A/N: Well, here it is again

A/N: Well, here it is again. I have had no time in my life lately, but I finally found some, so here it is! I hope everyone enjoys it! Please R&R!!! It is extremely important to my ego! Thank you!

This chapter is dedicated to – Nightfall – Thanks for all the great reviews and for writing your fabulous stories too!!!

Moonlight Shining

By Amanda H

Amy walked calmly into the Common Room. She did not feel hungry and wanted to change her robes before finding her friends. As she climbed through the portrait hole, she was immediately surrounded by Ron, Harry and Hermione.

"Where were you!?" Hermione demanded. "We were worried out of our minds when you didn't come back from the library last night, and then weren't here in the morning! Where have you been?" She asked hurriedly, dragging Amy over to a chair. She sat down and everyone followed, still staring at Amy.

"I. . . . I went running." She stammered. "They wouldn't understand. Besides, they'd probably kill Draco, or tell McGonagal." She rationalized.

"Last night?" Ron asked.

"Yeah." She shrugged.

"But you were dead tired." Hermione protested.

"Not tired enough. I'm a real insomniac." She explained.

"And this morning?" Hermione pressed.

"Running again. I have far too much energy." She grinned.

"Not believing it. Where are your running clothes?" Harry asked suspiciously. "I've lied too many times about where Ginny and I have been to buy this." He thought.

"Ummmm," Amy had no answer for that question.

"Umhum." Harry mumbled nodding. "Do you want to tell us where you really were?" He asked. Ron tapped his foot impatiently on the ground.

"Not really." She answered quietly.

"Leave her alone." Hermione scoffed. "Come on Amy. Let's go up to our dorm." Hermione suggested. They stood and Hermione followed Amy up the girl's staircase.

"I guess it's girl's ears only." Ron shrugged.

"Yup." Harry answered, however, in his mind he was still turning over Amy's absence.

Hermione and Amy sat down on Amy's bed.

"So?" Hermione asked expectantly.

"Well," Amy glanced around.

"Malfoy?" She asked, eyes jumping with excitement.

"YES!!!!" Amy squealed. "But I don't know if this is a good thing."

"Why not? What happened?" Amy proceeded to explain the entire event to her friend, who sat and watching until she was finished.

"That's kind of sweet." She said, wrinkling her nose. "But more disgusting."

"I know how you guys feel about Malfoy, and I thought I felt the same way, it's just that, I don't know! When I'm around him my heart rate seems to jump 1000 kilometers per hour and I feel like floating on air. But, the worst part is, I'm definitely not sure but, I think he might be feeling a bit the same way." She ventured hesitantly. Hermione grinned broadly and hugged her.

"But that's great!" She laughed.

"No it isn't! For one it's Malfoy, and two no one's ever felt that way about me before. I don't know how to act, I'll screw it up!"

"You will not. Besides, doesn't this sounds exactly like a conversation we had a few weeks ago?" Hermione suggested raising her eyebrows.

"Yes, and we both know how well that turned out." Amy sighed.

"This is completely different." Hermione scoffed.

"But you just said they were the same!" Amy said exasperated.

"No, I said your lack of self-confidence was the same." Hermione sighed. "Act naturally and do what you want to. Don't let him intimidate you. Just be you. If you're right then he'll ask you out." She explained.

"And you're an expert on this?" Amy said skeptically.

"Since I got a boyfriend, yes."

"No. But I'll try anyway. What else can I do? I just hope he comes near me again. I mean I've yelled at him several times already."

"Yes, but this is Malfoy. If he wants something, he won't give up until he has it." She scoffed. "Oh! That didn't come out right!" She gasped reproachfully.

"Don't worry about it. I get the point." Amy laughed.