A/N.- Finally managed to write something! And here it is. Y'know, exams can be quite a pain in the ass, especially when you get to do 3 on the same day. Sheesh! Now they crossed the line! OMG, I'm drifting away. So...hem hem...here is chapter 11, I hadn't had enough time to write, but I finally managed to complete it, please read, enjoy and review. Oh, and by the way, in the threat at the end of last chap, I was just bluffing, I'd rather delete the whole thing than let the Weasleys win, but you'll have to deal with 'em this chap, sorry, the truth will soon see the light...Ok, but enough for now, on with the story.

Disclaimer: Do I really have to write this? It's pretty obvious innit? J.K. Rowling owns the HP world, I just borrowed her work for this fic.

Chapter 11.- All lost in confusion.

Hermione was heading for the Head tower, with many questions in her head. She just couldn't find out what the hell had happened when she had been with Ron, and that frustrated her a lot.

"What the hell happened there, I just can't believe it…" She was complaining to herself in a perfectly audible voice "Dammit, I spoiled everything!"

"Oi, Hermione!" Malfoy saw her and got curious.

"What?" She said a bit too rudely, but when she saw Malfoy she chilled out. "Oh, sorry Draco"

"Doesn't matter…" He cut himself rapidly, since someone was coming. "Out of my way mudblood!" He said aggressively

"Excuse me? This isn't your castle" she feigned indignation.

When the first years that were passing disappeared around the corner Malfoy looked around for a door, found it, opened it and entered. Hermione followed, locking the door and adding a silencing charm.

"What is it Draco?"

"Dunno, just got curious, what's got you so frustrated all of a sudden?"

"Well…No, never mind"

"C'mon Hermione, you can trust me now, I swear…You can hex my ass to the next millennium if I tell someone if you want"

"Tempting offer" Hermione started teasingly, rubbing her chin "But, no, I guess I can trust you" She said shaking her head. "Well, you see, I'm just mad at myself for being a partycrasher" She said, a sad expression flying to her face"

"Partycrasher, I just don't get it Granger" Now it felt weird using her LAST name.

"Yeah, I was with Ron, and we were kissing" She blushed "But suddenly I started feeling weird, feeling like I was doing wrong, Dammit! I hate myself!" She finally said frustrated.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, did you just say RON?" The girl nodded "You mean Weasley?"

"D'you know any other Ron?" She asked

"Well, no, but…" He was just puzzled, but when he cleared his mind he finally caught up. "Please don't tell me they drank the love potion"

"And…uh…why were you both kissing?" He asked, earning him a hard slap on his head.

"Why would we you idiot? Why do you kiss someone?" She said, and Malfoy just kept thinking "Just don't say you love him"

"Because you love him, or her on your case, you dumbhead"

Malfoy's jaw dropped to the floor "you kidding me right?"

Hermione merely shot him an offended look. "OK, are you SURE you LOVE him?"

"Why wouldn't I Draco?" She said, and her little inside voice yelled for the umpteenth time "YOU DON'T HERMIONE!!! COME ON! LISTEN TO ME!!!" The little voice was quickly silenced by the potion in Hermione's body.

Malfoy gave up "I really don't understand you" He said heading for the door, when he got there he turned around and said "Just don't say I didn't warn you" after this he left.

He was walking without even looking around him, he didn't even know where he was going; he was just too immersed in his thoughts.

"Dammit! I sure warned her, and even though she took it…"

"Maybe it wasn't her fault, have you thought of that?"

"Dunno, she is too damn clever, she should've figured something out before…"

"Maybe, maybe she didn't even suspect it"

"I warned her"

"Well, yeah, but what about she had received something innocuous and Weasel King spilled the potion in it and she didn't even know"

"Probably" –sigh- "I just hope Potter hasn't drunk his, or their relationship, and many small secrets will just be gone"

He came out of his thoughts in the perfect moment to see Harry and Ginny holding hands, heading somewhere. His jaw dropped all the way to the dungeons (figuratively), if not lower still, then he just shut it closed, slapped his hand to his forehead and just left for the Slytherin common room.

"Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT! I can't believe that both drank the potions, it's all done for…that was one of the most powerful weapons against the Dark Lord and that little bitch destroyed it…SHIT!!!!"

He accidentally shouted the last word, and much to his dismay, Lupin was close enough to listen.

"What was that Mr. Malfoy?" He said (He usually used swearwords when it was only him, Harry and Hermione, but he was a teacher so…)

"Never you mind!" He spat, not registering to whom he told that, but when he found out, he went paler than usual (if it is even possible) "Sorry Professor" He added

"You know that won't do Mr. Malfoy, I'll be taking 10 points from Slytherin…and I need you to come with me to my office."

"Now I really did it…waaaait a minute, he's Harry's and Hermione's friend, maybe he can help me out…"

They entered Lupin's office, and when he and Malfoy were sitting, Lupin started.

"So, Mr. Malfoy, can you explain to me what happened?"

"I'm really sorry sir, it sort of slipped out…Listen" He said, getting straight to business "Ha-Potter and Granger are in deep trouble"

"Shit, I nearly used Harry's name; that would've been very stupid…What's wrong with me? And why do I excuse myself to this werewolf?"

"Trouble, of what sort?" Lupin asked worried.

"Oi, calm down, it's no life threat; it's just that they both drank a love potion brewed by the Weasleys"

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Where to begin…" Malfoy told him about seeing them both after they took the potion, his little intrusion in Myrtle's bathroom, and Ginny's constant flirtations when she was around Harry.

"Well, I can say you have shown your point, did you by chance recognize the potion?"

"No…sir" He added hastily "Wait…I do…it's called the 'Kotei Kannen Potion'"

Lupin raised an eyebrow "Ever heard of it"

Malfoy sighed "It's a very powerful love potion, well, it isn't love actually, it's obsession, but it was created in Japan by a witch geisha, and it is a right nasty piece of work"

"Why? How does it work?"

"-sigh- It makes the drinker become obsessedly 'in love' with the brewer"

"Most love potions do that" Lupin added

"Don't play the clever boy with me, Lupin, I know they all do that, just let me finish. That's not really the problem with this potion, y'know, the really bad deal is that there is no antidote to it"

"WHAT?" Lupin shouted rising to full height.

"Easy now, there IS a way to nullify the potion" Lupin arched his eyebrow "But it's not easier than killing a dragon with a pebble"

"What do you mean Malfoy?"

"The drinker has to give a kiss to the person he really loves, under the influence of the potion" He sighed deeply "That raises the chances from zero to the closest possible number to it"

"Hmm…I see…So, it's going to be a lot of work to get them to react"

"What? You're actually thinking of making them react?" Malfoy asked pretty surprised.

"Nope, they will come to their real selves before January, mark my words Malfoy" Lupin said smiling. "Now, I'd say you better head for your common room, before you get into more trouble"

"Yes sir, excuse me" Malfoy was making to leave when Lupin added

"And don't try to conceal your friendship with Harry from me, it's not working, but worry not, I'll tell no one."

"Th-thank you sir"

"Oh, and call me Remus"

"OK" Malfoy said, puzzled "excuse me"

"Certainly"

He left puzzled once, again, but now being careful to keep his mouth shut all the way to the Slytherin common room. When he finally got there, he sighed. It was one of the many things that had changed around there since he had returned. He had lost all of his followers in there, since everyone knew about his treachery to the Dark Lord (I mean, all of their parents were Death Eaters, how could they not know). "At least they haven't attacked me so far" He sighed again, said the password and entered.

He luckily saw no one, so he went straight to his bedroom, and threw himself into his bed.

"This ball is gonna be a pain in the ass" He thought darkly as he slowly closed his eyes. All of a sudden he woke up and checked his watch…it wasn't that late, it was 8 o'clock, and he had chance of being out on the halls until 9 o'clock. He had enough time; after all, she should be able to help them, he knew that for sure. He stood up, took his wand from his bedside table, pocketed it and headed out.

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Lupin was walking towards the Gargoyle that concealed the entrance to McGonagall's office, and when he reached, he said clearly the password (Edgar Cloggs) and was granted entry. He knocked the door at the end of the staircase and heard a voice call 'come in'. He entered and found the headmistress sitting behind her desk.

"Remus, what's wrong?" She asked when she saw the desperation drawn in Lupin's face.

"Oh, it's nothing Minerva, it's just that Harry and Hermione drank a very strong love potion"

"So it was true then?" A portrait asked.

"I am afraid so Everard" Dumbledore's portrait said.

"So, if Mr. Malfoy was correct, I shall assume he drank the Kotei Kannen Potion, right Remus?"

"I'm afraid so Minerva and the only way to nullify it is…" Remus began

"Is if Harry kisses Hermione out of his own will" Dumbledore finished for him. "Mr. Malfoy already informed us about that earlier, thank you Remus"

"I see, so what should we do headmistress?"

"Worry not, Remus. If they indeed love each other, that little something over Harry should help them" Dumbledore's portrait assured him.

"You mean that mistletoe he's got floating over him all the time"

"I do, Remus, and trust me; love is way stronger than obsession"

"I hope you're right Dumbledore" Lupin said sighing.

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Harry was heading for the Head tower with the same question in his head he had had for some minutes now. Why had he stopped? He loved her, she loved him, and they had known each other for years, so why did he ask her to stop? What had made him do so? He just couldn't forgive himself for doing that…but then there was his little inside voice, but what the hell was it saying, it sounded more distant than usual, and he couldn't tell what it was saying.

When he arrived at the tower he saw Hermione sitting in the couch, staring blankly at the fireplace, frowning and chewing on her lower lip, as she did every time she was immersed in deep though. Under different circumstances he would've asked her what was going on with her, but the potion made him practically oblivious to her existence. He was heading towards his room when he heard her call his name.

"Harry?"

"Hey, what's up Hermione?"

"Where were you?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Were you by chance with Ginny?"

"Uuh…yeah why?"

"Oh, it's nothing"

"Hmm…you aren't usually thinking about something like this, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing…wait…why aren't you with her anymore?"

"Do you really wanna know?"

"Maybe"

"Well, I just –sigh- I dunno, we were…doing something…private, but I just all of a sudden felt like…"

"Like you were doing something wrong?" Hermione interrupted

"Yeah, why?"

"Because I sort of felt the same when I was with Ron" Harry raised an eyebrow "Oh, but never mind, maybe I was just nervous."

"Maybe, y'know…" He stifled a yawn "I'm about to fall asleep right here right now, I guess I'll just go to bed" He said heading for his room, with his previous thought still in mind, now mixed with Hermione's voice still ringing in his ears.

Hermione kept thinking of what she had done with Ron, the way she had ruined everything, her conversation with Harry moments ago, and gently she fell into a troubled sleep in the common room couch.

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He was walking down a hall, trying to reach the person on the other end. That bloody corridor seemed to be endless, he was starting to lose patience, but she didn't seem to come any closer. He started running, desperately now, but he seemed to be unable to reach her. He kept running, cursing under his breath, and she finally started coming closer. He finally reached her. She was wearing a white dress, her long curly chestnut hair falling down her back, and was in bare feet. Wafts of her scent reached him, and he smiled when he recognized her sweet scent. He grabbed her hand and she turned around. She saw him, and smiled. He approached his face to hers, wanting to taste her lips, but he couldn't seem to be able to get any closer. He started drawing back, and as he did, she turned into sand and was blown away by an inexistent wind. He turned around, wishing to see who had done that, but as soon as he did, Ginny's lips caught his in a kiss, and he half-unwillingly slid his hands to her waist.

Harry woke up startled by the dream he had just had. What had happened? And why had he dreamt about Hermione, and most importantly, why had he tried to kiss her? "Lucky for me Ginny can't perform Leglimency, or she would jinx my ass to the next millennium" He thought thankfully.

He lit his bedside lamp by waving his hand in front of the already burnt candle wick (yup, he's mastered most basic charms wandlessly), and looked at his wristwatch.

"Holy shit…" He muttered. The clock read 3.40 a.m. He decided he couldn't sleep again, so with another wave of his hand the room's light turned on, he changed into his bathing suit, grabbed his towel and headed for the 'pool room'. He opened the room and looked around, not that he hoped to find anyone there so early in the morning.

Once he was 100 sure there was really no one there, he dived into the pool, and swam a few laps across it. He then just decided to rest in the bench that surrounded the pool wall, letting only his head out of the water. He sat there and the hot water relaxed him to the point that he fell asleep in there. He only woke up when a sweet scent he knew, but not recognized, reached his nose. He slowly opened his eyes, and regaining his senses turned around to the point where he heard ruffling clothes, just to find Hermione in nothing but her knickers and bra, taking of her shirt. He cleared his throat to make his presence clear.

Hermione startled and looked around at the pool, to see Harry's head poking out of the water, looking at her. She let out a small scream, and then she pulled her shirt and pants on her again.

"Oh my god! What are you doing here?" She asked quite annoyed as she threw her clothes back on.

"Well, I woke up bloody early, and came here…I guess I fell asleep" He said, and then frowned. "How come you didn't see me?"

"Well, to be honest, you're usually such a late sleeper that I didn't think you'd be here, so I just started undressing, not even looking around the room." She explained. "I guess I'll just go, so you can get out."

"Yeah, you could do that" He said.

Hermione left the room with her heart beating over 1000BPM (I think I exaggerated it a bit, hehe), and she waited about five minutes before entering again. When she did, Harry wasn't in the room anymore. She stripped completely and dove into the water, making a personal note to wear a bathing suit the next time she entered.

Harry walked out of the water, took his tower, dried himself and walked out the enchanted door that led to both rooms at the same time, and depending on who went through it, it would lead to the Head Boy or Head Girl dorm. He started dressing again and took his map out. He left the tower, and activated it. His eyes went to the Gryffindor tower. Ginny was in the girls' bathroom. He smiled, and try to picture her in there (what? He is a teenager, isn't he?), but the image of Hermione in her underwear flashed into his mind. He shook his head and headed for the Gryffindor tower, checking his map every now and then to check if she hadn't left, but she hadn't even left the bathroom when he reached the portrait of the Fat Lady.

He chuckled and thought "Thank goodness girls take such a bloody long time to get themselves ready"

"Password?" A voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"What?" He asked, but when he saw the Fat Lady he said "Adeste Fideles" She smiled and granted him entrance.

No one was in the common room, but as soon as he reached it, Ron was coming downstairs, heading towards the Great Hall, with a hungry look on his face that made Harry chuckle. Ron turned around to see who had done that, and saw Harry.

"Hey mate, what are you doing here?"

"Oh nothing really, just waiting for Ginny" Harry said airily.

Ron thought "Good, he ate his chocolates as well" and sighed then said "Good luck mate, she can take hours getting ready. I guess you will reach some dessert if she hurries." He said grinning.

"Oh, shut up now, Ron" A voice called from the spiral staircase that led to the girls' dorms. She beamed when she saw Harry. "Hi baby" She added in a sweeter voice.

"Hey Gin" He said, walked towards her, took her by the waist and kissed her.

When they broke apart she asked "Why are you here so early"

"Oh, now it's a crime to come fetch you so we can have breakfast together?" Harry asked, faking being hurt by the question.

Ginny laughed. "Of course not Harry, come on" She said.

Harry took her hand and walked towards the Great Hall, not releasing her once (Not that she wanted to be released, anyway).

They found a couple of empty seats together, and started eating. Everyone was whispering and pointing at them, and Ginny had to suppress a smirk. Harry on the other hand was so used to the whispering and pointing that he just ignored it, not registering what they said anymore.

Shortly afterwards, Ron and Hermione came together, making all of the other students point and whisper again.

"Gin" Harry called, when she turned around he continued "Why are they all whispering and pointing at me, again"

"Dunno" She said

"Gin?"

"Oh, all right" She gave in "they all point and whisper because they thought you were dating Hermione"

"Shall we shut them up?" He asked smiling.

"Sure, why not?" Ginny replied smiling.

They closed the remaining space and kissed, earning themselves some wolf whistles from the guys, and envious looks from the girls.

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Harry was on his way to their dancing lesson of that night, as well as Hermione. They happened to coincide in the room door. Harry opened the door, let Hermione in first, and then entered himself. McGonagall was waiting for them. The lesson started, and they regretfully danced with one another. Halfway through the song Hermione started feeling weird. She felt comfortable, she felt like this was what should be, not her going out with Ron…

"Why am I thinking like this? I love Ron, not Harry…but this feels so good…snap out of it!"

Harry was having more or less the same problem…

"God, this feels so OK, it should be like this all the…Oi! Snap out of it! You love Gin, not Hermione!"

When McGonagall saw them so troubled she guessed it was because the mistletoe and the Kotei Kannen were having a pretty big battle inside each one of them, so she called them to a halt and dismissed them.

They left together (they had to go to the same place mind you, since it was already 9.00 p.m) clearly avoiding each other, and immersed in their own thoughts. When they reached the stone door, Harry muttered the password; they entered and went to sleep without further ado.

A/N.- Mmm...K. This is it for now (I guess I say that every chap...oh well sigh). Just so you know, Kotei Kannen (the name of the love potion) comes from the Japanese, and it means "Obsession". I just happen to love Japanese culture, and am learning the language so I will sometimes be using some of it if you don't mind. Arigato for keeping up until now, if there's anything you dislike, or love, or think I should take away, just review and let me know...And talking about reviews, many people have told me how much they hate Ron and Ginny thanks to my story, I just want to say: Hold your Hippogriffs, my story ain't the absolute truth, I'm not J.K.R. If you wanna hate them as long as my story lasts, that's fine with me, It means I've wrote their characters well, If you hate the original ones thanks to this...that's your problem, not mine...Well, I hope I can at least keep the one-chapter-a-week pace, but I can't promise anything. Sayonara! Ibris out.