A/N: I don't own Harry Potter or any related characters.

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Assignment #11

First Aid

Task #1 Rest: Write about taking a break

Insane Prompt Challenge

143: Plot Point – Making a discovery

Word count: 545

Ron looked at the leaning tower of books. There had to be a least two dozen volumes, some written in a language he couldn't read. There were three, no make that four, empty inkwells on the table. Several broken quills littered the floor along with crumbled pieces of parchment.

"Hermione?" He could hear a quill scribbling on parchment. The sound stopped. Hermione peered around the stack of books.

"Oh, hi, Ron. Um, what time is it?"

"Nearly midnight," he answered. She blinked at him in disbelief. Slowly she set the quill she'd been holding on the table.

"That late, oh, I was in the middle of this essay for Professor Snape..."

"You missed dinner, 'Mione. I was going to sneak down to the kitchen for a snack, wanna come?" Hermione looked the parchment, the stack of books, the broken quills.

"I guess I could take a break," she finally said stretching. The pair of them slipped from the common room. Hermione wondered if they should have borrowed Harry's invisibility cloak, but thankfully, they didn't run into anyone. Well, anyone other than Luna.

"Kitchen?" she asked looking at the pair.

"Yes, wanna going us?" Ron asked giving Luna a smile. She returned it and nodded.

"Sounds good, I missed dinner looking for my left sneaker."

"Did you find it?" Ron asked. "Because if not, I'll help you search."

"I did actually, but I've got several other missing items if you'd like to help me," she offered.

"We'll start tomorrow," the red head stated. Hermione blinked in almost confusion. Since when had Ron wanted to spend time with Luna? She couldn't help but notice the way his hands and hers kept nearly touching. For a brief second they touched, then pulled away from each other quickly. Ron and Luna? She smiled. They would make an interesting couple, but who was she to judge? Once the trio reached the kitchen, Ron tickled the pear to let them in.

House elves surrounded them, a few glaring at Hermione. Apparently they hadn't forgiven her for trying to free them against their will. She'd currently put S. P. E. W on pause while she tried to focus on her schoolwork and the coming war.

"How can we serve you?" one of the elves asked.

"These two lovely ladies missed dinner, is there anything left for them?" Ron asked. Suddenly plates appeared out nowhere. Hermione had a nice salad, some roast beef, potatoes and gravy, while Ron devoured three chicken legs. Luna, being Luna, had a large piece of German Chocolate cake.

"Want to try a bite?" she asked Ron. He nodded and she fed him a bit off her fork. Hermione sighed starting to feel slightly like a third wheel to the pair.

"I've got to get back to my paper, thanks for giving me a break, Ron," she said. Ron nodded as him and Luna finished the cake and started sharing a milkshake.

Hermione made her way back to Gryffindor tower, thankful she didn't run into anyone. She wondered just how long Ron and Luna had be interested in each other, decided it didn't matter and got back to her homework, wondering just how long of an essay was too long. She'd only written seven lengths of parchment so far.