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Hermione Jean Granger (ex_enchantin428) wrote in ultrarpg,
@ 2008-08-18 19:30:00

Who: Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger.
When: Monday evening sometime.
Where: Hermione's flat.
What: A surprise visit from Ron :D.
Rating: PG-13 -- simply because Ron has a potty mouth.
Status: Complete.

Hermione's day had been quiet, well planned out. She had systematically checked off everythign on her list. And for the second time in less than a week Hermione had managed to finish up what she had wanted done before she went home. She really was making head way on her projects at work and it brought her such happiness. Soon there would be more rights for all creatures. It was everything she had ever dreamed of! Having any free time was a rare opportunity. If truth be told she was rather enjoying this little development. It gave her all the time in the world to relax in her home and keep an eye on Crookshanks. She had yet to get to the bottom of that mystery! But she was working on it.

Nestled into a large chair, her copy of Hogwarts: A History was splayed out onto her lap. One hand absently flipped the pages while the other hand gently stroked Crookshanks head. It was nights like these that Hermione truly enjoyed. It gave her every chance to unwind. The stress of the day was gone and Hermione was able to concentrate on something that wasn't work related. She loved those moments. Reaching out she grabbed her cup of tea, slowly bringing it to her lips so that she could take a drink.

Nothing could be more perfect tonight. Well, maybe one thing.

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red_knight
2008-08-19 10:41 am UTC (link)

"What?!" Ron's mind jumped straight to her last sentence. "You went out for coffee with Noel?! NOEL VAISEY? Hermione! He's a Slytherin! I think he might even be, you know, a poof. Fat lot of good that does YOU." Ron could simply not believe that Hermione had gone out for coffee with a Slytherin.

"You know, it's really nice how I come over here to see you, since you've been so busy lately, and I find out that you haven't been too busy in general, just too busy for me." Ron's fists were clenched now, and so were his teeth. It was only a few seconds later that he acknowledged the rest of her rant.

Oh Merlin. She was psychic, why the hell else would she have brought up Lavender?!

"I, uhh, if you really fancied someone who fancied you back, why are you sitting alone in your apartment, huh?"

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ex_enchantin428
2008-08-19 11:35 am UTC (link)

"Of course I went out for coffee with him! He asked me to!" Okay, well tht wasn't exactly true. It had been a silent invitation that Hermione had taken upon herself to make verbal. "He's a very nice boy, Ronald! Just because he was a Slytherin doesn't mean he's evil!" She had enjoyed his company!

Hermione was suddenly at her feet, staring down at him. It was really the only way Hermione could ever look down on Ron Weasley. Hands on her hips she continued to rant and rave. "Oh honestly, Ronald! Now you're just taking this out of context. I have not been too busy for you! I haven't exactly heard from you either recently! Up until now how much of an effort have you made!? You can't go putting all the blame on me!" Hermione was breathing heavily, brows furrowed as she stared at him. He was so frustrating!

Losing some of her fight she glanced away, crossing her arms over her chest. "Well, I haven't spent much time in my flat and I rather like it!" That was pathetic. And she knew it.

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(Anonymous)
2008-08-19 12:12 pm UTC (link)

"Hmph." Ron stared grumpily up towards Hermione from underneath his lashes. He was pouting and he knew it, but he couldn't help but be completely miffed at the whole situation.

"Sure, sure. Very nice boy. Maybe if you'd told me that's the kind of company you're keeping lately, I wouldn't have come over at all! Remember the battle at Hogwarts, where all the Slytherins turned on their stupid snake tails and fled? Yeah, I bet Vaisey was one of them. Wonder if he left because he was too scared of a fight or if he supported You-Know-Who." This was a touchy subject for Ron, too. Just the fact that he'd been in the castle to know what had happened made him upset. He shouldn't have known. Shouldn't have been there, should have just stayed with Harry.

"Oh, yeah, it's all my fault then! We work in the same building, Hermione, but you never make time to come over and see how me and Harry are doing." Same could be said for him, really, but that wasn't the point.

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ex_enchantin428
2008-08-19 10:35 pm UTC (link)

Suddenly her head snapped in his direction, eyes wide. "Bending down so that she was at eye level with him she raised a hand, nearly poking him in the chest with it. Instead, her finger seemed to jab at the air. "You wouldn't have come over at all!? What is the matter with you!? Maybe I didn't want you to come over!" She practically shouted. Oh, but she wasn't done. "We can't hate them all forever! They're not all arrogant and self absorbed! I know what happened during the war, Ron. I was there, too. I'm not sure you seem to remember that last bit. I can't imagine why that would slip your mind!" It had been just as hard on Hermione. The memory would forever be etched in her mind.

Standing up straight again she threw her hands into the air. "I never said it was all your fault! I was simply saying that it goes both ways! I can't be expected to carry the weight of this rela--," She stopped, shook her head and then continued as though she hadn't just started to say that word. "Friendship!" She finished lamely.

At the mere thought that Ron would suspect she didn't care enough about them that she couldn't be bothered to see them she lost a bit of her fight. It stung to know that. "You know very well I care about how you and Harry are doing," she said softly. "I've always cared how the two of you were doing. And I resent the implication that I don't." A bit of that fire returning to her speech.

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red_knight
2008-08-19 11:02 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, well. You don't do a good job of showing it." Ron had been so very mad just seconds before, but suddenly he couldn't argue anymore, didn't want to. Hermione's face, just inches away from his own, had made his head start swimming. Maybe this, this was why he didn't visit often. It was hard enough trying to stay in contact with your friends after school, particularly when you might be in love with one of them. It was a terrifying though, and it was terrifying just to be in this room with Hermione alone. He wondered when the hell he'd ever grow up.

"Sry," Ron mumbled almost incoherently in a gruff voice befre holding his hands up in a form of a truce. "D'you got anything to eat?" Eating was definitely the kind of thing that could distract him from this whole awkward conversation, especially since it looked like it was venturing into the realm of feelings. He should have brought a pizza instead of flowers.

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ex_enchantin428
2008-08-19 11:14 pm UTC (link)

Turning her back from him she bit down onto her bottom lip. It always came back to this. There was this never-ending battle between the two. The tension they had between them became overpowering, all encompassing. And yet, Hermione still refused to believe any of it meant anything. They had shared their moment and nothing had happened. It was a fact of life and Hermione just had to keep going.

She turned back around then, smiling slightly. It was a rare occurrence that Ron would apologize. This would be one Hermione would have to remember for later. "So am I." She wasn't about to let him take all the blame. She had pushed him. Just a little. Promise!

Food. It was such a typical Ron reaction to anything. "Mm, I'm sure I have something in the cupboards. You're more than welcome to take a look. I can't promise that there will be anything edible, but it's worth a shot, yeah?" Hermione hadn't been shopping in quite some time. Having been spending so much time at the Ministry it hardly seemed smart to fill up her flat with food that would go completely wasted.

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red_knight
2008-08-20 06:15 pm UTC (link)

Ron thought about making a snide comment in reference to a certain Slytherin eating all her food, but thankfully thought better of it. It looked like things with Hermione were peaceful for the moment. He really did have a hard time apologizing, especially to Hermione, but it was something he thought he'd better work on if they were ever going to, well, he wasn't sure if they were ever going to go anywhere, to be anything more than just friends. It certainly couldn't hurt.

Ron grinned at Hermione again and set off towards the kitchen with long strides. A few opened cabinets later, he found himself sorely disappointed.

"You really don't have much to eat at all, do you? How d'you survive on this?" He dangled a package of wheat crackers from his fingers as if they were poisonous. "It's probably a good thing you're coming to my house, err, my mum's house for dinner this weekend."

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ex_enchantin428
2008-08-20 07:04 pm UTC (link)

Hermione watched him vanish into her kitchen, relesing a big puff of air. Was she being obvious? Was she not being obvious enough? She had thought that all those years ago Ron would have truly gotten the hint. Maybe he did get the hint and he just didn't want to get the hint!? Why did she have to keep coming back to this thought?! It was repetitive and obnoxious to Hermione.

Turning around she placed her hands onto her hips and sauntered right on over to him. "You know, Ronald, not everyone needs to eat twelve times a day. People also don't need to eat an entire house!" Or an entire three houses full of food!

Without warning Hermione reached out and grabbed the crackers. "I'm actually starving. Thanks for these!" She smiled innocently at him and began to open the package.

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red_knight
2008-08-20 07:17 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, but you don't even look like you have enough food in these cabinets to eat three times a day!" He opened the fridge and stared inside at the nearly empty shelves. "You know normal people eat three times a day, right?" To be perfectly honest, Ron had thought Hermione's body looked quite nice at the moment, so maybe there wasn't much of a need for her to be eating anymore. It would still be nice for her to come over to dinner. He liked to tell himself that it was because it would make his mum happy, but even he had a problem believing those lies.

Ron sometimes wondered if Hermione had only kissed him that one time because she had been overcome with passion for the house elves. This was something that made him feel rather unsettled inside, torn between feeling inadequate as an actual man and spouting off as much pro-elf nonsense as he could scrounge up.

"Ah-!" Hermione snatched the crackers from Ron's hands, startling him. "Is that all you're going to eat tonight?" He said suspiciously. He wasn't sure someone could really survive on those disgusting-looking crackers. "You aren't ... meeting someone later for dinner?"

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ex_enchantin428
2008-08-20 07:33 pm UTC (link)

"I eat three times a day!" Sometimes. Some days Hermione just simply forgot. She would get busy and the day would just get away from her! But Ron didn't need to know that. It was always a surprise to Hermione how Ron could eat so much and still remain as slender as he was. Having Auror training had to help, though.

"Why are you asking? Would you like someone to be ocming to dinner?" Her brow raised just as she bit down onto one of the crackers. She waited a moment before really answering him. "I've already told you that I don't have any plans tonight. I was just sitting and reading tonight. Well, until you showed up."

Her hand went out, offering him one of the remaining crackers. "Are you trying to get out of staying with me tonight?" Um, what? She didn't mean it like that!

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