"It's Hopeless"

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A/N: Again I would like to thank my reviewers! THANK YOU! I think they got the message with that, how about you? Anyway, I would also like to say that I have obviously decided to keep doing the story for a little bit more, and not end it with chapter six, but don't worry, it will be complete before June 21. Obviously no one will be reading Harry Potter fan fiction for a while after that, and I doubt anyone else will be writing, but you never know. Anyway, please keep reviewing, if I don't get the reviews, I won't know if you want me to actually keep going or not.

Chapter Seven: Harry's plan!

It was the next morning, and Ron and Harry were waiting for Hermionie in the common room, as they did every morning. They were very hungry and were waiting for her, so they could go to breakfast.

Though he was hungry, all Ron could find himself thinking about was the night before. He had waited for Hermionie to fall asleep for nearly two hours, all the while holding her. Ron quite honestly thought it had been the best night of his life. He was barely able to make himself leave.

He had told himself to try to act normal around Hermionie today; to act like nothing out of the ordinary had happened. This would be hard considering last night, but he convinced himself that she just needed comforting, and if Harry had been there, she would have asked him to do the same thing.

This reminded Ron of when Hermionie had asked about Harry. He had brushed it off eventually, what with Hermionie asking him to hold her and what not. But his mind kept going back to it. Did Hermionie fancy Harry as more than a friend? Ron was beginning to feel sick. He was thinking so much about these things, that he didn't even notice Harry trying to get his attention.

"Ron, RON!" said Harry while waving his hand in front of Ron's face.

"Oh! Yeah Harry?"

"Are you okay? What's the matter with you lately?" he asked.

"What do you mean what's the matter with me?"

"Well, you have been acting really weird. You've been kind of spacey lately, and then last night you disappeared for two hours. Not to mention, I have just been trying to tell you the decisions for the keeper position are being posted today after breakfast." Harry sounded annoyed, but he was more like amused. He thought he knew what was going on.

Ron and Hermionie had both been acting weird lately, noticeably weird. Harry had a sneaking suspicion that Ron like Hermionie since last year. As for Hermionie, well, Harry was pretty sure she liked him back. He just didn't know how to go about asking his best friends if they liked each other. He knew if he did, Ron would get mad and just say Harry was imaging things. Harry knew he wasn't though, he was sure of it.

Hermionie seemed to come from nowhere, she started walking down the stairs and it seemed was trying to be as graceful as she could, but was failing horribly. Hermionie was many wonderful things, but graceful was not one of them. She looked like she would fall at any moment. Then Harry and Ron saw why, she was wearing heels. Not only that, her skirt seemed shorter than it normally did, she was wearing makeup, and she had straightened her hair. Rather than looking nice though, this whole get up, somehow made her look fake. Like she was trying to be something she wasn't.

Ron didn't know what to do. His worst fear that Hermionie would turn into a girly girl seemed to be happening right before his eyes. He didn't really like it, he wanted his Hermionie back right away, but how could he tell her that. He was starting to feel weird again. 'Maybe she is doing this for Harry? Maybe she's trying to make him like her? Oh, I want to die!' thought Ron.

Harry didn't know what to say, he was now positive his two best friends liked each other. He was watching how Hermionie was looking at Ron, trying to decide what he thought about her transformation. She then started to give him 'the eye', and he didn't seem to notice what she was doing. Harry was trying hard to suppress his laughter, while he looked over at Ron who looked positively terrified.

The three of them walked to breakfast, Hermionie having a little trouble along the way. She nearly fell twice, both times falling into Ron. They finally reached the hall and sat down. People from all over the room turned their heads to look at Hermionie. She definitely looked good, just not like herself, more like Parvati. Harry had the suspicion that that was the idea.

Ron noticed people looking at Hermionie. He felt like taking off his cloak and tying it around her, especially with her short skirt. He wanted to hit everyone that was looking at her like she was a peace of meat. Ron felt his ears going red with anger.

Hermionie seemed very giggly over breakfast. Talking to everyone around her, taking complements from Dean and Seamus, both looked wide eyed at her. Neville seemed to stutter when talking to her. She was definitely a sight.

"So guys what do you think? Everyone has been commenting on my new cloths, don't you like them?" asked Hermionie to Harry and Ron.

"Oh, yeah Hermionie you look really nice," said Harry trying to suppress laughter, not wanting to hurt he feelings. He just didn't get how Ron didn't notice that all this show was for him.

"Oh, Harry your so sweet!" said Hermionie with the girliest voice she could muster.

Ron felt his ears go redder. He was now sure of his suspicions, he felt like dyeing.

"May I have your attention?" Albus Dumbledore now spoke up. "Halloween is a big part of the year for our kind. Because of this we have decided to have a Halloween Ball for our students from fourth year and up. This will be held on Halloween at 8:00, and it is required. Everyone is to attend! It will be a formal affair, so everyone please dress appropriately. Thank you!" he then sat down.

At this announcement Harry looked amused, Hermionie hopeful, and Ron sick. Harry looked down the table at Fred and George, both trying to get Angelina Johnson to sample a new treat they were saying they had made just for her. Harry was getting an idea in his head. He was starting to get excited about it, knowing that if it worked, it just might make his life a little easier!

After breakfast Ron, Harry, and Hermionie walked back to the common room. Hermionie seemed to be getting used to her shoes. Ron wanted to see if he got the keeper position. He ran into the room before the other two, and started scanning the paper that had just been put up on the wall, telling the name of the new Gryffindor keeper.

"I GOT IT, I GOT IT!" yelled Ron. He never seemed so happy. Hermionie walked right over to him and gave him a big hug. When they pulled apart, they were starred at each other for a moment, before both going red.

Harry looked at them for a minute, then thought to himself 'Yes, this plain just might work!'

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