Hermione,
Harry
just got done telling me we don't have to go with him.
Yeah
right, like we'd jip out on him? Whatever, Harry.
You wouldn't,
right?
Ron
Hermione,
We're
leaving for France in a week!
And today we talked about leaving
Harry. We nearly had a row, except not. I think we're too bent on
enjoying these last few days of normalcy to have a row, except it
makes things even less normal. We're barely looking at each other,
and it hurts me.
I mean, I know why we're avoiding each other,
I'm not stupid. Reason number one is because neither of us wants to
get into a fight, and just one odd look could send the other yelling
at this moment, we're so tense. Reason number two is because I'd
really like to snog your face off, and maybe you feel the same way
and you're too scared to look because kissing would make Harry's
life even more awkward, or maybe you're a mind reader and you're
too grossed out to look at me.
Oh, I have to take a piss and Ginny
finally got done taking her shower (like she really needs to take
twenty minutes) so good bye.
Ron
Hermione,
We've
been talking less and less during the day, but at night sometimes, we
have these deep conversations, and it's really strange. Like
tonight—everyone had gone to bed and I went downstairs for a glass
of water. And there you were, already, like you knew that I was
coming. Since we have to wake up early to use a Portkey to get to
France tomorrow (later today?), it was only eleven and everyone was
in bed. We stayed up talking until three, and that's where I've
just gotten back from.
And it was really strange. We talked about
stupid things compared to what's going on now—like our dreams and
aspirations for when we grow older. Surprisingly, we, who are so full
of hopes and wishes right now have none for when we grow up, or no
exact ones at least.
Sometimes I think I have an idea of how I'd
like my future to be…but it's always changing.
I wish I knew
how to speak French.
Ron
Hermione,
France
is nice, I guess. The wedding's in two days. I can barely stand
Fleur—she's so cheery, and I guess Bill for that matter, too.
The
Delacour's home is rather large, but we still have to share rooms,
since such a multitude of people are coming.
Except, the thing is,
Harry and Ginny started snogging again, so you ditched the room you
were sharing with Ginny for here, because it was too cramped, and it
seems Harry's planning to hang out there instead of in his room for
the time being.
Ahh, weddings. Well, at least it's keeping our
mind off of you-know-what for now.
You're coming back from the
bathroom, with that funny toilet that squirts you…to clean you out.
So I need to hide this.
I suppose sharing a room will be
interesting, roommate.
Ron
Hermione!
So
Bill comes up to me this afternoon and goes, "You should ask
Hermione to the wedding."
And I, being idiot me, said, "She's
already going to the wedding, Bill."
Anyway, whatever, he was
trying to give me romantic advice it turned out, and since he's the
one getting married, I decided, hey, I'll trust him. He said that
that wasn't the point, that you would think it was cute and what
not, and blah blah blah.
Oh, yeah, Bill is like the only one who
knows I like you. Well, Ginny does, because it's pretty obvious,
and Fred and George have teased me about it sometimes, but they got
off my back when I denied it for the hundredth thousandth time. I got
used to denying it without my face turning red, see, so they believed
me. And I think Harry knows, but maybe not, since he's so wrapped
up in everything else, and Lavender might, because she didn't want
me to talk to you when we were going out, and I think Neville
Longbottom said something to me about me liking you once, or maybe it
was the other way around, and Luna Lovegood wrote me a note once and
I swear that it had my initials entwined with yours in it, but that's
only a handful of people, now isn't it?
So, I took Bill's
advice tonight, after dinner. Not even all of the guests are here yet
and the Delacours insist on serving like, meals with courses. So
after dinner, or the desert course, or whatever I sort of wandered
outside, and tried to give you this look that said, "Hermione, get
your arse outside!" but I don't think it quite worked. Ginny came
and we chatted for a bit. Then you came and then Ginny had to get a
shower and we started talking.
And I said, "So, what's
up?"
And you said, "Nothing. I'm full. You?"
And I
said, "Yeah, the same."
And then we sort of just sat on the
patio in silence, and you hummed a little and I tied and untied and
retied my left shoe three times.
And then I said, "So, would you
like to go to the wedding with me?"
And you said the same exact
thing that I said to Bill, pretty much. You said, "Ron, I'm
already going to the wedding."
I was pretty embarrassed. I said,
"Yeah, I know. But do you want to go with me?"
It was really
awkward and we just kind of sat there. After a few seconds or minutes
or hours or days or weeks or months or years, you said, "Oh that
would be lovely!" And it sort of felt like one of those Muggle
movies that you made me watch when I was over your house, one of
those movies where the guy finally asks the girl out, and next thing
you know they're snogging, except we didn't even hug or anything.
We just kind of sat there and smiled.
And then the sun set, and
you said, "It's beautiful."
And I thought about those Muggle
movies again, because we watched one where that same thing happened
and the guy said, "Yes, you are," which I thought was really
cheesy, so I didn't say it.
Then Harry came out and we talked
about random things and then we all went to bed about four hours
later, and Harry is back in this room now and you're back with
Ginny so…well I had high hopes for tonight but never mind that.
The
wedding is tomorrow. See you then.
Ron
Dear
Hermione,
I just woke up. Everyone was up so late last night. Bill
and Fleur are off at their honeymoon and we're leaving here
tomorrow morning…we were supposed to today but Mum wanted to chat a
bit and George is here with that Muggle girl from the village that he
had a liking to (she accidentally walked into their shop one day when
they were performing some experiment and they had to explain, so she
knows all about magic, and I don't know whether that's good or
bad) and everything's still loud and busy like the wedding hasn't
even happened yet.
Actually, it wasn't that great, you probably
liked it better than I did. I had to do all that wedding stuff and
didn't even see you until the reception bit. You looked dazzling,
by the way. I think I told you that you looked nice, but nice was an
understatement.
So, anyway, I ate a lot of food, and I think you
did, too, and I think everyone was a bit tipsy, but whatever. And I
thought back to the Yule Ball in fourth year and how I barely danced
with my date, so I asked you to dance but only for the slower songs,
because my feet are big and I have no rhythm. It turns out you don't
really either, but oh well.
I had high hopes once more. We didn't
kiss or anything that much. We just danced, except when we went to go
to bed. No one was looking and we were alone in the corridor and you
got up on your tiptoes and kissed me on the cheek, which made me
confused, because it was like…alright, is this friendship or more
than that?
So, I got a bit carried away, and I sort of moved your
head and it was really awkward because of how we were standing but we
kissed, and it was just a gentle, short kiss, and it wouldn't have
counted with any other girl, but it was with you, so it did.
And
then you said good night in this sexy voice and I was like, "Wooah,
Hermione's sexy? Okay, so I have a liking to her but, wow, this is
getting interesting." But of course I didn't say that out loud, I
just thought it.
Well, time for breakfast. Bye.
Ron
Hermione,
Sorry
I haven't written since last week, but we've decided to leave the
day after Harry's birthday, which is tomorrow. On his birthday
we're going to quick take our Apparating tests (Harry and I, that
is), and then depart for Godric's Hollow.
Harry doesn't want
Ginny to come and neither do I. She's not speaking to us.
Harry
doesn't even want you and me to come to Godric's Hollow but we
made a compromise and if he wants alone time, we'll give him
it.
I'm tired, good night.
Ron
Hermione,
We're
all packed up and ready to go! I woke up so early…and I just got
back from talking to you, because you were nervous and also got up
early, and we went downstairs (we're at 12 Grimmauld Place now,
forgot to mention that last time) and we drank some water and you
made some pancakes and we just talked and you cried a bit and we
hugged and then we went outside real quick…and did nothing but sit
there, and you kissed me really quick on the lips once, and then you
said, "Let's go back inside, they're probably all up now."
And
I'm going to go say good bye to Mum, Dad, and Ginny now, so good
bye. Wish me luck.
Ron
