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Chapter 11: A real valentine

"In faith there is hope, in hope there is faith."
-Anonymous

Ron listened to the conversation between his sister and Hermione with great intent. While the conversation grew more and more toward the subject of the secret admirer, Ron began to listen closer and closer. When Ginny asked Hermione if she had anyone she wished it was, he had turned, interested to see what she would do. When Ginny shrieked, he jumped and dropped the bowl. Ginny had yelled at him but he was too busy thinking and staring.

She had someone she wished was the secret admirer. "Who could it be?" He wondered. The knowledge of this gave him hope. Could it be him that she wished it was? He could only hope.

But at the same time the knowledge of this made him jealous. What if he wasn't the one and it was someone else? He didn't know if he could take that. The argument between his head and his heart began to fight again. "Shut up!" He yelled at himself.

Suddenly she noticed that she had found the note. This one had been one of his favorites because he had made it up himself and it was true. That was how he felt about her. She really did make him smile truly. When ever he smiled for her, it was a true smile not a fake, put on smile.

When she finished reading the note, she turned red. He blushed too. When she refused to let Ginny read it and put it in her pocket, he was stunned. She had shared the rest with people but this one she kept to herself. This one was different. This one meant more to her. It was special.

At this knowledge he blushed. He had got her. None of the other quotes had had this affect on her. She was now really interested in the secret admirer. He could tell.

He smiled at this thought as he ate the sandwich on his plate and the fruit salad. He had to quit thinking so negatively and he knew it. He had to believe in himself because he had to do it. He had to find the faith that he knew was in himself somewhere. It was just hard to find. He had to dig deeper.

As lunch continued, he looked over at Hermione. She had taken out a book and commenced to reading. Finally the bell to signal the end of lunch sounded and Ron shoved the last little bit of his sandwich into his mouth, grabbed his bag, and rushed off toward McGongall's classroom.

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Hermione watched Ron rush out of the room then she closed her book and drank the last of her pumpkin juice. As she lifted her book and was about to thrust it into her bag, a piece of folded parchment fell out. She put her book down and picked it up. On the front was a red heart and it said Happy Valentine's Day. She opened it up and read the inside.

Hermione,

Happy Valentine's day. Thanks for being a great friend. I know you have many dreams and wishes and I hope they all come true. Hopefully this years Valentine's day will be one to change the repetition of the ones of the past. To many more years together on Valentine's day.

Ron Weasley

Hermione smiled. It was his yearly card but it was strange that he hadn't given it to her. Usually he gave it to her in person. Maybe he was afraid that everyone would think he was the secret admirer if he did. But either way this made her smile. It was a sweet gesture of him and was almost like her dream except for the whole romance thing.

Suddenly she realized the hall was almost completely empty. She threw her book in her bag, stood up and put the handmade card in her robe pocket. She swung the bag over her shoulder and rushed out of the room.