Dear Journal,

I am in love. So much in love. Ron and I are finally together. Too happy to write.

More details tomorrow,

Love,

Hermione

It's hard to believe this, so hard, I thought, smiling to myself. I can't believe that because of my overreaction, Ron and

I have finally gotten together. I was so scared that he was still lingering on Lavendar. I mean nothing against her, but I'm not

sure she really "liked" him. I'm so happy that I've finally gotten my chance. I stared at the ceiling, replaying the day over and

over again in my mind. I had been so happy when Ron and I first kissed. So, perhaps we had rushed a little bit into the whole

thing, but we had plenty of lost time to make up for. Too much lost time, actually. I really wish we had gotten over our

stubborn natures earlier, but now I realized I had to make the most of what we actually did have. I knew this relationship wasn't

going to be one to fly by and be easy. Ron and I would have to sacrifice a lot of our time together to help Harry with his search

for the Horcruxes, but for the moment, I was just focusing on keeping safe and getting through this year. I snuggled into my

covers, wanting so much for the war to be over and this to be the most perfect, normal year, but I knew that I couldn't expect

that at the moment. I felt my eyes getting a bit heavier, and I closed my eyes.

Early in the morning, I heard a faint knocking on my door. "Mione? You awake?"

"I'm getting up," I responded sleepily. Ron walked in. "Is everything all right Ronald? This is the earliest I've ever seen

you up before."

"Oh, I'm fine. It's just that there was this incessant noise in my room. A letter from Percy came. I swear after that

bloody bird Errol got too old to deliver the letters... His new owl is even more annoying than Pig. Hard to believe, I know." I

chuckled to myself and smiled at the sight of my boyfriend. "Well, you can go ahead and take a shower. I already did," Ron

said. "I'll be down in the common room."

"All right," I said, taking off the covers and getting up and stretching. I took a shower, got dressed, got ready, used the

charm I had found to straighten my hair, and walked down to the common room. When I got there, Harry and Ron were playing

wizard chess. I told them that I would be right back and walked up the stairs to the girls dormitory. I walked into Ginny's room

and found her applying her makeup and straightening her hair by magic. "Hey, Gin."

"Hey, Mione," she said, turning and saying, "All right, I'm ready." We walked down to breakfast and ate and talked

leisurely. That day found us at Greenhouse three for Herbology. Soon, though, the day was over.

"Hey, Hermione, can we borrow your notes for History of Magic?" Ron asked, gesturing to Harry and himself.

"Uhh, umm, no!"

"Ahhh, Herms, why not?" Harry asked.

"Because--because--I- I - I think it's about time you started your own. I won't always be there to lend you notes! And

you can't use mine on the test! Honestly, you two!"

"Fine, then, will you help us Hermione?"

"Yes, of course." Ginny gave me an odd look, but sent me a sort of knowing yet curious smile.
"Do you boys mind if I borrow Hermione for a moment?" Ginny asked, already pulling Hermione away. "What did

you write on your notes?" I tinged pink.

"I'll show you later," I said, a bit embarrased. Ginny looked suspicious, but went to do her own homework. Dinner

came soon.

The four of us were walking down to dinner when I had an idea.

"Hey, guys, I'll catch up with you later. I have to, umm, go check on something."

"Alright, bye," Harry said.

"Catcha later, 'Mione," Ginny said. Ginny and Harry continued to walk towards the Great Hall, holding hands and

smiling and laughing.

"You sure you don't want to me to come with you?" Ron asked sincerely.

"No, not this time," I said with a smile. He gave me a kiss on my cheek and said goodbye. I went straight to the

Room of Requirement. I paced in front of the door, concentrating on the plan I had just brilliantly formed. The door appeared,

and I went inside. It was just what I wanted. There was a big wrap around couch and a T.V. complete with DVD and VCR. I

hadn't expected these things to work in Hogwarts, because of the non-electrical field thing. But I guess with Hogwarts, if

there's a will, then there's a way. I went to dinner, anticipating a night with my best friends and boyfriend.

As it happens, after dinner I took my friends and boyfriend to the Room of Requirement. They were delighted to hang

out and be able to see some muggle devices. We chose the movie Butterfly Effect to watch. Although, a bit disturbing, I had

to say it was one of my favorites. I had been banned from watching it back at home, but once, at a friend's house we watched

it anyway, and I loved it. After the Butterfly Effect, we watched Titanic, Silence of the Lambs, and then we just hung out. They

decided that we would have to do it again sometime. I agreed.

Ginny spent the night with me in my room, as did Harry with Ron. I used a charm to make a bed appear for Ginny.

We did each other's nails and looked at some of the extremely cute wizards in Witch Weekly, and then, we decided to play

Truth or Dare. After a particuraly harsh dare that I gave Ginny, I chose truth.

"Hmm," Ginny thought. "Why do you like my brother?

"Well," I began. "I really don't know. I just do. I'm not sure when it happened, but I feel kinda bad because he wasn't

the first one I liked. Or kissed for that matter."

"Well, who then?"

"Well, this past summer, while I was at my house, I met this guy. His name was James Godurn. I felt that Ron would

never like me, so I went ahead, and fueled on his many makeout sessions with Lavendar(Hermione spat Lavendar's name

disgustedly), I went out with this guy. He was so sweet, but when I told him that I had to go away to boarding school because

my vacation was over, he said that it would be better if we broke up. I agreed, but before I even went out with Ron, I had kissed

James. It felt so good, and yet, I had felt so guilty. And before James, I had a crush on...well, Oliver Wood."

"Ohmigosh! Seriously!" Ginny screeched.

"Yeah, I thought he was rather hott," I said.

"Oh, gosh! He was!" Ginny and I began laughing hysterically. We smiled, and after talking awhile longer, we fell

asleep.