Almost the End
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters.
At 11 o'clock, Ron woke up to the sound of laughter.
"Gosh Ron, we thought you'd never wake up!" Seamus giggled.
Harry laughed a bit too and then sat next to Ron on his bed. "I talked to Hermione this morning. She seems in a good mood today. She's in the common room right now with Ginny if you want to go talk to her." Harry smiled encouragingly.
"Are you nuts? I can't go to her looking like this. And not with my little sister there. Come on Harry, any bloke knows that." Ron got out of bed and looked in the mirror.
Harry stood behind him and said "I'll take care of Ginny and we can fix you up in no time. Do you know what to say?"
Ron grabbed some clothing out of his dresser, looked at Harry, said "I was up until 6 in the morning practicing", and went to the bathroom to change. Harry paced back and forth feeling nervous. When Ron came out, he looked good as new.
He looked in the mirror once more and recited his speech twice. He then looked at Harry who put his hands on his shoulders, "Ron, even if Hermione doesn't approve, you are still Ronald Weasly!" He smiled and turned away. Harry followed quietly and stopped on the stairs.
Ron walked up to Hermione and asked if Ginny could excuse them. Ginny left them and Ron motioned for them to sit down. He then looked around the common room to make sure no one was there. He then faced Hermione and breathed hard.
"Ron, what is it?"
He started to sweat but stared his speech, "Hermione, you and I have been friends for quite a while and after a while I started to feel…well…sort of funny when I was around you."
Hermione stared at him blankly.
"After that, I realized why I felt funny around you and it was because…well…when I see you and Harry I get sort of jealous that you guys have a bigger friendship that you and I do. And the ring…I bought that ring for you. I am the "secret admirer" in the little note."
(TO BE CONTINUED)