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Hermione slipped quietly from the hospital wing as Ron began a heated argument with Madame Pomfrey over exactly how long he had to stay in bed. As soon as she was certain the hallway was deserted, she began berating herself.
"How COULD you do that? Acting all mushy and caring and so OBVIOUSLY flirty with him? I am an idiot. He probably saw right through me and is having a good laugh over my feelings. Not as though I can help it...I've tried and tried to stop, but-"
She broke off suddenly as the sound of approaching footsteps echoed down the hall. As a result, when Harry And Ginny, Hogwart's Latest Couple, turned the corner, they found a silent Hermione walking quickly down the hall with her head down.
Hermione found her head forced up by Ginny's hand under her chin. She looked into her friend's eyes, trying desperately to look happy and cheerful.
It isn't working.
Nope.
She can see right through us.
"Hermione, you're coming with me," the younger girl informed her brusquely. She gripped Hermione's forearm and carefully detached herself from Harry's side.
"Where are you going?" he asked, looking forlorn at being a whole three feet away from the redhead.
"To our dormitory. I need help on that Divination essay and you're completely lost. I'll see you at dinner." Ginny raised herself to her toes to brush a quick kiss across Harry's cheek, then led Hermione toward the Common Room.
As soon as they were out of earshot, Hermione turned to Ginny.
"You are a gifted liar, did anyone ever tell you?"
"Many times. We'll need to use your room; Miranda and Colin are snogging in mine."
Hermione made a face of disgust. "I'm sorry you had to witness that."
"So am I." They paused before the Fat Lady just long enough to give the password (Weal lluvs ean) before continuing up to the prefect dorms.
Ginny threw herself on Hermione's bed and immediately produced a handful of Chocolate Frogs out of her pocket.
"Have one," she commanded, tossing one to Hermione. "Girl Time is incomplete without serious chocolate." She unwrapped her own frog and ate half in one bite.
Hermione slowly opened her own candy, talking the whole time.
"Oh Ginny, it was terrible."
"Boy Moments usually are."
"He tripped on the portrait, like the clumsy sweetheart he is, and scraped up the whole side of his face."
"Blood?"
"Loads."
Ginny shuddered sympathetically and started on her second frog. "Go on."
"And so then, like the complete idiot I am, I go into Total Bossy Mode and tell him he has to go to the hospital wing."
Ginny groaned. "Drat. If it was someone like Harry, he would forgive you like that," and she snapped her fingers, "but as it's Ron, you'll get a huge argument before that happens."
Hermione sighed and dropped down onto the bed, helping herself to her third frog. "So what do I do?"
Ginny's dark eyes sparked with a bright golden glint Hermione had learned meant 'boy plans underway'.
The smaller girl leaned toward her conspiratorially. "Okay. Here's the plan."
A/N: The scary thing is this is identical to midnight at my friends' sleepovers.
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