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While harry was going to Lupin’s office at the end of the year to say goodbye, Hermione went to the hospital wing to see Ron, still stuck with his broken leg.
“Hi Ronald”
Ron sat up, excited to see her
“Hermione, hi. I’m glad you’re here.” he smiled at her
She took a seat in the chair next to Ron’s bed and began to play with the hem of her sleeve. Despite being so close, there was still an awkward energy in the air whenever the two were left alone and weren’t arguing.
“How are you? I mean obviously other than having a broken leg, that must be just horri-“
“Mione, I’m okay, seriously. What’s going on? You seem nervous.”
Hermione was relieved Ron had noticed her nerves that she was so desperate to express.
“I’m just so worried about Sirius, and Professor Lupin. Where is he going to work now that he’s been exposed? And what about us? We’ll never have a teacher as good as him again.” She took a deep breath after practically word vomiting all her stressors from the past day.
Ron chuckled and Hermione shot him an inquisitive look.
“Ronald what about what I said was funny?” She tutted
His laughing subsided after seeing her slightly hurt expression “No Mione I wasn’t laughing at you, it’s just, of course your worries always come back to your education”
Hermione scoffed at hearing this and crossed her arms “well I’m sorry that I care about my studies.”
Ron sat up, wincing at the stress this put on his muscles from moving so minimally in the past day, and placed a hand on her knee that was sitting on top of her other one.
“No Hermione, it’s not a bad thing by any means. honestly it’s adorable.” Both their eyes went wide when they realized what Ron had said
Hermione stood up, obviously flustered “Well um.... I have to uh- I have to go to the library, getting ahead for next year.”
Ron laid back down, running a hand from his eyes through his hair “Oh um alright, have fun, tell Lupin goodbye for me if you see him.”
She quickly nodded and was going to begin to walk away, before she was stopped in her tracks by Ron grabbing her wrist and turning her around.
“Hermione wait.” Before she could answer he pulled her down towards him by her wrist and placed a kiss on her lips.
Fireworks lit within hermione, and she knew Ron could feel them too. She kissed back and felt as if the world disappeared around them.
Before long, they both pulled back, and for a few fleeting seconds gazed into each others eyes. After the heat of the moment subsided, Hermione could see Ron blushing and she herself became very shy.
“So, see you later yeah?” Ron smiled at her.
“Yeah, goodbye Ronald” She smiled back and then turned to leave, feeling all nerves from before taken over by butterflies.