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Author's Notes: Thanks for reviewing everybody! I hope you like this chapter, it's a bit long, so enjoy!!

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1 Chapter 6: The Plan in action



They walked back through the portrait hole and pretended like nothing had happened.

Ron asked Hermione, "So, what was up with Harry?"

"Oh, he's just frustrated because he wants to be able to be with the girl he likes, just like you are with me." She replied. She wasn't lying either, he really was wishing that Hermione could be his and his alone. He really didn't want to betray his best friend, and he could only hope that Ron didn't find out about his true feelings for Hermione.

Ron called Hermione over to sit next to him and tried to put his arm around her. She flinched and just kept telling herself, "It's not Ron, it's Harry, it's not Ron, it's Harry." She cuddled with Ron for awhile on the couch before returning to her room for the night.

Harry had been sitting there watching the two of them on the couch the entire time. After Hermione went to bed Ron called him over, "So what really happened out there with you and Hermione? She seems to be opening up to me more!" Ron said, "It's obvious she wasn't telling me something, whatever it was man thanks, I hoped she'd be more forward with me."

Harry didn't know what to say back, how could he tell him anything that went on outside without making it sound bad. So he decided to say as little as possible, "No problem Ron, buds stick together. I'm tired though, see you later I'm off to sleep." Harry walked up to his room, his heart racing the entire way. He opened his chest and put his cloak away, wishing he could use it at that very moment to go just see Hermione, and be near her. He decided though he better just relish in his dreams for a while, and got ready for bed himself.

Ron followed a few minutes later and as both boys lade awake Ron asked Harry, "So , Harry , have you decided who you want to go to the Spring ball with yet? I saw some girls downstairs giggling and pointing at you, I think they like you, maybe one of them?"

Harry really hadn't given much more thought to his plan of actually asking a girl to the Spring ball. He tried to think, who would he feel safe with and not have any feelings towards, and be able to turn down easy after the ball. No names immediately popped into his head. He figured though he better lie to Ron so as to not make him suspicious, "Yeah, maybe I will ask one of them out, I've got a few in mind at the moment." Both boys talked into the night about the upcoming Spring ball, and how much fun it was going to be.

The next morning things started normal for Hermione, well as normal as things in her life were lately. She woke up and got ready for class, and then went to the common room to meet Harry and Ron.

"Good morning beautiful." Ron said.

Hermione blushed at such a compliment. Harry just smiled but said nothing towards her. He seemed really quite this morning for some reason. Ron put his arm around Hermione after they climbed through the portrait hole. On their way to breakfast Ron and Hermione chatted about the upcoming Spring ball, what they were going to wear, how they should match.

Hermione was playing along now, pretending like she really did like Ron. Harry just watched enviously as they all entered the great hall, Ron and Hermione hand in hand. Over breakfast Harry started looking around for girls to ask to the Spring ball, there was none really that interested him, she was to boring, she's a snob. He could only find a few girls he could find nice things about, and at that he felt it would be wrong to hurt their feelings to better himself.

The day went by slowly , every time Harry looked over at Hermione and Ron they were either kissing, or giggling to each other. By lunch Harry was getting really sick of this, Hermione was trying a bit to hard to be convincing in Harry's mind. "Would you two stop it!" he yelled at lunch across the great hall, much to everyone's attention.

Malfoy sneered from the slytherin table, "Weasley, for once I agree with Potter, will you and your mudblood girlfriend stop disgusting the rest of the hall, we're trying to eat."

Ron turned bright red, almost the same shade as his hair. Harry grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her outside.



"What do you think you're doing!!! Who are you trying to convince , yourself!! I said kiss him, not make-out with him every minute of the day!" Harry fumed to Hermione.

She looked sincerely hurt and sorry, "Harry, I really didn't mean to get so carried away, I just kept imagining your face there, and you shouldn't be yelling at me, this wasn't my idea!" she said.

"It may have been my idea, but how about I go back in there and tell Ron what really has been going on. " Harry said, "Then we can get this out in the open, I can't stand watching you kiss him, I thought I'd be fine, but it's driving me mad!"

They were lucky the corridor was empty and that no one could see them, because both of their emotions had been bottled up for too long. Harry grabbed Hermione around the waist and pulled her close to him, and kissed her passionately on the lips.

Hermione pulled away, "Harry we can't , not until after the Spring ball, I really wish we could and things had been different but they're not." She said. Harry dropped his head in frustration, it had been his idea after all, and he did know Hermione, she stuck to directions very well. "You're just going to have to accept me kissing Ron now, if I don't kiss him he'll know something's up, so please don't be mad about it." Hermione said.

She dragged him back to the great hall, where Ron had been just about to come looking for them. "Sorry Harry, forgot you don't have a girlfriend like I do, I get carried away at times." Ron said.

Harry couldn't help getting mad at seeing Hermione just relaxed as can be kissing his best friend. Just then Ginny sat down next to Harry, "Hey Harry, has anybody asked you to the Spring ball yet?"

"No, not yet Ginny, why do you ask?"

"Well, I.. um.. would you like to go to the Spring ball with me Harry?" she asked very shyly.

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So what do you guys think so far? Please Read and Review, this is my first fanfic, so I'd like some "positive feedback". Or negative even, any feedback is VERY welcome! : ) Also, I should have the next part posted in a few days…so what do you think will be Harry's answer to Ginny? Or what do you think it should be? Thanks to all of my wonderful reviewers, even the ones who multi reviewed so I would publish, sorry about the 25 review thingy, I didn't even review that chapter when I wrote it, kinda like this one, so I'm hoping I didn't screw anything up. Enjoy, and be looking for Chapter 7, Preperations