The rest of the week for Harry past in a kind of blur. He was still furious at Ron but he couldn't stand not talking to him. So, Harry was only mad whenever he saw Ron conversing with Jackie about the upcoming Hogsmeade weekend. Ron seemed to find it so funny that he, Harry, was mad about Ron asking a girl to Hogsmeade.

"Get over it, mate," Ron said, Friday night. "I'm sure you'll have your chance to hang out with her at Hogsmeade."

This however did not console Harry very much. Of course he would see Jackie in Hogsmeade, but she would be walking around with Ron admiring the sights. Harry did not sleep well on Friday because he stayed up well into the night thinking how disgusted he would be when he heard them laughing up a storm while walking down the street in Hogsmeade.

The next day was bright and sunny. Everyone was anxious for the first Hogsmeade weekend, except Harry who felt sick to his stomach. He walked with Hermione down the path that led to the wizarding village, because Ron and Jackie had been one of the first people to leave the school. Harry and Hermione walked around the village for awhile stepping into Honeydukes to get some chocolate and other candies, but there was no sign of Jackie or Ron anywhere in the store.

Harry feeling thoroughly depressed made a stop at Zonko's joke shop to purchase some things, and to his great surprise he saw Jackie standing in the middle of the store looking at a display of dungbombs.

"You know we can't have those in school," Harry said, which made Jackie jump.

"Oh," Jackie said, smiling, "Harry! Don't come up on me like that."

"I thought you would have seen me coming or something," said Harry with a smirk on his face.

"Oh, no I don't try and see all the time. It makes life kind of dull if you know what I mean."

Ron entered the shop and smiled as soon as he saw Harry. He seemed mightily happy for some reason. "Harry, so glad you're here. Would you take Jackie around the rest of Hogsmeade? I've only just remembered I have someone to meet."

"Oh," said Harry, "Er-, sure let me just go and tell Hermi-"

"Don't have to," Ron smirked, "that's who I'm meeting. Cheerio."

"Did he really just say cheerio?" Jackie asked.

"Yeah I think he did."

Now, that Jackie and Harry were alone, Harry felt a rush of gratitude toward Ron. Then he was wondering how stupid he was for not realizing his scheme from the start. It wasn't something Harry thought Ron would do, so he figured that Hermione was in on it too.

Harry showed Jackie everything there was that was worth seeing in Hogsmeade. They stopped in the Post Office so Jackie could see all the different owls that were used. Then they went up to the Shrieking Shack, which always worth to stop and look at. While they were there, they sat down on some rather large rocks and talked. Harry felt he hadn't been able to talk to Jackie like this in a long time. They talked as if they had known each other for all eternity, and Harry felt great about this.

Then again, he was worried the entire time if Jackie actually liked him. She was hard to read, which it is hard to read girls for a boy anyway, so that doesn't say much of anything. Harry decided he would ask Hermione. She had always talked about Cho liking him last year. How could it be different with Jackie?

Finally, Jackie stood up and said, "So, would you like to make a stop in the Three Broomsticks? I haven't had a butterbeer in what seems like forever."

"Sure, why not," Harry responded.

They walked slowly down the hill away from the Shrieking Shack and towards the main road. They really didn't say anything to each other. Harry kept sneaking glances at Jackie to see if she were looking at him or something else. He realized that most of the time she looked back at him.

As they walked along, suddenly out of nowhere, Jackie tripped and fell. "Ouch," she said, "must have tripped on the hem of my robes."

"Let me help you up," Harry said, giving her hand so he could pull her up. Once Jackie was again upright, instead of letting go of his hand, she held it firm in her own. Harry was not sure what this meant. Jackie's eyes were gazing into his own and she had a look on her face like she was longing to say something.

Jackie after a few seconds released Harry's hand, with a look of disappointment, and walked on towards the road. Harry followed her, not sure of what to do or say. It was just so weird, Jackie being the first girl he had seriously liked since Cho. Harry was racking his brains for what to do. He hurried to catch up with Jackie, because she had been walking quite fast.

"Hey," Harry said, he wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do or not, but he slipped his own hand into Jackie's, "I don't mind holding your hand."

Jackie turned her head, a single tear starting to run down her cheek, and quickly wiped it away and beamed at Harry. He gave her hand a firm squeeze as they started to again walk towards The Three Broomsticks.

Harry and Jackie did not see Ron or Hermione the rest of the time they were in Hogsmeade. Harry wondered where they had gone as Harry and Jackie walked, hand in hand, towards the castle. Harry had decided it had been a day well spent. He would have to thank Ron when he found him. Jackie wanted to go back to the common room and find Hermione. So Harry just followed her. When, they arrived at the fat lady's portrait, they gave the password, (jaboinks) and entered the common room.

One quick glance around and Harry knew Hermione and Ron were not in Gryffindor Tower.

"Where could they be?" Jackie asked.

"I don't know," Harry said, "but I think it is time Jackie that you found out how we get around the castle at night without anyone noticing us." Harry started going to his dormitory when he turned and said, "Wait here."

Harry quickly went up to his dormitory where he approached his trunk at the foot of his four poster bed, and pulled out the Marauder's Map. He put it in his pocket and run down back to the common room. "Let's go."

"Where are we going?" Jackie asked as Harry pulled her toward the door.

"We can't talk in here," Harry said.

They walked swiftly to an empty classroom where Harry closed the door and revealed the secrets of the Marauder's Map. She looked very fascinated. "Your father and his friends made this at school?" she asked.

"Yea."

"This is an amazing thing for someone at there age to develop. They must have been talented at magic," Jackie said.

"Everyone tells me they were," Harry said. He started to study the map to try and find Ron and Hermione. They were in an empty classroom on the second floor. "What on Earth would they be doing in there?"

"No idea," Jackie said, but she had smirk on her face.

"No," said Harry, "they couldn't be… they would have said something." Harry started walking quickly to the second floor classroom where Ron and Hermione were supposedly were. When he was getting close, Jackie put a hand on his shoulder to slow him down.

"They'll here you if you are to loud," she said.

"Right," Harry began walking as quietly as he could. When they arrived outside the door, Harry was about to open the door when Jackie said, "Wait." She pulled out an extendable ear out of her pocket, which Harry didn't realize she had one, attached the string to her ear and slid it under the door.

"Ok, just checking to make sure," Jackie said, "you can open the door now."

Harry pushed the large door open and couldn't believe what he had just walked in on. Well, what he saw did explain the weird behavior between his two best friends lately. Ron and Hermione quickly jumped apart from each other.

"You're dating?" Harry said in amazement.

"Er-" Ron said.

"No getting out of it Ron," Jackie said, "I mean you were kissing."

"Alright," Hermione said, " we were going to tell you but we just hadn't gotten around to it and we didn't want you to feel like we were excluding you because instead of three mutual friends we would become a couple and a person and-"

Harry cut her off. "Who cares," he said, "I still got Jackie to hang out with when ya'll want to be alone. So maybe it won't be so bad."

"Really," Ron said, "well, in that case, will you please excuse us?"

"Ron," Hermione said, "we've been here for awhile don't you think?"

"Ok," Ron said, "Let's go." With that, the four of them left the classroom. Ron and Hermione were holding hands. They looked relieved to finally have their secret off their chests.

Jackie looked at Harry and said, "They're sweet together aren't they?"

"Yeah," Harry secretly hoped that Jackie would think that one day they looked as "sweet" as Ron and Hermione did. Well, if he ever asked her out that is. Harry rubbed his hands through his jet black hair and looked at Jackie. He put a hand on her arm so she would stop walking. "Er, Jackie?"

"Yeah?"

"Would you like to do…er… what we did today again sometime?"

Jackie smiled at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Sure why not." Harry was beaming at her and then they quickly went to catch up with Ron and Hermione.