Title: Birthday Likings

Author: The Station – passing-afternoon

Prompt: It's Hermione's birthday and she is being followed. Put in a twist! No dark, angsty stories. Nothing squicky. Include the line: "But his nose!"

Rating/Genre: T/Romance-ish

Pairing(s): Harry/Ginny

Spoiler/warnings: Non-canon (?)

Fandom: Harry Potter

It's been like that for…ever.

There was this random person/thing following her since like, 3 days ago. And now, even at her birthday, she was still getting followed.

How did she know? Oh, she could feel a pair of eyes staring at her but when she turned around, she saw no one.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HERMIONE!" her friends shouted as she walked back into the common room. She was surprised, of course that the Gryffindors actually remembered her birthday. However, for once, in three days, she didn't feel followed. So, the person following her was from Hogwarts and not in Gryffindor. Who could it be?

"Oh, uh, Hermione?" Harry said as Ginny and him walked up to her.

"Yes, Harry?" she said, slightly dazed as she was just jolted out of her thoughts.

"Uhm. We kinda just want to let you know that uhm…" Harry was lost for words.

"We're dating." Ginny said excitedly.

"Oh! Wow! Congratulations, Harry! And Ginny." She replied. She was truly happy for them. They were so good together!

"But, um, have you been following me to tell me that?" she asked unsurely.

"No, Why?" Harry answered.

She shrugged and smiled at them.

"I'm going to go to the library for awhile…" and she left the Gryffindor common room.

As she walked along the corridor, once again, she felt followed. It was getting extremely annoying and made her really self-conscious. As she whirled around after a corner turn, she saw Ron Weasley grabbing Draco Malfoy's arm and going, "I GOT YOU!"

"Wait, what? Ron? You've been following me?" Hermione asked.

"No? What?! I was just going…somewhere and I saw you coming out of the common room and Malfoy started following you and everything." Ron babbled on.

Draco looked sheepish and…embarrassed.

"Um…Ron? You can, like, go to your…somewhere… I'd like to talk to Draco in private…" Hermione mumbled.

Ron nodded and shuffled off. Once he was gone, Hermione decided to ask him why he was being such a creepy stalker.

"So…why the hell are you following me?!" she asked him.

Draco's face turned red and he said, "I like you."

A/N: It was my first try at this prompt business thing. It sucks. I disregarded the "But his nose!" part of the prompt accidentally. Sorry I suck. ):