Summary: The second part of Diamond Rain featuring... Ron and Hermione! If you have any requests for any pairins, email or put them in a review!
Rating: PG/K+
Disclaimer: Not mine
A/N: I looked at the reviews and it was a final review from one of my closest friends (Chae) that spurred me into writing this. A shout out to all the reviewers, all responses are at the end of the chapter! As a sidenote, this has NOT been edited as of 21 December! Enjoy::hits play:
Diamond Rain
Pt2: Ron and Hermione
Ron scuffed his shoe against the stone floor of the seventh-year boys dormitory, unease covering his face. "I dunno, Harry." He whined pititfully while the said Boy-Who-Lived looked up from his letter. "Just ask her already, Ron! What can she do besides say yes or no? It's not that hard!" Harry said, anger lacing the normally calm tenor. "Okay, but I don't wanna!" Ron whined, Harry throwing down his quill as he turned to face his friend. "Ron, shut up or ask her to go the ball! Merlin knows how long everyone else has known you two would get together!" Harry snapped, emerald eyes dark with agitation. Ron meekly scurried down to the common room to find his 'date'.
"Erm, Hermione?" Ron asked, the said girl turning from her books. "What? Oh, hi Ron!" She said, a small smile on her face and a light blush colouring her cheeks. "I, erm, I wanted to, er, know if you wanted to, to go to the ball with me?" He stuttered, his ears flaming red. Hermione graced him with a gentle smile. "Of course, Ron. I've been waiting for you." She said, standing. Ron smiled weakly, taking her hands. "'Course I'm toomuch of a chicken to ask you without some goading from Harry." He said with a grin, Hermione laughing softly.
Time lapse
Ron waited in the common room, watching as Harry escorted Ginny from the common room, ignoring the whispering. He glanced down at his suit. It was a dark, forest green with tails, similar to Harry's. He held a wrist corsage made of lilies and white roses, a similar boutonniere pinned on his right breast. "Ron?" A soft voice behind him made him turn, as he stuggled to keep from dropping his jaw.
Hermione was in a dark green dress similar to what Ginny was wearing, the colour matching Ron's suit. Her hair was similar to how she wore it at the Yule Ball, pulled back and curled, making her look older than seventeen. She wore light green eyeliner and pale pink lipstick. "You look wonderfull, 'Mione." Ron said softly, gently fasteting the corsage. Hermione smiled shyly, taking his offered arm. "As do you, shall we go?" She said, looking up at him. Ron smiled, gently pecking her cheek. "We shall." He said, escorting her to the Great Hall.
"May I cut in?" Harry asked polietly, smirking knowingly at his two best friends, Ginny now waltzing with Dean Thomas. Ron bowed out, allowing Harry to waltz with Hermione as he disappeared towards the punch bowl. "Sooo," Harry dragged out, giving her a knowing look. "So what, Harry?" Hermione asked as they waltzed around a slightly tipsy McGonagall dragging a protesting Snape onto the dance floor. Harry sighed childishly, twirling Hermione. "How's it been with Ron?" He prompted, Hermione beaming. "Oh, he's wonderful! Thank you soo much for prompting him to ask me!" She said, tears filling her eyes. "Don't cry, Mione! Besides, you're a great couple!" Harry said, stepping back and allowing Ron to reclaim Hermione.
End A/N: :hits stop: Well? Did you like it? Next chapter (posted probably on the 26th) will be either Lily/James or Lily/Severus depending on what the reviewers say. If it's a tie- I'll do both! Now for the reviews!
Aengus (thanks!) / Susan Potter (here you go!) / HAM005 (thanks!) / Goddess72 (this is kind of a prequel to Know That I Do, the pairings are the same. I'll probably do a fic where each chapter is different weddings) / Chae (:gasps: OMG, you Racahel, my BFF for four years, has read something not required for school! Wow- does Beki know? And thank you, that's the first compliment you've given me in a while)
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