Author's Notes: Heylo everybody! Whatcha been doing lately? Sorry it's been so long since the update…. I blame school and sports and uh… lack of motivation. So here are the new chapterS, as I mashed the last two chapters together, to make it seem longer! Cool or what? And now… I wont post another new story or chapter for possibly the rest of the summer, because our school is forcing us to do summer book reports (Reports with an S.) If you love me and don't want me to be upset, PLEASE review! And/or read my other story! Love ya!


Chapters 2 and 3:
An Accident and An Ending

Ron's first week had been extremely busy. Quidditch had begun two days after their arrival. Harry, whose ban had lifted two years ago as Professor Umbridge had been chased out of Hogwarts, was elected captain by the team. The teachers were already beginning to pile on the work, due to NEWTS testing later in the year. Hermione had made Ron and Harry their very on schedule, though they rarely used it and occasionally used the paper to doodle on. Hermione continued to help the boys with their work, as they both knew she would correct it anyway if the answers were wrong.

"Hermione, are you coming to our practice or not?" he asked, causing her to jump slightly. She had again been staring out of the window at something that he couldn't see. Probably thinking of school and homework, he thought.

"What? Oh, yes; I guess I need a break anyway," she said, pushing a book on the table next her in front of her aside, as if she was trying to make them believe she had been reading

As they walked down to the Quidditch pitch, Ron, partly to break the silence, was talking about the weather. From time to time, Harry and Hermione would give him strange looks. He was wondering himself about why he was talking about something as boring as the weather. Possibly, he only wanted to here Hermione speak? No, he thought, he just didn't like silence. But he couldn't fool himself.

"Um, we're here. Hermione, you should go get a seat," Harry said, interrupting Ron.

Hermione left to find her seat and the boys went into the locker rooms.

As soon as they were in the locker rooms, Harry asked, "Ron, are you okay? Why on Earth were you talking about the weather?"

"I dunno, mate. I didn't hear you saying anything more interesting," he said, exchanging his school robes for his burgundy practice ones, and picking up his broom.

Minutes later the Gryffindor team emerged, and Ron flew toward the goal posts near Hermione's seat. She saw Ginny and waved. Ginny had become a beater once Harry's ban had lifted and he went back to seeker, and since Fred and George had graduated in her 4th year. She was quite a good player, too. Ron flew off towards the goal posts nearest to her and Harry let the balls lose.

"Hello again," Ron said, as he reached the posts. "With practice starting this early into term, I bet our team will be unstoppable! Especially with Harry as captain, don't you think?"

"Yes, of course, but I think you ought to pay attention," she said, looking a bit worried as she looked from him to the other players and back again. She probably thought that he would be yelled at or injured because he wasn't paying attention.

"You know, you worry too much. But I guess you're right, I might get hit or—" he flipped upside down, with only his legs hold him onto the broom, to scare her. It worked. "—Fall." He laughed at the look of surprise and anger on her face.

"Ronald Weasley, that was not funny!" she said angrily.

He flipped right side up. "You ruin all the f—" he said, but was interrupted by a screech.

"Look out!" he heard, as he was struck incredibly hard by an unknown object.

"Impedimenta!" Harry and Hermione shouted in unison, slowing his fall. The last thing he remembered was gently floating to the ground as consciousness drifted from him.

Suddenly feeling something gripping his hand, Ron began to move around in his bed.

"Ugh, what happened?" Ron asked groggily, attempting to sit up but falling back down. He watched as a surprised Hermione fled the room and came back minutes later with Madam Pomfrey. He had found a plate of sandwiches by his bed, assume they were his, and was beginning to shove as many of them in his mouth as he could. The nurse gave him a disapproving look, but Hermione only grinned.

"You're lucky Mr. Weasley. If Miss Granger and Mr. Potter hadn't slowed your fall, who knows how you would have turned out. She also stayed with you the entire time, even after I informed her that you'd be fine," she told him. He noticed Hermione blush and slightly turn away, but he gave her a small smile.

"Well Mr. Weasley, you seem well enough. Here take this potion, then it's off to classes for both of you," she said, handing him a small cup and ushering the two of them out of the hospital wing. He drained the cup and placed it on the base of a statue near by the doors of the wing.

"I guess she's right, we better get going before Snape's class begins," he said.

They walked together in silence. Ron began to get nervous and he could feel the tension between himself and Hermione.

"Is something wrong?" she asked.

"Um, no. Actually, I just wanted to say thank you for staying with me while I was in the hospital wing," he said, wanting to kiss her.

"Isn't that what friends are for?" she said, as she stop and smiled at him. He knew this was his chance. He leaned forward and kissed her right on the lips. It was a very short kiss, as he was feeling extremely embarrassed. After all, this was his first kiss.

"I'm sorry," he said, turning away from her and walking away quickly, feeling very stupid.

"It's alright… you just caught me off guard," she said. He felt her pulling him back towards her, and didn't resist.

"Would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me next weekend?" he asked, surprising himself. He saw a big smile spread across her face.

"I'd love to," she said, causing him to smile, too. She kissed him.

"Well, we should be off to class now," she said. They walked down the hallway together, hand in hand with smiles on their faces.

AN: Well, there it is! The end of the story... finally. So, uh... Hope you enjoyed it, please review!