Reading in the shade

[Hermione Granger]

Hermione walked across the long soft grass of the lawn with a large book in her arms. The book was Beautiful Beauxbatons, A history of our school by Boris Brambu, English edition. A red place parker marked a point somewhere halfway through the book. Hermione never felt like she knew a place until she knew its history. You could show her all the corridors and rooms, but until she knew just when that corridor had been build, or what that room was originally used for, or what that date signified, or the magical enchantments on a place, she still felt like she was on foreign ground. Besides, it was extremely useful, had her knowledge she gleamed from the pages of Hogwarts: A History not been useful? Indeed it had.

Hermione found a nice little bench under a tree which offered some shade. Hermione sat down and opened the book on her lap, glad to have some peace at last. Her eyes flicked along the lines as she read, and her brain committed what her eyes saw to memory. So absorbed was she in her reading, she did not see the approaching figure.

[Ron Weasley]

"Hey there Hermione," said Ron with a smile glad to see his friend.
"Not reading again are we," he said knowing full well that she read at every chance she had.
He sat down on the bench next to her, his ginger hair practically on fire in the sunlight. He wiped the sweat of his brow.
"Wow its a hot day!"

[Hermione Granger]

"Hey there Hermione,"

Hermione looked up at hearing her name, and smiled when she saw Ron.
“Hi Ron!” she said cheerfully, pleased of his company even if it did interrupt her reading.

"Not reading again are we,"

Hermione laughed. “No, Ron, I was just admiring how the sun filtered through the foliage on to the pages” She teased her friend. “It’s the English version of Brambu’s Beautiful Beauxbatons, I got it out of the library for some light reading. It’s rather intriguing.”

While she was speaking Ron sat on the bench beside her, and Hermione looked across at him as he wiped his brow.

"Wow its a hot day!"

“It is” Hermione answered “I’ve loved France.” Hermione continued. “Ever since I came her on holidays with my parents, do you remember? That was a beautiful summer, but I swear it wasn’t as warm as this…” Hermione paused as she realized what she was saying I’m making small talk with one of my closest friends? What’s up with that? Hermione shook her head and said with a bit of a laugh
“Why are we talking about the weather? Next thing we’ll talking about the state of the roads or something.”

[Ron Weasley]

Ron laughed as she talked about light reading.
"Your idea of light reading is obviously anything under 1000 pages!"
He laughed again and was wondering why they were making petty conversation when Hermione said the same thing. She mentioned them talking about roads and he smiled at her as he spoke,
"Well Im sure the roads lately are getting smaller and smaller!"
He laughed the hardest this time. He suddenly realised how much he laughed when he was around Hermione.
"Can't wait for the quidditch season to start!" he said puffing out his chest with the two badges on.

[Hermione Granger]

"Your idea of light reading is obviously anything under 1000 pages!"

Hermione Laughed.

“And yours, Ronald, is anything under one page. But I’m serious, we’re in a new place, don’t you want to learn about it?.

"Well Im sure the roads lately are getting smaller and smaller!"

“Or maybe you’re just getting bigger and bigger!” Hermione added laughing.

She enjoyed being with Ron, he could always make her laugh. Laughing was healthy, especially when times were dark.

"Can't wait for the quidditch season to start!"

“trust you to be thinking of Qudditch already” Hermione said with a smile. Then making a jab at his chest she said “And you can let that air out of there too, I’ve seen your badges. But I hope you remember not to spend all your time at Qudditch, remember this is a really important year for us, Ron, we have to make the most of it. I’ve also decided to start up S.P.E.W over here, you will help me, won’t you Ron?

[Ron Weasley]

He laughed heartily at her comments about his reading and the roads.
"Well yes I have grown another 20 inches," he said looking down at the large cap between the bottom of his robes and his shoes.
He pretended to poke a pin in his chest and breathed out so his chest went down.
"Is that better miss?" he said with a mocking bow.
"Cumon Hermione! Don't start with the spew stuff again... it's ridiculus! They're happy enslaved ok! The houselves at Hogwarts were happy and Im sure they will be here as well! Im suprised you haven't read about it in your highly interesting book of boredom."
He smirked knowing that taking the micky out of her books made her angry.