Chapter 2: Hermione's talk

"Please wake up Hermione! I really need to talk to you!" Ginny was saying breathless as she was shaking Hermione until she awoke in a fright.

"What do you want Ginny? Can't you see that I am sleeping and that is something I never do, so can't it wait till morning?" Hermione gowned as she threw her head under the covers.

"Harry told me he loves me!"

"Seriously? Well did you tell him that you love him, too? That has been all you could talk about all last week. Remember, you did not know if he loved you so you did not want to tell him!" Hermione rattled on, clearly now awake in the excitement of her good friend's news.

"No…I kind of ran away after he told me…and well, after he said it I did not know what to say." Ginny said as there was a glaring look coming from Hermione's direction.

"Please tell me you are joking because if you really did do that Harry is going to be crushed and I will not be helping you this time when it comes to the two of you working this one out!"

"Yes, I know, but I did not know what else to do..."

"Tell him you love him too, you do don't you?"

"Of course I do, it just sounds so strange. Me, in love with my brother's best mate? And yours too. What in the hell do I do now?"

"Go straight back and tell him you love him and that you are sorry that you ran away. And make sure he knows how much you appreciated the picnic he made for the two of you!"

"Wait, how did you know about the picnic? I did not tell you about it!"

"Well, let's just say that I helped him set it up. Plus do you think that Harry thought of the candles himself? Come on know Ginny, you know him better than that!" Hermione laughed in a sceeming way.

"Ya, I guess your right! Do you think he would still be out side next to the willow?"

"No, I bet he is talking to Ron, just like you ran to me."

"Well, should I wait till the morning than?"

"Yes, let him catch his breath. Plus Neville will die if you see him in his pajamas!"

The girls laughed at the thought of Neville screaming at the fact that Ginny had seen him in his jamies. Ginny however had this nasty feeling in her stomach that something bad was about to happen. And she had a feeling it had to do with a rumor in the brewing…