The next morning, Harry was awakened by Ron shaking him. Harry felt like he had just gone to sleep

"Come on, Harry. Get up. We have ten (10) minutes before we have to be at breakfast." Ron then left Harry's bedside to change from his pajama pants into his uniform pants.

"But I just went to sleep." Harry yawned and stretched.

"You were asleep by the time I got in here. Now get up and get ready. We're going to be late for breakfast." Ron sat on his bed and put his socks and shoes on.

Harry rolled over and went back to sleep. Ron woke him up five (5) minutes later. Harry grumbled, opened one eye and looked at Ron.

"Harry, we really need to go to breakfast!" Harry grudgingly got into his robes and followed Ron to the Great Hall.

They quickly ate their breakfast and then rushed to the Hospital Wing to see Deirdre. Deirdre was sitting up, eating breakfast. Harry rushed over to her and hugged her.

"Harry!" Deirdre yelled hoarsely.

"Hey, Deirdre!" Harry let go of her. "You sound horrible, sweetheart!" He hugged her again. Ron just stood there.

"Thanks, thanks a lot." Harry smiled at her.

"Sorry." They looked at each other for a moment. She then Deirdre saw Ron.

"Hay, Ron! What's goin' on?" Ron walked over and high-fived her.

"Not much...how ya feelin'?"

"Better, not great, but better." Ron sat in a chair next to the bed. The three talked a little while, but after an hour, Madam Pomfrey made them leave.

It was a Hogsmeade weekend, and Ron and Harry found Hermione waiting for them in the Entrance Hall. They hopped into the crowd and left.

"I wonder what I should get Deirdre while we're here?" Harry wondered aloud while the three of them sat and drank their butterbeer.

"Get her Dungbombs." Ron gulped down half his butterbeer in two gulps.

"Girls don't like that kind of stuff, Ron. Get her sweets." Hermione sipped her butterbeer slowly.

"Good idea, Hermione. I'm going to go looking for sweets for her now. I might get her some other things as well." Harry finished his butterbeer and then got up and left.

"We'll catch up with him later." Ron picked up his now empty mug and drank from it, not realizing it was empty. "I guess I'm all out, be right back." Ron's ears turned beet red as he got up to get another mug of butterbeer. Hermione giggled at him.

Harry went straight to the sweets shop. He bought Deirdre a large bag of assorted candies. At another shop, Harry bought Deirdre a picture frame for her baby picture. He also got her a few other nick-knacks.

"Oi Harry. Over here." Ron was waving to him from across the street.

"It's almost time to get back to school. We should be getting ready to head back."

"We still have ten minutes, Hermione." Ron laughed at her, even though she was always like that.

"Hermione, can I ask you a quick favor while we're here?" Harry looked worried for having only a little time left.

"Sure. What is it?"

"Come to the flower shop with me to pick out flowers for Deirdre."

"How do I know you're not going to do anything else?" Ron threw an angered look at Harry.

"Ron!" Hermione also became angry.

"I never said you couldn't come. We better go now if we're going at all. Otherwise we want to make it back in time to go back to school." The three of them then went to the flower shop to get flowers for Deirdre.

When they arrived at the flower shop, Harry and Ron looked slightly abashed. It was a large store, and there were hundreds of types of flowers. They looked around for a moment before Harry decided on the color-changing roses.

"Oh, Harry! She'll love them!" Hermione took them to examine them.

The roses were very large. The buds were the size of Harry's fist, and the blooms were the size of his outstretched hand. As Hermione walked to the counter, they changed from deep red to bright white to light pink.

Harry paid for the flowers, and they rushed back to the castle.

"Harry, where are you going?" Ron looked at him questioningly. "Dinner will be starting soon." They had arrived at the castle, and Harry was headed toward the Hospital Wing before Ron's voice stopped him.

"Ron, dinner isn't starting for another half an hour!" Hermione had started after Harry. "Why would you need to go now?" Ron walked over to them.

"I wanted a good seat!" Hermione shook her head and went after Harry, who had already started walking again. Ron shook HIS head and followed them.

Harry wandered into the Hospital Wing and saw Deirdre sitting up, eating her dinner. She spotted him and waved.

"Hey sweetie, how are you feeling?" He gave her a hug.

"I'm feeling much better. I'm probably going to stay one more night though. Madam Pomfrey doesn't want to take any more chances, especially after last time." Deirdre gave him a soft kiss on the cheek.

"I bought some stuff for you while we were at Hogsmeade." Harry put all the candies and nick-knacks onto the bed. He kept the roses behind his back. He wanted to give them to her separately.

"Wow, all my favorites!" Deirdre poked around in the bag. "Bertie Bots are my most favorite! The vomit ones are great for pranks with the muggle kids."

Harry and Ron looked at each other and held back a laugh. They remembered just last year when Fred and George fed the tongue toffee to Dudley.

"What's so funny?" Hermione and Deirdre both gave them confused looks.

"Sorry. It had to do with my cousin last year before the Quidditch World Cup." Harry and Ron managed to stop laughing.

Deirdre looked through the rest of the stuff Harry bought for her. She commented well on all of them and thanked Harry.

"I have one more thing for you before we go to dinner." Harry pulled out the color changing flowers from behind his back.

"Oh Harry, they're wonderful. I'll be sure that they're well kept. Thank you so much." They hugged and then kissed.

"I'd hate to wreck this picture perfect moment, but we're going to be late for dinner." Ron sighed and started tapping his foot impatiently.

"Alright, Ron. I know how highly you think of your stomach. I'll come back after dinner and visit you, Deirdre."

"Alright." They kissed again.

"I think I'll go straight up to the dorm after dinner. My stomach won't be able to handle any more of that kissy-kissy stuff." Ron shuddered at the thought. They then went to dinner.

At dinner, Harry and Hermione at quickly, but Ron did not. Harry wanted impatiently while Ron ate. Finally, Hermione spoke.

"Ron! I want to go see Deirdre!" She tapped her foot impatiently.

"Go! I'm not stopping you!" Ron started on thirds of the beef stew.

Hermione humph-ed at him and stalked away, dragging Harry behind her. Ron continued to eat.

Out in the Entrance Hall, Harry pulled away from Hermione.

"Hermione, why did you want to leave so badly?" Hermione turned.

"Harry, Deirdre lives in my dorm, I have classes with her...we've become best friends!"

Harry of course, did not know this, because men are impervious to their surroundings.