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Ron & Luna
Ron Weasley tapped his foot and leaned against the wall outside of the Ancient Runes classroom. He chanced a glance down the corridor at his two best friends Harry and Hermione; they were standing in the corner just behind the door of the Ancient Runes class, if someone happened to open it they'd disappear from view. Harry was holding one of Hermione's hands in his own and she was absent-mindedly running her free hand through his hair, they were talking about something and laughing. A group of Hufflepuff girls walked pass the couple and one of them sighed wistfully. As they made their way in his direction Ron caught part of their conversation.
"Lucky girl that Granger"
Said a tall thin brunette.
"I'll say, how does the resident bookworm end up with the best looking chap in the bloody castle"
Asked a curvy blue-eyed blond.
The round-faced mousy-brown haired girl replied.
"Well she is quite pretty and they've known each other for years…"
"Whatever it is…I wish I had it"
Quipped the red head on the end.
The other three girls nodded and giggled in agreement. The blond noticed Ron regarding them as they passed and smiled a bright smile as she spoke.
"Hi Ron"
Ron raised an eyebrow and smiled slowly as he mumbled `hello' in return. The brown haired one blushed a furious red and dropped her head as she and the other two girls waved and sang a chorus of `Hi Ron'. Again he nodded and mumbled hello. As they turned the corner and vanished from sight he heard their shrieks and peals of excited laughter. Ron thoughtfully stroked his cheek he would have to ask around about that blond, just then the sound of Harry's voice drew his attention back to his two best friends huddled in the corner by the door, Harry's hands were at Hermione's waist and her arms were looped about his neck. Bloody hell they were about to go at it again. This was getting a bit ridiculous. Ron turned away shaking his head just as Harry and Hermione's lips met.
Harry and Hermione were a couple, in fact they were the couple; the entire castle had been buzzing about them every since Harry had gone nutters in the library and snogged Hermione in front of half the bloody school. Ron chuckled to himself; Harry and Hermione had barely escaped detention and nearly lost their library privileges over that one. You'd think that nearly being stripped of all their privileges and the threat of getting intimately acquainted with Filch would have been enough to stop them from groping each other in public but much to Ron's dismay nearly two months into their new found relationship Harry and Hermione spent every moment possible holding hands, staring into each others eyes or snogging in some corner. It was disgusting! Ron had to suffer through their endless whispering and giggling and their continuous touching. It was bad enough to have one of your best friends head over heels in love but to have both of them in that condition and with each other should be against some law of nature. Not that Ron was jealous; though many people had thought his and Hermione's legendary rows were some sort of sign of attraction and that Harry and Hermione's new relationship would cause a break in the close bond the three of them shared, nothing could have been further from the truth. Ron loved Hermione as a friend and as a friend only and Harry was as close to him as any one of his brothers so the thought that he would be upset over their change in status was absolutely absurd. On the contrary Ron was thrilled that Harry had found someone who made him happy and could handle his rather horrid temper. Merlin knew Harry'd had enough difficulty in his life and in Ron's opinion no one ought to have the kind of happiness he and Hermione shared more than Harry; and Ron had long held the belief that Hermione's disposition would be greatly improved by a good dose of regular snogging. No he wasn't jealous in the least he was just tired of being the person whose lot in life it was to bear witness to the love of the century.
Ron looked up and found that he was standing in front of the Room of Requirement. He looked at his watch; he had a whole hour to himself before he had to be in his next lesson. He and Harry were supposed to be heading out to the Quidditch pitch to get in a bit of flying but they'd bumped into Hermione who was just leaving her Ancient Runes lesson, upon seeing Hermione Ron had no doubt that Harry had forgotten all about their plans and was probably in some broom closet with her doing things he'd rather not imagine. Which meant he had some time to himself and as he wasn't in the mood for company the Room of Requirement was just what he needed, as the door materialized before him he pulled the handle and walked inside.
Ron strode into the Room of Requirement expecting to find a comfortable chair and a charmed chessboard instead he found a couch on which was perched a lovely pair of shapely legs. Ron allowed his gaze to wander up and saw that the legs he'd been admiring belonged to none other than Luna Lovegood, he knew it was her because of the somewhat unusual position she was in and the Quibbler clutched in her hands. Her head and shoulders were hanging over the arm of the couch. Luna's position on the couch had caused her blouse to ride up exposing her flat toned stomach, the arm of the sofa had caused her back to arch and Ron noticed that her rather ample chest seemed to be straining against the confines of her top. Ron was so caught up in his staring that he didn't notice Luna was watching him until she spoke.
"Hello Ron"
Ron blinked several times and shook his head to clear his thoughts before he answered Luna rather unsteadily.
"Hi Luna…sor…sorry to bother you…I…I didn't know anybody was in here"
Ron turned to leave as Luna called out to him.
"No problem I just came in here to get away for a bit"
Ron nodded as Luna prattled on.
"So where is the other half of the dynamic duo"
Ron rolled his eyes and blew out an exasperated breath.
"Probably holed up in some broom closet snogging the Head Girl"
Luna giggled.
"You don't approve of Hogwarts newest and most famous couple"
Luna swung her feet onto the floor and patted the space beside her. Ron took his school bag off his shoulder and dropped it beside the couch as he took a seat next to Luna.
"It's not that I don't approve, I mean I really am happy for the both of them, honestly I am, but for the love of Merlin can't they go ten bloody seconds without jumping each other's bones"
Luna giggled again as Ron continued his rant.
"You've seen them always holding hands and touching each others faces, throwing each other those stupid love sick glances, acting as if they've been away from each other for months when they spend all of their time together except for two classes and whenever they sleep or go to the loo. Honestly they are making me nutters with all this love stuff"
Ron leaned back on the sofa and expelled another angst-ridden breath. Luna looked over at Ron and regarded him closely.
"Amanda Puckle was right you do have really gorgeous eyes but then again I can see Sarah Godfrey's point that your lips do look extremely kissable"
Ron nearly cricked his neck he sat up so quickly.
"What…"
Luna cut Ron off with a wave of her hand
"Never mind just thinking out loud"
Luna fell silent and resumed her focused evaluation of Ron. Since her fourth year at Hogwarts Luna had become considerably well acquainted with the Weasley family. She and Ginny Ron's sister were in the same year and though they were in different houses had become casual acquaintances as they took some classes together. In their fourth year Luna and Ginny had been among Harry's rescue party when he'd attempted to save his godfather from Voldemort's clutches, the experience had cemented a bond between the group. In the two years since the incident Luna had become close friends with Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Harry. She spent a good deal of time with the Weasleys during school vacations, as they were neighbors. Over the time she'd gotten to know Ron Luna had taken quiet a liking to him as she thought him cute in a clumsy sort of way, though she'd never told him. Then over the summer he'd gone and gotten handsome enough for everyone to notice and she was certain she wasn't his type considering the list of girls he'd dated this year alone. Ron's voice intruded on her thoughts.
"Umm…Luna…why are you looking at me like that"
Luna didn't answer Ron's question but posed one of her own.
"Did Harry really just grab Hermione in the library and kiss her"
Having grown accustomed to Luna's strange behavior in the years that he'd known her Ron simply answered her question.
"Yep, just got up put his arms around her and kissed her"
Luna cocked her head to the side with a dreamy look in her eyes Ron watched her and shocked himself when he realized that he was assessing how pretty Luna was. She had big beautiful blue eyes that seemed to perpetually sparkle although he liked her smile best. Her whole face lit up when she smiled and it had to be one of the most beautiful things he'd ever seen. Where had that thought come from, Ron raised his head and found himself staring directly into Luna's blue eyes. They sat like that for a few moments just gazing into each other's eyes, in that instant Ron felt as if he'd go mad if he didn't kiss her. He pulled Luna into his arms and brought his lips down to hers. She parted her lips and encircled his tongue with her own. Ron allowed his hands to roam freely over Luna's beautifully sculpted body. Luna moaned Ron's name as the kiss deepened and they lost themselves in each other.
Harry and Hermione half walked half ran down the deserted corridor; stopping in front of the Room of Requirement Harry closed his eyes in concentration as he paced back and forth slowly a door appeared before them. Harry opened his eyes and a mischievous grin spread across his face; he grabbed Hermione's hand and headed towards the door.
"Harry, what are you up to"
Harry continued smiling.
"Just open the door"
Hermione reached out, pulled the handle and opened the door. Harry watched as her hand flew to her mouth, her eyes stretched wide in surprise and a noticeable pink hue began to cover her cheeks. Puzzled by her reaction Harry walked up behind Hermione and peered into the open doorway and saw his best friend Ron Weasley in the middle of a very intense snogging session with Luna Lovegood. Harry rubbed his eyes to make sure the scene before him was actually happening and not just a figment of his imagination. Hermione quickly eased the door shut. She turned around and stared at Harry in complete amazement.
"Ron and Luna who would have ever guessed"
Harry smiled and took her hand as he started back down the corridor.
"Stranger things have happened"
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