A/N: I love all of you reviewers! I love heariung from you and what you like about my stories! I am soo glad that you like my story! Anyways I should get on with the story so I hope you like it...
Chapter 13- Romeo and Juliet
Hermione woke up on the day before Harry's birthday. Today they were having Harry's birthday party. For the past few days they had stopped talking about it to avoid Harry's suspicions. Harry seemed to forget about everything. In the past few days they had mostly stayed here and swam, and they went to the beach one other time. Hermione had yet again rearranged the schedule. After the third time she furiously threw it away making a big deal of ripping it in to pieces because she was furious. Ron had to convince her that it was better this way. They hadn't even gone to the amusement park the other day. Hermione decided to save that for after the chaos of Harry's party. She assumed their letters would come sometime at the end of August, like always, so they would go before then. Hermione lifted the covers off of herself and stretched out. A thought occurred to her and she walked over to the side of Ginny's bed. She hesitated for a second but remembered that Ginny had fallen asleep in Harry's arms early yesterday and he had carried her up to bed. Hermione gently shook Ginny.
"Gin, wake-up for a minute." Ginny groaned and rolled over.
"Yeah?" Ginny mumbled.
"You didn't get Harry a birthday present did you?" Ginny's eyes opened and she looked at Hermione.
"Of course I did! You don't think I would forget to?" Ginny sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"When?" Hermione sat back on Ginny's bed looking perplexed.
"I didn't look around the Quidditch store for my own health." Ginny reached under her bed and pulled out a bag from the Quidditch shop. She opened it and pulled out a book labeled, Chudley Cannons: Biography of the players. Then she pulled something else out of the bag. It was a silver watch. "I got this in the muggle jewelry shop. I figured that since I have all of this muggle money I shouldn't let it go to waste. I told him it was just a necklace I got for me and he didn't see it so it worked out perfectly." Hermione nodded in understandment. "So how are we going to decorate while we're at the restaurant?"
"I've delegated Fred and George to that job. They'll be here exactly at four. Harry will be out in the car and I'll say that I forgot my purse and then I'll give them the decorations, we'll go out to eat and then when we get back everyone will be here." Hermione informed her.
"What about the cake from Diagon Alley and the butterbeers?"
"Fred and George are picking them up too. I sent Pig to them a couple days ago and they said they would help out and stuff."
"And the cake we have to make?"
"Well Ron and Harry are going to be going to the grocery store later today and you and I will make the cake."
"That's the cake that we're putting the exploding candles in right?"
"Yup!" Hermione smiled at the thought of the cake exploding in Harry's face.
"And you trust Ron with your car? Alone?" Ginny emphasized on the word alone.
"I trust Ron with my life. And besides Ron knows where the Grocery store is. It's like 10 minutes driving distance. He's just going to keep Harry there for and hour while we make the cake." There was a knock at the door. "Come-" Ginny gave her a look while she pointed to the gifts spread out on the bed. "-Who is it?" Hermione changed her sentence.
"It's me! Who do you think it is?"
"Oh, come in!" Ron opened the door and came and sat down on the bed next to Hermione and Ginny.
"Who did you think it was?" Ron asked as he gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek.
"I was just making sure it wasn't Harry." Hermione pointed to the gifts on the bed. Ron nodded.
"Oh, well he was out cold when I left, snoring like Neville." Ron, Hermione and Ginny laughed too.
"So you remember the plan for today? And how to get to the grocery store?" Hermione double-checked.
"Yes Mione! If you trust me with your life then why are you so worried?" Ron asked.
"You were listening? What if we were talking about…other stuff?" Hermione wondered.
"Then I wouldn't have knocked so soon after." He joked. Hermione playfully slapped his arm.
"Well we better get ready if we're going to go through with this today." Ginny yawned. Hermione and Ron shot up.
"I'm going to take a shower." Hermione said.
"Not if I get there first!" Ron said. They both lunged for the door. They ran out into the hallway. Hermione was almost at the door but Ron grabbed her around the waist and stopped her. She squealed as he picked her up and turned her around. He was just about to go into the bathroom when a flash of red hair dashed in front of him and slammed the door in his face.
"HA!" Ginny shouted from inside the locked door. Ron turned away angrily. Hermione started downstairs and Ron followed. When they reached the kitchen Hermione started a pot of coffee and took out the cereal boxes. She got out bowls and spoons. By the time she was done getting everything out for cereal the coffee was done. She poured a cup for herself and Ron. She handed him his and thought of a cute nickname for Ron since he had one for her.
"Drink up Romeo!" She exclaimed kissing his cheek and taking the seat next to him.
"Romeo?" He questioned. Hermione realized that he didn't know who Romeo and Juliet were so she explained it.
"Oh, right. It's a muggle book, Romeo and Juliet. It's about these two people who loved each other so much that they ended up killing themselves because they couldn't be together. It's an expression people use sometimes." Hermione explained.
"Ok…Juliet." He joked. Hermione laughed and took another sip of coffee. Ginny came down 15 minutes later with a smile on her face. Ron and Hermione stood straight up and started for the stairs.
"I wouldn't bother." Ginny laughed as she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"Why not?" Hermione asked as they stopped.
"Harry's in there."
"What?" Ron asked in disbelief. Ginny nodded and sat down. "I'm just going to take a shower before we leave tonight!" He sighed stomping up the stairs.
"See ya Romeo." Hermione called to him. Ron smiled back down at her despite his fury. Hermione walked upstairs after him and came down a minute later with a towel and robe in her hands. She went all they way downstairs to the bathroom down there. She turned on the water determined to get at least some hot water. 5 minutes later she screamed as the warm water turned to freezing cold water. She finished rinsing the shampoo from her hair and put her robe on before storming up the stairs. She found Harry laughing into his cup of coffee. "YOU!" She yelled. Harry laughed harder. "You're going to get it later!" She yelled and then stomped up the stairs. She heard Harry laughing harder as she got to the top of the stairs. She slammed the door to her room shut and started over to her dresser mumbling not so pleasant things. She changed into a yellow short sleeve shirt with an orange sun on the front and a jean skirt. She dried her hair with her wand and let the curls down. Applying her make-up she thought about what she could ask Ron to get at the store. She hadn't exactly thought about it. As she was finishing her lip-gloss there was a knock at the door. "Come in!" She yelled. Ron walked in and eyed her suspiciously as he watched her apply another coat of lip-gloss on.
"So that's the stuff that makes your lips all sticky!" Ron said picking up the tube and looking at it.
"Why you don't like it?"
"Well it makes them look nice but it is sticky!" Hermione laughed and grabbed his face. She gave him a big sticky kiss on the cheek and he grimaced. He started to wipe it off. "Me and Harry are going to go to the store now." Ron said. Hermione finished wiping the lip-gloss off of her lips before answering.
"Yeah but isn't you going to the store without me suspicious?"
"I have and idea. Just play along." Ron started toward the door.
"Hang on!" Hermione went into the closet to take out the cake mix from the bag that the piñata was also in. The other day she had filled up the piñata with candy so they could do it after the party and because Ron was bugging her about it. She took the cake mix out of the bag and then took her keys out of her purse. She threw the keys to Ron and they started back down the stairs. When they were in the kitchen Ron looked at Hermione and Ginny giving them a look. Hermione casually slid the cake mix back on the counter when Harry wasn't looking.
"Hermione can you take me to the store so I can get some candy?" Ron asked. Everyone looked at him. Hermione took the hint.
"Now?"
"Yup!"
"Can't it wait till later?"
"No! Let's go please!" Ron stuck out his bottom lip and begged. Hermione was tempted to say yes just because of his face but remembered the plan.
"Why don't you go? You can take Harry with you so that you don't do anything stupid in the store." Ron shrugged.
"Alright. Come on Harry! Let's get going!" Harry looked to Hermione and glared at her.
"That's what you get for using up all the hot water! You can be stuck in the store with Ron for a change!" Hermione exclaimed smiling at him. Harry just stood up and grumpily started toward the door.
"See ya Juliet!" Ron kissed Hermione and followed Harry out the door. Hermione smiled at him and then turned to a confused Ginny.
"Juliet? Last time I checked your name was Hermione?"
"It's just a nickname." Hermione begun to tell her about Romeo and Juliet while they started mixing the cake. Ginny seemed very interested in this book so when they finished mixing the cake, putting the cake in the oven, and cleaning up the mess (in the wave of a wand) they went upstairs to get the book. Hermione searched through her bookcase for the book while Ginny wrapped presents. By the time Hermione had found the book through all of her hundreds Ginny had wrapped all three sets of Harry's presents. Hermione handed the book to Ginny who started reading immediately and completely absorbed herself in it. Hermione took out all of the bags out of the closet and put them on her bed. She and Ginny went down the stairs and sat in the living room waiting for the cake to be done. Hermione wanted to read her book but figured the cake would burn if her and Ginny were both absorbed in books. A half an hour later the timer dinged and Hermione took the cake out of the oven. She didn't have to let it cool because she knew a spell. She waved her wand and said the spell. The cake magically frosted it's self and wrote Happy Birthday Harry across it. She smiled at the thought of it exploding in Harry's face. Covering it she put it in the back of the fridge.
"We're back!" Ron shouted from the living room. Hermione quickly looked around making sure that there were no reminisce of the cake around. Just as Harry and Ron walked in the kitchen Hermione threw away the cake box.
"Hey!" Hermione called walking over to Ron and kissing him.
"Hey yourself!" He smiled.
"What smells so good?" Harry asked.
"I don't know it must be Ginny's new perfume." Hermione said as Ginny walked in the room reading.
"It smells like cake." Harry pointed out.
"Oh that. That's this new kitchen spray I have doesn't it smell good?" Hermione silently scolded herself for not coming up with a better lie. "So what candy did you get?"
"These." Ron threw a pack of skittles down on the table.
"Yes we spent an hour at the grocery store just to get those. Hermione what have you done to her?" Harry asked waving a hand in front of Ginny's face only to have it smacked away.
"She's just reading." Hermione said.
"But she never reads!" Harry said in awe.
"That's because muggle books are more interesting than wizard books." Ginny said not looking up from the book. Harry and Ron gaped at her in awe.
"TV?" Hermione suggested. Ron and Harry nodded and they all went into the living room. Hermione sat next to Ron. He put his arm around her and instead of reading Hermione sat in the comfort of Ron. Ginny came in the living room a few minutes later sitting next to Harry, but still reading. At three o'clock Hermione stood up. "We should get ready now. The reservation's for 5 and it takes a while to get there. The others agreed and stood up. A half an hour later Ron and Harry were back on the couch watching TV. Ron had changed into a button up blue shirt with a nice pair of jeans. Harry was wearing a white button up shirt and black jeans. It hadn't taken them long at all to get ready. Hermione and Ginny were still having problems on deciding what to wear. Their hair and make-up were done but they couldn't decide. Finally Hermione decided on a light blue spaghetti strap dress that was v-neck and it came down to just above her knees. Ginny decided on a nice white skirt that came down to her mid thigh and a pale pink tank top underneath a white shrug. Satisfied with how they looked and rushed because it was 5 minutes to four they hurried down the stairs.
"You loo-" Harry started after he saw Ginny but was cut off by Hermione.
"Out to the car now complement later!" Hermione said "accidentally" leaving her purse on the kitchen table. They all got out to the car and Hermione sat in the driver's seat and then got back out. "I forgot my purse!" She yelled and rushed back inside. Fred and George weren't there yet so she rushed upstairs and got the stuff. She placed it all on the couch. With two loud cracks Fred and George appeared. Fred was holding the case of butterbeer and George had the snitch shaped cake in his hands.
"Hello Hermione!" Fred exclaimed.
"Or is it Mione now?" George joked.
"I see you're still wearing the bracelet so I take it, it is." Fred said.
"So what are we doing here Mione?" George asked. Hermione rolled her eyes before she answered.
"Ok, here are all of the decorations, and just make sure your done by 7, everyone will start coming about then and then we'll be back at like 7:15." Hermione told them.
"Wait so you guys get to go out and eat while we stay here and decorate?"
"How unfair!" They complained.
"There's stuff in the fridge!" Hermione said quickly grabbing her purse and leaving. Hermione took her time driving to the restaurant because they had left extra early so Fred and George could set up. They arrived at the restaurant just in time to make the reservation. They were seated at a booth Hermione and Ron on one side and Ginny and Harry on the other. Four menus sat in front of them. Harry, Ginny, and Hermione picked theirs up and started to scan through them. Ron picked his up and gave it a quizzical look. Hermione noticed this and put her own menu down. She took Ron's and opened it for him. "You look through the menu and decide what you want and then tell the waiter."
"Oh!" Ron started scanning the menu. Hermione silently laughed and picked her own menu. The waiter came back a few minutes later and they all ordered. When he left Harry looked at all of them.
"So this is all you're doing for my birthday? Nothing more?" He looked from one to the other, to the other to see if their facial expressions would give them away.
"Yeah, we already told you this was it." Ron said concentrating hard on the table.
"Yeah we're having the party the party at the Burrow so there wasn't much that we could do. So we figured that this was the least we could do for you since you are our best friend and you did save the word." Hermione smiled at him. Harry bought what they said because he smiled back at them.
"So when do you think our letters are going to come?" Harry asked.
"Probably around the end of August like always." Hermione said.
"I can't wait to go back seeing this is our last year and all. And the most normal year." Harry said. Hermione and Ron nodded their heads in agreement. Ginny however scowled.
"Lucky for you to say! I still have another year after this." Ginny pouted. The others didn't know what to say but luckily they were saved from saying anything because their drinks and appetizers arrived.
"So who do you think will be there tomorrow?" Harry asked keen on keeping conversation going.
"I guess some order members." Ron said with a full mouth. Hermione made a disgusted noise before answering.
"Yeah like Tonks, Lupin, Moody, and Kingsley all of those people. The usual." Hermione nodded.
"Do you think Dumbledore will come? " Harry asked.
"Probably." Ron answered.
"Yeah, maybe McGonagall and Hagrid will come too considering they are members of the Order." Ginny said.
"Yup." Harry said giving up his attempt on conversation because nobody else was talking. Soon after the appetizers were cleared away and their meals were brought to them along with another round of drinks. When they finished their food they paid the bill and went back out to the car. Hermione glanced at the clock it was 6:30. They had 45 minutes to get back. Hermione drove at normal speed because she didn't want to seem as if she was rushing.
"So should we watch a movie when we get back?" Hermione casually asked.
"Yeah lets." Ron said catching on. Harry shrugged and Ginny nodded. Hermione pulled into her driveway and got out of the car. They all followed and Harry meant to go around back but Hermione stopped him.
"I locked the back door so we have to go around front." Hermione said. Harry followed them around front because he was convinced that there were no more surprises. He was the first one in the door and noticed all of the lights off. He walked further in and into the living room. Lights turned on and 6 people stood in front of him.
"SURPRISE!" They called to Harry. Harry looked around in surprise. 6 of his friends stood in front of him and the room was decorated in Gryffindor colors. Something caught his eye it was a Spongebob piñata floating above everyone's head. He was about to ask what was a piñata doing there but everyone started walking up to him.
"Happy Birthday Harry!" Ernie Macmillan said to him shaking his hand.
"Thanks Ernie." Harry said. Neville was there next.
"Happy Birthday Harry." Neville said smiling. Luna was right behind him. She looked as if she was accidentally showed up for the party.
"Happy Birthday Harry." Luna said dreamily. Harry nodded as Lee Jordan came up to him.
"Hi Harry how are you? Happy Birthday!" Lee said.
"Did we get you Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah you got me." Harry laughed. Fred and George came up to Hermione and Ron.
"So how did we do Mione?" Fred asked.
"How did that get down here?" Hermione asked staring awkwardly at the piñata.
"It was in the bags. We didn't know what it was so we just hung it up." George informed them.
"It's a piñata." Ron said. "Your supposed to hit it and then it'll break open and candy comes out."
"We can have some fun with that." Fred said with a smile on his face.
"Don't you dare!" Hermione warned.
"Relax Mione enjoy the party!" George said walking towards Harry. Hermione looked at Ron and then to them. She walked out of the room and into the kitchen. Ron followed her. She opened the fridge and took the cake out. Ron came up behind her.
"What do you think they're going to do with it?" Hermione asked Ron with a worried look on her face.
"They probably won't do anything more that floating it over peoples heads or bewitching it to walk or something." Ron assured her. "They know not to get on your bad side."
"Yeah well if they call me Mione one more time they just might." Hermione started shoving the exploding candles into the cake angrily. Ron put his hand on hers to stop her.
"You're going to put your hand through the cake if you don't calm down." Ron said. She withdrew her hand and looked at him.
"Yeah sorry. I'm just frustrated I didn't want Harry to know about the party and we did a good job with that now I don't want anything to go wrong." Hermione sighed and slumped into a chair. Ron took over her job of putting the candles in the cake.
"I know but they won't do anything. If they do I'll talk to them." Ron said.
"Yeah right." Hermione laughed. "Remember in 5th year when you wouldn't talk to them about the Skiving Snackboxes?" Ron opened his mouth to speak but then closed because he wasn't sure what to say. He put the 17th candle in the cake and looked at Hermione.
"Ready to watch it blow up in his face?" She smiled and nodded. Hermione picked up the cake and Ron took two butterbeers from the case. They walked into the living room. Hermione set the cake up on the table. Everyone gathered around and Ron handed Hermione her butterbeer. Hermione lit the candles with her wand tip. Ron, Ginny, and Hermione took a few steps back.
"Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Harry!
Happy Birthday to you!" They all sang. Harry blew out the candles and as soon as the last one was extinguished the candles caused the cake to blow up in Harry's face. Harry lifted his face up and it was covered in frosting as well as the front of his shirt. Everyone started laughing at his face as he wiped frosting from his glasses. Fred came over and put a hand on Hermione's shoulder.
"Didn't think you had it in you!" He laughed. Harry looked up at Ginny.
"Was it you who put the exploding candles in my cake?" She shook her head because she couldn't talk, she was laughing too hard. "Yeah right!" He stood up and she stopped laughing.
"No don't!" She exclaimed.
"Oh come on just one kiss!" He ran towards her.
"No!" She shrieked. He ran in front of her and stopped her. "No please!" He pushed his lips on hers and gave her a nice frosty kiss. She pulled away and kissed him back on the cheek and then licked the frosting off of her face. "We didn't do such a bad job with the cake it's actually pretty good! And besides it was Hermione who put the candles in the cake!" Everyone was laughing and now watching Hermione.
"Well then I think she deserves a hug!" He started for Hermione who screamed and ran behind Ron.
"Hey! I don't want to get that stuff on me." Ron complained.
"Yes you do!" Hermione said from behind him. "You helped put the candles in. Come on Romeo take the hit for me."
"Scourgify!" Ron said pulling out his wand. Harry instantly became clean. Everyone was still laughing.
"I'll go get the real cake!" Hermione laughed. She went in the kitchen with Ron.
"You owe me one Juliet!" He laughed.
"Of course, now take the plates." She handed him a stack of paper plates and took the cake out of the freezer. They walked back into the living room and cut cake for everyone. Everyone sat on the couch and talked. Fred and George got up and walked over to the piñata. Ron saw Hermione's worried face so he got up and went after them.
"What are you doing?" He asked as they pulled the piñata down.
"Relax little bro, we're just setting up the piñata." Fred said. George put something on the piñata and then took out his wand.
"Don't do anything stupid!" Ron warned. "She's going to get really mad if you do."
"Tell Mione to stop worrying." George said.
"Stop calling her that too." He lowered his voice. "You don't want to see her get mad at you trust me." He walked away and sat back down next to Hermione and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks!" She said.
"No problem." Fred and George levitated the piñata over everyone's head.
"What's that?" Ernie asked.
"I know what it is it's a –" Luna started but Hermione cut her off before they heard some ridiculous thing.
"It's a piñata." Hermione said. Most people looked confused.
"Do you hear something ticking?" Neville asked. Hermione's expression changed and she looked from the piñata to Fred and George.
"What did you do?" She shouted. Fred and George smiled.
"Why would you think we would do somethi-" But a giant boom and explosion of candy stopped them. Everyone covered their faces with their arms and candy shot out all over the place. Hermione glared at them and pulled a piece of candy out of her hair. Everyone was watching her and waiting for her reaction. She tried to be mad but she couldn't help it she started laughing. Soon everyone was joining in and laughing too. No one laughed as hard as Luna though. Ron was the only one not laughing.
"Mione, are you feeling ok?" Ron asked. He put his hand to her forehead. She laughed and pushed it away.
"I'm fine!" She laughed. Ron looked at her awkwardly.
"Maybe you should rest."
"No honestly I'm fine!"
"Do you still want me to talk to them?" Ron asked. Hermione calmed herself and stopped laughing.
"No it's fine. But if they pull anything else you can."
"Ok." Ron said unsurely. Hermione started to take pieces of candy out of Ron's hair laughing. Everyone was starting to bring over their presents now. Harry sat on the big couch next to Ginny and on the other side of them were Neville and Luna (Luna was on Neville's lap.) Ernie and Hermione sat on the small couch while Ron sat on the arm of the couch with his arm around Hermione. Fred and George sat on the floor with Lee. Harry begun to open his presents, in this order: A box of assorted Honeydukes candy from Ernie, Quidditch Through the Ages (his copy was worn) from Neville, nargle repellent from Luna and, a big box of things from the joke shop from Lee, Fred and George. He opened Ron's present and smiled, his favorite candies.
"Thanks mate!" Harry said ripping open a chocolate frog and eating it.
"No problem." Ron said. He opened Hermione's present next.
"Thanks Hermione!" He said when he saw the defense against the dark arts book.
"Your welcome!" Hermione smiled. He then found the N.E.W.T book and his smile faded.
"Those really help prepare you for N.E.W.T.s!" Ernie said. "I've read all of the ones they have my self." Ernie grinned proudly. Harry tried to smile but at the prospect of reading through the whole book he failed horribly. He then ripped the paper off of the last gift. The book fell out into his hands.
"You saw me looking at this at the Quidditch store didn't you?" Harry asked.
"Guilty!" Ginny smiled but received a kiss on the cheek. "You're hard to shop for so I wasn't sure."
"Well it's perfect!" Harry said as he started opening the box that the watch was in. "Thanks!" He exclaimed as he put the watch on his wrist. Ginny begun to help him and then he kissed her. When they didn't pull apart Ron, Fred, and George groaned.
"Well I must be going." Ernie said standing up and looking at his own watch. "It's already 11 and I have to be home about now. Happy Birthday Harry." Harry pulled away from Ginny and shook Ernie's hand. Ernie then went to Ron and Hermione. Soon after everyone followed suit. After one last "Goodbye Mione" from Fred and George they followed everyone else and Apparated out. Hermione started walking around picking up pieces of candy. Ron walked over to her.
"You know it would be easier if you did this-" Ron raised his wand and opened his mouth.
"Ron-" Hermione warned but it was too late.
"Accio Candy!" He said. All of the candy began to shoot up from the floors and couches and straight for both of them. He had realized what he had just done and went to cover Hermione. The force of the candy took them both down and they were now lying in a pile of candy. Ron took most of the hit and groaned in pain as he sat up. Hermione looked at him.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"Yeah I'm fine you?"
"I'm fine."
"I can't believe I'm saying this but I don't like candy too much at this moment." Hermione giggled and picked up a piece off of the floor.
"Of course you do!" She tossed him a piece of candy. Smiling he opened it and started eating.
A/N: What did you think? Do you guys like how I explain everything that they're wearing and stuff? Is it too much. If you all don't like it I could take those parts out. Sombody mentioned it to me in a review. So please REVIEW and let me know! Love you all! -Kylie