On the way back to the commonroom, the trio were bumped into by Neville.
"Hey Harry, I was looking for you after class, I was wondering if you would help me with the whole wandless magic stuff, you seemed to be pretty good at it. I tried all class but all I could do was create a static charge and make the hair on Seamus' arms stand on end, wanna go back to class and work on it?" Neville asked.
"Sure, no problem" Harry answered "see you guys at dinner!" and with that, he headed back to the class with Neville.
On the was there they Bumped into Lindsay who was headed for the commonroom after her meeting with Tonks.
"Hey Linz!" Harry said brightly
"Hya Harry!"
"So what did Tonks want?" He asked
"nothing much, she just wanted to give me some tips on the charge so that I'll send my opponemt across the room, not above me."
"Cool, wanna show us? We're headed there right now, wanna come?" Neville piped up.
"Nah, it's okay, this lesson really tired me out. I'm going back to the commonroom for a nap before dinner, I can hardly stand!" she grabbed Harry by the arm "hey, can I talk to you alone for a sec?"
"Sure, no problem. Hey Neville, I'll meet you there in a bit." Harry said before the two of them dissapeared around the corner.
"Umm, Listen Harry, I really need to talk to you, but this really is not the place for it, but could you possibly meet me at the top of the Astronomy tower at 11:30? I know you have that invisibility cloak. Ron needs to be better at shutting up! But anyway, will you come?"
"Sure no problem. Say, do you need help getting there, unless you have a cloak of your own?"
"Nah, I'll be fine. I have my ways of hetting around unnoticed" 'Like pretending to be Filch, Snape or McGonagall' she thought to herself
"okay but I'd better get back to Neville, I'll see ya later" He said as he rounded the corner and headed back to DADA.
Since Harry had left them for Neville, an uncomfortable silence had settled over Ron and Hermione. Ron finally could not take it anymore and decided to break it. "Hermione?"
"Yes Ron?"
"Umm... I wanted to talk to you about the dance next week."
"What about it?" Hermione said slightly aggravated
"Well I was wondering..."
"You were wondering what Lindsay would say if you asked her?" she completed his sentance
"what the... NO! I was not gonna ask you that!"
"Yes you were! It's so obvious the way you two are aoways talking, the way you practically molested her in class today, you make me sick!"
"NO! It's not like that at all! We're just close friends!"
"Riiiiiiiiight, it's obvious you have feelings for her, just don't get me involved! Ask her yourself!"
"I DON'T HAVE FEELINGS FOR HER! I have feelings for you!" rom said taking hold of one of Hermione's hands as she tried to get away.
She stopped in her tracks. "Really?"
"Yes" ron replied. "I have ever since that day when you lied for me and harry about the troll in the bathroom. I love you Hermione, I've just been such a chicken so I've never told you." At this his ears and his face both turned a violent shade of crimson. "I wanted to ask you to the dance, and I still want to take you, if you'll go with me that is. And not just the dance... I mean...Hermione... do you want to go out with me?"
"Oh Ron! Of course I will!" she replied crying happily and embracing him tightly, getting his robes a little damp from tears. Then she pulled away and looked him in the eye. "And by the way, I love you too."
He felt her lips touch his and pulled her closer towards him. The kiss was slow and deep and it did not last very long, because after all, they were in the corridor during school hours, but it was perfect nonetheless.
It was Hermione that broke it. "Well, I was going to go and get my DADA homework done before dinner, care to join me?" she asked Ron agreed 'it's always about the studying! He thought to himself smiling.