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Ron Weasley (ex_roonilwaz163) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-08-14 23:26:00

Who: Ron & Hermione
What: Their auction date
Where: Quidditch museum
When: Saturday, beginning at 6

Ron wasn't sure what had made him suggest going to the Quidditch museum on a date, except that it sounded like the kind of thing that both he and Hermione could reasonably enjoy. At first, he'd thought of taking her to play Quidditch, but something told him that would make the whole thing even more of a disaster than it already was. And then he'd remembered the museum, and Hermione's love for anything remotely resembling a library, and he figured he had nothing to lose by mentioning it. And to his surprise, Hermione did actually seem pleased by his choice, and he was completely puzzled as to how he was supposed to ever fall properly in love with this woman if he could never figure out when he was doing something right, and when he wasn't. He was completely shocked every time he did the right thing, and now was no exception.

But for now, at least, it seemed he could be confident that he was doing well. He'd been on time to pick her up, and they'd apparated to the museum, and were now standing just inside the entrance, tickets in hand, deciding which direction to head in first. Ron's cheeks were nearly as red as his hair, as he became certain that everyone nearby could tell they were on a date, and he became flustered by the mere thought. "Um. You pick," he was saying to Hermione. "You're good at making decisions like this."

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	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-08-25 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Ron nodded, remembering vaguely his school boy crush on Rosmerta all those years ago. He felt a bit silly, but he also liked going to Hogsmeade and remembering the happier of their times at Hogwarts. "I didn't bring my own glass or anything anyway," he joked. "And we'd need two to go see Aberforth." He laughed. "Are we ready then?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-08-25 03:24 am UTC (link)
	Hermione smirked. "And chair covers and a table cloth." She added, tightening her grip on his hand. "Whenever you are." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-08-25 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Ron laughed at that, then squeezed back and prepared to apparate. He imagined the Three Broomsticks, focused his determined energy on it, then turned them both and CRACK! they were gone from one spot and onto the next. "Alright?" he said. "I always worry about splinching. I'd hate for you to lose a toe on account of me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-08-25 03:32 am UTC (link)
	Hermione gave a nod. She was fine. "Don't worry about it, Ron. You understand the theory behind it, and have enough practical applications to..." She stopped herself. "I mean, you're fine. My toes are fine. Let's have that drink, shall we?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_roonilwaz163
2009-08-26 12:46 am UTC (link)

Ron gave Hermione a bit of a strange look, only because her explanation for his success in apparating them seemed to come out of nowhere and reminded him briefly of the eleven year old who had corrected his poor pronunciation of Wingardium Leviosa. But he recovered quickly, and smiled as she spoke of her toes, and then reached out and opened the door, allowing her to enter ahead of him, but following close behind.

"What would you like?" he asked her. "I'll buy." It was a date after all, and he felt that this was what Percy would have advised him to do.

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her_my_nee
2009-08-26 01:36 am UTC (link)

"I'll just have a beer." Hermione didn't actually like beer all that much, but she enjoyed the way it made her feel. Beer, more than other drinks made her warm and fuzzy rather quickly. Though, two was her limit. She'd be near tipsy off one, let alone two.

She squeezed his hand. "I'll get us a booth if you get the drinks?" She didn't want to see if he decided to drool over Rosmerta.

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ex_roonilwaz163
2009-08-26 01:40 am UTC (link)

Ron nodded. "Alright, I'll grab two beers, you find a seat, and I'll be right there then."

At the bar, he was polite to Rosmerta, and cheerful, but he didn't flirt or touch her arm or anything he might have done in the past couple of years when he wasn't so focused on gaining Hermione's affection. Moments later, he joined Hermione at the table she'd chosen, setting a beer in front of her and then sipping his own. "There," he said. "So."

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her_my_nee
2009-08-26 01:49 am UTC (link)

Hermione gave him a nod and a smile, then let go of his hand and found them a booth. There was another couple on a date at a table near them, they were snuggling and kissing. Hermione paid them no mind, but watched Ron on his way to the booth.

She reached for the bottle, giving him another smile. "Cheers." She said, then lifted it for a sip. "So." She repeated after him, finding it a little amusing that they both obviously felt a little awkward.

"We're required to have a goodnight kiss, you know."

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ex_roonilwaz163
2009-08-27 03:05 pm UTC (link)

Ron was really glad he didn't have anything in his mouth when Hermione mentioned the kiss, but if he had, he surely would have spit it all over the place, showering both of them in beer. He knew, of course, of the rules of the auction, and he knew, eventually they would have to get to that point, but he hadn't quite expected Hermione to talk so openly about it, just out of nowhere.

"Yeah," he said. "Um. I do know, yeah." He blushed, looking into his beer glass, too intimidated to look up. "I thought those happened at the, uh, end of the date, right?"

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	her_my_nee 2009-08-27 03:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, yes, it does." Hermione said, finally bringing her eyes up to his again. She was grinning awkwardly and blushing a little. She'd really only meant to break the tension. "But I just wanted you to know I... well, I've been thinking about it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-08-30 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Ron blushed. "Well, I've been thinking about it, too," he confessed. "I'm just too bloody nervous about it to bring it up." He flashed a grin at Hermione, feeling his ears burn red with the embarrassment of discussing what would happen later so openly and frankly. Then he lost his nerve and looked away, taking a sip of beer to break the tension. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-08-30 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"I'm surprised I was brave enough." Hermione said, though she sort of regretted saying it. She didn't want to seem cowardly. "We haven't... I mean, not since the Room of Requirement..." And the thought of that kiss brought a deep flush to her cheeks. She lifted her own beer to try and hide it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_roonilwaz163
2009-08-30 04:13 pm UTC (link)

Ron nodded. "I remember," he said. "Kind of hard to forget, I think." He tried not to think too hard about that day, and about everyone they'd lost. He tried especially hard not to think of Fred, whose loss had been a lot harder on Ron than he'd ever confessed aloud to anyone. That, more than anything, was the reason the kiss he and Hermione had shared that day had never been repeated. He'd gone into a kind of emotional coma after his brother died, and once he felt better, Ron had then started acting like an overgrown teenager.

It was only recently, after seeing Harry get married, that Ron had even begun to shape up, and only now that he found himself seriously thinking about that kiss, and wondering if the second one would have the same emotional charge as the first. He hoped so. He didn't want to find out that he'd waited too long and his chances to win over Hermione had passed.

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	her_my_nee 2009-08-30 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Honestly, their next kiss would probably not be as charged as the first--but as far as Hermione was concerned, it would be just as meaningful. "Very." She responded, blushing a bit more and giving a nod. "I know it was right in a war, and that things were a bit crazy." She said, as if explaining the last kiss they shared. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_roonilwaz163
2009-09-01 03:56 am UTC (link)

Ron nodded. "And I'd pretty much wanted to kiss you my whole life by then," he added. "It figures I wouldn't get that through my thick skull until we were in a life or death situation." He shrugged.

"I didn't really do the right thing after the war either," he added. "I was not a very good person in the last few years. I don't know what I thought I was doing." He looked up, catching Hermione's eye. "But I'm trying to fix it all now."

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	her_my_nee 2009-09-01 04:20 am UTC (link)
	Hermione flushed. "Well, I'm glad that you understood why... why I did what I did." She responded. She felt like she had to apologize for pouncing on him back in the Room of Requirement during the battle. She was a little embarrassed that she'd done it. Hermione blinked, looking back into his eyes. She was slightly confused. "What are you trying to fix?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-09-01 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"You know what I've been like," Ron said, speaking as both her friend and her date. "I'm not like Harry. He became responsible. I just sort of...floated about." He shrugged, turning serious. "I think it was mainly because of Fred, you know?" he said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-09-01 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Hermione gave a little nod, looking down at the table. She knew. She'd had it all figured out. Ron wasn't the type of person she could confront and bring to his senses. She'd tried in the past, and it'd never worked. "I'm glad you're trying to fix it, if that's what you mean." She said, flicking her eyes up to his again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-09-01 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"Percy was right about one thing," Ron said. "I can't be a child forever. Right? Not that I was planning to. I just... wasn't planning anything. Floating, like I said." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-09-01 04:31 am UTC (link)
	"Did Percy say that to you?" Maybe she'd been wrong about confronting Ron not doing anything. "I really think his heart is in the right place." She said, coming to Percy's defense a little. Hermione and Percy always seemed to get along. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-09-01 04:37 am UTC (link)
	"He came to my flat to yell at me," Ron said. "The usual thing with him. He knows best." He sighed. "I was nervous enough, he made it worse. And I don't know if he used the word child, but he definitely made me feel like one." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-09-01 04:39 am UTC (link)
	Hermione nodded. She knew that Percy had that tone... she knew that she had it sometimes, too. "Well, don't. I wouldn't date you if you were a child." She said, attempting at a joke to make him feel better. "Besides, you're getting your life together. It doesn't happen overnight." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-09-01 04:44 am UTC (link)
	"I hope not!" Ron laughed. "I mean, come on, we all know I've never been perfect," he said. "But I'm working on it. That counts, doesn't it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	her_my_nee 2009-09-01 04:46 am UTC (link)
	"Absolutely." Hermione said, smirking a little and lifting her drink. "Come on, though," she said, lowering her glass again after a quick sip. "No one's perfect, Ron. You don't need to set your aim so high." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_roonilwaz163 2009-09-01 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"You're pretty bloody close," Ron blurted. "And you know, a man has to be worthy, doesn't he?" He blushed, then sipped his beer to calm himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)