The Aftermath Of Memories
Summary: She rubbed her forehead, closed her eyes, and thought to herself What in Blaises have I done?...Graduation was a real fog to her right now...A summer at Ron's house might give her a chance...he was leaving soon, and the thought made her want tocry...
Disclaimer: Ok...so If I, Hogwarts-Honeybee owned the Harry Potter characters, I definitely wouldn't be here right now. I think all of you know that without me even writing a disclaimer. So I don't own them, that's it.
Authors Notes: Hey everyone! Hope you're all peachy Keene and stuff! yay! here's the next chapter, hope you love it to pieces!
Chapter Seven- "Birthday Surprise"
Hermione was busy, scrolling down notes on a few sheets of parchment, watching the Weasley brothers kick Harry's arse at Wizards chess for the millionth time. She smiled, watching one of his pawns get creamed by Fred's queen. Ever since fourth year, Harry hadn't stant a chance against any of those red headed Weasleys, not even Ginny! The family just had a knack for silly things like that. But Ginny wasn't here at the moment. She had exclaimed to everyone that she would be gone for the day with her 'new friend' Llandon, whom she had met during the school year. Naturally, none of her brothers approved of this sort of behavior. But Ron was the one who REALLY got aggravated, every time she decided to undermind their made up rules.
"I'm telling you it's just not right!" he stammered, watching another one of Harry's pieces fall to its fate. "The way Mum and Dad give her so much leisure...Lazy Parents...that's what they are..." he muttered, taking a sip of some of Mrs. Weasleys home-made Lemonade.
Hermione scowled "Ron...you KNOW this gives us the perfect opportunity to start planning her surprise Party." She said "And I'm almost finished with the guest list..." she exclaimed, turning back to her paper. Ron rolled his eyes.
"But...he's a boy..." He said it as though it wasn't obvious. Hermione and Harry laughed, while the other three Weasleys stared at them in grouchiness.
"Ron's right for once you know..." George said, taking the paper from Hermione in mid-write. She tried snatching it back, but he stood up, holding it where she couldn't reach. Damn him and all his tallness she thought.
His eyes grew wide as they scrolled over the paper quickly "Oh no...it's bad enough that she's hanging out with him right now, but you're actually thinking of inviting Gin's little Boyfriend?" he asked, pointing to the name on the paper that said Llandon Goodington. Both Ron and Fred both nodded in agreement. Hermione just shrugged.
"Boys, she'll want him there and you know that...besides, I've added your guests too, you blokes! Isn't this supposed to be a party for Ginny?" she asked, pointing out that both, Angelina Johnson and Katie Bell were on the guest list. She scowled "There is no way in the world that I'm taking that boys name off the list if you insist on those girls coming. So drop it." she gave each of them a death look, and George slumped back down in defeat. The three didn't look very happy for the remainder of the game, and when Hermione had finished the guest list the four of them didn't bother to look at it, Harry's reason being that he honestly didn't care, and the Weasleys reason being that they were protective big brothers. But they all knew Hermione wouldn't have it any other way.
After the guest list, there was the shopping list. Hermione would use floo powder to fly to Diagon Alley, even though Ron had insisted on using his broom. Hermione wasn't about to get on a broom with Ronald Weasley, not yet anyways. There would be too much awkward touching, and she wasn't sure she needed that right now. All the same, he had decided to come along with her. She figured it was probably to keep an eye out in case Hermione chose something a little 'over the top' as a Birthday present. It was times like these that she really cherished being an only child.
Upon entering Diagon Alley the next day, the two post Gryffindors thought it best to head to Flourish and Blotts first thing, to buy her some new stationary and such. They were especially lucky that day, as the store had just gotten a whole shipment of different kindof of Stationary. Ron insisted on picking one out with cute little bunnies on them but Hermione shook her head. "Ron, Ginny hates cute things. She's into more mature essentials, such as oh---maybe these" She held up a blue tinted stationary with owls on it. Ron stuck out his tounge.
"It looks like something to buy for a boy..." he protested.
Hermione sighed "Well, Ginny is a bit of a Tomboy..."
But the truth was, the stationary looked like a boys thing more than anything else, so she placed it back on the shelf. The two searched for about twenty minutes more, before finding the perfect stationary; orange with hot pink daisies- and were back in the streets of Diagon Alley.
Ron was walking remotely close to her and she felt compelled to do the same for some reason. It might have been the crowded street, or the fact that some of the people were quite...odd. But she was walking really close to him for whatever reason.
Without warning, Ron's hand brushed against hers, and she jumped. Both of them blushing the deepest red afterward, Ron was the first to say anything.
"err...Sorry Hermione..." He said, his ears glowing a deep scarlet. Hermione's cheeks were very pink.
"No...it's ok..." was all she could manage. Afterwards the two hardly said anything, until they reached the Magical Menagerie. Ron wanted to buy Ginny an owl for her birthday. As the two walked through the animal store, they heard the numerous flutter of wings and croaks and hoots and all sorts of other noises that the animals made. There were Cats and Bats and Rats, along with all kinds of different animals. Ron had made two trips around the store before declaring that not a single owl would fit Gin's personality.
"She's jumpy and determined. They all look too..." he waved a hand around, as if searching for the word. "Old..."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "What about that orange-colored one over there?"
"I don't like him."
"Well, why not!"
"Because...he reminds me of...of me..." He said, blushing again. Hermione had to laugh. That had sounded condcieded, hadn't it? Well, perhaps not.
"Of...of you?" she smirked, looking back at the owl. "Hmm...oh wow...he really does look like you...big feet...red feathers...kindof skinny for an owl...yes...he'll do nicely..." she said, asking one of the clerks over. "We'll take this one..."
"Hermione!" Ron snapped "What are you doing? I just said-"
"That he looks like you...right!" she said smirking. This sent Ron into an orb of confusion.
"But he's-"
"Absolutely perfect?" she shot at him again. "Look here. Ginny will fall in love with this bird the moment she sees him. And do you know why?"
When Ron just shrugged, she rolled her eyes "Because, she looks up to you. She'll love him, because he'll remind her of her favorite big brother..."
At this, Ron went pink again. "I'm not her favorite..." He denied, though they both knew it was true. Ron was and would always be Ginny's favorite older brother. Hermione shook her head.
"You're getting this owl Ron...Ginny will love it to pieces..."
A few minutes later, the two were walking down the alley with a birdcage in hand. The Twittery owl hooted happily at being bought, and Hermione almost thought she saw from the corner of her eye, a smile creep across Ron's face as he stared down at the owl.
LOL...OMG I hope you like it, it's really short, but I had to end it so I could go on with the next chapter! again, I will be posting more often now! I promise! Love you guys!
