a/n: Hey guys! Back with another couple of chapters. I just wanted to say that I loved reading all of your reviews and they really made my day better cuz it was sucking before! Thanks guys!
Alright so with the sequel. I was thiking about continuing on with One and Only, just until Ginny gets out of HOgwarts then there would be a third one with a bunch of oneshots, highlighting important events in their lives ie weddings, babies, and all that good stuff. Then after that there would be a fourth one about their daughter's fifth year at Hogwarts. What do you think? Let me know if you have suggestions or concerns!
So on with the chapter...
Oh but first about the weather in this chapter I was going to make it already March but I forgot about Ron's birthday so mind the warmish weather in Febuary. Thanks! But actually it was pretty warm where I live in Febuary. Anyways I'm taking up you time. Please read on...
One and Only
Chapter Thirty-one
The cold days of February rapidly turned warm, winter coats were shoved to the bottom of trunks and spring clothes were brought out. It was still windy but the lack of snow brought forth Quidditch season again.
Harry started practices and there were about three every week. He offered his old Firebolt to Ginny but she turned it down because she liked her broom just the way it was and she had the feel of it, another broom could mess her playing up. Harry offered it to Ron next who graciously accepted hoping that it would help his playing. Hermione didn't have the heart to tell him that it wasn't the broom but she figured that his confidence would help him play better.
With practices three nights a week Hermione had more opportunities to check on Tonks, now Professor Lupin (but preferred to still be called Tonks) when Lupin was away during the full moon. As the days went on her stomach kept growing. Hermione was able to help Tonks plan her lessons and fill in when necessary.
Ron and Hermione were happy with the new part of their relationship and it brought them even closer than they were before.
The morning of the first Quidditch match of the New Year, Hermione and Ron woke up with bright light shinning in their eyes. The sun poured in through the window and hit them in the face. Ron sat up to block the sunlight from hitting them.
"Nervous? Excited?" Hermione asked in a tired voice.
"Both." Ron answered. "But I think we'll cream Hufflepuff like always. Smith is going down!" Hermione laughed.
"I'm glad you're confident." Hermione said.
"Me too." Ron answered with a smile. They got up minutes later and changed. Ron just changed into jeans and a t-shirt; he had to change again anyways. Hermione changed into a pair of jeans and a red short sleeve shirt. She grabbed her black jacket that buttoned up in the front with her Gryffindor rosettes on the front and her Gryffindor scarf. She walked with Ron hand in hand, down to the Great Hall. Harry and Ginny were sitting with Tonks at the Gryffindor table. Ron and Hermione joined them. They ate talking about Gryffindor's impending victory. Soon after Ron, Harry, and Ginny had to go. Hermione gave Ron a kiss and looked him in the eyes.
"You're going to do great." She assured him. "Don't forget you're gunna cream Smith."
"Of course." Ron answered, kissing her once more and starting for the door. Hermione wished Ginny and Harry luck, giving them hugs and they followed Ron out of the door.
Hermione and Tonks went out to the stands a bit later. Hagrid joined them and they both carefully helped Tonks into the front row of the Gryffindor stands. The game began and Seamus started to commentate. Hermione, Tonks, and Hagrid cheered loudly when Ginny scored a goal or Ron saved one and even when Harry dodged a bludger. A while into the game Colin moved his next to Hermione and Vanessa was right next to him.
"Hey Colin." Hermione said, watching the game intently.
"Hi Hermione." Colin responded. He had his camera up to his face, looking for the perfect shot. "This is Vanessa." Colin said from behind his camera. "Vanessa this is Hermione." Hermione shook her hand and then turned back to the game.
"What are you looking for?" Hermione asked.
"Hannah wants a perfect shot of the snitch being caught. I'm trying to keep an eye on Harry cuz I know he'll catch it. Hannah and I have a bet on who'll catch it. She thinks that Hufflepuff will catch it but Gryffindor is definitely going to win." Colin explained.
"Oh." Hermione said, nodding her head in understanding. "Well I'm with you on that one." She stopped the conversation when she saw that Smith had the Quaffle and was heading for Ron. Hermione held her breath in and watched as Smith neared. Her nerves got the best of her and she bit her bottom lip. Zacharis Smith got closer and closer. He finally reached the goal post. He faked to the right but then swerved to his left. Ron saw the deception in his move right before he started to move. He caught the Quaffle and the Gryffindor end of the stands went up in cheers. Even Colin put his camera down to cheer but it went right back up to his eye when something gold flittered in the sky. Harry was not the first one to see the snitch. He noticed when the Hufflepuff seeker shot up toward the sky for it. Harry was right after him. The snitch was faster than either of them and it shot towards the ground. Both seekers shot back down after it. They were neck and neck and quickly reaching the ground. The Hufflepuff seeker looked at Harry who was not retreating but only five feet away from the ground. He retreated, himself but Harry kept going, stretching out his hand only a little more. He grabbed the snitch with one hand and used the other to pull his broom up. Cheers rose from the stadium, Hermione and Tonks cheered loudly and Hagrid barked out cheers. Hermione and Hagrid started to help Tonks out of the stands. When Hermione got down to the field, she ran to Ron and he enveloped her in a hug.
"Did you see me save it from Smith? Did you?" Ron asked excitedly. Hermione nodded.
"Yeah, you were excellent!" Hermione said with a smile. Ron lifted her up and spun her around. She giggled lively. Everyone started for the castle, informing everyone of the celebratory party in Gryffindor Common Room.
"Come on." Ron said, pulling Hermione away from the crowd.
"Where are we going?" Hermione asked. Ron didn't answer he pulled her to the changing room entrance.
"Wait here." Ron said as he went into the changing rooms. He came back two minutes later dressed in his jeans, green t-shirt and khaki colored jacket.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked. "Aren't we going up to the party?"
"Nah." Ron said. "It's too nice of a day to spend it up in Gryffindor Common Room with a bunch of obnoxious Gryffindors. I'd rather spend it with you, walking around the courtyard." Hermione smiled and leaned up and kissed him on the cheek before he took her hand and started walking through the courtyard.
"You played great today." Hermione said with a smile. "Very impressive." Her voice took on a seductive tone. Ron smiled.
"Yeah, I guess I was good." Ron said proudly.
"Good?" Hermione asked. "You were amazing!"
"Well yeah." Ron said modestly.
"No, seriously Ron, you were absolutely great. I especially liked it when you saved the Quaffle from Smith." Hermione said.
"I knew he was faking. He had that look. I knew it so I waited till he didn't expect it and I caught it!" Ron's tone of voice lost all humbleness and he was boasting about how he saved goals. That's what Hermione wanted to hear. She loved it when he boasted about winning. It was something she loved to hear after each game because it gave him confidence for the next one. Hermione listened to him and complemented him whenever he paused. As he was talking she looked at him, smiling and talking about his saves, and she giggled. "What?" Ron asked.
"Nothing." Hermione said with another laugh.
"Seriously, what?" He asked. Hermione refused to tell him because she wanted a teasing game out of it.
"It's nothing bad." Hermione said. Ron took her hand and pulled her close to him.
"Than tell me Mione." He said, his lips lightly brushing hers. Hermione looked him in the eye before moving out of his grip.
"Why should I tell you?" Hermione asked walking forward.
"Because you love me and we're supposed to tell each other everything." Ron said walking next to her.
"I'm not to sure about that." Hermione said. Ron chuckled and as they were passing a wall Ron backed Hermione up against it brushing his lips against hers and moving his hands down to rest on her hips. He changed his mind about wanting to know. He met their lips and kissed her passionately. Eventually they had to stop for air. They separated, catching their breath. "When the sun gets in your eyes you squint and close one eye to block out the sun." Hermione said.
"What?" Ron asked.
"That's what I was laughing at. You look cute like that." Hermione said. Ron smiled. He didn't say another word, just kissed her again. After a while they began to walk around a bit more. Then finally they went to check on the party. Upstairs Gryffindors were relieving the match and gulping down butterbeers. Ron and Hermione spotted Ginny looking very afraid. A fourth year boy was talking to her and he kept going on and on and on. She was nodding her head like she was listening. When she spotted Ron and Hermione walking closer she looked relieved.
"Excuse me there's my brother." She walked away before the fourth year could even say bye. "Where the hell have you two been?" Ginny asked angrily.
"Sorry Gin." Hermione apologized, looking back at the fourth year who was looking lovingly at Ginny.
"What's that all about?" Ron asked.
"That's the third one who came up to me." Ginny said. "They keep talking to me and telling me how amazing I am – but that's the part I don't mind – then they keep bashing Harry right in front of me." She looked aggravated.
"Well you've got your own little fan club." Hermione teased. Ginny didn't seem at all happy about this.
"Oh god here comes another one. Hide me!" She ran behind her brother as the fourth year approached.
"Have you seen Ginny Weasley? I could have sworn she was right here." He asked.
"That way." Hermione said pointing in the opposite direction. The fourth year boy hurried away in search of her.
"Thanks Hermione." Ginny breathed a sigh of relief and came out from behind Ron's back.
"Why do they get fan clubs?" Ron asked with a pout. "Look even Dean has one." He gestured to a group of first years giggling and watching him.
"On the contrary my dear brother you have one too." Ginny said, turning Ron around for him to see a whole bunch of girls turning red because he was looking. Ron turned back to them.
"I do have my own fan club." Ron said and then he remembered what Ginny said about them. "They aren't going to come up and start talking really fast and bash Hermione are they?" Ron asked. Ginny shook her head.
"You're lucky." She said. "They're second years so they won't have the nerve to come up to you but they will talk about Hermione behind her back." Ginny laughed. Hermione chuckled.
"I'm the envy of second years, wonderful." Hermione said sarcastically.
"Eh, don't worry. They're just my admirers, if they're too mean then I'll have a word with them." Ron said like he was a famous person talking casually about crazy fans. Hermione laughed.
"You don't have to worry about them. They'll be over you in a couple minutes. Look that fourth year is all over Demelza now." Ginny said.
"Well it was fun while it lasted." Ron said, wrapping an arm around Hermione. Ginny changed the subject by looking around.
"Where's Harry?" She asked.
"I don't know." Hermione said. She and Ron looked around, not finding Harry either.
"Over here!" Came a voice in a hushed tone. They looked over and found Harry hidden away by the steps to the dormitory. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny walked over and ducked down by him.
"What are you doing down here?" Ginny asked.
"Hiding from third years asking me to relieve the match over and over again. And they're getting mean too, talking about you." Harry said.
"Yeah well Hermione's got a bunch of second years after her." Ginny said.
"I heard." Harry said. "And Ron's got his fan club." He laughed.
"Had." Ron added.
"Maybe we should get out of here and avoid all of them." Hermione suggested.
"Yeah." Ginny agreed. "We could go check and see how Tonks is doing."
"Good idea." Ron and Harry agreed. The four of them managed to slip out of the common room unnoticed and go see how Tonks was doing after the match.
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Kylie
