Protecting Ginny

Chapter Three: Ron and Hermione’s Blossoming Relationship

While Harry and Ginny were involved in a snog fest that night. Ron snuck into Hermione’s bed, which was in Ginny’s room, and also was what Harry had overheard them planning before he went to his room that night after dinner. However, that was not the first time Ron snuck into Hermione’s room or the first time they’d slept in the same room. To get the full affect and understand everything, we must first understand how their relationship began to bloom in the first place. After all, it’s taken them six years to finally get together.
Ron and Hermione have spent a good six years arguing with each other, but deep down they’ve always had feelings for one another. They’ve just never put their ego and pride on the back shelf long enough to let anything happen, until now. Until Dumbledore’s funeral when Hermione had laid her head on Ron’s shoulder and he comforted her as she cried her tears of pain. Ron decided that from that moment on he would put all his jealousy toward her aside and finally ask her to be his girlfriend. He didn’t approach her or the subject that day because it just didn’t feel right to ask her something so happy while everyone was grieving over Albus Dumbledore’s death. It wasn’t until two weeks after the funeral that Ron sat down to write her a letter.
Hermione was at her parent’s house. Her mother and father were starting to wonder if their daughter being a witch was such the blessing they’d thought it to be. They’d heard of Voldemort’s return and the involvement Hermione had in some of the places he’d been sighted. They also know that she’s the brightest witch of her age, so they decided to trust her judgment when it comes to that world.
Meanwhile, Ron was at the Burrow enduring Molly’s fits about wedding planning, his sister’s breaking heart, and to top it all off his brother Bill had been bitten by Greyback. The daddy of all werewolves. They still weren’t sure of the lasting affects the bite would have on Bill. Nonetheless Fleur Delecour still loved him and wanted to marry him. So here they all were planning this wedding in the midst of this war.
Ron couldn’t help but feel a little jealous of Fleur and Bill’s relationship. He was lying in bed unable to sleep five days after Dumbledore’s funeral when Ron decided he wanted an everlasting love like Bill and Fleur seemed to have, and that he wanted to be with Hermione. Ron woke up the next morning, and after eating breakfast decided to write Hermione a letter telling her at least partly how he felt.
Dear Hermione,
I hope you are having a good holiday so far. Mum’s going crazy
Over this wedding, and she’s still visioning all of us dead sometimes. Not to mention she’d got us all watching Bill. Every time he’s over she invites Lupin over to inspect and observe Bill. It’s enough to drive anyone mad! Anyways, Mum says you can come stay with us all summer if you’d like. Harry will be here in two weeks, and the wedding is in three. It’s looking like if Hogwarts does stay open, the new term will start late. Dad won’t give me full details though. I’d really like to see you though Hermione. I miss you. . .
L
Your Friend,
Ron Weasley

About a week after Ron sent the letter to Hermione, she wrote one back and sent her reply using her new owl, Sookie.
Dear Ron,
I received your letter, that blasted owl of yours is out of control with his hyper ness. My holiday has been fine so far. It’s nice being able to use magic outside of school without getting in trouble for it. It’s really allowed me to continue working on S.P.E.W while I’m not in school.
Anyways Ron, I will be at the Burrow tomorrow around noon, and I’ll be staying until the end of the holiday. Can’t wait to see you!
Love,
Hermione Granger

When Ron went to bed that night he was so excited he didn’t sleep at all. When he woke up the day of Hermione’s arrival. Ron felt extremely nervous. He dressed himself in a pair of black jeans and a white t-shirt with some sort of Quidditch logo on it. As soon as he heard the door open, Ron ran up to Hermione and pulled her into a hug, which seemed to surprise her a bit.
“Ron! It’s so good to see you!” Hermione exclaimed.
“Yeah, it’s good to see you too, Hermione.” Ron replied looking up and down her a bit.
Ginny also came out of her room to greet Hermione.
“Hi, Hermione!” Ginny said as if she was trying to put up some sort of act, and then ran back to her room.
“Sorry ‘bout that. Ginny’s been hurting over Harry breaking up with her.” Ron said softly looking to the ground. Ron and Hermione went up stairs to visit and play a game of wizard’s chess. That week was mostly spent with them arguing as usual, but after one of their huge blowouts, Ron finally broke down.
“Hermione, would you be my girlfriend?”
“RON! Oh . . . I don’t know . . . Do you think we can stop arguing long enough to actually have a happy relationship?” Hermione asked sounding very unsure of the whole concept, but Ron could tell she wanted to be with him as much as he did her.
“I don’t know Hermione, but I get dragon’s in my stomach whenever I think about you and I really enjoy being with you. Especially when we’re not bickering about stupid rubbish.” Ron blurted out quickly. Turning red in the face as he did.
“Oh Ronald! You really are a prat, you know?” Hermione started before lunging herself into his arms. Ron wrapped them around her and thy stood there in silence until he finally broke it.
“So, does this mean yes?” He whispered down to her ear. Hermione just squeezed her arms tighter around his waist. Ron moved one of his hands up to her curly, brown hair and rubbed it gently.
For the rest of that week, Ron and Hermione didn’t argue one bit. They spent their time laughing, flirting, and cuddling. Every time they saw each other they kissed, the same happened when thy left one another. Which wasn’t very often. The only time Hermione wasn’t attached to Ron was when she was in her and Ginny’s room talking with Ginny about Harry and Ron or reading. Ron wasn’t lying to Harry the first night he was at the Burrow and they were discussing whether or not Ron had snogged Hermione yet. It wasn’t until the night following Harry’s arrival that Hermione seemed to be a lot more touchy feely with him. Of course, Ron loved every second of her extra attention.
While Ginny was in Harry’s room the second night he was at the Burrow. Ron was in Ginny’s room with Hermione. When he first got into the room, he woke Ginny up and asked her to either go to his room for a bit or Harry’s. Of course she chose Harry’s because it gave her an excuse to sleep in his arms again. Not that she needed one, but she didn’t want to sleep in his room every night and end up overstaying her welcome. Ginny knew Harry still wanted time to think about whether or not he should go back to Hogwarts while he’s trying to search for the Horcruxes and defeat Voldemort.
After Ginny left her room to go to Harry’s as Ron had practically begged her to. He looked over at the bed next to Ginny’s \. Ron saw Hermione lying in her bed wearing blue, drawstring, pajama pants, and a black t-shirt. He noticed her blue robe hanging on the post by her bed. Ron, himself was wearing a pair of black sweat pants, and a white cut-off t-shirt. Ron got up from Ginny’s bed where he was still sitting and walked over to Hermione’s. He knew he needed to be cautious in waking her because she does not like being woken up. Ron had learned his lesson on that one the hard way. . . A couple times for that matter. He kneeled down on the floor at the side of her bed. Hermione was facing toward him with one arm up over her face. Ron gently brushed his right hand up and down her arm and then bent himself towards her cheek and kissed it softly. Hermione’s eyes fluttered open and she saw Ron.
“What are you doing down here? I figured you’d be staying in your own room tonight.” Hermione growled, still half asleep.
“Well, I was going to just stay in my room, but it was really lonely in my bed without your warm body next to mine. Keeping me warm and all.” Ron replied in a gentle tone.
“It’s summer, Ronald!”
“Look, are you gong to let me in your bed with you? Or are you going to keep being grumpy?” Ron asked trying not to get too impatient.
Hermione scooted over in her bed making room for him. Ron pulled back the covers and got into bed next to her. Ron pulled the covers back over them before wrapping his arms around Hermione. She was still facing him, but hr eyes had shuttered back to being closed. Ron kissed her on the lips not expecting anything back, but she moved her right hand to his cheek and kissed him back.
“At least if I’m down here and Ginny’s in Harry’s room, we won’t have to worry so much about getting you back own here before Mum and Dad wake up.” Ron smirked before shutting his eyes and falling fast asleep.