Hey again another chapter all of you guys cheer !!

Disclaimer: don't own Harry Potter, never will…blah, blah , blah…you know the drill.

Here we go!!

When I arrived at the store I saw just how bad my luck would get. I left George is charge which in any case wasn't good, but it was the beginning of the new school year and students were pilling in to buy our products to try out on old Filtch. George was having a hard time keeping up with the empting shelves. This was our first school year and we finally understood how Zonko's always had extra help around this time of year.

After having to clean up a dropped can of Yuk Yuk, a putty that when comes into contact with your hands becomes too sticky that you can't separate your hands for hours. Well let's just say that it has the different effect with floors. When it comes in contact with hard floors it turns as solid as rock. We also found that it repels magic cleaning spells, which meant I had to go on my hands and knees to scrape it off the floor.

Other wise we had a very productive day. The students practically bought out the store which meant we were going to be able to make the next few months rent. Although our mother didn't exactly want us to open the store she didn't want us have to close.

"Why so late after lunch Fred?" George asked "Lost little Lilly?" he said with a smirk.

I looked at George with a tired smile. "How did you-?" started to ask but then realized mom must have stopped by looking for me when she saw Lilly's spoon on the clock, "Actually I meet up with Hermione, and do you know she hasn't seen anybody since graduation? So I invited her to the family dinner" I said not thinking. George suddenly had a look of dismay "You told Hermione to come to family dinner?... with Ron?" he asked questionably.

"So what's the big deal? I think that Ron got over the shot down the seventh year by now George…

7th year right before Christmas break:

Students started to funnel their way into the common room. With the start of the holiday break many people were going away couldn't wait to leave the castle. For Harry and Ron it was the opposite, Harry always stayed for the holiday and Ron was staying to keep him company although he said it was because he couldn't be home with is mother screaming and Fred and George for getting in trouble, yet again. Hermione was walking out of her dorm rolling her trunk down the steps. She walked passed the couch put her stuff down by the door.

"Bye guys!" she called out, hoping to get her friends attention. They turned around and walked over to her. "Bye herm, Have a great Holiday" Harry said and waited for Ron to do the same. "Actually Mione' I'll walk you down, I'll see you later Harry"

They walked down to lawn in silence when Ron started talking.

"Mione'? I was …um…I kinda just wanted to tell you… you...Well look really nice and I like you and I was wondering if you…" he slowly started to trail off at the end. Hermione just stood there, the carriages were about to leave.

"Oh Ron, I'm really sorry. You're my best friend…practically my brother…I don't think that it would be smart." Hermione ended looking really sorry. Ron quickly tried to make nothing of it, "oh...well no problem have a great vacation". He started to walk away while Hermione looked on in sorrow. "Ron?" she yelled, he turned around and looked at her starting to enter the carriage 'Hermione don't make this any worse, please' he thought "Friends?", Hermione asked. Ron looked at her 'ouch mione, bulls eye, right in the heart', "friends" he said while managing to smiled weakly and turned around, while Hermione entered the carriage reflecting about what just happened.

end of flashback

He's not that pathetic, they are friends, you know, I told George.

We closed the store early in order to get ready to for dinner. George went home to Katie; yes I know what you're all thinking 'Katie Bell??' yes her. They had gotten together after she stopped by the shop to see how we were doing, well really George, and next thing you know they got married. It's been 3 years now. They have a lovely daughter named Miranda, two years old. She's as cute as a button; George would do anything for her and Katie.

So now back to what I was saying, I went back to flat above the store to get ready for dinner. Mom told us we were going to be eating outside since the kitchen was too small to hold the weasly family and its growing size. As I was about to apperate I heard a knock at the door. I answered it and to my surprise it was Hermione.

"Hello?" I said wondering why she was here; I thought she was going to apperate straight to the burrow.

"Hi, I was wondering if I can come with you" she said shyly "I think it would be weird just apperating there when I haven't seen them ages."

I had to admit the girl had a point how would you feel if somebody just came to a family dinner after not seeing her for ages. We apperated to the gate of the burrow and started to walk up the path. Hermione had stopped to look at the house that she hadn't seen in ages. As we got closer to the door I could feel Hermione's tension rising. "Don't worry" I said while gently squeezing hand for reassurance. She stopped and looked at me for a moment, "thanks" she whispered in a voice that was a little more girly then usual.

Now what do you think could possible ruin this 'not blinking' contest we were having with each other while we were outside holding hand to make her not nervous. That's right, just then who do you think opens the door. That's right Ron.

Hey sorry to leave the chapter with such a cliff hanger but since it's 12:13 and I'm tired I think that my work just won't be as good as when I'm not sleep-typing (is that a word??) well I would like to thank all my readers and I hope to see a review from you soon.

A note to starviolinist279: I am aware that I did this to myself but if the punish I get for writing a good story is a good review, I guess I'll just have to live with that.

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