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Diagon Alley couldn't have been more beautiful that day. There were Witches and Wizards bustling around to gather school supplies for their children. Young Wizards and Witches were running around excitedly hoping to see some familiar faces, waving to friends and enemies alike. At least that's what I was doing. I waved at Lavender Brown, Patil and Padma, Seamus, even Blaise from Slyterin. Sitting in the Laky Cauldron waiting on Harry and the Weasleys, I began to wonder about the head boy again. The concept was scary. I would have to live with whoever it was for the entire school year. Silently I prayed to Merlin it was somebody I could deal with.

"Hermione!" Harry called as he came into the Leaky Cauldron. He came to me and embraced me.

He looked different. More mature, more attract- I held him back at arms length. "Harry! Where are your glasses!"

"I got contacts."

"Oh I love it!" I gave him another hug and grabbed his hand to pull him into Diagon Alley. "I was already in here once today but I didn't buy anything because I wanted to wait for you guys but I saw this book I NEED to get before we go meet the Weasleys at the ice cream shop. We're having lunch there, last minute so if you didn't know your okay nobody forgot about you." I gave him a reassuring smile as I led him into the bookstore and purchased a book on dream interpretation.

"I thought you didn't like divination." Harry questioned.

"Just because I don't like something doesn't mean that I can't research it." I replied quickly not wanting him to know that I was at lost about why I was having this re-occurring dream. It was simply driving me wild! There's a fog, it's thick and dense. In the dream I'm looking for something but I can't find it. I wake up in a cold sweat. "Besides maybe in the mist of one of our future escapades we may come across something dealing with dreams. You know how you have those dreams about Voldemort."

"mm-hmm" Harry was hardly paying me any attention. He was looking straight ahead. I followed his glance-

"Ginny!" I dropped Harry's hand and ran forward to give my friend a hug. She too was distant and tensely gave me a hug all the while looking over my shoulder at Harry. "Honestly you guys-"

"Ginny."

"Harry."

"How have you been?"

Shaking my head I left them to their own problems and went a little farther around the corner to find the rest of the redheaded clan. "Ronald."

"Hermy!" blushing to match the color of his hair. I grimaced at his newfound nickname for me. "I've missed you!" He gave me a hug as well but there was something different about it. "Let me take a look at you!" He stepped back and gave me an once-over. I admit I'd changed a lot over the summer. My normally bushy brown locks were now straight and highlighted. I grew into my body over the summer too. So I had a figure that if I wasn't mistaken Ron was looking at like he'd just figured out I was a girl.

"Oh Ronald stop it." I laughed thinking oh Merlin does he have a crush? What will this do to our friendship? To our trio? "You've grown taller!" He looked to be about 6'1. "Amazing!"

"Thanks! You look great too Herms." He blushed again. What is with that? "Hey there's something I may need to ask you… Fancy a walk with me?" He held out his hand.

I took his hand cautiously. "Did you grow some manners over the summer as well? Where to?"

We walked down some alley and he turned to me. "Herms over the summer I think something changed in me. I felt something growing inside and I think standing her in front of you I've realized what it was. Between always being anxious to get your letters to even trying to figure out the fellyfone I know I developed a crush on you. And I'd like it if you would be my girlfriend?"

I stood there confused and in shock. "B-b-b-but we're friends." I stammered. "How could something like us happen and we've got so much other stuff to deal with? We're in our final year at Hogwarts and we've got N.E.W.T's and this war with Voldemort still and-"

"Herms just give me your answer."

"No sorry Ronald I think we've too much to deal with to complicate it with a relationship. Let's just stay friends and see what happens after the war is over okay?" I held my hand against his face and gave him a light kiss on the lips and walked away.