Jae: HELLO MY DEAR READERS! I'm in a jolly good mood today and I have no idea why, so why not make the best of it, right? =]

T.J.: I know I am! * gets a slap in the arm from Jae * hey! I thought you were in a good mood?

Jae: I AM! Anyway, Guys, I have some bad news. I think this story will have two more chapters left. After that, it's done. * bursts into tears *

T.J.: * looks horrified * WHY ARE YOU CRYING?!

Jae: * glares * you know T.J., as much as I love you, you can be such an INSENSITIVE PRAT! * Shoves him out of her room * Okay guys! Here's chapter 9!



Chapter 9: Decisions, Decisions



Hermione:



Hermione woke up, her head throbbing. I've been thinking too much again, she thought, bringing her hands up to her head. As much as her head was hurting, she couldn't help but rack her brain of what might've caused her to have such a huge headache. She suddenly noticed that she was still wearing her school robes, and that's when everything came rushing back to her.



Harry's in love with me! She thought. With this, Hermione's head started throbbing more badly. Forcing herself to get up from the bed, Hermione made her way to the bathroom.



Maybe a good hot bath would get rid of my headache, she thought, closing the bathroom. A good hour later, she came out, feeling fresh and her headache completely gone. Hermione smiled.



"That did help," she said. At that same time, Ginny walked in.



"What's taking you three so long?" she asked, picking up Hermione's pillow and started hitting Lavender and Parvati with it. Hermione laughed and went over to her closet to get her school robes ready. Lavender and Parvati, having to wake up by Ginny instead of Hermione, nearly pounced on the girl if Ginny didn't threaten them with throwing their underwears to Ron and his friends. After having a funny morning, Hermione decided to let them in on what she found out last night.



"Guys, guess what I found out?" she said. When the girls raised their eyebrows at her, Hermione proceeded to tell them everything she heard. As soon as she was done, Lavender and Parvati's mouth was hanging open, but Ginny didn't even react. Instead, she found a Witch Weekly magazine and decided to read it instead.



"Harry. THE Harry Potter, is in love with you?!" Parvati cried out. Hermione nodded, blushing a little. Lavender saw this and squealed.



"OH MY GOSH! YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM TOO!" she exclaimed. Seeing Hermione's face turn even more into a brilliant shade of red, Parvati and Lavender squealed, squeezing their friend in the process. Ginny, however, looked a little disappointed



"I can't believe he didn't tell you!" she exclaimed, causing the three girls to stare at her, mouths hanging once more.



"Wait, you're telling me that you knew all this time that Harry was in love with me and you never bothered to spare a minute to tell me?!" Hermione cried out. Ginny flipped a page in her Witch Weekly.



"Yup," she said, not looking up.



"WHAT?!" All three girls screeched, hurting Ginny's ears.



"WHY DIDN'T YOU BOTHER TELLING ME?!" Hermione yelled out, her face red. Ginny flipped a page again, still not looking up.



"Simple. I wanted Harry to do it himself," she said and leaned to her left when a pillow came sailing towards her head.



"You might want to work on that aim Vee," Ginny said and smiled cheekily, irritating the girls. Then her face turned serious.



"Hermione, now that you know he's in love with you. Don't leave him hanging. It's best to let him know what you feel about him," she said. Hermione, recovering from her anger, sat down beside Ginny, the one person that understood her inside and out.



"I would, but I'm not sure if Harry feels what he really feels for me," she said. Ginny gave her a smile.



"You seem to under estimate Mr. Potter Hermione," she said and watched their two other friends sit with them. "Sure, he might be a big-headed git at times, but it doesn't mean that he's not sure of what he feels for you. He might not be sure of a lot of things, but he is sure that he's so in love with you that he would rather face a hundred Snape instead of hurting you," she said. Her speech, much to Hermione's amazement, actually made her decision for her. Lavender and Parvati, on the other hand, had tears in the corner of their eyes.



"I say go for it Hermione!" Lavender exclaimed. Parvati nodded.



"I'm her maid of honour!" she exclaimed, making Lavender and Ginny glare at her. Hermione laughed.



"I have to find him," she said.



Harry:




"Is it just me or am I missing the girls' presence?" Ron asked out of the blue. Harry and his friends were lounging around the Common Room. It was too early for them to go to the Great Hall, so they decided to stay in the Common Room for a little while. Draco looked thoughtful at Ron's question.



"No, it's not you," he said, an image of a red-haired girl flashing in his mind. Dean frowned.



"Why is it that we haven't been bothering them again?" he asked.



"We had a feud with them when Hermione was in the hospital, remember?" Harry said. Ron cringed.



"Oh yeah," he mumbled. Harry smirked at his friends.



"I guess I'm not alone here," he said. He earned a glare from his friends.



"Would you look at that," Draco suddenly said, staring at the stairs leading to the girls' dormitories. Ginny was coming down and heading their way, a smile on her lips.



"You know Draco, if you end up with my sister, I'm going to have to give you 'the talk'", Ron whispered, causing Draco to shove him off. Ginny went up to Harry.



"Harry, we need to talk," she said. Draco frowned.



"And you don't want to talk to me?" he asked. Ginny turned to him, her eyebrow raised, before turning back to Harry, who looked confused.



"Can't you tell me in front of my friends?" he asked. Ginny sighed.



"Fine, fine," she said. She crossed her arms in front of her chest.



"I have two words for you Potter: she knows," she said. Harry's eyes widened.



"How- What- She- Who-" he stuttered, much to Ginny's – and his friends' – amusement.



"Actually, she found out from you," Ginny replied, giggling at the frozen look Harry has on his face.



"But I never told her!" he exclaimed. Ginny smiled.



"Well then I suggest you should've thought of telling her before yelling at Cho in the hallway last night," she replied. She laughed when Harry processed what she said and nearly choked.



"She- She heard me?" he squeaked, causing Ginny to laugh harder. Since she was occupied in laughing, she could only nod. After a few minutes of laughing, Ginny was hiccupping.



"You know what you have to do now, right Potter?" Ron said, speaking for his sister. Harry stood up.



"I have to find her," he said.





Jae: All right! Chapter 9's done! That means Chapter 10 is my last chapter and I'll be posting an epilogue! Don't worry though. I'll be back for a new fic! But until then, R+R and see you guys later! * Blows kisses *




*Preview of the Next Chapter *



"Hermione," Harry said at the same time Hermione said, "Harry." Both laughed. That's when Harry realized Hermione called him by his first name.



"You called me 'Harry'," he said, amazed. Hermione laughed.



"I did, didn't I?" she said. They were silent for a moment, lost in their own thoughts. Harry, wanting to get this over with, decided to break it.



"Hermione, I've got something to tell you," he said, staring at the brown eyes he's grown to love.