I know this chapter's shhhhoooorrttt, but I'm sure y'all are out there just dying for it ::rolls eyes:: so here it is!

Disclaimer: y'all know I don't own this stuff, but apparently I gotta say it, so : I don't own Harry Potter or his lovely little friends.


Surprisingly, Mrs. Weasly let Hermione and Ron continue to meet in Diagon Alley. She even let Fred and George continues to wander around. Mrs. Weasly did know, however, that Lucy always checked up on Ron, Hermione, and usually kept Ginny away from the pair. Ron figured that Mrs. Weasly checked up on Fred and George herself.

One particularly hot afternoon on the deck of Florean's, Hermione was having difficulty keeping Ron's attention.

"Look, Ron, do you want to do this essay yourself?" Hermione said impatiently, clicking her spoon against her ice-cream bowl.

"Huh... what were you saying?" Ron looking up from his swirling colors of melting ice cream.

"Ron! That's not funny!" Hermione glared.

"I was only joking. Its just so hard to concentrate on what you're saying when you've got ice cream on your nose." Ron said innocently, leaning his head on one hand and staring Hermione in the face.

"Ron, I'm being serious. There's nothing on my face and you know it." Hermione said crossly.

"Okay, if you want to walk around with ice cream on you face, I guess that's your choice." Ron shrugged.

"Alright then, Mr. Smartypants, where is it?" Hermione leaned across the table with a very expectant look on her face.

"Riiiiiiight here." Ron said sweetly, and leaned in to kiss Hermione.

"Ron? Hermione? What are you doing?" a very familiar, bewildered voice asked right behind them.