-1Chapter 22:

A Little Magic

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I'm not that Brilliant.

"Good morning Mrs. Weasley." Hermione had just opened her eyes the next morning. She turned over to face Ron, who smiled at her.

"Why, good morning Mr. Weasley." Hermione kissed Ron and snuggled closer to him.

"Oh would you two please stuff it, all this lovey dovey stuff is driving me mad!" Neville was staring at them with the look of utmost revulsion on his face.

"Well what's got your knickers in a knot?" Hermione asked glaring at him. "There was a wedding yesterday in case you hadn't noticed." Neville turned faintly pink and had opened his mouth to retaliate, but must have thought better of it. He turned his back on Ron and Hermione and started packing, harshly throwing things into his trunk. Ron looked at Hermione and shrugged before getting out of bed. Hermione got up shortly after Ron and changed. Together, they walked down to the Great Hall and sat down at the Gryffindor Table. A little farther down the table, Ginny and Luna were deep in conversation. Ginny had started shaking her head vigorously, and Luna stabbed at each piece of bacon very sharply, as though it had done her a very personal wrong.

"What's gotten into everyone? You'd think that this was a funeral, not a wedding." Ron asked Hermione after chewing a bit of toast.

"Good Morning all!" Harry had joined them at the table, looking extremely happy.

"At least someone's in a good mood today" Hermione said, relieved that at least Harry wouldn't scowl all day. "Yes, well listen you two last-" Harry started, but was interrupted. Down the table, Luna had suddenly got up, knocking the bench down behind her.

"I will NOT!" she screeched at Ginny and fled from the hall, all eyes on her.

"Um, okay." Ron turned to look at Hermione and Harry with an exasperated look on his face.

"Now, Really!" Ginny had come to sit with them now that her companion had dramatically left breakfast. She grabbed a plate of eggs and grabbed her fork with her left hand.

"What's wrong now?" Harry asked, turning to face Ginny.

"Luna! She and Neville apparently had it out last night during the reception and now she flat out refuses to reconcile with him! They're about the only two people here that aren't happy!"

"So, that's what this is all about. Maybe I'll go talk to her." Hermione got up and walked down the table. She glanced at Harry and Ginny before leaving and found, to her satisfaction, that they were holding hands under the table.

"'Bout time" Hermione thought to herself, and set off to find Luna. Hermione didn't have to look very far before she found her. Luna was sitting down on the bank of the lake, throwing rocks. Every few rocks, she would get extremely mad and hurtle it across the lake. Hermione went down and sat by Luna.

"So, what's going on with you?" Hermione asked. Luna didn't turn to look Hermione in the face, but started to closely examine the rock she was holding.

"Neville! He's completely oblivious to everything! I thought that he was, you know, interested, but every time that I try to make a move, he does something idiotic. Like last night, I went over to him when I caught your bouquet. He got all shifty with me and didn't talk to me for the rest of the night! I'm going to give up on him Hermione, I've waited for six years, I can't wait any longer!" Luna threw the rock down on the ground and put her head on her knees.

"Luna, you're talking to the girl that waited seven years to be with the man she loved! I know how it feels better than anyone in the world. You just need to give him some time, forgive him for last night and talk to him. If it's meant to be, everything will work out in the end." Luna looked up at Hermione and smiled.

"Do you really think so?" Luna asked her. Hermione nodded.

"Come on, we'd better get back up to the school, we have to leave soon, the train will be ready to go shortly. Hermione and Luna parted ways in the entrance hall. Luna went to go and find Neville and Hermione went back into the Great Hall where Ron, Ginny, and Harry were still sitting where she left them.

"Did you fix them then?" Ginny asked when Hermione sat down next to Ron. Hermione nodded and grabbed a piece of toast."

"Well, Glad that's settled then, I don't want the ride home to be a nightmare." Ron said, slipping his arm around Hermione's waist.

"So tell me," Hermione said between bites of the cold piece of toast, "When did you two get back together?"

"WHAT?" Ron said. Harry had knocked over his pumpkin juice and Ginny dropped her fork.

"How did you know?" Ginny asked, the tips of her ears flaming.

"I saw you holding hands under the table when I went to find Luna. I'm assuming that this happened last night when you two went outside during our reception. My guess is that Ginny went up to bed afterwards, but Harry, you stayed up all night in the Common Room, thinking."

"I thought that you dropped divination! How did you know all that?" Harry asked her, amazed. Hermione simply smiled and finished eating her toast.

"Come on now, we'd better get going. The train's going to be leaving soon." Ron said and led the way out of the Hall. They all stood on the Platform about an hour later, shivering slightly in the light rain and cool breeze. Hermione looked around the Platform. To her great pleasure, she found that Luna and Neville were holding hands.

"Hey, look" Hermione said, nudging Ron's side.

"'Bout time" Ron said, spotting the two. They climbed aboard the train and went to find seats. The ride home went extremely fast and soon, Ron and Hermione were saying good bye to all of their guests. After two hours of kisses and hugs and kind words of thanks, Ron and Hermione finally went home to relax before their big trip the following day.