Chapter 2- Dunking Hermione
Well concealed behind the trees, Harry and Ginny watched Hermione, in a red one piece suit, reading on a blanket on the deck of the pond. Ron's crimson hair became visible on the surface of the water, and then his whole face emerged.
"Come on Hermione, the water is great." They could hear Ron say.
"I bet it is" Ginny whispered to Harry. He gave her a small lopsided grin.
A jolt surged through her stomach....Oh no you don't.
Taking her eyes away from his scrumptious ...STOP IT GINNY...um mouth, She turned her attention back to her brother and his crush.
"It's still too cold Ron." Hermione said, not even bothering to look up from her book. Ginny could see confusion and a shadow of impatience grace her brother's face. Then it changed and he started to grin.
Oh no, Ginny thought, she knew that smile.
It was the smile he always had just when he was going to win a chess game.
Poor Hermione, she didn't even see it coming.
"Watch Ron." Ginny said to Harry. She could feel him edge closer to her as he tried to get a better view of the pond and Ron.
"What?" He whispered back.
Ginny leaned her head a little towards him and said, "He is going to do something. A knut says he going to throw her into the water." Ginny wasn't looking at Harry, but she could feel their hair touching. The image of their red and black strands intertwined, caused her lungs to contract.
He must of have heard her tiny gasp because he said, "Ginny are you alright?"
Ginevra Weasley get a HOLD of yourself!
With considerable effort, she took a deep breath and said, "Yes, sorry, my finger still hurts." Lame excuse, but he seemed to believe it.
Focusing back to the pond, Ginny noticed that Ron had emerged from the water. A blind flash of orange covered him from his waist to his knees.
Mum really needs to stop letting him buy his own swim wear.
He moved on deck, tiptoeing closer to Hermione.
Ginny could see Ron almost directly behind Hermione. His shadow must have tip Hermione off because she turned her head and opened her mouth to say something when he scooped her off the ground, and tossed her in to the pond without another thought.
"R-r-ro-o-n!" Hermione screech died as the water swallowed her.
Ron held his sides laughing.
"She is going to kill him." Harry whispered into Ginny's left ear. A wave of goose bumps cascaded down her skin.
"Um-yeah", her voice cracked. Clearing her throat and trying to steady her pulse Ginny kept her eyes on her brother's shaking back and said, " But at least Ron is having a good time."
Then she noticed Ron's shoulders tense and all trace of amusement gone.
Hermione hadn't come up.
A/N Cliffhanger! Evil I know, but I promise I am already tweaking chapter 3 and it will be up tomorrow. By the way, although the story doesn't state it, it takes place the summer after Ootp. I want to thanks all the reviewers for their encouragement! It really means alot! The idea of a deck came from MrIntel's Consequences of the Heart