I apologize yet again for the long updates. But I warn you guys, I can't update very update because of my forced commitments to my studies. I have an international exam coming this end year (heard of the Ordinary Levels?) and I want to do well. So sorry people! In advance.

Okay, enough side-stepping. Whoa, okay what lessons were Sakura and the twins having? And she knew Cho Chang??? Ron seems to have problems with himself. Hermione insists on solving them for him. It's a whirlwind, hang on tight, people!

Next morning

Sakura closed the door to her room silently and goes down to meet the twins when Hermione shocked her.

"Hey! Sorry to scare you like that. Look, remember yesterday? Ron does have a problem with you working with the twins. It's not that he wants you to leave here or anything, he's just jealous that they have more time to get to know you than he does. In fact, we're all jealous of the twins," Hermione whispered.

"Oh. Why didn't he tell me then? Or why didn't any of you tell me?" Sakura glanced at her watch urgently.

"We're just afraid to offend you. Look, let's all meet tonight after dinner at Ron's room. Dress wisely, okay? It's.... Special." Hermione winked and went back to Ginny's room.

"Right.... That's kind of weird. Oh, look at the time! Must get going! Don't want to be late for classes!" Sakura thought and flew down the stairs.

"What took you so long?" Fred demanded, pretending to be all Percy-ish, tapping his foot.

"Oh, don't listen to him. Did you have an intruder?" George pushed Fred away.

"Hey! What'd you do that for?" Fred nudged George.

"Oh, it was nothing. Just Hermione asking me to meet the gang after dinner tonight," Sakura waved casually.

"Sounds suspicious enough to me. Anyway, let's get going now," George shrugged. They left The Burrow silently.

That day, the three worked on astrology, one of Sakura's weakest subjects. But with the twins' help, she was coming alone fine.

Back in The Burrow, later in the afternoon

"Ron! Ron! Come one, get out of bed! Hurry!" Harry tugged at Ron's arm which was hanging at the edge of his bed. "You shouldn't be sleeping now! You should be up! Not only is it the afternoon, it's important!"

"Mmmh.... What? What's so important? Quit nagging, Harry.... You sound like my mother.... Let me go...." Ron took his pillows and covered his ears.

"Fine, if Sakura's gonna see you like this, I'll let her!" Harry crossed his arms.

"WHAT?! Sakura? What do you mean?" Ron immediately sat straight up. His red hair was all messy and ruffled in all sorts.

"I knew that would work. See, Hermione told Sakura to meet us all in here tonight after dinner. It's past noon already. You have to pick out something decent to wear!" Harry chuckled and plopped himself on his bed.

"Why does Hermione have to do this to me?" Ron cried in despair. He buried his fingers in his hair.

"Because your head is in a mess. Now, go get nicely dressed!" Harry threw open Ron's wardrobe and started picking out clothes. "Hm, too smart. No, too punk. Come on! Get here and start choosing!" Harry practically pulled Ron to the wardrobe.

"Uh, okay.... Um, I'll just wear this and this," Ron pulled out a pair of his favorite blue-washed jeans and white knit crew neck shirt. He looked at Harry for confirmation.

"Whatever suits you best, buddy," Harry patted Ron on the back.

"Hermione just loves to mess with our lives, don't you think?" Ron started tidying up his bed. Harry shrugged, indicating that he surrender to whatever Hermione had in her pretty little head. A meek knock came on the boys' room door. "It's open," Ron called behind his back.

"Ron! You're up! I suppose Harry has told you about tonight! Well, I'll tell you the scene: Sakura comes in this room, thinking that we will all be here. But actually, we're in Ginny's room. You, however, will be here. I guess you know what will happen next. No script needed," Hermione winked at Ron.

Ron simply blushed and studied his shoelaces.

"Well, aren't you going to thank me?" Hermione grinned deviously.

"Alright, thanks!" Ron spat the words out like medicine. When he met Hermione's eyes, he smiled a little and blushed again. "Really, you could earn a lot of money just by being a busybody."

"I'll take that as a compliment. Well, I'm off now! Everything will go perfectly!" Hermione strode to the door and closed it behind her.

Twins' joke shop, Diagon Alley

"See, I'm sure you'll love this one. Every time you nibble on it, it will do this!" Fred demonstrated and took a bite at the chocolate chip cookie. The cookie flew out of his hand, and the cookie slowly disappeared into thin air, as if an invisible someone was eating it. A loud, revolting burp followed the cookie's disappearance.

"Neat! Then how do you get the cookie back?" Sakura asked in interest.

"Well, all you have to do is to tap your wand at your lips," George tapped his wand at Fred's lips, and the cookie immediately reappeared. "Heheh, we call it the 'Disappearing Cookie'. What do you think?"

"It's pure genius!" Sakura clapped her hands in admiration of the twins. The twins bowed. "Oh, look at the time! We have to get back to The Burrow!"

After dinner, The Burrow

Sakura checked herself in the mirror in her room. "Dress wisely." That was what Hermione told her. She didn't know what to wear, so she simply wore a pair of jeans and a light blue capped sleeve shirt. She shrugged and went to Ron's room. She took in a slow deep breath, and knocked the door. There was shuffling inside the room, and a few soft 'pops'. Sakura made no mistake of that sounds. Definitely suspicious. The door creaked open and Ron was seen at the door.

"Um, hi! Er, come in!" Ron gulped and indicated for Sakura to come in. He held the door open for her and closed it after she stepped inside. "So, um, thanks for coming. I mean, Hermione would want me to say that. I mean, um, thanks," Ron felt like slapping himself.

"Yeah, sure. Where's everyone? Or is it just the two of us?" Sakura looked around until she met Ron's eyes. She studied his face. Not that she ever saw his face before, but this was the first time she got to stare at it alone. She smiled at him.

"Well, I've got something to tell you, Sakura. I.... I.... I.... Oh what am I doing," Ron pulled Sakura to him and whispered into her ear.