Guess Who's Back

Hello there Upper East Siders,

Gossip Witch here, your one and only source into the scandalist lives of London's Magical Elite

I have the biggest news ever; one of my many sources sent me this, spotted at Diagon Alley inside Flourish and Blotts, bags in hand, Hermione Granger. Wasn't it only six months ago our it girl disappeared for "Boarding School" in Scotland and just as suddenly she's back. Don't believe me; see for yourselves, on the lower half of the page. Luckily for us my source sent proof, thanks for the photo anonymous.

Everyone who's anyone knows Hermione unless you've been living under a rock. And everyone is talking. Wonder what Ginny Weasley thinks. Sure their BFFs but we always thought Ginny's boyfriend Harry had a thing for Hermione.

Is that the reason why she left? But if so then why'd she return. Send me all the deeds and who am I, well that's one secret I'll never part with, the only one.

You know you love me….. XOXO Gossip Witch

Ginny Weasley scowled and squeezed the copy of Gossip Witch's column that came by owl not three minutes ago and attempted to crumble it. She couldn't believe this after the last six months of being best friend-less she was back. And not even an owl or warning that she was coming. But what could she expect from Hermione Granger, I mean her nickname was spontaneous. Especially since she didn't even know that Hermione was leaving in the first place.

"What's wrong Ginny?" asked the airhead Lavender Brown, whom was dating her brother Ron. As if Lav didn't know, she knew that the girl was daft but everyone on the Upper East Side read Gossip Witch. Especially Lavender Brown whom probably sent a blast or two too the anonymous witch or wizard or whatever they were.

"This Lavender, This!" she almost growled handing Lavender the wrinkled page. Lavender looked over the column and was actually excited that her long lost friend had returned. She knew very well of the unspoken competition between Ginny and Hermione. But she was just happy to remain in the background as long as she could be a little part of it and get her name heard every now and then.

"Hmm, So Hermione's back, won't it be wonderful to see her again" Lavender asked genuinely excited for the first time in a long time.

"Just peachy" growled Ginny "Winky" Ginny shouted. A small timid house elf popped out of thin air and said.

"Winky is here miss" and did a little bow.

"Can you fetch my owl and some parchment please?" she asked with fake politeness.

"Sure miss Winky get that right away for you" answered Winky as she popped away to fetch the things for Ginny. Ginny was ready to do some damage control and she knew just who to owl to do it for her. Too bad she didn't get to him first.

Harry sat back on the black leather couch and downed the spicy liquid; he coughed a few times as the drink made its way down his throat. He cleared his throat and looked over to his best friend.

"What the bloody hell is this Draco? Draco smirked at his best friend.

"Blac…It's Russian Fire Whiskey has to be the strongest I've ever tasted mate," said Draco as he drunk his third glass.

"Are you trying to kill me?" he asked as he sat the glass down.

"Not at all Potter, just trying to get you to loosen up, tonight is the night isn't it," asked Draco as he poured himself some more.

Harry unconsciously picked up the glass again and began to drink. Letting the liquid burn his throat to take his mind off of the up coming situation.

"I supposed" Draco noticed the nervousness in his friends voice and went over to the leather sofa and sat down with his drink.

"Come on Potter, you and Ginny have been dating since we were 5 mate, she wants too, I know you want to, so just Shag already and put us out of our misery" he said drinking again.

"I don't know Draco, something doesn't feel right with Ginny"

"I hoped everything is ok downstairs, I have potion specialist you can see for that if you need it," he said smirking.

"No you prick, I mean I love Ginny but I don't think she's the right one for me"

"Who bloody cares, she's offering, you had better take it, before someone else does" said Draco he and Harry both took a drink at the same time before both setting their glasses down on the glass coffee table. Harry shrugged maybe Draco was right, it's not as if she was ever coming back.

Just then an owl knocked on the window, two letters tied to its leg. Draco let the owl in and showed it to the feeding and watering spot they had set up in the room before untying the letters. The first one was the Gossip Witch blast, which he read first.

"Ah its seems as if Hermione's back." He said a little disinterested. Harry perked up at this and got out of the chair to look at the Gossip Witch column. He couldn't believe his eyes; he snatched the column from Draco. "Sure Potter you can have it," said Draco as he began to open the second letter, which was from Ginny.

"I can't believe it, She's back, Hermione's back," he said smiling from ear to ear looking at the picture of her inside of Flourish and Blotts with her suitcases.

"Yea well it's about time" said Draco reading the letter from Ginny "things were starting to get a little boring around here" he continued. "Listen Harry I have some business to attend to I trust you know the way out." He asked

"Yeah, yeah I was just leaving anyway, later mate," answered Harry intent on finding Hermione he flooed home and went straight to his owl and started writing letters. Draco flooed to Ginny's and was greeted by Winky whom guided him to her bedroom.

"What is it Red" he asked, stepping into her bedroom. Ginny was dressed clad in only a nighty and rushed behind her changing area.

"Don't' you knock Malfoy"

Draco smirked "Is it my fault that you're dressed in your evening wear so early…looking mighty fine might I say"

Ginny grabbed her silk robe from her changing area and wrapped it around her. "No you may not say, and for your information I was feeling under the weather"

"Your sudden illness wouldn't have anything to do with Hermione's return would it?" he said smirking and walking up closer to Ginny.

"So you know about it then, does Harry know as well," she asked looking at Draco.

"Yes he does, he was there when I got the blast" said Draco stopping within an inch of Ginny.

"Dammit, I was hoping to get more time" Draco took another step dangerously close to Ginny and removed a stray piece of red hair. Ginny's breath caught in her throat.

"Why do you waist your time on him when they're plenty of other suitable blokes out there just waiting for their chance with you"

"You mean like you," said Ginny finding her voice. Draco nodded "You're his best friend Draco"

"Which is exactly why I know him so well," Ginny shook her head and back away from him.

"Can you please focus, I need to keep his attention on me and off of her, will you help me or not"

Draco backed up a bit as well "What's in it for me" he asked

"What do you want?" she asked. Draco moved in front of her again.

"I thought I made that perfectly clear"

"Eww you know it was a big mistake asking you to come here, show yourself out" she said walking around to her bed.

"Wait Red, what's your plan," he asked Ginny smirked and shut her bedroom door.

Hermione had settled in nicely at the new penthouse suite her mom bought in Godric's Hollow and wrote Ginny three letters that had been returned unopened, she only hoped that she would get time to talk to her red head best friend before things were too late.

Things were so crazy when she left, she just wanted to get out of there quickly, the only thing she did regret was not telling Ginny she was leaving. But she knew if she did that Ginny would find someway to make her want to stay.

She was sitting in the kitchen of her penthouse drinking a martini when the doorbell rang. She drank the last bit of the martini down before going over to the door checking her watch as she did so. It was midnight, she wondered who it could be at this hour. She knew it wasn't her mum, she was staying at her current boyfriends house. She opened the door and was surprised to see who was standing on the other side.

"Harry"

"Hello Hermione, may I come in" he asked she stepped aside to let him in, great just what she needed. Little did she know, things were about to get a lot worse. She closed the door after he walked in and stood in front of him

Ron was in his room snogging Lavender on his large king sized bed. He attempted to take off her shirt but she stopped him.

"Ronald I told you that I wasn't ready for that yet"

"Come on Lav, Lav how long have we been dating"

"2 weeks" she answered scowling

"Right, well that's a really long time for me, you know I care about you right" he asked caressing her face.

"Yes Ronald, that' why I know you'll wait" Ron was getting pissed he hadn't been laid in 3 days he was needing it right now.

"Fucking hell, you know what forget it, I'm leaving I have somewhere to be" he said getting up and putting his shirt back on.

Lavender sat up in the bed and said "But where are you going Ron, it's almost one in the morning."

"Don't worry about it, I'll be back later ok love" he kissed her forehead and left the room. She sank into the bed and let her tears fall.