Ronald Weasley (spidersbegone) wrote in riddikulus,
@ 2008-01-02 19:16:00

WHO: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
WHEN: Wednesday afternoon, before dinner
WHERE: Gryffindor Boys Dorm
SUMMARY: Hermione had good news for Ron and bursts in on him when he's not quite decent.
RATING: PG? Not even
STATUS: Complete

Ron was exhausted. Well, that was a bit of an understatement. Ron was completely drained of all energy. After his last class, he had gone to the library to return a Quidditch book he'd taken out recently on famous plays and how to apply them to your team and now, he was finally heading back to Gryffindor for a bit of relaxing before dinner. He'd do his homework later. Maybe.

On the way to the tower, Ron had seen a group of third years fighting in the halls and so he had to perform his prefectly duties and give them detentions. He didn't want to, it seemed like one of the boys deserved what he got, but he knew if he didn't Hermione would lecture him until the sun don't shine.

Even more extremely tired, Ron finally entered Gryffindor tower, not bothering to see if any of his friends were in the common room. He made a beeline for the dorms and hoped they were empty. When he entered his room, he saw that was indeed void of people, and so, he began to take off his uniform, intending on lounging around in some jeans and a t-shirt until dinner.

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athenaspupil
2008-01-03 05:22 am UTC (link)

When he smiled, hers only increased tenfold and she couldn't help it. Stepping forward, she wrapped her arms lightly around his shoulders and gave him a gentle squeeze. But after several seconds, she pulled away, a light blush on her cheeks. Hugging Ron was different from hugging Harry; for one, she only thought of Harry like a brother and not in the way she thought of Ron.

Reaching up and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, she shook her head. "You did all the work," she reminded him. "When I corrected them and told you that it wasn't exactly correct, you went back and found the answer for yourself. So really, it's all your doing."

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spidersbegone
2008-01-03 05:32 am UTC (link)

Ron felt himself turn bright red once again when Hermione hugged him. She hardly ever did that with him, mostly she hugged Harry and he wasn't quite sure why. It was a rare occurrence for them but he didn't mind it, of course. Any moment he could touch her without seeming like a creep or a horndog was welcomed. He willed his blush to go down as she pulled away and hoped it didn't give him away.

"Yeah, well, you helped." He insisted, looking at her with a slight smile. It was then that something shining resting under the collar of her shirt caught a bit of light and sparkled and with a bit of a closer look he realize it was the locket he had given her.

"The locket. You're wearing it." He said, reaching out to touch it without realizing. He was surprised, really. He hadn't expected her to wear it that often. He noticed that she'd never really worn jewelry and he suspected it was because she wasn't much of a jewelry person.

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athenaspupil
2008-01-03 05:51 am UTC (link)

Hermione noticed his cheeks reddening and she hoped she hadn't embarrassed him that much. Really though, it didn't take much with him anyway. A compliment or a hug usually did the trick. Though the latter usually did it more.

"Only a little bit," she insisted again, shaking her head. Though, when he touched reached out and touched the necklace he had given her, her eyes widened at the proximity and she looked up at him, a blush growing in her cheeks again.

"Of course I'm wearing it," she said after she took a few seconds to gather her composure. "It was such a gift and it would have been rude not to." Of course, that wasn't really the answer. She wore it because of the way she felt about him and it meant a lot to her to have it on.

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spidersbegone
2008-01-03 05:58 am UTC (link)

"You liked it, then?" He asked, dropping it from his grasp so it lay delicately around her neck. He knew he'd already asked her that question when he'd given it to her but he didn't know if she had said yes because he was standing there asking and she felt bad or if she had really liked it.

"I know you said you did but I thought maybe it was because you felt bad that I had given you something you didn't like and didn't want to hurt my feelings or something."

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athenaspupil
2008-01-03 06:01 am UTC (link)

How in the world could he possibly think that she didn't like the gift? Especially after all the thought and planning he had put into it? Her confusion showed on her face; her brows were furrowed and she was giving him a bit of a strange look.

"Honestly, Ron," she finally said. "I like it, and not just because I'm obligated to, but because it's a really thoughtful gift. All the work you put into it and the pictures you obtained from my parents - I'm comforted by the fact that all four of you are with me in some shape or measure."

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spidersbegone
2008-01-03 06:07 am UTC (link)

"Oh." Ron said softly, feeling yet another blush (probably the millionth that night) rise to his cheeks. "Alright then. Good. Right. That's good." He said, feeling suddenly quite nervous. She was standing really close and complimenting him and she looked adorable and smelled really good and it wasn't helping him to concentrate on not being a babbling idiot.

He looked up at her from his spot on the edge of his bed and had to use every ounce of strength in him not to kiss her because he knew he'd get slapped or hexed if he did and he knew she didn't want to kiss him.

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athenaspupil
2008-01-03 06:21 am UTC (link)

Noticing the awkwardness that was beginning to settle in around them, Hermione took a step back from him. Perhaps giving him a bit of air and space would quell his embarrassment a bit. Besides, being as close as they had been moments before were unnerving and even she was feeling the effects from the hug and when he touched the locket around her neck. Unabashedly, she couldn't help but wonder what it would have been like to let that hug linger.

Blushing herself, she cleared her throat before looking at the door. "I should go and find Harry," she said suddenly, grasping onto the idea. Having a firm plan usually put her mind and nerves to rest. "So he can know how well he did as well."

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spidersbegone
2008-01-05 01:19 am UTC (link)

"Oh sure." Ron said, letting out a rather large breath that he didn't know he had been holding. Why did he always get like this around Hermione? He wasn't twelve years old... girls should not make his palms sweat and his stomach flutter. He always felt like he had butterflies in his stomach when Hermione was around (completely manly and ungirly butterflies, mind you).

"Yeah, go find Harry. Give him the good news." He agreed, rubbing the back of his neck, a nervous habit he'd had since he was a kid.

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athenaspupil
2008-01-05 01:40 am UTC (link)

Biting her lip again, Hermione looked at him for a moment longer before nodding. Though she wouldn't have minded staying for a bit longer, things always seemed to escalate one of two ways: her and Ron either grew incredibly odd with one another or they'd start a row. And really, she didn't want either to happen.

So, instead, she gave him a small smile before giving a bit of a wave. "I'll see you at dinner, then," she said and turned to leave, closing the door quietly behind her. Once outside, she was finally able to release her own breath of air.

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