Hogsmeade

It was the day of the Hogsmeade trip, and Harry was scheduled for a detention with Snape. He had come to see Ron and Hermione off before going down to the dungeons.

"See you Harry we'll bring you back some stuff!!"Ron said before going out the great wooden doors with Hermione.

"Bye!" Harry said. He didn't exactly look thrilled to be doing detention with his least favorite teacher.

As Ron and Hermione walked out they couldn't help but be a little awkward. After all this was their first date. "So..er...where do you want to go?," asked Ron.

"Lets start with grabbing a butterbeer from The Three Broomsticks. Then we will think of something to do," said Hermione.

"Ok," it was a good start.

The Three Broomsticks was just as crowded as usual, so they bought there drinks and left. As they left they passed Pansy Parkinson and a group of shrieking Slytherin girls. "ooh, Weasley. Why would you hang out with such an ugly MUDBLOOD girl. I don't think much of your taste, or of you for that matter." Ron turned bright red and whirled around. wand out in a flash advancing on the girls. Towering over them menacingly.

"Ron, no!!,just leave it, that's what she wants you to do." she said trying to get him to stand down.

"You heard what she called you Hermione!!"Ron said.

"Yes, but, sticks and stones, just leave it." she said.. The look on her face was sad but her voice told him that this is what she really wanted.

"Alright...." he put his wand away and whispered, "love." then she looked at him and saw that he actually meant it.

You're the best witch I have ever known, Hermione, better than they could ever be." he smiled down at her and bent to kiss her, "that will never change. Then he pulled her into an alleyway and kissed her.

Her lips were soft and smooth. It was then that he notice that she tasted and smelled faintly of strawberries, something that he had never noticed before. He pulled her closer and kissed her harder.

It was heaven. All they were aware of was each others hands cradling the other and the feel of the warmth flowing through their lips. Everything that the Slytherin girls had said a moment earlier was forgotten in the kiss that lasted an eternity.

Finally they broke breathing hard. "We shouldn't keep this from Harry."

"I know, but lets just be alone right now." he whispered.

"I know the perfect place, its right up past Madam Puddyfoot's" said Hermione.

She led him up through a side street past a small tea shop through a small arch and into a wide enclosed courtyard. "I came here with Victor in the fourth year–,"

"YOU WHAT?" yelled Ron incredulously.

"Relax Ron, we didn't do anything,"

"Promise?"

"Promise." She pulled him to her, her hands smoothing his robes, looking up at him with her beautiful eyes, begging to be kissed again.

He couldn't resist her. She wanted him, and he wanted her, what more could they ask for at the moment. So he bent down and kissed her. Letting his tongue slip into her mouth and feeling hers do the same. It was a sweet kiss. One that they never wanted to end.

After twenty minutes of sweet, passionate kisses. She pulled away.

"We should get back to the main street and get what we need for school," she started to leave when Ron called her back.

"Wait!" he pulled her to him once more and kissed her lightly on the nose. "Now we can go."

They walked out hand in hand. As they made it back out onto the main street they passed Honeydukes.

Would you like something sweet, love? Ron said looking at Hermione. "I have enough money to get you something."

"Alright but nothing expensive."she said looking at him with a look of love in her eyes.

5 minutes later they both walked out with 3 chocolate cream filled eggs having gotten one for Harry also.

"So what are we going to tell Harry?" asked Ron.

"The truth, I suppose. There is no reason to tell him a half truth." she replied in her matter-of fact tone the one that made Ron ask her out in the first place.

"Okay." Ron said. "So do you want to go back to The Three Broomsticks?"

"Sure."

They spent the rest of the day sitting and talking and laughing. At about 4:30 they headed up to the school still hand in hand. Before they entered the entrance hall, Ron pulled Hermione into a nitch in the wall and kissed her passionately. "I love you, Hermione." he whispered under his breathe.

"And I love you Ron." she whispered back, there hearts beating fast.

So that was the second chapter. It had a lot more kissing then the first chapter but then again you don't snog the person just when you ask them out do you? Wait for the next chapter. It will have more of Harry in it. But I'm not telling what will happen!!