One week later
Hermione snuggled up next to a warm body trying to keep warm. At night, the ocean winds often left her freezing. A strange feeling woke Hermione out of her groggy state. The boat was rocking in a strange way. Hermione slowly sat up and looked around. The sun was just starting to come up. Hermione looked around and saw a beach and trees.
"Ron wake up." Hermione said excitedly while shaking him.
Ron woke up and looked around. "LAND!" He yelled.
The two children got out of the boat as fast as they could. Pulling it onto shore, they turned it upside down a fair way away from the sea, making sure it wasn't going to get back into the water. They ran on the beach. They both smiled at finally being able to stand on firm ground. They ran around the island together investigating for a bit.
They ran into the forest. There were so many trees. There just had to be fresh water around. There were animals all around them. Ron stopped suddenly, which caused Hermione to crash into him. She was about to yell at him when she saw his reason for such an abrupt halt… A waterfall. Not just a water fall. Looking down she saw that the waterfall lead to a springs of water. Looking around, the pair notices trees. Lots of trees. With fruit on them! Ron's let out a low and rumbling growl.
Hermione laughed
Rom smiled at her. "Lets eat!"
"No no! Not yet! First we have to check them in my book before we eat them. We need to know it they're poisonous. You pick some different kinds of fruit, and I'll be back with the book."
Hermione left him to go retrieve her book. Ron picked as many different fruits as he could. Hermione came back with the book and Ron climbed back down from one of the trees to show her what he had retrieved. After Hermione made sure nothing was poisonous they both stuffed themselves.
Hermione had read the survival book as many times as she could. She had practically memorized that book. Being on that boat for a week left her and Ron quite bored.
"Ron what are we going to do?" Hermione asked.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked his mouth stuffed with fruit
"I mean if no one finds us. We're going to be stuck here forever." Hermione said.
"Hermione they will never stop looking for us. They will find us. I promise you that." Ron said.
"But Ron we don't know when that will be. What are we going to do until then?" Hermione said.
"Well, for now, we're going to do whatever that book you've been reading tells us to do." Ron said.
"Well the first thing we have to do is find or make a shelter." Hermione said.
"Well I guess we will be making shelter since I don't see any at the moment." Ron said.
"It explains and illustrates how to build tons of different types of shelters. Oh look! Here's one made out of bamboo sticks. There's tons of bamboo here." Hermione said excitedly.
"That's like a two storied house! How are we going to make that?" Ron said.
"Well we have instructions here. So let's get to work. There's an axe in one of the trunks. I will start clearing a spot near the beach."
Ron and Hermione went to work. They had no idea when they would be found. Hermione thought they wouldn't be found for months. Maybe even years though she hoped against hope that that would not be the case. For now, they both knew that the house was their number one priority.
"Okay I got the axe." Ron said.
"Well go cut some bamboo down. Make sure you cut it as far down as you can. We might need longer sticks." Hermione said.
Ron went to work. Coming back with an arm full of sticks. Hermione got set to work on the floor. The book showed her how to make a string-like substance and how to tie it tight.
After hours of working to get their shelter up, they weren't even half way done. Ron laid down. He was tired and very hungry.
"Come on Hermione we need a break. I am starving." Ron said.
"Ron we need to get this done." Hermione said in a determined voice.
"Hermione, it's going to take us a very long time to get this up. We can't get it all done in one day.
Probably not even in a week. Plus there might be mistakes we made. Then we are going to have to have to fix them. It's going to take a long time. We need a break. You sit down. I will go get us some water and some food for dinner. After dinner we can work on it until dark." Ron said.
"Okay. Don't get lost. And come back as soon as you can. I don't want to be alone when it
starts to get dark." Hermione said.
"Don't worry I will only be a few minutes. Don't work on it with out me." Ron said. He got up, grabbed one of the water jugs out of the boat and set off.
As soon as he was out of sight, Hermione went back to work on the shelter. She had to get as much as she could do. while there was still sun out. She also needed something to take her mind off her homesickness.
Ron came back about half an hour later with a sack full of fruits and the jug full of water.
"Hermione I told you to rest. You're going to wear yourself out." Ron said.
"I can't help it." Hermione said.
"Yes you can. Now time to eat." Ron said.
"You know we can't live on fruits forever." Hermione said while Ron gave her some dinner.
"Yeah I know. I guess we will have to learn how to hunt and fish." Ron said.
"Just like the movie based on the book Hatchet." Hermione said.
"Huh? What's a movie?" Ron asked bewildered.
"Never mind." Hermione said with a smile.
The two children ate their super. After about an hour, Ron finally let Hermione work on the shelter.
They both worked until there was barley enough light to see.
"Where are we going to sleep?" Hermione asked.
"Let's bring in the boat and sleep in it." Ron suggested.
"That's a good idea." Hermione said.
They pulled the boat near their shelter. They climbed into the tiny boat and laid down. They only had the extra clothes the men who tried to kidnap them had packed, so they used them as blankets. The two of them lied back to back, but soon enough were forced to snuggle up together to keep warm. The children both fell asleep almost instantly.
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