"I'll be there, I would just like to roam around the castle," Harry told Sirius.
"Okay then, I'll be waiting. Don't be late, okay?" said Sirius who is stepping up the Knight Bus.
"Bye!" said Harry.
Bang! And the Knight Bus was gone.
Harry ran towards Hermione who is also waving good bye to her parents riding on Mr. Weasley's enchanted car (it was repaired and has now a permission to fly). Some distances away from Hermione was Ron (obviously making a space between them), who is also waving goodbye to his parents, Ginny, Bill and Charles (Percy was killed by Voldemort during their sixth year). Their parents were waving back at them, and Harry saw Mr. Weasley pushed the invisibility button, and the car disappeared.
"So this is it," said Harry as he skipped a stone on the surface of the lake beside their usual tree. "This is good bye."
"Don't be silly! Of course it's not good bye! It will never be," said Hermione who is sitting behind Harry.
"She's right, mate," said Ron who is also trying to skip a stone but is not able to. He gave a frown when the stone just dropped in front of him and splattered some water to his face. He stopped and started walking back to sit.
"Wait, have you two settled whatever the thing has came between you?" Harry asked.
Ron stopped in his tracks and Hermione looked at her feet.
"Now I see the answer. You know what? You two must move on. Ron, you still got Lavander − Hermione, you still got me − just joking − you still got Vicky−"
"Don't call him Vicky!" said Hermione at once.
"It's okay, Hermione. It actually sounds cute, isn't it, mate?" Ron said forcing himself not to laugh.
"Oh shut up!" said Hermione as she stood up and walked towards Ron. She punched him on his shoulder and gave each other a smile. They reached for each other and embraced each other tightly.
"Oi, Hermione! There's no space for crying!" Harry said.
"We two are so stupid!" Hermione said sobbing on Ron's shoulder. The, she pulled herself out.
"Okay, I think that's settled. Now, we must promise to each other that whatever happens, we wont hurt each other anymore," said Harry.
"Okay," Ron said raising his right arm to pledge. "I promise not to stomp on Hermione's foot anymore."
Harry laughed and imitated Ron. "I also promise not to throw a badge on Ron's forehead anymore. The two laughed.
"Are you sure that's the hurt you're talking about, Harry?" asked Hermione with her eyebrow raised.
"Not really − hahaha − that's not − hahaha − wait − I can't breathe − hahaha −!"
"If I got it right, it's about love, isn't it?" said Hermione.
"Right on!" said Harry who successfully overcame the urge of laughing with their pledges. "We must promise to each other that we wont fall for each other."
"Oh, may I just break that just now?" said Ron walking towards Harry.
"What?" said Hermione.
"No offense, Hermione," said Ron. "I love you, mate!" and he reached for Harry to embrace him, but Harry pushed him away.
"Gerrof! Shut up Ron!" said Harry.
Ron got off of Harry and looked at Hermione who is looking with disgust. "You don't think I'm serious with that, do you?" Hermione relaxed her face. "Anyway, only one among us would break such promise… it's you Harry. But of course, you also, Hermione, if you fall for him−"
"Don't say that, Ron! Who knows you just pretended to fall out of me? Nothing's too late, you know," said Hermione.
"How're we going to be sure that no one's going to break it?" asked Ron who immediately cut off what Hermione's saying.
"No idea," said Harry as he sat down.
"Oh! I got one," said Hermione as she followed Harry, and Ron sat down too. "Who's got a parchment?"
Ron and Harry shrugged. They turned their heads to look around as if expecting a parchment to fly in front of them. But, when Harry looked above at the castle windows, he saw Filch at one of them holding and examining a parchment. Harry got his wand and mumbled, "Accio parchment!" and the parchment flew towards them. Harry heard Filch shouted something but he didn't pay attention to it and gave the parchment to Hermione.
"I've been desperate to make a revenge to him − anyway, what's this?" said Hermione examining the parchment. "Looks like some new rules made by Filch."
Usage of Zongko's Joke Shop things may result to expulsion.
Apparating is prohibited and may also resul to expulsion. ("Actually, is he not reading Hogwarts, A History?" said Hermione.
Blah, blah…
Blah, blah…
Blah, blah..
"We have to use this thing," said Hermione. She reached for her wand and pointed it at the parchment. "Clearificus," and all the writings vanished. "Now, who's got a quill?"
"No one," said Harry.
"Actually, are you two a witch and a wizard or not? Remember the writing charm?" said Ron.
"Oh, yeah! I almost forgot−" said Hermione.
"You mean, you actually forgot!"
"Anyway," Hermione beamed at Ron and when Ron behaved, she closed her eyes (to think of what shall be written), pointed her wand at the parchment. "Writius." Word by word, the sentence appeared.
Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter hereby promises that each of them would not fall in love with the other. Breaking such promise may result to slug vomiting.
"Surely, I wont break that," said Ron remembering his experience back during their second year and made a gulp.
Hermione pointed her wand once again at the parchment. "Notificus," and the parchment fired and turned into ashes. "Promise made. Whoever breaks, you know what'll happen."
"That's it? We haven't approved yet," said Ron.
"Don't be rubbish, Ron!" said Hermione. "Anyway, you can change the punishment, of course. It's changeable, you see. Just repeat what I've written and change the punishment and say 'Notificus' and it'll b changed."
"You sure are wicked, Hermione," said Harry shaking his head and looking at Ron who has his eys popped out by the sound of slug vomiting that's still echoing in his mind.