Chapter 25-Are you thinking of me? Like I'm thinking if you too.

Disclaimer:I fooled you all I'm not really Rowling. Don't be so gullible next time gwad!

First dates weren't usually this stressful, right? Hermione didn't remember them to be this stressful! Sure she hadn't gone on many dates, no one could when there was a war erupting around them. She and Ron were to meet in the entrance hall in half an hour and she still hadn't done her makeup of gotten dressed! Hermione wondered when she became such a girl. Bloody Lily.

Hermione, Lily, Ginny and Luna all were in Hermione's room trying to either tame her hair or pick a new outfit for her as the one she picked out wasn't 'date like' enough. And all this was going on as Hermione did a light natural makeup look, a bit of blush and mascara and a coral lip gloss.

Luna was on hair duty, trying to charm it into neat ringlets and not messy curls. Lily and Ginny were going through her cupboard trying to find a nice outfit.

"Well this top is nice." Lily held Hermione's tightest, most low cut top up-Ginny has given it to her for a birthday present in September. Hermione rolled her eyes at that, but knew protesting would be ignored.

"Oh I know you have a skirt that would look cute with those." Ginny ran out to go to Gryffindor tower. Ginny was referring to the skirt she had gotten Lily on her birthday.

"Shoes, shoes, shoes." Lily mumbled to herself. Hermione only really had two pairs of shoes, school and her trainers she wore when not in uniform. "Ah-ha." Lily said in triumph.

Lily pulled out a pair of pumps Hermine's mother had given her in September for her birthday.

"Ok I'm done. You look very lovely Hermione." Luna said stepping away from Hermione's hair. It was in her usual ringlets, but without the frizz.

"Thank you Luna." Hermione smiles softly.

"Aww, 'Mione. You look so nice." Ginny said walking back into the room.

"Thanks Gin."

"On go get changed we'll wait in the common room for the big reveal." Lily smiled.

Hermione sighed then started getting changed. Her shirt was a nice deep brown and had a low cut neck and exaggerated her waist, her skirt was Pastel pink and flared out cutely, her shoes were black and comfortable.

"Ok, don't laugh." Hermione said stepping out her bedroom door.

"We won't laugh!" Lily sounded offended.

"Ok…" Hermione walked down the stairs and into the common room.

"Oh my Godric!" Lily covered her mouth. "Hermione you look incredible!"

"You look very nice." Luna smiled.

"Hermione you're beautiful! Of course we knew that, but still!" Ginny beamed. Hermione felt herself blush.

"Thanks guys." Hermione knew her cheeks matched her skirt at this moment.

"Oh, you gotta go!" Ginny rushed Hermione our the common room. "Oh, I gotta go!" Ginny yelled, she was referring to Quidditch practice of course.

"Have fun." Lily and Ginny said in sing song voices.

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Ron was stressing. First dates weren't that bad! Ok he hadn't gone on many, What with the war and stuff, but they weren't that bad! Him and Hermione wouldn't have the awkward 'What's your job?' 'Nice weather.' Thingy Because they knew everything about each other. So why so nervous?

"You ready mate?" Harry asked from the Gryffindor boys dorm.

"Yeah. Just nervous, I don't know why." Ron shrugged.

"It'll go fine." Harry reassured.

"Yeah, she likes you too. Pretty obvious." James scoffed at Ron's obliviousness.

"Sodding hypocrite." Sirius whispered to Remus.

"I can hear you y'know." James three a pillow at Sirius.

"I know Prongs." Sirius said in a fake sensitive tone.

"Shut it Sirius." Harry three a pillow at him as well. "This is Ron's big day." Harry joked.

"I think we're a bad influence Pads." James smirked at Harry's jokes.

"Yes, yes we are." Remus smirked too.

"You gotta go Ron. Hurry up 'Mione is probably there already. And I've got to get to quidditch practice soon." Harry said shooing Ron out the room.

Ron sighed and walked down to the entrance hall. And just as Harry had predicted, Hermione was already there.

Ron's breath was knocked out of him as he saw her. It was the Yule ball all over again, when she had descended the steps on her beautiful dress and her hair put up in an elegant way and with a light amount of makeup-a but more than now. To day though, she was in a pretty pink skirt and a dark brown top that pulled attention to her waist. Wow, her waist. She was perfect, really.

Ron realised he was staring and had stopped in his tracks. He smiled at her and she returned it.

"Hey." He said.

"Hi. You ready?" She asked.

"Yeah, lets go." Ron held out his arm and Hermione linked arms with him.

They decided to walk around Hogsmeade for a while.

"Where first?" Ron asked. "And not the book shop."

"Fine." Hermione looked a bit put off by that. "Uhh...Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop I need to get Remus' present refunded as it was delivered broken."

"I need some new quills anyway." Ron said and they left towards the shop. "Then can we go to Zonkos, I need to get James a present."

"Oh yeah! I completely forgot that it's next weekend isn't it!" Hermione felt bad that the only birthday she had forgotten was James'.

"I only remembered because he keeps hinting." Ron laughed.

"He's so annoying." Hermione laughed.

"But you love him really." Ron joked.

"Doesn't mean he's not annoying." Hermione mumbled. Ron laughed at that and Hermione smiled.

Going to the shops was pretty uneventful, except the intern who had shipped off Remus' present shaking with fear and apologising over and over. They soon purchased their items and left to go to the three broomsticks.

Hermione and Ron sat down at a booth with their butter bears.

"They certainly are obvious." Hermione laughed at Ron's story of that morning.

"Yeah, I don't ge' how we're the obvious ones. At least we know about our feelin's"

"It is odd." Hermione agreed.

"How're the love birds doing on this fine afternoon?" James asked walking over to their booth and sitting next to Hermione.

"I think they're doing well, judging by the smiles on their faces." Sirius said sliding in next to Ron. Remus followed giving Ron and Hermione sorry looks. Hermione simply rolled her eyes.

"Well we just wanted to check up on you crazy kids." James smiled sweetly.

"JAMES FLEAMONT POTTER! You get back here right this instant!" Lily ran into the pub. And death glares James, Sirius and Remus.

"We simply were checking up on our dear friends Lily. Is that so bad?" Sirius put on his innocent voice.

"Yes, yes it is. Sorry Hermione, Ron." Lily nodded at them and grabbed James by his sleeve.

"Hey!" James protested.

"Let's go Pads." Remus did the same to Sirius.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Sirius said as he was pulled out the pub.

"Is there anything you wouldn't do?" Hermione retorted.

"Touché Granger." Sirius said before getting pulled completely out the pub.

"You lot ok?" Madame Rosmerta asked. "Sirius and James were always like that."

"Huh?" Hermione asked nervously. What if she tatted them out? They didn't want to make a big deal of it!

"Don't worry, won't tell a soul. It's just nice to have them back." Rosmerta smiled.

"You knew 'em?" Ron asked.

"Dated Sirius in fact." Rosmerta answered.

"Anyway point is, I won't tell anyone, just wanted to make sure you weren't purple or anything." Rosmerta winked at them and walked off.

"We have weird friends." Hermione sighed.

"You could say that again." Ron scoffed.

"I can't believe you did that." Lily hit James on the arm.

"Ow!" James rubbed his bicep.

"Sorry." Lily sounded only slightly sorry.

"You should be." James joked as he pouted.

"Don't pout at me." Lily joked back.

"But Lily." James whined.

"No excuses." Lily smirked as they joked.

"Can you two stop flirting for one second! There's some people here who are tragically single." Sirius said dramatically.

"We're not flirting." Lily blushed.

"You kind of are Lily." Remus said nervously.

"No." Lily retorted.

"We aren't flirting Sirius, we're just getting along now." James said, Lily could of sworn she heard disappointment in his voice.

"Sure." Sirius said sarcastically.

Maybe they were flirting, but it didn't mean anything...right? Ok so maybe Lily didn't hate James. Maybe she even liked him, but her flirting-accidentally flirting-meant nothing. She didn't LIKE like him, she just...didn't hate him. And so what if she liked him…maybe she did like him.

I think my chapters are getting shorter and shorter. Sorry if they are! I'm not ahead of the story yet so I have to write the chapter which takes a long time. I'll try and write some over the weekend, but I haven't had time for like two weeks.