(Note…. Helen, you have no idea who Count Duckula is in MY world, neither napoleon nor Marilyn Monroe…. please review. Sorry the layout and spacing in past chapters haven't bin gr8 but there is something stupid going on. To da sally or woteva person…if u can get 10 people to say its confusing it will stop being confusing…. so har de har har cos ya CANT-I don't think its THAT confusing)

Hermione slowly approached the door, Ron holding onto her waist in the invisibility cloak.

'Ocean scent'

They went through the door into the bathroom; Hermione muttered 'lumos waxo' and thousands of tiny candles, arranged round the bath and mirrors, lit up. Ron switched on the taps, and the one with the foam that could support your weight, but Hermione have him a look that said 'turn it off'

(In the common room, empty but for Cinderella, the Prince, the Fairy, and the drag queen)

Meanwhile, Lavender, Seamus, Ginny and Harry were in the common room, Lavender curled up against Seamus, and Ginny sitting on the floor with Harry on the chair behind her, playing with her hair. Ginny was singing softly under her breath, but it was in a language noone had ever heard…

'Me tomo casus amour,

Me gorado calsiki tortu,

Me tomo casus amour,

Me datis jelpini farquar

Me amour…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…amour…. aaaaaaaaaa'

Harry murmured, "that's beautiful Gin, what does it mean?"

Ginny smiled, and stopped making red sparkles with her wand. She coughed, and Lavender looked at her anxiously, but Ginny waved her concern away," nothing"

"What language?"

"Its…the spiritual language spoken by the goddess Aphrodite. It's a song about happiness, love and final rest"

"Nice," said Harry, twisting Ginny's long red hair through his fingers, his green eyes half closed but sparkling like sunlight on water. Ginny coughed again, and Lavender narrowed her eyes at her friend, but Ginny looked away into the dying embers of the fire.

"What time is it?" yawned Seamus "ah…cant be bothered…. hey, watch this" out of the end of his wand he sent a series of violet sparks that curled into a heart. "For you, lavender" he smiled. Harry and Ginny grinned, and Ginny sent a pink spark in the air, which twisted into the shape of a dragon.

Lavender smiled, and her eyes shifted to the window, at the sunset signalling the last summer's day, and the sinking sun spilling it's blood like light over the fast becoming inky sky.

(Back in the prefect's bathroom…)

Hermione turned away from Ron, grinning, "the waters getting cold"

"I need a cold shower," mumbled Ron. He slipped into the water as Hermione swam to the other side, relighting a candle that had gone out. She swam back over, and he noticed with a sigh that she was wearing a modest black swimming costume. A bikini, or even a tankini would be nice…. He sighed, but then made up his mind, and pulled Hermione towards him. She tilted her head up for another kiss but Ron's finger caught her chin.

"I need to talk to you Hermione," he said, lifting her out of the water and into the Jacuzzi/hot tub that was at the other end of the bathroom, as they lowered in, a smell like white musk rose from the floor.

"Hermione, we've been together for a while now, and erm…. we trust each other and..Er….are you….do you want to….i mean, no pressure but…errrrrrrrr…." Ron trailed off, looking at the surprisingly calm expression on Hermione's face.

"I am ready Ron, but I don't want to be a single mother"

"Have you…done…before??" he asked helplessly. Now Hermione blushed, a deep flaming red not unlike Ginny's hair.

"Yes"

"Oh…"

"But ill wait. I'm ready, as I was before, but I don't think us as a couple are quite at that stage, Ron, I don't think your ready for the responsibility…"

"Oh…" whispered Ron hoarsely. He got out of the Jacuzzi

"Where are you going?" asked Hermione calmly.

"Back to the dorms. We might get caught if we stay in here much longer" Rons voice trembled with mixed up emotions…. anger, hurt, resentment and…. frustration.

(there ya go Rachel!!!!!!! Sexual frustration….who were we describing? Oh yeah…. and we were right…this is my last fic b4 i leave for Australia for 4 weeks....so review ur little sox off!!!!! im taking Count Duckulas initial necklace but leaving percy and Malfoy to compete in robot wars against the giant radioactive man eating turtles-andy, joe and katie know what im talking about...)