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In the Gryffindor common room people were crowding round the fire exchanging stories of their summer vacations. Harry and Ginny sat in the corner sucking the faces of each other while Ron and Hermione discussed what events might keep them busy on the final year at Hogwarts.

'What if they decide to close down Hogwarts?' Hermione asked Ron. 'I mean are Newts are coming up this year.'

'Yeah….' Said Ron absent mindedly.

'RON!' said Hermione punching him in the arm.

'OW!' said Ron rubbing his arm and giving Hermione a dirty look.

'You gave Harry and Ginny you're full blessings, so stop gawping at them.' Scolded Hermione.

'Yeah well how would you like it if you saw your best friend groping your innocent little sister?' said Ron

'He's not groping her Ron! And Ginny isn't as innocent as you might like to believe.' Hermione replied. 'And maybe if you spent more of your time concentrating on us rather than them, we could think about…you know…going public?'

'Hermione, we talked about this, we're gonna wait for the right time.'

'When is the right time Ron?' asked Hermione. 'Now is as good as ever.'

'Hermione we've had a long day and you're not thinking straight. Lets just go to bed and talk about this tomorrow after lessons, okay?' And with that Ron got up and went up to the boy's dormitories.

Hermione sat in front of the fire thinking about Ron. Why did he always make her feel like she was a little girl? Was he embarrassed of her? Maybe he was right. They should wait.

'I mean he loves me right?' she though to herself. 'And I love him and if that's what he wants, I'll stand by it.'

She thought back to the summer on the day she had arrived at the Weasley's. Harry hadn't arrived yet and she and Ron had spent the day lying on his bed playing rummy and found them selves in a rather enjoyable play fight when Hermione discovered Ron had jinxed the cards in his favour. Ron had pinned her down easily and suddenly kissed her. They had spent all summer making excuses to meet up in secret.

One night Ron had snuck out of his rooms and crept into the room where Hermione was. She woke up and smiled at him as he lay next to her and they began to kiss. Slowly Ron's hand crept up through Hermione's vest and Hermione almost jumped back in shock. Then slowly she whispered in his her 'Its okay, I'm ready.'

Ron was about to pull her vest up when there was a knock at the door.

'It's Ginny, can I come in?'

Ron kissed Hermione and apparated back to his room.

Hermione looked around and realized that there were only three people besides her self left in the common room. She got up and with a smile left for her dormitory.