Chapter Fifteen: This is NOT a Joke
"Oh god I hope he's okay…"
Hermione was standing over Ron's bed in the Hospital. She held his wilted hand in hers. Tears rolling down her cheeks. She layed her head on the bed, crying lightly into the white sheets. Hermione looked at Ron. He was dressed in his robes from the previous day. Hermione had only left his side to change. She hadn't eaten since the day of the accident.
Hermione looked at his hand and traced her finger over the top of his hand. She gasped. His hand gripped hers. Though it hurt a bit, Ron had landed on her when he fell back. Hermione looked at Ron and brushed his hair out of his face. She smiled and let out a long awaited sigh of relief. She smiled lightly and whispered
"Ron… Ron… Please tell me your alive, please tell me your well, Please tell me…that you….you…" Hermione couldn't' say it herself. She sighed and sat back down. Hermione sighed and bit her lip. What if Krum had killed him… What if Ron never woke up. Hermione still had his hand, She held it softly and took a sip of her Stay-awake-potion. She hadn't slept in two days, that's how long Ron had been out. She sighed and looked at his hand. It was still gripping hers. Hermione smiled and sighed again.
"Ron please give me a sign that you can hear me…" He squeezed her hand softly. Hermione felt as if she could jump up and down the walls. She smiled broadly and kissed him on the forehead. She looked down at him. She could think it…but it wouldn't go out of her mouth. Hermione sighed and tucked a piece of her messy hair behind her ear. A sudden thud came from the entrance of the Hospital Wing. Hermione reached for her wand, when she saw Harry round the corner. Hermione sighed and smiled.
"He's not awake yet…" Ron squeezed her hand again. Hermione chuckled. "I lied he's awake…meaning he can hear us… and answer yes or No questions."
Harry smiled at Hermione. Hermione was, for once in two days, smiling. Her face was glowing, Hermione rubbed her thumb against the back of Ron's hand. Hermione smiled at Harry, but Harry had disappeared. Rolling her eyes, Hermione turned back to Ron. She nearly fell out of her seat. Ron was looking at her, Hermione jumped up and nearly tackled him, if it weren't for him being on the bed. Hermione jumped on the bed sitting next to him. She kissed his forehead again.
"Oh Ron…I'm so sorry…This is all my fault, Krum shouldn't' have come here. He should have just lived with it. Oh my god…are you okay…how are you feeling. Am I hurting you? Do you---" Hermione stopped, because Ron's finger was resting on her lips. He was smiling up at her. He looked so pale Hermione was wondering if it was normal. She bit her bottom lip to keep from talking as Ron withdrew his finger.
"What happened?" He asked her, His voice was raspy and dry. Hermione smirked and brushed his hair out of his face again.
"well, When you stood infront of me. Krum raised his wand at you, he was only able to blast you backwards onto me before Harry cast the Imperius Curse on him. You fell back and was knocked out for the past two days. I haven't left here since it happened" Hermione explained. Ron sighed and Hermione bit her lip.
"Do you need a drink or something?" Ron just nodded, Hermione smiled and grabbed a drink of Pumpkin juice, she held it up to Ron's lips and tips the drink to let it flow into his mouth. Hermione smiled and set the drink on the table. She turned back to Ron and smiled
"I'm going to bed… I'll see you tomorrow…" Hermione stood up and grabbed her coat. She turned and got pulled back. She looked at Ron who's hand was around her wrist. Hermione smirked and looked at him her eyebrow raised.
"Hermione…" Ron said raspy, Hermione sat back down next to him. She smiled and titled her head to the side lightly.
"yes Ron?..."
"I-I-lo--" Ron began to cough harshly. Hermione reached for his glass and held it out to him to take a drink. She smiled and kissed him on the forehead again. She smiled and walked out the Hospital Wing. Hermione's heels clacked down the halls, as she made her way to the Gryffindor Common Room. The halls were dead silent. Hermione was letting her mind wander yet again. you dumb girl.. why didn't you SAY anything? You should have told him how you felt…What you felt. Next time you MUST tell him… She assured herself. Hermione approached the Fat Lady in the portrait and sighed.
"Fairy Lights…"
"Sorry…Wrong Password…"
Hermione's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "WHAT??"
"that's not the password…"
"Yes it is…"
"I'm sorry darling… It's not…"
Hermien glared at the Fat Lady and rolled her eyes. Another night in the Hospital wing. She decided to take the portrait shortcut. Her legs were hurting. She approached the picture of a Sleeping Girl. Speaking the password she smiled and walked through the portrait and into the Hospital wing. She peeked around the corner of Ron's bed. She saw that he was wide awake taking sips of pumkin juice. Walking around the corner Hermione smiled.
"Hey… The Fat Lady changed the password…"
Ron nodded. He held out his hand to her. Hermione eyed him and took his hand. He pulled her to his side and kissed her hand. Hermione's heart felt like it was going to jump out of her chest and dance around on the bed. Hermione held her free hand on her chest. She smiled, feeling as though she would never breathe again.
"Hermione…"
"uh-huh?" she said in a slight high pitched.
"I love you…" Hermione couldn't breathe she ws trying to remember how to breathe. But nothing was jogging her memory. Hermione's eyes were about ready to bug out of her head.
"Will you marry me?" Ron finished. Hermione looked down at Ron's free hand that was holding a box, the box was open and silver ring inside, just a plain silver ring with a little diamond on top. Hermione had completely forgot to breathe, and to speak. Her mouth just hung open, Nothing was going through her mind, except those words. Love…Marry me?....love…Marry Me?...Love…Marry me? Hermione looked up at Ron, then back to his hand, then back up to Ron. She sighed and gulped, air finally filling her lungs. She looked Ron in the eye and noticed, THIS WAS NO JOKE… Hermione looked down and closed the box in Ron's hand.
"Ron I don't know how to say this."