Heylo!! 5th chapter up!! Yaaayy!! I hope you all loved it so far!! Sorry for not updating lately! Writer's block!!! Aaahh!! Well, please review!! Getting reviews make my day!! Lol! (

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From Ch.4

Harry laughed then stopped short. "Hermione!" he called out. Ron looked wildly around, then finally spotting her, ran to her, running.

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Harry ran to Hermione. Ron, finally realizing who Harry was shouting at, also ran to Hermione, but more vigorous and eagerly than Harry.

"Harry! Ron!" squealed Hermione. "Wow! I can't believe you're here, Harry!" she said to Harry.

"Ron! Wow! Nice look! I like your new hair and clothes! Are you going for the punk look?" complimented Hermione.

Ron blushed, nodded, and mumbled a meager, "Thanks, you look great, too!"

Harry wasn't too sure about that. Hermione looked deathly pale and a lot skinnier than the last time he saw her.

Hermione noticed Harry staring at her. "Wha-What are you staring at, Harry?" she asked.

Harry said with concern, "You don't look too well, Hermione." Then her remembered. "Hermione! We have a cure for you!"

It was interesting how fast Hermione's face changed when she heard these words. Her face, which looked a little on the gaunt side, seemed to fill up again. She also cracked the first true smile Harry had seen in a long time. "Wha-wha-what?" she stammered, with a trace of hope in her voice. "You mean for my, erm, disease?"

"Yeah!" said Ron enthusiastically. "My mum told us when she found out about your leukemia."

"Wow! This is totally awesome! I have to thank her!" cried Hermione joyfully. She had traces of tears in her eyes; tears of happiness and relief. Hermione looked around them. "Where is your mum, anyways?" she asked in confusion.

"Oh. My mum's with Ginny at the Emporium," Ron answered. "Do you want to find them or shall we get our Hogwarts supplies first?"

"No, no. Let's find your mum first. Won't she be worried about you?" Hermione urged.

"Nah. So, Hermione, how was your summer?" Ron asked as they walked to the Emporium.

"I've been reading most of the time. Have you finished your homework yet?" Hermione asked earnestly.

"You've gotta be kidding me! Does it look like we care?" Ron joked, incredulously.

Hermione looked scandalized. "Honestly, you guys! This is our sixth year! When are you going to get serious?" she scolded.

Harry and Ron exchanged bemused glances. There she goes; the lecturing has begun, Harry thought. Term hadn't even started yet!

They had reached the Emporium. They stepped in and walked through the animal cages cautiously, keeping their distance. They easily spotted Mrs. Weasley and Ginny in the back of the shop, in the owl section. Who else would have that trademark hair color? At the moment, Ginny and Mrs. Weasley were looking at a medium sized, tawdry brown, barn owl.

"Ginny! Will you choose already! It's been at least three quarters of an hour!" Mrs. Weasley looked exasperated.

"All right! All right!" said Ginny, with a hint of sulkiness in her voice. "I'll take this one."

"Finally! Go get the shopkeeper, Ginny; and tell him to fetch the owl out of the cage," Mrs. Weasley instructed.

Ginny obeyed, (quite grudgingly, in Harry's opinion) and walked towards the front end of the shop.

"Mrs. Weasley! Thank you so much for helping me find the cure to my sickness!" Hermione looked every bit grateful.

"Hermione!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed, as she enveloped Hermione into a hug. "It's so good to see you!" Mrs. Weasley examined Hermione with her sharp eyes. "You look too skinny, dear. Much too skinny! You'll be staying with us, yes?" Without waiting for an answer, she continued on. "I'll be sure to cook us a nice, big, dinner later on," observed Mrs. Weasley.

Ginny walked over with the shopkeeper.

"I'll be with you in a moment," Mrs. Weasley said to the trio.

As Mrs. Weasley went over to talk to the shopkeeper, Ginny took notice of Hermione.

"Hermione! Wow! Those clothes look totally awesome on you! You look great too! Just a bit pale," said Ginny, somewhat enviously.

Harry was daydreaming about a certain Ravenclaw girl when Ginny's words, 'Those clothes look totally awesome on you', permeated the air. He looked at Hermione's clothes. It was true. She was wearing this halter thing that bared her midriff and a low cut sarong. He wondered how quickly Ginny could have noticed this, when he himself, only noticed when Ginny mentioned it. Ah, well, it's probably a girl thing, he mused.

Ron too, looked as if he had just noticed Hermione's clothes. He eyed her, open-mouthed.

Harry sniggered, which appeared to jog Ron back to his senses, because he snapped out of it.

"Thanks Ginny! My parents gave me money as my early birthday present, so, yea. I got a new wardrobe," Hermione replied.

Mrs. Weasley came bustling out with the new owl in her hand. "We should really get a move on and shop for Hogwarts things now," she said, looking at her watch. "I'll go with Ginny," she said. "Meet us in two hours at Flourish and Blotts."

"Ok! See you later!" Hermione called out, waving.

*** One Hour and a Half Later ***

They had all finished their shopping and their money bags were considerably lighter. They decided to go get some ice-cream. They each bought a vanilla cone and decided to take a leisurely walk down Diagon Alley until it was time to meet up with Mrs. Weasley and go back to the Burrow.

"So, Harry, anything interesting happen lately?" Hermione asked, with a bite of her vanilla cone.

"Erm, yea. I've got a girlfriend again. You can probably guess who, huh?" Harry said.

Hermione was cut off before she could answer.

"No way!" a cold voice sneered. "You've got a girlfriend, Potter? Who would have such bad taste as to go out with you?"

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Wheeeeeee!! Well, yea. You can probably guess who that was, huh? Lolx!! He's my favorite character!! Lol! Yupx! Well, 6th chapter coming!! Soon!! Lol!! Well please review!!