A/N: Really short chapter, I'm really sorry! Also, sorry about not updating faster, but we're adding on to my basement and the computer wasn't hooked up for like a week! Read and review!

Chapter 6: Fast forward!

(Hermione)

Nick and I began spending a lot of time with each other. We were just friends at first, and then I started to feel it … love.

*Flashback*

It was about 10 'o' clock on a Saturday night when Nick and I were walking around the lake, side by side, in silence.

Every now and then, our hands would brush up against each others and a warm current rushed through my whole body.

I would steal a glance out from the corners of my eyes, only to see him looking up at the stars, with a small smile playing upon his lips.

I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted him so much. So very badly. I would do anything just to be with him. I slowly came to a stop.

"Nick …" I began as I stood in front him and raised my head to look into his eyes.

His turquoise eyes burned into my caramel ones. It was like fire meeting ice.

"Hermione …" He whispered my name and began leaning in towards my face. Oh. My. Gods! Was he going to kiss me?

"Mione!" Someone shouted from a few meters away. I groaned in agony. I realized it as Lavendar's voice. Way to go and ruin my whole life Lav!

"Hey, I'll uh, talk to you later." He whispered and gave me a quick hug.

"Yeah, later." I muttered and gave him a gentle squeeze.

"Oo, were you two on a date? Did you guys kiss?" Lavendar asked me.

"Well, it wasn't supposed to be a date, we were going to kiss when you came along and began yelling my name!" I yelled at her angrily.

"Oh, he-he, whoops!" She giggled nervously.

"Yes whoops!" I screamed and then ran off to the castle.

*End Flashback*

That happened on a Saturday and it was now Monday. I hadn't see Nick since that night.

It was at breakfast when I got his note.

Dear Mione,

Meet me out by the lake tonight at 11.

Yours,

Nick

My heart fluttered as I read that note. Well, I didn't know what he had to talk to me about, but I knew I had to talk to him about the almost kiss on Saturday night.

The rest of my classes were particularly boring, well at least they were from the part where I paid attention. I was too busy thinking about the almost kiss, Nick, the note. Everything.

He got down on one knee as I finished taking a sip of my butterbeer. He reached inside of his pocket and grabbed something.

"Hermione Granger, would you give me the honors of marrying you?" He asked me.

"Yes." I smiled at him. "I love you Nick." I whispered.

"I love you Hermione Granger."

"...Granger … Miss Granger … Miss Granger …" Professor McGonagall's words shook me out of my stupid little girl's daydream and back to the harsh reality of my life.

"Huh? What? Oh sorry Professor." I muttered sheepishly.

"That's alright Miss Granger, just make sure it doesn't happen again." She admonished me.

I nodded and didn't say a word the rest of the class.

(Nick)

I remembered the way that we almost kissed Saturday night. Gods, she looked so beautiful in the moonlight. I remember the way she looked into my eyes.

Then stupid Brown had to come and ruin the most perfect night of my entire life! I was entirely pissed off at this. So, I decided to write her a note telling her that I would meet her down at the lake, again. I would kiss her tonight.

(Harry)

I read over her shoulder as she opened the note that Nick had sent her. The Lake? At 11? Everyone knows what The Lake is used for, well, at least by guys like him.

I knew that I had to stop her, so that night at around 9 'o' clock, I decided to talk to her in the common room.

"Hermione, can you come down to the Gryffindor common room tonight around 9?" I asked her during breakfast.

"Sure Harry, is something wrong?" She looked at me curiously.

"Um, nothings really wrong per say, I just need to speak with you." I answered her in a somewhat honest way.

"Okay Harry, I'll see you at 9 then." She gave me that beautiful smile and then raced off to Divination.

(Ginny)

He asked me out!

*Flashback*

"Hey Rob!" I waved at him and gave him my best smile. I didn't think he'd say anything to me since he was hanging out with his friends.

"Hey Ginny!" He gave me that brilliant smile of his.

"What are you up to mates?" I asked all of the boys.

"Oh, we were just talking about the ball and who to ask." He answered me.

Ask me you prat!

"Oh yeah, any ideas?" I gave him a flirtatious look and he raised his eyebrows at me. That's right, I'm not as innocent as you think.

"Well, I'm asking Tessa Ravine." Josh Naysin answered, giving me a cocky grin. Then Ashton Waterby said he was going to ask Rachel Barrum.

Then, the big shocker came. I could have wet myself!

Robbie turned to look right at me.

"I was actually planning on asking Ginny Weasley." My jaw dropped wide open when he said that. "Do you think she'd say yes?" He asked me.

"I'm sure she'd love to go with you." I grinned at him.

"Great." He motioned for his mates to come along and I just stood there, grinning like an insane fool.

*End Flashback*

"Mione! Mione!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. She stopped dead in her tracks and spun around to face me.

"Hey Gin, you wanna be a little louder?" She stated, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Shut up! You'd be yelling too if what just happened to me happened to you! Robbie just asked me out!" I yelled and closed my eyes in glee.

"Are you serious?" She asked me in astonishment.

"Yeah!" I screamed again. "So how are things with you and Nick?" I suddenly asked her.

"Great actually. I told you we almost kissed on Saturday night right?" I nodded in response. "Well, he asked me to meet him down by the lake tonight!" She smiled at me.

"That's great. Where something hot!" I advised her.

"Don't worry, I will!" She laughed with me. Life was good.

(Harry)

That night at 9 'o' clock sharp, Hermione came through the portrait of the fat lady and into the Gryffindor common room.

"Alright Harry, what did you want to talk about?" She sat down next to me and asked.

"Well, this Robbie guy, I um, I don't know, do you like him?" I asked her, which was stupid considering I knew she liked him.

"Of course Harry!" She laughed at my dumb question.

"Well yeah, but I mean, do you like him in a 'crush' sort of way or 'love' sort of way?" I asked her.

"Love! Definitely love!" She smiled wildly at me.

"I don't think you should see him Hermione!" I finally admitted to her. If looks could kill, I would have been dead.

"Harry, can't you just be happy for me? I think I've found the one and you just can't accept that. Just because I might be in love, doesn't mean you're going to stop being my best friend! Just please, leave this alone!" She yelled.

"I don't want to be your best friend, I want to be the one." I whispered under my breath as she walked out of the portrait.

(Hermione)

I couldn't get over what Harry had said. But I decided that I would try and forget about what he said for now and talk to him about it later on, because right now, I had a 'date.'

At 10:30, I put my hair in these weird pigtails that looked really cute, pulled on a pair of my hipster jeans, and put on a pink, belly baring, halter top. I set off for the lake at about 10:50.

I was a bit early when I got there so I found myself waiting for Nick.

I was standing and looking up at the moon, when I felt 2 arms snake around my stomach and pull me close. I inhaled sharply and caught a whiff of Nick's cologne.

"You look amazing." He whispered in my ear.

"Thanks. What did you need to talk about?" I spun around and asked him.

"That's just the thing, I didn't want to talk." He whispered the last part and then his lips crashed down on to mine. It was the best feeling ever! It was so gentle, but so strong at the same time. That, by definition, was the perfect kiss.

He pulled away and stared deep into my eyes.

"Wow." Was the single word he breathed before diving back in for another kiss. Wow was right!