Chapter 4
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A week had passed since the 'Ron incident'. We didn't speak at all, and it was the same for him and Harry. As for Harry and I, we didn't hang out or have conversations, only occasional waves and comments. We weren't mad or angry at eachother, only confused, awkward... afraid. Afraid of what would happen now, what was to come. We had both had our attemps to talk to Ron, but he would ignore us and start talking to Seamus, his new best friend. I would watch them go, tears in my eyes, and turn around angrily. I was slightly angry at Ron too, even if I wanted to talk to him. I was angry at him for being angry at
us, for not understanding. But I was going to talk to him, no matter what.
I sat in an armchair in the common room, late a sunday night. I had no book, only a quill and a parchement on my lap. But I did not write, I only listened to the rain tapping against the roof and the window, thinking, even though my thoughts weren't very cleared. Everything was blurred, I was so tired. I took my quill, sighed, dipped it in the ink and pressed it against the paper.
Dear Ron,
I started. And right after that, the words came to me so fast, I spilled them out quickly on my parchement, not stopping.
Dear Ron,
I'm really, really sorry, but I know that you're aware of that. I never thought this was going to happen to us. I want you to understand that there is nothing, nothing between Harry and I anymore. It was just a phase after I drank the potion, my feelings were all confused. Please understand that! I have never, or will never, feel anything for Harry, he's my best friend and that's all, I love him as a brother. I understand that you misunderstood this, and please realize it too. The true thing is, Ron, that there's only one person in this world that I have ever truly loved, and that one person, Ron...I stopped, hesitating. I read my letter again, thinking it over. Was it right? Was he going to believe me? Understand me? I nodded to myself after a moment of reflexion, and finished writing the two last words of my letter.
... is you.A tear fell onto the paper as I folded it in four and tied it with a string. I got up and wiped my eyes, walking out of the common room. I climbed out of the portrait and headed down the staircases quickly, since the time was limited till I'd have to be back in bed.
I hurried accross the hall, accelerating each step then slowing down again. At last I ran into Harry, who seemed to be in a hurry to get back too. He smiled curtly and nodded, muttering 'Ron' under his breath. I nodded and showed him my letter, whispering 'Same'. He waved at me and hurried along, and I continued my walk much more light-hearted.
Finally I got to the owlery. I took the owl closest to the window, a small brown-feathered owl with black, shining eyes. I gave him the letter, told him 'Ronald Weasley' and set him out into the sky. I stared at the window of the tower accross from mine. I knew that Ron was there. I waited, watching the owl
and the window, and finally his figure appeared. He was just close enough for me to see him well, and I knew this was him. He stood there, staring, as he recognized me too. I didn't take my eyes off him. Finally, he opened the window lazily and held his hand out. The owl drew closer and closer to the window, and finally it reached it, dropped the letter into Ron's palm...
And it fell. It slipped from Ron's hand, so many feet above the land. We both watched it fall slowly into the emptiness, floating in the air softly. At last it fell out of sight, and I looked at Ron, my eyes full of tears. He did not close the window, only sat next to it, his face in his hands. I let the owl back in, closed the window and ran out of the owlery, crying with frustratiion and anger. I ran past a teacher, perhaps Snape, who pointed his lit wand at me, but I ignored it and kept going. I reached the Fat Lady's portrait and mumbled the password, and with a roll of her eyes she pretended to understand it and let me in. I hurried in the common room, wiped my eyes with my sleeve. I took the things I had left in the common room and went up the stairs to the girls' dormitory, where I changed quickly and fell asleep in seconds, dreaming endlessly about the parchement falling into nothingness.
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I woke up the next day, 10 minutes before class. Anna, a Gryffindor girl, woke me up.
'Hurry, hurry! You wouldn't want to be late, miss know-it-all' she said, laughing.
I smiled sarcastically, changing in a minute. As I pulled my shoes on with one hand I brushed my teeth with the other, and then I had one hand brushing the teeth and the other brushing the bushy hair.
'Come on' said Anna, popping out of nowhere. 'Forget the bushy hair and
hurry up!'
She rushed me all the way to Potions Class, but when we got there something wasn't right. The door was locked, there didn't seem to be anyone there. But I still had 2 minutes! I looked at Anna. She was forcing herself not to laugh, but she couldn't hold it and burst into laughter.
'Ha!' she said loudly, laughing. 'I got you this time, didn't I? We're an hour early!' she said, laughing.
I rolled my eyes and put my hand through my hair, untangling many knots as I went. Anna tapped me on the back and left, saying:
'I'll see you later, alright?'
I waved lazily and pulled my bag onto my shoulder, walking towards the courtyard.
Not many students were there, only me, a couple of girls, a few guys, and Ron. Ron. He was sitting on a bench, leaning against the wall behind it. He wasn't doing anything, only looking around, looking lost.
I took a chance. With a deep breath and walked toward that bench and sat down next to him, looking at him. He looked at me, surprised, but grunted and looked away again, tossing a wrapper away in the grass.
I cleared my throat.
'Ron-'
'Hermione' he said flatly,
'Ron, I-'
But I didn't finish my sentence. Something shiny had distracted me, sparkling brightly in the sun. I got up and walked towards the light, and kneeled down. Ron followed me with his eyes, curious. I picked up what seemed to be a piece of parchement, attached with a string embroded with tiny stones. Suddenly, realizing what it was, I gasped and dropped it. I held my chest with one hand, sighing heavily, and bent down to pick it up again. I held my shaky hand out towards Ron, handing him the letter.
'This- This is yours' I said, hesitating.
His eyes searched me for a moment with a confused look, and he took the letter, walking away without keeping his eyes off me.
Finally, I was in Potions Class, alas it was the
real one... I sat at the table, in line with Ron and Harry. I was nervous, very nervous. I had never thought that Ron and I could be in the same room when he read the letter. And yet he was reading it, so absorbed by it that he was forgetting to make his potion. Snape was walking up and down the rows, and he was doing ours now. Of course, he noticed Ron's lack of attention in potion-making, and a smack in the head with a book did him good. Ron sat up straight, cleared his throat and put the letter away, pretending to search for potion ingredients.
I looked at Harry, on my right. He gave me thumbs up, and I shrugged wordlessly.
Time went by slowly. Snape was testing us, and we had to make the Draught Of Living Death. Harry, of course, had completely forgotten how, and Ron... I'm not sure he had ever known. He was scratching his head, frowning at the board then at his cauldron. I kept glancing at him once in a while, wondering what he was currently thinking. I thought- what would happen after this class? Would Ron talked to me? But if he talked to me... what would he say? Would he ignore my letter? I added the last drop, the final touch to my potion. Snape walked passed it, and I glared at him with patience. He cleared his throat, raised his eyebrows and continued walking, checking the other potions (with a look of disgust at Ronald's). And finally, when he was done, he lifted his arms high in the air, opened his palms in a gesture to silence the class, which automatically went mute, and said:
'Alright. Class dismissed, you have no homework, and I assume that will take advantage of this free time to study-'
'Free time?' muttered Ron, although not to anyone particularly.
The class was emptied, but I stood next to the door, and when Harry came I grabbed him by the arm, pulling him aside.
'What-' he started, but I silenced him by pressing my finger against his lips.
'Don't move or say anything' I whispered.
He obeyed, and it wasn't until Snape was gone and he had locked the door that I moved, exhaling.
'What is it?' Harry asked, cleaning the dust off his robes.
'I think Ron read my letter' I said.
'You think?' he said, looking at me in the eyes.
At this look I put my arms around him, but it was a friendly hug, nothing more.
'I'm so sorry Harry, this is all my fault-'
'It's alright, I'll just talk to him-'
'Harry, do you realize- He'll never let you talk to him!' I said, grabbing the doorknob.
'Don't worry. I think he'll want to talk to you first-' he said, shrugging.
I let the doorknob go, looking at Harry, and I faced him.
'You're right. I'll... go see him after. I should never of- you know...'
'I said don't worry!' Harry repeated, grabbing me by the shoulders. '
I'm the one who got that love potion wrong, it's
my fault.'
'Harry, let's just say it's nobody's fault, okay? Maybe things were just meant to be like that. For... for a reason. I don't know which one, but some reason' I said.
Harry looked at me, and smiled. I outstretched my hand.
'Friends?'
He smiled again and nodded, grabbing my hand.
'Friends.'
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Chapter 5
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The bright midday sun struck me as I went through the courtyard. It was empty, most people were already at lunch. But Harry and I weren't. And... neither was Ron, I told myself, seeing him coming the opposite way. He froze at the sight of me, but didn't say a word. Harry and I stopped too, but he stepped forward.
'Ron' he started.
'Hey' said Ron, nodding towards him.
Harry turned around, but saw that Ron was addressing
him.
'Wow' he said, laughing. 'First time you talk to me in ages.'
Ron smiled, probably for the first time in
ages, like Harry would of said.
'Well, you know. Had I known you weren't really a big jerk-' he said, holding out his hand.
Harry smiled, and took Ron's hand. They hugged eachother like old friends who hadn't seen eachother in years, even if that was what it seemed like. I shook my head, so relieved to see them friends again. Little had I remembered that I was to talk to him next...
Harry waved at me, then at Ron.
'I'll... see you two at lunch then' he said, hurrying away...
...leaving Ron and I alone. For a moment we didn't speak, looking at our feet or at the sky. Then I cleared my throat, ready to say something, but he spoke before me.
'I read your letter' he said in a broken, timid voice.
'Oh' I replied, blushing furiously.
He didn't say anything.
'So' I added, my voice shaking with emotion and nervousy.
'It was... nice, I guess' he said.
My stomach flipped, my muscles sunk.
'Nice? Only nice?' I said, a little angry.
'No! I mean- you know... It was nice and I- I understand' he said, his voice trembling too.
I frowned.
'I understood from the second you left the common room. I was just... confused, scared. I didn't know what to say to you guys...'
'But we tried to talk to you
everyday!' I cried desperately. 'Couldn't you of said
anything?'
'I'm sorry, I'm sorry!' he said. 'I'm talking to you know, what else can I do?'
'I don't know! I was just so... upset. I missed you Ron, I missed you!'
'I know- I... what? You missed me?'
'Well, of course I did! Did you think I was
happy without you? Didn't you read my- my...'
'...your letter?' he asked timidly.
I looked at him, tilting my head sideways, and nodded, on the verge of tears. He took my hands, and my heart started racing, my stomach prickling.
'I was sort of... relieved, when you dropped it' I said.
'Oh yeah, sorry about that...' he said, looking away. 'Why? What if I hadn't read it? I wouldn't be here, talking to you because I- because I...'
'You what?' I whispered softly.
I bird flew past us, it's bright blue feather gleaming in the shining sun. It sang a soft, sorrowful melody that enchanted the moment, made it perfect. Out of nervousy, I didn't move. But Ron, the brave unexpected Ron, saved the moment.
'I... feel the same way' he said, leaning forward.
I tilted my head and leaned towards his approaching face. Our lips, slightly parted, drew nearer and for a moment barely touched, suspending the magic of the moment. Finally Ron kissed me, and I kissed him back as softly as I could, as long as I could, trying to carve this wonderful moment in my memory. But the sound of the great bells echoed through the empty castle halls, and with one last kiss Ron pulled me away to the Great Hall, gripping my hand as tightly as he could.
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