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Chapter 3
Ginny burst in the girls' dormitories, squealing. She sat on her bed and hummed to herself. Lavender and Parvati looked at each other curiously.
"What's up, Ginny?" Lavender asked.
"Harry just asked me out on a date," Ginny said happily.
Lavender and Parvati squealed excitedly. Ginny giggled.
"That's expected, isn't it?" Hermione broke in.
The three girls looked at her.
"I mean," Hermione continued. "If you two are going out it follows that you guys are supposed to go on dates, right?"
"It's romantic, though," Ginny said slowly. "He didn't assume. He still asked me."
"Whatever," Hermione said, grabbing her books and heading out the door.
"Is something wrong, Hermione?" Parvati asked.
"Everything's perfect," Hermione replied, walking out of the door.
Just perfect. She decided to go to the library to get out of the endless giggling that was about to erupt in the girls' dorm. Reading and pouring over her schoolwork was the only thing Hermione could do to keep her mind out of hopeless dreams.
"Mind if I join you?"
Hermione looked up and couldn't help but smile. How could she not smile when those eyes only make her feel happy and warm?
"Of course you can join me, Harry," Hermione said. "Why do you even have to ask?"
Harry smiled sheepishly. "It's just... I realized that I haven't been spending much time with you and Ron lately, being with Ginny and all."
"That's okay," Hermione replied too quickly. She amended herself. "As long as you're happy."
Harry smile became wider. "Oh you don't know how happy I am. It's like I'm in heaven everyday. Ginny is just so wonderful. She's this amazing person that's beautiful outside as well as in. And that kind of beauty is just hard to find these days."
Hermione closed her eyes for a second. Breathe, Hermione. Breath. She opened them and managed a smile. "I know. Ginny really is a wonderful person."
Harry sighed dreamily. Hermione giggled.
"What?" Harry asked.
"You look so funny, being dreamy-eyed," Hermione said.
Harry turned red.
"Anyway, I heard that you asked her on a date," Hermione continued.
"I did. How did you know?"
"Oh, Ginny was practically shouting it out at the dorm a while ago."
"Really?" Harry asked happily. "It means that she's excited."
"Duh."
"There's a problem, though," Harry said, suddenly worried.
"What?" Hermione asked, being worried herself. She didn't like it when Harry was worried.
"I don't know where to take Ginny and what to get her as a present," Harry explained.
"Is that really necessary? I mean, aren't you both just supposed to be content with being with each other?" Hermione asked, making a point.
"That's true. But Ginny's special and I want to make her feel special," Harry said.
And make her feel like dirt. Hermione sighed. "If you say so."
"Hermione, could you help me?" Harry asked nicely.
Hermione stared at him. Was he joking? He's actually asking her to help him with his date with Ginny. "What?"
"I need your help with this date. What do you think Ginny would like?" Harry pressed on.
"Why are you asking me?" Hermione said stubbornly.
"You're a girl," Harry said, making a good point.
"Harry, I don't think--."
"Please! Pretty pretty please!" Harry pleaded.
Hermione bit her lip. She knew she couldn't refused Harry. She smiled defeatedly. "Okay. Fine. I'll help you."
**
"He what?!" Ron bellowed.
"Ron, calm down," Hermione said. "It's okay really. I did agree after all."
"You could've said no," Ron said, sitting down beside her on her bed.
"I know. But I said yes," Hermione said. "Maybe this is my chance to forget him. Maybe if I tried to help him and pretended like nothing's changed, everything will be back to normal."
"But everything has changed, Hermione.You suddenly saw... saw Harry in a different light," Ron began slowly. "Things have already changed and there's a slim chance that everything would be back to normal."
"But I've go to try, Ron," Hermione insisted. "I've... I've got to try to forget... forget Harry." Her voice trembled. "I've just go to."
Ron put his arm around her. "Are you sure that's what you wanna do? Don't you want to fight for your love for him? I know that's what I would do."
"If you love Harry?" Hermione joked quietly.
"No," Ron answered incredulously. "If I was in love. I'd fight for my love for her."
"Is that what you're trying to do?" Hermione asked softly, looking at him.
Ron looked back at her, his eyebrows knitted. "I'm not sure I understand you, Hermione," Ron said quietly.
Hermione looked away and giggled. "I'm sorry. I was lost there for a moment." She stood up and walked over to get her cloak. "I think I'll go outside for a while. Wanna come with me?"
Ron nodded and stood up. They walked across the grounds.
"I still don't think it would be healthy for you, if you help out Harry with his date with Ginny," Ron said.
"I don't quite get you, Ron. Here you are telling me not to help your sister," Hermione said, smiling slightly at him.
Ron turned red and mumbled, "I'm just trying to help you out. Coz I know that Ginny and Harry could do just fine by themselves."
"And I greatly appreciate it," Hermione said, putting an arm around Ron's waist and hugging him a bit.
Then they saw Harry approaching them.
"Here comes your loverboy," Ron joked.
Hermione slapped his arm and smiled at Harry. "Hey you. What are you doing here?"
"I've been looking all over for both of you," Harry said, panting.
"Yeah? Why?" Ron asked.
Harry shrugged. "Nothing. Can't I spend time with you guys anymore?"
"Well..." Hermione said, pretending to hesitate.
Harry looked down. "Look guys, I know I haven't been spending much time with you guys. Just because I went out with Ginny--."
"Correction. You haven't been spending much time with us every since you began dating in 5th year," Ron interrupted.
"You're right," Harry said sadly. "I'm sorry."
Hermione glared at Ron, who grinned at her. "Look Harry," Hermione began, putting a hand on his shoulder. "We're not really mad. It's just... a lot of things have changed and it's hard... going through those changes."
"There's no trio anymore," Ron adde quietly.
"That's not true!" Harry protested at both of them. "Sure a lot of things have changed. But that doesn't affect us, our trio. It doesn't affect our friendship."
"Yes, it does," Hermione and Ron said together softly, both looking away.
Harry sighed. "Why don't we spend time together. Just the three of us. Tomorrow. It's Saturday and we could go to Hogsmeade or something."
"I have something to do tomorrow," Ron said hesitantly. "Why don't you and Hermione go?"
Hermione turned to Ron sharply. Ron merely shrugged at her. Harry looked eagerly at Hermione.
"Would that be okay then, Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Sure," Hermione said casually.
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Chapter 3
Ginny burst in the girls' dormitories, squealing. She sat on her bed and hummed to herself. Lavender and Parvati looked at each other curiously.
"What's up, Ginny?" Lavender asked.
"Harry just asked me out on a date," Ginny said happily.
Lavender and Parvati squealed excitedly. Ginny giggled.
"That's expected, isn't it?" Hermione broke in.
The three girls looked at her.
"I mean," Hermione continued. "If you two are going out it follows that you guys are supposed to go on dates, right?"
"It's romantic, though," Ginny said slowly. "He didn't assume. He still asked me."
"Whatever," Hermione said, grabbing her books and heading out the door.
"Is something wrong, Hermione?" Parvati asked.
"Everything's perfect," Hermione replied, walking out of the door.
Just perfect. She decided to go to the library to get out of the endless giggling that was about to erupt in the girls' dorm. Reading and pouring over her schoolwork was the only thing Hermione could do to keep her mind out of hopeless dreams.
"Mind if I join you?"
Hermione looked up and couldn't help but smile. How could she not smile when those eyes only make her feel happy and warm?
"Of course you can join me, Harry," Hermione said. "Why do you even have to ask?"
Harry smiled sheepishly. "It's just... I realized that I haven't been spending much time with you and Ron lately, being with Ginny and all."
"That's okay," Hermione replied too quickly. She amended herself. "As long as you're happy."
Harry smile became wider. "Oh you don't know how happy I am. It's like I'm in heaven everyday. Ginny is just so wonderful. She's this amazing person that's beautiful outside as well as in. And that kind of beauty is just hard to find these days."
Hermione closed her eyes for a second. Breathe, Hermione. Breath. She opened them and managed a smile. "I know. Ginny really is a wonderful person."
Harry sighed dreamily. Hermione giggled.
"What?" Harry asked.
"You look so funny, being dreamy-eyed," Hermione said.
Harry turned red.
"Anyway, I heard that you asked her on a date," Hermione continued.
"I did. How did you know?"
"Oh, Ginny was practically shouting it out at the dorm a while ago."
"Really?" Harry asked happily. "It means that she's excited."
"Duh."
"There's a problem, though," Harry said, suddenly worried.
"What?" Hermione asked, being worried herself. She didn't like it when Harry was worried.
"I don't know where to take Ginny and what to get her as a present," Harry explained.
"Is that really necessary? I mean, aren't you both just supposed to be content with being with each other?" Hermione asked, making a point.
"That's true. But Ginny's special and I want to make her feel special," Harry said.
And make her feel like dirt. Hermione sighed. "If you say so."
"Hermione, could you help me?" Harry asked nicely.
Hermione stared at him. Was he joking? He's actually asking her to help him with his date with Ginny. "What?"
"I need your help with this date. What do you think Ginny would like?" Harry pressed on.
"Why are you asking me?" Hermione said stubbornly.
"You're a girl," Harry said, making a good point.
"Harry, I don't think--."
"Please! Pretty pretty please!" Harry pleaded.
Hermione bit her lip. She knew she couldn't refused Harry. She smiled defeatedly. "Okay. Fine. I'll help you."
**
"He what?!" Ron bellowed.
"Ron, calm down," Hermione said. "It's okay really. I did agree after all."
"You could've said no," Ron said, sitting down beside her on her bed.
"I know. But I said yes," Hermione said. "Maybe this is my chance to forget him. Maybe if I tried to help him and pretended like nothing's changed, everything will be back to normal."
"But everything has changed, Hermione.You suddenly saw... saw Harry in a different light," Ron began slowly. "Things have already changed and there's a slim chance that everything would be back to normal."
"But I've go to try, Ron," Hermione insisted. "I've... I've got to try to forget... forget Harry." Her voice trembled. "I've just go to."
Ron put his arm around her. "Are you sure that's what you wanna do? Don't you want to fight for your love for him? I know that's what I would do."
"If you love Harry?" Hermione joked quietly.
"No," Ron answered incredulously. "If I was in love. I'd fight for my love for her."
"Is that what you're trying to do?" Hermione asked softly, looking at him.
Ron looked back at her, his eyebrows knitted. "I'm not sure I understand you, Hermione," Ron said quietly.
Hermione looked away and giggled. "I'm sorry. I was lost there for a moment." She stood up and walked over to get her cloak. "I think I'll go outside for a while. Wanna come with me?"
Ron nodded and stood up. They walked across the grounds.
"I still don't think it would be healthy for you, if you help out Harry with his date with Ginny," Ron said.
"I don't quite get you, Ron. Here you are telling me not to help your sister," Hermione said, smiling slightly at him.
Ron turned red and mumbled, "I'm just trying to help you out. Coz I know that Ginny and Harry could do just fine by themselves."
"And I greatly appreciate it," Hermione said, putting an arm around Ron's waist and hugging him a bit.
Then they saw Harry approaching them.
"Here comes your loverboy," Ron joked.
Hermione slapped his arm and smiled at Harry. "Hey you. What are you doing here?"
"I've been looking all over for both of you," Harry said, panting.
"Yeah? Why?" Ron asked.
Harry shrugged. "Nothing. Can't I spend time with you guys anymore?"
"Well..." Hermione said, pretending to hesitate.
Harry looked down. "Look guys, I know I haven't been spending much time with you guys. Just because I went out with Ginny--."
"Correction. You haven't been spending much time with us every since you began dating in 5th year," Ron interrupted.
"You're right," Harry said sadly. "I'm sorry."
Hermione glared at Ron, who grinned at her. "Look Harry," Hermione began, putting a hand on his shoulder. "We're not really mad. It's just... a lot of things have changed and it's hard... going through those changes."
"There's no trio anymore," Ron adde quietly.
"That's not true!" Harry protested at both of them. "Sure a lot of things have changed. But that doesn't affect us, our trio. It doesn't affect our friendship."
"Yes, it does," Hermione and Ron said together softly, both looking away.
Harry sighed. "Why don't we spend time together. Just the three of us. Tomorrow. It's Saturday and we could go to Hogsmeade or something."
"I have something to do tomorrow," Ron said hesitantly. "Why don't you and Hermione go?"
Hermione turned to Ron sharply. Ron merely shrugged at her. Harry looked eagerly at Hermione.
"Would that be okay then, Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Sure," Hermione said casually.
