A/N I have finally decided who the man from Hermi's past will be! Yea! It
took a while, but PiPPin's Gurl and I finally got it figured out in
Murphy's seventh period class. I'm not sure what you'll think of it, but I
warn you, it *will* be a redhead, not necissarily a Weasley, but a redhead
none-the-less.
Disclaimer: Nothing.
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Hermione flew to a dark old house and entered through a window. She settled herself over a door in an abandoned nest, and sat down to wait.
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Ginny walked up to a dark, and slightly spooky house. It was in a run-down area of a Muggle town. As she walked through the door, Ginny noticed that there was a bird nest above the door frame and in it was an adorable fluffy little brown bird. She looked around. 'Where is he?' she thought desperately. 'If I don't get back to the castle by curfew, I'm gonna be in some massive trouble. He better show up quick!!'
"Ginny?" asked a deep, and v. sexy voice, making Ginny jump. "Is that you?"
"Yeah," she sighed in relief. "I'm glad you could make it. I wasn't sure you were coming."
"Well, I'm here," said the voice impatiently. "What did you what to talk about?"
"Come here," she said. "It's about that favour you owe me."
"Man," sighed the voice. "I knew those five-hundred galleons was gonna bite me in the butt some day."
"Bite you in the butt?" asked Ginny incredulously. "Where'd you get that one?"
"America," said the voice. "I learned a lot there."
"Like?" prompted Ginny.
"I'd rather not share," said the voice, and Ginny thought she caught a glimpse of red ears under even redder hair. "if you get my drift."
"Oh," said Ginny. "OH!" she added, realizing what he meant.
"Yeah, so anyway, what was the favour?"
"Oh, that. Well, you may not like it, but you don't really have that much of a choice."
"And how do you figure that?"
"I have blackmail on you, and besides, if you do it..." Ginny held up several pictures of the man wearing a kilt and a toga, both bright pink.
Hermione didn't hear Ginny finish her sentence, because she wa fighting to hold her Animagus form through her laughter. She slipped and nearly fell off her perch. When she had herself under control, she heard the stranger say, "Where did you get those?!"
"That doesn't matter, what matters is that I have them. You were drunk and you will pay for it."
"Fine. First let's make a deal."
"Okay, what do you say?"
"I do the favour and I get the pictures. No doubles, reprints, anything. I get the originals, all other prints, and the negatives, no questions asked, no one ever seeing them, to do with as I please. After I'm done, I no longer owe you a favour. We will be square."
"Fine."
"Good. Deal?"
"Deal."
They shook hands.
"Now, what do I have to do?"
"My dear brother Ron has broken her heart. He actually thinks that she was cheating on him with Draco Malfoy."
"Yikes."
"Yeah."
"But what does that have to do with me?"
"Well, we've decided to get back at Ron by having Herm insult her in front of the whole school. I've got a list of things for her to say, and one of them is 'the guy *I* see'...."
"And you want me to be that guy?" he said, folding his arms.
"Exactly. Because he won't believe her, so we need a hot guy, preferably one who owns a motorcycle. He has to be very good-looking of course, smart, funny, someone that Ron would actually believe she would go out with, and an alumni of Hogwarts who passed with top marks in all his classes."
"And I fit all the criteria?" he asked smugly.
"Yeah, and you're also *very* modest," said Ginny impatiently.
"I try."
"Great so, do you agree?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Not really, no."
"Then, yes."
"Goooood. Here's what you have to do. On the last day of term, be waiting just inside the gates next to your motorcycle. You should be there at about 10:15, that'll give us twenty minutes to carry out the plan. She's going to rag out Ron, then walk over to you. Herm is gonna walk right up to you, and you have to reach out and kiss her. Oh, and make it look real, will you? Don't just give her a peck on the cheek, I want to see some tongue slipping out of your mouth, and hold her close to your body."
"Ginny! Why do you always come up with such torrid love affairs to stick me in? You read to many Harlequines. You should write your own."
"How do you know I don't?" muttered Ginny.
"What?" he asked incredulously. "You actually write that trash?"
"Hey, I'm on the Liverpool Best Sellers List. Third for nearly five weeks!"
"Who are you?"
"Ever heard of Vinnia Lovewell?"
"Yeah..."
"Think about it. Well anyway, back to our job. The reason this is costing me a five hundred galleon favour, is that you might have to go out on a few dates with her, because if Ron sees one of you with another person, he'll know that something's up."
"Le sigh. I suppose I can do that. But what about the breakup? How do we manage that bit?"
"I'm still working on that one. But I promise, I will figure it out. You'll be able to get a different girl soon. We'll just have to wait for Ron to get another girlfriend, I think."
"And what if he doesn't get one for months and months?"
"Well, Herm works at Hogwarts, and she'll probably be in and out of the castle all summer. You work in China, so I don't think you'll really be seeing her that much."
"Well, I think that's all the details. I must admit, Gin, this is a really good plan. I think it actually has a slight chance of working."
"Wow. Thank you, oh great one. You vote of confidance is overwhelming."
"Well, I guess I'll see you later. Bye!" and he began to walk away.
As he was over the hills, he thought he heard her voice saying, "Bye....." but he couldn't hear her saying his name.
After he had walked away from the Muggle city, he Disapperated. The bird that Ginny had seen hopped onto the ground. It waited for Ginny to leave before turning into a tall, slender woman with a very curious expression on her face. "Hmmm," she muttered to herself. "Perfect Percy. Percy the Prefect. My boyfriend! Just my luck to get my old crush. Oh well. I hope he listens to Ginny's advice. 'Hi Perce!' I'll say, and he'll gab me and pull me into a kiss. Ron will gape at us as our tongues dance together in front of the rest of the students. Oh, it's gonna be fantastic!" she transformed back into the bird and took flight through one of the windows of the old house.
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A/N I hope you liked this, even thought it took me forever to get up. It's not very interesting so far, but I think it'll be a little better in later chapters. Don't worry, though, Perce isn't gonna do the deal, then split. This wouldn't be a romance fic if there weren't any real feelings involved.
Ahem! Thanks to the *two?!?!?!?!* people that reviewed in the first week!:
Caroline-I'm glad you like it, but are alright in the head? Draco just got Ron to break Herm's heart! He's a cold, heartless, jerk!
PiPPen's Gurl-Yes, I know you act like it! I deal with it every day! (just kidding!) No I don't want it to be Harry, for reasons I have already explained to you! Now listen up, this is important: KRUM IS NOT ALLOWED IN MY STORIES EXCEPT AS A BAD GUY, AND HERMIONE GRANGER DOES NOT LOVE THE BAD GUY! *mean and nasty* Clear? *sweet and innocent*
Disclaimer: Nothing.
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Hermione flew to a dark old house and entered through a window. She settled herself over a door in an abandoned nest, and sat down to wait.
*****************************
Ginny walked up to a dark, and slightly spooky house. It was in a run-down area of a Muggle town. As she walked through the door, Ginny noticed that there was a bird nest above the door frame and in it was an adorable fluffy little brown bird. She looked around. 'Where is he?' she thought desperately. 'If I don't get back to the castle by curfew, I'm gonna be in some massive trouble. He better show up quick!!'
"Ginny?" asked a deep, and v. sexy voice, making Ginny jump. "Is that you?"
"Yeah," she sighed in relief. "I'm glad you could make it. I wasn't sure you were coming."
"Well, I'm here," said the voice impatiently. "What did you what to talk about?"
"Come here," she said. "It's about that favour you owe me."
"Man," sighed the voice. "I knew those five-hundred galleons was gonna bite me in the butt some day."
"Bite you in the butt?" asked Ginny incredulously. "Where'd you get that one?"
"America," said the voice. "I learned a lot there."
"Like?" prompted Ginny.
"I'd rather not share," said the voice, and Ginny thought she caught a glimpse of red ears under even redder hair. "if you get my drift."
"Oh," said Ginny. "OH!" she added, realizing what he meant.
"Yeah, so anyway, what was the favour?"
"Oh, that. Well, you may not like it, but you don't really have that much of a choice."
"And how do you figure that?"
"I have blackmail on you, and besides, if you do it..." Ginny held up several pictures of the man wearing a kilt and a toga, both bright pink.
Hermione didn't hear Ginny finish her sentence, because she wa fighting to hold her Animagus form through her laughter. She slipped and nearly fell off her perch. When she had herself under control, she heard the stranger say, "Where did you get those?!"
"That doesn't matter, what matters is that I have them. You were drunk and you will pay for it."
"Fine. First let's make a deal."
"Okay, what do you say?"
"I do the favour and I get the pictures. No doubles, reprints, anything. I get the originals, all other prints, and the negatives, no questions asked, no one ever seeing them, to do with as I please. After I'm done, I no longer owe you a favour. We will be square."
"Fine."
"Good. Deal?"
"Deal."
They shook hands.
"Now, what do I have to do?"
"My dear brother Ron has broken her heart. He actually thinks that she was cheating on him with Draco Malfoy."
"Yikes."
"Yeah."
"But what does that have to do with me?"
"Well, we've decided to get back at Ron by having Herm insult her in front of the whole school. I've got a list of things for her to say, and one of them is 'the guy *I* see'...."
"And you want me to be that guy?" he said, folding his arms.
"Exactly. Because he won't believe her, so we need a hot guy, preferably one who owns a motorcycle. He has to be very good-looking of course, smart, funny, someone that Ron would actually believe she would go out with, and an alumni of Hogwarts who passed with top marks in all his classes."
"And I fit all the criteria?" he asked smugly.
"Yeah, and you're also *very* modest," said Ginny impatiently.
"I try."
"Great so, do you agree?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Not really, no."
"Then, yes."
"Goooood. Here's what you have to do. On the last day of term, be waiting just inside the gates next to your motorcycle. You should be there at about 10:15, that'll give us twenty minutes to carry out the plan. She's going to rag out Ron, then walk over to you. Herm is gonna walk right up to you, and you have to reach out and kiss her. Oh, and make it look real, will you? Don't just give her a peck on the cheek, I want to see some tongue slipping out of your mouth, and hold her close to your body."
"Ginny! Why do you always come up with such torrid love affairs to stick me in? You read to many Harlequines. You should write your own."
"How do you know I don't?" muttered Ginny.
"What?" he asked incredulously. "You actually write that trash?"
"Hey, I'm on the Liverpool Best Sellers List. Third for nearly five weeks!"
"Who are you?"
"Ever heard of Vinnia Lovewell?"
"Yeah..."
"Think about it. Well anyway, back to our job. The reason this is costing me a five hundred galleon favour, is that you might have to go out on a few dates with her, because if Ron sees one of you with another person, he'll know that something's up."
"Le sigh. I suppose I can do that. But what about the breakup? How do we manage that bit?"
"I'm still working on that one. But I promise, I will figure it out. You'll be able to get a different girl soon. We'll just have to wait for Ron to get another girlfriend, I think."
"And what if he doesn't get one for months and months?"
"Well, Herm works at Hogwarts, and she'll probably be in and out of the castle all summer. You work in China, so I don't think you'll really be seeing her that much."
"Well, I think that's all the details. I must admit, Gin, this is a really good plan. I think it actually has a slight chance of working."
"Wow. Thank you, oh great one. You vote of confidance is overwhelming."
"Well, I guess I'll see you later. Bye!" and he began to walk away.
As he was over the hills, he thought he heard her voice saying, "Bye....." but he couldn't hear her saying his name.
After he had walked away from the Muggle city, he Disapperated. The bird that Ginny had seen hopped onto the ground. It waited for Ginny to leave before turning into a tall, slender woman with a very curious expression on her face. "Hmmm," she muttered to herself. "Perfect Percy. Percy the Prefect. My boyfriend! Just my luck to get my old crush. Oh well. I hope he listens to Ginny's advice. 'Hi Perce!' I'll say, and he'll gab me and pull me into a kiss. Ron will gape at us as our tongues dance together in front of the rest of the students. Oh, it's gonna be fantastic!" she transformed back into the bird and took flight through one of the windows of the old house.
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A/N I hope you liked this, even thought it took me forever to get up. It's not very interesting so far, but I think it'll be a little better in later chapters. Don't worry, though, Perce isn't gonna do the deal, then split. This wouldn't be a romance fic if there weren't any real feelings involved.
Ahem! Thanks to the *two?!?!?!?!* people that reviewed in the first week!:
Caroline-I'm glad you like it, but are alright in the head? Draco just got Ron to break Herm's heart! He's a cold, heartless, jerk!
PiPPen's Gurl-Yes, I know you act like it! I deal with it every day! (just kidding!) No I don't want it to be Harry, for reasons I have already explained to you! Now listen up, this is important: KRUM IS NOT ALLOWED IN MY STORIES EXCEPT AS A BAD GUY, AND HERMIONE GRANGER DOES NOT LOVE THE BAD GUY! *mean and nasty* Clear? *sweet and innocent*