This chapter is dedicated to : kai from army of freshman for making me laugh so hard I nearly snorted tea out of my nose, jeph from the used for proving that you can smack your head of your mic half way through a song and still look sexy and cool! ( as he did last night).

My friend don who dragged me to see the used even though I complained.

And to J.k Rowling for finally clearing up how old Hermione is! ( almost a whole year older than Harry I knew I was right!)

But on with the story…..

Ron answered the door to Harry's knocking, he greeted his friend all the time watching the door to his room, if Hermione came out of their now it would lead to awkward questions, questions he wasn't entirely sure of the answers to.

" want a cup of tea Harry?" Ron asked loudly.

"yeah mate whatever, no need to shout." said Harry clearing some of the junk of the stool in the kitchen and leaning on the breakfast bar.

" did I wake you up ?" he questioned looking at Ron who was still in his shorts and a old white t-shirt.

"I was up anyway."

"your right Ron that spider was massive" said Hermione, as she opened the door to Ron's room, " I got rid of it for you though, we'll just have to put a net up at your window."

Harry looked from Ron to Hermione but didn't say anything.

"thanks Hermione" Ron said poring her a cup of tea, she sat down on the stool next to Harry and took the cup.

"so do you recon it's defiantly a goule under their then" she said to Harry, she looked over and smiled softly at Ron.

"yeah, should be easy enough to get out of their though."

They talked about different techniques to remove ghouls for about fifteen minuets whilst Ron tried desperately to catch Hermione's eye, he couldn't believe how fast Hermione had come up with a cover story. He could tell that Harry wasn't totally convinced by it but even so Ron was glad he didn't have to explain himself today and right now.

"I should really go get ready, I promised Tonks I would meet up with her" said Hermione excusing herself from the conversation.

Ron watched her walk across the room, this time Harry laughed to himself as he watched his best friend drop himself right in it.

"what?"

"nothing, nothing at all"

Ron and Harry spent most of the day messing about with different spells, trying to see which had the funniest affect on the goule, both aware that they weren't going to see each other for a considerable amount of time

When they finally removed the goule, Ron had laughed so hard his side was sore.

Talking with Hermione had defiantly helped he felt a lot less confused now, or at least he thought he was.

"you ok Ron?"

Harry was looking at him strangely.

"why wouldn't I be"

"just thought you might want to talk, what with this being the last time I see you in a bit."

"I don't think theirs anything to bad that I need to discuss" said Ron rather more stiffly than he would have liked.

"oh right, just thought you might want to talk about you and Hermione that's all" said Harry, Ron new he was watching for the usual reaction. " I know you two are in a weird place at the moment."

" at the moment? That's a bit of an understatement isn't it?"

"only a small one, and you know I worry about the two of you, I'll tell you what I told her, I don't want you to kill each other alright"

"mate right now I don't know what I want to do." said Ron thinking back to the events of the last twenty four hours.

"has something happened?" Harry asked.

Ron shrugged, he didn't want to tell Harry about all the things that went through his head when he and Hermione were alone, let alone the things that had gone through his head as he woke up this morning…

"their wasn't a spider was their?" asked Harry quietly.

Ron shook his head.

Harry raised his eyebrows questioningly, Ron knew he was going to have to explain before Harry jumped to totally the wrong conclusion.

"I had another nightmare, she woke me up and I was upset so she stayed with me, it's that simple alright."

"was it one of the ones that you had in the hospital?" asked Harry looking worried.

Ron nodded." Hermione was in it" he said quietly.

"did you tell her that?"

"hey Hermione I have dreams where you die and it upsets me so much I nearly kill myself in my sleep, Harry mate she would et me locked up"

Harry shrugged, " you know you might be surprised, I hate to agree with Malfoy but if the two of you talked a bit more you might find some things out about each other that would solve a lot of your problems."

"I don't have problems" said Ron indignantly.

"not telling Hermione that you like her is a big problem Ron." said Harry leaning back in the armchair.

"yeah but it's a problem that I've been able to deal with for the last three years without your help thanks all the same Harry"

"we'll you had better have done something by Christmas or I'll tell her for you, not that she'll believe me."

Ron started to argue but at that second the door opened and Tonks, Hydiki and Hermione wandered in.

Hydiki smiled at Harry and Ron weakly looking bit worse for wear, Tonks threw a bag at Ron and it landed on his knee.

" a house warming gift from me to you and the little lady" she said putting an arm around Hermione. Ron couldn't help notice how weird Hermione looked standing next to tonks and her tomato red spiky hair and Hidiki decked out in a bit of a punk outfit, in contrast Hermione looked like a little old lady.

" thanks Tonks" Ron said as he pulled a banana hanger out of a bag.

"it's a banana hanger, its not a home without a banana hanger" she stated making it clear that that was the end of the conversation.

Harry looked as if he was trying not to laugh.

"you ready to go Harry?" asked Hidiki.

"yeah, listen I'll see you two as soon as I can alright." he said hugging Hermione .

"your going already?" asked Hermione when they broke apart.

"I have to… tell Ginny I'm really sorry I wont see her before she goes back to school."

Hermione looked at him. " where are you going?" she asked him.

"I have stuff to do, places to visit, stuff I have to do on my own, Ginny understands…I just hope the pair of you do to." he said looking from one to the other.

Ron nodded.

" remember what I said Ron" said Harry as he followed Tonks and Hydiki out of the door.

"see you tomorrow guy's came the voice of Tonks followed by a large crash at the bottom of the stairs.

Ron winced.

" bet that hurt her." he said as Hermione wandered over and sat down next to him on the sofa and kicked of her shoes. She tucked them under herself and took out a small leather bound book.

"what's that?" Ron asked.

"oh right yeah" said Hermione, reaching in o her bag and handing an almost identical one to him. "it's your handbook, it's got your lecture time table in it, who's in your section names and stuff" said Hermione turning her attention back to her book.

R. B. Weasley. Was embossed on the front of his, he flicked the pages absentmindedly, looking at his future.

He looked up at Hermione. Who stopped reading and turned to him.

"we need to talk" they both said at the same time.

Hermione laughed nervously

"you go first" said Ron watching Hermione as she went red.

"what happened last night Ron. Was that dream about me?"

Ron hadn't expected her to get straight to the point so quickly.

"yes. it was about you." he said.

Hermione just looked at him.

"did you mind that I stayed with you last night."

Ron shook his head. He felt sick.

"you know I'm here for you right, when ever you need me"

Ron nodded.

"you wanted to say something.?" Hermione asked him. This was it, right now he needed to tell her everything, just get it out in to the open.

"why did you stay." it wasn't a question. It was more of an observation.

Hermione didn't answer for a bit.

"I was comfortable, and Crookshanks wouldn't let me move." she said looking away. "listen I'm going to have a bath then go to bed you don't mind do you?"

Ron nodded, but Hermione didn't see she was already making her way to the bathroom.

"good night Ron."

" yeah night Hermione" he said getting himself up and heading to his room with his book and an uneasy felling that a restless night lay ahead.

Ron woke Hermione.

"you had another one" she said without opening her eye's she could tell by the way he had said her name.

"yes" he said sitting down on the side of her bed. Hermione lifted the bed covers and moved along.

" don't get used to this." she said rolling over and putting her arm around him, he was shaking slightly.

"thanks Hermione" he said quietly, but Hermione didn't need to hear it.