Laws of Love: Chapter 12: Revealed

Dumbledore walked with a steady pace into the sleeping dorm, his purple robes billowing after him.

"Remus, the troll." He ordered over his back at the as usual shabby and tired looking Lupin.

Lupin flicked out his wand and pointed it at the troll; he muttered something under the lines of, "Verusmillioson."

The troll disappeared, earning gasps from some people.

Angelina and Alicia were sobbing helplessly on each other's shoulders, while Fred, George, Harry and Ron stared quietly at Dumbledore. Hermione and Ginny were sitting in the corner, watching not only the Quidditch team, but also group of friends while they were mourning.

"Pro-fes-s-sor Sir? Is she…is sh-he…d-d-ead?" Alicia whispered.

Dumbledore looked pained as he ran his wand up and down her body, a baby blue light coming from it, "My oh my, this went too far." The old man sighed, "She's so very weak, she will require some time in the remedial room."

"The what, Sir?" Harry asked.

"A healing room, it basically boosts your energy and heals all wounds and infections. These rooms are very rare, and I'm one of the lucky ones to own one, it is situated on the west end of my private castle." Dumbledore said quietly.

"Your private castle?" Ron asked interestedly.

"Yes, a matter a fact, you're in it right now, but never mind that….Ciscotasporkis!" Dumbledore said, his wand pointing at Katie who floated away out of the room.

Some people stared after her and then turned back to Dumbledore who got up and straightened his robes; he then looked around the room with an apologetic expression, "I'm sorry." He stated softly, "This troll was yet another exercise for you, and I never expected any one to get hurt, or at least, this badly injured."

"That was a test?" Ron asked angrily.

Dumbledore surveyed Ron from over his half-moon spectacles and sighed, "Yes, Mr. Weasley. The test was to prove every one's skills in possible lethal situations without warning. After all, you all knew what the maze was about, but you didn't know about the troll."

"Damn right we didn't! For crying out loud, my girlfriend and me had a fight about something as silly as a test troll?" Ron bellowed angrily, then his jaw dropped, "I didn't just say that." He stated dumbly.

Hermione gasped, her hands clasped over her mouth.

Ron turned to Hermione with a horrified expression on his face, "Did I just say that?"

Hermione nodded, "Oh Ron!" she cried out in a muffled voice.

Before Ron could register what was going on, Hermione flung herself at him, and pressed her lips onto his, "Do you think I'm your girlfriend?" she whispered excitedly, "No one has ever thought of me as their girlfriend before!" she added as an after thought, before smashing once again her lips on to his.

Harry's jaw dropped, along with every one else's.

Dumbledore coughed softly, drawing every one's attention back to him, "Please go back to bed and...uhm…sleep tight…"

He looked at the snogging couple and smiled wearily, "You may stop kissing you know." He said cheerfully, his eyes twinkling.

Ron went red and stared at Hermione who made a sort of strangled sound, she took a step forward and a step back, hesitating whether or not she really wanted to do what she wanted to do.

She shot a frustrated glance at Dumbledore, then making up her mind, she pounced Ron again, wrapping her arms tightly around him, pressing up hard against him and kissing him passionately.

Ron smiled against her lips and circled his arms around her, pulling her, if possible, even closer against him.

Dumbledore beamed as he turned away and walked out of the sleeping dorm, beckoning Remus to follow him who stared awe struck at Ron and Hermione along with every one else.

"Oh for fuck's sake!" Lavender's hissed under her breath, storming away to her bunk, pulling Parvati aggressively with her.

Ginny did a little jump out of joy and hugged Harry tightly, as if he made it all happen.

Hermione and Ron broke away from each other, Hermione being knocked over by Ginny who bear hugged her with such forced that they tumbled to the floor, giggling.

"You kissed Ron!" Ginny breathed eagerly in Hermione's ear.

"Yes I know that!" Hermione laughed back, allowing herself to be helped up by Ron.

She looked at Ron and felt a tinge of guilt, "I wasn't mad at you, you know." She admitted.

"You sure hell looked like it." Ron joked, taking once of her hands in his and kissing it.

"I was worried that if you provoked the troll he would kill you….I was just so worried."

Ron grinned, "Ah 'Mione, no need to be worried about macho Ron. He can take care of himself."

Hermione hugged him and said so that only Ron could hear her, "I know."

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The following days were awkward, Hermione and Ron never got a minute alone, and Lavender was scowling and stomping at any person who would cross her path.

It was the 4th day into the Training, and today they were facing common obstacles.

Neville had just fallen off a wiggling wall when Ron fell exhaustedly next to Hermione on a bench.

"Hellooooo," he yawned.

"Hey," Hermione said, watching Ginny trying to climb a rock wall with rocks that darted away as soon as a foot or a hand drew near.

Ron slid his arm around her shoulders and scooted up a bit, "How have you been?" he asked in a voice that attempted husky-ness.

"Hmmm," Hermione said as she nuzzled in his neck, "I'm okay…you?"

"Excellent…just desperate for a snog."

Hermione smirked, "I'm sure about what you are talking about."

Though she was, Ron had been making these not-so subtle hints for the last past days, and not once had she even done more as pecking his cheek.

Though today she felt different, maybe it was because she had successfully flung herself over the fake river with a rope, or maybe it was because Neville seemed to have managed to finally get over the wall, but it whatever it was, it made Hermione get up and pull Ron up too.

"I'm going to the toilet, in 15 minutes you are going to the toilet too. Buh-bye!" she said, skipping over to an auror for permission.

Ron ruffled his hair impatiently and watched her as she left the training gym.

Hermione had no intention though of snogging in a toilet, she cast an invisibility charm on herself and waited around the corner.

She stood there for about 10 minutes when Dumbledore walked by. He stopped a few meters away from her and stared directly at her, however, instead of demanding what she was doing he smiled, "I can see invisible people you know…. Anyways…..there is a closet two hallways from my right. No one will be able to find you there." With that he walked off, waving vaguely behind him.

"Nutter." Hermione breathed.

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5 minutes later Ron appeared.

"So, where are we going or are we just going to snog here in the middle of the hallway?" he asked cheekily.

Hermione wrapped her arms around him and kissed him swiftly, "Follow me."

Hermione pulled him down the hall way and into the one that Dumbledore directed her in, she took a right by the first fork and kept on walking. Soon enough she found a closet labelled, "Restricted Broom Closet."

"In here," she ordered, winking at him.

Ron clambered into the closet, pulling Hermione along with him as he did so. The second the door was closed, he pushed her hard against the wall. Hermione let out a soft gasp, but regained herself while pulling his head by his hair closer to hers, "Don't play foul." She joked gently, tracing his lips with her tongue. She pulled her tongue back in and kissed him softly on his lips.

Ron darted his own tongue out and challenged Hermione to open her lips just a little more for his own tongue to have access. Ron was slightly surprised that she kissed him back, or that she did so with a hunger and intensity that matched his own. She opened up her mouth completely and brushed her tongue past his, up and down, sometimes switching sides to make it more interesting.

Ron pressed up against her, pinning her to the wall. Hermione didn't mind however, instead she let her arms slide down to his bum and gave it a light pinch.

Ron jerked away and saw Hermione's eyes twinkle with mischief.

He ran his own hand up her cheek and whispered softly, "This is a part of you I don't know yet."

"Well, I hope you like meeting this part, because as long as I have you alone, its staying." She said seductively, kissing him again.

A loud groan emitted, but not from Hermione, nor from Ron but from the darkened corner.

Hermione and Ron looked up in confusion, "Who's there?" Ron called out irritably.

"Stop...suhhhss. There's some one here too…where's that light switch." A male voice said, you could her him fumbling around.

The light flickered, and Ron exclaimed, "Oh my god!"

Indeed, in the corner were Tonks and Lupin, from the looks of the ripped buttons, they were trying to undress each other.

"Oh my god," Hermione said, a horrified expression on her face. "Oh my god." Tonks agreed. "OH MY GOD, I CAN NOT BELIEVE ALBUS!" Lupin roared, getting up and diving at the door, which turned out to be locked.

"Shit," Lupin muttered, banging his fist against it, "Shit, shit, shit."

"What is it?" Ron asked alarmed.

"The door is locked." Lupin said sardonically.

"Oh great." Hermione scowled, whipping out her wand and pointing it at the door, "Alohamora!"

The door didn't budge. Lupin laughed a cold laugh, "Hermione…do you know what this cupboard is for?"

"Brooms." Hermione stated smartly.

"No. It's a closet made by Dumbledore, he designed it specifically to get couples together. The door will only open when it is satisfied with the results."

"But we are already a couple!" Ron cried out in anguish.

"Mind you, a young couple that doesn't get much time alone together. This was one of his nasty little plans wasn't it. He directed you to it didn't he?"

"Ye-es." Hermione stammered, "But what are you doing here then?"

"He thought it wasn't different cupboard." Tonks said with a grin, "He said the door on the other side of the hall was this one."

Lupin flushed and muttered, "Sorry, forgot."

"That's okay, but the problem is….we are stuck." Tonks stated.

"How do we get out? By snogging until that bloody door is satisfied?" Ron asked angrily, secretly liking the idea, but dubious over the fact that Lupin and Tonks were here.

"Dunno…."Tonks admitted, leaning against the wall, looking confused.

"Well somebody needs to open it!" Hermione exclaimed, banging her fists loudly against the door and yelling "Hellooooooo! Helllooooo!"

"This door is sound proof Hermione." Lupin said softly.

"It's WHAT?" She screeched, rounding on him furiously.

"Well considering what it is that people do in here, that makes sense." Ron said absentmindedly.

Hermione growled and turned her back on him.

"This is just great." Lupin sighed sarcastically at the ceiling.er