"So….what do you have in mind?"

Ron leaned in to hear what Harry's "brilliant plan" was. Harry grinned wickedly.

"Ok, we're going to write Hermione a letter."

"Ok…."

"It'll be from Krum." He waited to hear Ron's approval or at least admiration from such a good plan. Instead….

"What? Are you crazy? There is absolutely no way I can copy this English crap he's written. For the thousandth time, do you think it's even humanly possible to come up with phrases like, 'I say good bye never to say hello again'?"

Harry sighed in exasperation. "Ron, we can get around that, just write in Yoda talk. What we really need is a good reason for him to have decided to get together again with Hermione. And we also need a place for them to meet. And, we need to write a letter to Krum from Hermione."

Ron yelped at this. "We need to write a letter to Krum from Hermione? That's insanity Harry. All right, so we can handle writing stupid catch phrases, but Hermione writes like she's addressing the prime minister. There's no possible way to copy that!"

"For you maybe. I've read enough that's she's written I think I have a good idea of how it should sound. All we need to do is send both letters, and then they meet in the place that we've designated. We make the circumstances surrounding the meeting very romantic and boom, they're back together."

Ron had sat back down and was staring at Harry. "You think we can pull this off?"

"Nope, not for sure anyway, but lets face it. I'm the reason Krum broke up with Hermione and she's very unhappy, so maybe if we just got them back together then she's be happy, I'd be off the hook and you'd get your potions essay done correctly."

"Yeah, that potions essay is the most important part Harry. If she doesn't help me with it, I'm doomed. I'm worse then doomed. I'm dead already."

Harry wasn't listening. He ran over to Hermione's paper stash and pulled out 2 sheets and 2 quills.

"All right Ron. Considering the two of us, I think you need to write the letter from Krum. I'll write the one from Hermione. I think we should have them meet at, I dunno, Hogsmeade? He can get down here by apparating so that'll work. Just make sure he sounds very sorry."

"B-But…."

"Think Yoda…."

"Right." Ron stared at the parchment. Then he looked up grinning. "This is gonna be fun. I can mess with her mind…."

"Ron, don't do anything that'll mess this plan up. Think potions too."

Ron's face took over a serious expression and he bent over the parchment, trying to copy the handwriting on the original letter.

Harry bent over the letter for Krum. What would Hermione write in a situation like this? Would she be sad? Hurt? Angry and upset?

He stopped and looked down at the letter. Why was he doing this? He didn't even like Krum all that much and he wasn't too thrilled about Hermione dating him either.

"Ron, wait…..um….are you sure about this? I mean, we don't have to try and get them back together you know…."

Ron looked up. "Are you kidding me? I'm on a roll with this grammatically incorrect letter! What's the matter? I thought you wanted to get them together!"

Harry stared. Did he? Did he really want to get Hermione and Krum together? No. He decided with a small sigh. He was only doing this so Hermione would be happier.

"Yeah." he lied to Ron. "Yeah, of course I want them together."

He bent down, tried to get into a 'Hermione state of mind" and wrote the letter.

Viktor

I have just received the letter on which you addressed the matter of splitting up. I'd like to ask you to make arrangements to meet me in front of the Three Broomsticks on Feb. 14th so we can discuss this matter in person and not by owl.

Thank you.

Hermione

Harry looked up, noting that this was probably the shortest letter Hermione would ever write. It was probably over the top, but at least it sounded okay. Ron was busy scribbling, taking random peeks at the real letter next to him to copy the handwriting.

He finished with a flourish. "There! That should do it. Lots of grammatical letters and just some bits to mess with her."

Harry gave a small smile, already regretting this whole plan. "You did say, Three Broomsticks Feb 14th right?"

"Oh yeah, that's the date all right….."

A week later, Harry and Ron were once again sitting in the common room doing homework in a state of gloom.

Suddenly, the portrait hole burst open and Hermione came running in.

"Harry! Ron! Look! I've gotten another letter from Krum."

Both Harry and Ron choked. Already? Harry closed his eyes praying that Ron had written it somewhat Krum-ish and not Ron-ish trying to tease Hermione.

She sat down with a flourish and handed it to them. "Read it and tell me what you think."

Ron and Harry gulped and looked at each other. Harry took the note out of Hermione's hands and opened it up. Trembling slightly he read it.

Dearest Hermione,

What I want is you. Wrong I was to put out you like that. The guys on my Quidditch team mean them nothing to me. Mean everything you do to me. Forgive me please? I'd like to have the pleasure of you to meet me at the Hogs Head on Feb 14th so talk we can. I love you very much I do, and lose you I don't want. Now say good bye to say hello again I must.

Goodbye to say hello again

Viktor Krum

Harry looked up in horror and Ron who was grinning widely apparently very pleased with himself. Hermione was watching to the two of them.

"Well, what do you think?"

Harry nodded mutely, not daring to kick Ron very hard in the shins right in front of Hermione.

"Oh, I'd go, definitely. Sounds like he's really sorry about the last letter. But don't write back to him. Wait till after the date at the um…Hogs Head. Then you won't look desperate. He really wants you back I think."

Hermione smiled. "You think so?"

Ron sat up. "Tell me Hermione, what do you think of the sentence structure of this letter?"

Hermione looked down at the letter and studied it, a small smile playing at her lips. "Frankly, it's horrible….but…"

"Good." Ron said with a satisfied smirk.

Hermione stood up and took the letter and raced off to show Lavender and Parvati.

"RON! You GIT!"

Ron snapped out of his satisfied trance. "What?"

"You told her to meet Krum at the Hogs Head in the letter. I told you to tell her the Three Broomsticks. Now they're gonna show up at different places!"

Ron gulped. "But…we don't have enough time to send another letter…what do we do?"

Harry thought. "Well, if they both get to the places we told them to get, we can set up the romantic setting where Hermione is. We'll get the restaurant to do something for them. Then, you can usher Krum to where Hermione is. I'll wait with her."

Ron nodded. "Ok…so no harm done?"

"Well, except for the 'Goodbye to say hello' line…... That's awful!"

To be continued…….