Warning: this chapter, like the one about the mirror contains nothing important or interesting. It's like a preface to the other chapter... there is a good Hermione Draco encounter in this chapter, though...

Chapter 8: "Surprise!" (A/N: he he.)

"WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?" Harry heard Ron say.

"What?" Harry said yawning.

"What are you doing in the same bed with my sister?"

"Oh, God, We must have fallen asleep! I was trying to make her feel better and we fell asleep, Ron, nothing happened." Harry said yawning again. (A/N: yeah, people as impossible as it may seem, Harry is telling the truth... hehe... NOTHING HAPPENED)

"What happens?" Ginny said and her eyes opened like two tennis balls... She let out a shriek. "We fell asleep! Ron I swear nothing happened, please don't tell mum!"

"WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WON'T?"

"Please, Ron! I swear nothing happened!"

"Please, mate! Do it for me, I swear I will do anything. It was just that we fell asleep. We have our clothes on! See?" Harry put the covers away and Ron saw that Ginny was dressed in the same clothes he had seen the night before and that Harry still had his dressing gown.

"Ok, not this time, but if I ever find you two like this again, I'll tell mum. That's for sure!" Ron said and stormed out of the room.

"What is his problem?" They heard Draco say.

"He's just jealous." Ginny said.

"Ohohoh, I can see why!" Draco said laughing as he sat in his bed in order appreciate the situation from a better angle.

"Shut up!" Ginny said blushing. She got up and headed to the bathroom, but she stopped. "Will we tell mum today?" She asked Harry.

"Yeah, sure, Gin." Harry said.

"Good!" She said and smiled.

Suddenly the door opened, it was Ron. "Hey, guys! Hermione just woke up!"

"I'll be waiting for you in there" Harry told Ginny and left the room with Draco. Luna said she would wait for Ginny.

When Draco and Harry got to the room, Hermione was already reading a book.

"You never leave them, do you?" Draco asked, laughing.

"Hi, I'm sorry about last night. Dumbledore told me." She said and looked at Draco.

"I forgot to tell Ginny something. I'll be back in a minute." Harry said. He was aware that they needed to be alone.

"Why did you do that?" Hermione asked Draco. He knew she was talking about the kiss.

"I just thought that you would react, I mean, I know I'm the last person you'd kiss. Nothing seemed to affect you."

"Yeah, maybe that would have worked."

"I mean, I did it as the last resource we had to wake you up, not because I wanted to kiss you..."

"I know, I know, I don't even want to know what would be like to kiss you. That makes me sick!"

"Yeah, me too! Yak!" Draco said. They both looked at each other for a moment and then looked at the wall. 'Maybe I liked it...' he thought. 'Oh God! What am I thinking? It's Granger!'

"It's ok, Draco, you had to. Don't worry; in fact, I appreciate it." She said. He looked at her in surprise.

"What do you mean?"

"I appreciate it, you kissed me. You knew who I was, but you did not care. You wanted to wake me up, so you sacrificed your pride and kissed me. That's something I won't forget."

"I won't forget my first kiss either..." Draco said, turning red.

"You mean..."

"Yeah, but I think this one doesn't count... you didn't kiss me back." He said. "Nope... it doesn't... sigh (A/N: thanks Elinor! Jaja)." He added as an after-thought and they both started laughing.

The door opened and Ginny, Luna, and Harry entered. They asked Hermione how she was and then the boys went to their own room. (Dumbledore had already put the girls' beds in their places.)

Harry went to his room to get ready to have breakfast. When he had finished he went to the girls' room in order to get Ginny. He knocked.

"Come in." He heard Hermione say.

"Hi." Harry said, giving Hermione a sweet smile.

"Hi, Harry. Ginny will be ready in a minute." She answered.

"How did you know I was looking for her?"

"I knew because I'm your friend and I know what that stupid smile you have means. God, God."

"I'm ready." Ginny said as she came out of the bathroom. When she saw Harry, she blushed.

"Hi there." Harry said sweetly and kissed her.

"Hi." She answered. "Are you coming?" She asked Hermione.

"In a minute, I want to get ready." She answered.

When they got to the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley was the only person there.

"Hi, kids. Have breakfast. What do you want Harry, dear? Toast? Bacon? Sausages?" She said as they entered.

"Just toast, thank you Mrs. Weasley."

"Mum... We have to tell you something."

"What is it, dear?" She said as she moved her wand in front of the stove.

"I'm dating Harry, mum." Ginny said.

"That's... that's great news! My little pumpkin has grown up!" Mrs. Weasley said hugging Ginny.

"Mum! Please don't call me like that in front of Harry!"

"It's ok, 'pumpkin,'" Harry whispered laughing. Ginny threw him a dirty look and Harry knew he had made a mistake. "Sorry." He mumbled.

"It's ok..." She said smiling.

"What will you want, Ginny?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"I want toast too."

Then Hermione arrived, together with Luna. After a few minutes, Ron arrived.

"If you are wondering where Mr. I-have-to-be-in-the-bathroom-as-long-as-I-can is..." He said angrily.

"Let me guess, Ron. In the bathroom?" Hermione said in a bored voice.

"Shut up!"

Draco arrived a few minutes later dressed in muggle clothing, which fitted him really well. Hermione, who was eating and talking to Harry, suddenly looked at Draco and her mouth fell open. She obviously disguised this by pretending she was yawning.

Draco had a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt with a jean jacket on it.

"Draco, do you want anything?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"Just toast, thanks, Mrs. Weasley." He answered. Malfoy's attitude surprised everyone. He was being nice to the family he had always seemed to loathe. "What?" He said to Hermione with his mouth full of toast.

"Nothing, nothing." She said and kept on talking to Harry.