A/N: Thanx to all the reviews!! Here's the next chap!

Chapter 7: More butterbeers for a stalker

"Wow, that was probably the most heart-attacking birthday's of my life!" Harry laughed. It was probably also the best birthdays of his life. The Weasley's put so much effort ...as though Harry was part of the

family.

"So yeah, did you like my present, Harry?" Ginny asked. Harry smiled. "Of course!"

He paused, "I loved everything! Maybe except for that Banshee you hired-"

"It was all part of the plan," Ron shrugged, "Gotta get you to wake up, sometime."

"Too bad Hermione took so long in the shower," Ginny shot Hermione a look.

"It's not my fault!" Hermione raised a brow, "I would've been down sooner, if Harry hadn't come in—"

"Oh sure, blame it on the birthday boy" Harry joked. Hermione hung her head.

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That Monday, it was cold and the skies were grey and stormy. Hermione walked on the paths of Diagon

Alley, like she always does every after-work. 

She walked in the Leaky Cauldron, forgetting about everything that had happened that passed weekend.

"One butterbeer to go please, Tom," She smiled as she took out her purse. 

"Right away, ma'am!" Tom the bartender replied as he went inside a room to grab a bottle filled with oh-so-sweet butterbeer. 

Hermione waited as she sat in the stool quietly. Before long... in he came.
Him again. She uttered in her breath. 

"Here you go, young miss!" the bartenter handed her the bottle. She quickly placed a few Sickles and had 
the urge to approach this odd stalker. 

"Hi," Hermione walked up to the boy's table.

"Hello," he replied. 

"Do you come here often?" she paused, "Or you just like to please yourself by conviently stalking a 
certain somebody?" she asked sternly. 

"I'm...not sure if I know what you're talking about," the lad innocently raised a brow. 

"Oh, I'm sure you don't," Is Hermione goin mad, or something? 

"Are you- accusing me?" the boy was calm and gentle. 

"How would you explain the fact that I keep bumping into you, then!" she just stood there with her bottle in 
her hand. 

"Well, excuse me, miss perfect, but ever thought that maybe you've been the one stalking me?" the boy 
said cooly, "After all, you did know where to return my broom...didn't you?" 

"Well, I'm sorry for trying to return something that's not mine!" Hermione snapped. She was about to turn 
her heel and leave--

"Thank you." He said once again. 

Hermione finally got her cool back. "You're welcome...I guess..." 

"Listen lady, I'm not stalking you whatsoever, and I have no intentions to do so," he went back to his ice 
cream-sundae. 

Hermione was about to say goodbye and leave, but too late, he beat her to it.

"I better go." He told her, "See you 'round," He got out of his table and walked out.

"But-" Hermione watched as he left, "I never got to know your name..." 

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A/N: Sorry for all the people who don't like short chapters...but thats how I am lol, sorry again!! So i decided to do a few chapters...so it practically works the same as long chaps.