the arm. "Why didn't you stop me?"
Ron just gave her a guilty grin."Um Happy Birthday Hermione!"
The party began with everyone laughing. Ron, Harry, and Ginny said that Hermione wouldn't approve of any alcohol and insisted that the lot do without. So Seamus and Dean decided to wait until the younger ones were off to bed befor attempting to spike the punch.
Soon the presents came out. She got several new books, quills, and candy from her fellow Gryffindors. From Dean and Seamus, she received too her dismay, a life size standing cut-out of Ron, thanks to Collin sneaking pictures in the boys dorm and bathroom. Hermione laughed when she saw the cut out of Ron standing before her in his pair of orange, Chudley Cannons swim trunks.
"Now Hermione, we know how you hate seeing Ron in orange so we made them detachable." Seamus said as he pulled the stick-on trunks off the cut-out of Ron. Both Hermione and Ron gasped thinking the worst, that not only was Hermione going to see him naked, but Ron's worried over the whole of Gryffindor seeing his bits. Seamus and Dean both gave a laugh as the cut- out of Ron now stood in an electric blue Speedo.
Hermione now joined in the giggling and Seamus leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Of course we made them detachable as well." And gave her a wink. Ron Picked up the cutout of himself and stood him in the corner.
Ron Handed her, her real gift and she took the small box and opened it, revealing a gold charm bracelet. Hermione took it out with tears in her eyes to examine it better. It had a small book that opened. On the front, it said 'Hermione'. She opened it to the next page, which said 'I Love You' and to the back, 'Yours Forever, Ron'. On the second charm was a stack of books that read 'Knowledge is Power'. Hermione stood up and gave Ron a great big hug. Ginny handed Hermione a very small box witch contained another charm, an otter. Followed by a similar size package from Harry containing a marauder symbol.
"Thanks, I love it!!! Thanks Guys." She said wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Ok, that's enough blubbering, this is a party!" Dean roared as he turned on the music.
At 9:00 the Prefects shoved the first, second and third years to bed and the older ones really began to let their hair down. Seamus brought Hermione some punch and then asked her to dance. Even though Ron looked disgruntled, she obliged. About 2 minutes into the song, Seamus grabbed Hermione and gave her a big kiss. Hermione fell back in shock while Ron raced to her side ready to pummel Seamus.
"Hey, hang on, it's tradition." Seamus grinned and pushed Hermione toward Dean who did the same.
"Oi, get your lips off my girlfriend." Ron bellowed.
"Ron, calm down. She is your girlfriend, but you wouldn't want to give her bad luck by breaking tradition." Harry sniggered.
"Yeah, I can't wait till my Birthday!" Ginny grinned.
This made Harry scowl and Ron to throw his hands up before turning on his heal and heading to an empty chair. He couldn't watch while his girlfriend was being passed around kissed by every male Gryffindor, which was currently happening. In the midst of all the smooching, Hermione was given more and more punch to refresh herself and she began to thoroughly enjoy the moment. Even Dennis Creevy took part in snogging Hermione although he needed a stool to reach her.
After that bit of fun, Seamus got everyone's attention. "Ron, and Hermione, to make it up to you, we took it upon ourselves," He gestured to Harry, Dean, Neville, and Ginny, "to give you this."
He went to the wall where a Gryffindor tapestry hung and pulled it aside to reveal a door.
"Here's your own broom cupboard for the evening." Dean pulled Ron from the chair."There you go. Have at her!"
Ron looked at Hermione who walked to him just a little too crooked, and giggled. 'Someone had spiked the punch,' though Ron. Hermione led Ron to the cupboard where they stayed for the rest of the evening.
AN: well I would like to thank Laura for trying to type for me and I think she did pretty well. My hand writing was especially atrocious. I would like to thak all the people who volunteered it was a hard decision so I closed my eyes and pointed. You all volunteered out of the goodness of your hearts and I thank you so much. I added the element for those of you who had been wanting it You know who you are. I already have the next chapter in the works just need fine tuning so it shouldn't be long.
Individual response:
Silver Warrior: Yeah I thought so. A person cant live with being treated badly. I should know I am trying to do the same thing but its not going as easy as shell have it.
Happy Snakes Rule: I admit I haven't gotten to your story yet but I promises I will and leave a review for you ok. Thanks.
TuxedoMac: I am trying to do what I can and get by. I hope you do well with your new job. As for the revenge there may be a few twists and turns involved (no that's not a hint just that it may be more than it looks at first).
Whoever left a blank or unsigned review: I hope that answered your question. I believe chapter 8 will be longer.
Jennifer: thanks