Author's Note: Hello again everyone! I have experienced a horrid case of writers block and I'm still not completely over it. I feel that, somehow, that last chapter was simply not up to par. If any of you have suggestions for changing it, please leave it in your review *hint* or e-mail me. Ummm…let me see. Oh yes! The ending of that chapter is not a cliffhanger. I meant for it to be that way. You can just use your imagination as to what happens to Peter. I kinda feel sorry for the poor wretch. (Not.) Please R/R. On with the show!

The Sisterhood

~Kisses and Slumber Parties~

At dinner that evening, Ron sat staring at Harry as he ate. Everyone was taking their meals in their common rooms because the thrones used for the trial could not be taken down without the help of the individual members of the Sisterhood, and they refused to leave Ginny's side. Ron was worried about his sister, but as of now he had some pressing business to attend to. Without the Ginny's 'sisters' breathing down his neck, he could ask Harry some questions without the fear of being torched alive or blown out of Hogwarts.

"Harry?"

"Mmmm?"

"What exactly was that display upstairs?"

Harry swallowed. This is what he had been dreading. 'Let's think of a good answer, shall we?'

"I…ummm…well…"

'Bloody brilliant.'

"You kissed my sister. Why?"

'Because I am deeply, insanely in love with her, you idiot!' is what Harry would have really loved to say, but he didn't feel it was wise in this particular situation. Not unless he wanted to be choked with his spaghetti, that is. As he silently prayed for deliverance, Ron grew more agitated.

"Isn't it obvious?" Came a voice from the stairs. Harry sighed. He must think Hermione for being the answer to his prayers.

"Hermione, this isn't your conversation." Ron seethed.

"Since when has that stopped me?" she asked, with a smirk on her face.

Ron glared at her. Hermione walked up to Ron and that a look of maddening superiority on her face she….



Author: I think I'll just end it here. What do you think, readers?

Readers: Do you have a death wish?

Author: Heh…Heh…perhaps not.



Kissed him. Ron's eyes flew open as Harry tipped his own chair over. The occupants of the common room stared at the loud 'thunk' noise that came from it. No one was expecting what they saw. Harry Potter was lying on the floor staring up at the ceiling and Hermione Granger, the genius prefect, was practically snogging Ron Weasley. When Hermione finally ended the kiss, Ron was still staring in surprise. She took a deep breath.

"Why did I just do that?"

"To give me a heart attack." Harry answered, seriously. Ron seemed incapable of any coherent speech. Hermione sighed at Harry's complete lack of romantic inclinations. How did Ginny fall for him? She would have to ask.

"No, you idiot. I did it because my heart told me to." She turned to the common room. "Yes, that's right. I am in love with Ronald A. Weasley. Go back to your suppers." Not wanting to invoke the Prefect's wrath, the occupants turned to their respective plates.

"Hermione…"

"Ron. It is obvious to me as well as to the rest of the Sisterhood that Harry loves Ginny. YOU should be HAPPY about this, seeing as it is your best friend and not…oh…Malfoy. Heaven forbid."

"Hermione…" Ron tried again.

"Besides, Ginny's not a baby anymore. She's the ruler of her own planet for creation's sake!! It would probably not be a good idea to upset her by bothering Harry, as you have seen what she does to Malfoy. And…"

"HERMIONE GRANGER!"

"What?"

Ron took hold of her tie (AN: Yes, tie. It's apart of the uniform remember?) and pulled her close.

"I love you, too." With that he captured her mouth in a kiss that surprised her as much as she had surprised Ron. The common room erupted with your normal whistles and cat calls. When Hermione was released, she turned around and in a very flustered voice said:

"Oh, do be quiet!" She then pivoted on her heel and marched up the stares to the girl's dormitory. Ron loosened his tie and looked at Harry, who was righting his chair.

"Well, I guess that settles that, doesn't it?"

"I suppose it does." Harry replied, still a bit shocked at the evening's events.

"Chess?"

"Sure."

And so, with amazing nonchalantness, they carried on the usual game of Ron beats the living crap out of Harry in chess.

Meanwhile, in the 5th year girl's dormitory…

"Well, what about it?"

Unknown to the boys downstairs the entirety of the Sisterhood had formulated this plan with Hermione. Haruka strongly favored beating Ron up for meddling in Ginny's business then blasting Harry for kissing her, but that plan had gaping holes in it seeing as Ginny happened to love her brother and it was ~she~ that had kissed ~Harry~. Grumbling, the Princess of Uranus listened as Mina revealed a plan that would not only shake Ron up a bit, but it would also end this particular matchmaking mission (she left that last part out). Hermione was quite reluctant about the whole thing at first, but with much prodding from Rei and Michiru, agreed. She now had to answer Hotaru's question.

"I did it."

"Did it work?" Ami asked.

"Uh-huh."

"Oooh! Time for kiss and tell!" Mina giggled delightedly.

"I don't know…" Hermione said.

"Oh, come on. We'll make a good old fashioned slumber party out of it!" Serenity insisted.

"Oh, yeah! Dumbledore is going to have that ball in Ginny's honor, right Setsuna?"

Setsuna nodded.

"What ball? Why for me?" Ginny asked.

"Well, you're going to be crowned, aren't you?"

"Pardon?"

"You are now seen as the ruler of Jupiter, but you have to be crowned as the Princess Regent."

Ginny sat back, eyes wide. So they were serious about this whole princess of Jupiter thing. Serena put her hand on Ginny's shoulder.

"Well help you through this, I promise."

Ginny smiled. After all that she'd been through, the 'illness', training, fighting Death Eaters, and sentencing the murderer who betrayed Harry's parents, a coronation should be a snap. "Whatever will I wear?"

"We can do makeovers, too!" Michiru exclaimed.

Hermione obviously couldn't resist. Everyone pulled their comforts down to the floor, making a multicolored circle. Haruka kept grumbling, so Michiru sent her down to the kitchens for some food. The rest of the girls put on their pajamas (consisting of slips from that day), and gathered their beauty materials. When Haruka got back, they passed out the goblets and wine (non-alcoholic, of course…as alcohol had very adverse effects on their magic). When they were all settled, Michiru and Mina started on Hermione and Rei and Ami started on Ginny. Now that they had her by the hair, the Sisterhood cornered Hermione.

"Time to tell all, Hermione!"

"Easy guys, he is my brother after all." Ginny gagged as she brushed Hotaru's hair.

"Just describe it."

"It was…wow. Just wow."

Sighs were heard throughout the room.

"So, Gin. We made Hermione tell…" Haruka's eyes flashed mischievously as she looked over the rim of her goblet.

"Oh no! Not me! Uh-uh!"

"Tell or I will show them the visual records from the time stream." Setsuna threatened. Setsuna always made good on her threats.

"And make it good." Serenity said.

"Hmmm…it was…earth-shattering, soul stealing, searing, time stopping…" She got up to spin in the middle of the circle.

"Enough for me, Miss Romance Novel." Rei said. "Now sit down. I have to finish your braid."

She stopped spinning and plopped down in front of Rei. "I was telling the truth."

"Hmmm…I suppose one of us will just have to kiss Harry and find out."

Ginny glared at Mina and her eyes flashed.

"Just kidding!"

"What do you think?" Michiru showed Hermione off. Her hair had been smoothed and braided on both sides before going back into a bun, leaving the bulk of it down.

"Oh! I have the perfect robe to go with that!" Mina exclaimed.

She dug in her sub-space pocket for a moment before producing a low-cut midnight blue robe with silver swirls and stars embroidered on it. The girls oohed and aahed over it for a moment before Hermione announced that she couldn't take it.

"Nonsense!" Setsuna exclaimed.

"But, it's so pretty! I would consider it a personal insult to my taste in clothes if you don't wear it." Mina said in a very whiny voice.

"Well, since you put it that way." Hermione took the robe and held it to her chest.

"Ginny will need new robes, too. A set for the ball and a dress for the coronation." Setsuna announced. "I think I'll just have to make them."

"Oh, no Sets. I can't ask you to do that. You guys have already given me so many beautiful things. I can find something to wear, honestly."

"We won't hear of it." Ami said.

"That's right. It's your ~coronation~, and you have to look absolutely stunning. Beauty and power, that's what being in the Sisterhood is all about." Rei declared.

"And Harry will need something, too, if you plan to show up on his arm." Mina said.

"Don't forget Ron. And those twins, and all Gin's other brothers. They'll be at both events and they have to play the part of the Princess's brothers."

Ginny sighed. Her sisters obviously didn't know the twins. Inviting them to a major event is like inviting disaster. Funny disaster, but disaster none the less.

"I'll announce the Ball tomorrow evening at dinner." Setsuna said.

"Shouldn't Professor Dumbledore announce it?" Hermione asked.

"Is he a member of the Sisterhood?"

"No."

"Then he shouldn't. The coronation of a member is a very important thing to us. It's almost like a wedding. That's about how much preparation it takes. We take care of everything, right down to helping the Princess fix her hair the day of."

"Now then, enough of that." Serenity insisted. "It's a slumber party, let's talk about guys."

Giggles were heard throughout the circle.

"Dates for the ball! Let's see…Ginny's going with Harry, obviously."

"Do you really think he'll ask me?"

"I'm almost sure of it." Setsuna told the other girl, smiling.

"And if he doesn't, he's a fool, and I'll…"

"Shut it, love." Michiru reprimanded Haruka, lightly.

Haruka grumbled.

"Yes, and Hermione is going with Ron." Ami started ticking off the couples on her fingers. Hermione blushed furiously.

"Serenity is going with Endymion, of course." Michiru nudged her Sister of the Moon and Serena nodded fervently.

"Setsuna is going with Sirius." Ginny said.

"Wait, you're going with Snuff…I mean Sirius."

"Everyone get comfortable. It's a long story."

And so, Setsuna proceeded to tell the story of how she fell in love with Sirius Black.