Disclaimer: Harry Potter, it's characters, and the whole Hogwarts deal isn't mine; it belongs to the wonderfully gifted J.K. Rowling. So, all I've done is this story that I hope you enjoy!

Short Summary: Ginny and Harry create a plot to set up their two stubborn friends, but they realize something else along the way

PG: So far, it should be rated G. However, there may be a few inappropriate words (though nothing major) in later chapters so I'm just thinking ahead and being cautious.

.::fic by AngelwingS::.

*Chapter 1: Ginny's Brilliance*

Chapter Summary: Ginny goes to Harry to describe her newest matchmaking idea.

*'Ginny & Harry's Plot'*

Harry walked back to the Gryffindor Tower sluggishly; his muscles were tired and reluctant to do much more work, and their hopes consisted only of finding a shower and comfy bed. Practice had been long, tiring, rough, and wet, but when he heard a familiar voice call out his name followed by a quick set of footsteps against the stone floor behind him, his negative thoughts were shrugged off, and he turned around to greet the fifth year with a grin and a polite, "Hullo Ginny."

She brought herself to the greatly slower pace of her companion to walk along side him and immediately told him, "Harry, we need to talk."

The dark haired boy only raised a skeptical eyebrow in reply. The only times Ginny was so blunt with him were times when he didn't need to do so much talking but a lot of listening. He discreetly crossed his fingers behind his back and silently hoped the "talk" wouldn't be too much for his tired physical and mental state.

"I have an idea," she offered, however, she was only answered with another uneasy look from her friend. Displeased with his obvious lack of enthusiasm, she retorted, "Do you or do you not want to get my thick brother and the smartest witch at Hogwarts together?"

"Frankly, Virginia," Harry smirked, "if your plan happens to involve that infamous love potion of yours, well, let's just say that putting my friends into the Hospital Wing for a week is no longer my idea of matchmaking."

At his reference to the past year's unsuccessful attempt to bring the stubborn two together, Ginny scoffed, "My plan does not involve magic; Muggles could pull this one off, thank you very much. Thus, Mr. Potter, no harm should be inflicted upon any one of us in the process."

"I wouldn't say that," Harry mumbled while looking out of the corner of his eye to watch the red-head's reaction.

"Argh," groaned the youngest Weasley, "Please, Harry, I need your cooperation!"

With a brief sigh, Harry shrugged and teasingly answered, "Perhaps one more time wouldn't do so much harm, or, at least not much more."

Ginny chose to ignore the latter of his statement, and as quietly as she could she began the telling of her plan, "All we have to do is get them on a date!"

"Although that may seem like the obvious answer," Harry replied, "it seems highly unlikely seeing as I can't even get Ron to admit his feelings yet."

"What if they don't know they're on date?" Ginny responded in an excited half whisper.

Bewildered, to say the least, Harry shortly asked, "What?" Unfortunately for him, her next explanation was hardly of any help.

"Okay, they know they're on a date, but they don't know they're on a date," to Harry's further astonishment, it seemed as if Ginny thought that was quite obvious.

Harry, tired and wet, threw his arms up in an exasperated manner, "That doesn't make any sense!"

"Shh," Ginny hushed him,"We don't want anyone to hear. Now, just listen, okay?"

"Fine."

"Okay, we can pretend I like you," Ginny explained while she desperately tried to prevent herself from blushing. In her fourth year, she had convinced a number of people that she only liked The Boy Who Lived as a mere friend, but she commonly found herself trying to convince her own mind, and heart, likewise intermittently through her fifth year. However, when she looked at Harry to note his own reaction, she simply found him nodding as he silently followed her idea. She pushed the thoughts aside and continued, "Well, then I could ask my good friend Hermione Granger to set me up with her best friend. That is, as in setting me up with her best friend on a date." She paused, but seeing that Harry had no intention of interrupting her she added in jest, "Of course, I couldn't go on a date with Mr. Potter alone -why, I'd be too nervous!"

Harry openly chuckled at the idea (he too was long aware that Ginny had gotten "over him"), and his own green eyes looked over to see Ginny's bright ones dancing as she started discussing her plan again in a hushed voice, "And naturally, I'd want Hermione there for support.."

"Right," Harry drawled, catching on to the clever girl's plot.

"Then again, Hermione couldn't just tag along alone because then she would be just like an unfitting third wheel on our date. The only way to solve that would simply be for her to get a date of her own. You see, it would be turned into a double date though our intelligent, though incredibly dense friends would think it was just to help us. They'd be getting a push in the right direction without even knowing it!"

Harry gave her a lopsided grin before he hesitantly asked, "And you're sure she'll pick Ron as her date?"

"Positive," She answered confidently, "and if she needs a bit of guidance in whom to pick... well, I can always help with that."

With his difficult quidditch practice long forgotten, Harry fully smiled at her mischievous response. Before him stood the girl that had once been his best friend's shy, kid sister but who had grown to be a slightly more outgoing, intelligent (not to mention manipulative), and even pretty Ginny.

Despite the fact that his gaze caused her to yield to the thoughts that had struck her before, and she could feel a blush rising to her cheeks, she hopefully asked, "Well, what do you think?"

Pulling her into a one-armed hug, Harry confirmed, "Virginia Weasley, you are brilliant."

A/N: Well, what do you think? Are you confused about anything? (Please review) The entire story is basically planned out and it should be about six or seven chapters. This chapter will probably be shortest, seeing as I've started writing out chapter two and it's already a bit longer. I also want some help: what would be a good date place in the magical world for the pupils of Hogwarts?

Thanks: Hilary ~ for the editing and encouragement, you're the best! Melodi ~ for hanging with me through the many stories I never finished and even reading them all! TheUltimateSora ~ for putting up with my R/Hr even though you're a pretty strict H/Hr shipper. If I left you out, a thousand apologies, but I'll put you in the next chapter!