Pacts Unbroken- Chapter 6.
"Harry, come on already!" Hermione said as she tried to shake Harry awake. "Honestly, Boy-Who-Sleeps-A- Lot, we have a guest and I really don't want you to be the rude one!"
Harry twitched a bit a mumbled something indistinct before emitting a loud snore.
"Harry, get up!" Hermione growled and decked him on the head with her pillow.
"I'm up... I'm up, 'Mione, quit hitting me!" Harry said throwing an arm over his face to shield it from the pillow assault.
"Oh, all right then." Hermione said innocently and grinned at him, then handing Harry his glasses.
"Thank you." Harry mumbled as he put on his glasses and sat up to see Ennee sitting at the foot of his bed.
"Morning, Ennee," he told her and gave her a pat on the head. "Mione," he said, suddenly reminded of something. "Have you seen Hedwig lately?"
"No, have you seen our guest lately?" she asked mockingly. "Please, get up, Harry? Ron and Ginny are waiting outside for us."
"Well, why didn't you tell me it was them!" Harry asked with wide eyes. Hermione laughed "I figured you would find that out eventually." She told him with a smile "I'll just be waiting outside for you." she told him and ruffled his hair a bit.
"Okay, see you in a bit!" He said and then turned to Ennee "C'mon, Ennee, we have to go pretty ourselves up."
"So, Ron, how have you been?" Harry asked his friend. Ginny glared at him "And you, too, Ginny, How're you doing?" he asked quickly and gave her a weak smile. He had been a bit nervous about this unexpected visit, but Hermione had been right beside him and he felt more relaxed as her hand held his.
"Yeah, tell us about yourselves," Hermione said cheerfully "and then we'll tell you about us."
Ron laughed. "Well, at the moment, me and Ginny are living together-"
"Only on Mom's wishes." Ginny grumbled. Ron gave her a look of silent agreement
"Yeah, and Ginny is letting Luna Lovegood move in with us, too." He said in a would-be happy tone. Harry and Hermione looked at each other and then the Weasley siblings.
"Her father just died," Ginny explained sadly "and poor Luna's been a bit depressed..."
"Really depressed," Ron said with a grunt.
"But anyway," Ginny said trying to sound more cheerful, "What's up with you two? I noticed a ring on your hand, Hermione." Ron froze stalk-still.
"What? You didn't tell me that you were getting married!"
Hermione laughed and Harry's face went beet-red. "Who are you marrying!" Ron asked beating Ginny to the punch "It's not Draco Malfoy, is it?" He urged with a sudden look of horror.
"No, Ron, why would she marry him?" Ginny said in an incredulous tone and slapped her brother's head.
Hermione laughed again. "I'm going to be marrying a DADA professor at Hogwarts."
Harry grasped Ennee's leash harder in an attempt not to blush.
"You and your academic-" But Ron stopped. His eyes were as large as dinner plates and it was apparent that the answer had just dawned on him. "HARRY?" he roared, sending Ginny into a fit of giggles.
'Be mature, Ron. Please be mature?' Harry thought to himself wishing that Ennee would drag him away somewhere. Anywhere was fine, just not here.
"I'm happy for you two!" Ginny told Harry and Hermione and elbowed her brother hard in the ribs
"Ouch!" Ginny glowered at him. "Uh- I mean- I'm happy for you guys, too!"
"Thanks, Ronald." Hermione told him beaming happily and ignoring her fiancé's blood-red face.
"Err... I think Ennee could use a bathroom break...we'll be right back..." Harry muttered embarrassedly as he released Hermione's hand and walked away with Ennee.
"Honestly, the nerve of that man," Hermione whispered loudly making Ginny laugh even harder than before and then she stopped laughing completely and stared at her brother for a moment. A thought had just occurred to her.
"Herms, I need to talk to you for a sec." She told Hermione. Hermione nodded and followed Ginny. Ron tried to follow as well, but Ginny shook him off.
"What is it, Ginny?" Hermione asked as they came to a stop.
"Are you in love with Harry?" Ginny asked.
"Of course I-"
"Or are you just marrying him because of a promise- "
"Or a pact," Hermione added. Ginny glared at her and Hermione pointed out the fact that a pact and a promise was the same thing.
"I mean, are you just marrying him because of a pact that you made years ago?"
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