Ginny-Star snoozes, clutching teddy (seems like she's rather attached to it now) and snores gently.

Hermione Double cracks up laughing at sight and pokes Ginny-Star in stomach.

Ginny-Star: Huh? Wha? *sees audience laughing at her and 'Teddy'* Ah! Um, er, review or the teddy gets it!

Hermione Double: Yeah… sure it will…

Ginny-Star: Yes! It will… um… will get… ah…

(Dr Pepper music plays in background)

Ginny-Star: Do you think we will get punished if we didn't announce to the world that we don't own Harry Potter? And what of our plans to kidnap Ron? Would we get sued?

Hermione Double: I don't think so. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?

(Lawyer-type people wielding large, weapony things appear from an expensive jet and chase after AbsoluteNutters)

Both: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

A/N: We have noticed how several reviewers have asked about the chapter lengths and the slow developing relationship between Ron and 'Mio. Well, muses are only so generous and there are places where an ending to the chapter just seems to fit nicely. And the relationship… well, Ron has gone through five years (according to the actual Harry Potter books) being sweetly dense and completely oblivious to Hermione, so what's a few chapters going to do? It's like James and Lily, not going out till seventh year! After all, a story where it's just- "Ron, I've just decided. I LOVE YOU!" "Oh, I've just decided too! I LOVE YOU AS WELL!" *long passionate smooch that ends up censored*- is not as interesting as a long, drawn out (but not too much) story. Well, we're through rambling, and you can read the chapter now!

Correspondence

Monday 20th July

Harry,

Help! I'm going to tell you something which you can't tell anyone. At all. I know that right now, you must be raising an eyebrow or something equally 'don't be a prat Ron, you know I won't tell' but this is serious!

Firstly, me and Hermione got Head Boy and Girl, and you know about that tradition… the one where the Head Boy and Girl have to… you know, end up going out with each other? Well, I've been thinking, about the whole tradition thing, and it's just that, do YOU think that it will happen this time? I mean, me and 'Mione, we're just friends of sorts yeah?

I bet you're laughing at me now aren't you? Ron and Hermione, you'll be thinking, that's just stupid that is. But like, she is kinda nice looking yeah? And her nose is, like, y'know, cute and small and dead centre and all. I don't think that I fancy her. I think. I don't know. D'you think she likes me? Not that I care or anything. But I want to know what she thinks of me and all.

She doesn't think I'm stupid, does she? Like, a git or anything does she? Cause that's like comparing me to Vicky, and that's just an insult, even if it was directed to someone like Crabbe! Well, not really. I mean-

Hmm...

Should I be telling Harry this? What if it gives him a heart attack? I mean, Hermione and me? It's the most unexpected thing that could happen, right up there with something like Ginny and Dean Thomas, or Hermione and Viktor Krum.

God. Why anyone would want to even be friends with Krum (even if he is loaded, famous and a brilliant Quidditch player) is beyond me. He's just there to have his wicked way with her, is all.

Why did 'Mione write to him so often? It's not like she's known him for years, and years. I bet that under the 'nice guy' routine, there is a… a… cad waiting for a chance to jump Hermione when she's all alone and defenceless!

I've known Hermione for ages now, and we've been through so much together, and witnessed the most embarrassing things about each other, it seems right that we could be… y'know.

Anyway.

After that awful display of my feelings at the breakfast table, I really didn't feel very hungry, so I came up and sneaked into Fred's room to find out if there was anything I could trash to get my own back.

There wasn't. All my efforts avoiding Georges 'bucket over the door to punish intruders' wasted. So I came back to my room, and that's where I still am, writing a letter to Harry.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Better not be George… or Fred for that matter…

"Ron? Are you in there?" Crap, it's Hermione! Where can I put the letter? ARGH!

Hastily, I jammed the piece of parchment into Pigs pouch and literally chucked him out of the window, just in time as well, as Hermione opened the door.

"Er… hi. What d'you want?" Oh yeah Ron, that sort of remark is definitely going to make her want to go out with you. Mental note to self: when Hermione leaves, kick yourself. Hard.

"I just wanted to know if you were all right. You just looked a bit, well, red when you left the table. If it was anything that… that Fred and George said, just, um, ignore them. They were talking nonsense anyway."

If this was meant to cheer me up, it failed miserably. Nonsense? So she doesn't like me? She doesn't… y'know, want to… well… snog? Oh God, I did not just say that. Well, think that. Well…

Crap. Is it me, or do I have some sort of mental deficiency that means my ears must go red whenever I happen to think of something that is well… Hey! I am a growing boy y'know! With hormones and everything! (mental deficiency? Since when did I learn to say that? Hermione must be rubbing off on me. No! Not in that way! Must think of something off-putting… uh… uh…Spiders. In my soup. That I'd just taken a spoonful of.)

"Er, well yeah, alright. Is there anything you wanted to talk about?" What am I doing? I should get her out of here and just wallow in self pity and bemoan the fact that Hermione will never think of me in THAT way… Not that I think of her like that either!

"Oh… well, um, no, not really. I should go." Oh, that was a brush off, if any, the most depressing brush off EVER.

But you know what happened next? She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek.

…

I could get used to that.

***

Ginny-Star: Hee Hee, the poor duck's in denial!

Hermione Double: He sure is… so, where's the teddy?

Ginny-Star: I dunno. I put it on the table… I think.

*teddy looms behind and, using a wand, binds Ginny-Star and Hermione Double and starts to drag them away*

Both: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Save us!

Teddy: Only reviews can save them now!

Ginny-Star: That was my line!

Hermione Double: We're being kidnapped, and THAT'S all you can say? HELP!!!

Yours, Lataz!

Hermione Double, Ginny-Star (^-^)/