Summery-
An old hag, having recently lost her own true love has dubbed herself "The Matchmaker". When she sees Hermoine and Draco having a full blown battle in one of the alleys in Diagon Alley she feels that they are actually in love, and sends them on an involuntary trip to "Discover themselves." But they'll discover more than that…
Romance/ Action/ Adventure
A/N-
I don't own Harry Potter. Simple as that. I do, however own the Matchmaker and this plot. All other characters are property of the marvelous J.K. Rowling. If you have a question or comment, feel free to email me or review ( hint- I love getting them). I generally update near the end of the week, but if I am in a very productive mood I may get more done. Enjoy!
Chapter One- Diagon Alley
"Hermoine, Ginny, GET UP THIS INSTANT!" Mrs. Weasly's shrill voice pierced through the morning's drowsy silence. "If we want to get to Diagon Alley today, you two have to be up before 9 o'clock!"
Hermoine stumbled sleepily out of her bed in the Burrow, closely followed by her best friends' sister. "Alright, mum, we heard you! We'll be right down." Ginny yelled at the door. Hermoine rubbed her eyes sleepily.
"Hey Gin, what's up with your mum and being awake early? It's still summer, we're supposed to be sleeping in."
"I know, but she's been having trouble sleeping ever since Percy left. Fred and George have taken to giving us sleeping potions to slip in her tea." Ginny said with a grin. "That is, until she caught Ron at it! Oh, you should have heard her, she went hoarse for a week!"
Hermoine smiled too. "Well, lets get dressed then, before she has a heart attack." Hermoine opened her trunk and pulled on a pair of faded jeans and a shirt that said "My cat can beat up your dog."
When Ginny saw Hermione's shirt, her sour face broke into a mischievous grin. "Nice. perfectly describes Crookshanks." Hermoine looked down at her shirt and giggled. "I know. I found it in a muggle shop and I thought it was perfect." Hermoine said happily. Ginny was also dressed, so after brushing their hair and teeth, the two went down the narrow steps leading to the kitchen.
Hermoine and Ginny walked into the kitchen just as Harry and Ron were finishing their last bits of toast and eggs.
"Hey." Harry greeted them.
"Hi!" Hermoine and Ginny said in unison. This was the trio's seventh year at Hogwarts, and Harry and Ginny were officially a couple, as were Ron and Lavender. Ginny was often expressing her opinion that Hermoine should find a man of her own. Hermoine, though, was quite happy to be single, she felt a boyfriend would interfere with her school work. Deep down, though, her heart ached for someone she could love- and someone that would hold her when she was sad, and someone who…
"HELLO! Earth to Hermoine!" "What?" She asked, confused.
Ron roared with laughter, while Harry said, bemused "I said, we're ready to go. You should go grab your stuff."
"Right," said a very embarrassed Hermoine. "I'll be right back!" Hermoine turned and sprinted up the stairs. When she got into Ginny's room, she grabbed her black messenger bag and put in it her money bag, school supply list and her wand, before running back down the stairs.
"Ok, I'm ready." she said breathlessly when she reappeared in the small kitchen. "Good, and just in time too." Ron whispered as a annoyed- looking Mrs. Weasly came into the kitchen. "Well, nice of you two to join us." she said nastily to Hermoine and Ginny, who looked at each other guiltily.
"Well mum," Ron asked tentatively "Should we get going?"
"Oh! Goodness, yes! We should have gone fifteen minutes ago! We'll have to use floo powder since Ginny didn't pass her apparation test." Mrs. Weasly said as she walked over to the fireplace and took the pot that contained the magic powder. This was true; Ginny had first attempted apparition a few days ago, She had gone twenty miles off of where she had been aiming for, and landed on an old muggle man that was in a rather fowl mood (Several memories had to modified, including Ginny's. Her mother hadn't wanted her daughter to remember those words).
Ginny strode up to her mother and grabbed a fistful of floo powder before saying huffily "Diagon Alley!" Following her was Hermoine, Harry, Ron, and finally Mrs. Weasly, and with a final cry of "Diagon Alley!" the Burrow disappeared from her view.
Thanks for reading thus far, I'll try to get the next chapter up soon, and next chapter we have DRACO! I would really appreciate it if you review, Creative criticism is loved, and Flames are tolerated although not encouraged. Thanks very much!
