Hermione woke the next morning to an empty room. She looked at her clock.
It was 9 am. She got out of bed showered and dressed. When she went back to
her room the girls were back. She didn't bother asking where they were
because most likely they were with Ron, Harry, and Fred. She had almost
walked into George on her way back from the bathroom. He must have just
gotten up to. They all went downstairs to breakfast and then back upstairs
to clean. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were getting ready to leave around one.
"I left food for you in the oven and we will be back by ten. Please don't burn the house down while we are gone." Mrs. Weasley reminded them. She kissed them all and left with a POP. They now got to work on the surprise. Hermione had decided to go and read. They knew they wouldn't have a problem getting rid of her. It was George. So Fred was voted to go distract him. He decided that he wanted to go and work on some of the booking. Maybe they would bother Hermione for help one last time before she left. They got the stuff and went to Hermione's room where they found her sitting on her bed reading.
"Hermione can you help us with some booking. We figured we'd bother you one last time before you left." Asked Fred
"Sure, it's not a problem I love this stuff you know that. Plus I'll do anything for friends you know that." She closed her book.
"Well if you'll do anything then maybe you could lend me a thousand dollars." George said laughing. "I lost a bet."
Hermione rolled her eyes. She liked George no matter what he said. She took out her quill and started doing the math.
"You realize that one of you are going to have to understand this." Finishing up.
"How about you two work it out. I'll be right back." Fred walked out of the room.
Hermione went over everything with George. After about a half hour he finally got the hang of it. They looked over some other things for a while. Then they got to talk about this and that. They talked about the old days at Hogwarts, the teachers that might still be working there with Hermione, Hermione knew professor Snape would still be there. She wasn't too sure how he would be. They talked about Quidditch and the Chuddley Cannons. They both seem to be enjoying themselves.
Hermione a couple of times wanted to tell George but she couldn't. They were having such a good time she didn't want to ruin things. 'What if he doesn't like me the way I like him. What if he doesn't like me at all? What if he's just using me because I can do this stuff?' Her thoughts stopped. He changed the subject again. This time they went back to talking about the shop. He was telling her how they were very close to getting the two shops to merge together.
" When we finally do get the shops to merge you will come visit us. I think we will use the shop in Hogsmeade since that's where all the Hogwart's students went."
"Of course I will. Plus you might need my help." She laughed. They talked more about the joke's shop. They must have been talking for two hours.
Meanwhile downstairs was another story. Ron and Harry were setting up a table and putting a tablecloth on when Fred came from upstairs.
"What happened?" asked Ron. "I told Hermione to teach George the accounting stuff and that I couldn't do it as well as him. So she said yes." He put the two plates on the table. Then set up the forks, knives, cups, and napkins. He put two candlesticks on the table. It was a beautiful afternoon outside so it was a perfect place to have dinner. They girls were in the kitchen cooking a meal. It smelt so good. They made chicken, mashed potatoes, and salad. It took them two hours to prepare everything right. When they finished they cleaned the dishes.
Back upstairs Hermione and George continued to talk. She only stopped because Ginny came running in the room to get her. She dragged Hermione out of her bedroom and into her room. She didn't say anything to her. Then she went looking through all of Hermione's clothes. She picked out a nice skirt and a cute top. She told Hermione to shower and then put that outfit on. She told her to leave her hair alone because she would deal with it. Hermione had no idea what was going on. She didn't bother asking questions either. She's learned to listen to Ginny. She went to the bathroom and showered. She put on the outfit and wrapped her hair in the towel.
She walked back to Ginny's room. Then she sat down on the bed. By this time Lavender and April were in the room. Ginny did a quick dying spell on Hermione's hair and went to work. First she completely straightened her hair. Then she curled it. The curls were perfect. They framed her face in all the right places. Next she put blonde streaks in her hair. They decided they didn't like them so the replaced them with red streaks. They liked those better. Finally to finish off her hair Ginny put a small part of her hair in a clip in the back of her head. Her hair looked perfect. Then it was Lavenders turn. She was to do her make up.
Back at the boys room George just walked in when his brothers and Harry attacked him. They told him to shower and come back. So he did as they told him. While he showered the guys went through his clothes to find the outfit the girls had suggested.
Back in Ginny's room Lavender was starting with the eye shadow when Hermione finally asked.
"What's going on? Why are you doing this to me?"
"Oh its my gift to you before you leave. Since mum and dad aren't home I figured I'd do it now." Ginny said as Lavender put on the eye shadow.
She picked a dark pink to match the shirt Hermione was wearing. Hermione was wearing a black skirt with dark pink flowers on it. The shirt was the same pink as the flowers. Then she decided that Hermione didn't need any blush since her face was naturally that color. She did opt to putting on foundation to help even out her skin tone and then chose a clear lip-gloss that tasted like cherry's to put on her lips. Next April tweezed her eyebrows to the perfect shape and size. Then she painted Hermione's figure nails and toes.
Back at the boys pad: When George came back to the room in his boxers he was given clothes to throw on. It was his kakis and a dark green shirt to compliment his eyes. (A/N: the girls did pick this out btw) Then they handed him some cologne. He sprayed it on. Finally George asked.
"What the hell is going on? Why am I all dressed up? Did someone die?" he asked in all seriousness. They didn't answer. They just laughed.
Back in Ginny's room: Hermione was now all dressed and "pretty". They made Hermione close her eyes. To make sure she didn't peek they put a blindfold over her eyes. They walked her down the stairs and out to the back porch. They sat her down. George was there already.
"Don't take off your blindfolds till we leave. You'll here the back door closes. ENJOY!" said Ginny.
Her plan was now taking action. Harry and Ginny went inside. They closed the door. When Hermione heard the door close she took off her blindfold. George did the same. She was shocked. So this is what everyone was up to all day. They planned a romantic dinner for her and George. She couldn't be mad at Ginny she was kind of glad. This was the perfect time to tell George. George seemed surprise too. He didn't seem mad. No actually he seemed happy. He had a big grin on his face. 'I'll just tell her tonight. I was going to anyway. Though I knew I should have expected something like this from Ginny cause it was Ginny.' George thought. He smiled at Hermione.
"Hermione I want to tell you something." Came George's nervous voice.
"I left food for you in the oven and we will be back by ten. Please don't burn the house down while we are gone." Mrs. Weasley reminded them. She kissed them all and left with a POP. They now got to work on the surprise. Hermione had decided to go and read. They knew they wouldn't have a problem getting rid of her. It was George. So Fred was voted to go distract him. He decided that he wanted to go and work on some of the booking. Maybe they would bother Hermione for help one last time before she left. They got the stuff and went to Hermione's room where they found her sitting on her bed reading.
"Hermione can you help us with some booking. We figured we'd bother you one last time before you left." Asked Fred
"Sure, it's not a problem I love this stuff you know that. Plus I'll do anything for friends you know that." She closed her book.
"Well if you'll do anything then maybe you could lend me a thousand dollars." George said laughing. "I lost a bet."
Hermione rolled her eyes. She liked George no matter what he said. She took out her quill and started doing the math.
"You realize that one of you are going to have to understand this." Finishing up.
"How about you two work it out. I'll be right back." Fred walked out of the room.
Hermione went over everything with George. After about a half hour he finally got the hang of it. They looked over some other things for a while. Then they got to talk about this and that. They talked about the old days at Hogwarts, the teachers that might still be working there with Hermione, Hermione knew professor Snape would still be there. She wasn't too sure how he would be. They talked about Quidditch and the Chuddley Cannons. They both seem to be enjoying themselves.
Hermione a couple of times wanted to tell George but she couldn't. They were having such a good time she didn't want to ruin things. 'What if he doesn't like me the way I like him. What if he doesn't like me at all? What if he's just using me because I can do this stuff?' Her thoughts stopped. He changed the subject again. This time they went back to talking about the shop. He was telling her how they were very close to getting the two shops to merge together.
" When we finally do get the shops to merge you will come visit us. I think we will use the shop in Hogsmeade since that's where all the Hogwart's students went."
"Of course I will. Plus you might need my help." She laughed. They talked more about the joke's shop. They must have been talking for two hours.
Meanwhile downstairs was another story. Ron and Harry were setting up a table and putting a tablecloth on when Fred came from upstairs.
"What happened?" asked Ron. "I told Hermione to teach George the accounting stuff and that I couldn't do it as well as him. So she said yes." He put the two plates on the table. Then set up the forks, knives, cups, and napkins. He put two candlesticks on the table. It was a beautiful afternoon outside so it was a perfect place to have dinner. They girls were in the kitchen cooking a meal. It smelt so good. They made chicken, mashed potatoes, and salad. It took them two hours to prepare everything right. When they finished they cleaned the dishes.
Back upstairs Hermione and George continued to talk. She only stopped because Ginny came running in the room to get her. She dragged Hermione out of her bedroom and into her room. She didn't say anything to her. Then she went looking through all of Hermione's clothes. She picked out a nice skirt and a cute top. She told Hermione to shower and then put that outfit on. She told her to leave her hair alone because she would deal with it. Hermione had no idea what was going on. She didn't bother asking questions either. She's learned to listen to Ginny. She went to the bathroom and showered. She put on the outfit and wrapped her hair in the towel.
She walked back to Ginny's room. Then she sat down on the bed. By this time Lavender and April were in the room. Ginny did a quick dying spell on Hermione's hair and went to work. First she completely straightened her hair. Then she curled it. The curls were perfect. They framed her face in all the right places. Next she put blonde streaks in her hair. They decided they didn't like them so the replaced them with red streaks. They liked those better. Finally to finish off her hair Ginny put a small part of her hair in a clip in the back of her head. Her hair looked perfect. Then it was Lavenders turn. She was to do her make up.
Back at the boys room George just walked in when his brothers and Harry attacked him. They told him to shower and come back. So he did as they told him. While he showered the guys went through his clothes to find the outfit the girls had suggested.
Back in Ginny's room Lavender was starting with the eye shadow when Hermione finally asked.
"What's going on? Why are you doing this to me?"
"Oh its my gift to you before you leave. Since mum and dad aren't home I figured I'd do it now." Ginny said as Lavender put on the eye shadow.
She picked a dark pink to match the shirt Hermione was wearing. Hermione was wearing a black skirt with dark pink flowers on it. The shirt was the same pink as the flowers. Then she decided that Hermione didn't need any blush since her face was naturally that color. She did opt to putting on foundation to help even out her skin tone and then chose a clear lip-gloss that tasted like cherry's to put on her lips. Next April tweezed her eyebrows to the perfect shape and size. Then she painted Hermione's figure nails and toes.
Back at the boys pad: When George came back to the room in his boxers he was given clothes to throw on. It was his kakis and a dark green shirt to compliment his eyes. (A/N: the girls did pick this out btw) Then they handed him some cologne. He sprayed it on. Finally George asked.
"What the hell is going on? Why am I all dressed up? Did someone die?" he asked in all seriousness. They didn't answer. They just laughed.
Back in Ginny's room: Hermione was now all dressed and "pretty". They made Hermione close her eyes. To make sure she didn't peek they put a blindfold over her eyes. They walked her down the stairs and out to the back porch. They sat her down. George was there already.
"Don't take off your blindfolds till we leave. You'll here the back door closes. ENJOY!" said Ginny.
Her plan was now taking action. Harry and Ginny went inside. They closed the door. When Hermione heard the door close she took off her blindfold. George did the same. She was shocked. So this is what everyone was up to all day. They planned a romantic dinner for her and George. She couldn't be mad at Ginny she was kind of glad. This was the perfect time to tell George. George seemed surprise too. He didn't seem mad. No actually he seemed happy. He had a big grin on his face. 'I'll just tell her tonight. I was going to anyway. Though I knew I should have expected something like this from Ginny cause it was Ginny.' George thought. He smiled at Hermione.
"Hermione I want to tell you something." Came George's nervous voice.