A/N: Hello! I'm back! Here's the new chapter you're waiting for. I'm thankful I haven't received any reactions telling me my grammar was wrong. It's embarrassing for me because I'm not used in talking English but we have that subject in school. Our language here is related to Spanish but a bit different... it's because I'm a Filipino. Ok, enough from myself, here's the story:

Chapter 5:

A DAY IN DIAGON ALLEY

A warm, sunny morning greeted the Burrow one day. Mrs. Weasley prepared the breakfast while the kids were sleeping. She flicked her wand and the plates, spoons, forks, glasses and bowls arranged themselves around the table. Mrs. Weasley went room by room knocking, "Breakfast is ready."

Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Ron went downstairs with Fred and George. They found Mr. Weasley sitting next to his meal. The children sat in their chairs. Everybody now was eating his or her meal.

"Harry, Hermione dear," Mrs. Weasley smiled, who made Harry and Hermione looked up, "I'm going to Diagon Alley today. Want me to buy your books?"

"Diagon Alley?" Ginny repeated, "Mum can't I come with you?"

"Why Ginny?" Mr. Weasley asked, "It depends on your mother."

"I'm meeting my friend Luna Lovegood." Ginny smiled.

"Ok." Smiled Mrs. Weasley, "How about you there?" she looked at Harry, Ron and Hermione.

"Sure!" they answered in chorus

Mrs. Weasley, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny traveled to Diagon Alley by Floo Powder. Diagon Alley was crowded everywhere they go. Mrs. Weasley left the kids and will meet them after she bought the school stuffs. The kids wandered around until they met Luna.

"Ginny!" called Luna, "How are you?"

"Fine." Ginny smiled and turned to Ron, "I'll just walk around with her. Don't worry I'll come back." She left with Luna.

Hermione brushed her hair with her fingers when someone shouted.

"Hermione!"

The trio turned their heads into the voice's direction.

"Dean! Seamus!" Ron shouted.

Dean and Seamus walked forward and joined them.

"Oooh! You looked pretty today." Dean greeted Hermione."

Hermione, who was wearing pink long sleeves and a knee-length skirt, smiled at him, "Well – thanks!"

"Aside from Viktor, Dean noticed your looks." Harry grinned, "What do you think, Ron?"

"Uh..." Ron's ears went red, "Y-yeah. P-pretty."

"Bye for now fellow Gryffindors." Seamus said, "See you around guys! Just be careful. I saw Malfoy here a while ago."

Dean and Seamus left. Harry, Ron and Hermione continued walking into the shops. They were entering the shops one by one.

"What's going on there?" Harry pointed a group of girls pushing each other in a nearby store.

The three entered the crowded store full of girls. Hermione's eyes glittered.

"I didn't know there's a store like this here." She said excitedly.

The store wasn't big but full of stuffs for girls. Hermione pushed herself into the crowd to check something in there. Harry and Ron stayed motionless watching the girls fought each other.

"Stupid thing to do." Ron laughed, "Fighting each other to buy the item. What's different with it anyway? – OUCH!"

"Can you please go out if you're not buying anything?" a girl with short blonde hair bumped Ron. "You're blocking the way."

"Fine!" Ron roared.

Harry and Ron went out of the store and waited Hermione for minutes. Finally, after a bunch of girls went out, Hermione came out with a ribbon in her hand.

"Harry, Ron, take a look at this." Hermione held out a scarlet ribbon and handed over to Harry.

Harry frowned at the ribbon, "How much is this?"

"Affordable." Hermione smiled at them, "Five Knuts."

"This looks like an ordinary Muggle ribbon." Harry said.

"Wrong." Hermione snatched the ribbon and tied her hair in a ponytail.

"What's different?" Ron laughed.

"Look." Hermione turned back showing them her hair, "See? I love it."

Ron's jaw dropped. The ribbon was sparkling while the ribbon formed different knots until Hermione tapped it. It stopped forming knots and stayed in a heart-shaped ponytail.

Hermione walked in front of them from a store to another. Ron kept looking at her. Honestly, boys on their way kept waving at Hermione. Harry noticed Ron's stares at Hermione. He nudged Ron, which made Ron jumped.

"W-what?" Ron asked avoiding Harry's eyes.

"Hermione, is it?" Harry grinned.

"What?" Ron asked again. 'Did he notice? I'm so stupid!'

Harry opened his mouth to answer back but closed it immediately. Hermione turned to the two boys.

"Why you two are so slow?"

Harry smiled at Hemione, put his left hand at Ron's shoulder and squeezed. Ron winced.

"Is there any problem, Ron?" Hermione looked at him.

"Nothing." Ron smiled.

"I've got an idea!" Hermione said brightly, "This is a bit embarrassing guys. We'll have a hard time searching each other if we lost, right? Let's walk hand in hand, shall we?"

"What?" exclaimed Harry, "You mean I'll walk with my hand with Ron? Are you nuts?"

Ron nodded.

Hermione laughed, "No! Of course not! Ok. To be easier, I'll hold your hands." Ron and Harry stared at each other and then back to Hermione. "Fine! Fine! Fine! I'll stop this rubbish!" She turned back.

"Wait!" Harry called, "We agree. We don't want to offend you."

"But H-Harry..." Ron started but Harry hushed him.

Hermione looped her arms around Harry's and Ron's. Harry was in her left and Ron was in right. "I think I have to do my hair like this." She removed the ponytail and tied it like a headband.

A/N: I know some of you didn't like this chapter. For me, it's really nonsense but there is a big connection between this and the next chapter. Very strange when it comes to Ron.