Hermione sat next to Ginny in the Gryffindor Common Room. "I love your hair," Hermione told her. She had been silently brushing Ginny's hair for the past few minutes. "It's so straight. It's perfect."
"Thank you. You know, your hair doesn't look that bad anymore. Remember when you were in your second year? Your hair was so bushy. It's amazing how it just lays in curls now." Ginny turned around to face Hermione. "So tell me. What is your costume exactly? Is it sexy?"
Hermione smiled at her. "Wouldn't you like to know." She playfully punched the other girl in the arm. "Actually it's more-"
"Hey Gin!" Harry came up to the two.
"Harry!" Ginny frowned at him. "Hermione was just about to tell me what she was going to be for Halloween!"
"She's going to be the lady of darkness," Harry pointed out. "She told us already. And I think she will play the part really well." He stared at Hermione. Harry mouthed the words 'did you tell her?' Hermione pretended not to notice. She hadn't told Ginny yet, but what did it matter? Harry wasn't going to survive past tonight so it wouldn't make much of a difference anyways. Better let the girl think she was his world when he died.
"And don't you forget it," Hermione laughed. "I'll see you guys later tonight at the dance. I have some last minute changes I want to make to my costume."
"See you Hermione," Harry and Ginny called after her.
"Yeah." She turned back and walked over to them. "I love you guys. You know that?" Hermione pulled them into a hug.
"Woah. What're the hugs for?" Ron had just walked down the stairs. "Where's my hug?"
"Hey Ron." Hermione pulled him into the hug as well. "I don't think we tell each other that enough."
"I don't think anyone has ever said that," Ginny thought out loud. "We should say it more."
"Okay. I'll see you guys at the dance later. Don't be too surprised. Oh. And Harry- don't forget your wand." She warned him of the future even if it wasn't directly. She didn't want to feel like the reason her best friend had died. It wouldn't seem right to her.
Author's Note: I'm sorry this was such a short chapter. I'm getting ready for a long one and I didn't want to give away what her outfit looked like in this chapter.
