Ron was sitting on his bed looking at a blank piece of parchment. He had only seen her once since school had ended. She had dropped by for supper and hadn't even stayed the night and now he was kicking himself for not having said anything meaningful to her, he so badly needed her to know how he felt and see if she felt the same about him. He had even gotten her alone for a minute in the kitchen when everyone was having drinks in the living room. Ron started banging his head on the wall as he remembered the horror that was their conversation.

"So, Hermione how's life without any homework?"

"As shocking as this is to you Ronald I do not need an essay to write in order to survive."

"Oh I know… I just meant uh you still having fun without me and Harry around to always get you into trouble?"

"Yes Ron I do manage to enjoy myself when you are not around."

"Yeah of course you do, what I meant to say was that it's just not the same without school, we never hang out anymore."

"Yeah, I know what you meant Ron. And don't worry we'll always be friends."

They would always be friends. Just friends?

"Oi, what the bloody hell are you doing in there?" Fred (or George) yelled from the other side of the wall Ron was still banging his head on.

"Sorry." Ron stopped banging his head and turned back to the parchment. He was sure that he could tell Hermione about his feelings more articulately if he could write them down and reread them before she got them. When he talked to her he just couldn't get his thoughts straight. He wasn't the most well-rounded guy verbally at the best of times and with Hermione around he just melted into a puddle of goo and all he could say was 'Ugh'. But Ron wasn't going to give up and he was sure that in a letter he could easily tell her how he felt. But where to start? Sighing, Ron picked up his pen.

Dear Hermione,

We have been friends for a long time. We have gone through a lot together and we're really close, you know? But I wanted you to know that I don't just think of you as a friend, in fact I think a lot more of you, like a lot. And NOT like a sister. Hermione I have been in love with you for a very long time and I need to know if you have the same feelings for me. I really hope you do.

Ron

P.S. Mum wants to know if you would like to come over for dinner next weekend, we're having lasagne.