a/n: I was very pleased with the 6 reviews I have received so far so I have decided to go ahead and post this chapter. I hope everyone enjoys.

After breakfast they all spent the day outside lying in the sun. Hermione and Ginny were lying next to each other discussing how they thought they did on their exams. Harry was lying on the opposite side of Ginny smiling every time she gave him the make her stop look. Ron was on Harry's other side and was unusually quite.

"Are you ok Ron?" he asked, worried at this a-typical behavior.

"What? – Oh yeah sorry. I was just thinking, – " Ron trailed off.

Noticing that Ron didn't seem to want to talk in front of everyone, Harry motioned to him that they go talk alone. Ron nodded and they both got up and walked far from everyone that could see or hear them. Harry was secretly happy they were finally going to be alone together.

Once they got to the furthest part of the garden, Ron began to re-think coming out so far with Harry. What were they going to talk about? He couldn't possibly tell Harry what he was really thinking, or could he?

They laid back down onto their new secluded patch of grass, staring at the clouds passing overhead. There was a long silence that was beginning to make Harry uncomfortable. He decided to break the silence.

"Look, Ron, obviously there is something wrong and you didn't want the girls to hear, so are you going to tell me what it is or are we gonna lay here in silence till the sun goes down?"

Ron looked like he was fighting a mental battle with himself on whether to talk or not. Harry motioned to get up and leave knowing it would make Ron talk.

"Don't go Harry, I'm sorry. I've just had a lot on my mind lately and I guess you've noticed."

"Well yeah, actually I have that's why I asked you to come over here."

"Well if you really want to know," Ron fought through his thoughts for the right words. He didn't want to reveal the truth, but he didn't want to leave Harry without an explanation either. "I've kinda fallen for someone and I don't know how to tell them."

Who could he have fallen for? Why hasn't he told me sooner? Harry's mind raced as his heart pounded with no apparent reason. Why am I so upset? It's not my business if Ron likes someone or not? Am I jealous? Do I like Ron? Is that what I've been feeling lately? No, it can't-

"Harry, are you going to say something," Ron asked after the long silence.

"Sorry mate," Harry said snapping out of his own menacing thoughts, "so who's this person you've fallen for, maybe I can help you tell them."

"I'd rather not say, I don't know if you would accept it."

"Ron I don't care who you fall for as long as you're happy, but if you really don't feel like telling me, I'm not gonna pressure you."

Ron smiled at the nice comment Harry had made, but it didn't last long for he soon remembered what they were talking about. How am I ever going to tell Harry how I feel? He can't possibly feel the same way I do. Even I can't believe I have these feelings.

"Ron," Harry started again, "would you at least let me help you tell this person how you feel, even if you won't tell me who it is?" Me, me, me…

Harry couldn't believe what his mind just screamed at him. His heart was pounding again and he took slows breaths to trying and calm himself before Ron noticed.

"Well I suppose that's alright then," stated Ron, "I don't see how it could hurt."

So there they sat discussing how Ron could let this person know how much he liked them. Harry continued to be confused as his brain screamed how much he wished it were himself that Ron wanted so badly. And Ron wondering if he would ever be able to tell Harry his secret desires. They stayed there talking until Ron's mum called them in for lunch.

Lunch went by quickly and at the end, Hermione announced that she would not be spending the entire summer with them. Her parents had sent her an owl telling her that they had planned a nice holiday vacation with her that would take the rest of the summer.

"Don't worry," she said in a comforting tone to the sad faces before her, "I'll be back before our trip to Diagon Alley, I promise."

With that said, she gathered her things and gave them all quick hugs goodbye. Her parents wanted her home before dinner because the vacation would be starting the following morning and they wanted her to have time to pack accordingly. She apparated with a small smirk and that was the last they would see of her for the rest of the summer.

a/n: Ok here's the scoop: I started this story way back in July on MNFF. I'm new to (fanfiction . net) so that's why it's starting as a new story. Since I've been at this story for a while, I'm currently 7 chapters in, which means updates will be quick until I post chapter 7. After 7 is posted then you all have to wait like everyone else.