-Last Minute Gift-
It was Friday, the nineteenth of September which meant one thing, "Hermione's birthday!"
Harry looked up from his tea cup and at Ron. Ron looked absolutely horrified as he sat in his seat with his eyes glazed over and his mouth gaping open. "What's wrong? You look like you just saw a ghost."
At these words Professor Trelawney made her way over to Harry and Ron's table, eager to hear more about this 'ghostly encounter', but Harry quickly stopped her in her tracks by calling out, "False alarm."
As Trelawney disappointedly retreated, Harry turned back to Ron, waiting for him to answer.
Ron looked over at Harry, "I forgot her birthday. How could I forget her birthday?" he moaned as he dropped his head into his hands.
Harry felt really bad, "Well … you could always give her my gift and say that it was from you. I mean I didn't get her much, only a new fancy quill that comes in a pewter case with her name engraved on it."
Ron shook his head, "I can't do that. I'm her boyfriend, how could I be so thick?"
He let his fingers pull downward at his face as he opened his eyes and looked at Harry. "And the thing is, how on earth do I top that ring that I gave her? I don't have that much money Harry! That ring cost me over five Galleons, that's a quarter of what I made this summer."
Ron looked miserable. Harry tried to think while staring into his tea cup. The wet leaves inside seemed to take the shape of a musical note and then he had an idea.
"Ron," Harry spoke without taking his eyes off of his cup.
"Hmm?" Ron grunted sounding completely doomed.
"I was just thinking … you know, girls do tend to like more personal things over material things. So why don't you write her a love letter?"
Ron perked up and looked at Harry. "Really? Do you think that's a good present? I mean it's just a piece of paper."
"Well it's not just a piece of paper. It's a piece of paper that expresses your love for her. And you could ask Dean to put a singing spell on it, so when she opens the letter it will start to quietly play a love song."
Ron's face grew in astonishment. "He knows how to do that?"
Harry nodded, "Yeah he gave a card like that to Ginny last year." Harry watched as Ron's face tightened, he didn't like the idea of his younger sister dating, but then his expression softened.
"You know what, I know just what song I want to use. I think I'll start on it now," he said and then took out a spare piece of parchment, "and then later I'll find Dean, he'll work his magic and I'll have Hermione drowning me with kisses in no time."