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So this is the Thanksgiving chapter! Surprise visitors are in this one and it is very fluffy when everyone is mentioning what they are thankful for.

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One and Only

Chapter Eleven

Thursday it was Thanksgiving, one of Ron's favorite holidays. They had no classes that day and there would be a big thanksgiving lunch/dinner at two. Some Gryffindors wanted to play a Quidditch game so they got the team together and challenged the Hufflepuffs. Although this wasn't an official match the whole school filed into the stands. Hermione took a seat in the stands and saw Tonks and Lupin coming toward her. She then noticed extra figures walking closer too. Tonks and Lupin were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, Angelina, and Alicia. Hermione stood up to greet all of them.

"What are you guys doing here?" Hermione asked as she released Mrs. Weasley from a hug and shook Mr. Weasley's hand.

"We came to see Tonks." Mrs. Weasley answered. "And you four of course." She added. Lupin helped Tonks into her seat.

"We came for the food." George said. Alicia hit him in the head, playfully.

"And?" She asked.

"And to see you four." He finished. Hermione laughed as she hugged Fred, George, Angelina, and finally Alicia.

"Well the match is almost starting." Hermione informed them. "We're up against Hufflepuff."

"Great!" Fred exclaimed. "I get to see Zacharis Smith get his ass kicked." Mrs. Weasley and Alicia both hit him.

"Watch your language!" Mrs. Weasley scolded. "Oh look Gryffindor is coming out now!" She changed her tone.

"And for the Gryffindor chasers we have, Demelza Robins, Dean Thomas, and Ginny Weasley!" Seamus announced. All of them cheered loudly, missing as he announced the beaters. "Keeper Ron Weasley and finally the seeker and captain of the team Harry Potter!" They all cheered once more for Harry and Ron. The match went on and Ron saved everything. He continued to use Hermione's cheering as a means of inspiration. Ginny made practically all of the goals for Gryffindor and Harry caught the snitch right out from under the Hufflepuff seeker's foot. All in all the game was one of the best and it was great practice for their real upcoming match. They all filed out of the stands when the game was over. Fred and George slipped away to taunt Smith because Ginny had told them what he kept saying about Ron being editor. Hermione ran to greet Ron with a hug. He lifted her feet up off of the ground and spun her around.

"Nice job Ron!" Alicia said.

"Yeah, you're really coming along." Angelina agreed.

"What are you doing here?" Ron asked. Before he could get an answer his mother smothered him in a hug. "Mum what are you doing here?" He asked when she let go to give Ginny and Harry hugs.

"We came to see you four and Tonks." Mr. Weasley said. "But great job in the match today." Congratulations were passed around and then they all headed for the castle.

"So how's Fleur doing, Mrs. Weasley?" Hermione asked. Mrs. Weasley's look tightened and Mr. Weasley glanced at her, horrified as to what the answer might be. Before Mrs. Weasley could answer Fred, who had come back after taunting Smith with George, answered for her.

"She's getting on mum's nerves, always complaining about how fat she is and worrying if she'll ever get her figure back and she's always hanging around the house. She's not going to work while she's pregnant so she stays at the Burrow." He sniggered. Mrs. Weasley didn't say anything else but her reaction told Hermione that what Fred had said was true. As it was just two they did not have time to show anyone the newspaper office so they all headed into the Great Hall. Ron and Hermione sat next to each other and then Mrs. And Mrs. Weasley sat on one side of them while Fred and Angelina sat on the other side. Harry and Ginny sat across from them like normal and George and Alicia sat beside them. Lupin and Tonks decided to join them so they sat on the other side of Harry and Ginny.

"Welcome to the Thanksgiving feast!" Dumbledore announced. "I am pleased to welcome the guests that are here with us as well. Now thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. To give thanks to something you are grateful for. Personally I am thankful for all of this food we have here and the house elves who made it. Now you all may tuck in." Food appeared on plates and Ron picked up his fork.

"Ronald!" Mrs. Weasley scolded.

"Yes mum?" Ron asked, looking at the food with a longing look.

"You know that when we eat thanksgiving dinner together we always give thanks before we eat." Mrs. Weasley said.

"Oh yeah." Ron sighed. He put down his fork and looked around. "Who's first?" He asked.

"You are." Mrs. Weasley said "And then it will go to Fred then Angelina and around."

"Alright." Ron said. "I'm thankful to be able to have thanksgiving dinner with most of my family and I'm thankful for Hermione being there for me." He gave Hermione's hand a squeeze underneath the table. She smiled at him.

"Fred." Mrs. Weasley said.

"Ok, I'm thankful to be able to share this thanksgiving with Angelina and I'm thankful for my family." He said.

"I'm thankful to be back at Hogwarts and I'm thankful for Fred." Angelina said. Ron watched as Fred smiled at her and they joined hands under the table.

"I'm thankful for Tonks and our future child." Lupin said. Tonks smiled at him.

"I'm also thankful for our baby and I am thankful that Remus is there for me one hundred percent." Tonks said. They joined hands under the table and Lupin's other hand went to Tonks' growing stomach.

"I'm thankful to be here with my family and I'm thankful for Ginny's good Quidditch skills." Harry said. Ginny laughed but looked at him expectantly. "And of course just her for being herself." She smiled at him and he put an arm around her.

"I am thankful that Harry is there and I can count on him and I am also thankful to be able to spend a thanksgiving with most my family." Ginny said. George ruffled her hair and took his turn.

"Well obviously I'm thankful to spend thanksgiving with the girl I love and the people I love." George said. Alicia gave him a quick peck on the lips.

"I'm thankful to be able to spend thanksgiving with friends and I am also thankful that the man I love invited me to spend thanksgiving with him and his family." Alicia said. George now gave her a quick peck on the lips.

"I am thankful to spend thanksgiving with at least four of my children because I haven't been able to do that in a while." Mr. Weasley said. Mrs. Weasley was getting teary eyed at all the thanks. She dabbed her eyes with a napkin.

"I'm thankful that each of my children have found someone special in their life and I'm thankful to be spending it with all of you." Mrs. Weasley said.

"I am thankful to be spending thanksgiving with the Weasley's and Harry who are like a second family to me, Tonks, Lupin, Angelina and Alicia." Hermione said. "I am also thankful to have Ron who stands up for me and who would do just about anything to make me happy." She finished. Ron smiled at her. Hermione ran her thumb up and down his hand.

"Well now that we've all said what we're thankful for we may eat." Mrs. Weasley said, wiping more tears from her eyes. Everyone began to eat the food laid out for them. "It's a nice change not having to cook." Mrs. Weasley pointed out.

"I'll have to agree with you there" Alicia said. Angelina nodded in agreement.

"Fred and George are helpless when it comes to cooking." Angelina said.

"But that is why we have you two lovely ladies to do it for us." Fred said.

"Yeah." George agreed. "Is cooking like some special gift that you women have? Because Hermione can cook too."

"Ginny isn't so bad at cooking either." Harry said. "She made good soup when Ron and Hermione were sick."

"It is a gift." Mr. Weasley said. "Women can cook so that they can feed us." Mrs. Weasley elbowed him with a smile on her face. Ron took a big gulp and swallowed all of the food in his mouth.

"I'm not complaining." He said.

"Hear, hear." George said, holding his fist out. Ron hit George's fist with his. Ron looked at Hermione who was smiling at him and rolling her eyes.

"And plus I prefer Hermione's cooking to the house elves because it's not slave labor when Hermione cooks." Ron said. Hermione smiled at him although she knew he was only saying it.

"Does this mean that you'll start wearing a S.P.E.W button?" Hermione asked. Ron looked unsure of what to say. "I'm just kidding." Hermione laughed. "S.P.E.W is over." Ron breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione laughed once more and everyone continued to eat with minimum chatting. After they ate dinner, desert was put out on the table. Hermione groaned and pushed the apple pie away from her. She looked over at Ron who was packing away two different pieces of pie and some muffins all at once.

"Gooood fooood!" Ron exclaimed with a full mouth when he saw Hermione's expression. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"God, how can you people still eat?" Hermione asked. She noticed Harry, Fred, George, and Tonks still eating although not as sloppily as Ron.

"It's a gift." Ron said proudly with a full mouth.

"I have a big appetite." Harry said. "Although not as big as Ron's." They all looked to Ron who was stuffing food in his mouth.

"And you?" She asked Fred, George, and Tonks.

"Just hungry." George answered.

"Same here." Fred said.

"Pregnant." Tonks replied. They all laughed. After they finished their deserts the dinner was over. Everyone wanted to see the paper office so they all followed Ron, Harry, Ginny, and Hermione up to the office except Lupin and Tonks because Tonks wanted to lie down.

"This is my desk." Ron said once they were up there. "And these are all of the issues out so far." He gestured to a board where all issues of the paper were tacked up.

"And this is my desk." Ginny said. She took a seat in the chair.

"This is a very nice office." Mr. Weasley said.

"I agree." Mrs. Weasley said.

"So, where is Smith's desk?" Fred asked casually.

"Fred, leave it alone. You tormented him enough." Angelina said.

"Why would you think that we wanted to torment him?" George asked.

"Because if you didn't you wouldn't be you." Alicia said with a smile.

"True." George agreed.

"Very true." Fred said. They noticed that everyone was staring. "So…uh… Ron what do you do as editor?" Fred asked. Ron rolled his eyes but decided to help them out. He explained his job and then Mr. and Mrs. Weasley said that they had to leave. Fred, George, Angelina, and Alicia said that they would stay and hang out for a little bit so the four of them followed the other four up to the Head Common room.

"This is a nice place." Angelina pointed out.

"Thanks." Hermione said. She sat down on a couch next to Ron. Harry and Ginny took their normal seats on the couch across from them and the other four gathered around them. It was silent for a minute.

"So, Hermione, Ron. Last time we saw you was in Hogsmede and I was wondering if you found yourselves laughing spontaneously for any reason?" George asked casually.

"As a matter of fact," Hermione begun to answer, "we found ourselves laughing for a good solid ten minutes, while we were talking to Dumbledore." Hermione answered with a hint of annoyance.

"Oh sorry." Fred said. He buried his face into his hands and begun to laugh. George was laughing as well.

"It wasn't funny!" Hermione argued. "I started laughing and couldn't stop. Dumbledore was trying to talk to us about the shop."

"We are really sorry." George said with a snigger. Ron could tell that Hermione was about to argue back so he cut in.

"Besides it didn't even work anyways." He said. "I only laughed because Hermione was laughing and it was like an hour after we drank it."

"You had contagious laughter." Fred said. "Hermione had spontaneous laughter."

"And besides it was only a prototype." George said. "We fixed it and it works now."

"That's great to know." Hermione said sarcastically. Fred and George were sniggering. Simultaneously they received a smack from their girlfriends.

"Ow!" They said together. Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny started laughing. They spent a good few minutes laughing although it was not because their drinks were spiked with Laughing Liquor. They were in the middle of a conversation and laughing when the silver glare of Ron's watch caught Hermione's eye. She had a surprise for Ron, tomorrow, and needed to talk to McGonagall at four. Hermione grabbed Ron's wrist and saw that it was five past four. She jumped up and started for the portrait hole without thinking. Ron managed to grab her wrist and Hermione came to reality.

"Where are you going?" Ron asked.

"Oh, I have to go talk to McGonagall I'll be back in a bit." Hermione answered. She bent down and gave Ron a quick kiss before rushing off. Ron didn't think too much about it because he assumed that it was about the bookstore. Ron watched her go with a half smile on his face. He didn't realize this until Fred and George started making fake gagging noises. Ron frowned at them. Angelina hit Fred in the head with a pillow and Alicia grabbed George's face. She gave him a kiss and he ended up with a half smile on his face. This time Ginny, Fred, Ron, and Harry made gagging noises. They joked around for a bit until Hermione came back through the portrait hole. She was very excited for tomorrow and hoped that Ron would like it…well of course he would, she knew him. Hermione went to take her seat from before. She purposely fell onto Ron's lap, gave him a kiss, and slid off, next to him.

"What did you talk to her about?" Ron asked.

"Oh you know the usual stuff." Hermione said casually.

"How come you had to go to her to talk about it? I thought you had everything situated." Ron said. He had assumed it was about the book shop. Hermione knew that Ron was one of the only people who could see through her lies. Harry and Ginny being the other two.

"Because…" Hermione said. She didn't finish her sentence and turned to everyone else.

"Because why?" Ron asked, as Hermione was about to change the topic.

"Just because." Hermione answered. Ron raised an eyebrow at her. "I can't tell you." She said.

"Why not?" Ron asked angrily. The other six in the room were watching intently. If they had popcorn it would be just like they were watching a movie.

"Can't you just let it go? You'll find out tomorrow." Hermione said, also getting angry.

"Why can't I know now? Why can't you tell me now?" Ron asked, louder. Fred and George were seriously considering conjuring popcorn when Ginny butted in.

"Ron just let it go for now." Ginny said. Hermione had told her the surprise and she thought that Hermione might accidentally let it slip in her anger.

"Fine." Ron said angrily. He crossed his arms and looked away from Hermione.

"Fine yourself!" Hermione retorted. She went over to one of the chairs by the empty fire and picked up a book. Ron looked at the back of the chair and angrily walked over to the desk. He took out all of the papers that he needed to go over for the Herald and started to work on them. The six were left speechless and unsure of what to say. After the tension died down Fred, George, Harry, Ginny, Angelina, and Alicia started talking about Quidditch. Around eight they left.

"Well we're going to get going." Ginny said when they were gone.

"Night." Harry said.

"Night." Hermione replied shortly.

"Night Harry." Ron said. Harry and Ginny shrugged and left. When they were gone Hermione moved to the couch that they had just vacated. She laid on her stomach and continued to read. Eventually when Ron had finished all of the papers and got the layout set-up for the paper that was due out Sunday he walked over by the couches. He knew that Hermione had chosen that couch to say that she wasn't sleeping with him. He understood that but noticed that she was sleeping with her face on the book and she didn't have a blanket. Ron, despite his anger, took the book and replaced it with a pillow. He then took that cranberry blanket that was draped over the back of the couch, covered her with it, and kissed her forehead. He then lay down on the other couch and fell asleep, himself.

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Kylie