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A/N~ this is the third chapter of the day. *whew* But at least I've spotlighted all three couples. I think we only have a few chapters left and at some point, I am gonna slip a little touch of Haphne in there. *smiles* So now, on with the story. Please let me know what you think.

Draco and Hermione lay in his bed, bodies slotted together, while hands gently roamed, their voices low, the conversation slightly melancholy. It was Saturday night and, until Hermione had shown up, Blaise and Draco had taken it upon themselves to provide Firewhiskey and an ear to their friend. Theo, for his part, was now passed out cold in the Slytherin common room and Blaise had left, just as soon as his friend was safely conked out.

"Why didn't Theo ask, Draco," Hermione pondered.

"I don't know. He just assumed that she knew, I think. The way she informed him was pretty rough and, well, just like me and Blaise, Theo tends to keep his emotions close to the vest." Draco stroked her back and thought for a moment before breaching the silence, once more. "I mean you and me? What we have is far different and, now, much easier than either Blaise and Ginny or Theo and Luna. We know we are bonded and meant to be. They don't."

The blond felt it as Hermione nodded against his chest. "Yeah, Luna knows she screwed it up. Just like she knows she should have made the first real move if Theo wasn't going to." She shifted and sat up, her hand still on Draco's chest. "I told her to keep her date, you know. I figured that if she wasn't sure of her feelings for Theo, she should keep her engagement."

Draco could only agree and before too long, the conversation had been dropped as the couple reaffirmed their love for one another with kisses, soft caresses and a joining of their bodies. They were lucky and they knew it. It just sucked that their friends couldn't have what they had.

Sunday morning dawned clear and bright. The Great Hall was filled with talk and laughter but as Luna rose from the Ravenclaw table and began her trek toward Theo and the other Slytherins, a rolling silence followed her. Since Theo's back was toward the rest of the Hall, he did not know that the blonde was headed his way and probably would have left had he but known it. As for Draco and Blaise, they saw her but said nothing. Both of them had been apprised of the situation by their respective women and there was no way they were going to stop what was about to unfold.

As Luna reached the trio, she allowed one slim hand to fall upon the lanky young Slytherin's shoulder. The young wizard turned around to see who had accosted him and was met by a searing kiss, one which ended with the girl firmly on his lap. He couldn't, didn't, say anything, only waited with an arched eyebrow. Luna took that moment to break the silence, her soft voice easily heard by everyone who happened to be nearby.

"You never asked but that doesn't matter because I've already seen it. You are meant for me as much as I am meant for you. Now stop being a dick and tell me that you know."

Theo's friends could do nothing but laugh. After all, they'd seen Theo over the long weekend and they knew that the woman on his lap was who the lanky man wanted. It was up to him now to solidify but just to make sure that he did so, Blaise kicked him and underlined it with an arched eyebrow. Draco added his own smirk.

"Did you enjoy your date, Luna?"

"Not really," was her airy reply. "Neville is a good man but he is not my happily ever after. It should have been you."

"I know," Theo concurred. "No more of this running off with other men."

Luna nodded but then repeated her earlier statement. "Now, tell me you know."

Theo smiled, sweetly. "Of course, I know. I was just waiting for you to catch up."

Luna kissed him again and scooted from his lap to the bench and from the bench to her feet. "It is good the cupids aren't out now and I do believe that we won't have any bumble infestations. Meet me in the Room of Requirement after dinner and I will show you why you should have said something much, much sooner."

With that, that blonde Ravenclaw swayed away and Theo turned back to face his friends, a wicked smirk adorning his lean features.

It was Draco who summed it all up, "Well, mate, seems like you have a good night lined up. Just think, you have all day to plan for it."

Later that same evening, Blaise and Ginny curled up together on a blanket near Black Lake, an empty picnic basket set off to the side behind them. A Disillusionment spell, as well as a Silencio, wrapped the couple in privacy as both young people were nude and relaxed, their hands stroking softly over exposed flesh.

Blaise broke the silence with a soft sigh and a kiss to the top of his woman's head. "Ginevra, do you think we are well suited enough to spend our lives together?"

Ginny shifted and raised her head to look into the dark eyes of her significant other. "I think so Blaise but why do you ask?"

"Why do I ask? You are a very intelligent witch. You know what the reason is."

Ginny smiled and rose up to her knees, her pale, lightly freckled skin gleaming against the setting sun. With nary a thought, she straddled the caramel shaded man and leaned down to press a sweet kiss to the fullness of his lips, her straight red hair a curtain to encompass their features.

"It only works if you have a ring for me, love."

He smiled and thrust gently against her, the hardening length of his desire slipping against her core. "Oh, no worries. The ring will be forthcoming."

Soon enough, the pair had reversed positions and Blaise had slipped inside the heated core of his unofficial fiancee'. Neither gave any more thought to anything beyond their little bubble of peace and not long after, the sound of moaning filled the air.

It was a very good night.