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After approximately one hour or so of some fun, the two girls just laid on the Head Girl's four-post bed, sweaty, fully clothed, and exhausted. They held each other in a loving embrace. "S-see," Hermione panted, "You d-don't have to have s-sex to…"

"Oh, shut-up," Ginny panted, kissing Hermione on the lips to quiet her. "Just…be silent a moment. I need to rest my e-e-eyes," she yawned.

"Good i-i-idea…" Hermione replied, yawning back. With that, the duo fell asleep.

Not three hours later, there was a knock on the door and Hermione was startled awake. "Hermione? Are you in there?" The voice of Parvati Patil could be heard through the oak door. "Harry and Ron were wondering where you were. They went to the library and said they couldn't find you. Is Ginny in there with you? They say that she was going to take a nap or something, but she's not in the sixth year dormitory."

Hermione yawned and stretched, careful not to wake the heavily sleeping red-head. She got up slowly and went to the door, opening it slightly. "Yes, I'm in here. Ginny's here too. We were just talking for a bit and fell asleep."

"Okay, then," Parvati turned and shouted, "They're sleeping!"

Hermione winced and Ginny groaned, "Not anymore…"

"Oh, right. Sorry about that," Parvati grinned sheepishly.

"Don't worry about it," yawned Ginny.

Hermione shook her head. "Tell the boys we'll be down in a minute, will you?"

Parvati nodded. "Yeah, alright."

"Thanks," said Hermione, shutting the door. "How's my sleeping angel? Sorry the banshee woke you."

Ginny sat up and stretched. "I'm alright. Best we get up anyway, or else we'd be awake all night."

Hermione grinned and winked, "That was the plan. Ah, well."

"Ha ha." Ginny laughed sarcastically.

"Come on, now. We'd better get down there before Ron attempts to climb up the steps and sound the alarm."

Ginny laughed again. "Oh, but then we'd get to slide down to the common room! What fun!" Hermione rolled her eyes and they descended the steps.

Harry and Ron were, once again, sitting in two armchairs talking about quidditch. "Instead of talking about this sport again, why don't you choose some other topic that you haven't already beaten to death with a beater's club?"

Ron looked up at Hermione and smirked. "Well, Harry's already defeated V-V-Vol-Voldemort, and that's all old hat."

"If it's such old hat, why can't you even say Voldemort's name? Even Neville can say his name by now!" Ginny laughed.

Ron sneered and Harry and Hermione chuckled.

"Besides, there's bound to be better things to talk about." Hermione said.

"Are you kidding, Hermione?" Harry started. "Next weekend is the Gryffindor vs. Sytherin match! Draco Malfoy may have turned out on Dumbledore's side in the end, but he's still a fierce and competitive player." He sighed. "However, if you've gotten something else in mind, just say so."

"How about…relationships?" Ginny offered. The atmosphere around the four of them chilled, and Hermione turned quickly to give her a warning look. "Oh, c'mon. You know, gossip. Secret crushes, who's shagging who…" The trio just looked at her. "What? Aren't you guys at all curious?"

Ron's ears were turning bright pink, and Harry was shuffling his feet; Hermione just continued to try and catch Ginny's eye. Even they could feel the slight sexual tension. Everyone in Gryffindor house seemed to know about the supposed love-square of the "golden trio" and the sister. The entire house believed that Ron and Hermione would be shagging in some broom cupboard any day now, and few could forget Ginny's crush on the "chosen one" in her first year.

Finally, Harry broke the silence. "Well, I hear that Lavender and Seamus had a heated argument last night. Apparently, Seamus thinks that Lavender cheated on him with some Hufflepuff sixth year."

"Oh, yeah," Hermione said, relaxing. "I heard them yelling at each other in an empty classroom. Lavender won't admit to it, but Seamus is furious. I think what hurts his pride most is that the guy would be a year younger than he is."

Ginny sighed. "What's the big deal? A year older or younger isn't such a large difference. If she cheated, he should dump her, but don't let it bother him that the Hufflepuff is a sixth year and he's a seventh year."

Hermione looked Ginny in the eye and smiled. "What about Parvati?" Hermione asked.

It was Ron's turn to sigh dramatically. "It took me some time, but I finally found the words to let her down lightly. I told her that I was flattered, but I just wanted to be friends." Harry, Ginny, and Hermione laughed. "No," Ron smiled. "I think she still has a crush on Seamus, but Dean is trying to get her attention -- in vain, I think. Also, I believe she's starting to fancy Harry. Isn't he a good-looking bloke?" He nudged Harry in the ribs and Harry pushed Ron's elbow away.

"Ha ha," Harry laughed. "What about you, cupid?" He directed to Ron. "Waiting for 'the one' to come by and just wait around till you make your move? You wait so long, one day she won't be there." He just slightly acknowledged Hermione with a sly wink, and her cheeks tinted pink.

Ron's ears, which had faded to their normal color, now regained that famous shade of embarrassment. "C-Come, now. I think it's just about time to go get some dinner. I'm starved."

Hermione rolled her eyes, but was thankful for the change of subject from their "obvious love". "Yeah, let's go." They got up, climbed out of the portrait hole, and made their way to the Great Hall to dine

After dinner, Hermione went to go meet up with Draco Malfoy to perform their Head Girl and Boy duties together, as Harry, Ron, and Ginny went back to the common room. They just sat in their comfortable armchairs for hours chatting as Crookshanks cuddled up in Harry's lap, eyeing little Arnold, the Pygmy Puff, on Ginny's shoulder.

Once in a while, Neville, Dean, or some other Gryffindor would come by and join their conversation, but eventually it was just the three of them in the room. Some time later, Hermione climbed in through the portrait hole looking tired, and plopped down on a plush chair. Crookshanks then leaped off of Harry's lap and into Hermione's arms.

"How were your rounds?" asked Ron.

"Oh, lovely," replied Hermione, scratching Crookshanks behind the ears. "One lost first year, three hiding snogging couples, and a fair number of students attempting to walk around the castle after hours."

Harry yawned. "Right, then. Well, if you don't mind, I'm off to bed. Ron, coming?" He stood up and stretched.

Ron looked deep in thought about something in that moment. "Mmhmm…" Ginny looked at Ron with concern, and he noticed her staring. "I'm fine. Just tired," he answered the unasked question.

Before Harry went to walk up the boy's staircase, Hermione caught his eye and he nodded. "Good night, boys."

"G'night, Hermione. Night, Gin." They replied and walked up the steps.

Hermione waited to make sure the two boys were far enough out of earshot before saying, "Harry's going to come back down in a few, after he thinks that Ron is asleep, so that we may talk."

Ginny yawned and nodded. "Alright," she got up and sat in Hermione's lap. She leaned her head down and started to give the brunette a sweet and passionate kiss.

Hermione responded, but pulled back. "Harry will be down in any minute," she cautioned.

"Well, then if he sees us kissing we won't have to explain very much." Ginny replied cunningly. She leaned back down to continue their kiss. Hermione sighed pleasantly and turned so that Ginny's legs were on either side of her, and the red-head was sitting in her lap. Ginny moaned slightly as they deepened their kiss, but at the sound of feet coming down steps, they stopped; she smiled coyly, got up, and went to the opposite chair to sit down.

Harry Potter came down the steps in his pajamas and dressing gown, surprised to see Ginny Weasley also waiting for him in the common room. "So, uh…what's going on?"

Hermione took a deep breath and looked at Ginny, who was smiling. She took the other girl's hand, turned to Harry and said, "I love Ginny Weasley."

Ginny beamed. "I love Hermione Granger."

Harry looked even more surprised for merely a moment, and then, "Well, congratulations." And he sat down in one of the armchairs.

"Thank you," Hermione replied. She and Ginny sat down, still holding hands.

Harry just looked at the pair for a couple of minutes. "I can't say that I'm not surprised. I thought I knew that you must have liked Ron. You and Ron…"

Hermione shook her head. "Was I the only one who didn't know that Ron wanted to shag me?"

Harry laughed. "No. Ron is still oblivious, too…So, I take it that Ron has no idea about you two, either?"

"Nope," Ginny said. "But I don't really know why, Hermione. He should have just been here with Harry."

"You know why," Hermione sighed. "According to you two, everyone in Gryffindor Tower knows why. How am I suppose to tell Ron that I'm in love with his sister? Oh, I'm so sorry, Ronald. All these years I had thought that I loved you, but I realized that I'm a lesbian. Ginny's my lover now. Kthxbai."

Harry and Ginny laughed. "Well that's something to worry about tomorrow, then."

"Since we're all…confessing," Harry began. "I have something to tell you two, now."

Ginny and Hermione looked at Harry curiously. "I'm…gay, too." He finished.

A/N: Here I am, after several months of going M.I.A., I return! School's out for me, so I should be able to write more. Here was a nice, long chapter…Enjoy!