Ronald Weasley (spidersbegone) wrote in riddikulus,
@ 2008-02-21 19:14:00

WHO: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
WHEN: (11/13/97) Thursday evening, after dinner
WHERE: Gryffindor Common Room
SUMMARY: Hermione helps Ron catch up with classes but he's distracted. And then... the moment we've all been waiting for.
RATING: PG-13?
STATUS: Complete

Ever since the ball, Ron had been having a harder time than usual concentrating in classes and it was Hermione's fault. Well, okay, not intentionally but it was still because of her. Tensions were running high and he was finding it harder and harder to keep his feelings for her a secret. She was becoming a bigger distraction to him than usual lately. He found himself staring at her quite often and wondering if some kind of big, daring, chivalrous act would make up for the fact that he wasn't nearly good enough for her. Just sitting next to her in classes was driving him mad and then he had gotten sick and missed several days and that didn't help him either.

He was glad she had agreed to help him catch up--he probably wouldn't be able to do it without her--but he wondered how on earth he was going to concentrate on schoolwork with everything he was thinking about her floating around in his head.

Grabbing his textbooks, parchment and quills, he took a deep breath and bounded down the dormitory stairs to the common room. Spotting a free couch with a table for their books, he snatched it quickly and sat staring into the fire as he waited for Hermione to arrive.

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athenaspupil
2008-02-22 07:10 am UTC (link)

When he pulled away, Hermione couldn't quell the disappointment she felt. While she knew that it was completely inappropriate to be showing such public displays of affection in the middle of the common room, especially since she was Head Girl, she still didn't want it to end just yet. Resting her forehead against his, she closed her eyes too and took a breath to calm the butterflies that had found themselves in her stomach.

At his words, she couldn't suppress a small shudder. He had taken so many leaps in a matter of moments. First he had simply complimented her, then returned the kiss she had given him, and now he was professing his love? She had suspected that he had always felt the same way she had, but she had never assumed that it had progressed that far along. Was he being completely serious?

Blinking her eyes open, she looked at him. Luckily, he was easy to read. "I love you, too," she finally answered, knowing that that was what he wanted to hear. Of course she loved him, she always had since their second year. But that was only as friends. Now, things were obviously different.

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spidersbegone
2008-02-22 07:16 am UTC (link)

Ron did nothing short of beam at her when she returned the sentiment. Sure, he'd gone from denying she could ever fancy him back and holding his feelings in to telling her everything he felt for her in a matter of minutes but to him, it was a release and a relief. He'd been holding it in for so long that, after that kiss, it was bursting to get out. And now that he knew she felt the same way, nothing would stop him from saying it over and over until the entire world knew.

Leaning down he kissed her again for a few moments, hugging her tightly to him and then he pulled away and grinned at her, reaching up to tuck a curl behind her ear. "I'm not dreaming, am I?" He asked for good measure, just in case, you know. There was still that small, tiny chance none of this was real.

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athenaspupil
2008-02-22 07:27 am UTC (link)

Hermione was still reeling from all the discoveries they had made and the kisses. They were mesmerizing and left her feeling detached from everything. To prove that he wasn't dreaming, Hermione reached down and lightly pinched his arm.

"No, you're not dreaming," she said softly, because if he was, then she quite obviously was too. And she was rather certain that they were both still very much awake. The hushed whispers of the few students across the common room were indication enough. "I think we've both very much awake."

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spidersbegone
2008-02-22 07:35 am UTC (link)

Ron jumped slightly when she pinched him, clearly not expecting her to do something like that. But he grinned anyhow. He was too happy not to. He'd probably be grinning for days actually. Just sitting in every class, smiling like an idiot. And he didn't care. He'd never been this happy in his entire life.

"This is brilliant." He whispered, looking at her closely as they were standing quite close together. His arms were still around her waist and he'd never let her go if he could. "I never thought you'd... well, I just... you're sure it's me you love? Not some other bloke with red hair?" He was half-joking, teasing in his question, but the doubt behind it was real.

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athenaspupil
2008-02-22 07:43 am UTC (link)

Hermione laughed quietly as he gave a jump when she pinched him, not expecting that reaction out of him either. Looking at him critically, she finally just rolled her eyes again when he started implying that she was in love with someone else completely different.

"Don't be ridiculous," she scolded lightly, though his ridiculousness was part of the reason she liked him so much. It was absolutely maddening at times though. "Of course it's you." It was a moment of clarity; a moment where all the walls had been let down and she was completely unguarded and open - something that rarely happened.

However, once she realised that they could very easily stand there the rest of the night with Ron proclaiming his love for her and sharing a kiss here and there, she ducked away. "You need to finish your essay," she reminded him. "It's due soon." And she was back to her regular self.

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spidersbegone
2008-02-22 07:48 am UTC (link)

Ron's smile widened, if that was even possible, when she reassured him that it was, in fact, him that she loved. He'd never tire of hearing those words from her. Just hearing her say it alone made him feel like he was flying without a broom.

But, when he mentioned his essay and pulled away from him to remind him to complete it, he practically gaped at her, mouth hanging slightly open. "You can't be serious." He said to her, closing the distance so they were standing close again. "After everything that just happened, all the years of tension, the things we just said and did... you want me to sit down and write my essay?" He was in disbelief. He could barely open up a book right now let alone read one and write something about it.

"Hermione, the essay can wait until tomorrow." He told her softly, pleadingly. He just wanted to be there with her right now. Not worry about homework. "This, you, are far more important."

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athenaspupil
2008-02-22 07:57 am UTC (link)

Of course she wanted him to sit down and finish his essay. She was Hermione Granger, after all, and even if they had just confessed their feelings, their schoolwork was still one of the most important things. But she could logically see his point. If his concentration had been barely there before, knowing Ron, it would be completely nonexistent now.

Her reluctance to agree was there and she really wanted to insist that he get it done early; he'd be done with it if he just sat down for an hour and wrote on it. Sighing finally, she nodded. "Fine, but you really have to do it tomorrow, Ron. Otherwise you'll keep putting it off and won't have the time or the motivation to complete it after that." She knew him.

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spidersbegone
2008-02-22 08:01 am UTC (link)

"Deal!" He agreed instantly, grinning broadly at her. He took her hand and pulled her over to the couch, pushing their books and papers out of the way so they could sit comfortably together. He wanted to wrap his arms around her but he wasn't sure how she felt about the whole public affection thing. And he wasn't about to test his boundaries this early in their relationship and after the huge public display of affection that had just taken place.

"Tomorrow after classes I'll get right on it, promise." He said, smiling at her as they sat side by side, only connecting at the hands where Ron was holding hers tightly. He'd never had the nerve to try and touch her like this before, never really had the right, and now that he did, he wasn't letting go.

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