Ch 13:

Disclaimer: Once...again…..Character names and all belong to JK Rowling…….BUT hahaha…….I am using them in my own plot! (HA!)

Oh…and sorry that's its been such a long time since I up dated…I hope the story isn't dragging too much…..there are still so many things that need to happen…(grins mischievously)

Hermione made her way back to Gryffindor tower. Millions of thoughts were bogging down her brain. She felt a little dazed but she figured that was because of the love potion warying off. I really really need to do some homework. She thought. The whole experience with the love potion had been weird. Hermione had felt as if in a foggy dream. She knew she was doing certain things like kissing Harry on the cheek but she wasn't fully aware of them. Then when Ron had kissed her, the spell had lifted. Ron, kissed me…. Hermione unconsciously touched her lips as she was walking. Ron actually kissed me. The feeling had been quite unnerving for Hermione. She had opened her eyes and Ron was lip locked with her. Not that is was such a terrible experience and now she wished she had just kissed him back. But instead shock and surprise had taken over and she had yelled, in her usual way, at him. Hermione wasn't mad at him anymore. The initial shock had slowly worn off. Actually, she was lucky that Ron had done that. Out of pure luck maybe, but still good for her. If he had not done that then what? Hermione didn't even want to consider what would've happened. She probably would have been stuck endlessly under the spell if her two friends could not find an antidote before the month was over. Stupid Violet.. and her shop! Hermione didn't like her one bit. But who was she really? Voldemort's sister? That would be sooo far fetched. There had to be another explanation. But then again, after her recent experience Hermione didn't doubt anything anymore. She reached the Fat Lady and said the password, "Jigglypuff" and entered. The Gryffindor main room was empty except for the fire crackling and afternoon light shining through the windows. Hermione didn't remember if she had class or not. Oh well….but I do need to get some work done either way. She hoped beyond hope that she had a free period now and not a class. She could not deal with the embarrassment of missing a class! Hermione made her way up the hallway to the Girls Dormitory and practically bumped right into her friend.

"Oh…"Hermione said startled. " Oh…Hi Ginny!" She gave her friend a hug.

"Hermione?" Ginny questioned cautiously. "Is that you?"

"Of course its me silly!" Hermione was grinning.

"So…the spell is gone? The boys found an antidote?" Ginny questioned her.

"Er…..yea you could say that!" Hermione said gleaming.

"Wonderful! " Ginny gave Hermione another hug. "I am soo glad" She had tears coming out of her eyes out of joy. "I was sooo worried that we wouldn't find an antidote and…and…that you wouldn't come back to normal!" Ginny sobbed into Hermione's shoulder. Hermione patted her back awkwardly.

"There..there Ginny. Its me! And I am all better! So no need to cry." Ginny sniffed and wiped her eyes with the end of her school garment.

"Yea..I know!" Ginny said calming down. "So…tell me what did the boys do to get you out of this mess?"

"Er…."Hermione blushed slightly. "Can we move away from here?" She gestured to the hallway. Ginny gave her a suspicious look.

"What happened?" Asked Ginny.

"can we just go to our room?" Hermione asked, already walking toward the direction of the door.

"fine…But I don't understand what the big deal is. No one is here anyway."

"GINNY!" Hermione turned to her with that I mean business look.

Ginny rolled her eyes, 'Well. Alright…" and walked into the girls dorm and sat down on her bed. Hermione closed the door and went to sit on her own bed across from Ginny.

Ginny looked at her, "Weelll? Are you going to tell me or do I have to sneak some Veritserum from Professor Snape?" Hermione smiled and then searched for the right words.

"Well……Ron…..er……he kissed me." Hermione said and then blushed crimson.

Ginny sat frozen goggling at her then stood up and walked back in forth like a lawyer questioning his witness, "Hermione…let me get this straight. My brother….Ronald Weasely….the shy-est guy I know…well, besides Harry." She added in an afterthought. "Kissed you…Hermione Granger?"

Hermione nodded her reply.

"Where in Merlin's name is the world coming to!" Ginny exclaimed. "And…that…that broke the spell?"

Hermione nodded again.

"NO?" Ginny replied in awe sitting back down on the bed dumbfounded. "How!"

Hermione shrugged.

"well….I'll be…" Ginny started. "SO….what was it like?"

Hermione looked at her, 'What was what like?"

"Oh don't play dumb with me Miss Smarty Pants you know exactly what I mean!"

Hermione gave a nervous laugh. Ginny looked intently at her. "Well….it was….alright."

Ginny snorted.

"okay okay….it was really nice!" Hermione said blushing even more (if that was even possible)

Ginny grinned, "So…are you two going out then?

"NO! Ginny!" Hermione glared at her friend.

"well, just asking that's all…need to be aware so I can avoid certain dark corridors…"

"GINNY!" Hermione exclaimed a little flustered since that thought had occurred to her once or twice. Ginny shrugged.

"What do you feel about my brother anyways?"

"I dunno…." Hermione said suddenly really interested in picking lint of her robs.

"Come on Hermione…you can tell me…well, I know you really, really do like him. But COME ON! Tell him already! He won't ever say anything to you! That's Ron for you….don't expect him to be the prince riding on a white stallion. You need to come riding to him." Ginny said.

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"I yelled at him for kissing me."

"Good going."

"I know….now he probably thinks I am mad at him." Hermione said in a sad tone.

"Oh, Hermione, you know he would never be mad at you for a long time. You are usually the one that holds the grudge." Hermione looked up and stared at her friend.

"Well, its true…." Ginny continued.

"Yea…I know…." Hermione said playing with the tip of her rob. "But I can tell him that I was just shocked…and..and…well, that I was under the potion spell….so I didn't know what was happening and it just caught me really by surprise….yea..that is what I will do." She said more to herself than Ginny.

"Okay Hermione ..sounds like you have a plan." Ginny got up and pulled her hair into a pony tail. "Sorry, but I need to go to the library…Potions is awful!" Hermione grinned.

"You could always borrow my notes." Hermione started.

"Really? You don't still have them do you?" Hermione nodded.

"Hermione, you are unbelievable!" Ginny said grinning. "Who in their right mind would keep those…" Ginny saw Hermione pointing to herself and had to laugh. "yea..you're the only crazy one." Ginny laughed again and threw her bookbag over her shoulder. "Well, I am off. ….maybe I can borrow those notes later?"

"Sure." Hermione said grinning at her friend.

"Alright then, bye see you later." Ginny went to open the door. "And tell Ron!

"Bye." Hermione said smiling, waving her hand in a gesture to get Ginny to leave.

Ginny grinned, waved over her shoulder and left the girls dorm.

Hermione laid back on her bed. Everything was so confusing. How by Merlin, would she ever be able to face Ron again with out making a total fool of herself?