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The balloon that Hermione had thrown hit both of them in their faces. Hermione laughed a cold hard and vicious laugh that was so, let's see what's the word? Not Hermione. She did a little victory dance and then congratulated herself on winning the balloon fight. "Is da wittle babwie mad at big giwl Hermione?", she said in a mock-baby voice. "No, I'm just kidding, game over?" she asked. "Yeah, game over." replied Harry.
Hermione pulled the soaking wet hair from the balloons that hit her away from her sticky face. She was shivering and very cold at this point for the weather was not so warm. Ron took notice of this and walked up behind her wrapping both arms around her and warming her up. It worked quite good, and she was on her way into the great oak doors with Ron tagging along behind her still.
When the reached the doors Ron bowed a low bow and said "After you miss." he said with a slight smirk on his face. She obliged and took his hand after saying "Thank you oh so much Mr. Weasley." The both laughed and headed toward the common room with Ron's arm wrapped around Hermione's shoulder and her arm wrapped around his waist, lightly leaning her head on his shoulder. When the were nearing the portrait of the Fat Lady that guarded their common room and dormitory Ron leaned into Hermione's ear and whispered so softly that it was barely distinguishable "I have a surprise for you." and then he smiled as the door opened after saying the password "Larry Fights."
The door opened with a slight squeak and as Hermione walked herself to the fire that was supplying all the light at this point she took an intake of breath. The common room was e mpty and a tad dimmed by the flickering flames that dazzled in Hermione's eyes as Ron watched her reaction. There was the Gryffindor blanket that was usually on the back of the couch on the floor spread out with a basket filled with food. There were also two elegant glasses filled with foaming butterbeer. The two napkins were perched upon two gold pillows folded neatly. "Oh my gosh Ron! It's beautiful I love it!" she squealed with excitement.
"I was hoping you would." he said in a small voice a bit higher than usual. His ears burned with the familiar tint of red in his ears. She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly to embrace him in a big hug showing her enthusiasm. When she let go she pulled his hand to guide him over to the blanket with her and told him to sit down. He sat down with his legs spread apart a little and Hermione came back with the other pillow opposite of Ron's and sat down. She set the pillow on Ron's chest and lay back onto it adjusting her body to fit perfectly in between Ron's legs. She was just tall enough to nestle her head into the crook of his neck to whisper "It's perfect, I love it. I love you." she said in a small voice. "I love you too." he murmured.
As they ate in peace the clock stroke midnight they finished the lovely food that Ron had nicked from the kitchens. He had been preparing it all week and had to find a time when he was positive that all of the students except for them would be out of the common room and asleep. When they were both finished and very full I might add she rested her head back on the pillow and threw it by her side. She now leaned her head back onto Ron's chest area and yawned. She tilted her head up and met his gaze. They both inched closer inch by inch filling in the space between them and their lips touched. They pulled away when they both felt the urge to push back in and lead to a more passionate and fulfilling kiss. Their mouths moved side to side as Ron tilted his head to the right for better access to his girlfriend's mouth. The let a small weak moan escape her lips and her body weakened into the kiss. Their tongues explored and tasted every inch of the other's mouth and the kiss still deepened. Hermione's hand found themselves into the flaming red hair planted into Ron's head and twirled a couple strands of hair at the nape of his neck over and over again. Ron's hands were planted firmly on the small of Hermione's back once in a while caressing the skin through her clothes.
When the pulled away and looked at each other's swollen lips leant in once more and gently placed a small kiss on each other's lips, still red from the attention they were just paid. They laughed and folded up the blanket together, removing the picnic basket that expanded to fit all of the goods inside of it. When they met in the middle folding the last fold they kissed each other on the lips quickly but still just as sweet. They both sat back down on the couch and cuddled a little while longer.
Yet again, they had fallen asleep in each other's arms and at some point in the night one of them had draped the Gryffindor blanket over both of them and retrieved the two gold matching pillows and carefully set them under their heads. The peaceful night of sleep was only disturbed by two giggling fellow Gryffindors' at about ten in the morning. When they had realized that they both were awake, or at least as awake as they were going to get at ten in the morning they spoke and broke the silence. "Looks like this happens a lot now doesn't it?" asked Ginny Weasley. Harry was by her side but he just muffled his laughter as not to get on the bad side of two of the worst tempers in their year that early in the morning.
Hermione was once again setting her head in Ron's lap and murmured a soft "go away" and flipped her body over facing his abdomen. Ron however was now fully awake and replied for the both of them "Nothing happened to let you know, we stayed up talking and we fell asleep, so get over it." They both were taken aback with his forwardness and took the hint to go away. Ron smiled at the form laying low in his lap and coughed. He didn't mean to awake her but Hermione sat upright and shocked. "Sorry." Ron whispered silently swatting himself for waking such a beautiful sight up. She leaned back again over Ron's lap and onto the couch arm and smiled. "That's okay, it's getting pretty late anyways." she said looking at the clock that stood next to the fire.
"To you it's late, to me it's early. They should have informed me if they were going to make such early hours in the day, if not for this I would have never knew the existed before Noon. Hermione laughed and hit him playfully on the arm.
After they had come back from breakfast and were now fully dressed and awake Hermione headed off to the library, her second home, to do some early reading and Ron followed. "You really don't have to come with me if you don't want to, Ron." she said hurrying her way through the corridors. "I know, I want to thought." he said following closely behind almost at a steady jog.
When they entered the library no one was yet to arrive but Hermione led her and Ron to the same back table that she always read and studied at. She turned on the lamp connected to the desk and poured her bags' contents onto the table. It looked like she had planned all of this. She set two bottles of ink side by side followed by to exactly the same quills and three pieces of neat parchment onto the table. She reached onto the nearest shelf and pulled out a book called 'Waiting for the right spell?' and opened it to a certain page halfway through the book. She took the marker that she had used to mark the page out and set it next to the two quills.
Minutes passed and pages turned as Hermione read the book. It was a fairly long book and Ron busied himself with doodling silly things onto one of her pieces of parchment. After a couple minutes of doodling and a whole sheet of parchment later Ron closed the ink bottle, set down the quill, and folded up the parchment and placed it in his robes. He was staring intently at a very consumed Hermione. Her honeydew eyes zoomed across each line and page of the book until she set it down. "You know you really don't have to stare at me." she said with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "But, if you really want to, you can." she said and smiled. He smiled back, and as she had said he could, he stared at her more. Stared into the face of his first and hopefully last love.
!Finally, another chapter. I loved my reviews and the people who actually did review! This is a really fun story, but I often run out of events to take place, so if anyone has any hopes or ideas please share them with me! (And No I will not make this a Draco/Artimis lemon, Courtney, lol.) Well, please review!