Disclaimer: Yada, yada, yada. Blah, blah, blah. You all know what goes here. None of this is mine. It's all J.K. Rowling's. She is a genius and I am a lower life form borrowing her magnificent characters. Don't sue me please.

Author's Note: Yay! Finally, I am updating my story! Sorry, it's taken so long, my computer has been down and I've been grounded. With that said, I hope that this time when I say the chapters will be up faster...they'll actually be up faster.

Quick re-cap: Ron and Harry are set and are off to Hogsmeade to spy on Hermione and Krum. Can they pull this off? Or is it a bad plan gone worse? On with the show!

Chapter 8: In Hogsmeade

Ron led Harry out of the front doors, past the lake, and out the gates towards Hogsmeade. It was a perfect day; the sun was warm and the sky clear blue. Harry wished that if only Hermione had not been on this date, it could've been the three of them in Hogsmeade together, walking around from shop to shop, buying candy, and having a good weekend.

Once they reached the outskirts of the village, Ron turned to Harry and said, "Okay, Now we just find them, follow them, stay hidden, and just follow them a bit. Shouldn't be too hard, right?"

"Whatever you say, Ron. Whatever you say," responded Harry.

"Right." Ron looked down into the village. "I guess we should just start looking then."

They walked into Hogsmeade glancing into the shop windows. They weren't in Honeydukes, Zonko's, or up at the Shrieking Shack. As they passed the post office, Harry began to hope that they never found Hermione. Then he had Ron could go back to the castle and they wouldn't have to do anything. His hopes were spoiled however when Ron suddenly grabbed his arm.

"There!" He said pointing. "They're in the Three Broomsticks."

Harry looked over through one of the pub's windows. Sure enough there was Hermione, sipping Butterbeer and listening to Krum, who was talking animatedly to her. Krum looked the same to Harry. It had been a year, but Krum still had the same curved nose and bushy eyebrows. He did seem to look happier though. "Probably because of Hermione," Harry reminded himself.

"C'mon," Ron said, pulling Harry by the arm, "we're going in."

"Wha-!?" Harry started, but was pushed through the doors and into the pub.

"Over here," Ron hissed as he led Harry over to a table a little ways from Hermione and Krum. Once he sat down, Ron leaned over to where they were seated and listened intently. Frowning a bit, he sat up then said to Harry, "Too bad we're to far to here them."

Harry's eyes widened. "You mean you not only wanted to spy on them, but you wanted to eavesdrop as well?!"

Ron shrugged, causing Harry to roll his eyes and groan.

Time passed and Harry began to grow more and more bored. He had gone through through a few bottles of Butterbeer and had finished the sweets that an annoyed Ron let him get from Honeydukes. He began to sink into a stupor, letting Ron's occasional comment wash over him.

"Look! Did you see that Harry? She yawned! He's boring her!" Ron would say excitedly. "Did she just roll her eyes? I knew! He's bugging her!"

Harry put his head on his arms and fell asleep.

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"Harry! Harry, wake up!"

'Huh? What?"

Ron went behind Harry, took him by the shoulders, and shook him roughly.

"Ron! Cut it out!" Harry said sleepily.

"Harry, it's time to go! It's nearly dinner. We've been here for hours. We gotta go!" Ron said.

In confusion, Harry looked around. Out the window, he could see the sun beginning to set. Hermione and Krum were standing up and pulling on their cloaks. Around them, other students who ended up in the pub were gathering their things as well, getting ready to leave.

"How'd it get so late?" Harry said, taking off his glasses and rubbing his eyes.

"You fell asleep," Ron said rolling his eyes at Harry. "You even slept through lunch. I tried to wake you," he added.

"So now what?" Harry asked, putting his glasses back on.

"Well, we still can't be seen yet," said Ron, turning away and motioning Harry to follow. "So just as long as we keep out of sight, we can just follow the rest up to school."

As they walked out of the pub and began to follow the other students, Harry looked around then said "Hey, Ron? What happened to Hermione and Krum?"

"Nothing much. They were just talking about school and-"

"No," Harry interrupted. "I mean where are they now?"

Ron stopped in his tracks and looked up, eyes wide. "D-didn't they come out?!"

Harry shrugged. "Dunno. I wasn't wat- Ron? Ron! Where are you going?!" Harry yelled as he turned and ran after Ron, who had already sprinted up the street.

"We have to get to the castle!" Ron said in a panic. "She can't see us down here! Just go to the castle, Harry! Don't stop and just keep running!"

They ran. They ran and they ran. They hurled through Hogsmeade, knocking into people and sending outdoor displays flying. Once they left the village and came nearer to the castle, Harry was just able to see the last of the students go inside. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"We did it," Harry thought to himself. "We actually managed to get through this without being caught."

"Ron! Ron! I think we're safe," Harry said, reaching out and grabbing Ron by his robes to slow him down.

Ron stopped running and looked behind him. "That could've been bad you know. Imagine if Hermione would've seen us."

"I don't want to imagine what she would've done to us," said Harry.

As they walked to the castle, Harry and Ron joked about what Hermione would've done had she caught them following her.

"She would've hexed us with every hex ever created."

"She'd make up her own hex then out it on us."

"She'd have us memorize every fact in 'Hogwarts, A History.'"

"She'd throw us in the lake," Harry said laughing, as they passed the dark murky water.

"We'd be food for the Giant Squid," Ron said looking out at the lake.

Suddenly, Ron threw out an arm and caught Harry hard in the chest.

"Oof! Ron! What was that-?" Harry stopped. He didn't like the look on Ron's face at all- a mixture of fear and sickness. Slowly, and dreading what he'd see, Harry followed Ron's gaze...and felt his stomach drop.

A/N: Bahahahahhaaaa!! Cliffhanger! 'Course you guys probably know what's coming. You're so smart! And if you don't...well...you got to wait and find out. LOL, well I'll update soon, and we'll see what's got these two boys scared silly. Oh, and please review! Tune in next time!