Hi Everyone!

As I got some reviews asking me not to stop writing, I am going to continue with my story! As I haven't read Phoenix yet, I want to write as much as possible before I do, so that I am not too influenced by the book.

All my thanks to Amber, number1chick, la-dee-da, Me and StRaWbErRiEs AnD BlUeBeRrIeS who reviewed my last chapter and the Authors note. And all the rest of you, please REVIEW!!!

And now for another chapie...

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Chapter five

"Ron... I -" Said Hermione, but she was cut short when Ron said "No... actually I'm not that well... there's something I need to tell you..."

"Oh... what's up Ron?"

"It's just I... I..." Ron looked into those deep chocolate eyes of his loved one. He couldn't do it. He couldn't tell her his feelings... He quickly turned to look at his feet.

"Oh, I think I know what it is Ron... don't worry! I have the same feeling!"

"You... you do?!"said Ron, looking up again, hope in his face.

"Yes! I mean... the OWLs are really hard tests, and we have less than a year till we take them!" Squealed Hermione. Ron's heart sank horribly. So she didn't have feelings for him? He looked ready to cry.

"Yeah, I'm worried about the OWLs..." He said, and ran off.

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Ginny came running to the table where Hermione was sitting, absent mindedly drinking a butterbeer.

"Oh, hi Ginny. Were you having fun w - " But Ginny didn't let her finish her sentence.

"What the fuck were you thinking when you told Ron that rubbish about OWLs?!" She yelled. Hermione had never seen her this angry, and was taken aback by what she had just said.

"What.... what do you mean?" mumbled Hermione.

"You now bloody well what I mean! You told Ron that you felt the same way as him... About the OWLs!" Said Ginny. Hermione still looked very lost.

"But... isn't that was he was on about? I thought that he was just going to ask me for some help to revise with him for the tests at the end of school year..."

"Oh 'Mione you stupid, stupid girl... He was going to tell you what he feels for you! He was going to tell you how much he loves you! He came up to Harry right after he had left this table, and told him how he doesn't think you like him in that kind of way! Harry then asked me to talk some sense into you. Don't you think of anything other than school, Hermione?"

Hermione looked stumped. She had no clue what to say to this, so she just murmured some incomprehensible words.

"Oh, Hermione... you silly..." Said Ginny, and hugged tightly her dear friend. "But I don't know when you'll have another chance... to.... to get together..."

"Oh, I am so, so, SO STUPID!" And she sobbed heavily into Ginny's shoulder.

"Oh, please... don't cry! Come on, let's have some fun, lets go dance."

So the two girls went to the dance floor, were Harry was dancing and Ron was standing next to him, sulking. As soon as he saw Hermione he turned to go and sit down, but Harry held him by the back of his robes.

The four of them stood dancing very awkwardly for some minutes, but Harry and Ginny finally left the dance floor, not beeing able to stand the tension any longer. Ron made a movement as if to go after them, but he felt a hand holding his arm. He turned and it was Hermione, her eyes red and her bottom lip trembling.

"Ron... Ron, we... we need to talk..." She murmured.

"Oh... right." Said Ron. He felt rather nervous, because he was nearly sure what she wanted to talk about.

They went through the big wooden doors that left the Hamilton Hall and felt a cold breeze play over their hot faces.

Ron turned to Hermione.

"So... wha-what is it you... you wanted to ta-talk about?" Asked Ron.

"Oh... I'm such a stupid girl... I'm so sorry!" Whispered Hermione, and she fell into his arms, crying. Ron looked very taken aback, so he patted nervously her back.

She pulled away from his strong muscular arms to look into his brilliantly blue eyes. They stayed for about a hole minute just looking into each others eyes, saying more than a thousand words.

Ron inched closer to Hermione's face, and slowly leaned in, giving her a small kiss upon her lips. He backed away, staring into her eyes again, to see what reaction she would have to this. Seeing her face shining with happiness he whispered:

"I love you, Herm..."

Hermione smiled and pulled back into the kiss, this time deepening it to involve soft, wet tongues. "Me too" She said into his mouth.

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Harry and Ginny had seen Ron and Hermione leaving the Hall. They already knew what was going to happen.

Harry smiled at Ginny.

"They are really meant to be together... Ron likes Hermione since year two, you know? I mean, that's what I've guessed, 'cause he never told me anything." Said Harry. There is one other thing that he didn't tell me, but that I am nearly sure if... that you like - or is it love? - me, he thought into his head, looking away, careful not to blush.

"He didn't? Wow, I thought Ron talked about that kind of stuff to you."

"Well, we do, but he never actually said that he likes her... He never denied it, but he never said he did." Said Harry. Wow Ginny... you look really nice tonight... you'r really beautiful you know, Harry thought.

"Oh..."

There was a few moments silence, in which they both drank their butterbeers.

"You know you look really beautiful tonight" Said Harry, gaining some courage, as a slow music started to dance again, and couples started to dance. "I mean, your beautiful every day, but tonight you look astonishing" Ginny glowed a bright red at these words. He looked deep into her honey colored eyes. You have such beautiful twinkling eyes, such nice fiery hair... and a perfectly modeled body... and such tender, juicy lips... NO, stop Harry! What about Cho Chan?!, Harry thought at the same time.

"Do you want to dance?" Said Harry, nervously offering her his hand. She took it, and they began to dance along to the music, their bodies pressed close to each other.

They were both dancing along to the music, twisting and turning and having a great time. They saw Penny and Percy dancing enthusiastically together, all red and sweaty. Dumbledore was completley immersed in a dance with Minerva McGonagall, and Snape was dancing with -

Harry's jaw dropped, and he stopped dancing to stare at Snape's partner. It couldn't be, it just couldn't. He was having a dream. Harry pinched himself hard, it hurt a lot, and the lady dancing with Snape was still there, so that ruled out the possibility that he was having a bizarre dream. The woman was - though how that was possible, Harry didn't have a clue - his neighbor Mrs. Figg, the old lady that used to baby sit Harry.

She waved merrily at him and continued her way across the dance floor with Severus Snape.

Ginny had been watching Harry, and she didn't understand anything.

"Harry? What is it? Who is that woman?"

Without answering Virginia's questions, Harry took her by the arm to go and sit down again. He was stumped. All this time he had though that Mrs. Figg was only a mad old neighbor that looked after him when the Dursley's were too fed up or when they went out on vacation. Was she a witch? And how come she knew Professor Snape? Harry's mind was buzzing.

At that moment, a couple nervously holding hands emerged into the Hall, and went to sit down at Harry's table. Not looking him in the eye, they had very red, strangly contorted faces, as though trying not to burst out laughing. This tore Harry's thoughts away from Mrs. Figg. He looked at Ron and Hermone, wanting to laugh out loud himself. After so long, they had finally done something about their feelings for eachother. Ginny was the first one to break the silence.

"So... where did you guys go?" She asked, with her hand over her mouth to hide na escaping snigger. She stifled it quickly, trying to keep her face strait.

"Oh... nowhere... just walking around, you know..." SaidHermione, trying to look serious while going a scarlet in her cheeks.

"Yeah, I know, walking around..." Said Harry, sarcastically. More like they where walking around eachothers mouths, thought Harry, letting out a small laugh. Everyone erupted into laghter, no one managing to hold it any longer.

The remainder of the evening went unharmed and they all had fun dancing, joking, drinking and eating. When they finally went to the Weasley house it was four in the morning, and they toppled into bed, exhausted.

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Next chapter they'll go back to Hogwarts, and strange stuff will happen. PLEASE REVIEW!!! Please...! I will only update if I get reviews.