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A/N: I've recieved several comments on Ginny's name. I've made amends to it...I want to thank you for checking my work...one of the mistakes that you've pointed out was deliberate, so please ignore that one...but the others, I've changed it already. Thanks for all those who reviewed and encouraged me...To those who did not log in to review, I would like to thank you personally, but since I don't have your email...I can't do it...Well...enough talking...please enjoy...
Slytherin Observation
"'Mione, with the time you spent with Draco, I would think that you'd learn more about the Slytherins' ways." sighed Pansy dramatically. "But I guess a Gryffindor is a Gryffindor through and through."
"Hey!" Hermione exclaimed indignantly as they arrived at Ginny's door.
Pansy opened the door and invited herself into Ginny's room. She looked at Hermione, as if expecting her to understand the purpose of entering the room.
"What are we doing in here?" Hermione asked quizzically, still standing in front of the door.
Heaving a sigh exasperatedly, Pansy pulled Hermione in, not without rolling her eyes. "This," she explained patiently, "is how we're going to do the 'Slytherin Observation'."
She gestured around the room, then continued saying, "This is phase one- 'Secondary observation'. Looking at things already exist. Now let's find her diary!"
Pansy started digging under pillows, bed sheets, bed, closets and drawers while Hermione looked at her friend oddly. Half way, sensing that Hermione was still standing there and doing nothing, pansy turned her head towards Hermione, "C'mon, are you gonna help or what? We need to find her diary to start with."
Hermione raised her eye brows and took a look around the room.
"Wouldn't she put that," she walked towards Ginny's desk, pulled open a drawer and held up a rich plum color book. "Here?"
Pansy looked at Hermione, shocked, as if she had never thought of that. She then shook her head, muttering something the sounded awfully like, "Merlin, we've got a lot to do!"
"What?" Hermione narrowed her eyes at her friend's muttering, "Isn't this her diary? We found it!"
"Hermione, what is Ginny's favorite color?" Pansy asked, taking a quick look at the book before turning back to dig in Ginny's drawers.
"Blue and Green" She replied without any hesitation.
"Exactly! That's exactly why her diary is not going to be this color."
"But it's in her desk drawer. It's even got a lock." Hermione pointed out as she fiddled with the lock and flipped the book open. "See, she wrote about her work and our shopping sprees!"
"You won't find anything there, she's not going to write any juicy secrets in a journal on her desk. The lock is just a decoy."
From Pansy's tone, Hermione could just imagine her rolling her eyes.
"But she wrote what happens daily in this book! So it is her diary!" Hermione tried to explain to her stubborn friend. She was getting frustrated. They have found Ginny's diary, so why and what is Pansy still trying to find?
Pansy looked dup from her digging and at Hermione.
"Hermione, if it's something important, she won't put it in a book on her desk so blatantly that everyone can walk in and find it. That's a rule. She's bound to put it somewhere like..." Pansy looked around the room and found a drawer that she had yet to search. She walked quickly to it, opened it, reviewing Ginny's under garments, and dug her hands in. she pulled out a Navy blue booklet. "...Here."
"Wow. When did you learn about all this?" Hermione asked, referring to her ability of locating the diary. She was genuinely surprise.
"Since forever." Pansy ginned at her impressed friend cheekily. It wasn't every day that one can make Hermione Granger, one of the most brilliant witches of the generation, to be in awe. Even Draco could hardly do that. "C'mon, let's get outta here and read it!"
They hurried out of the room but not before they made sure everything was where they were.
The two excited women went to Hermione's room, changed into their night gowns and sat on the bed. They gingerly opened the diary of Ginny Wesley. Reviewing her deepest secrets.
A photo slipped out.
The two women's eyes went wide. Their mouths hung open and they paled slightly. They stared at the photo. Unable to speak. Too shock to utter a single word.
When the initial shock had finally settled in after five minutes. Pansy was the first to speak. She looked from the photo to Hermione.
"Oh dear." She said softly.
Hermione can only nod her agreement.
xxXxx
"Well, fine. He's quite good looking." Hermione said.
They were sitting in a café on Saturday morning, having a discussion over their newest discovery on Wednesday night. They were to meet Draco and Blaise before they go to work. Pansy was saying that the man of Ginny's dreams was handsome and was goading Hermione to agree with her.
"Good looking?" Pansy said incredulously. "'Mione, just admit it! He's scorching!"
Hermione looked scandalously at Pansy. "Pans, I've got a fiancé and you have a boyfriend." She whispered harshly. "We're not supposed to be eyeing other guys!"
"Hermione Granger!" Pansy exclaimed. "I can't believe you! You're such a prude! What happened to the Gryffindor daringness?"
"We, Gryffindors, are known for their courageousness, not daringness."
"Same thing." Pansy huffed. "Hermione, just say he's hot. It's not gonna kill you. Draco won't know."
"You never know."
"Sissy." Pansy said, knowing fully that Hermione would fall for the bait.
"Am not!" Hermione said indignantly. She can't believe that they had resorted to such childish antics.
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too."
Growling impatiently, Hermione, louder than necessary, said, "Fine! I do think he's hot and has many fine assets!"
Pansy's face adorned an triumphant expression that clearly said- 'I told you so!'. Hermione could only roll her eyes.
"Who might you be talking about, ladies?" a suave voice asked behind Hermione.
Both women's eyes widened. Hermione turned and smiled weakly at Blaise Zabini and Draco Malfoy.
How are they going to explain this one?
Draco and Blaise propped themselves down on the chairs and looked at the two women expectantly.
"No one?" Hermione said meekly.
Draco rolled his eyes. "You really expect me to believe that? Hermione, you still lie like a Gryffindor."
"Okay." Hermione said dejectedly. If there was only one thing she had learnt from her fiancé, it would be lying. "Pansy was trying to make me admit that I like you because you're hot. Happy?"
"Very." Draco smiled smugly. He was always the one to fall for flattery coming from her.
Hermione looked at her friends. Blaise was ordering breakfast while Pansy was trying to hide the surprise in her eyes.
"So, what are you girls doing tonight?" asked Blaise after he ordered his breakfast.
"Girls' night." Pansy said. She caught Hermione's eyes and both of them broke into a fit of giggles.
The two men raised their eyebrows. Why do they do that? Why can't they laugh instead of giggle?
"Interesting topics tonight?" Blaise asked Hermione, who was slightly more composed than his girlfriend.
"You bet."
"So will you fine ladies treat our feeble minds with the mysterious knowledge you have obtained?" asked Draco. "How well is your planning doing?"
"We found out quite a lot on Wednesday...Some very surprising knowledge indeed..."
xxXxx
"Terry Boots?" Blaise said as he finished and was paying for the meal. "Not a bad choice. One of the top."
"Potter is in deep trouble." Draco smirked. "Every aspect of this man is better than him."
"Is not!" Hermione exclaimed defending her best friend.
"Hermione, let's face it," Pansy said slowly. "Harry is in big trouble. Terry Boots is good. One of the best guys you can find around. We seriously need to help him."
Hermione sighed, knowing Pansy was right.
"I would say that you would need to find out more from Weasley tonight." Draco suggested.
Both of them nodded.
"Say..." Blaise, a frown appeared on his face. "Isn't Terry Boots marrying next month to the Delacour girl?"
They nodded again.
Yeah, that was the problem.
Ginny liked an engaged man.
A/N: So...What do you think? REVIEW! I don't mind productive critism...but please...No Flames...(I don't think I've recieve any yet...but just in case)...REVIEW! Please?
Btw...I'm sorry if anyone took offense in what Hermione and Pansy did...it was for the betterment of Ginny's relationship life!
