Chapter 1: Uh-Oh

Hermione sat down on the rosy velvet loveseat watching Ginny come into the room with two small cardboard boxes.

"I'm trying to study here…" she groaned. "What are those boxes doing here anyways?"

"I'm holding a Valentine's Day party, for single people of course." Ginny replied shoving a paper right in front of Hermione's face.

Hermione could careless that today was Valentine's Day. She didn't really have anyone to share it with after Ron broke up with her for being too "boring." Besides, she had two quizzes tomorrow, and didn't want to fail. "Ginny's matchmaking service, come to the Room of Requirement, everyone is welcomed…"

"Yes, I'm single and I want to mingle." Ginny laughed. "I want to try getting with Blaise…"

Hermione sighed. It's been two weeks since Ginny's been trying to get Blaise to notice her. "What's in the boxes?"

"Love Potions."

"Why are there so many? Too much will make him way too obsessed."

"Well you see… I'll give one to Blaise to fall in love with me and one to Ron to fall in love with you."

"And the others?"

"Oh you'd be surprised to see how many infatuations there is going on in our school."

"Wow… I think you've been watching Fred and George for too long…"Hermione joked.

"Shut up and help me set everything up. The party starts in an hour."

Hermione stood there feeling exhausted after finally setting up the whole table. Ginny could be such a perfectionist at times. She stared at the seats trying to remember Ginny's instructions on whose love potion goes where and where everyone should be seated.

"Mmmm… She said to seat people in a way that will not make it obvious whose she's trying to match up…" Hermione placed the notecard with Blaise's name beside hers. "I think that goes there… And Ginny in between… It doesn't matter does it? She said to not make it obvious."

She started to think hard about what Ginny said to her earlier. "Remember to put… blah blah blah… because putting them in the wrong seat will … blah blah blah… I really like Blaise so he has to sit … blah blah blah …. And put Harry here cause he blah blah blah…"

"There was something about cups too…" Hermione whispered to herself again. "Something about red and white… I think she said to place all of them in alternating colors or something…"

"Hello?" Neville called out. "Ron, Harry, and I are here…"

"Just a minute…" Hermione randomly placed the cards around the table. "That should do it…" she whispered to herself.

Hermione sat there in her seat listening to Neville rant on about his memories at home. It's been an hour, and everyone was there except for their host. Hermione kept nodding her head trying to look intrigued in what Neville was saying. She kept wondering where Ginny has gone and when she should propose a toast. Hermione told everyone to not drink their fruit punch (love potion) yet until Ginny arrived, but Ginny did say that she was allowed to get everyone to drink their potion after an hour if she never arrived.

Hermione stood up from her seat. "Hey everyone! Ginny's not here yet, but she did say to enjoy the fruit punch she made after an hour… So… shall we make a toast?"

She took her glass of water from the table watching everyone take their love potions.

"To being single!" Blaise announced.

Hermione watched all of them take a gulp from there glasses as she took a sip of water from hers. The potion should take around 5-10 minutes to kick in. Ginny did make sure that the potion was strong enough to last around two-three weeks. They all sat back down continuing to converse with the people around them. Hermione stared at them amused wondering whose potion would kick in first. She sure wished that it was Ron.

"Ginny… you look hot in that dress." Blaise commented staring at Ginny who finally entered the room.

Hermione turned around walking over to Ginny who looked a bit worried. "Took you long enough. Everyone's here just wearing a simple shirt and slacks while you're here taking two hours to put on a dress with matching makeup…"

"Hermione! Please tell me that they didn't drink the potions yet…"

"They did around 2 minutes ago… You said they could after an hour…"

"Oh no…"

"What?"

"You gave Harry the potion I specifically told you not to give him."

"So? What was that potion anyway?

"HARRY FALLS IN LOVE WITH RON!"

Hermione laughed. "You're kidding right?"

"No… YOU EVEN GAVE RON THE WRONG GLASS TOO!"

"Why? What will happen to him?"

"HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH HARRY… And look…" Ginny pointed out. "You placed Neville where Pansy is supposed to be."

"So?"

"Pansy's supposed to fall in love with Neville!"

"Neville likes Pansy?"

Ginny laughed. "No I just did that so Neville could get his revenge on her."

"I placed you between Crabbe and Goyle… Goyle dropped his drink so he shared with Crabbe… Is that bad?"

Ginny glared at Hermione. "THAT MEANS THEY FALL IN LOVE WITH ME!"

"Then who does Blaise fall in love with?"

"… With Harry …"

"You're a bad hostess!"

"It's your fault! I told you to not hand out the red glasses and only the white ones. The red ones are my mistakes!"

"So to get this right… Harry and Ron fall for each other, but Blaise also falls in love with Harry. Neville falls in love with himself. Crabbe and Goyle fall in love with you, Pansy falls in love with…"

"… with Ron… And you know what's worse?"

"What?"

"Draco is sitting where Ron is supposed to be…"