Two Rows Don't Make a Right

by Accio Ron

Sometimes, a night of hurt feelings and tears are just what two best friends need to make them realize that through all their years together, somewhere along the way, they started seeing one another as more than just friends.

15. Dancing Fire

A/N: ALRIGHT! Sorry that this took soooooo freakin' long! Really I am. I could go into a million reasons, from the "I was confused on whether I wanted to go on at all, given to all the STUFF that happened in the HBP" excuse to the "School started and things have been hectic" excuse to the "I had writers block" excuse to "I was just PLAIN lazy" excuse, but I won't:D But here it is. I hope this chapter is up to everyone's standards. If the wording or grammatical stuff is off, I apologize for that. I have been picking at this chapter since mid-July and I was even getting confused on some things.

Just keep in mind that I will write this as though the HBP never took place, like the previous chapters…nothing will change…even Draco and Snape!

The sun had left the winter clouds and slid back down to the other side of the world. The gray masses that had gathered in the air above were now dark in their desolation, absence from any source of light. The snow was still falling, and now it was a massive winter blanket that seemed desperate to cover the earth that craved its long-awaited arrival. The pure white entity that had frosted the world was reflecting to the night sky, giving the illusion of a lighted phantasm cover, in a night that was dark. The promise of mystery, intertwined with the feeling of anticipation hung in the frigid air, setting the perfect balance of that created supreme contentment in its purest form. To Ron and Hermione, knowing everything that was going to happen, yet at the same time, living in a world of complete enigma with one another was one of the most sensational feelings that they had felt in all their lives.

For what must have been hours, though it seemed to be just minutes, Ron and Hermione sat in the small classroom off the Entrance Hall, reflecting the mystery of each other, learning from the other, what they could not as friends. They were now in a time where they knew everything about one anther, yet, they knew nothing about one another. Now, there was so much to learn from an aspect in their lives that they had never conceived as possible, and they were enjoying every moment of it.

Even though there was no way that someone would venture out into the frigid halls, Hermione had imperturbed and shielded the door, after Ron's persistence that if he were to attempt the feat, his Inperturbable Charm would go wrong and they would probably be stuck in the room until they were discovered by a teacher. This was a charm that they had learned in during Charms lesson just days before, and Ron was having extreme difficulty with it. After he made his points, she quickly agreed. Hermione had also cast one of her fire spells that instantly warmed her cotton garments and skin to a temperature that was comfortable. The blue flames dancing off the floating orb were sailing across the darkened room and gave off a wonderful, content, snug feeling that even the Gryffindor Common Room could not offer.

After periods of deep and lighthearted conversation, then periods of snogging, then conversation again, Ron and Hermione seemed to have fallen into a wordless peace. They were perfectly content to just hold one another, which was a simple action that they had never been able to share before. Ron sat with his back planted against the stone wall, his gangly legs stretched out in front of him. His left arm was draped around Hermione, who was nuzzled next to him, using his chest as a pillow. Unintentionally, he began to slowly stoke her hair, streaking his fingers through her bushy locks. His other hand was glued to hers, both of them lying in a resting state on her mid-thigh. Hermione sighed in appeasement and snuggled closer to Ron, cuddling her body more closely to his and buried her cheek into the crook of his neck. Ron relaxed his grip a little to allow Hermione to shift around comfortably and instantly tightened it again as soon as she seemed satisfied.

"You're hair is still damp," he whispered.

"Mmm," was the only evidence Ron received that she had heard him.

"Hermione…are you…are you asleep?" he asked in mild surprise as he stared at the silhouette of her soft face in the firelight, still numb to the core that he was holding her in his arms.

She giggled slightly, lifted her head up to face him, and gave him a brief kiss.

"Ron," she said pointedly, "if I had been asleep, I wouldn't have answered you."

"Oh yeah, right," he said in comprehension.

"And," she continued, "as much as I'd like to have a lie in, right here with you, we probably should head back." After the last word had left her lips, she started to push herself up and the warmth that their bodies had produced being fussed together instantly began to seep out into the small room.

"No, we don't," he said simply, pulling her against him again. When she didn't protest, Ron said with mild trepidation, "Er...Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Harry," he said flatly.

"What about him?" she asked, although she knew exactly what Ron was referring to. Her tone of voice and the passiveness of the situation suggested that she preferred not to think on that idea too hard at the particular moment.

"I erm, I don't think that he needs to know about this, not yet anyways."

Hermione sat up and Ron reluctantly pulled his arm off of her as she did so. When she had fixed herself up to sitting position, she placed her back against the wall next to Ron, never taking her hand out of his. She smoothed out her messy hair that she had acquired over the last few hours with her free hand. When she was satisfied with it, she stopped.

She thought for a moment before she replied, "Do you really think that's a wise idea?" not looking at him, but gazing into the distance with deep concentration.

"I really don't know. I reckon it could have a double effect, you know?"

"Yes," she sighed in exasperation, "I know exactly what you mean."

"He knows that I've fancied you since third year, though," Ron said quietly, "he made me tell him all about it a few weeks ago."

Hermione smiled and said in a surprised tone, "Third year? Honestly Ron, you have a funny way for showing it, don't you?

Ron's face tinged pink before he said, "Yeah, since third year Hermione, but that's not the point now, is it?" missing Hermione's jesting sarcasm all together.

Ron had said these words curtly, but Hermione knew that he said them out of embarrassment and she did find them rather funny, and she had to stuff her knuckle in her mouth to suppress her laughter. However, her effort became futile as she started to shake from silent giggles. Ron looked at her like he feared for her sanity and said, "What's the matter with you?"

She burst out into a fit of laughter and said, "N...no...nothing!" Then she proceeded to double over and her head landed in his lap.

"Er…Hermione?" he asked slowly, giving her a look that only Ron Weasley was capable of giving.

After she had finished with her outburst, she straightened up and said, "Sorry Ron, go ahead."

"What was that about?" he asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Oh Ron, you are just so thick sometimes and it made me laugh!" She looked at Ron out of the corner of her eye and saw that that he did not share her opinion in the matter, so she learned towards him and said, "but that's one of the things that I love about you," and brushed her mouth across his. "Please, go on," she persisted in a more calm tone.

Ron was still annoyed with the way Hermione was acting, but her sudden gesture seemed to rectify the situation somewhat, so he decided the pursuit of the matter was not necessary.

"Well, he sort of beat it out of me, really. That was the night that…well," he said uncomfortably, "you know…"

"Yeah," she said in a tone that expressed that she didn't think it was an issue anymore.

"So...er…I admitted to him that I fancied you and he basically told me to go for it. Said that he had suspected it for awhile now and I just confirmed his suspicion."

"That sounds very uncharacteristically like something Harry would say," Hermione said flatly.

"Yeah, I know," said Ron, then he went quiet for a moment, pondering something in his mind. "But then," he continued slowly, "I honestly think that he got me to admit it to him and told me that I needed to tell you, was just an effort to get us to quit rowing. He didn't really expect me to do it or he would have kept on about it. "

"Now that sounds more like Harry," Hermione said.

"I reckon he thought that if I actually admitted that I fancied you out loud, then it would become real to me and I would be a little nicer to you. Then, our rows would stop."

"Hmm," Hermione said with a grin stretching across her face, "sounds to me like Harry's smart enough to know who's to blame."

Ron gave her a frustrated look, but when he noticed that she was smiling, he loosened up and smiled too.

"Harry was okay with the idea, whenever he thought that it wasn't going to happen. Well now that it has," he said, the giant grin that was on his face seemed to almost spread to his voice too, "I don't think he'll be too keen on the idea."

"Ron," Hermione implored, "Harry is a sensible person."

When she saw that Ron had quirked one of his eyebrows and his eyes had grown slightly larger than normal she said, "Well, granted, he does have a tendency to overreact under certain circumstances-"

"And this would be one of them," he finished for her.

"But Ron," she went on, "you do realize that if we kept this from him, it would mean keeping it from everyone?" I mean, Harry is our best friend and if we kept him in the dark, there is no way even fathomable that we would be able to tell anyone…and that includes your sister."

"What does Ginny have to do with this?" he asked incredulously. "She doesn't understand this kind of stuff…she's too young. I wouldn't think she needs to know, even if we did tell Harry!"

Hermione rolled her eyes and said sternly, "Ron, that is your problem. You don't think. She is a year younger than you and her maturity level had already reached yours and surpassed it when she was eleven! Of course she understands these kinds of things."

Ron looked taken back, but Hermione ignored him and continued, "Ginny has a lot to do with this, actually, because…erm…" she trailed off and her face shaded to an unnatural pink.

"Yes?" Ron demanded.

"Well, that very same night," she said quietly, "I told Ginny that I had fancied you since fourth year and-"

"You did!" he interrupted her, "Bugger Hermione, why didn't you say something?"

"Now Ron," she said slowly, speaking to him as if he were a child, "how do you think you would have reacted?"

"Oh…yeah, right. Fair point, that is."

"So, as I was saying," she carried on, "when I told her, she was rather excited. I suppose she was pleased that someone fancied you and that that someone happened to be me. Unlike Harry, she has been pestering me since I revealed that information to her-"

"Figures," grumbled Ron.

"Ron, contrary to what you think, she's not a little girl anymore. She will notice if there is something different between us, no matter how hard we attempt to hide it."

"So we will just have to try not to make it obvious, won't we? And anyways, like I said before…Ginny doesn't understand stuff like this."

"Oh she doesn't, does she?"

"No," he said sharply, "she doesn't."

"Well," Hermione said slowly, "I think you are wrong there." When she saw the irate look that was itching across his face, she added, "it's just a suspicion, mind you. I have no evidence to back it up…but…I er…"

"Hermione, out with it!" Ron snapped.

"Well, I think she is seeing someone and I believe she has been for awhile," she said quickly.

Ron looked at Hermione like he was trying to understand what she had just confessed. Then, his look slowly went from confusion to comprehension. Within seconds his eyes had grown as round as saucers and his face grew red out of agitation.

"Well, who the hell…I mean, who is it," he finished evenly.

"I don't know," she answered simply.

"Well, then…I mean…how…how do you know then!" he asked with his voice growing louder with each passing word.

"Ron," Hermione sighed, "I have just been telling you that I don't know. I am only going on suspicion here. Besides, I only told what I did so maybe you would stop looking at her like a little girl and realize that she is growing into a beautiful young woman. She is maturing and the guys around Hogwarts are starting to notice that she has filled out nicely and-"

"HERMIONE!" Ron interrupted loudly, "What the…will you please quit talking to me about Ginny…about that!" he finished with a revolted look on his face. "I don't want, nor do I need to hear that again…EVER!"

"Honestly Ron, I was just saying that-"

"I know what you were trying to explain and I get your point, now will you please just drop it," he finished harshly. "Please," he pleaded when he saw the hurt look on her face that was intermingled with frustration.

"Fine," she said in surrender. "But you have to promise not to question her about it, seeing that you're lacking evidence to support you accusations," she said quickly.

"Yeah," Ron bantered, "and it would make you look like a tattle-tale, wouldn't it?"

"Well, yes, if you want to look at it like that, I suppose you may be right. But you know she would be very angry at you if you went kipped of to her first thing tomorrow and started inquiring her about it. Furthermore-"

"She would be hacked at you too, when she finds out where I got my information," he finished for her. "I know a bit about my little sister too, don't I?" he said, giving her a slight wink.

"Oh all right!" she capitulated, "So what if you are right? So what if I regretted telling you the instant I opened my mouth?" Then her demeanor softened a little and she gave him a shy smile. "So, will you please not mention this too her," she requested meekly.

Ron knew that it was going to take all of the self-restraint that he could conjure to abide with Hermione's wishes. If his little sister was seeing someone, who wanted to be damn well informed on whom it was. He wanted to make sure that the prat was worthy of her in every way possible. However, for reasons beyond Ron's comprehension, he felt that he needed to adhere to Hermione's request. She was right after all, she was going on suspicion, and even though suspicion was enough to make a believer out of Ron, it would take quite a bit more than that to convince Ginny. Plus, it would put Hermione in a sore spot and seeing how he had just acquired snogging rights to the most beautiful witch at Hogwarts, he did not feel there was need to have those rights revoked just hours after he attained them.

"Alright…fine," he mumbled.

When Hermione leaned all her weight against Ron and trailed light kisses along his neck, before permanently attaching them to his mouth, Ron sighed in contentment and temporarily forgot that he had started a conversation that had not been finished. Hermione's sudden, but welcome attack on Ron had done its job perfectly- it had distracted him.

Ron deepened their bond just a bit and wrapped his arms around Hermione's waist, pulling her as close to him as she could possibly be. He continued to be lost in this wondrous new interaction with Hermione, savoring everything about it, to the way she felt in his arms, to the way her lips moved against his own. Hermione was also lost in Ron. Her antics were no longer an endeavor to distract him, for she had forgotten that had been her original goal. She was amazed how after just hours of being more than Ron's friend, that he could do this to her. She also briefly thought to herself that if the position he held over her now could do this to her, then it very well could be that the same position could get her in trouble later down the road. At the moment however, she wasn't going to fret over it. Without realizing what she was doing, she dropped her right hand lower, low enough to make Ron release her and move a foot away from her.

"What?" she asked, with a shocked look on her face.

"You…er…you touched me," he said quietly.

"So," she said slowly, "you touched me too."

"Hermione," Ron said more sternly, "you touched me," with a strong emphasis on the word 'touch'.

Hermione was still bathed in confusion when she asked, "Inappropriately?" like it was the most ridiculous notion in the world.

"Well…I erm…it felt sort of…," then Ron stopped abruptly with his face crimson red and finished "yeah."

She shook her head and said, "No. I couldn't have." Then she raised her right hand to where it was eyelevel and they widened with shock, "Could I?"

"Yeah, you could" Ron said again.

Hermione's eyes widened to an extreme that Ron had never seen before and she said "Oh Ron, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, honestly, I didn't. I didn't even know I did. Maybe I am a scarlet woman! I'm just….I'm so sorry! I-"

"Hermione," Ron interrupted, "will you shut up for a second?" Hermione looked hurt at first, but when Ron smiled to let her know that he was jesting, she softened. "First of all, you don't really need to tell me that you are sorry. Trust me, I would have let you go on if I knew you were completely conscious of what you were doing."

"Ron!" Hermione exclaimed in disbelief.

"Well, I would have," he said shrugging his shoulders, "but you weren't. I just didn't want you to do something against your morals that you didn't realize you were doing."

"Oh," she said softly, "well, thanks for that."

"You don't have to thank me," he said as he moved close to her again, "and you are not a scarlet woman."

When she remained silent, Ron placed his thumb on the base of Hermione's chin, and pushed it to face him. "What's the matter?"

"Nothing…I'm just a little embarrassed," she said meekly.

Ron groaned out of mild frustration and said, "Please don't be. I've already admitted to you that I enjoyed it, so if anyone should be embarrassed, it should be me. I know that I'm thick sometimes, but at least I know enough to admit when I am being thick. And, I would be the thickest git at school to not admit that I found some sort of pleasure in that…even if it was for a few blessed seconds and I'm not embarrassed to admit it. So, will you please not be?"

Hermione plunged her head against Ron's chest and for one fearful moment, he thought she was crying, because her body was shaking. However, when he heard a giggle instead of a sob escape her lips, he looked down at her, only to see her looking back up at him.

"What the hell…I mean, what are you laughing at?"

"You!" she said between giggles.

"Me?"

"Yes, Ron. You."

"Are you going to tell me why?" he asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"I just, I never realized that you knew you were thick and it was rather humorous to hear you try to explain it."

"Well," he said, is annoyance growing, "I'm happy you think so" and looked swiftly away from her. At that moment, Hermione had a surge of mixed emotions. She was saddened by the fact that Ron was annoyed with her, yet, at the same time, she had to suppress a giggle that was threatening to evade the confinement of her lips at the childish way he was acting.

"Ron," she pleaded, "don't be angry

"I'm not," he replied in a short breath.

"Yes you are," Hermione said seriously.

"Well, yes if you must know, I am a slight bit angry. I stopped you from doing something and then I try to make you feel better about the situation and what do you do? You laugh at me! What am I suppose to feel?"

"Ron!" Hermione sighed. "You are supposed to be satisfied," and leaned up on her tip toes and kissed his mouth, "because I don't feel embarrassed anymore," she said after she pulled away, "and I never will with you. You make me feel content with myself and everything that I do."

Hermione's words melted Ron's shell that he had built up. "I'm sorry Hermione. I feel the same way about you and more. Everything feels right now."

After they had held each other in silence for many minutes, they drifted off the sleep again. Talk of Harry would have to wait. Talk of Ginny would have to wait. Ron and Hermione were the now and everything else was a prism of time that moved for them.

Soon the cold, black sky began her transformation to a sea of gray and two people were now right with what they had been denying for six years. Though not yet through words, but through emotion and feeling, Ron and Hermione were deeply in love with each other and it was their secret for now, especially to the world that was now awakening to a new day.

A/N: Reviews will inspire author to write and I need all the inspiration that I can get!

CamelKatie

Kia Ora

It's the holidays in New Zealand (the country I live in) at the moment, so I was browsing around here and found your fantastic story :D I managed to read it all in one go, since Mum's not here at the moment and wasn't nagging me to get off. Just wanted to say, you write really well, and I can't wait 'till the next chapter. Just one thing. Please, please, break Malfoy and Ginny up. The thought of them together disturbs me. Cheers.

Katie

Response: Hey, thank you so much! You know, I AM sick at the fact that I stuck them two together now. But hey, I started writing this almost nine months ago and my ship likes were different then than they are now.

Lor'sEvilRumour
2005-08-30
ch 14, signed

KEEP going! PLZ!
-Lor

Response: I will….

tyger
2005-08-08
ch 14, anon.

loved it! i am alive and breathing :D

Response: YAY! I am glad to hear it!

penguin of death
2005-07-27
ch 14, signed

Aw that was so incredibly sweet! I havent reviewed, or read, in a while, but I was on holiday, then having some trouble with my own lovelife. But anyhoo, it's all sorted out now, and now I so get the romance stuff. That was truly beautiful.

Response: Thanks so much!

Nickolus Elflame
2005-07-23
ch 14, signed

are you going to update this? This seems like a pretty good ending but you said that you would update...so um ... do you like corn?

Response: I have been asking myself that very same question for three months now! (The first one :D) Yeah…I like corn….

puppilove 14, anon.

this chapter was so awesome. It was beautiful and passionate (is that how you spell it?)

Response: Thank you is much! Yep, I guess so, my spell check doesn't have that word underlined in red right now.

Metamorphmagus01
2005-07-21
ch 14, signed

aw! Hehehe! Did you read HBP yet? I dont want to ruin it but--but-I can't say it dangit! Anyway, you'll jump for joy (or have jumped already) cute cute chapter!

Response: Yeah, I read it! DANG! I'm pretty sure that one part cough Harry…Ginny…kiss cough I was glad that I was at home my myself, cause I couldn't stop SCREAMING!

RainDateChick
2005-07-17
ch 14, signed

ok, i really like this fic... but i'm in a terrible mood. because i have to read two books for summer reading: The Great Gatsby and The Chosen. and my mom will not buy me HBP until i finish the great gatsby, and that book is bloody confusing! but as of today, i am halfway through it, so i'll prolly read another chapter or two tonight, and then finish it tomorrow... then i'll call my friend jessie who read it last year so she can explain it to me. so i'm thinking that by wednesday, i'll have HBP and i'll be done with it by thursday if all goes well. so i'm not going to read any more fanfiction until after i read HBP so if i don't review ur next chapter right away, i havent given up on the story, i'm just busy... and now i'm gon' go read the great gatsby. toodles!

Response: Well, its been awhile since your review, so I really hope you got to read the HBP. Thanks so much for taking the time to review….I really appreciate it!

Gashlyn
2005-07-11
ch 14, signed

The only thing that I ask is that you make your chapters longer so the readers can enjoy more of your wonderful story. I understand that the new HBP book is on its way, and you are anticipating its realease. But please don't let the book stop you from writing your wonderful story. PLEASE CONTINUE:)

Response: Yeah, I was trying to get that last chapter out before the HBP. I know, it was too short. Well, thank you so much for the wonderful review!

Celi
2005-07-11
ch 14, signed

Great! This chapter was really sweet...you almost scared me when she ran away from him...smile
It's great that the story isn't over yet! Waiting for next chapter...(and HBP...s)

Response: I am so glad that you liked it! Thank you so much for the review!

SailorLeia
2005-07-10
ch 14, signed

Dear Accio Ron,

I just read, what you have so far, and I had to write in and say, WOW! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, OMG! It's so beautifully written and SO ADDICTIVE! Your writing style is just as gripping and page-turning as J.K. Rowling herself! EXCELLENT WORK! AND YOU HAD THEM KISSING! YAY! ((Sorry, I'm the most hopeless romanctic in the world!)) I loved Harry/Ron's coversation about Ron's feeling (Laughted so hard!) I loved Ginny/Hermione's conversation about her feelings (laughed and almost cried!), I loved how they finally made up ((falling asleep together on the couch)) and I LOVED THEIR FIRST KISSES! ((Not to mention, I love it when Harry and Ginny like each other too and I absolutely love your twist on that as well!))... OKAY, so I think it's save to say I LOVED EVERY WORD! FANASTIC JOB! I CAN'T WAIT TO READ MORE! And I hope you update very soon! Much Love!

SailorLeia

Response: Thank you so much! Your enthusiasm makes me feel amazing about myself! You have no idea how good it makes me feel to hear (or read :p) you comparing me to JK! WOW! Thanks so much for the amazing review!

Bhekie
2005-07-10
ch 14, signed

that was great.. hermione already jumping to conclusions:o) can't wait for the next chapter... :o)

Response: Thanks so much!

BlazingBotan
2005-07-10
ch 14, signed

Wow! I absolutely adored your story. It was so well written and stayed pretty much true to the characters. The anticipation of what is going to happen next keeps me on the edge of my seat and I am dying here for you to update soon. I read all fourteen chapters today (well, kinda, it's 12:50 in the morning and I just finished them) and couldn't believe the wonderful content of what I read. I am truly looking forward for the next part of the story and the rest of the fanfiction. So, with that, I will end this review with a simple please update extremely soon!

Response: Thanks so much! WOW! All fourteen! Go you! Thank you so much for your kind words.

Azu Luna
2005-07-09
ch 14, signed

D'AW! Tis cute! Oh yeah, I'm alive again, the angels were sick of me hogging the DSL so they kicked me outta heaven for now. ;P Ah well, this was good as always. Misunderstandings suck, glad that was resolved fairly quickly. Ron can be poetic and randy at the same time, who knew? Update soon please!

Response: LOL! Glad to hear it! Thanks so much for the review!

Old Sweet Pea
2005-07-09
ch 14, signed

I really enjoyed this chapter in a follow up to the previous! It was so funny to watch Hermione jump to all these conclusions ( though I know ti wasn't supposed to be). Just because, in this case, Hermione reminds me of myself so much.
Now I want to know what's going to happen in the castle!

. Haha! I really enjoyed this short (sad face) cute chapter.

Response: Thanks so much! Sorry about the length, I hope this one is better.

Karen
2005-07-09
ch 14, anon.

Hey, I'm still alive! I'm sorry I couldn't review CH. 13. Awesome chapter, and Ch.14 is awesome too! I can't wait to read your next chapter and I can't wait till July 16! I'm lookin forward to seeing some R/Hr action.

Response: Hey, that's cool. Just happy that you were able to review this one. Well, as far as the HPB goes….we did see a little action….but not really from Ron and Hemione….DANG:(

bigfoot242
2005-07-09
ch 14, signed

I definitely love this story! I hope you had fun in Disney World because that is like the best place on earth! I love it there if you couldn't tell. Keep writing and update soon.

Response: Thank you so much! Wow…Disney World…that was forever ago! I can't believe its been long since I last posted! Yes, I did have fun!

eckles
2005-07-09
ch 14, signed

Though it was short it had impact. Great writing.

Response: Thanks so much!

the Desert Fox
2005-07-09
ch 14, anon.

"One does not wax philosophical when one is about to be sent to Leavenworth... My word, that's in Kansas."- Maj. Charles E. Winchester the 3rd.

Good chapter. Short but good. Hey, am filling in for Amscray after the previous debacle. I think Amscray was being sarcastic when he made that comment about it going down the toilet or to pot.

Actually their kind of iffy on that. They're not sure when exactly the Black/Weasley marriage took place. The only thing that is known is that Sirius, Nymphie and the Bouncing Ferret are first cousins once-removed and Tonks and Draco are first cousins. We don't even know where exactly Molly fits into this either. I don't seeing anything about Molly being any relation. Because the family tree is incomplete, some of us have recommended holding off on that pairing between Ginny and Draco.

Ahh, by doing that, doing what you want, one should ignore any and all comments about who so and so should be paired with. Eh, another rule of us: "If any of our reviews get bashed because it was taken the wrong way or we did something wrong it is our job to defend it." Of course the rest of us rarely have to defend ourselves because we get our point across, and ain't rude in doing so either. Though many a time when have to do this to Amscray who was the tendency to do such a thing.

BTW: I'd greatly appreciate it, if Harry and Ginny getting together was similar to that of Ron and Hermione's. Here are a few suggestions: 1) It should be believable, and take time for them to get together rather than quickly like most fics. Finally 2) Ron should not be so accepting of Harry dating his sister. By having him be like this is to make him a hypocrite. I say this because he wasn't with Michael or Dean.

To everyone else who says that there was bashing of pairings: It ain't our policy to knock fics regardless of what the pairing is. And Amscray didn't.

Keep up the good work. HP/DG forever.

Response: What were we even debating here:D Dang! I need to get my posts out faster! Well, whatever it was, its okay. You all are entitled to your opinion…that's what makes this world so great:P IF H & G get together, I promise, it won't be cheesy. AND, even though Ron was (for the most part) okay with H & G in HBP, he won't be as accepting. Thanks for the long review….I had fun reading it!

Love That Elf
2005-07-09
ch 14, anon.

I did like that line, actually. All its cheesiness was forgotten in light of its truth. Like, Hermione isn't conventionally beautiful, but Ron thinks she is because she looks how he feels. I liked it. Anyways, wonderful chapter, terribly short. Can't wait for update! ONE WEEK TO HBP!

Response: Thanks! One of the best lines I have ever read, if you ask me! Thanks for the review!

Moonhawkpebbly
2005-07-09
ch 14, signed

that was sweet... I wana see some Harry and Gin now! Lol. Good chapter

Response: Thanks so much! We shall see…

Renee25
2005-07-09
ch 14, anon.

Ron is such a tease! He still needs to evolve a little bit, but I've heard that it takes most guys between the ages of 25 and 30. shrugs I'm not saying women are much better, but we're talking about Ron here. And Hermione is still very sensetive. They just need to learn more about each other.

Nice chapter. I'm still a fan. :)

Response: Thank you so much! Gosh…25-30? We may all be in trouble!

SpaceyChic468
2005-07-09
ch 14, signed

We just went to MGM when we went to Orlando, and there wasn't a ton to do there (but since I'm such a wimp anyway, it doesn't really matter). Did you go on the Tower of Terror? I love that ride!Anyway, this chappie was great! Ron seemed a little overly poetic, but that made it really sweet, so...yeah...great chappie!

Response: You know, we were at MGM for about three hours and then we were like: "Forget this…lets go to EPCOT!" I know what you mean. No, I didn't ride it that time (the line was two hours long) but I have ridden it PLENTY of times. Thanks so much for the review!