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Ittalic are thoughts, flash backs or dreams

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The next week at school was both better and worse for Hermione and Ginny. It was better because they spent much more time together; but worse because Malfoy and Ron had seemingly got together and decided to both mock and annoy them. They constantly popped up the second that the two had a little more than a few minutes alone, seemingly bent on bothering them - Malfoy more maliciously than Ron, of course. Ron was really more of an annoyance more than anything, with his obvious crush on the bushy-haired girl was becoming ever more apparent.

It had been a week since their after-school tour of the town together and the two boys were starting to get to Ginny. All the redhead wanted to do was have a nice chat with Hermione and maybe get her to agree to meet up and go out somewhere over the weekend - just as friends of course - but every time she had mustered up the courage to ask, the blond jackass or her idiot brother turned up almost out of nowhere. It had happened yesterday; Hermione and Ginny had organized (during a history lesson) to go to the library at lunch to study for the upcoming biology test. unfortunately the buffoon she reluctantly admitted being related to must have overheard; for after ten minutes after they arrived, Ginny's question was on the tip on her tongue - and just as she was finally about to ask he sauntered in and sat down at their table, closer than needed right next to Hermione, asking if he could study with them.

"You're not even in our class, why would you be studying with us?" Ginny asked. She sounded a little harsher than she had wanted, but the sight of Ron so close to the bushy haired girl was maddening for her.

"What are you playing at? I'm in your history class, we were just there!" Ron replied as if she'd gone mad - also with a smug little smile, as if he'd caught her out.

"Um, actually Ronald, we're studying for our biology class with Snape. We have test coming up soon and we want to be prepared." At Hermione's explanation his face fell for a moment before brightening up again.

"Well I can just help you two study then, the more the merrier and all that." The boy looked proud of himself for thinking up what was, in his mind, a brilliant plan.

"I guess that's OK, but we're just going to be reading for the most part and going over homework and such." Hermione said before Ginny could tell her brother off. "We won't need your help."

Ron simply nodded his head and said that was fine. Of course being who he was, Ron couldn't take the hint - even this, the most glaringly obvious; that they wanted silence so they could concentrate. No, Ron being who he is, was, within five minutes, asking Hermione questions that had nothing to do with school. In fact most of his questions were about her likes and and dislikes and such. Ginny would have blown a fuse if it wasn't for Hermione looking at her, telling her silently to calm down, each time a question was asked.

"So do you like any sports? I'm a football fan myself." Hermione rolled her eyes at the question, especially since she had politely asked him to stop talking about eight times.

"No I'm not a sports fan, not at all, and no I shall never be before you ask. And I've already told you to be quiet more than enough times Ronald, If I have to tell you one more time, I'd appreciate if you'd just leave! You've already wasted more than half of our lunch time; I don't know about you, but your sister and I would like to do well in school. Now be quiet!" With that Hermione got up from her seat and moved over to Ginny's side of the table taking the seat next to her and asking her a question on their homework. Ron, thankfully for the two girls, was so offended by Hermione's rejection that he left after that. Unfortunately for Ginny, her brother's actions meant they were now behind; they had to concentrate on their work, and a chance never presented itself to ask Hermione if she wanted to hang out over the weekend.

It was sixth period, Spanish class, and Ginny was determined. She was going to ask Hermione out on a non-date even if it killed her, or better yet whoever interrupted her. Ginny was so focused on making a plan on how to ask the brunette out that she didn't remember anything that was said or done in class; she didn't pick up a word of what was said by the teacher. It was that inattention that gave her a way to start a conversation, so after the bell rang to signal the end of class, Ginny immediately packed up and went by Hermione.

"Hey, Hermione, I was wondering, did you get any of what we did today?"

"Yes, actually I've had this class before, but the upper classes were all full, so I'm doing it again... it's one is a piece of pie." Hermione responded with a small smile, to show she wasn't being haughty.

"Oh well sorry miss smarty pants," Ginny teased with a soft smile of her own, showing the other girl she wasn't jealous of her intelligence like many other the other student body. Actually over the few weeks the brunette had been attending the school ah had, on more than one occasion, been accused of being quite the show off and know it all by many of her peers - including Ron, which was something Ginny didn't really understand. The dolt want her to like him, yet he insults her for being amazingly smart. How thick can you get? But whatever, as long as his idiocy continues, Hermione will avoid him like the plague - which works perfectly for me.

"Oh shush you, now what was the point of your question?" Hermione's lovely voice broke Ginny's inner babble.

"Well, I didn't really understand much of it. I was wondering if you could help me out with it. And since it's Friday and its a bit too short notice to meet p tonight, I thought it'd be more prudent to meet up over the weekend and work on it? We could do our homework for history and chemistry too, if yo don't mind helping me out." Ginny rushed through her words, trying to curb the enthusiasm in her voice so she didn't scare off the older girl.

Hermione giggled at the red heads ramble and nodded her agreement, "That would be lovely Ginny. You could come over to my house tomorrow afternoon, I could make us some lunch and then we could study and do our homework."

"Yeah that'd be nice. And then maybe we could just hang out or go shopping again. I'm sure we would have time to go, considering doing school work with you would most likely take up an hour or two at most." Ginny said half jokingly, half seriously. Hermione just laughed and started walking towards the front of the school with the taller girl to wait for her parents.

"OK, it's a study date then. I'll just tell my parents of my plans, I'm sure they won't mind since it'll be for school, bt they'll appreciate me checking. Also since they both have work tomorrow and they don't enjoy leaving me by myself for the day, they'll be your new fan club" Hermione told Ginny and they both chuckled at the thought of the two adult Grangers worshiping the lean redhead for keeping their daughter company on a Saturday.

"OK then, see you tomorrow! I can't wait." Ginny smiled. With that the two girls parted ways, each stepping into their respective cars that were waiting for them. Both girls wore wide grins on their faces the whole ride home.

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