Chapter 4

"Hermione, I need to talk to you."

"Yeah Ron, what is it?" Hermione asked him, smiling slightly at how nervous he seemed. "In private... please." Hermione's brows burrowed in confusion but she followed Ron as he led her out of the common room and into an empty classroom. Ron closed the door behind them and Hermione began to worry.

"Ron, is something wrong?" She touched him lightly on the shoulder to comfort him but he gently shook her off. "Hermione, you know I love you and you and Harry are my best mates in the whole world, right?"

"Ron, are you sure you're alright?" Hermione asked jokingly, because Ron didn't usually walk around sprouting love declarations at people. "I'm great, I'm positively wonderful," Ron said. He took a deep breath, as if bearing himself. "When you were staying at the burrow this summer, do you remember we talked about... well... us?"

"Of course I do Ron, we both agreed that for now it would be better if we remained friends." A look of relief passed on Ron's face before he answered. "Right. Well, I just wanted to check that it's okay with you before I do anything."

Hermione was confused but she was used to this kind of rambling. She did have two boys for best friends after all. She knew she just had to stay patient and ask. "Do what, Ron?" Now Ron was becoming nervous again. "Well, uhm, you see...I kind of...I mean, you're really great and everything...and also pretty, you're really pretty, I always thought so, actually a lot of boys think so...but that's not really the point because I don't like you...I mean I like you just not like that and... umm..."

"Merlin, Ron just tell me who you like already," Hermione said, shaking her head and muttering to herself that these boys really do need to get some help already. "How do you know I like someone- never mind," he said quickly as Hermione shot him a face of pure exasperation. "Umm...okay fuck it I like Lavender." Ron looked at her intently, awaiting her response. Hermione rolled her eyes. "Seriously, Ron? Lavender?" Ron smiled at her sheepishly. "Yeahhh?"

"Ron, you're a great guy, honestly. You're attractive-" they both blushed a bit as the words came out of her mouth but Hermione pushed herself on. "You're- well you're smart most of the time, you're funny, you're kind and I really think you can do better than Lavender," she finished, though she knew it wouldn't do any help. "That's just the thing 'Mione, I don't want to. And Lavender, well, she may seem kind of...umm...dumb-" They both chuckled at that. "But she's really sweet, and I even feel smart next to her," he said, smiling. Hermione smiled back. "Ron, I don't care who you date as long as they make you happy, however cheesy that would seem."

"Cheesy? What do you mean?"

"Never mind, just a muggle phrase," She said, smiling to herself. "So you really wouldn't mind if I started dating her?" Ron asked. "No Ronald, I wouldn't mind," Hermione said, laughing as she pulled her friend into a hug.

a\n: I know Lavender is supposed to be dead but I need her alive for this fanfic so I have awaken her from the dead. Also I know this was another short chapter but I just had to get it out of the way. Please review xx