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Chapter 6 - Caught

The tears fell freely down her face. She slid down the wall into a crouching position, her hands on her head. Ron's face loomed in her mind, "I'm just going to leave you alone." His voice kept ringing in her ears. She looked at the bottom of the boy's staircase and she shook her head.

No this isn't going to happen. She thought; her mind made up.

She stood up and wiped away her tears. She took a deep breath and walked up the stairs. She reached the door and stared at it for a moment. You can do this. She grabbed hold of the handle and opened the door.

"Ron?" She tried to keep her voice steady. She heard a sigh from behind his bed hanging.

"Go away, I don't want to fight anymore."

"I don't want to either." She paused, "And the last thing I want you to do is leave me alone." She walked over to his bed, pulled aside his hangings and looked down at him.

He looked up at her and saw that her eyes were red and his heart clenched. He looked back down his shoes. "Then what do you want me to do?"

She sat down by his side and took another breath. "I want you to kiss me." She said quietly.

His eyes snapped back to look at her. "What?" He asked disbelievingly.

She closed her eyes for a moment and leaned down until she was only a few inches above him. "If you feel you owe me something………then I want you to kiss me." She whispered.

His heart quickened and he looked into her eyes and he closed the distance between them. He captured her lips with his own and she let out a small sigh. She kissed him back making him wrap his arm around her. She pulled back after a while to breathe and she too looked into his eyes. They were the darkest blue she had even seen them. They smiled at each other, each of them understanding how the other felt.

"Are you sure that's what you wanted me to do?" His arm was still around her and he grinned.

"I've wanted you to do that since I was fourteen." She smiled.

He pulled her down and kissed her again. "Me too."

"So do you have to do rounds tonight?" Harry asked.

"Yes and it doesn't matter if I didn't because you have homework to do." Ginny said.

"Well then maybe once I'm done we can go for a walk."

"Harry we can't…well you can't. What if another prefect saw you? We'd both get into trouble then."

"I'll figure out something." He said mysteriously.

Ginny gave him an odd look. "What do you mean?"

"You'll see." He smiled. "So you ready to go back to the common room?"

She still had that skeptical look in her eyes, "Yeah I'm done."

They got up from the table and left.

"So where are you doing your rounds tonight?" He tried to sound innocent while they headed up the stairs.

"The fifth floor…why?"

"Just wondering." He hesitated a minute and then slid his arm around her waist as they walked. She looked down at his arm, then into his eyes and smiled.

"Listen Hermione, I wanted to say sorry for earlier today, I-"

She leaned down and kissed him, "Forget about it." She slid out of his grasp. "Come on we better get down to the common room."

"Okay," he got up and stood beside her, "Oh wait…" He opened his trunk and grabbed some supplies. "You wouldn't mind still helping me with my homework, would you?"

"Not at all." She smiled.

Harry and Ginny came through the portrait hole to find Ron and Hermione sitting next to each other on the couch. Books and paper were strewn across the table in front of them.

Ginny moved Harry's arm from around her and whispered, "I don't feel like having Ron freak out tonight, can we tell him about us later?"

Harry shook his head. Actually telling Ron had never occurred to him before, but Ginny had a point. "So I see you're doing homework after all." Harry spoke up causing Ron and Hermione to turn around.

"Yeah…she persuaded me." Ron said as he glanced at her and she smiled.

"Well let me get my stuff and I'll join you." Harry said and headed upstairs. Ginny walked over and sat down on the floor across from them.

"So you feel better?" She asked Hermione.

Hermione's eyes darted to Ron then back to Ginny. "Much."

Ginny smiled, "Good…hey do you have something that I can read until my rounds?"

Ron looked at her and laughed, "You're kidding right? Have you forgotten you're talking to the human library herself?"

Hermione smacked his leg, "Shut up. Yes Ginny, just go up and look in my trunk."

"Thanks." Harry came down the next moment and sat down beside Ginny on the floor.

"So which assignment are you doing now?" Harry asked, putting his books down beside him.

"We just started on the history of magic paper." Ron said.

"Well that one should be easy for you, you only took tons of notes on it." Harry smirked.

"I hope so." Ron bent back down over his paper and continued to write. Hermione did the same.

Harry took the opportunity and moved his hand and rubbed the small of Ginny's back and she looked at him, "Don't." She mouthed at him.

"What?" He mouthed back, grinned and moved his hand to her side and gave it a gently squeeze causing her to laugh out loud. She moved out of his grasp making his hand fall. Ron and Hermione looked at them. Harry bent under the table, pretending to look for something, but he tried with all his might to stifle his laugh.

"I'm, huh," She paused trying not to laugh again. "I-I think I'm going to go get that book now." Harry sat back up as she stood. She started to walk, but kicked him as she left. "Oh I'm sorry!" She snickered again and went up the stairs.

"What's wrong with her?" Ron asked.

"It was probably just something she was thinking." Harry said and leaned over his parchment. He smiled as he began to write. Ginny came down about five minutes later, a copy of "Advanced Transfiguration" in her hand. She walked over and sat in a chair instead of by Harry. Harry looked at her and she made a face at him and he grinned.

An hour later Ron put down his quill. "Done."

"That was quick." Harry said, "I told you, you'd finish fast."

Hermione didn't say anything, she had finished half an hour earlier and was already halfway done with her charms homework now.

Ron looked down at her paper, "It figures that one of the classes you actually miss is the paper you write the fastest."

She grinned while still writing, "Well I studied the notes Harry took so…"

Harry turned back to his paper and Ron started his charms assignment. They were interrupted fifteen minutes later. "Done." Harry said.

"Me too." Hermione sat back.

"What!" Harry and Ron said together in surprise.

She shrugged, "It was an easy paper to write." They just shook their heads at her.

The clock finally chimed eleven and Ginny got up. "I have to go do rounds now. See you guys later…I'm sure you'll still be working." She grinned and left.

A while later Harry finally finished. "I don't know how you finished so fast Hermione. I even took the notes and am now just finishing."

"Why is it you two always finish before me?" Ron asked.

"Because we're quick like that." Harry grinned at him. "Listen I'm going to get out of here for a while. I need some air." He took all his things upstairs and then grabbed his invisibility cloak. He came back down to the disapproving glare of Hermione, but she didn't object to him leaving. "I'll be careful." He said, "See you guys." He put the cloak over him and left.

"I hate when he goes out at night. I swear he's trying his luck." Hermione said.

"Don't worry about it." He kept writing.

She looked at him and smiled. She scooted closer to him so that her leg was against his. "Are you almost done?" She asked.

He looked down at her leg and smiled. "Just about." It was extremely difficult for him to concentrate on writing with her so close.

Harry traveled silently through the halls, he saw a few prefects but he went unnoticed. He reached the hall he was searching for and he saw the prefect he knew wouldn't get him into trouble. He walked as softly as he could until he was a foot behind her.

He tapped her on the shoulder and she whirled around. She looked about the hall and he quietly walked around her and tapped her again. She whirled around looking nervous when she heard a muffled laugh. She quickly reached out her hand and grabbed at the air. She missed him by an inch and he just couldn't take anymore, he burst out laughing and pulled the cloak off of him.

"Harry!" She punched his arm making him stubble back a few feet, but even that didn't disrupt his laughter. "That wasn't funny!" She glared at him.

"I- I'm sorry, it was just too tempting." He tried to keep his face serious, but she could still see a hint of his grin.

She shook her head at him, "Where did you get that anyways?" She asked looking at the cloak.

"It was my dad's. Dumbledore gave it to me in my first year." Harry said looking down at his cloak with pride, "It's the only thing I have that belonged to him." He smiled.

"Dumbledore gave it to you though?"

"Yeah, my dad gave it to him for safe keeping." He nodded. "So are your rounds almost over?"

"No I still have…" she looked at her watch, "an hour."

"Let's go for a walk."

"I can't go."

"Yes you can, you're a prefect. You can do anything and I promise it will be worth it." He smiled and stepped closer to her.

Her eyebrows raised, "Oh yeah?"

"Yeah." He bent down and kissed her until a few seconds later she pulled back.

"We can't do this here, what if someone comes by?"

He pulled the cloak over him and he grabbed the ends with his hands. He hesitantly put his arms around her, shrouding her with the cloak.

She smiled at the feeling of his arms around her. "That'll work." She kissed him, as he looked relieved she didn't pull back. They stood there like that for a while, Harry holding her as she rested her head against his chest.

"Will you go on a walk with me?" He asked quietly.

"Sure." She said grinning into his chest. She didn't want to feel like patrolling anymore, she couldn't think of any better way to spend her time then with Harry right now.

He rearranged the cloak so that they could move easier and they headed down through the castle.

Ron put his quill down ten minutes later. "Finally…I hate homework." He sighed and leaned back.

"I think it's kind of fun." She stated and leaned against him.

He laughed, "You would."

"What's that supposed to mean?" She looked at him.

"That means you're the smartest witch in our class and probably the entire school. Only brilliant people like homework because it's easy for them so…you would." He looked at her breathlessly as he had uttered all that in one breath.

She looked at him amazed, "Wow, you really thought that through, didn't you?"

"You have lots of time too think when one doesn't pay attention in class." He grinned and she rolled her eyes.

"You really do pride yourself for not paying attention don't you?" She asked in disbelief.

"Of course," he said proudly and stuck his chest out like Percy used to, "The way I see it, I've made it this far without paying attention, so why start being a good student now?"

"You wouldn't have made it this far if it wasn't for me." She stated matter-of-factly with a grin.

"And for that I thank you." He leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, making her blush slightly. "Hey, let's go down to the kitchens. I'm pretty hungry, I never got to eat dinner."

"We can't Harry has the cloak."

He looked at Hermione and sighed, "We are prefects you know. Plus we were supposed to have rounds tonight so it would look perfectly normal."

"Okay, I'm pretty hungry too."

"Great." He said his stomach growling.

They both got up and gathered their belongs and took them up to their rooms. They came back down with their badges and they headed through the portrait hole to the sounds of the fat lady snoring against her frame.

Harry and Ginny managed to squeeze through the front door without making it creak. They stepped out from under the cloak into the moonlight.

"What a beautiful night." Ginny said looking up at the golden crescent moon and the thousands of stars that littered the sky.

"Yeah it is." Harry said looking up as well. "Come on we don't want to stay by the door all night." He steered her toward the lake as they continued to talk.

"You know, I have to tell you that I never thought you'd like me." She said awkwardly.

"What made you think that?" He asked looking at her.

She laughed, "Because of how you acted around me."

"How did I act?" He asked, surprised by her response.

"Like I was only Ron's little sister."

"Well you are?" He said

"No I mean…like I was only a girl to protect because I was your friends sister and could never seriously like." She paused, "What made you change your mind?" She asked looking at him.

"I don't quite know…ever since last year I've noticed…you've been more confident and sure of yourself. You just grew on me." He smiled.

She smiled back at him and continued to walk in silence for a while. "Harry can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"I've noticed this year…" she paused trying to word this correctly. "You haven't really…you know talked about…Sirius." She said quietly.

He looked at her with steely eyes. "There's nothing to talk about." She grew quiet at the look and he stopped when they reached the lake a few minutes later. His expression had made a one eighty, he smiled as he turned to her. "We're here."

She gave him a confused look, "Where?"

"Come on." He took her hand with a smile and walked toward the water.

"Whoa! What are you doing?" She asked in surprise and withdrew her hand.

"Let's go for a swim."

"Are you crazy?" She said laughing.

He grinned, "You said you had wanted to go swimming earlier, so come on."

"Yeah, I wanted to go swimming in the daylight!" She laughed again. "Emphasis on the daylight part."

"It'll be fun." He said trying to tempt her.

"No way!" She shook her head.

He took a step closer to her with a mischievous grin.

"No Harry!" She took a step back.

"You know you want to." He said still advancing on her.

"Don't you dare!" She said warningly but still with a smile on her face.

"Come on." He said but the next moment she took off running, but he was too quick for her. It only took his a few strides to catch up and he grabbed her around the middle and picked her up. She struggled to loosen his hold but he was too strong for her.

"Harry stop! Don't!" She laughed still struggling.

His feet stepped into the water and he continued moving backwards. "I'm only doing this because I care." He laughed and said when he was about knee deep. He spun around a couple of times and he let go of her. She squealed as her entire body fell into the water.

Ron and Hermione finally reached the picture with the bowl of fruit on it. Hermione reached up and tickled the pear, the portrait swung open to reveal the kitchens. As soon as they stepped inside they heard an excited gasp.

"Harry Potter's friends!" An excited squeak said. Enormous bulbous green eyes came from behind the table wearing four different colored socks on each foot and a horrid pink shirt.

"Hey Dobby! How are you?" Hermione asked.

"Wonderful Miss! I was wondering if I would see any of you three this year." He flashed a toothy grin. "You haven't forgotten Dobby!" He said practically shaking with excitement.

"How could we forget about you?" Ron said.

Dobby's ears perked up and his smiled widened even more. "Where is Harry Potter this evening?" He asked looking around.

"He went for a walk, but we will certainly tell him to come and visit you soon." Hermione smiled at him.

"Thank you Miss!" He bowed, "Oh, can I get you anything?"

"Yeah, can y-" Hermione elbowed him in the stomach.

"No Dobby thank you, Ron and I can get it." Hermione said.

"Okay, I'll be leaving you and Mr. Weezly alone now." He bowed again. "Thank you for coming to visit Dobby!" He smiled happily as he left.

"Why'd you hit me?" Ron asked rubbing his stomach.

"Because we don't need anyone to serve us." She went over to one of the many refrigerators in the kitchen and opened it. She pulled out two plates, one with chicken on it and the other with mashed potatoes.

"Is that just for you?" He grinned at her.

"No it's for both of us," she made a face and got two clean plates out of a cabinet.

"You must not realize how much I can eat." He smiled and walked over to the fridge. He pulled out a few plates, each full with different things. Shepherd's pie, lamb chops, maple-glazed carrots and some trifle were just a few of the items.

Hermione just stared at him. "You can't eat all that."

"Who says?" He grinned and dished up.

"No I mean you can't actually eat all that can you?

"Going to try." He smiled.

"I don't know how your mom manages to feed you." She shook her head and began to eat as Ron just laughed at her.

Ginny emerged from the water soaked to the bone, her hair in her eyes. She flipped it out of the way and shook her head at him. "I can't believe you did that."

He laughed and walked to her. "You think it's funny?" She asked grinning.

He nodded and bent down slowly and kissed her. She smiled through the kiss as he deepened it. He pulled her closer to him and she took the opportunity to hook her leg behind his. She pulled back and smiled sweetly, but it soon turned into a playful one. She jerked her leg causing his knees to buck and he tripped backwards into the water.

He got up shaking the water from his hair and eyes. He laughed, "I should have seen that coming…see I told you, you'd have fun." He smiled, but it quickly fell away at the look on her face.

"I don't know about her, but I'll be having the time of my life soon!" Harry whirled around at the sound of the voice.

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