A/n: AWW! Lotsa love for all the reviewers! Another thank you list at the bottom of course. This is gonna be pretty long so please try not to fall asleep through it.

Disclaimer: AHHH how many times do I have to tell you, I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER or ANYTHING from it.

Chapter Fifteen

Finally, it was February 14. Valentine's day was here. Almost everyone was in their cheery mood. Everyone besides Hermione.

Valentine's day…it's so dumb! It's merely a moneymaking holiday for all the shops in the whole world…ugh. It's incredibly pointless. Ah shit it's hurting again!She placed a hand on her stomach. Damned baby! It's been about a month now…I should tell someone…no, I can't! That arsehole Malfoy would kill me. Well so what? Why do I even care what he does anymore? He did this to me and he won't take responsibility for it. I guess I should go to breakfast nowHermione quickly brushed her hair and didn't bother to look at the mirror.

When Hermione reached the Great Hall she was amazed. The Great Hall was decorated very nicely. The sky was a nice sky blue color, and there were flying owls everywhere. At the sides, there were fountains of cupids and there were red tablecloths. Then, she found the Gryffindor table and saw everyone laughing around her. What are they so happy about? She passed by Draco who was snogging Pansy. That bastard! Hermione thought angrily.

"Hey! Hermione! Over here!" Ron called. He moved over to make room for Hermione, pushing Lavender slightly aside.

"Ouchie! That hurt!" Lavender whined even if it didn't even hurt.

Hermione smiled and sat beside Ron. "Where are Harry and Ginny? Don't tell me they're off on their little 'expeditions' again. It's still quite early."

Ron smiled back. "Probably. Harry was gone when I woke up, though I'm rather worried." He frowned. "You never know what they could be doing…"

Hermione laughed. "Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine."

"Ronniekins…" Lavender began as she tried to take Ron's attention away from Hermione. But just then, Harry and Ginny exhaustedly came out of nowhere and sat in front of them.

"Where have you two been?" Ron asked suspiciously. Ginny's hair was dripping wet and same with Harry.

"We decided to take an early morning stroll outside." Harry explained through breaths. "But then, it rained."

"It was so unexpected." Ginny added. "Now, I have to change my clothes and dry my hair."

"Well you'll have to hurry. Classes start in 10 minutes!" Hermione warned them.

"Really? Ok we'll see you later." Harry thanked them as him and Ginny took off again, hand in hand.

"They make a brilliant couple don't they." Hermione said as they walked away.

"Not as brilliant as Ronnie and me!" Lavender argued. She gave Ron a kiss on the cheek. Then, she wrapped her arms around him and began kissing him softly on the lips.

Ron pulled away. "Not now." But Lavender ignored him and continued.

Hermione was looking at them as if she was hurt. "I think I should go now." She stood up and walked away.

"Herm! Wait!" Ron called after her but Hermione ignored him and continued walking.

What's wrong with me? Hermione asked herself. Why am I ignoring him like this? It's perfectly common for couples to snog. Besides, why should I care? I'm supposed to be happy for him. She made her way back to the Head room and got her books.

Meanwhile, back in the Great Hall, Ron felt irritated by Lavender.

"Why didn't you stop when I told you to? Now's not the right time to make out." Ron asked her angrily.

Lavender was taken aback. "What on earth's your problem? You were totally blowing me off when that know-it-all was here. You act as if she's more important than I am."

"She's my best friend, Lavender." Ron answered. "Of course she's important to me."

"More important than me?" Lavender asked. She stared Ron directly in the eye. "Answer me Ron."

"I – I don't know." Ron replied. "Let's go to class. Hagrid will be waiting." Ron stood up and Lavender followed him.

"We are still going to the ball together right?" Lavender asked uncertainly.

"Of course." Ron told her. He put his arm around her waist and smiled. He suddenly felt guilty. Maybe Hermione just had stuff in her mind, no need to take my anger out on Lav, Ron thought "Sorry for acting like a dope earlier."

"It's alright." Lavender grinned. "I'm used to your mood swings by now." Ron laughed as they walked together to their class.

Finally, it was lunchtime. Hermione couldn't bear to stand seeing Lavender and Ron flirting with each other. She knew it was a normal thing, but it irritated her incredibly. She decided to have a quick lunch so she wouldn't have to watch Lavender and Ron laughing together so she ran to the Great Hall from her History of Ancient Ruins class. By the time she got there, however, Harry and Ginny were already there.

"Oi there Herm!" Ginny smiled. "You look tired."
"I am." Hermione answered.

"The food will help you recharge. It certainly helped me." Harry grinned as he gulped down some chicken.

Hermione smiled. Suddenly, an owl dropped a letter on her plate. It was wrapped in a plain white envelope and had 'Hermione Granger' written on it.

"Ooohh! A note!" Ginny giggled. "Open it!"

Hermione had a surprised note on her face. Who on earth would send her a letter? She carefully tore open the seal and took out a piece of parchment. Her eyes widened as she read the note.

"So, what does it say?" Ginny asked curiously.

Hermione suddenly turned bright red. She handed the note to Ginny who eagerly read it aloud:

"To my dear Hermione,

I have had these mixed emotions inside me for the past couple of months now. I planned to ask you out on the Christmas Ball, but that Weasley beat me to it." Ginny read. "Hahaha, but actually you asked him!" She cleared her throat and continued, "Now, I finally developed the courage to ask you on Valentines Day. I hope you don't mind the tardiness of my letter. I was kinda scared to send it. Well anyway, I would just like to say, would you like to go to the ball with me? If you don't want to, it's fine with me. I completely understand. You probably have a date now. But, if by any chance you don't (which is utterly impossible), will you please consider me?" Ginny giggled uncontrollably at this. Even Harry began to laugh. Hermione covered her face in embarrassment.

"Why are you blushing? That's so sweet!" Ginny laughed. "Signed, Dean Thomas. WHAT? Dean Thomas?"

At this, Hermione snatched the letter and carefully put it back in the envelope.

"I never knew he was such a sweetie!" Ginny said thoughtfully. "So, are you going to say yes?"

"I'm not exactly sure if I even want to go." Hermione said reluctantly. She took a sip from her apple juice. "I should be working on my Charms homework…"

"Oh for the love of chocolate frogs Hermione, just go!" Harry told her. "It's Valentines Day for crying out loud. Besides, it's not like you have anybody else to go with…"

And with that comment, Hermione felt like Harry just slapped her silly for an hour. Harry just realized what his comment sounded like and his jaw dropped open. Ginny stared at him in disbelief.

"Harry didn't mean it that way, Herm." Ginny explained.

"Ye-yeah. I really didn't mean for it to sound like that." Harry apologized.

"You're right anyway. I don't have anybody to go with…" Hermione sighed, trying to hold back tears.

"I'm sorry Herm." Harry apologized again. He had a sad puppy-dog look on his face.

"Aww, can you resist that cute look?" Ginny said as she stared at Harry. "I know I can't."

Hermione laughed. "It's alright, Harry. I know what you meant to say."

Harry sighed in relief. Just then, Ron strutted in with Lavender's arms wrapped around his waist.

"Hey Herm." Ron grinned.

"Hi." Lavender greeted smugly.

"Herm can go to the ball after all!" Ginny announced happily. "Dean Thomas asked her."

"Really? So are you going?" Ron asked. He suddenly had a weird tinge of jealousy in him. What am I jealous of? I have a beautiful girl friend who loves me, what do I have to be jealous about? Ron thought to himself.

"Well…uh…" Hermione stammered. "I'm not exactly sure yet. I don't know if I should waste a night on a silly dance rather than doing my homework."
"That's true." Lavender agreed. She wasn't too thrilled with the idea of Hermione coming to the dance. She felt insecure that Ron might fall head over heels over her when she sees Hermione in a nice dress. She is rather pretty, Lavender admitted to herself. But not as pretty as me of course. I can't believe Ron actually liked her. But now, he has me. And I don't want this bookworm to come between my Ronniekins and me.

"NO! Just go!" Ginny pleaded. "I promise you'll have a good time."

Just then, Dean who was walking like he was drunk, came up to Hermione. He was looking down at his shoes, his face blushing immensely. His redness showed even if he had a brown skin color.

"S-so, H-hermione." He stuttered. "D-did you get my letter?"

"Yes." Hermione smiled. Dean finally looked up and turned even redder than before. "And I'm sorry to tell you but…"

Dean immediately became disappointed. "It's ok, I know you had a date already. I mean, who wouldn't wanna date you?"

Ginny put her hands on her mouth to stop from giggling. Harry was smiling from ear to ear. Ron clutched Lavender's hand tightly. Hermione blushed as red as Dean.

"Well, I'm sorry to tell you but…" Hermione began. "But I do wanna go with you. And nobody asked me."

Dean's face lit up. "Great! That's great! You won't regret it Hermione!" He suddenly gave her a hug and jumped for joy. "See you tonight!"

"I'll be waiting by the staircase." Hermione told him.

"Yay! You're coming!" Ginny squealed. "And you better stay for long this time, because last time you left…."

Hermione looked at Ron, feeling embarassed. Ginny noticed it and said, "Well, we oughta head to class now. I'll see you later Harry."

"I'll be thinking of you." Harry nodded as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

"Hey, hey. I'm watching!" Ron reminded them. They laughed and headed off to their classes.

A/n: AHH! PLEASE REVIEW! I hope you guys didn't get too bored with this chapter! Next chapter is the Valentines dance one! Stay tuned! Ok thanks to:

Kelpiemonkey – Sorry if you didn't like that chap! I didn't like it either!

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Serena – yes I have to agree with you there for the OOC part. I'm really bad at keeping the characters in character (Did that make sense?) but I'm glad you still liked it. Thanks for the advice.

RonsInnerVoice – I know! Lavender is starting to get on my nerves too. I can't wait to get rid of her.

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