Chapter 2 -
"Oh Ron, I just don't think I can do that." Hermione said. "Hermione, PLEASE?" Ron pleaded, putting his face into her robes and sobbing. Harry came down to their side and put his hand on Ron's back. "Ron, we're doing our very best to get you through this." Harry said. "Hang in there, mate." he said. He got up, and went over to Madame Pomfrey. "Madame Pomfrey, how long is this going to last?" he asked. "It'll have worn off by the end of the week. Mr. Weasley'll be back to normal by then." she said.
The end of the week finally came. Everyone was in the Great Hall eating dinner. "Hermione, it's Ron." Ginny said. Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Fred, George, Seamus, Dean and Neville all looked towards the oak doors. Hermione got up from her seat, as Ron began to run towards her. Hermione did the same, but faster. Ron took her up into his arms. "Oh, I'm SO happy to see you." Hermione said. All eyes were now on them, including the teachers'. News of Ron's monthly curable disability had spread through the school the day he was admitted to the Hospital. Dumbledore began to clap, as Ron and Hermione slowly walked to their seats, hand in hand. Soon, the Great Hall was filled with clapping. Harry got up, shook Ron's hand and the two of them hugged. "Thought I'd lost my best mate." Harry said with a smile. Hermione kissed him on the cheek as they sat down. "We're very glad to have you back, Mr. Weasley." Dumbledore said. Ron nodded. They continued to eat dinner. Hermione was of course eating again, and was also speaking to everyone on full term again.
After dinner that evening, everyone went to bed. Everyone except for Hermione and Ron. They were cozied up together on the couch. "Oh, I missed you so much!" Ron said. "You have no idea. You musn't have a clue as to how acted while you had memory failure." Hermione said with a laugh. Ron shook his head. "You cried out for me a lot, and you never wanted me to leave your side." Hermione said. Ron looked startled. "But I'm very happy that you stuck up for me like that that day I had my potions test." Hermione said. "How'd you do on that test, anyway?" Ron asked. "Failed it. But it was only because I was worried about you. Oh, but it's not your fault!" Hermione exclaimed, seeing the look of alarm in his eyes. "But the good thing is that you're back now. I wanted to spend some REAL quality time with you." Hermione said, snuggling up to Ron's chest. "You wouldn't mind... sleeping, down here with me, would you?" she asked, sitting up again. Ron shook his head. "Accio Blankets!" Hermione exclaimed. Two red blankets appeared out of thin air. Ron spread them onto the two of them, as Hermione lay her head back down on his chest. They fell asleep together, with grins on their faces.
The next morning was Saturday, which meant that students didn't have any classes. Harry and Ginny spent the day in the library reading together. Ron and Hermione were outside together, making a snowman. Ron stood over Hermione, helping her to roll the snowman's butt. Hermione giggled about every seven minutes because Ron would throw snow into her face. They finally had the three parts to their snowman. Ron pulled a long carrott, two black buttons, and six brownie flavored Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans out of his coat pocket. Hermione put everything in place on the snowman's face. "Accio Top-Hat!" A top-hat came out of mid-air, and she placed it on top of the snowman's head. Ron pulled Hermione into a hug, and swung her from side to side, the two of them looking at their snowman. Hermione looked up and kissed Ron on the cheek, putting her hands up on his neck."Looks perfect, bunnykins, perfect." she exclaimed. Hermione and Ron ran back inside, getting away from the cold. They ran into Ginny and Harry, who was lying on the ground. Ginny was at his side, crying. Hermione bent down next to Harry, and put her hand on his leg. "Ginny, what's wrong? What's happened to Harry?" But all she really heard, and could understand was: "Malfoy...hexed Harry... punched me," (showed Hermione her black eye) ",...knocked me...next to him." Ginny put her face in her hands as Ron knelt down next to her. "Did that bitch hex my best mate?!" Ron said with both question and anger. Ginny nodded. The three of them went into a hug, Ron and Hermione looking down at their best friend. Hermione looked up at Ron, her eyes filling with tears. Ron pulled her neck into his chest, as she began to cry. He kissed her on top of her head and rubbed it, while she cried into his jacket. Suddenly, Professor McGonnagal came up towards them. "What- what happened here?" she asked, kneeling down next to them. Hermione and Ginny were still crying, but Ron look up at her, his arms still around his little sister and his girlfriend. "Well, Hermione and I were coming in from making a snowman outside earlier this morning, when we ran into Ginny and Harry. Ginny was crying, and said that Draco Malfoy had knocked her to the ground to get to Harry, and hexed Harry." Ron said. Professor McGonnagal looked alarmed. "Well, Mr. Malfoy will definetly be punished for this. As for Mr. Potter, here, I'll need you all to escort him to the Hospital Wing so that he can be tended to. I am going to go and alert the Headmaster about this." she said, rushing off in the direction of Professor Dumbledore's office. Ron, Hermione, and a shaking Ginny lifted Harry, and carried him off to the Hospital Wing. "Good heavens, what's this?" Madame Pomfrey sounded very alarmed when she said this. "Harry's been hexed, Madame Pomfrey. Is there anything you can do?" Hermione asked. Madame Pomfrey felt Harry's head, and nodded. "All you all need to do is leave him to me." The three of them nodded, as Ron put an arm around Ginny as they left. "It's going to be alright, Ginny, really." Ron said, kissking his sister's head. Ginny nodded. Hermione kissed Ron's cheek, as they neared the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Wattlebird." Ginny said. The three of them sat on the floor in front of the fire, not kowing what to do.
The next morning at breakfast, Ginny didn't utter a word except low whispers to only Hermione and Ron, who were extremly sympathetic. During Potions class, Ginny cried. Her notes were all blurred from the tears that had fallen onto the parchament, which had made them very difficult to read, so she had to borrow Hermione's to copy them over. After lunch that afternoon, Ginny had a free period, and used it to sit in the common room and think. Ron came in from Herbology, and saw his baby (younger, to be exact) sister sitting at a table with her head in her hands. He went over and sat down next to her, putting a reassuring hand on her head, smoothing her long, flowing, red hair. "What's wrong, Gin?" he asked. "Oh Ron, it's my fault Harry was hexed. If we hadn't been in the library in the first place, we wouldn'tve had to walk back, and then we wouldn't have run into Malfoy. And it was my idea to go there!" she wailed, shedding even more tears and putting her head on Ron's shoulder. Ron rubbed his sister's head in a sympathetic way. Hermione suddenly came down from the girls' dormitories. "What's wrong with Ginny?" she asked, coming over and sitting down next to him. "Harry." he said, still rubbing his sister's head. "It's okay, Ginny. Harry'll be back before you know it." Ron said.
Later on that evening, Hermione and Ron had gone to visit Harry, who was awake from his hex, but still very tired. Ron and Hermione were sitting on opposite sides of Harry's bed, discussing what he had missed so far. They were also discussing what might happen to Malfoy, for his punishment. "We really thought you were a gonner, mate." Ron said, putting his hand on Harry's shoulder. Harry smiled, knowing that he had scared his friends. "But the good thing is that you're still here. Especially for Ginny, 'cause she was a real mess today without you being around." Hermione said. Harry nodded.