Disclaimer: I'm not J. K. Rowling. If I was I wouldn't have to worry about homework, and I'd be spending all my free time working on the sixth book.

Hermione sat up with a start. It was only 5:30am, but she had had a fantastic idea, one which couldn't wait 'til morning to be though about. Swinging her legs out of bed, she grabbed a muggle ballpoint pen and some parchment and started to lay out the idea in a way that other people could understand.

At 8:00am exactly Hermione was stood outside the Headmasters office, a roll of parchment tucked firmly under her arm. If he accepted her idea she could gather her (hopefully) willing assistants and get to work. Of course, she wouldn't be telling the Headmaster EVERYTHING involved in her idea, just the basics. If she told him the truth there would be very little chance of him accepting it.

Seconds later the door opened.

"Ah, Hermione, do come in."

15 minutes later she had finished outlining her plan.

"Let me get this straight," said the headmaster slowly. "You want to make a calendar to raise money for the school. With you and a few friends and teachers on it."

"Yes headmaster."

"Well, that sounds like an excellent idea!" He exclaimed. "Go ahead. I assume you'll need time to plan it?"

"Well, yes, but most of the planning is done. All I really need to do is get enough people willing to do it, buy a camera, and inquire about printing costs, as although we can develop the photo's ourselves, we can't make all the copies. We also need a sponsor."

"That can easily be arranged. Will you need any props etc?"

"Nothing that can't be transfigured. We might need some time in Hogsmeade to get ideas."

"Well then, you're all set. If you start as soon as possible, and I'll arrange the sponsor, camera and printing."

"Thank you sir."

Hermione slid into her seat at the Gryffindor table panting, having just run three floors to get there in time for breakfast.

"What's up?" asked Ginny curiously. It took a lot to make head girl Hermione run.

"Tell you later," the girl replied. "Meet me outside the room of requirement at lunch."

Ginny agreed, mystified. Meanwhile, Hermione wrote quick notes to various teachers and students, whilst trying to eat breakfast. All the notes said the same thing,

Meet me outside the room of requirement at lunch. I have a plan to raise money for the school and I need your help.

Hermione

The start of lunch found Ginny, Padme, Parvati, Luna, Lavender, McGonagall, Tonks, Sprout, Sinistra, Pomfrey, and Trelawney waiting on the corridor of the fourth floor for Hermione to let them in.

The door opened. "Come in, come in. Glad you could make it."

She led them into the room, which was full of squishy armchairs and sofas.

"Sit down," she told them. "Now, I'll explain my idea. Promise not to interrupt before I've finished."

She briefly outlined her plan to the waiting audience. When she'd finished there was a stunned silence.

Then...

"You want us to WHAT!!!"

Authors note:

This chapter hasn't been beta'd as I only have access to the internet for a short time and wanted to get this posted. I'll get it beta'd and re-post, but until then please excuse any mistakes.

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