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Gaby weasley: I don't think he said something horrible either. But Hermione is super-sensitive because she likes Ron a lot.

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Little Phantomette: I'm glad you thought my story was great and here is chapter three.

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Not What You'd Expect

Chapter 3: Just Friends?

Hermione walked in and gasped. The room was all dark and everything had been bewitched to be black or a dark form of its original color. There were black curtains on the windows and Ron's face was all red.

"What happened her?" she asked.

"I needed a change of color. It was too bright for me to handle at the moment," he said quietly, looking down.

"Ron, I think I need to apologize. I did over-react when you said that about me and I'm very sorry. But I think you owe me an apology too. We are good friends and we should support each other. I will be going out with Seamus, and I may or may not like him. The only reason you should disapprove is if there was something seriously wrong with him," Hermione said softly.

He looked up at her. "I'm sorry Hermione. I really am. I don't know what got into me. I guess I just don't like Seamus much. No one's good enough for my best friends. I didn't really like Cho either." His million excuses and fake reasons seemed to satisfy Hermione.

The first thing she did was change everything back to normal. The she sat on his bed and gave him a hug. "I know we may fight, but we'll always become friend again," she whispered. She leaned back onto his pillow, laying next to him. "I'm going to stay with you awhile, ok?"

"Ok," Ron said.

Hermione waved her wand and music started playing, but this time it was classical, calm, and serene.

OOOOOOOOOOO

Ginny and Dean were downstairs in the common room. They were sitting next to each other studying. Ginny looked up at her boyfriend mischievously. "Dean…" she said.

He met her eyes and grinned at her. She then jumped on his lip, straddling him. She pulled his head forward so close that she could kiss him, but she didn't. His eyes were closed, waiting for it, but she just smiled at him. The second he opened his eyes, she kissed him softly, sending tingles down his spine.

"What were you waiting for?" Dean asked her.

"A chance to surprise you!" Ginny replied.

He lay down on the couch and Ginny lay half on top of him, her head resting on his chest. Dean ran a hand through her hair and put his arm around her. She snuggled closer to him and closed her eyes.

They soon fell asleep, not knowing what would await them in the morning.

Harry came up to the common room and saw them together. He sighed and quietly went back up to his dormitory. He was just about to open the door when it opened from the inside. Hermione stepped out and her hair was all messy.

"It's not what you think!" she said quickly.

He laughed at her. "Hermione, I knew you and Ron loved each other all along. You don't have to lie to me about it. I always knew you would hook up sometime."

"Harry, we didn't hook up, and although Ronald is a very good friend of mine, I like him only as a friend. I had hoped you knew that. We were just talking and I lay down and my hair got static from the pillow. Goodnight," she said rather annoyed.

"G'night 'Mione," he said and walked in.

Ron was smiling like a madman. "We made up. And we were practically CUDDLING on my bed. Ahh, mate, this has been a good night!"

"Ron, you do realize you have to tell her eventually how you feel, right?" Harry said, raising and eyebrow.

"Haha! Good one Harry!" Ron started laughing hysterically like he had eaten a whole bunch of sugar.

"I'm not kidding. She does like you, but she may not know it yet. Just flirt with her a bit. Let her know you're there, and also, don't get so mad about Seamus. Act like you are incredibly happy for her, it will drive her insane, I promise," Harry insisted.

Ron shrugged. "Ok, you're the boss I guess."

Meanwhile, Hermione had noticed Ginny was missing and went down to go look for her. She saw them asleep on the couch and decided she needed to wake them. So, she shook Ginny a bit. "Gin, you need to come to bed. It's getting really late.

Ginny looked up and gasped. "Me and Dean have been asleep for almost two hours! Dean! Wake up!"

Dean shifted under her and she got off of him instantly. He opened his eyes shrugged. "Is it morning already?" he then noticed the clock. "Well, I guess we better get to bed, it's kinda late." He turned and walked up the stairs to his dormitory.

"Well," Hermione hinted. She wiggled her eyebrows up and down.

"We kissed, that's all. We didn't even make out or anything," she said. "I'm half asleep, Hermione. Can we talk tomarrow?" she begged.

Hermione nodded and the girls went upstairs. Right before they fell asleep, Hermione whispered to Ginny. "Sometimes, I wonder whether your brother and I are just friends. And even more, I wonder if I want us to be just friends. It's so confusing sometimes, because he can be so mean, but then he can be so sweet."

"Well if you do decide that you want him as more than a friend, I think he will be very willing."

A/N: Again, sorry so short, but I love updating and I haven't had as much time as I need to write longer chapters. I guess it is ok though, because you end up with more chapters that way.

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