"Oh hey Hermione what's up?
"Well something awful happened to Ron, something dreadful!", she said in a thoroughly exasperated way.
"What is Hermione, what is it?"
"Well it seems that Eloise Midgen ……Well…..she may have…..she cornered Ron on his way to the.. Uh.. owlery and she may have…well…….she…."
"Spit it out Hermione!"
"Ok, Ok! She kissed him!"
"Oh bloody hell! Is he all right, where is he, did he pass out, Hermione Tell me!'
"Stop babbling Harry! He's going to be all right he's up in the dormitory now he…well, he seems slightly delusional."
"Well come on we need to go see him convince him that….that…..I dunno tell him that Eloise is crazy and this could have happened to anyone and that he'll be completely normal in the end."
"Alright then lets go!"
They raced up to Gryffindor tower and found Ron laying in his bed with his eyes wide and he seemed like he had been hit very hard in the mouth and could not speak properly.
Ron, Ron, it's me Harry are you aright what did she do to you?
"Going, owlery almost there she… she came around corner asked "have a minute" , said ya grabbed me. Then….then… tongue came outta no where. Kissed, mouth, and….and…………"
He let out an enormous shudder and it seemed he could speak no more.
"What's wrong with him", Harry whispered
"Well Harry it seems that the shock of having his first kiss and the fact that his first kiss was with Eloise Midgen seems to have put him in a right state." She whispered back.
"What can we do?"
"Lets just talk to him normal for a bit and let him sleep I'm sure he'll be fine in the morning."
"Alright then", he said.
The next morning when Harry woke up he found Ron lying in his bed snoring loudly. He shook Ron awake determinedly hoping that Ron would be back to his old self.
"Sup Arry ?"he spoke in a tired way
"Are you, alright Ron?"
"Yeah, I suppose I mean yesterday was no cakewalk." Harry laughed, "I suppose not but are you gonna be able to walk among the living today?" Harry asked tenderly.
"Yeah, But if Eloise come within 30 feet of me I'm gonna have to run"
"Alright lets go find Hermione, No doubt she already awake, probably trying to recruit some more people to SPEW."
They dressed and found Hermione in the common room and unsurprisingly she had her SPEW tin beside her but she was not badgering anyone to take up the cause, she was actually staring thoughtfully out the window.
"Oh hello you two. Feeling better Ron?" she said as though they had surprised her.
"Oh I'm fine I guess ya know I'm feeling better today."
Harry and Ron sat down opposite Hermione and were silent for a minute or two before hermione suddenly said,
"Ron Why were You going to the Owlery?"
"Oh I dunno, I was sending a letter. Why do you care?"
"Well I um. Who were you sending a letter too?" She said this in such a way that Ron seemed to break under her tone."
"Well Hermione, I was sending a letter to…..to a…to a…um person."
"Really Ron a person, I'd have never guessed! Was this person a boy or a girl? Hmmm?"
Ron looked as though he'd rather go on a date with Snape than tell her.
"I was sending a letter to a….a………girl" he said in a very small voice.
Suddenly Harry let out a triumphant laugh and stared poignantly at Ron
"Shut up Harry" He said.
"Yes Harry shut up", Hermione said chuckling, "What exact girl were you sending a letter too.? She said with an enormous grin on her face.
"Oh you know……..just…….Padma."
"Really Ron Padma, is she your girlfriend?" She placed particular emphasis on the word "girlfriend" Ron's ears had turned the deepest shade of red that they had ever been. He also looked as though he would rather be just about anywhere but there.
Harry was know laughing uncontrollably and odd words were sputtering out of his mouth.
"Ron….Ha ha….Girlfriend….Ha….Padma…..Ha Ha…how?…Ha Ha…"
Ron looked as though he wanted to give him a good kick right in the face.
"Harry, really be quiet, Please! So Ron is she your Girlfriend?"
"Well", he said, "I suppose you could say that"
"Oh well I'm happy for you Ron how long have you too been going out?"
He seemed happy that she was taking him seriously he answered.
"Well this is our one month anniversary so I figured I should send her something'
He looked at Harry who had fallen on the floor and the corners of his eyes were leaking tears because he was laughing so hard.
"That is so sweet Ron", Hermione said surprised at the fact that Ron had been so thoughtful, "why didn't you tell me and Harry before?"
"I didn't want you to laugh at me." As he said this he glanced in Harry's direction who was laughing so much he looked as though he was having a fit of some kind.
"Well I can understand your worries", she said looking disgustedly at Harry who had finally gotten over his bout of laughing and was slowly hoisting himself back into his chair.
"Well Hermione I'm Going to see Padma it is are anniversary you know"
"Bye Harry"
"See you", they said together
Ron walkedaway from them looking imensly relieved and rather red in the face.
As soon as the portrait hole closed Hermione burst into laughter
"Can……….. You ……..believe…….. he has a …….girlfriend" she said Chuckling so badly she had a hard time getting the words out.
"Not really", he replied.
They both looked at each other then collapsed in fits of laughter.