A.N. Here I am again, updating...I'm so sorry it's been soooo long!!! The time just flew! I like where this story is going, though. I just finished writing this chapter, and am working on chapter 5. I'm having intense writer's block, so it might be a while before I update again. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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Ron Lover6789
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Summer Confessions
Chapter 4: Dinner and a Cruel Joke
"So, Ginny, do you like your new haircut?" Hermione asked, while dumping out her shopping bag on her bed.
"Yeah! It's so bouncy!" Said Ginny, shaking her hair.
"So, what are you going to wear tonight?"
"The new black skirt, with the mermaid top! I really like it!" Ginny responded.
"Yeah, it's really pretty! I think I'm gonna wear my new outfit. You know, the white tank top and the long turquoise skirt." Hermione said, laying her clothes out on her bed.
"That is awesomely pretty as well." Ginny said, pulling the tags off her skirt.
Both girls changed into their new clothes. Ginny wore her new black stilettos that she bought with her new outfit. She then transferred all of her belongings into her new black purse. All of her ensemble was new, similar to Hermione's ensemble. After putting her turquoise beaded ballet flats on, Hermione followed Ginny's example of transferring her belongings into her new clutch.
Ginny put a lighter version of her blouse's green on her eyes for eyeshadow. (After all, putting the exact shade of your clothes for your clothes is a major fashion faux pau.) After applying her eyeshadow, she put black mascara, and red lipstick on. Hermione also decided to put more make-up on than usual. She put a lighter version of her turquoise on her eyeshadow, black mascara, and a prominent pink lipstick on.
When the girls came out of Hermione's bedroom, they headed for the living room. Harry and Ron got off the couch to look at the ladies. Both of their jaws dropped. Ron had on khaki slacks on with a blue button up shirt, and Harry had black slacks with a emerald button up shirt on.
Wow! Hermione looks beautifully radiant. She looks like an angel. Ron thought. But then he silently reprimanded himself; I'm a jerk...She's my best friend. She doesn't like me...not like that at least.
Harry took Ginny's hand, and Hermione linked arms with Ron. They looked adorable together. They even kind of matched. If there was an award for cutest-looking couple, they would have gotten it.
Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny got into the car, and Hermione told them they were going to a restaurant called "The Continental." The drive was mostly quiet with Harry and Ginny kissing in the back, with Ron looking out the window, trying to concentrate on anything but the "disgusting" kissing sound from his best mate and his sister.
"So, Ron, what's your favorite food?" Hermione said, trying to distract him.
"What's not my favorite food?" Ron said. It worked; she distracted him. They both laughed.
HARRY POTTER
After that icebreaker, Ron and Hermione talked...laughed...shared thoughts on school grades; pretty much everything. They did avoid the subject of feelings, unless they were towards Draco Malfoy, or his old-time whore, Pansy Parkinson.
The four teenagers got out of the car, and walked into the restaurant. There was a fancy chandelier on the ceiling when you walked in. The hostess was in a very classy black dress waiting for someone to enter the premises.
"Hello, welcome to the Continental. How many people?" Said the hostess.
"Four."
"Right this way." The hostess said politely, walking over to a booth. She seated them and gave them the menus.
"Wow! What a great place!" Ginny said.
"It's really nice, but the food is even better!" Hermione said, opening her menu.
They decided on what they wanted for dinner, and their waitress, Liz, came over. "Hi, my name is Liz, and I'll be your server today. Would you kids like any fun drinks to start?" The waitress asked.
"Yeah, I'll have a fire – " Ron started, intending to say a fire whiskey.
"No, thanks, we're okay." Hermione interrupted him.
"Okay, can I get you normal drinks?" Liz asked
"I'll have a diet coke." Hermione said
"Me too." Ginny said
"I'll have a Sprite." Ron said
"I'll have a Root Beer." Harry said
The waitress walked away to get their drinks. Ron and Harry looked at Hermione and Ginny. Ginny was looking a little confused.
"What did she mean by 'fun drinks?" Ginny asked
"She meant drinks with alcohol in them." Ron explained.
"Oh. Why didn't you guys get anything?" Harry asked.
"I have to drive, and Ron would probably get smashed." Hermione said.
"I would not!" Ron said sounding childish.
"Okay." Hermione said disbeliveingly.
The four of them decided on what to get for dinner. Hermione got a chicken caesar salad and Ginny got a shrimp caesar salad. Harry got prime rib and Ron got chicken parmigiana. They told the waitress and then waited patiently for the meal.
"This is taking forever. Somebody go to the bathroom." Ginny said.
"Why?" Harry asked
"It always makes the food come, of course." Ginny responded.
"I'll go. Ginny!" Hermione said, looking at Ginny expectantly.
"What?" Ginny asked, puzzled.
"Let's go." Hermione said.
"Why do girls do that?" Ron asked after Hermione and Ginny had gone to the lady's room.
"I have no idea." Harry said.
As it turns out, when the girls came back from the lavatory, the food came almost immediately after. When the waitress put down their plates, they all smiled. "We'll have to remember that trick the next time we go out." Ron said.
The four of them ate their respective meals, and paid. Ron pullled out a wallet full of muggle money. He ended up paying.
When they left the resturant, Hermione started up a new conversation. "Do you guys want to go swimming tonight?"
"Yeah, that'd be fun!" Ginny said "I can wear my new swim suit I bought before we got to your house!"
The four of them drove to Hermione's house with the radio on. Hermione sang, but no one else knew the words. Ron was so amazed with Hermione's easy-going nature. She had changed so much since the first time he'd met her. He remembered her spontaneity in their third year. He had first realized how much he liked her that year.
When they got there, Ginny rushed to her and Hermione's shared room to put on her swim suit. Hermione went to the hall closet. She had done laundry and that's where the laundry basket was. She found a purple bikini that came with a skirt for the bottom. After fifth year she had "grown" a bit, and remodeled her clothing. Instead of frumpy sweaters and long skirts, she had jeans, shorter skirts and tank tops. Her wardrobe was more flattering now.
When Hermione opened the door to her room, Ginny was sitting on her bed in a black bikini with a long knit poncho over it. "When are you going to tell Ron you love him?"
"I have no idea what your talking about." Hermione said automatically.
"You do know what I'm talking about! I'm tired of watching you two dance around each other! You are gonna need to make the first move."
Hermione went quiet.
"You love him!" Ginny yelled
"I know!" Hermione yelled back.
"HA! Well, now that I know for sure, I'm not going to rest until you do something about it!" Ginny kept yelling.
"Quiet! They'll hear us." Hermione said softly.
"Oh, even better!" Ginny said raising her voice even more.
They both heard a knock on the door and Hermione jumped. She was looking for her overdress for the swim suit. Ginny called, "Who is it? Hermione's indisposed!"
"Ginny!" Hermione hissed
"Well, I'll go get Ron!" They heard the voice of Harry behind the door. Hermione immediately turned to Ginny.
"I'm not indisposed! You did that on purpose." Hermione walked over to the door, and turned the knob. "What Harry?"
"I heard you two yelling...I wondered if you were having a cat fight, so me and Ron could get the pudding." Harry said smiling
"That's border-line pig behavior, Harry." Ginny said, smiling all the same. She walked over to the door. Hermione was standing there; looking mortified.
"Did you guys hear what we were saying?" This is NOT good.
"No...should we have been eaves-dropping?" He kept a mischievous grin on his face.
"Go get changed." Hermione said, dismissing his question. She closed the door. "That would have been REALLY BAD if they had heard what we were saying." She turned to Ginny.
"Yeah. I guess your right. I should let you to go at your own pace." not. Ginny said, then thought. "I still think that pudding remark was prat-ish."
"It was, I've got to find something. You can go with Harry and wait for me at the pool if you want. Or you guys could wait downstairs." Hermione said.
"Me and Harry'll wait downstairs. I want to see Ron's expression he sees you in a bikini." Ginny said, walking out of the room.
Hermione looked at the floor. She changed into her purple bikini, and abanded her search for her dress. I'll find it later.
When she came out of her bedroom, she caught Harry and Ginny in mid-lip-lock in the family room. Ron was in the living room, looking at the piano. He was looking over Mozart music, and fingering it on the keyboard.
"I didn't know you played." Hermione said, walking over to him, and sitting on the bench next to him.
He looked over at her. Wow! She looks so beautiful. "Umm...sort-of." His voice was uncharacteristically high.
"Well this is hard stuff. You must play well if you can figure this out." Hermione said, looking at his fingers move smoothly over the keys; He had started to play.
"You're really good, Ron." Hermione said when he finished.
"Thanks." He said, grinning at her. Their faces were moving closer to each other. He could see the tiny freckles on her nose. She could see the extent of his beautiful blue eyes. They were remarkably close to each other. Their lips were inches from one another when –
"Okay, let's go!" Ginny yelled from the kitchen. Ron and Hermione immediately jumped off the piano bench and looked away from each other.
The red-headed girl and the black-haired boy walked into the living room, and looked expectantly at Hermione.
"You..um.." Hermione cleared her throat, "You guys ready to go?"
Ginny looked suspiciously at Hermione but Harry seemed oblivious. "Yeah! Let's go!" Harry said cheerfully.
Hermione silently walked out of the living room, and out the door. Ron walked next to her. She nudged his hand accidentally, and turned pink. He turned a delicate shade of red, and looked away.
Ginny and Harry were walking about three meters behind them. They were having a whispered conversation about Ron and Hermione's peculiar behavior. "I think we walked in on a moment." Ginny whispered.
"I think you're right, because their playful banter is gone. They are being terribly awkward." Harry murmured.
"Maybe we should leave them alone tonight." Ginny said suggestively.
"Maybe we should." Now the two had abandoned their serious conversation and started shamelessly flirting again. They were adorable together. Their relationship consisted of snogging, flirting, and hinting that they loved each other. They had never actually voiced each of their true feelings.
"Let's go to the cinema!" Ginny said excitedly.
"How do you know about muggle cinemas?" Harry asked, rasing his eyebrows.
"I saw it on that big square picture box." She said matter-of-factly.
"You mean the television?"
"Yeah, that!" Ginny said happily.
The four adolesents reached the white gate; it was unlocked this time.
"At least it's unlocked." Ron said to Hermione.
"Why wouldn't it be unlocked?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh, no reason...I just thought because..." Ron trailed off.
"Because it's a Sunday, and things close early on Sundays." Hermione finished for him.
"Okay..." Harry said suspiciously.
"They all walked into the pool area. Ginny took the poncho off to reveal her black bikini. Harry's jaw dropped; He had never seen her in such small clothes. Ginny had a perfect figure; she was voluptuous, with a flat stomach. Hermione had a nice figure, but wasn't as voluptuous as Ginny.
"Wow, Gin! You look great!" Harry said.
"Why, thank you!" Ginny said walking over to the side of the pool to test the water. It was nice and warm.
Hermione walked over to the diving board, and looked over at Ron to make sure he was watching. It, being Ron we're talking about, was staring avidly at Hermione. She nodded, then did a perfect swan dive off the diving board.
When Hermione surfaced, she heard clapping. Then she looked over and saw Ginny, Harry and Ron clapping. She smiled, then swam over to the edge and pulled herself out.
"Nice Job!" Ron said.
"Yeah, that was great!" Ginny added.
"Excellent!" Harry said, watching Hermione get uncomfortable, but happy because her dive was exceptional.
Ginny ran over to the diving board. "Well, I can't do that, but I can do a mean pencil dive!"
Everyone laughed when Ginny jumped in. Harry went to the diving board when she surfaced. "Very graceful." He called out. He did a cannon ball, making a big splash.
Ron was next. He rubbed his chin pensively. "Okay, I know what I can do!" He juped off, and did a jack-knife.
They all took turns making fun jumps of the diving board. They stopped when a middle aged man came into the pool are and told them the pool was closing. It was 9:00.
They all went back to Hermione's house. When they walked into the house, the phone rang. Hermione ran to the kitchen and answered it.
"Hello?" She said into the phone.
"Hi, honey! I'm just calling to see if everything is alright." Hermione's mother said into the phone.
"Oh, hi mom! Yeah! Everything's great!"
"Are the boys sleeping in the guest room?" Dr. Granger asked.
"Yes, the boys are in the guest room. And Ginny's in my room." Hermione said.
"No drugs, right? Your brushing your teeth after you eat?" She asked motherly.
"No, I can't afford to be a drug addict, mom." Mrs. Granger gasped. "I'm just joking! No drugs, and, yes, we're brushing our teeth."
"Okay good. You're father and I are coming home tomorrow."
"What?!" Hermione gasped; her parents can't come home, she and Ron aren't together yet!
"Just kidding." Mrs. Granger said, laughing.
"Oh. Okay." Hermione said, thoroughly relieved.
"I'll call later on in the week to check in, okay, hun?" Mrs. Granger said.
"Okay. I love you." Hermione said.
"I love you, too."
"Bye."
"Bye-bye."
Hermione hung up the phone and started laughing. Ron walked in, "What's so funny?"
"My mom just called, and told me they were coming home tomorrow." She said.
"Are you serious?" Ron said, eyes wide.
"Yeah...Then she told me she was kidding me."
The two started laughing together. Each were expressing their glee for slightly different reasons.
A.N. So, that was chapter 4. I hoped you liked it!! It was fun to write. I know this story seems a little childish, but don't worry, it'll get intense soon. Review, chica-dees!