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CHAPTER 5

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?!" Ron yelled.

"Oh, well, we heard you with the Extendable Ears, and plus..." started Fred.

"...we wanna help, little bro!" finished George.

"How could we not notice you had a thing for each other?"

"Right. And, we know something you don't know that could be helpful to your relationship with Hermione!"

"Spill!" said Ron, anxiously.

"Hey, not so fast, little bro!" said Fred.

"We're not letting it out that easily!" said George mischievously.

"Come on you guys, what's the catch?" said Harry.

"OK, now, Ron, how badly do you love her?" asked Fred.

"A LOT!" Ron said, going red.

Fred, George, and Harry all laughed. "OK, ok, you see, our ingenious joke shop has done very well, attracting wizards from all over Britain," said Fred.

"So you see, the store is so busy, we need a little extra help..." continued George.

"...And well, because you'll do anything for the little piece of info we have for you, you have to work in Weasley's Wizard Wheezes until school starts," finished Fred.

"Done," said Ron, "now will you tell me?"

"Of course! Fred, you start."

"Thank you George. Ok, so, me and George were working in the store recently, and who walks in to tell us off about our new prank owl merchandise, but your dear Hermione."

"And after yelling at us, threatening to use curses, and nearly to the point of hurting us, she stormed out the door, unknowingly dropping a book of some sort."

"Well, the kind individuals we are, we picked up the book, and it turned out to be none other than her diary. Fancy that!"

"We knew it was our duty to return it to her, so we decided to pick it up and, oops! It fell open!"

"She's been keeping a diary since her 1st year! We were amazed at what we read."

"What did you read?" asked Ron.

"That she's fancied you since 3rd year! We'll let you two read the rest. But remember, you didn't get it from us!"

Ron was speechless. His face was frozen, but he looked happy.

"Ron? Hello? RON!" Harry tried to get his attention.

"S-She...she...f-f-fancies...m-m-e?" Ron gasped in disbelief.

"That's what it says! Whoa, oh my gosh, look at this mate!" Harry said.

"R-read it t-to me. I don't think I can."

"'I have to say, the first time I ever met Ron, I really thought he was a big loser. But after he and Harry, saved me from that troll, I realized he's not that bad. Once I got to know him much better, by 3rd year, I totally liked him. He's so cute, and nice, and funny. I can tell he likes me too . I mean, you can't explain why he's so jealous of Victor...' There you have it Ron!" said Harry. "Ron, come on, get over it, she likes you."

"I'm so happy, I can't stand it!" said Ron.

"I wish I could say the same," thought Harry suddenly. Harry was very happy for Ron, but then he had thought of Sirius. How could he be joyful, and Sirius dead?

As the weeks went on, Fred, George, and Harry tried to reassure Ron that he could ask her out. Two weeks after Harry arrived, Hermione came.

As Hermione walked in the door, she dropped all her stuff and ran over to give Harry a huge hug and kiss on the cheek. "HARRY! I've missed you so much! How have you been? Are you ok?" she said.

"Fine Hermione, just fine," said Harry.

"Oh, Ron, I've missed you too!" said Hermione, giving him a hug and kiss on the cheek. Ron blushed a shade slightly less then crimson. Harry was mouthing to him when Hermione's back was turned.

"TELL HER YOU MISSED HER TOO!" Harry mouthed to Ron.

"Yeah, Hermione, I've missed you too!" said Ron casually. A spread of relief spread over Ron's face after he said these words.

"Ginny, hey!" said Hermione. "Oh, it's so good to see you all again!"

"Gee, I don't think we got a hug or kiss on the cheek, now did we, Fred?" said George.

"No, I don't think so!" said Fred teasingly.

"You don't deserve it," said Hermione.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny went up to Ron's room. They talked about most everything except Sirius. They made a point not to.

"So, Harry...what is it with you and Cho?" asked Hermione.

"Well, it's hard to say, I'm not exactly sure yet, but I'll find out soon at school," said Harry.

"I ran into Lavender Brown at Diagon Ally a few days after my family vacation, and she was looking for you. It was about Cho, of course, why else would she come up to me," said Hermione.

"What did she say???" questioned Harry anxiously.

"Well, she and Parvati were eating at a café, and Cho just happened to be near them with none other than Michael Corner. He was talking to her, very loudly. He must have been angry or something. I guess Michael was talking about you, Harry, that's when Parvati and Lavender started listening. No doubt they have a crush on you, Harry. Anyway, he said something like, 'why don't you go and find Harry Potter, Cho! You don't want to be with me!' Then Cho got up, crying, of course, and left. And that what the girls said. Personally Harry, I'm not exactly sure I would trust Lavender, but I guess it's kind of factual," Hermione said. Turning slightly, she said, "RON! Why are you staring!"

"Oh, uh, sorry..." Ron stuttered.

"RON, GINNY, HARRY, HERMIONE, FRED AND GEORGE! COME DOWN FOR LUNCH!" yelled Mrs. Weasley unexpectedly.

"Oh yeah, guys, you haven't seen my diary lately have you?" Harry and Ron bolted for the stairs.

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It was one of the best summers Harry ever had, finally he got to hang out with his friends. Hermione and Ginny had finished all the summer reading and homework they were assigned, and Hermione had a massive book for a bit of "light reading" entitled, "The Encyclopedia for Witches: A Guide to Hexes, Charms, and Guys." Harry and Ron's homework was nearly completed, but they were too busy practicing Quidditch tactics.

It was finally time to go school shopping in Diagon Ally. It was bitter-sweet for Harry, because he got to see his friends he hadn't been with, but also he wasn't sure he was ready to face Cho again. The twins and Ron helped him with starting a conversation all summer. While packing up, they went over it with him.

"So you smile and say hi..." said Ron.

"Then ask how her summer was..." said Fred.

"And then ask her if she wants to go out with you," finished George.

"No way!" asked Harry.

"Okay, just say something! You've faced You-Know-Who plenty of times, why should this be so hard!?!" said Ron.

"Ok, OK, I can DO THIS!" said Harry, somewhat confidently.

They traveled by floo powder to Diagon Alley and instantly started shopping. Fred and George went to their joke store to open up. Ron, Harry, and Hermione finished within an hour, so they walked around and saw all of their friends.

"Harry! How've you been?" asked Dean Thomas, shaking his hand.

"Fine, fine."

"Harry, by the way, are we still friends?" asked Seamus Finnigan.

"Yeah, as long as you believe me about Vol-"

"Don't say his name!" Dean whispered. "So, are we going to do the D.A.?"

"Yeah, sure!"

"All right, we'll save you a seat on the train!"

As soon as Harry finished talking, he saw Cho walking down the alley.

"GO HARRY!" said Hermione and Ron together.

Their eyes met. His stomach did a triple backflip.

"Hey, Cho!" said Harry.

"Harry! Wow! It's been a while!" said Cho.

"Yeah, I guess so. How's your summer been?"

"OK I guess. How are you? I know your friend died last year?"

"I'm ok. But I think I owe you an apology."

"Why Harry? I thought it was me that was the problem."

"I was such a jerk. I was angry and upset that no one listened or believed me and my stupidity made my godfather die."

"I don't think it was your fault, Harry, even though I don't know the whole story. I was dumb and stupid. I should have known you didn't want to talk about Cedric."

"But I did, that was my mistake!"

"You want to talk?"

"Yeah, now that I realized I haven't gotten over it still."

"Can we go now and get it over with? I have some stuff I want to tell you too."

"Sure," said Harry, "Where to?"

"Um, how about that coffee café?"

"Sure. HERMIONE! RON!" Harry yelled. "I'm going with Cho, OK? I'll meet up with you later!"

"OK!" They yelled back. It looked like Ron was about to tell Hermione how he felt.