------ ------ Hermione's P.O.V ------ ------
Hermione scurried through the hallways. She was trying to calm her nerves, she didn't know how Harry and Ron did it!Maybe its all the stress tonic Madam Pomphrey had given them over the years. No, that couldn't be right, because she had had almost as much as them, possibly more.
Hermione pulled her Gryffindor robe closely around her as she walked through the cold corridors, there was hardly anyone there, and she could notice the feint scent of food drifting up from either the Great Hall or the kitchens, she couldn't decide which.
She hadn't noticed she had already made her way to the entrance hall.
' Mm, whens the last time I ate...'
'maybe I should go get Ron and Harry and go get some food.'
'I haven't eaten since diner yesterday.'
Hermione turned but didn't get to walk far, before she was greeted by a fiery red head.
At first glance Hermione might have said it was Ginny from behind, but the hair was too dark of red and this girl looked far different, no freckles for one thing.
The red head danced over and held out her hand,
"Hey, I'm Lily Evens, you must be the new Gryffindor girl I've heard so much about." she said.
'Oh God, I'm trapped in the past, meeting my best friends mom, and how could she have heard? sometimes I wonder just how word spreads so fast in this school.'
"Hi, I'm Hermione." Hermione said shaking Lily's hand.
"You must be starving, here you can sit with me." said Lily kindly, guiding them into the Great Hall.
"So, What year are you in Hermione?" asked Lily, taking a seat.
"I'm in my fifth year here." replied Hermione.
"Wow, me to." Lily replied.
"I'm going out with James Potter, have you met him yet?" Lily asked, piling some food onto her plate.
"Yes, I did, I met him and -cough- Padfoot and worm something or other, and a Moony." said Hermione, filling her plate.
'glad I took those acting classes'
"Oh, yeah, those stupid nicknames." Lily laughed.
The girls ate supper and then just as 'pudding' was being served, Hermione saw a boy sneaking around out of the corner of her eye.
It was Wormtail.
"What are they doing do you think?" Lily asked looking as well.
'I bet they don't want me to tell anybody.'
Hermione shrugged.
After a minute of two of them all not being seen, there was a loud splash.
Everyone looked around at the Slytherin tables, they were soaked!
Hermione started to giggle, but Lily just looked fed up.
"That would be James and the rest of the Marauders doing!" she said.
"Oh, and I'm sure Ron and Harry are in on it to." added Hermione, frowning as the Slytherins started shouting rude words all around.
"Harry, the one who looks a lot like James?" Lily asked, now smiling.
"Yeah, and Ron, Ron Weasley, Red hair freckles, tall, really hot." Hermione said the last part without even thinking, and after it was out she mentally slapped herself. 'idiot, idiot,idiot!'
"Oh." Lily said looking at Hermione
"But don't tell anybody I think so Ok?"
"No prob." Lily agreed.
The Slytherins were all cussing and spitting and soon there was a fight.
'Oh God, thats Harry!' 'I have to go help him. ..wait, thats James, not Harry'
Hermione sighed.
Lily was watching to.
'Is that Ron?' Hermione stood up to get a better view and found everybody else was to.
Hermione started to weave through the crowd towards Ron and Harry, who were talking to a group of Slytherins, and not so nicely may I add.
'Oh no!'
Before Hermione could get there, Ron had hauled off and punched one of the Slytherins!
----- ------ Ron's P.O.V ------ ------
"Ok, plans all settled then, Just one last thing, nobody can know, mosty my girlfriend. Shes a fiery redhead, really gorgeous, really smart, really nice, really murderous if I get into too much trouble." James finished.
"So were clear?" Sirius asked.
there was nods of agreement.
'Where is Hermione, what did Sirius mean by 'be careful' why the hell should she be careful, and further more, what does Black want with her?' Ron thought to himself.
they hurried down the corridors until they came to the Great Hall.
the smell of supper drifted to Ron's nose, and more importantly his stomach.
'wow, when did I get so hungry?'
'theres Hermione, and... Harry's mom. good shes safe. Hermione that is. '
"What you thinking about?" Harry asked leaning over to Ron.
"Herrr... Food." said Ron quickly.
"Ok." said Harry, obviously not believing him.
'He is so obviously thrilled that he gets to meet his parents again.'
"Three..." Sirius had started to count down. Remus holding his wand aloft, same as Harry, James, Sirius, Peter and 'oh.' Ron gasped holding his wand up as well.
"Two..." Sirius continued.
' I cant wait to get those bloody bouncing ferrets!'
'dammit, "Mayfoy" he wont be here' Ron said Malfoy out loud.
"Oh, you know that git?" James asked, Ron was taken aback until.
"One..."
Ron muttered the spell and the rope that was enchanted for him was pulled as with everybody else's.
water splashed down on the Slytherins in one great wave! Wet, bouncing ferrets.
'Is that Malfoy? Wait, how would ha have gotten here?Maybe he got sucked in to? '
'Wait, its no DRACO Malfoy, its Malfoy! The other Malfoy!' Ron gasped.
Soon enough the Slytherins rounded on them..
Ron saw Hermione stand up.
'Oh, Merlin, I hope she stays out of this.'
Then a big Slithering pounced on Harry, no it was James. Sirius soon followed and they made a very painful looking fist fight.
"Shit!" Remus swore, dodging a Slytherin that had pounced at him as well.
Soon, Malfoy Sr. came to Ron.
He was staring at Hermione who was weaving her way through the crowd. So much for her staying out of this.
A lot of hate just swelled up in Ron.
"Is that your filthy little Mudblood? Needs to come protects you does she?" Malfoy Sr. sneered.
'thats it'
Smuck!
There was a sickening crack as Ron's fist made contact with Malfoy's nose and mouth.
He was on the floor.
Almost immediately a horde of What looked like gorillas in Black and Green Slytherin robes tackled him.
'Holy mother of Merlin!' Ron thought as his head hit the hard stone floor of the Great Hall, that was all there was before it went dark...
------ ------ Hospital Wing ----- -------
Ron awoke to almost identical voices. It was like waking up with Fred and George in your room planning something horrible, except these people where obviously not the twins. More likely father and son. James and Harry, if you didn't get it.
"So, First day here and I land you in the Hospital wing, Sorry mate" James was saying
"No, I had a great time, and my nose isn't crooked anymore so no harm done really." said Harry.
Ron looked to his other side, feeling a slight pressure on the cot, and his arm.
He looked over.
"Hermione?" Ron thought out loud.
"hmmm?" she stirred awake.
She was sitting in a chair beside Ron's cot, laying her top half on the cot, and his arm, and her arm was laying on his chest...! EXPLANATION POINT!
Hermione blinked and then she noticed her position and sat bolt upright.
"Sorry, I must have dozed off." she said, blushing.
"Thats fine." Ron said his voice high.
By now he had caught the attention of his partners in crime, and James started whispering something to Harry.
Harry nodded, and then went back to talking with James.
"What happened?" Ron asked sitting up, a pain shooting through his head.
"A couple of ape like students tackled you..." said Hermione simply, picking up the knitting needles and yarn she had apparently left on the bedside table.
"Harry got his nose, um, twisted you could say, and something about a rib being cracked. James-er- prongs got a broken arm, rib, couple of fingers and toes... Rem.. er... Moony got a bad kick to his stomach, that did him in for a bit, then Wormtail (Hermione cringed) he ran for it, and Sirius, he took on two Slytherins and beat them really well, he only got a bruise or two, and you, well, I guess they wanted to have a look at you for a few days, you know, you hit your head really hard." said Hermione.
"Oh."
'bright Ron... 'oh' I bet your intellect really amazed her you dumb ass!'
"Why did you punch that Slytherin?" Hermione scolded, beginning to knit what he could only imagine was another elf hat.
"Oh, that was -er- nothing." Ron lied.
'Mum always said I was the stupidest dumb person she ever knew...' Ron thought bitterly.
"Oh, Ron. Why would you go punching some guy over nothing! And he beat you pretty good to!"
"I suppose.." Ron said, he was thinking about how she said Sirius only got a Bruise, andtook on two Slytherins...
"Grr"
"Ron, did you just growl at me?" Hermione asked shocked.
"Um... No."
"Oh, Ok, I just thought... never mind, so how do you feel?" asked Hermione.
"I'm fine... How long were you here?" Ron asked.
'I wonder if she stayed with me all night...'
'not a chance, she probably talked to Harry and James and the rest of them...'
'but she does look pretty tired.'
'but maybe thats because she was up with... Oh bloody Hell, she wouldn't go with Sirius when I'm dying!' Ron thought, over exaggerating.
"I stayed here, of course I talked to Harry a bit to o, but, I didn't want to leave, I was... well too worried." Hermione confessed.
"Oh..." Ron blushed
'awesome, she loved me she loves me!' Ron kept saying over and over again in his mind.
"My head hurts." Ron stated.
"Oh , want me to get Madam Pomfrey?" Hermione asked worried.
"No, It doesn't hurt that bad, you should get some sleep."
"I suppose." Hermione said.
"Bring another cot over here a bit and sleep for a while."
"Ok." Hermione said, looking pleased about something.
She pulled over a cot and laid down a few feet beside him, her back turned to him. After a few minutes, he was pretty sure she had fallen asleep.
'now who will I talk to...' Ron thought
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