Disclaimer~ Only own my own plot line...none of the characters also the song later on in the chapter belongs to Jessica Simpson.  I wish I could put all the words down, but unfortunately I only have the chorus.  I promise it's a great song! =)

           A/N~ Here is chapter 7...I tried to make it longer and I don't know if I will be able to update for about 2 weeks cause I'm gonna be at the beach. But please READ AND REVIEW and THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH to my newest reviewers; you guys are great and I am so glad you are liking the story!!!! And my faithful readers are totally awesome and I appreciate what every single one of you has to say! So with no further ado...

CHAPTER 7

        'Look at her laughing and talking with Harry, Ron, and Ginny...she's really pretty, especially when she smiles. NO! She's your little brother and sister's best friend, she's 'Know-It-All Granger'. I probably gave her a heart-attack by taking her out of the library.'  But then as George thought back on it, she seemed to enjoy herself. 'She actually has a sense of humor, she proved it on the train, and I keep seeing it more and more. Maybe she's not just a bookworm, Hermione Granger cannot be at all what I once believed her to be, she's pretty and has a great personality.' George had to fight to keep from sighing out loud, 'But I'm stupid to even think of her that way, she probably just thinks of me as Ron's older brother, and a dumb quidditch player'.

"Oi George"

"Yeah Fred?"

"Want to go play some Exploding Snap in the common room with me and Lee?"

"Sure". So the three 7th years got up and headed for Gryffindor tower.

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       Hermione decided she was done with dinner and headed up to the common room to read a little bit. When she stepped through the portrait hole, she heard a commotion in a corner of the room. She looked over to Fred, George, and Lee huddled around a table. The 3 boys looked up as Hermione entered the room and headed towards them.

"Come to tell us off for being too loud Hermoine?" Lee said in a joking manner. Hermione looked offended, "No, I was just coming over here to see what you were doing."

"Playing Exploding Snap, want to play?" Fred asked.

"Sure" she said surprising at least 2 of the 3 boys. George was just glad she was getting along with his friends and that he was getting to spend a bit more time with her.

          The four of them were having a good time, laughing at each others jokes, and Hermione was thoroughly enjoying herself, even though she wasn't exactly the best at Exploding Snap. The boys were also learning that Hermione had a much easier-going side and she had a great sense of humor, and they rather liked it.

"Wow Hermione, I didn't know you could be this much fun."

"Gee, thanks Fred"

"You know what I mean"

Hermione grinned, "Yeah I know...I just decided that I should lighten up a bit this year and try not to spend every second studying."  Just then Harry and Ron walked in and saw Hermione with George, Fred, and Lee.

"Hey Mione, I thought you were coming up here to do some homework?" said Harry.

"Well I ended up playing some Exploding Snap first."

"Oh, well can you come over here and help us with potions? We kind of need it" Ron said.

Hermione sighed inwardly, she would much rather spend more time around George, but she got up and said "Sure, let me go get my books". George was a little miffed at his brother's interruption so he decided to head up to his dormitory and polish his broomstick so it would be ready for the quidditch match against Slytherin on Saturday .

            The next day seemed as if there was twice as much to do and about half the time to do it in, so Hermione and George were only able to exchange smiles or hurried 'hello's' in the hallways.

     When dinner came, George noticed Hermione wasn't there, so afterwards he went to the library figuring she was buried in homework, but to his surprise she was nowhere to be found. He thought about where else she could be; he wondered if she had gone to the Weeping Willow. So George walked across the grounds and headed to 'his spot'. When he got there he pulled back the branches of the willow and what he saw amazed him, there was Fred passionately snogging none other than Hermione Granger herself!!!!

(A/N- hahaha just kidding again!! I had to make sure you were still paying attention! Sorry, but anyways what George really was amazed at what he saw;which was this:)

There was Hermione, not doing homework, but listening to her muggle cd player; and was she *dancing*.  She was swaying back and forth and twirling in random circles. He watched her for a few seconds until she spun once more and saw him standing there.

She became as red as George's hair and immediately took off her headphones. George grinned, "Nice moves". Hermione just blushed even more.

"What are you listening to?"

"Oh, it's called 'Sweetest Sin' by Jessica Simpson; she's a famous muggle singer, it's one of my favorite songs"

"Can I listen to it?"

"Of course", but as Hermione went to give George the headphones, he transfigured them into speakers almost giving Hermione a heart-attack and knocking her over in the process. But Hermione recovered from her shock as soon as George took her hand and began to dance with her. Hermione couldn't help but smile as he pulled her closer and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

*Your lips upon my lips

Can you just picture it?

Your fingertips upon my fingertips

Your skin upon my skin

Would be the sweetest sin

That would be the sweetest sin*

Hermione looked up at George and it was amazing how he just took her breath away. George smiled down at her, "I can see why you like this song".

        Hermione didn't want it to ever end, but soon the last note played, and as it did George gave her one last spin and dipped her extremely low. As he pulled her back up she was giggling, that is until he pulled her as close against him as he could, then she gasped a bit. George was getting lost in her golden brown eyes and he knew he just had to go for it,

He leaned in and kissed her.

'Holy Cricket, he's kissing me!' thought Hermione.

'Merlin, I'm kissing her!!' George thought.

George pulled back and was about to apologize when Hermione stopped him by pulling him back down to her and kissing him again.

The pair just looked at each other as they pulled away. "Wow" said Hermione, at a complete loss for words. "Er...yeah" muttered George. There was a very awkward silence between them. Hermione just didn't know what to do so she transfigured the speakers back into her headphones, grabbed her bag and left, leaving a very speechless George behind her.

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          Over the next few days George was too busy with Quidditch to do much of anything, but there was always time for him to wonder about Hermione once and awhile. He hadn't spoken with her since the kiss because she had done a fine job of avoiding him or being extremely busy whenever he was near her. On his way to practice on Thursday afternoon he saw Hermione walking through the hall and he wanted to stop and talk to her but he had to get to practice.

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            Hermione saw George on her way back to the common room on Thursday and from the looks of it he was heading to quidditch practice. She wanted to talk to him so bad but she just didn't know what to say. She liked him but she wasn't sure how to show it. Besides she had classes to worry about and Ginny as well. Ginny had gotten suspicious and for the past few days had been bombarding Hermione with questions about who she liked.

'Speak of the devil' thought Hermione as she walked into the common room.

"Hey Mione"

"Hey Ginny"

"It's George isn't it?"

Hermione almost dropped her books, "What?"

"You like George! And he likes you too! You guys were late for dinner together the other night,"

"We were stud-"

"And I've seen the way you look at each other when you think no one is watching. Just talk to him Herm, I can tell that he likes you"

"But I can't"

"Yes you c-"

"No I can't...see...he...er...um..he kissed me the other day," Ginny's eyes widened.  "but I freaked out and just walked away!!! Now I don't know how to act around him or what to say to him at all!"

"Oh" Ginny said, still wide-eyed, "well I think you should talk to him, at least wish him good luck on the match against Slytherin or something, and then let him take it from there.". Hermione was about to respond but just then Ron, Harry, George, and Fred walked in from practice.

"Hullo girls" said Ron.

"Hey" they chorused. Hermione and George's eyes met, George smiled and to his surprise Hermione smiled back as the boys retreated to their dorms.

"Well Hermione, good luck with George. I'm going to bed".

"yeah me too, g'night Ginny. Oh and Ginny? Don't say anything please!?"

"You got it, night Mione"

               ~*~Meanwhile up in the 7th year boys dormitory~*~

          "Please tell me you were trying to make eyes at Hermione and not our sister." Fred said as they were getting ready for bed. George snorted, "Right Fred"

"Oh come on brother, you don't think I've noticed? I'm your twin, I can always tell what's on your mind."

"It's not like that at all Fred"

"Sure it is, you can admit it...your falling for your little brother and sister's best friend, 'the smart one', part of Harry Potter's infamous trio, and I will have to say that she is definitely the cutest of the three."

George laughed, "Right mate, if you say so."

"Oh I do.". George threw a pillow at Fred as they climbed into their beds.

            ~*~And in the 5th year boy?s dormitory~*~

          "Hey Ron, did you notice the way George was looking at Mione tonight?"

"Whaddya mean?"

"Well, I mean, do you think he might fancy her...they have been quite friendly with each other this year."

"Ha, have you gone mad Harry? She's not his type and besides; what would she see in George that's so special?" Ron sounded almost resentful with his last comment.

"You're right, I guess I'm just being stupid." Harry admitted, but he couldn't quite shake the feeling that something was going on between Hermione and George.. 'and is Ron jealous?' Harry thought incredulously as he crawled under his covers. 'Oh well'

"Goodnight Ron"

"Night Harry" said Ron, who was wondering if maybe Harry had been right about his brother and Hermione. And he was also wondering why he was feeling a bit jealous. 'I'm being stupid' Ron thought as he was drifting off to sleep, 'I'm just mad that Hermione hasn't had as much time to help us with our homework'.

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