A/N: Sorry I've been gone so long! But to make up for it I will be posting the rest of this story. Please note that I changed the chapters so that there are now going to be five chapters. This does not mean that the story is now shorter, it just means that I merged a couple chapters. Hope you enjoy, please leave a review :)

"Excuse me, miss, are you looking for something?"

The woman turned around, so I was able to see her face. It turned out to be one of my little brother's best friends, Hermione Granger.

"What? Oh, hey, Fred!" Hermione said, noticeably flustered. "Yeah, I'm just, erm..."

I watched as she looked around the store. She worked quickly, thinking of something in no time.

"Pygmy Puffs! I was, er, looking for a Pygmy Puff. It gets a little boring at home all by myself and I... wanted something that could entertain me!"

"Entertain you?" I said teasingly. I couldn't help it, I thought the worst.

"Oh, Merlin, no, not like that!" Hermione said, looking even more nervous than before.

"Don't worry about it, honestly," I said, smiling at her. "Just grab one and I'll help you check out."

She came back a minute later, a small purple Puff cradled in her arms.

"Just sign here, and it's all yours," I said, pushing the adoption form toward her. "I don't have to pay for it or anything?" She asked, blushing.

"Oh no, love, it's on me," I smiled.

After she left, the day dragged on. I helped a few customers, cracked a few jokes, but the entire time, all I did was wonder when she'd be back.

~oooOooo~

I saw her before she even walked through the door- Hermione. For the past few days I had waited for her return, whether or not I'd like to admit it. Although I consider myself a devoted worker, my eyes would always wander to the windows at the front of the shop, awaiting her next visit.

It was as I was re-stocking a shelf with our Defense line that I saw her, nearly knocking over half of the merchandise when I jumped. I did, however, manage to drop a few and rushed to pick them up. I was not fast enough, though, and before I knew it Hermione had rushed over to help me.

We both reached out to grab the last box, my hand landing abruptly on top of hers. I felt electricity run up my arm and all throughout my body, making the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. We looked up at each other. The world seemed to stop as we glanced into each other's eyes. My gaze fell quickly to her lips. She blushed, retrieving her hand and turning away. My hand rose instinctively to the back of my head, ruffling my hair slightly. She handed me the box and I put it back on the shelf. When I looked back to where she had been, she was already gone.