Sixteen Candles

Chapter 6: The Unexpected

Lavender POV

"Ron! Don't you think that were taking this a little bit too fast?" I spoke up. As the night went by, Ron and I found ourselves getting into each other and eventually took it to the after party Ron had been invited to.

However, we barely entered the door and Ron took my hand and led me to the back, dark side, of the party where only couples were as we both began kissing each other like this was meant to happen all along. However, it began to go way too far as Ron began to start kissing my neck.

"Why, do you think were going too fast?" he asked breathing heavily.

"Well yeah, I mean, I barely know you." I remarked.

"And I barely know you, but I can tell that I am going to fall in love with you." Ron smiled at me.

"Look, I just think that, maybe we should get to know each other before we get too far to were the relationship is boring now." I replied sitting up straight from the small couch.

Ron sat up too and looked back at me. "I guess so." He took my hand in his.

"I mean, I don't even know if you're serious about me. I mean I haven't even talked to you let alone know your friends or what your even like." I went on.

"But I know you, you're Lavender Brown. The cutest girl in the Gryffindor House. The only one I want to be with." Ron expressed out to me.

I had to smile. "So you really like me?" I just had to ask.

"Of course I still like you. You're beautiful." Ron smiled back at me as he placed a kiss on my cheek.

Hermione POV

I turned over on my side to look out of the starry window and that's when I saw that stupid bird there. Not mine, it looked like a carrier pigeon and it scared me half to death. It was carrying a huge parcel for me as it tapped on the window.

I jumped up and opened the window as the bird came in and dropped the parcel on my bed and then turning to leave as quickly as it had arrived. I watched it fly away for a minute as I turned back to the parcel on my bed and went to it. There was a letter attached to the top as it simply read 'Hermione'.

I took it off the box and opened it carefully, watching as a couple galleons fell out of it.

'Dear Hermione,

Happy Birthday dearest. We are just so sorry for forgetting to send this earlier in the day. Your father had to go to work earlier than expected and then he had this whole crisis down at the office. You know how things are with your father. One of his patients is trying to sue him for misusing medical equipment. I guess you were the last thing on our minds and were terribly sorry. Anyway, I sent it out with the last available owl tonight and I hope you get it before midnight. We love you dearie and I've enclosed a few extra galleons, just in case you need something down in Hogsmeade. Don't forget to write!

Love you tons!

Mom and Dad.'

"At least they remembered." I replied. I opened the parcel to find a ton of clothes. At least a whole new wardrobe of fashion designer clothes. But the perfect thing was inside the box was a tiny and much smaller one. I popped it open to reveal none other than car keys.

I had to scream, as the picture of my car was included.

It was of course a perfectly cute little sports car. Blue too!

"Plus the dream car. Maybe this birthday isn't as bad I thought it would be." I looked over at the clock, which read 11:49.

"Too bad it's almost over." I breathed out. I placed the box under my bed and went back to my position as I slipped underneath my covers. I stared at my clock until it reached midnight, then I shut my eyes and then fell into my first sleep as sixteen years old.

Harry POV

I walked down the long corridor to the kitchens where I then opened the painting to the warm room I was accustomed to visiting to very often.

"Harry Potter!" one of the house elf's instantly squeaked.

"Hey Dobby." I replied back with a smile.

The small house elf came forward apart from the rest of them. "Tis an honor, what may I do for you Harry Potter sir?" Dobby squeaked with delightment.

"Actually Dobby, I need a special favor from you tonight." I smiled, kneeling down to see eye to eye with him.

Dobby jumped up a little and his smile grew wider. "Harry Potter, I'd do anything for you!"

"Well I need you to back a birthday cake for me." I said to the house elf.

"Say no more sir and it shall be done! With just one question, chocolate or white?" The house elf's then snapped to attention, ready to get to work.

Neville POV

I opened the door to the cupboard to find a passed out Cho Chang. I bent down over her and picked her up in my arms.

"I can't believe that you're so popular and you still act like this." I muttered under my breath.

"What?" Cho sprung awake, already in my arms, which sort of made me stumble a little. She looked over at my face putting an arm around my shoulders to help me, or steady her. "Who are you?" she demanded with a glazed look in her eyes that kept going in and out of focus.

"I'm, uh… I'm Harry." I lied to her. She's probably so passed out that she'll believe anything I say.

"Oh, okay. Let's go back up to my dorm sweets, and then we'll really get the party started!" Cho said hoping out of my hands and she started to stumble her way towards the Hufflepuff common room down in the caverns.

"Cho, wait up!" I hollered going after her. She kept walking back and forth in her direction until she went out again and I was there to pick her up over my shoulder.

"You know, you don't have to act all fireman for me baby." Cho said behind my back and she kept brushing her hair back.

"I swear, how do you get away with all these things." I asked.

I went down to found the aftermath scene of a huge party in the opened door common room. Can's were everywhere including pizza boxes and plastic cups.

"Oh! More fizzys!" Cho said as she hopped off of me and over to a stack of unopened beer cans.

"Cho common, let's get you to bed, I think you've partied enough tonight." I said walking towards her.

I tried picking her up again but instead she pulled my hand down to level eyes with her as we both sat down on the floor.

"Harry, you're acting weird tonight. You're not fun. You're boring." Cho breathed at me.

"Oh really? Because I can be fun if you want me to." I snapped back at her.

Cho started to giggle something to herself as she popped a beer off the plastic strap and threw it at me. "Prove it then Harry, drink one beer." Cho said as she moved closer to me.

Harry POV

With the cake all wrapped up, I made my way up the Gryffindor tower to the common room, which was deserted at the hour of midnight. I walked up the boys' staircase all the way to the top floor where the perfects rooms were. The one in the corner had the name Hermione Granger engraved on it.

I walked over to it slowly as I set my ear quietly on the door to hear anything. All I could make out was the slight sound of her breathing in and out, which was very faint. I stepped back and was ready to knock on the door when I stopped. There was a faint sound of people running up the staircase giggling and laughing. I turned to see Ron and Lavender down their holding hands running up the stairs with bottles of butterbeer in their hands.

Hermione POV

Just when I thought I had fallen asleep, I had to wake up again. This time to a knocking at the door and someone laughing a little behind it.

"Hold on," I began in a sleepy voice.

"I'm coming."

I thought that I might to leave you all on a cliffhanger. Who's at the door? I wonder I wonder, actually I don't since I already know. But leave me ton of reviews and I promise that I won't keep you waiting so long.

I am really sorry for the long update. But hey, I'm only human and was suffering through a HUGE writers block. But I'm back and boyfreindless, I'm over it so please don't worry about me for a change.

I will update again soon I promise, as long as you all leave me nice big reviews.

Best Wishes!

Holly