September 27… Bedtime (about midnight)

Dear Luke,

I can't sleep! I so can't sleep! But I do not regret that! I can't stop thinking about what happened just right before I entered the dormitories.

You see, we were having the usual late night practice away from any Slytherin obstruction. After that, maybe about eleven o'clock we decided to call it a night. When I hopped off my broom, Hermione…yes, her, walked up to me. She said, "Ron, well…can we have a wee night flight?" She smiled.

I was surprised. What now, Hermione? "All right," I said. "But we need a permit from Madam Hooch or Professor McGonagall."

She smiled again. She pulled out two parchment pieces from her robes and handed them to me proudly. "Already got them this morning. Now…let's go fly over the castle." She tugged my robes and we both kicked off from the misty ground.

We were soaring high above the Hogwarts castle. We saw lights shut one by one and windows close. The moon was full up high and the wind was in our hair. Hermione was like an angel flying right by me. She halted and I was behind her.

"Ron," she started, "I know you're sleepy but Mafalda told me…about this funny feeling." She wiggled her feet in midair. "I know you've been talking to Oliver and Harry and your brothers about yours."

"Yes, Hermione," I answered. "What is it you're trying to say?" She flew closer and held my hand tightly. She stared at my eyes and moved even closer to me.

"Ron, I…" her voice faded out in the wind. She closed her eyes and whispered, "I think I feel the same…"

Then it happened! The whole world has stopped and my heart pounded like crazy. Our lips touched and we were both in heaven. I myself almost fell off the broom. She held me tighter in a moment and pulled off.

Luke, we had our first kiss! I can't believe it! It felt great and now I know I am in love with my princess, Hermione. And guess what? She's in love with me too! Oliver AND Mafalda ARE right!

"I love you, Ron," she said blushing. "I thought that was a rather aggressive approach but I have hidden it long enough."

"That okay, Hermione," I said. "I love you too…" We flew down slowly and went to our own dormitories with one last goodnight kiss.

I'm still in the stage wherein I'm in a daze. I'll tell Harry and Oliver tomorrow. No, next week maybe? No, I'll let them figure it out for themselves!

Madly in love,

Ron

DIARY POV

Hurrah! Ron and Hermione FINALLY together! I'm so happy for my boy! But with that comes one expense, he put a locking password charm on me! I dread that but what can I say? Ron has very intimate entries so far. By the way, the password is 'jewel'. I bet that's the next thing he'll give her. But how can he? Well, there's always his brothers' store. Anyway, he's a grown-up man now. I trust he knows how to handle a woman's heart especially his 'own'.

05/26/2002