Brotherhood in the Dark

"Hey Hermione can we talk?"

"Sure Ginny what do you want to talk about?"

"Not here" Ginny looked around the common room "up in the dorms, it's private."

Hermione looked at her questioningly "Ok Ginny let's go."

They headed up to the girls dorms and Ginny passed hers and went to the sixth years. She sat down on Hermione's bed and look up at her.

"Ok this is a little uncomfortable but I have to ask. Are you having sex with my brother?"

Hermione flushed a bright red and looked at Ginny with her mouth open.

"Ginny Weasley why would you ask me something like that?"

"Look Hermione I know it's embarrassing and honestly I wish I didn't have to but I do. Are you sleeping with him?"

"Well not that I think we should even be having this conversation but no we are not. In fact I suspect we haven't taken our physical relationship as far as you and Harry have."

Ginny let out a big sigh "Well thank Merlin for that."

"Ginny would you like to tell me why you asked?"

"Hermione you are going to be spending the holidays at the Burrow and mum would know if you had and there might be trouble if you two were you know."

"You think you mum would somehow know if we were?"

"Oh she would know for certain. She always does, Bill and Charlie told me about when she found out about them and I remember hearing the fights with Percy, Fred and George. It's some sort of sixth sense she has."

"Well you don't have to worry about that. This is kind of odd though Ginny, shouldn't Ron be worried if you have had sex before not the other way around?"

"I know I complain about my overprotective big brother but Ron is the brother I am closest too. He has always been there for me and was the brother who didn't try and keep me from having fun all the time. I love all of my brothers Hermione but I have a special place in my heart for Ron. Ron isn't like the rest of my brothers. They all liked to date a lot of girls and broke a lot of hearts along the way. They didn't mean to it's just they couldn't be serious about one girl for the longest time and some of them still can't."

"Ron on the other hand fell head over heels for you and spent at least two years not being able to say anything about it. Since you guys went so very slowly finding each other he's going to be extra careful about things of a physical nature. He's probably going to make you guide things along so he doesn't ever make you feel pressured in any way."

Hermione was still a bit pink but her natural inclination to gather information was helping her to not be embarrassed.

"Well that's very sweet"

"Yes it is Hermione, I just want you to remember than underneath that big tall red headed exterior with the earring and the tattoo's is a guy who doesn't have a lot of experience with women and who is madly in love with one of his best friends. When the time comes for you two it is going to have to be you who lets him know its ok."

"You know it's probably a good thing we have had this talk Ginny."

Ginny looked at her for a moment. "Why, were you thinking about it?"

Hermione looked down for a bit and then looked back up at Ginny. "Yes I was, now I don't mean anytime soon but I don't plan on having anything come between Ron and I again. That being the case at some point we are going to sleep together if it's a few months or a few years from now."

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Ron looked around the chamber and didn't like what he saw. It was a stone chamber about one hundred and fifty feet long by sixty feet wide. The ceiling was arched and it's peak was at least thirty feet from the floor. At the end of the hall there were some sort of tapestries hanging from the ceiling.

Well this has got to be it. The Floo was set up just to come here.

As he thought that he saw two figures come through a door at the far end of the hall and one of them waved him forward. When he got to with in about ten feet the first figure spoke out. "I understand you wish to join the fight against the darkness. We have watched your actions and judged your heart worthy. If you would join us you must swear an oath to our Order, an oath that can only be redeemed in blood. If you still wish to defy the Dark one then say so now.

"I will always fight V-Voldemort."

"Very well, our mutual friend has told you of the way our order works. You know that you will never know any of your fellow member's true names. Even if you were to meet them in a chance encounter you will never use their given name. This Order was founded by the Muggle king Richard the Lionhearted who learned of our world and of the existence of Dark Wizards. He created this Order in the last years of his life to fight the Dark Arts and those who would use them. Now kneel on one knee and place your hand on this blade."

Ron knelt and placed his right hand on the gleaming steel of the sword.

"Now young warrior repeat the Oath after me."

"I swear to never take arms against the weak, to strive to be a credit to my Order, to defend the helpless, to honor my lady, to war unendingly against the darkness, to respect the council of my elders, to be humble in all things, to save my wrath for the wicked, to despoil no maiden, to take naught but what I have earned, to be the shield of my fellows and the sword of righteousness, to in all things be as a beacon of hope to those lost in darkness."

Ron repeated the Oath sweat running down his face. Then the figure threw back it's hood and there was a smiling man in his late forties with piercing blue eyes.

"I as head of the Order of the Coeur de Lion welcome you my brother. I hear and will not forget that which is given here today. Now rise goodwarrior and come join your brothers."