A/N: Here's chapter 12. Hope you like!

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Chapter 12

The two girls walked out of the restroom together. Ginny was bursting with happiness, Hermione very apprehensive. They walked back over to where the boys (and Luna) were sitting. Ginny sat down next to Draco and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Hey Harry… let's go dance again." Hermione smiled at him warily and grabbed his hand. They walked onto the dance floor together, just as another slow song came on.

"Ok, spill honey. I know something is wrong." Harry whispered in her ear when she wrapped her arms around him.

"Well… Ginny and I had a talk about the whole Draco thing… and well, I think I understand where she is coming from. She really likes him… a lot… and I know how it feels to like someone as much as she does him." She smiled at him. "If she really likes him like she says she does, who are we to interfere?"

"Are you kidding me? You seriously think we should just let her have him?" Harry looked at her like she had two heads. "What if he is just using her? We cant let her get hurt like that!"

"Harry, IF he is just using her, which I don't think he is, then she will only get stronger from it. She will learn to not trust everyone, and that will be a good life lesson for her. All girls go through heartbreak, and she is no exception." She was trying really hard to make him see Gin's point of view.

"I don't care, I don't want to see her hurt!" Harry turned around and walked off the dance floor. Hermione ran out the doors of the Great Hall, tears streaming down her face.

"'Mione, wait!" Ron came running up behind her. Good 'ol Ron. Always trying to help her. "What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it. You'll just get mad at me too!" She sighed and tried to run off.

"No, tell me what you told him!" He grabbed her arm and wouldn't let her go. She had no choice. She told him exactly what she had told Harry.

"So, do you see where Gin and I are coming from?" She knew he wouldn't understand, but he was dying to know.

"Actually, yes… I do understand. I feel really bad that I was going to kill him too. If, for some reason, he is using her, I WILL kill him, but for now, I will let it go… and I will go talk to Harry for you." He smiled at her sweetly.

She gasped. "OH MY GOSH! Ron, I really didn't think you would understand… thank you so much! I really hope you can get Harry to understand like you did." She smiled at him weakly, both of them knowing it was going to be hard to make him understand.

"Ok, well I am going to go talk to him, and I want you to go back in there and talk to Gin and explain to her that I understand and all that." He smiled and walked off.

So, Hermione had to listen to him… he was, after all, taking a risk of his friendship with Harry to stick up for both her and Ginny. So she followed him into the Great Hall. She saw him go up to Harry and ask him to come to the boys' room with him. She sat down next to Gin and whispered in her ear that while Harry hated the idea… Ron fully understood and would back her up.

"NO WAY!" She squealed. "Ron understands and HARRY doesn't? Whoa… that's a first. Well, I am sure Ron can talk some sense into Harry and everything will be fine.

Hermione looked down and prayed Ginny was right. Just then a hand tapped her on the should and asked her to come dance.

A/N: So, guys, who do you think asked her? Hehehe… I love being mean… anyway, review and I will update again!