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Chapter 6

A Little Chat With Mrs. Weasley

"Petrificus Totalus!" the familiar voice yelled.

Hermione's arm snapped to her side and her legs straightened out.

"Great," the voice muttered. "Now, I have to drag you."

Hermione felt herself being dragged for approximately half an hour. Her captor stopped for a moment before going inside another room. She lay in tears worrying what would happen to her. Would she ever see Ron again?

The petrifying spell and the silencing charm were lifted by a very familiar female voice. Her voice.

"Ginny!"

Hermione took of the blindfold. The force of the petrifying spell had broken her binds. She looked at each person in the room. McGonagall was wearing her usual emerald robes. Ginny was wearing jeans, a Weird Sisters t-shirt, a knit sweater, and new balances. Harry was wearing a black t-shirt, black pants held up with a black belt, a black beanie, black and white converses, black gloves, and was removing a black hoodie.

"You are mental, Harry. I wanted to just walk her here, but you wanted to do this whole kidnapping routine. What's with you wearing all black?" Ginny complained, helping Hermione to her feet.

"Well, one thing I wanted to do before the final battle is be a cat burglar. That's one less thing to do.

"I question you logic sometimes, Harry."

Harry shrugged and looked away. "I would say something mildly sarcastic but with you being in Hermione's body it's hard to argue against what you say."

"So, basically, Hermione has a better control over you."

"Well, I assume that everything she says is automatically true and there's no arguing with her."

"You're gonna have to explain that to me later."

"It's uncanny how much you two remind me of James and Lily during their courting days. It's fascinating how James, the bold, confident, trouble-maker, became a puppy do around Lily," McGonagall interrupted.

Ginny blushed and Harry smiled at her.

Hermione wiped the tears out of her eyes. She tried to hide her face from everyone, but Harry saw her tear-streaked face and puffy eyes. He pulled her hands away from her face.

"What's wrong?" he whispered.

"Nothing," Hermione lied.

"Oh. I wasn't aware that you had a rare disease that made tear-streaks on your face and caused her eyes to suddenly swell." Hermione chuckled. "Any fool could see you've been crying. You can tell me what's wrong. I'm one of your best friends."

Hermione broke down into his shoulder. "I was so scared! I thought I was being kidnapped and that I was going to die. Mostly, I thought the worst thing that would happened would be me never seeing Ron again. I love Ron. That's all there is to it, Harry. He's had my heart for years."

"So… you're crying because you love Ron?"

Hermione nodded.

"I will never understand women."

Hermione and Harry sat down in the two armchairs facing McGonagall's desk. Ginny made for Harry's lap but was disappointed when another chair was conjured.

"Miss Weasley has informed me that she and Miss Granger seemed to have switch bodies. She has shown me the research that you, Mr. Potter, helped her find. I also understand that you, Miss Granger, have accidentally taken a love potion."

"I really don't remember what's happened in the last twenty-four hours," said Hermione.

"It seems to me the potion has worn out. It was a strong dose most likely. Although no one was harmed, Amelia Telson will be punished for bringing a love potion into the school."

"Please, Headmistress, I would greatly appreciate it if you could get Hermione and I switched back before 8 o' clock when the Christmas holidays start. Ron and I have to take care of our sick mother."

"I assure you that your mother will be fine. And I'm afraid that you're only hope of switching back is Hermione."

Everyone turned and looked at Hermione's shocked expression.

"I-is there a counter curse?"

"I'm afraid there is no spell. You, by yourself, will have to figure out a way to reverse the spell."

"Why don't I just get my own television show called Leave It to Hermione?" said a frustrated Hermione.

They left the office clearly more frustrated then when they had came. Ginny decided to lighten up the mood.

"Harry?"

"Yeah?"

"You would make a cute goth."

They all laughed long and half-heartedly.

"It's amazing that I'm not from all the shit I've been through."

Hermione looked at Harry. She had never seen him so bitter as to curse.

Harry sped up. Ginny ran and caught up with him, but Hermione hung back. They needed some time alone together.

She continued at her pace all the way to the common room. By the time she got there Harry and Ginny had already dispersed. She sat in her favourite armchair in a corner away from the fire and cried.

She had to say it out loud. Even if the words didn't get past the common room.

"Ron," she cried, "I love you so much, but I've been too afraid to admit it. I've been wanting to tell you everything that's happened, but… why is love so hard!"

Ron gently shook Hermione awake. She smiled at him.

"What time is it?"

"It's 6:15. We're leaving for home in an hour and 45 minutes. You haven't packed."

"Oh."

Hermione climbed out of the armchair tentatively because of her cramps from sleeping in an uncomfortable position.

"Have you been crying?" Ron suddenly asked.

Hermione was pretty good at hiding her emotions from Ron, but a Weasley face is a dead give away.

Ron pulled Hermione into a hug. "It's okay, Gin. Everything's gonna be alright. Take it from someone who loves you. You have nothing to cry about."

Hermione wished she had an older brother who cared for her as much as Ron cared for Ginny.

"Feeling better?" he whispered in her ear.

Hermione nodded and pulled back.

"I gotta go pack."

Hermione went up to pack and Ron went to write a note to Harry.

Ron and Hermione's compartment was almost silent the whole way to King's Cross. Hermione was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would confess her undying love for Ron. Ron was still tired from waking up before noon.

A perfectly healthy Molly Weasley greeted them with a smile. After seeing the shocked expressions on Ron and Hermione's face (Hermione's was a bit delayed because she had forgotten that Mrs. Weasley was supposed to be ill), she briefly explained that all she had was a cold and that nothing could keep a Weasley down. Ron smiled and hugged Hermione in happiness, and Hermione's heart melted.

The only one who could apparate was Mrs. Weasley (Hermione couldn't in Ginny's body and you know about Ron). Mrs. Weasley was prepared to take them both side-along, but Ron insisted that she do only one at a time. Hermione went first and as soon as she got to the Burrow she bolted to Ginny's room. She lo0ked the door and sighed. Hermione reached into her school bag and pulled out a mirror.

"Hermione Granger," she whispered to the mirror.

A few minutes passed before a very irritated Ginny appeared in the mirror.

"What!"

"Shhhh! Keep it down, Gin. You told me to contact you as soon as I got to the Burrow."

"You could have contacted me in a less painful way. The damn mirror hit me over the head until I answered."

"Sorry. I would have sent you a owl, but I have to ask you a very important question."

"Is it about Ron?"

"In a way it is. If I find a way to switch us back, do you want to switch bodies so that you're still at school. Or we could switch so that you're put back in your own body at the Burrow."

"Oh! You want to stay at the Burrow with Ron!"

"Well… yeah."

"So, you're gonna do it! You're gonna tell my dear old brother that you love him!"

"After I explain about us switch bodies and everything that's happened I will."

"Finally! So, when's the wedding?"

"Ginny! I'll call you back for that."

Ginny squealed in delight. "What are you going to say? I have to make sure you won't make a fool of yourself."

"If only I could show him the way Harry showed you."

"Only The-Boy-Who-Lived could get away with that. You're going to have to do a different approach."

"Well, I was thinking of telling him: We've been best friends for almost 7 years, and for almost 6 years I've been hiding a secret from you. Ronald Weasley, I truly and sincerely love you, and I hope you feel the same way that I do.

Ginny's eyes were wide like she had just seen the cutest little puppy dog in the world. "Awwww! How can he say no to something as cute as that? Well, boys ARE strangers to sweetness, but that would make anyone say awww."

Hermione smiled and sighed contently. "I should go. It's almost lunch. I'm gonna go help your mum. By the way, she had a cold, but she's much better now."

"Glad to hear it! That certainly takes a load off my back. Talk to ya later!"

"Bye, Gin. And remember to not make physical contact with Harry until we switch back. Hone."

Ginny's face faded away until Hermione's non-magical reflection reappeared. She stuffed the mirror back into her bag and unlocked the door. When she swung the door open, she saw a frozen Ron with his hand up about to knock.

"Yes, Ronald?"

"Um, I was going to tell you…"

"Lunch!" Mrs. Weasley interrupted from downstairs.

"Tell me after lunch. I'm starving."

Ron nodded and let Hermione pass through the doorway.

After lunch, Hermione helped Mrs. Weasley clean up the table.

"Thank you , sweetie. I suppose you'll be wanting to go upstairs and owl Harry."

"Actually, I would like to help you, Mrs. W--- Mum."

Mrs. Weasley kissed Ginny on the forehead. "It's nice to know that one of my children won't fake injury to get out of housework."

"I was wondering if I could talk to you while we work?"

"Sure. What about?"

"Hermione."

"Whatever for?"

"Well, the other day she asked me what exactly goes on in Ron's head. She's tired of offending him without meaning to. I didn't really know. What do you thing, Mum?"

"Well, Ron has five older brothers who have somehow made their mark at Hogwarts whether it's talent, leadership, or troublemaking."

Hermione chuckled as she turned on the sink to fill a bucket with water.

"I guess Ron feels like he's living in his brother's shadow. He thinks everyone's succeeding and he has to be better. All he needs is someone who he truly believes who can tell him that he doesn't have to be the best for others to remember him."

Hermione picked at the sponge she was using to scrub the floor. All these years she had been making Ron feel inferior and she was feeling low.

"But he must keep in his mind that other people feel they have to make their mark, especially muggleborns. They have to prove to arrogant purebloods that blood isn't everything. I strongly support their success."

Hermione smiled and went back to scrubbing the floor.

Hermione spent all day cleaning and talking with Mrs. Weasley. It was 10 o' clock when she finally went to bed.

At midnight the bedroom door creaked open and Ron tiptoed across the room. He kneeled at the bedside silently.

He kissed "his sister" on the forehead. He whispered to not wake her.

"Good night. I love you… Hermione."

Questions you still might be asking yourself (some are carried over from the last chapter):

1) Why is Hermione in love with Ron and not Amelia Telson?

2) What did Harry write in that letter?

3) Why did Filch let Harry off?

4) What did Harry mean when he told Hedwig "same place"?

5) What was that white mist?

6) How did Ron find out?

7) Who is this great and talented author? (okay, you might not be asking yourself that, but if you are, you deserve a cookie.)

I answered number 6 from the last chapter. It was Harry who "kidnapped" Hermione. If you have any other questions about this story, don't hesitate to ask. Try to see if you can answer some of the questions.

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