The plan

Ginny has had a crush on Harry since she was a little girl. Well she didn't know him till she was 10 but for the last five years he has always been around. The only problem was he was around because he was best friends with one of her older brothers. She tried to hang around them and get Harry to recognize her nut when he did she could barely talk. Things were different now, she was more confident and this summer she was going to get his attention.

"Hermione, please just help me. I know that you have a plan. Help me figure out a way to get some alone time with him and then I'll be okay." Ginny had been begging Hermione for what felt like forever. If anyone could help her she knew Hermione would.

"Ginny, I just don't know if it's a good idea. Your mum and dad are really nice to have me over and I just don't know if I can lie to them. Plus there are always so many people here, with your family and the order. That's a lot of people to have to move around." Hermione was sitting on her bed in Ginny's room trying to talk her friend out of a plan that might not work out the way Ginny wanted it to.

"Hermione please, stop being so good. I know things have been hard for you ever since Ron was with Lavender and still hasn't seemed to get it that you're into him, but maybe even that is for the better. He's my brother so I can say this, he's a bit selfish. He always wants more and he's just not mature enough for you. Harry though is just right for me, he needs someone who doesn't want to worship him or be like a sister to him the way you are to him. I like him because we have a lot of things in common; he has the same values not because he is the boy who lived or the chosen one. Please, Hermione help me." Ginny was now pleading for her friends help.

"Okay, give me the rest of the day to figure it out. Maybe a planned outing to get everyone away from all the stress, I just don't know what would work that would keep Harry here without Ron. Maybe if they had to leave because Ron needed something or was sick or to do something Harry would find intrusive or boring, yeah that might work." Hermione was more talking to herself out loud than talking to Ginny, and Ginny was thrilled to jump with joy that her friend had finally caved in.

Over the next few hours they had made a plan. They were going to give Ron a potion that would make him sick. Not too sick because they didn't want to actually hurt him but sick enough were they would need to go to St. Mungo's and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley would obviously want to go with him. Harry would need to stay at the burrow because he wasn't supposed to leave the protective enchantments of the house without Aurors. Mrs. Weasley wouldn't want to worry Ginny so she would insist on her staying with Hermione and Harry. Bill and Charlie would be at work until late and then most likely check in on Ron before coming home. Fred and George were entirely too busy at their store to even come home to sleep. The plan seemed to work out, Ginny and Harry would get there alone time. Hermione would stay and catch up on some reading giving them their space. They decided that they would set their plan in motion tomorrow morning. It would be Wednesday and everyone in the order would be too busy to stop by and to make sure they were okay.

They woke up the next morning and went to down to the kitchen to have breakfast. Hermione snuck a small vile in her pocket and dumped it into Ron's juice when no one was looking. If she had measured it right he would began to feel tired in the hour and then have spots all over him that would itch and his fever would spike. Hopefully she hadn't given him too much, Ginny was talking to her mom and all the laundry she was going to do and ask if later in the week she could go and buy a new jumper hers was a bit too short. Mrs. Weasley said they weren't going anywhere till they got there school lists and they were to stay put until they got there Ministry cars and extra protection for Harry.

Ginny tired not to smile when she heard her Mum on the Floo with her Dad telling him she needed him to come home so they could take Ron to St. Mungo's. Ginny came down the stairs from her room, to see what all was going on like she didn't already know. "Mum what's going on is everything okay?" Ginny looked around the room to see Ron in a chair wrapped in a blanket covered in dots all over him and turning a bit red. "Everything is fine dear, your brother is sick and your dad is coming home to help me take him to St. Mungo's. I don't want you to worry I am sure he is fine, things like this happen. Stay home and do your laundry, Hermione and Harry will be staying with you."

"Mum I'm not five I don't need a babysitter. I want to go with you, he doesn't look well and I don't want to be stuck here. Please." She knew that if she didn't argue with her mom that things would look suspicious she was never one to sit back and be told what to do.

"Yeah Mrs. Weasley Ron would want me to come, I could help your bring him and Mr. Weasley wouldn't have to leave work he is so busy as it is." Harry was standing next to his friend getting upset that like always they were planning to leave him behind.

"Harry, Dumbledore specifically told you that you weren't supposed to leave the protection of the Burrow without Aurors and If you are that selfish to call them here and make they stop what they are doing to catch the Death Eaters than you are being entirely…." Hermione was cut off by a harsh look from her friend. She knew that she was going to make him mad but that way when they Weasley's left it wouldn't be her company he was wanting.

"Thank you dear, Hermione is right you three are to stay here. No more discussion. You will be safe and you will not be able to leave the premises without Author or I so don't try." Mrs. Weasley said this last part while looking at Ginny who she knew if she wanted to leave badly enough she would find a way.

"Fine," said Harry and Ginny at the same time as they sat down at the table. Within the next fifteen minutes Arthur had come to get Ron, who looked terrible. Hermione felt slightly bad about that but knew he would be fine and probably would enjoy all the attention.

Ginny still pretending to be mad went up to her room when they were about to leave. Hermione stood by the door to hold it open for them as they walked into the garden to the back gate to where you had to go to be able to leave. Harry having walked all the way out to the edge of the boundaries telling Ron he would be okay and that he would see him soon. With a crack they were gone and Harry knew that a side along apparition would make Ron feel even worse than he already did. As he was walking back to the house he looked at Hermione clearly still a bit mad at her. "Harry, look I wasn't trying…" Hermione was cut off though Harry passed by her. "I don't want to hear it Hermione." He seemed to be a bit aggravated but he would get over it she was sure. She grabbed her book and blanket and decided to go outside to read since it was a nice day out and she wanted to be away from whatever Ginny had planned for her and Harry.

Ginny hearing them downstairs waited in her room till she heard Harry coming up the stairs. She waited till he was on her landing then opened her door. "Harry, do you think you could help me with something really quick." Ginny blushed with having asked her into his room which he had never been in before. He looked up at her surprised. "I, uh I guess I can." Harry replied while walking into the doorway. He looked around her room surprised how big it was. She had two beds on either side of the wall. She had a large dresser and the walls were painted gold. On the walls were moving posters of a band he had not heard of a few of Ginny's favorite Quiditch team. She had a desk which looked out the only window in the room. It seemed to fit her personality quite well.

"What did you need help with," he turned to look at her finally seeing she shut her door and was looking at him with a smirk on her face. "Well you see Harry, I was well I have been waiting to get some alone time with you for quite some time now." She looked at him trying to figure out where she was going with this.

"You were?" Harry seemed a bit confused at first and then he also blushed. She had been crushing on him too. He thought with all the boys she had dated last year she finally moved on. "Oh, well we are alone now. What would you like to do?" He sat on the edge of her bed waiting to see where this was going to go. He had butterflies in his stomach as he watched her walk across the room with purpose.

Oh Gryffindor courage pleases me with me now, she thought to herself. This is what she had wanted this is what she had been waiting for. She walked over to him with all the confidence she had and bent down and kissed him with all the courage she had left.