I AM SO SORRY YOU GUYS! I thought I posted this chapter already but I didn't! I'm so stupid! Sorry for the delay! THis chapter isn't gonna really be that good but don't worry chapter 6 is going to be super and you won't have to wait so long. Sorry!

Disclaimer:...well you must be smart enough to know I'm not JKR since you're smart enough to read my fic!

Ron woke up the next morning and found that Harry must have already gone down to breakfast.

Or lunch he thought remembering how late Hermione woke up yesterday. Maybe he overslept like she did.

He got dressed and went downstairs to find a mass of people gathering around something. He saw Harry and Hermione by the couches. Harry was wearing an amused expression while Hermione was wearing one of supreme dislike.

"What's going on?" he asked taking a seat by Hermione. He could've sworn he heard her growl, but then again maybe that was his stomach.

"Look. Over. There," she said in a low tone. She motioned around at the group of people.

"Yeah, I see them. What are they all huddling around there for?"

Hermione threw him a disgusted look.

"Ron, I swear you are sometimes so—"

"Listen why don't we all go to breakfast?" asked Harry in a would-be cheerful tone. He didn't want another roe between his two best friends so early or late (he lost track of time) in the morning.

Ron gave his "ok" while Hermione gave a growl which Harry took as a yes. When they were walking down to the Great Hall Ron edged over to Harry while Hermione was busy snapping at a few 2nd years for laughing too loud.

"So, what exactly is Hermione so mad about?" he asked quietly and cautiously as not to be heard by Ms. Hermione Granger.

Harry gave a chuckle.

"Well, did you see the suggestion box last night?" Harry asked Ron.

"Yeah. Still as empty as ever." Ron said.

Harry looked like he was trying to suppress a laugh.

"Well, it's not so empty right now."

"What do you mean?" Ron asked.

"Ron, Hermione!" a voice yelled suddenly.

The two prefects both whipped around and found Padma Patil racing after them.

"There you two are." She said breathlessly.

"Yes here we are." Hermione said in an unusually cold tone.

"Well then," Padma said giving a curious glance at Hermione, "Just wanted to let you know. Prefect meeting's been rescheduled."

"You mean it's been postponed?" Ron asked hopefully.

"Er—no. It's been moved up. McGonagall's room at 3 today." Padma said now giving odd glances at the two Gryffindor prefects.

"Wait you mean today?" asked Harry.

"Yes, today." Padma said still looking at Hermione who was wearing a scowl and Ron who looked horrorstruck.

"But we have a Quidditch practice today at three!" Harry told Padma.

"Well Ron will just have to miss it then." Hermione said bossily while giving a disdainful look at Ron.

"No way!" Ron said angrily to Hermione. "We're going to be playing Ravenclaw soon."

"I'm sorry, guys. This is just what McGonagall told me." Padma said looking a tad bit irritated at Ron.

"Well you can just tell McGonagall that I'm going to have to miss today's meeting." Ron said, his ears beginning to turn red.

"Ron," Harry said quietly, "maybe you should just go to the meeting."

"I'm missing the meeting!" Ron announced plainly not hearing his best friend.

"No you're not!" Hermione told Ron with a furious scowl. "Padma he'll be there. We'll both be there."

"No we're not!" Ron yelled.

"Yes we are!" Hermione yelled back.

"No we're not!"

"Are!"

"Not!"

"Er…" Harry gave a mournful look at the two still bickering. "Padma, just tell McGonagall that Gryffindor will be there."

"Fine then." Padma said haughtily. "Oh and Harry. Tell Ron there is no way I'm going to the ball with him." She indicated Ron whose ears were now glowing a bright red color.

She left and the corridor was still ringing with shrieks of "Are!" and "Not!"

Since Ron woken up quite late, the trio had a quick brunch in which Ron and Hermione were still bickering rather loudly. However, after Professor Flitwick walked over to them and yelled for them to be quiet, they became a little quieter. After brunch the trio headed back up to the common room.

"I still have to finish that dratted Astronomy essay." Ron said in an irritated voice as they were walking on up.

"Well you had two whole weeks to do it. It's your own fault you didn't get it done." Hermione said with an air of annoyance.

As Ron was about to open his mouth in retaliation Harry quickly tried averting another argument by saying, "Look, you two. It's a beautiful morning—"

"Afternoon!" Ron and Hermione snapped at him. They still appeared as if they were on the verge of another roe..

"Er, right. But you two arguing is driving everyone mad! And it's making you unaware of certain things." Harry said.

"Like what?" Hermione said irritably.

"Like the fact that Malfoy was particularly happy about something at breakfast." Harry said in a low voice so as not to be heard by the approaching 3rd year Slytherins.

"Brunch!" Ron and Hermione snapped again.

"Fine brunch." Harry said impatiently.

Hermione gave an exasperated sigh while Ron said "What? I knew it! That slimeball is up to something."

"Listen." said Harry even more quietly. "Watch out. Malfoy is up to something. And you have to figure out what it is. Watch how he behaves during meeting."

Ron nodded while Hermione rolled her eyes. "You make it sound as if he's planning to plant a bomb in Hogwarts or something." she said.

Ron looked at her curiously. "What's a bomb?"

Hermione's reply was another exasperated sigh.

"Just forget it." Harry said grinning. "Look I'm going to visit Hedwig. I'll catch up with you two later."

"Bye Harry." Hermione said.

"Oh Ron! Just go to the meeting. McGonagall will explode if you don't. Haven't you been late to a few?" Harry asked.

Ron's ears turned a faint pink while Hermione gave a grim smile.

Ron and Hermione went up to the common room.

"Why do you think the meeting's been moved up to today?" Ron asked.

"Pixie Potion!" Hermione yelled at the Fat Lady who had been snoozing. "Maybe to discuss…" Hermione tripped as she went through the portrait hole.

"You alright?" Ron asked.

Hermione's mouth was open in shock. She was wearing an odd expression on her face

"What's up?" Ron asked.

"It wasn't nearly so full this morning." she said.

"What wasn't so full this morning?" he asked irritably.

Hermione gave an impatient sigh and pointed to the suggestion box. Yesterday when Ron had seen the suggestion box it was empty. Now it was bulging full of crumpled pieces parchment which could only be suggestions.

Hermione sighed then turned to Ron.

"Well you must admit, this is a first."