Harry Potter and the Last Summer
Just realized I changed Hermione's older cousin's name! Oops! Please forgive me!
Wow! I really am so glad that people like this! I'm really hopeful that I can do what I want to do with this before the book comes out, so I was up past four in the morning writing the last chapter! I wasn't completely satisfied, but I decided to post it. When I woke up I thought, oh crap, everyone is going to tell me to get off and stop wasting space that good stories could be taking up! I was more relieved than you could ever know when I saw the reviews were positive!
Okay, so I'm obviously not going to be able to put in every single day of the summer in it and every detail because that would take up too much time and be really boring. So I'm just going to skip around to the important parts of the summer. Ok? Ok.
You guys should read What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7? By the folks down at because it is amazing! I have such different idea now and I love the fact that a lot of what I thought is what they think will happen, too! Seriously, I didn't plan on reading it all so quickly, but I read it in a night!
Disclaimer: I wished I owned Harry Potter…JK Rowling is the second richest women in media! But I also love the books and I would mess them up real bad if I was in charge of writing them!
Warning: This just goes for the whole story: I don't think cuss/swear/curse or whatever you call them words are bad so I give the T rating because I think 13 year olds (and younger kids, too) can handle seeing fuck or something a few times.
Chapter 6: Nothing's Ever Normal
Ron was impatiently awaiting Hermione's response to his letter; just finding out how her life was going made him feel much better. Things were weird around the Burrow, so getting the normal response from Hermione would help him feel much better.
To any outsider looking in, the Burrow seemed like the normal wizarding household, but recent events left the family members—well, at least Ron—puzzled. Last summer Ginny hated Fleur with all her might, but as soon as they got back from school, Ginny and Fleur were giggling and braiding each others hair and suddenly acting like sisters. They were acting much closer than Fleur did to her actual sister Gabrielle…Elle…whatever her name was.
Then there was the fact that no one could say Harry without Ginny shooting a quick glare at Ron. Of course, everyone was so focused on the wedding and Dumbledore's death that no one noticed these glares; however, if they did notice, they wouldn't know what it meant. Ron was under strict threats to not say anything about Ginny and Harry's relationship. Ginny wanted it to be a secret so her brothers wouldn't go A-WOL on Harry for breaking up with her, which they would do even though he did it for her own safety.
But that wasn't the last of it, there never seemed to be a moment where the wedding wasn't talked about and planned over. Ron hadn't been dragged to a fitting yet, but he knew that was coming up soon. Fleur only wanted two bridesmaids—which, really, was all she would be able to get since there was only two girls that fit the role—but she wanted all the brothers to be in the wedding…all of them. That meant that Charlie, Fred, George, and himself would all be up there (Bill was trying to get Percy to come just because of his mother but no one else wanted him there). Thankfully the girls needed more fuss, but Ron was already asked his opinion on things he didn't know existed.
Sadly, that wasn't the last of the strange occurrences happening lately in the Burrow. After Ron sent his letter to Hermione, Ginny was acting even more suspicious. Whenever Ron walked by, she would ask if Hermione responded, and every time he said no. Normally he would just assume that Ginny's letter she sent with his had an important question, but Ginny had never been as annoying as she was being right then—Ron couldn't even look out the window without his little sister asking if he saw Pig out there—and her response to his response was even worse. She would just say, "Oh," and walk away giggling. Even when the subject wasn't brought up she would look at Ron and (unsuccessfully) hide a smile. Every time Ron asked why she did that she would just give him a blank look and say, "I don't know what you're talking about," and then run away.
Then a day or two later, Ron looked out the kitchen window to find that Pig was flying towards him. Soon Pig was flying around the kitchen and Ron was leaning against the counter opening the letter.
Just as he finished the letter, Ginny and Fleur entered the room to find Ron smiling goofily but looking shocked all the same. When he saw Ginny, he moved his mouth but no words came out. Then out of no where he hugged her and practically skipped out of the room with a smile on his face.
"I'll take it Hermione's written back."
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Ron was lying on his orange covered bed and clutching the letter in his hand. He kept on reading it over and over again as if the words might have changed. Thankfully, they didn't. It was strange to realize that this was finally happening, that this was real, that things would never be normal again…but that wasn't a bad thing. Besides, he thought, nothing's ever normal in my life, but I'd never change that. It was also weird to actually be thankful for Fred and George causing a stir, since that made Ginny switch the letters. That was also weird, to be really grateful for something Ginny did. He always protected Ginny, but she often got on his nerves as little sisters are made to do. It was all just so…not normal.
The redhead turned over and rolled off his bed to write a response to Hermione.
Dear Hermione,
This just seems so surreal, but I'm glad all the same. I talked to my parents and they said we could meet you and your cousin and family on the 1 of July, this coming Saturday. I thought on meeting you at 11:30 in the morning at the Leaky Caldron, so send Pig back if you can or can't, but tell us a time and date for us and I'll find a way to get there. I'm going to get my dress robes for the wedding then. You can also stay at the Burrow after that, if you and your parents are okay with that.
Love,
Ron
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Dear Ron,
I'll see you on the first, but I need to stay with my parents a bit longer. I should be able to come on the twenty-third of July, maybe sooner, though. I can't wait until then!
Love,
Hermione
It seemed that Pig had barely gotten there with Hermione's answer when Ron was taking the Floo to the Leaky Caldron to see Hermione…and get his dress robes…yeah that mattered to him…
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Hermione couldn't believe how nervous she was for this meeting. True, it was the first time that Ron would see her after deciding to be a "couple", but surely it couldn't be that nerve-wracking!
Sadly, it was.
During the ride on the Underground, Hermione started to nervously twirl her hair. Her hair was actually not as bushy as normal; she seemed to have found a routine that worked on the massive amounts of hair on her head. Plus, she used some of her cousin Bretta's silk serum thing. The hair was now curly but not out of control, cute and relaxed.
She did the best she could to get ready for this…date? (Was it a date? It was all confusing; she just hoped that she could just spend a bit of time alone with Ron.) Anyways, she had on smoky eye shadow with black eyeliner and mascara, a bit of Bretta's bronzer on her cheekbones and brow bone, and glittering lip gloss. She wore a black and white kimono shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans that skimmed the top of black kitten heel sandals.
Hermione's mom saw her daughter's nervous habit and gave her a knowing smile. Hermione told her about Ron and her officially becoming a couple after her cousins and aunt went out to visit an old friend of Aunt Helen's. Jane Granger had never talked to him personally, but he came from a nice family and Hermione really spoke well of him. Dan Granger, Hermione's father, was just told that Hermione was also going to hang out with her boyfriend and tried to act like he knew that his only child had a boyfriend; he didn't want them thinking he didn't know anything about his own kids.
Jackie was jumping up and down in her seat next to Hermione and asking her questions every now and then that Hermione tried to answer, but she was in a daze. Next to Jackie was Bretta, reading The Joy Luck Club for summer reading; the twins were on Hermione's other side, bouncing up and down with excitement to see this wizarding place; their mother was next to them, trying to hide how nervous she was about going and squeezing her husband, Jake's, hand. Uncle Jake was obviously nervous but trying to comfort his wife at the same time.
An hour later, they got off at their stop in the heart of London. Hermione and her parents were in the lead and Jackie was holding Hermione's hand. After walking for a while, Hermione spotted the Leaky Caldron. Hermione told them that they wouldn't be able to see it from the outside and led them in to the dusty building and sat them at a table a few feet away from the fireplace. It seemed like ages to Hermione—but really only a few minutes at the most—until people started entering the building from the fireplace.
Jackie was freaked out to see people inside a lit fire but did her best to cover her shock. First Ginny came out and brushed herself off; when she saw Hermione, she ran over and squealed while giving her a hug.
"Thank you, Ginny," Hermione whispered into her ear. Ginny smiled and waited with Hermione for everyone else to come.
After Ginny came Fleur, who shocked Hermione by hugging her; Bill came in after that and shook her hand; Mrs. Weasley, looking wary and tired, gave her a big hug and a knowing smile (Ginny whispered into Hermione's ear that she told her the whole situation). Hermione pointed to the table her family was situated at and the Weasley family and Fleur walked over to introduce themselves and congratulate Jackie.
A second later, Ron fell out of the fireplace. He cursed under his breath and got up, dusting off his robes in the process. Accidentally, he was faced in the wrong direction, but Hermione tapped his shoulder and he turned around.
Ron was grinning at how beautiful Hermione was and just because he was so happy they were face-to-face. He couldn't believe his luck that he was going out with such a beautiful, smart girl like Hermione.
"Hi," Ron said awkwardly, "You look great."
Before Hermione could say anything back, Ron's mouth was on her own. It was short and sweet, but the passion in it was intense. Hermione had to use all her restraint to not keep on kissing him so they could go over to her family. Holding hands, they walked over to the Granger's.
"This is Ron Weasley," Hermione introduced, and then nervously added, "He's my…boyfriend." Ron grinned at her. The Weasley's smiled, not shocked at all (Ginny was grinning very widely and doing a mini happy dance); Hermione's parents smiled and shook his hand ("Nice to see you again,") and her cousins had shocked smiles, they never considered Hermione the boyfriend type; Aunt Helen and Uncle Jack smiled and shook his hand after greeting the others.
They stood awkwardly for a minute until Jackie spoke. "Can we go to Diagon Alley now?"
All of them got up. Ginny, Fleur, Bill, and Mrs. Weasley led the way into to the back of the building, Jackie right next to Ginny trying to contain her excitement. Hermione's parents were talking to them from right behind them; they were followed by the rest of the Granger's, Helen and Jack looking really confused but interested. Ron and Hermione walked hand in hand at the rear. Before they went into Diagon Alley, Ron and Hermione stole a kiss since no one was watching.
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There's going to be more about the trip in the next chapter, but I want to get this part posted now. I'm going to go swimming, so enjoy this chapter! R&R!