Emotional Range of a Teaspoon Chapter Two: Hermione's Arrival

"GINNY! RON! HERMIONE'S HERE!" Ginny heard her mother shout up the stairs. She smiled widely. Finally! Another girl to talk to about everything! She jumped up from her bed where she had been reading a book and rushed down the stairs, feeling excited and eager to see her friend.

"GINNY! RON! HERMIONE'S HERE!" Ron hear his mother call. Finally! She was here at last! He felt nervous and pleased at the same time. Did he look all right? He checked in his mirror and ruffled his hair a little more. Then he hurried down the stairs feeling excited and eager to see his beautiful friend.

"Hermione!" cried Ginny, rushing into the kitchen in which Hermione had just arrived by floo powder. She rushed towards Hermione and grabbed her in a tight hug, which Hermione returned, just as happily.

"It's so good to see you!" squealed Hermione. "I've been ever so bored just sitting at home with nothing to do. I'm so happy to be here with you all at last! I –" She broke off, blushing slightly, because Ron had just entered the room, grinning.

"Ron!" she cried, running over to him and giving him a hug as well. "It's great to see you, too!"

When she let go of Ron, a pink tinge had appeared on his cheeks. "Glad you could come, at last! How's your summer been so far?" he asked, trying to sound cool and casual.

"Oh, it's been all right. Kind of boring ever since I finished all my homework," she said hurriedly, her voice a little high pitched out of nerves.

Ginny rolled her eyes, watching her brother and her best friend. When would they ever realize each other? "Come on Hermione," she said, pulling her away from Ron. "Come put your stuff in my room."

"All right," said Hermione slightly breathlessly, wrenching her eyes off of Ron. Each girl then grabbed one end of Hermione's trunk and carried it up the stairs, giggling as they went.

A/N: Please read and review. I promise it's gonna get a lot more interesting after this, I just had to introduce the situation in the first two chapters! Thanks!