RP: Where the heart is Date: 20 February 2006 Characters: Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley Location: Home Private/Public: Private Rating: PG-13ish? Warnings: None Summary: Hermione comes home, finally.
They say that coming home again is nothing but sweet bliss. Those were the feelings that washed over Hermione when she finally arrived home after a walk through Hogsmeade that seemed to take forever and a day. Everything on the outside was as she had left it and she suspected that most everything was the same on the inside - the exception likely being the dishes and a bit of tidying up since Ron had likely been staying there in her absence. Using both her wand and her key, she unlocked the door and stepped inside, her eyes closing the moment she did and a small smile crossing her face. She was home, finally.
A jingle in the background caught her ears and the small smile turned into a full one as she saw Crookshanks running to the door to inspect who had bothered his quiet solitude.
"Hello, Crookshanks," she greeted him as he wrapped his tail around her legs before she bent to pick him up, rubbing his ears as she did so. "You haven't missed me, have you?" she asked, setting her bag down and closing the door. "I hope you didn't give Ron too much trouble either while I was away." Crookshanks only gave a contended purr in response and Hermione gave a small laugh as she stepped further into the flat.
"Ron?" she called, not really expecting him to be home. She knew he was working more and the likelihood that he would be around at that hour was rather slim. Still, it didn't stop her from desperately wanting to see him.