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Chapter 4

The day that Hermione was suppose to arrive at the burrow, Ron woke up early and started to clean like crazy the whole entire morning. When the others had gotten up they found it a little strange, especially Fred and George.

"Ron, Hermione's coming later on this afternoon, just slow down. And besides Hermione has been here plenty of times, she doesn't care how it looks!" Ginny told Ron trying to reassure him.

The twins quickly studied his face, "Ah, but you see," started Fred

"Jake hasn't" finished George while leaving the kitchen.

"Ron, are you worried about him coming here?" Ginny asked.

"No, no, not at all." he responded.

"Well, just incase you are a little nervous, there's no need to be I mean Hermione did say that Jake and her are just friends. Right?"

"Yeah I mean, it will probably just be like the 4 of us, except there will be 5 bodies instead of 4" said Harry, trying to reassure his friend.

"Yeah I guess guys are right." Ron told them but wasn't totally convinced himself.

For the remainder of the afternoon Ron pretty much kept to himself. He continued to clean, even thought Ginny and Harry said that it looked cleaned enough as is, but no matter how much they tried to get his mind off of Hermione coming, he remained cleaning.

At 4:35 there was a knock at the door.

'Oh god, that's Hermione!' he thought 'Do I look ok? I hope I look better than this Jake guy! Why am I so nervous? Just breathe Ron, everything's going to be alright' he told himself.

Ginny walked over to the door and opened it letting Jake in first.

"Hi," Jake started. He had a curly brown shag, brown eyes and few freckles and was about Ron's height.. 'damn it, how am I going to measure up to that?' Ron thought. "you must be Ginny," Jake finished.

"Hi, yep that's me, and that's Ron and Harry," Ginny greeted him. "HERMIONE!" she yelled before attacking her friend just outside the door.

'Here we go, god Ginny let her in the door so I can see her, it's been a bloody summer!' thought a very anxious Ron.

Hermione walked in through the door. Ron's jaw dropped.

'Bloody hell!" he thought.

"Ron, close your mouth, your going to droll!" whispered Harry.

"Oh right." said Ron while snapping out of his daze and closing his mouth.

"Harry, oh my gosh how are you?" she asked before giving a hug.

"I'm good, really good." Harry replied.

"Ron, wow you've grown so much over the summer."

"What don't I get a hug?"

"Of course you do!" she wrapped her arms around his body, and engulfed him in a hug. Mrs. Weasley entered the living room and saw Hermione and instantly gave her a huge hug.

"Hi, Mrs. Weasley how are you."

"Very good, Arthur was upset that he had to work and miss your arrival. But he'll be home later on tonight."

Jake coughed. Hermione had almost forgotten he had come with her.

"Oh, right. Jake this is Harry, Ginny, Ginny's mom, Fred, George and of course Ron."

"I feel like I already know everyone, Hermione has told me all about all of you, especially you, Ron." Hermione instantly hit Jake hard in the arm and laughed.

'What was that, she told him all about me? Hmm, it's probably nothing.' Ron thought.

"Well come in, come in. I'll make some tea and something to eat, you two must be hungry."

"Ok," everyone followed Mrs. Weasley into the kitchen, while Hermione took her things up to Ginny's room, and Jake put his in Ron's room. When Hermione looked in Ron's room, she had forgotten how much she had missed it. The smell, the mess and everything else about it.

"Listen Jake, Ron doesn't know that I like him, so kind of keep it on the down low please?"

"Oh, sorry, I just figured that he knew, I mean since all the letters and that hug at the door and stuff, but ok."

"Their taking a really long time, I wonder what their doing up there?' Ron thought while sitting at the table downstairs.

When they came down the stairs Jake came first and then Hermione. Jake sat down in between Hermione Ron. 'JAKE WHAT ARE YOU DOING!' Hermione thought 'I want to sit beside Ron.'

Ginny glanced up at Ron who looked disappointed, but he quickly shook it off.

"So Jake, what school did you go to before?" Harry asked trying to break the tension.

"Oh, I attended Durmstrang. So it will be interesting to see how a normal school year runs at Hogwarts."

"Are you nervous about starting?" Harry asked him.

"Yeah, a little. But now I'm getting to know a few more people. So that makes it a little easier."

"Do you know how to play Quidditch?" Fred asked him.

"Of course I know how, do you have a field?"

"Well kind of. We have posts that you can shoot through and a few balls, do you want to check it out?" asked George.

"Sure, that sounds like fun!"

Jake walked with the boys, while Ginny and Hermione tagged along behind.

"So Jake seems nice," Ginny pointed out.

"Yeah he is. he's a really nice guy!"

"Him and Harry seem to be really hitting it off eh?" pointing to them up ahead.

"Yeah, they do."

"Are you ok Hermione? You seem kind of dazed!"

"Yeah, I'm fine, just fine."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Of course I am! Why wouldn't I be?"

"I dunno, are you sure there's nothing on your mind."

"Well, yes there is, but can I tell you about it later on tonight?"

"Sure, that's fine!"

"Are you guys going to be playing?" George called to them.

"For sure," yelled Ginny.

"Um, no thanks. I'll just sit and watch."

"So we have 7 people playing, so we'll have one sub."

"I'll sub first" yelled Harry. Then walking over under the tree with Hermione.

"Hey Harry," said Hermione while he sat down beside her.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Oh, nothing really, it's so good to see everyone again!"

"Yeah I know we're all excited about seeing you too. So Jake he seems nice."

"Yeah, him and I really seem to hit it off."

"So you like him then?"

Hermione looked at Harry completely shocked. "Harry, why would you say that? Of course I don't like Jake, he's just a friend. Honestly, and Ginny both know who I like, so why are you asking my if I like Jake."

"Does Jake know that you and him are only friends?"

"Yes, he knows how I feel about Ron."

"Then why did he sit in between you and Ron at lunch today?" said Harry in a told-you-so sort of way.

"I don't know, maybe he didn't notice?"

"Oh, trust me Hermione, he noticed." Harry stood up, "Ron sub!" Ron nodded and flew down to the ground and started to walk towards Hermione.

"Good job out there." Hermione said to Ron.

"Thanks, so how have to been?"

"I've been good, how about you, how's your summer going?"

"Good, really good. A little lonely near the beginning but with you here," 'oh god I just said her didn't I' "and Harry too, the rest should be a blast." 'phew, that was a close one! Did Hermione just look down disappointedly? Doubt it'

"Yeah I know, I missed seeing all of you guys during the summer, it's good to see everyone now'

"Ron, can I come off please?" yelled Jake.

"Yeah sure," Ron replied. 'Did Ron just glare at Jake? What was that about?'

"Hey Hermione" said Jake while bumping into Ron without noticing.

"Oh, what? Hi, Jake." she said not taking her eyes off of Ron who was flying towards the goal .

"Something wrong?" Jake asked her with a concerned look on his face.

"No, everything's fine," 'Quit getting in the way!' she wanted to tell 'Ron might think there's something going on between us. I mean if Harry and Ginny thought that, then surely Ron would.

"Don't you think you should sub back on?" said without looking at Jake.

"Oh, yeah I forgot, Ginny" he yelled.

When Ginny came to sit beside Hermione they talked for the remainder of the game until Mrs. Weasley called them in from dinner. They ate and talked, ate and talked.

After dinner that all sat in the living room and talked until mrs. Weasley noticed all the yawns going around the room. "You all seem kind of tried, it must be all the fresh air this afternoon. Maybe you should et ready for bed."

"Yeah she's right you know, it's getting close to 11:45." said Mr. Weasley "

Ron was dreading sleep, he know that Jake would be staying in his room. And with Hermione just getting here he knew that he wouldn't be getting much sleep. When they got to Ron's room, the boys said goodnight to the girls, and Ron watched Hermione walk down the reminder of the hall. 'she looks so cute when she's tired. Wait I can't tell Harry that because Jake's in the same room, damn it!' he said while his smirk slowly left his face.

When that had all gotten into bed, they talked a little bit.

"So, Ginny seems nice" said Jake tring to break the awkward silence between them.

"Yeah, she is" said Harry, while glancing at Ron worriedly.

"Harry's lucky, that he's with the girl he loves!" said Ron, more directed at Jake than Harry.

"Your in love Ron?"

"What I never said that!"

"You said that Harry was luck the he's with the one he loved. So I just assumed that you found the right girl."

"Yeah, he is luck."

"What? Oh, Never mind."

"So Harry you and Hermione seem close, like you talk a lot. What did she say about me?" asked Jake in a conceded kind of way.

"Um, that your nice!" said Harry trying not to laugh.

"Really that's it? I wonder why she didn't play Quidditch today?"

"Because she's afraid of heights!" piped up Ron.

"You and her seem to have something going on,"

'Shit! Shit! Shit! Why did I have to open my big mouth.' he thought to himself

"No- Hermione are just really close friends."

"Oh, ok good."

"Good?" asked Ron while sitting up.

"Yeah, now I can make my move on her with out stirring the pot." said Jake while smiling.

Ron was in complete shock, 'Should I have said that I liked Hermione? But then he would tell her. But now Jake is going to 'make his move' on Hermione, what if she falls for him, then Hermione could never actually be mine! I wish Jake had never come here, I could be talk to Harry about this if he was in another room!' Ron wanted to yell, but instead he just fell into a very uneasy sleep.

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