A/N: This was inspired by Juliana Hatfield's song "Table for One".  It can be found on her album Gold stars 1992-2002 the Juliana Hatfield collection.  I love the song and was listening to it when this small little ficlet popped into my head.  I wanted to put the lyrics at the beginning but they are impossible to find.

"Table for One"

Ginny watched as a small drop of perspiration slid down the edge of her glass.  'I should be the one shedding a tear, not the glass.'  Only days ago she had broken up with Michael Corner and she felt nothing.  Not elated that she was rid of him or sadness that they broke up, just nothing.  'That is what the relationship was.  Nothing.'  She had started dating Michael because she wanted to be over Harry and it worked.  She was over him, but once Michael had served his purpose he became nothing.  He was some one to pass the time with and that was all.

 'Now what, Weasley? You just sit here alone in Madam Puddiefoots?  Yup that is exactly what I'm bloody well going to do.' Her thoughts were starting up their own conversation at this point and it was useless to argue with them. 'I don't need a boyfriend to be here.  I can sit here with my butter beer and hum myself drinking songs.  Hmmm, I wonder how much butter beer you would have to drink to get pissed?'

Ginny took another sip of butter beer as the door chimed signaling a person entering.  She glanced up from her drink with widening eyes.  In came her brother and Hermione holding hands.  They were laughing about something and didn't seem to notice her as they headed for a table in the back corner.  Hermione was smiling bigger than Ginny had ever seen, and her face was slightly flushed.  Ron was in a similar state with a goofy grin plastered to his face his blue eyes dancing with mirth. 

The curiosity and temptation were too great for Ginny to resist.  Digging into her robes she soon extracted a flesh like string.  'Fred and George would want their extendable ears used for mischief, so they won't mind that I took one.'  Placing one end in her ear she directed the other towards her brother's table.

"Do you think anyone saw us?"  Hermione asked slightly out of breath. 

"No.  Almost everyone is studying for the O.W.L. or N.E.W.T."

"As we should be doing.  I cannot believe you convinced me to come."

"Hermione, I wanted to take you on a real date.  You're the one who wants to keep this a secret."

"Ron….I just don't think it's a good idea to make it public.  What with Harry and Voldemort….and you and, and ….O.W.L.S. are next week…."

"Hermione, luv you're stuttering."  He told her affectionately. 

Ginny watched as he craned his neck towards Hermione and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.  Reaching up to she took out the extendable ear and placed it back inside her pocket.  'I'll keep their secret.  At least they finally figured the whole emotion bit out.'

Finishing off her last gulp of butter beer Ginny couldn't help but smile.  'I'm at a table for one but that's okay because it won't be forever.  Now where is my dessert?'

A/N: There is a possibility this will become the prologue to a H/R story.  I'm not sure depends on if I become really inspired.  Please r/r