Love in all Forms

Chapter Two: Ron's Little Secret

"I know," Ron sat up and his ears turned red. "Maybe a little. But don't say a word Harry! It would ruin everything if she found out. She doesn't like me!"

Harry laughed. "I won't tell her Ron! But I think you should talk to her about it. You never know."

"No! Never! What if she doesn't like me?!? I would die!" Ron said worredly. He seemed to drift for a moment. "But if she did like me!" His eyes lit up and he looked happy. Then he shook his head. "But I can't."

Harry shrugged and laid down. He fell asleep five minutes later. Ron got tired again and eventually fell asleep.

Ron dreamed he was falling off the North Tower of Hogwarts. He kept falling and suddenly someone on a broom grabbed him and put him on the back.

"Hold on," the voice said. "Harry isn't the only one who can ride a broom!"

Ron pulled her hair back to find, "Hermione!?!"

"Hello, Ronald," she grinned at him. She flew the broom towards the ground and slowly stopped. They both jumped off.

"Thank you for saving me," he said quietly.

She looked into his eyes. "Couldn't be loosing someone so important, could I?" she whispered.

"What do you mean?"

She came closer. "I mean this," she said. She moved closer to him. Their lips were almost touching.

He woke up.

"Ron! Come on! It is already 6:00!" Harry was shaking him.

"Alright I'm up! Stop shaking me. Couldn't you have waited a minute more?" Ron growled.

Harry pushed him and laughed. "Good dream?"

"Yeah," he got up. He ran over to the mirror and smoothed his hair. "Ok I'm ready."

The boys walked downstairs and through the back door of The Leaky Cauldron. Harry pressed the right bricks and the entered Diagon Alley. Ron lead the way to the bookstore. Hermione was pouring over at least three books. They walked in. Hermione looked up and waved them over.

"It says here that there is a map much like the marauder's that has every animagus in the entire world. They can be located anytime anywhere. However, it was put away 200 years ago when the animagus held a protest. They had no privacy. The Ministry tried to destroy the document, but it was under too many spells. They hid it in a safe underneath the Ministry and only one person knows the code. This person remains anonymous. They are one of five people who ever grow old," Hermione said.

"Wow! All that already?" Harry said.

"If you know what you're looking for it is easy," Hermione smiled.

Ron shrugged. "Erm, do you two want to go eat dinner?"

Hermione seemed thoughtful. "We should bring in dinner and buy these books. Then we can work while we eat."

"You're right," Ron said.

They quickly bought the books and walked back to the Leaky Cauldron. Hermione offered her room for the dinner. She called in a pizza and they got to work. After awhile Harry stood up.

"I have something that might help in our room. I might be awhile because I am not sure where it is. But don't keep on working, this will alter everything," he said. Harry walked out and shut the door behind him.

Ron sat down on the couch. Hermione sat down next to him.

"Wanna watch T.V.," she asked.

"Sure," Ron nodded.

She turned on the T.V. and started flipping through the channels. She stopped on a movie called "Bridget Jones's Diary" at the part where Bridget finally gets together with this guy she likes. "I love this movie!" she said and watched it. Ron shifted nervously as Bridget started to kiss the guy named Mark. He tried not to notice as Hermione inched closer to him. He felt her head rest on his shoulder.

"Um…Hermione?" he whispered. He turned her face up and saw she was sleeping. Ron sighed. He stroked her cheek and then slowly lowered her onto his lap so she was lying down. Ron settled one arm around her waist and the other next to her head. He couldn't help but notice her soft looking lips.

"Oh god, I wish I could kiss her," Ron thought but denied the idea because she might wake up.

A few minutes later Harry came in and Ron signaled for him to be quiet. Ron picked Hermione up and brought her over to her bed. Harry pulled back the sheets and Ron set her in bed. He took off her shoes and then pulled the blankets over her. Harry left, knowing Ron might want to do something. Ron hugged her softly and against his better judgement, kissed her lips lightly and whispered "I love you" to her. She shifted in her sleep, but didn't wake. Ron turned out the light and locked her door.

The next morning Ron awoke to a soft tap at the door. He opened it and seeing that it was Hermione gasped and slammed the door. He practically threw on a t-shirt and jeans and brushed his hair quickly and went back to the door. Hermione was still standing there.

"Ronald you should know better than to answer the door at a hotel in your boxers. Now wake Harry and let's grab some breakfast. I will be in my room." She started to walk away but then turned around and said, "Thank you for um, getting me to bed." She hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek and ran back to her room.

Ron grinned. Then he went to wake Harry up. Harry got ready quickly and they knocked on Hermione's door. She came out and they went down to breakfast. Ron noticed Hermione was pretending that nothing happened. He let it go.

It was Harry who first came to his senses. "We have school tomorrow! We have to buy our things! Sirius will have to wait I presume. Somehow we will have to find away to get inside the Ministry and find out where that map is! It will be the only way to help him."

Hermione pursed her lips. "I agree. Well, Diagon Alley anyone?" Harry and Ron both nodded and followed her out the back door.

The streets were very crowded and it was hard to make their way to each store. At one point Hermione got pushed into Ron, but he caught her. They finished their shopping as quickly as possible and sent their things back to their rooms.

The three went out for ice cream and returned in time for dinner. Harry scarffed his meal down quickly. "Ron, I am sorry, but I have something important to do and I would prefer if you didn't come into the room. Maybe Hermione will let you stay with her until I am done." He walked up the steps to the rooms.

"You can stay with me," Hermione said. She led him to her room and unlocked the door. Ron walked inside and sat on the couch. She sat next to him and looked at him straight in the eyes.

"My god his eyes are such a stunning green," she thought to herself.

Ron was feeling uncomfortable. Should he say something? "Hermione, we need to talk," he said softly.

"Yes?" she said.