Let the Truth be Told
By: Trixie009
Disclaimer: I solemnly swear I am up to no good. ::Marauder's Map appears:: "TRIXIE009" is sitting on her computer chair plotting the mission to steal Ron Weasley.
::sigh:: No one can steal Ron Weasley. He belongs to Hermione Granger!
A/N: Here are some comments for those who reviewed:
demon-of-angle: "heya it's me again i just want to say that i the next chappy they should get together but hermione tells ron that she does not want to kiss yet
"i got that from my life""
That would be what you told me. Um...first of all, it's my story. I don't mean to sound selfish, but I have this all planned out the way I want it and if I wanted to be told when they should get together, and exactly how, I would ask. I'll get them together when I want to and when I plan to.
AngelicFairy: I won't tell you when they admit their feelings, but this will be seven chapters long, so if you can guess will, they'll tell each other at the end.
VietNaMaEnglish: Yes, it is ending soon...it's ending in the seventh chapter. : ( Sorry. Well, maybe I will make another creation after this!
TheSweetestThing: I squeal with delight every time I see you've reviewed this story! ::huggles::
Princess Jennifer: I'm not a genius, but thank you so much! I'm always looking forward for your reviews!
WhiskersIsMyCat: I know, I know! I was so upset when I put Ron out of character...sorry...it was just so unbelievingly tempting. Sorry again, but thank you! ::huggles::
Gabby-Chan: This is the best you've ever read? Thanks!
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Amy Lampion: They had better get together in the book! :D
Amy-Chris: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you! I think that covers the compliments you gave! ::blushes::
Tweek's Panda: Thanks. ::strangles you so you don't have to worry about gagging over my fluff:: Ha, just kidding! Thank you! (Really, I didn't mean it.)
Eiraugcam Suruaseht: Oh, yes, the questions are going to get much more interesting... ;)
Ylfcwen: Ron and Hermione...hmm...there's just no other way to explain their extremely long hesitation than DENIAL! Oh, and fear of rejection.
smileychick: They can keep their secrets for a long time before they spill. They're so clueless.
luckyducky8200: Thanks a ton! ::blushes::
Cariel: ::bows:: thank you! Oh, and sorry about the cookie/biscuit thing. I really am dense.
Poky: It's okay, you can have Draco Malfoy...AS LONG AS I GET RON WEASLEY!!!!!! Sorry. Well, thanks for the review!
Carcilwen Thorned-Rose: Ron and Hermione love to dance. (Ha...just kidding. Loved your phrase of the week.)
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Mel: I'll try to get to your story as soon as possible, but I'm working on finishing two of my own, so at the moment I'm "all write and no read." But sometime, I will.
brianne13: Oh, there will be more luv!
artemisgirl: Well...good try on the guessing! It's what is expected, I know...
actionmaster: Thank you!
ronslilprincess: I'm sorry. Well, you got your point across that you love it!
Pullmanlover: You should play it with your friends sometime! It's really fun!
x Confused Girl x: I loved the questions, too! The intensity is going insane!
Mufleta: Thank you! I'm updating!
Courtney: Thank you, thank you, and thank you! I love being on the Favorite Lists! :D
Ok, now that I'm done with all of that...
On with the story!
Day Six
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"Hermione, I--er--I love you. Agh! No, no. Hermione, I was wondering...if you're...uh...available...I mean, I know you're available because I'm your best friend and I know these things, but, uh, if you want to, would you want to be my girl friend? Blimey! No, ugh, come on, Ron! Shall we go for a walk?"
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"Ron, I was wondering...erm...with what you said yesterday if you meant...me...? I mean, if not, your dream girl and I have quite a bit in common, and...erm...you're my dream guy, if you haven't noticed...agh, no, no, no, no! Erm...Ron, I was wondering if we could...start going out? No, maybe, shall we go for a walk?"
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Both Ron and Hermione were standing in front of mirrors in their separate dormitories, and they finally gave up and entered the Common Room from different staircases.
"Er--"
"Uh--"
"Um--"
"Erm--"
There was a pause until they both said, "Shall we go for a walk?"
Ron grinned that famous Ron Weasley Grin and Hermione's cheeks tinted, and she smiled back at him.
The two went outside, trembling under their cloaks from the cold. They walked around the frozen lake in thinking silence until Ron shivered and shoved his hands into his pockets, where he felt something. He pulled it out--it was a Chocolate Frog.
Ron took off the wrapper and split the frog in half. He gave Hermione the bigger half and she took it, smiling, before taking off a small bite. Ron shoved his whole half into his mouth.
"'Ey, 'ione! I 'ot A'ippa!" Ron said excitedly.
"You what?"
Ron swallowed and said, "I got Agrippa!"
"What?"
"Agrippa! I've needed this card for ages, seriously. Now I have all of them!"
"Oh--congratulations, Ron!" Hermione said with a hint of sarcasm. "You have finally graduated from Chocolate Frog Card Collection!"
"Shut it, Hermione! This is great!" Ron threw his arms around Hermione in his excitement. She had no idea why he was so enthusiastic about a card, but she smiled along with him.
Ron swung her around in a circle, beaming at her, then put her down and said, "Next thing you know they'll be having Harry on the cards."
"Hmm," Hermione said, not agreeing or disagreeing.
As they started walking again, he asked, "What's your favorite color?"
"Purple, I guess...If you had a choice to be on a Chocolate Frog Card or be Minister of Magic, what would you be?"
"I'd be on a Chocolate Frog Card," Ron grinned mischievously.
"Oh, no, Ron--what--what are you going to do?" Hermione asked nervously.
"Oh, nothing." Ron said sarcastically.
Ron pretended to trip Hermione, but she stopped in her tracks. She acted very quickly by attempting to push Ron into a snow bank, but he pulled her along with him.
"Agh! Ron!" she shrieked.
Ron smiled and said, "Your turn."
Hermione made a move to stand up, but Ron wrapped his arms around her waist. "Your turn," he repeated.
Hermione swallowed a lump in her throat. It was suddenly hard to breathe, but she managed to say, "What--erm...what's your...favorite...vegetable...?"
"Corn on the cob," Ron answered. "Only on the cob." After a moment, Ron asked, "Where are you ticklish?"
"What?"
"Where are you ticklish?"
"I'm not telling you that!"
"Well, the whole point of the game is to tell the truth, isn't it?" Ron said, tightening his grip around her waist.
"Er--my...my sides...the sides of my stomach--ARGH!"
Ron flipped over so he was on top of her, and he started tickling her like mad. Hermione laughed and screamed, trying to get out from under him, and finally, she pushed him over and he landed next to her. They laid there in silence for a while, thinking everything over.
Ron was very warm in the snow bank and Hermione felt as though she could melt. Finally, she said, "What's your middle name?"
"Er--Bilius."
"Bilius? Are you serious?"
"Yes, Bilius. I know it's crap...go ahead, laugh..."
"I'm not laughing, Ron. Ronald Bilius Weasley."
"Well, you're the first," Ron muttered. "What's your middle name?"
"Jane."
"Hermione Jane Granger."
"Ronald Bilius Weasley."
"I like it."
"I like it, too," Hermione smiled.
"Shall we make a snowman?"
"Er--sure, I guess."
When they had formed the bottom part of the snowman, Hermione asked, "What has Harry been doing all through Christmas break besides studying?"
"Er--studying."
"Besides studying."
"Studying."
"Okay, then why aren't you studying?"
"I hate studying."
"Why?"
"It's boring."
"You never give it a chance!"
"I do, too, Hermione Jane!"
"You do not, Ronald Bilius!"
"Whatever. It's your turn."
"No, it's yours."
"It's yours!"
"It is not, Ronald Bil--"
"Fine! It's my turn! Just...stop...using my middle name. I hate it."
"Fine, Ron."
"Fine, Hermione," Ron scowled. "What do you want for Christmas?"
"Er--I don't know..."
"Everyone knows what they want for Christmas, Hermione!"
"Er--I want the...the...never mind."
"Tell me."
"I want something that will have me remember it forever."
"Forever?"
"Yes, forever. I want to have a special memory of this Christmas."
"Why this Christmas?"
"It's just--this, this thing that I want...I don't know why suddenly this Christmas, but it's the first time I've really felt this and I want to remember it forever."
Ron sighed and put chocolate chunks on the middle of the snowman for buttons. "Forever's a long time, Hermione."
"I know."
"No, it's a really long time. Most things can't last forever."
"This can."
"What's 'this'?"
"Love."
"Not all love lasts forever."
"But this will," Hermione insisted.
"What makes you say that?"
"Never mind, Ron. What's your favorite day of the year?"
"Tomorrow."
"Christmas?"
"Yes, Christmas. Tomorrow is Christmas."
"Okay, your turn."
Ron brushed his mittens together to rub off some snow. "What's your favorite season? Winter, Spring, Summer, or Autumn?"
"Winter, I suppose. What's yours?"
"Winter."
"Why Winter?"
"It's like Christmas. Why Winter for you?"
"It's like Christmas."
Ron smiled and picked up the head of the snowman and he set it on top of the body. Hermione ripped two branches off of a nearby tree and stuck them into the sides. Ron took off his mittens and put them on the ends of the branches and Hermione put her hat on the snowman's head. Ron used his wand for the nose and used Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans for the eyes and mouth. Finally, Hermione slipped off her scarf and together, Ron and Hermione wrapped it around the 'neck' of the snowman. They stood back to admire their work.
Ron smiled and said, "Happy Christmas Eve, Hermione."
"Happy Christmas Eve," Hermione said.
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A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed it and I'm really, really, really looking forward for the next and last-- : ( --chapter! huggles to all who review!
Oh, and I heard somewhere that J.K.Rowling had this chat thing and said that Ron's middle name is Bilius or Billius or Billious however you spell it, and Hermione's is Jane. So don't argue.
That is all for now.