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Author's note: Writer's block plus relatives that don't leave plus the flu from hell do not good updates make! So sorry! I really do mean to update more before school starts!
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The next morning…
Harry and Ron sat and stared into the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room. Neither of them knew how to react to this. Moine kissing Malfoy? And willingly kissing him to boot? This was not something they ever thought they would have to deal with to begin with!
"We have to do it Ron. We have to try for Hermoine's sake. Otherwise we won't be able to protect her if he tries something." Harry said glumly.
This earned a deep sigh from Ron, "I know! Of all the prats in the world she had to fall for why did it have to be him? That Hufflepuff? David? Perfectly good prat! She couldn't have snogged him instead?"
Harry and Ron shared a grin before Hermoine came storming down the stairs, her chocolate brown eyes snapping with fiery anger. She came to a stop in front of them, planted her fists on her hips and glared at them for a moment before letting lose.
"Harry James Potter and Ronald Winthrop Weasley! I have never been more hurt or angry with you two before! SPYING ON ME?? Do you both have so little faith in me? I can handle fighting Death Eaters or whatever is threatening Harry this month but I can't handle Malfoy? And for your information, it is no one's concern but mine whom I kiss or where I kiss them!" she stated firmly with sharp biting tones in her voice.
"We are sorry Moine. We just wanted to help." Ron told the carpet so he did not have to meet Moine's eyes.
'We will try if he will Moine." Added Harry with what he hoped was a charming but humble smile.
Her anger seemed to drain out of her and she smiled that lovely smile at them before she squealed nd hugged them both, "I just know you all will find out how much you all have in common if you just try."
Te Golden Trio of Hogwarts settled in to chat quietly by the fire. Meanwhile Draco paced in the prefect common room as he waited for Moine to come home. Funny how one kiss can change your life. He was going to win Miss Hermoine A. Granger's heart dammit! Even if it meant being nice to Potty and the Weasel. He settled to wait on his couch nd when the door opened it did admit the Gryffindor he was hoping for but her two best friends.
"What the bloody hell are you two doing here?" Draco said suddenly worried Hermoine was hurt.
"We need to talk Malfoy, I mean Draco." Muttered Ron.
Hermoine poked her head in, "Now boys, play nice. I enchanted the room so none of you can leave till Ginny and I return from Hogsmeade. So you will either learn to get along to drive each other bonkers. Have a nice day!" and with that she was gone and the door made an audible sealing noise.
The three boys glared a teach other and started to fight. Each trying to out yell the other. Finally a whistle rang out followed by a laugh, "Now boys the way I see it the sooner you all talk TO each other and listen the sooner she may return." Came the voice of Godric Gryffindor from eh painting.
A low chuckle also came from the painting, "Yes, come lads and TALK." Grinned Salazar Slytherin.
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Ginny and Hermoine were in a new dress shop in Hogsmeade the specialized in Muggle dress the came with matching robes. They had been searching for hours with no luck at all. That is to say, they had found mounds of lovely dresses that would do…but nothing that made them look like the princess they wanted to be so badly on that night.
"Well, will they be dead or alive when return Ginny?" asked Hermoine as she dug into a deep corner looking for something different.
"I don't know Hermoine. But either way I think your troubles with those three will be far from over. Let's see. Revenge for locking them in a room together, revenge for making them see how similar they all are, and for making them go on a triple date together? Oh, wit! They don't know about that yet do they!" Ginny said ticking each thing off on a finger.
Suddenly Hermoine gasped there it was. Silver and strapless, it shimmered like moonlight on snow. The robes that went with it were see-through with enchanted diamonds in it so that they twinkled with she smiled. She darted in to try it on and when she cam out Ginny gasped, "Hermoine Granger if you do not get that dress I will kill you."
Hermoine spun in front a mirror. This was how she wanted to feel. Like a fairy princess. Now if only they could find a dress that made Ginny feel this way. Not to be out done Ginny soon found a golden gown that glowed as soon as she put it on. It too was strapless and hugged her curvy body. Since Harry had been paired with another male he had been free to ask someone else to the dance. He had asked Ginny much to er delight. This was her chance to show him what he was missing. And in this dress she would do that and more!
Hermoine gasped, "Virginia Marie Weasley! That is your dress!" The two girls stood next to one another. One clad in cool silver and the other clad in warm gold. They grinned and linked arms.
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Back in the Common Room From a not so Happy Place…
"Damn you Weasley! I thought you were a dunce! You beat me again!" mutter Draco as Ron beat him for a fifth time at Wizard's chess.
Harry grinned, "Now do you see why only Moine and I play him in Gryffindor? He has beaten everyone else too badly for them to play anymore. And so now he has to play other houses for fun."
Draco rolled his eyes at both of them, "Where the bloody hell is she? How long does it take to find a dress?"
"Obviously you have never gone shopping with a woman Draco. First they try on every dress known to man. Then they try them on all over again. Then they find the ONE dress they haven't tried on and of course they NEED that ONE. Then there are shoes and jewelry and hair and god those women can shop till the day of Merlin!" groan Ron with a roll of his eyes.
"Personally I go in, I find the first thing in my size that is appropriate for the occasion, try it on, and if it works I buy it and leave." Muttered Draco.
"As does any sensible male. But we do not care if another guy is wearing this color or if the pants make us look fat. And NEVER answer a woman when she asks you if she looks fat!" groaned Harry.
Draco looked at him like he was insane, "Who the bloody hell is THAT stupid?"
Harry raised his hand, "I am," As Draco and Ron laughed.
They all looked at each other, bloody hell they were becoming …friends?
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"So then we played Truth or Dare." Hermoine was telling Ginny over their Butter Beers at the Three Broomsticks. The girls were totally done shopping and ad the bags to prove it.
Ginny laughed till she cried, " You are kidding me right? In YOUR pajamas you dared him not do react s you sat in his lap?"
Hermoine grinned wickedly, "and he was a good little Slytherin till the end…when I wiggled."
Ginny grinned, "Te six of us should play after the dance."
The two girls shared a look and each swore to track Lavender down once they were back at school.
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Author's Note: Okay was it worth the wait? Don't' worry I am almost done with the chapter involving the dance…Hehe!