A/N: I was half asleep when I wrote this so if it's terrible, I'm really sorry.

It was Friday. It was finally Friday. Ginny had spent the entire school day imagining what a great time she was going to have with Hermione…or what would happen if they had no chemistry…or if Hermione just spent the entire time talking about this mystery girl that she was so head-over-heels for…or if Hermione just thought they were friends and this was in no way, shape, or form a date. Needless to say, she'd gotten very little done in school, but she got through the day without getting into any trouble.

Ginny had set everything up with Hermione at their last tutoring session. Hermione was going to pick Ginny up at 5:30. The play started at 7:00 and they were going to eat afterwards. The dress was casual, so Ginny put on a tight t-shirt and jeans, and she pulled her hair back in a pony tail like she always did. She hoped that Hermione wouldn't dress nicer than that because then she would have to go back and change…and that wasn't a good impression to make.

Ginny was getting ready when she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in Ron!" Ginny yelled.

Ron walked in and looked at his sister. "You look…nice."

"You sound surprised," Ginny said.

"No, I'm not exactly surprised; it's just that you don't usually dress so nicely on a first date. It's usually a bikini top and some underwear."

Ginny picked up a pillow from her bed and threw it at him. "First off, I don't wear that, and you know it. Second, I'm trying to dress a little more appropriately because I'm going to a play." Plus, I'm seriously trying to impress Hermione with more than my ass.

"Hey, I'm not complaining. I hate watching guys and girls drool all over you. It's just plain weird. You'll always be, like, three in my head. You're my little sister."

Ginny smiled. "You're always looking out for me Ron." Ginny continued to get ready.

"So, what's this girl's name?" Ron asked. Ginny got quiet. She, for whatever reason, couldn't think of a good name. "Oh God, please don't tell me you don't even know her name."

"No! I know it. It's…Mildred." Mildred? That's all I could come up with?

"Mildred? That doesn't sound like your type. Then again, you did date a girl named Luna, so I guess Mildred isn't so bad."

"Shut up!" Ginny laughed, happy that her brother was buying her date with Mildred.

"What's she like? Tall? Fat? Thin? Anything?"

"She's extremely attractive, and that's all you need to know."

"Geez, someone's being secretive. Maybe you'll tell Fred and George when they're in town next week and I can squeeze it out of them."

"Fred and George are going to be in town?!" Ginny asked, excited. Ginny loved Fred and George. They'd managed to get into almost as much trouble as she had in high school. They understood Ginny like only Ron and Harry did.

"Yeah…but that was supposed to be a surprise for your birthday, so don't tell Mom and Dad I told you that."

"I promise my lips are sealed. I won't say a word." Ginny flashed her brother a smile.

"Okay, I'm leaving. You're date's definitely picking you up here, right?" Ginny nodded. "Okay. I'll call you when I need you to head home. Don't be late."

"I swear I won't be. What're you gonna do while you're out?

"You know, you're not the only one that can get a date," Ron said as he walked out the door. Ginny laughed. He always said he had a date and he never did. He'd probably go to dinner and a movie by himself, which made Ginny a little sad.

Ginny spent a few more minutes getting ready, then she spent the rest of her time going over the not-date in her head. She was going to be cool and suave and interesting. She basically had the entire evening planned out in her head, until she got a call on her phone from Hermione. Ginny picked up the phone.

"Hey Hermione. What's up?"

"Hey Ginny. I'll be there in about five minutes. Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I'm good. I'm goody good good."

"Well…I'm glad to hear that. I'll see you in a few."

"Okay. Bye." Ginny hung up the phone. Yeah, that was smooth.

Ginny went downstairs and waited outside for Hermione to show up. Ginny finally saw a car pull up and Hermione stepped out of it. Hermione was wearing a green button-up top and a long skirt.

"Wow," Ginny said. "You look…amazing."

"You don't look too bad yourself," Hermione said with a smile. "We should probably get going or we're gonna be late."

Ginny just nodded and got into the car. She was completely dumbstruck by the situation. She was going on a date-like event with the most beautiful girl she'd ever chased after. They pulled away from the driveway and drove in silence for a while. Ginny finally broke the silence.

"So, what are we seeing tonight?" she asked.

"Godspell. My friend Dean Thomas is playing Judas. He made me promise that I'd see it while it was in town."

"Oh," Ginny said. "Will he be coming with us to dinner?"

"Oh no. He's got other plans. It'll just be you and me for dinner tonight." Ginny smiled. "We're here." Ginny got out of the car and opened Hermione's door for her. "Thank you, Ginny, but you didn't have to do that."

"No problem Hermione." Does she think I'm trying too hard? Am I trying too hard? I think I'm over thinking. Ugh…

Ginny and Hermione were a little later to the play than expected, so they walked in only moments before the play began. They watched it in mostly silence. About halfway through, Ginny got up the courage to grab Hermione's hand. Hermione didn't push it away. She just smiled and continued to watch the play.

Well, she didn't seem unhappy to have me hold her hand. Yeah, this is definitely a date…unless she's one of those people that holds her friends' hands. In that case, it could go either way.

The play ended and the two girls walked outside.

"So what did you think?" Hermione asked.

"Honestly, it was better than I thought it would be. I'm not big on musicals."

Hermione smiled. "I love musicals. They're my favorite. I just love to curl up on the couch and turn on Singin' in the Rain and fall asleep watching it."

"Really?" Ginny said. "I took you more as the curl-up-with-a-book type."

"Oh, I'm that, too. I've got lots of interests." The girls smiled at each other. This time, Hermione grabbed Ginny's hand.

Okay, if this isn't a date, than I don't know what the hell is. This is the best thing EVER!

Ginny and Hermione walked to the restaurant where they were eating dinner and they made small talk. About halfway through dinner, Ginny brought up the question that had been bugging her since the beginning of the night.

"Um, you mentioned before that you were interested in someone. Do I know this someone?" Ginny asked.

Hermione laughed. "How would you know her? You don't know any of the people I hang out with outside your brother."

Ginny laughed, but was disappointed that she wouldn't be able to find out who this girl was without revealing her intentions, and she still wasn't 100% sure this was a date.

Just then, Ginny felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. She had a text from Ron.

K, TIME 2 COME HOME.

Ginny closed her phone angrily.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked.

"Oh, that was Ron. I need to go home now."

Hermione seemed a little disappointed. "Oh, okay. I'll give you a ride." Hermione and Ginny left the restaurant and drove back to Ginny's house. They sat in the driveway for a minute.

"I had a lot of fun tonight," Hermione said. "I haven't had that much fun with anyone in a long while."

"Yeah, me too. It was fun." Okay, you can do this… "We should do it again sometime."

"Absolutely. Just call when you're free."

Ginny celebrated her small victory in her head. "Okay, well I'll see you next tutoring session, okay?"

"Yeah, I'll see you then. Bye, Ginny."

"Bye, Hermione," Ginny said, getting out of the car. "Oh, and Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Was this a date?" Ginny asked.

"I'd say it's safe to say this was a date. Just…don't tell your brother. I don't think he'd be too thrilled with that. Oh, and don't think that this means we're just gonna be all flirty when I tutor you."

"We kind of already do," Ginny said with a chuckle.

"Okay, then we won't be more flirty than we already were. We clear?"

"Yes, Hermione," Ginny said with a smile. "One more thing, though." Hermione looked at Ginny. "Would you mind if I kissed you?"

Hermione smiled. "I've kind of been waiting for you to do that all night."

Ginny smiled and got back into the car. She leaned in and kissed Hermione. It was a slow, very innocent kiss, but it still made Ginny's head spin. Ginny pulled away.

"Goodnight, Hermione. I'll see you around." Ginny got out of the car and walked to her front porch and waited for Ron to get home. The entire time. She thought of her kiss with Hermione. It was by far the least she'd ever done with a girl on the first date, but it was still special. Eventually, Ron showed up.

"Ginny? You got home before me?" Ron asked in disbelief.

"I told you I wasn't gonna screw you again. I promised." Ginny walked into the house with a huge grin on her face. She said hello to her parents, then went up to her room. Ron kept asking her questions, but she was so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she barely heard him.

I'll fill him in later. For now, I'm just gonna bask in my happiness. I can't believe I kissed her. She's so into me…and I'm so into her. This has to have been the best day of my life.