"Now Hermione you got lucky before and got out of admitting that you like Ron, but now there will be no interruptions. If you can honestly say that you don't like my brother then we will drop the subject" Ginny said looking at Lindsay to see if she was agreeing with her. Harry not really paying any attention to what was going on now started listening to what they were saying.

"Ginny…" Hermione said in a hushed voice so people around her wouldn't hear her.

"Come on Hermione. You know Ginny will not drop the subject until you tell us something" Lindsay said laughing. Hermione looked at Harry to see if he was listening and since he was pretending to read a book she thought he wasn't then she turned to Ginny and Lindsay and said……

"Ok fine, I will admit, I do like Ron, but not like that means anything" she said. "He would never like a 'book worm' like me." Harry was still sitting on the chair pretending to read but really listening to Lindsay, Hermione, and Ginny talking.

"I beg to differ," Lindsay said. "I think Ron really fancies you, Hermione."

"You are just saying that because you want me to ask him out and when he says no I will have made a fool out of myself." Hermione said.

Ginny looked at Hermione and said, "Do you really think that we would want that to happen?"

"No, but I still don't believe you two!" She argued.

"Fine, if you don't believe us find out yourself," Lindsay said in a pushy voice. "I told you already! I am not going to ask him anything related to that!" she said looking again to see if anyone looked like they were listening.

"Well…"Ginny said looking mischievously as Lindsay then turned to look at Harry.

"If you are thinking ask Harry it is no use. I have already asked him if Ron said anything about liking anyone and he said that Ron won't tell him" Lindsay stated.

"That's not what I had in mind" Ginny said a little like Fred and George said something when they were about to play a prank on someone.

"Then what was it?" Hermione said impatiently.

"I was thinking you could try to make Ron jealous by going out with someone else and seeing how he reacts to the news."

"And who would I 'go out' with? I won't just go up to someone at Hogwarts and ask them to go out with me so I could make someone jealous and see if they like me." Hermione said angrily.

"She is right, Ginny. I don't think any boy in our school will just go out with someone they don't even know that well so Hermione can know if Ron likes her" Lindsay agreed.

"Yes, but what is it is someone she knows…." Ginny started.

"You mean…"Hermione said looking at Harry. "No, and in the slim chance that he would agree then…then…"

When Harry heard his name being used he looked up from the book that he actually started reading. "What did you say about me?"

"Oh great, now what are we going to tell him?" Hermione whispered to Ginny and Lindsay.

"We were trying to figure out a way to find out who Ron likes" Lindsay blurted out.

"And what does that have to do with me?" He asked.

"Well Lindsay and I think that Ron likes Hermione……and we thought that to find that out she could go out with someone to see how Ron reacts and I thought that since you probably want to know who Ron likes also you would go out with Hermione just until we find out how Ron reacts." Ginny said starting off sounding strong then he voice weakening as she got closer to finishing what she was saying. As Ginny and Lindsay were saying these things Hermione's face was bright red.

"Err…I guess I could…for a little, just to find out if Ron likes Hermione," Harry said sounding a little unsure of what he was saying. Hermione was unsure too, she didn't really want to do this but Ginny and Lindsay set everything up.

"Since there is a Hogsmeade trip coming up next weekend, you two can go together!" Ginny said excitedly.

"Yeah, Harry, you can ask Hermione to go to lunch with you in front of Ron at breakfast tomorrow," Lindsay added also excited.

"One problem," Hermione said. "We go to Hogsmeade together with Ron almost every time."

"Well, this time you won't go with Ron," Ginny said. "You will just have to tell Ron that you are going by yourselves." Lindsay added. "Ok, I'll ask Hermione tomorrow at breakfast and…" Harry started.

"You have to make sure Ron is there when you ask her so we can find out his first impression," Ginny said sounding like she was ordering him what to do.

"Yeah that's what I was going to say before you interrupted me!" Harry told her getting back to his book.

Ginny, Lindsay, and Hermione continued talking about what Hermione and Harry would have to do. As Ginny and Lindsay were listing the names of places Harry and Hermione could go Hermione thought to herself "I hope this won't go on to long. I mean I like Harry and all, but not that way."

When Ron left the Great Hall he passed a room that to his surprise Snape was in there with Dumbledore. "Albus, I don't know what they should do. They are no longer safe at our house in London. Where should I tell them to go?" Snape asked Dumbledore.

"If you need to, you can have the three of them come here. I know the kids are not old enough to go to Hogwarts but if you wish we could put a house up somewhere on the grounds until it is safe for them to go home," Dumbledore said happily.

"Ok! Thank you, I'll send a letter to them tonight and have them come by dinner tomorrow. But, I have to go now Weasley has detention with me and I don't want him there before me." Snape said walking out the door.

Ron heard only some of the conversation between Snape and Dumbledore but he knew that someone new would be coming to Hogwarts sometime soon. "I wonder who the people are and when they are coming," Ron thought walking into the Potions class room.

"How long have you been here Weasley?" Snape said with a small hint of happiness in his voice.

"I just got here" Ron said taking a seat at one of the desks in the class room.

"Ok, good. Tonight detention will be lines!" Snape sneered. "I want you to write 'I will listen to directions' until your detention is over in an hour."

"Ok" Ron said glumly. He took out a piece of parchment and started writing 'I will listen to directions' over and over again. Snape went over to his desk and sat down. He also took out a piece of parchment and started to write something down on it. Ron thought it must be a letter to the people who will be coming to Hogwarts. He wanted to know more about these people so he decided to ask. "Uh...Professor?" Ron said, "If I might ask is that letter to the people who are coming to Hogwarts? When I was coming here I heard you and Professor Dumbledore talking about three people coming."

"If you must know, yes, I am writing to the people who are coming to Hogwarts."

"Can I ask who they are?" Ron asked now putting down his quill surprised that Snape answered his first question.

"They are...they are...my family. My wife and two kids, and that is all I am going to tell you. Now continue doing your lines." Ron did as he was told. When a half-hour had passed Snape had to leave the room to send the letter he had written to his family. "Stay here and don't get out of your seat and when I get back you can get out of detention a few minutes early" Snape ordered. By the time he got back it was 10 minutes to 7. "You can go now" Snape said leaving the class room going into his office.

Ron happily walked out of detention 10 minutes early. "I have to go find Harry and tell him what I just found out," Ron said to himself leaving the dungeons.

Ron practically ran up 7 flights of stairs to get to the Common Room. "Patrificus Totalus" Ron said to the Fat Lady so he could get into the Common Room. Once in there Seamus ran up to him. "Hey Ron can I borrow Pig to send something to my parents?"

"What...oh yea sure" Ron said looking to see if Harry, Hermione, Ginny, or Lindsay were there. When he passed Seamus he saw that Harry was on the chair by the fire and Hermione, Lindsay, and Ginny were sitting on the couch next to each other talking about something. He kept hearing Harry's name but wasn't really paying attention to anything else. "Hey everyone!" Ron said. "You will never guess what I found out during detention..."

A/N: Here is the 2nd chapter hope you liked it ill try to have the next chapter up next weekend if I am not to busy (Its almost my bros B-day so I might not get on the computer. And thanks 4 all the reviews I had my friend (invisible cappuccino conspiracy) check my story for spelling and grammar so I hope it is easier to read.