A/N: I haven't been writing anything lately because of writers block and simply because I haven't felt like it. I hope you can all forgive me and give me some good reviews. That last chapter (as it was titled) was written completely on impulse and the more I read it the more disgusted I am that I could have written something so stupid. Now I have this whole new plot to work with and I promise to make it as good as I can.

Tessa Gesek: Harry (at least in this story) loves Hermione but in more sisterly type of way. He feels like he has to act like a big brother to her.

Charly Apple: Don't worry, Andromeda will have a large part in the story toward the ending.

Kara Malfoy: Sorry about the mistake. You're right, it should have been arrangements for the five of them. I'll get that fixed soon. Thanks for telling me.

Plot Line As Of Now: Voldemort has been killed by Lucius Malfoy, who is now the renowned "Dark Lord." The reason I did this is because I think that Voldemort was started to wear out. Kind of like how J.K left Voldemort pretty much out of book three, to give us a break from him (at least that is what I think and to introduce Sirius). So now, even though Harry doesn't have to worry about Voldemort anymore, Draco and Hermione have plenty to worry about with Lucius. Shane is kind of dormant right now, I know, but I still don't know what his and Hermione's relation ship should be. So you, the reviewers, have to tell me the pairing. Draco/Hr; Shane/Hr; Ron/Hr. You pick. I will tally up the results when I get ten answers.







Hermione rolled over in bed groaning slightly from fatigue. Pushing her hair away from her face she looked over to her clock. It was only four o' clock in the morning. Just as she was about the slip back into sleep, she heard voices. It sounded like they were coming from outside in the common room. Because of the closed door she could not distinguish whose voices they were. Pushing the covers off her, she slowly sat up, listening hard. All she could hear was mumbling. Sliding off the bed and making her way slowly to the door, she opened it an inch, just enough to see out of. Harry, Ron, Shane, and Draco were sitting in the common room next to the fire, discussing something with serious looks on their faces. 'Why would they be having a discussion without me?' Hermione wondered. She listened closely, catching bits and pieces of the conversation.



"We can't do something like that to her."



"Hermione isn't a little girl anymore, she can decide things for herself now."



"She's been through so much, she shouldn't have to worry about this."



"That's the point, she is stronger than she was before this whole incident happened, she can deal with this."



"If you guys do do this you have to remember to keep yourselves on track if it doesn't turn out the way you want it to, for Hermione's sake."



"So when are we going to ask her?"



"Certainly not now, it is a quarter after four in the morning!"



"He's right, we all need a good night's rest."



"Right."



The four boys stood up and went back into their rooms. Hermione stood there not quite sure what to do. What kind of decision did she have to make? Why hadn't she just asked them about the whole thing when she had heard them talking, for they were obviously talking about her? Well whatever it was they were talking about, they were right about one thing. It was awfully late and Hermione realized how tired she was. She stumbled back to her bed, almost tripping over Andromeda who had, in the past few weeks, grown to the size of an adult lab. Falling into bed, it seemed even harder to fall asleep. Sighing, Hermione covered up, closed her eyes, and let the light ticking of her clock hush her to sleep.

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When Hermione woke up the next morning everything seemed calm but almost too calm. Like being underwater and feeling so peaceful but knowing in the back of your mind that soon you'll have to come up for air. She slowly got out of bed, took a shower, and got dressed. When she went out into the common room she saw Harry, Ron, Shane, and Draco sitting in the same places they were the night before, only this time, they were waiting for her.



"Morning Hermione," Ron said. Hermione noticed how her had left out the good part.



"Morning," Hermione said, not feeling very 'good' either.



"Hermione, we have to talk to you," Shane said.



"Correction," Harry said. "They have to talk to you."



"What about?" Hermione asked casually sitting down next to Harry on the couch, trying not to let on that she had heard anything last night.



"You see," Draco began.

"Last night we had a little," Shane said.

"Discussion," Ron finished.

"About me?" Hermione asked.

"Yes," Shane said. "We all seem to have the same feeling about. something, and it won't work out for all of us."

Ron and Draco nodded.

"What are you guys talking about?" Hermione asked, even more confused than before.



"Hermione, we all have feelings for you," Draco blurted out quickly.

"Wha.What?" Hermione stumbled over her words.

"Let me, the sane one, explain," Harry said. "All three of them like you. The problem is, they keep fighting over you. I told them it really doesn't matter who likes you, it's a matter of who you like. So they came up with ruddy idea that they let you decide."

"Me? Me decide who I like, who I want to be with?" Hermione said, utterly shocked. " That is about the stupidest most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!"

"That's what I said," Harry mumbled.

"Hermione we just have to know," Ron said. "Who do you really like?"

Hermione looked back and forth at all their faces angrily. Then, without a word to anyone, she ran out of the portrait hole.



A/N: Hope that one was a little better than the last. Remember that you won't know whom Hermione chooses until I have ten votes of Ron, Shane, or Draco! So please vote and review!