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Chapter 5

I didn't quite know what happened next. It was all like a vivid dream and I was having a terrible headache.

"Hermione! Hermione!" Someone was calling my name

"What?" I mumbled

"Open your eyes!" That someone said again

I opened mine and stared into the blurry face of Ginny Weasly

"Ginny, what are you doing here?"

"Hexing the Ferret" she answered as she pulled me to my feet. All around, there were people looking at us curiously

"Where's Malfoy?"

"Ran away. The coward. I used the bat-bogey hex on him"

I smiled "That's just like you" I pick up my fallen wand and I let out a yell as I noticed a bruise on my ankle

"Oh, dear" gasped Ginny "does it hurt?"

"Really"

"I'll fix it. Stand still" she pointed her wand at my bruise and muttered a spell. The bruise disappeared and I breathe in relieve "Thanks, Gin"

"No problem," she pocketed her wand "DO you want to have a chat? Florean Fortescue"s ice cream parlor seems nice today. They've put on a new decoration"

"Great" I muttered "but I must really hurry. I've a meeting back at the office. Oh, and I have to buy some new robes"

"Don't worry. It won't be long"

"Where's Harry?"

"At work. He's becoming very successful. We thought buying a new house soon"

"That's excellent" now that leaves only me who's still stuck in an old apartment with a fat Crookshanks

"Here we are" Ginny waved to Florean Fortescue and we settled ourselves in an arm chair inside the shop

Florean walked over, his kind smile brighten at the sight of us "What would u like today?"

We ordered our ice creams and he came back quite soon with our order

"Hermione, there's something I want to tell you" said Ginny

I looked at her. She was smiling broadly and her brown eyes were twinkling "Alright, Gin"

"I'm…pregnant" said Ginny breathlessly

"Pregnant?" I stared at her and she smiled brightly back

"Do you mean you are going to have a baby?"

"That's what it means, I think"

"Oh, splendid, Gin! Congratulations! Oh, I can lend you some books on the subject that can come in very useful!"

"Oh, thank you, Hermione"

Madam Malkin pulled some robes down from the ranks "Here you are, dreary"

"Oh, these are lovely" I stared at the neatly cut and simple everyday robes in her hands. Near me, a tall, beautiful witch was buying long dress robes that I guessed cost more than her pearls put together

"It really goes well with your eyes, dear" Madam Malkin handed me a robe the color of light blue

"But I don't think that will go very well my hair" I chuckled. I really hate my bushy hair. It makes me look like a squirrel

"Oh, but you will be beautiful in it, dear"

"Can I see the rest you brought?"

"Certainly" she handed me a bundle of it "Here you go"

Suddenly the bells on the shop's door rang and in came Ron

"Mr.WEasly" said Madam Malkin "A pleasure"

"Good day, Madam"said Ron in a very grown up manner

"Ron!" I stared at him, my fingers crossed in my pocket "what are you doing here?"

"I've just met Ginny" he looked at me seriously

"Oh, that" damn the ferret! "That is no big deal"

"You've never fought Malfoy before! What made you do it today? You've always controlled your temper around him, unlike me and Harry"

Madam Malkin stared wide eyes at us. I dropped the bundle of robes on a nearby couch and turned to her "Madam, Can we have a moment alone?"

Oh," said she "Of course. Take your time" she walked over to the tall witch who were bringing out her purse. I turned to Ronald Weasly "What I did to Malfoy was none of your business, Ron"

"Why? He might hurt you!"

"I'm not that bad, Ron. I may not be a Ministry's Auror but I did fight a couple of Death Eater and I'm the one who sent Narcissa Malfoy to st.Mungo's in a state so …"

He cut me off" I know what you've done" Well, then back off!

"But, Hermione, fighting Malfoy is not the solution to your argument"

Him! Talking about reasons "He insulted me, Ron"

"He insulted me too" he was getting redder and redder

"I know! And you tried to hex him every time he does! And why can't I stand up for myself?"

"This is not about fighting Malfoy.It is about controlling your temper"

How dare he talk to me about temper while he can't even control his! "This is Ridiculous don't act this way! I can take care of myself"

"And what did you call that?"

"He stunned me and me ….Well, what has that got to do with you?" I yelled

"That has everything to do with me!" He barked

I looked at him in the eye "How?"

He didn't answer. He stared back at me and then his head dropped

"Ron?"

He didn't look up

"Ron!" I grabbed his shoulders "You listen to me! I can take care of myself! I 'm not a coward and if anything happens, I can fight! You know me, Ron"

He looked up and worried were etched across his face but his ears were redder than I've ever saw it "I just….don't want you to get hurt" he said all this in a rush and I didn't quite catch it. Was I hearing things? He can't have said what I thought he said

"Ron?" I searched his eyes but he quickly stood straight and turned away "Good day, Hermione."

Ron, wait"

But he had already walked out of the shop

I sighed and plunged into the bundle of colorful robes. Did he say he didn't want me to get hurt? Did he say that? He had never said such things to me before! He had never said anything so…..sweet.

"I don't want you to get hurt" I repeated his words in a whisper

Did he really mean it? Or was he saying that to annoy me? Did he really care about me that much?

Alright, we were going out for four years but he had never, never said anything so emotional and so caring and so….deep like this before.

Did he really mean it?