The Open Closet

Chapter 6

The Gathering

Harry stood in the Leaky Cauldron waiting for Hermione. It was a big deal: it was their last year at Hogwarts. Harry had picked this day, his seventeenth birthday, to tell Hermione how he really felt about her. How he had felt about her since the moment he met her; he just hadn't known it yet.

But today, it would all change...

***

Ron got ready to go to Diagon Alley. He was supposed to meet Goyle there.

Oh, God, he thought to himself. I hope no one saw him here last night.

He grinned evilly to himself. When I'm done with you, Harry Potter, you will be my own personal slave!

***

That morning, Draco received his darling Ginny's letter. He got ready to go to Diagon Alley.

Uh-oh, he thought. I should empty my catheter bag!

He got out the instructions and found the lyrics to the song. He cleared his throat and started to sing:

"Pee-pee bag,

Pee-pee bag,

Flush yourself because you're all filled up!!

Pee pee pee pee pee pee pee pee pee pee pee.... PEEE!!!

But there was one "pee" at the end of the song that Draco neglected to sing...

***

Ginny ran up to Ron who was mounting his broom.

"Ron!" she yelled across the yard. He grudgingly turned his head and glared at her. He really seemed to hate her lately. "Can I hitch a ride to Diagon Alley? Fred and George already took the other brooms.

"But you're a girl," Ron said.

Ginny crossed her arms. "Yeah? Well, so are you!"

Ron looked very irritated. "Fine," he said. "But don't talk to me the whole way there."

"Fine," She muttered. "Bastard."

Why does he hate me so much? She thought. Maybe he knew about her and Draco hopping on the good foot and doing the bad thing. She just wished that if he did know, he would sod off.

***

Hermione walked into the Leaky Cauldron.

"Harry!" she yelled across the room, seeing his shaggy (and very shagable) hair.

Harry quickly swiveled around and got up.

"Hey!" he said as she quickly walked over. She gave him a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I have something for you!" she said handing him the gift.

"Hermione, you really didn't have to..." he said dreamily.

"Harry, you're my best friend. Of course I had to! Open it!"

Harry thought that it felt like another book. He opened it.

"Oh, Hermione..." he said as he flipped through the photo album. If Harry had been a girl, he would have cried. These were some great pictures. "It's wonderful."

She blushed as red as Ron's hair. "Well, I wanted it to be special, considering it's our last year at Hogwarts, and..." Then she blushed a color that would have made Ron's hair look blond.

Harry looked at Hermione anxiously. "Uh, Hermione?" he said in a squeaky voice. "There's something you have to know."

Hermione looked confused. "What is it?" she asked, hoping she already knew.

"Hermione," he started. "Well, I'm just going to come out and say it."

"Harry, I love you," Hermione blurted.

Harry looked shocked. "You do?" he squeaked.

"Yes," she said relieved. "I always have."

"Hermione, I love you, too."

The joyously hugged each other, intertwined their fingers, and went into Diagon Alley.

***

"Look!" Ginny pointed as they landed outside the Leaky Cauldron. "Draco's here!"

"Yummy!" said Ron.

"Don't you dare say that about my hubby! Only I can say that," Ginny said exasperatedly.

"Ginny, my love!" Draco called as he ran over to where she landed. "Oh, and Ron. EWWW!!! GOYLE!!!"

Goyle landed a few feet away.

"C'mon, Ginny, let's get out of here." Draco and Ginny ran into Diagon Alley.

***

Harry and Hermione in their newfound relationship, sat drinking a butterbeer, which Harry had paid for. They were looking at her photo album. They came across a picture of Draco and Ginny after they first got together. Draco, in his fifth year, had finally gotten a personality and asked Ginny out. They were really in love. Just like Harry and Hermione.

Then they came across, on the last page, the picture of Harry, Hermione, and Ron after their first year.

"Hmm..." Harry muttered.

"What?" said Hermione.

"Ron's eyes. Look at them. They're... different somehow."

"They're not gazing at you," she said jokingly. Then she looked harder. "You're right. Something's off."

"Hey, there, Ginny said. She and Draco came over to their table and sat down. "I need to talk to you." She noticed that they were holding hands. "Are you..." Hermione nodded excitedly. "Oh, yay! I was wondering when it was going to happen!" Draco nodded in agreement.

"What did you want to ask us about?" Harry asked.

"It's about Ron. Have you noticed anything off lately?"

"Well, there's something off about his eyes, but I can't quite put my finger on it," Harry said.

"Well," offered Draco, "he had sex with Goyle last night."

"What?! Ron and Goyle?! EWWW!!!" they all screamed right as Goyle walked into the door.

"Draco, I must speak with you," started Goyle, as everyone pointed and shouted "EWW!" at him.

***

Ron walked into the restaurant to find everyone he was looking for. "Hey everyone," he began before they all pointed at him and screamed, "RON AND GOYLE, EWW!!!!" Ron saw Harry hide behind Hermione just to dodge him. "Hello, Harry," Ron said with a breathy voice. "I must speak with you all. I have rented a hotel room..." he was saying but couldn't finish because everyone started yelling, "EWWW!!!" "For us to talk!!!" finished Ron in an irritated tone. They all shrugged, looked at each other, and decided that it was okay to follow him.

As they arrived at the room, Goyle went first with Ron at the end of the line.

"Now, Goyle!" shouted Ron in a scratchy, barely human voice.

Next Chapter: Are you tingling with anticipation? Whatever will happen to everyone in the hotel room? And who is Ron? Find out!