A/N: My name is not J.K. Rowling, so I do not own Harry Potter! Anyways, HI! This is my little sequel to A Winter Kiss, so if you haven't read that, you don't necessarily need to. Please R&R if you liked it or hated it, either one.

A Late Night Date

Chapter 1

Ron and Luna were walking to Hogwarts castle, hand-in-hand; chilly fingers intertwined. Their feet were nearly frozen as their sneakers slipped and sank into the thick layer of snow that covered the gravel road of Hogsmead. They past their friends, who had sprawled and collapsed in the snow, exhausted from their snowball fight.

Ron looked around at his fellow classmates as he walked, and he saw Seamus get up from the snow and hold out his hand to Ginny, who was still on the ground. Ron's ears started to turn red with anger as Ginny's turned red with embarrassment; it was evident that she liked him. Ginny gave him her hand and Seamus hoisted her off of the snow; they then both stood looking at each other. Let go of her hand or else I'll show you what six-and-a-half years of school taught me…thought Ron as he saw that Seamus hadn't let go of his little sister's hand. Then, Seamus and Ginny let go, blushing and looking away from each other. Luna then walked faster, dragging Ron, so that he wouldn't pound Seamus bloody pulp into the white snow. While they walked, Ron kept looking over his shoulder at the couple, who were helping the others to their feet, but occasionally glanced at each other.

They were just about to enter the Hogwarts grounds when they heard someone shout behind them.

"Oi, Ron!" shouted the voice. Ron and Luna turned around to find Harry running towards them. Harry ran over the thick snow, but then suddenly tripped and slid on the snow on his hands and knees. Ron couldn't help but snicker at Harry's clumsy-ness as he got up, not bothering to brush off the snow that clung to his jeans and jumper. Harry ran up to them, out of breath and his glasses hanging by the tip of his nose.

"Ron," gasped Harry, who bent over, putting his hands on his snow-covered knees.

"Ron, I need the fireworks that Fred and George gave you," said Harry, standing up straight and pushing his glasses back up.

"What!" said Ron, "No way; those were my birthday presents! Nope, sorry, mate."

"Come on, mate," begged Harry with his hands clasped to Ron in a pleading motion, "I'll buy you new ones later; bigger and better ones! I just don't have time to ask permission from McGonagall to go to Diagon Alley; I need them tonight!"

"Why do you need them tonight?" asked Ron with a confused look. Luna let go of his hand and elbowed him in the gut.

"Ow!" said Ron, holding his side with his gloved hands. "What was that for?" Luna just glared at him. After a few seconds of trying to figure out why his girlfriend had just elbowed him, Ron remembered about Harry's date with Hermione.

"Ohhhhh…" said Ron in a hushed voice. Luna rolled her eyes, and muttered something about, "through one bloody ear and out the other."

Ron then straightened up and said, "Sure, Harry; anything for my best mate and his girlfriend!" Luna then slapped her forehead with her hand. You stupid git, she thought, you weren't supposed to let him know that we know about them! How many times did I tell you that?

Harry looked up at Ron with big, scared green eyes. Harry whipped around to see if anyone was behind them that could have heard; he didn't see anyone.

"How did you know?" Harry hissed.

"We saw you together," said Luna apologetically, bringing her hand back down from her forehead.

"Look," Harry said in a hushed voice, "I don't want anyone to find out, because if someone finds out, it'll be all around the school. Then, Rita Skeeter will find out; I know it. She'll, somehow, turn our relationship into something that it isn't or spread horrible rumors, like in 4th year."

"Totally understandable, Harry; we won't tell anyone," said Ron.

"Good. So…I don't mean to be a bother, but can I have the fireworks, and relpace them later?" said Harry apologetically.

"Sure; it looks like you need them more than I do," said Ron.

"Thanks so much, Ron," said Harry, relieved that his plan could work out brilliantly. "And, Luna; I want to tell you what I want to do for my first date with Hermione; tell me if it sounds good."

"Okay. And speaking of Hermione, where is she?" asked Luna, as they walked onto the snow-covered grass of Hogwarts grounds.

"She said she was going to tell Ginnythat we have adate tonight," said Harry.

"So, Luna, how does this sound for a first date..."

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Hermione saw Harry jog down the road to find Ron and Luna. She, however, didn't want to see them, for she needed advice, ASAP; dating advice. And who better than someone that has dated before, like a little red-head?

Hermione saw Ginny and Seamus talking off to the side of the road while the other snowball-participants were brushing off snow from their clothing a little further ahead. Ginny's ears were red, and Seamus was blushing. Hermione slowed and watch as Seamus gently grabbed Ginny's hand and kissed it. He then walked off with a little bounce in his step. Ginny just stood where she was, looked at her hand.

Hermione slowly walked up to her, with a smile on her face. Ginny saw Hermione to her right and smiled back. She then said quickly, "Hermione, guess what? Seamus asked me out for the next Hogsmead trip, which is the day before Christmas!"

"That's great Ginny," said Hermione.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'd forgotten that you don't have a date for Christmas," said Ginny sadly with pity in her eyes. "You know what? I'm going to find you a date for Christmas. I mean, Merlin, you haven't had a date in…what…four years?"

"Thanks Gin," said Hermione sarcastically, but suddenly her eyes lit up, "but, you don't need to help me with getting a date; I have one.'

"You do?" said Ginny, evidently surprised that she had gotten a date, all by herself.

"Yep; Harry," said Hermione with tender eyes and a smile. Ginny stared at her with her mouth open.

"Our Harry; Harry Potter?" said Ginny, as if they knew another Harry.

"Yes," said Hermione.

"Oh; congratulations!" said Ginny after the initial shock wore off.

"Well, I guess you won't need my getting-a-date help," she said with a little smile, and turned around to look for Seamus.

"Actually," said Hermione slowly, "I do need a little help. What do I do on a first date?"

"Hermione, you poor thing," said Ginny, looking at her, "You don't even know? You have fun, of course!"

"No, no, not like that," said Hermione, waving her hand, as if it cleared the question away, "I mean when do I kiss him? Do I do something specific? Do I wait for him to--?"

"Hermione," Ginny said firmly, "there is no guide book to dating; nor are there secrets."

"But, how do I make Harry still want me to be his girlfriend? I mean what if he starts looking for another girl?" said Hermione quickly and franticly.

"Hermione," said Ginny, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her, "listen to yourself; you're freakin' out! You just need to be yourself, just the way you are, because that is what Harry loves about you! And, really Hermione, can you imagine Harry Potter cheating on you; the loyal, brave, respectful Gryffindor?"

Hermione looked away from Ginny; she was ashamed of herself. Of course Harry would never do that to her; he wasn't like that; never was. She was just scared that she might mess up a wonderful relationship and the fact that she was dealing with something that she didn't really know how to handle: dating.

"You're right Gin; I guess I'm just…I don't really know what to do," murmured Hermione, who was still looking at the snow on her right.

"Sometimes it's good to not know something miss know-it-all," said Ginny with a sly smile.

Hermione smiled and looked at Ginny.

"Thanks Ginny," said Hermione.

"No problem 'Mione."

"Now," said Ginny, rubbing her gloved hands together to keep them warm, "What kind of date are we talkin' about?"

"I don't know; he wouldn't tell me. Actually, I think he was going to tell Luna and Ron," said Hermione.

"Hmm…," said Ginny; brow narrowed in concentration, "I won't be able to get it out of Luna; she's too clever…" murmured Ginny, "but Ron…" Ginny looked at Hermione with a mischievous sparkle in her eyes that looked scarily like Fred and George's.

"No," said Hermione, "I want to be surprised by Harry."

"Aww, come on; I want to drive Ron up the wall with nagging questions on Harry's plans," said Ginny with a pout.

Hermione laughed, "You can ask him and drive him mental--be my guest, but I don't want to know about them."

"Yippeeeee!" shouted Ginny, jumping up and punching the air.

"Okay…" said Ginny, after she calmed down a bit. She then began guiding Hermione to the road, "I think you should at least dress up a bit, or at least do something with your hair," she then plucked at the blue ribbon around Hermione's head, "but what to do and how to do it is the question." They began to walk down the road when Ginny spotted Lavender and Parvati.

"Oi, Lavender; Parvati," yelled Ginny, pushing Hermione from behind towards the snow-covered girls; Hermione didn't like the way this was looking.

"Can you two dress or do something with Hermione's hair for a first date tonight? It's a surprise tonight, so I don't think you should over-do things, just in case," said Ginny.

The two girls' faces lit up with big smiles and they jumped up and down like…well…giddy, hyper school girls. Hermione grimaced; why did I have to ask Ginny? she mentally questioned herself as she was being dragged to the castle. She dug the heels of her sneakers into the snow, but the girls pulled harder on her arms. Help me…thought Hermione as she looked back at Ginny, but Ginny seemed convinced that those girls were the perfect ones for the job of transforming the bookworm into date-material.

A/N: I will have at least one more chapter being posted up soon, so if you like it, I'll be back later! Please review if you enjoyed it; or didn't. Also, the numbers that separated the sections of the story spell out to be Harry and Hermione Forever. Go Harmony!