"W-what?" Hermione stuttered.
"You are in love with Ronald Weasley." Emily stated blankly still peering into the fire,
"Ron! That's crazy! That's ludicris! That's-"
"True."
"Bloody hell, you're right."
"I can see all these years with him has really worn off on you." Emily said smirking.
"What am I going to do? I can't talk to him now."
"Sure you can. You just go up to him and say 'Ron I am in love with you,'" replied Emily, "It is a simple process really. I don't see how you people frolic about pretending to be friends when your feelings are obvious. Sometimes I really pity you people."
"Haven't you ever fallen in love?"
"No, and I never will."
"How do you know? I mean you can't choose to love someone or not to love someone. It is not your decision. You're only human."
"Well I am not all human technically, but now that I think of it I am in love with someone…"
"See I told you couldn't escape love."
"Yes" Emily said with a sigh, "Too bad he died over a century ago."
With that Emily got up and left Hermione sitting there with a dazed look on her face.
The next morning…
"Well Harry, it was a pleasure to help you back on your feet, but I'm afraid I must be going. New assignments and such." Emily announced after breakfast was finished. Ron just sat there with an excited look on his face, and Ginny looked up from the copy of the Daily Prophet to see the good byes. Hermione was nowhere to be seen.
"Ron, I hope that the next time we meet you may have a better liking for me. Ginny you keep our Harry here out of trouble, and when you see Hermione tell no hard feelings for last night. Oh and Harry? May I speak to you outside for a moment?"
"Sure."
Harry gave Emily and inquisitive look as they walked out front.
"Harry, I should warn you that for the next little while things may seem a bit tense and awkward between Ron and Hermione. If things get bad just let me know okay?"
"How am I supposed to find you?"
"Oh right. I almost forgot. Here," Emily said as she gave him a necklace with a dark black and grey teardrop pendant. The two colors swirled round and round giving it the look of a small vortex, "I have one also. Just say my name into it and mine will light up."
Harry looked at it with trepidation, "Is it…er safe?"
"Oh! Of course. Her I'll show you." She bought a similar necklace out from her shirt and whispered, "Harry"
Almost instantly Harry could feel his own pendant warm in his closed hand. He opened his hand to see the pendant glowing, red and orange flames replacing the swirling vortex.
"Wow, thanks."
"Now I really must be going. My boss will have my head if I'm late, or make me help someone like Snape fall in love." They both shivered at the thought.
"Thanks again Emily, for everything. I couldn't of done it without you."
"Yes well…I'll see you around." She gave one last smile before she disappeared in a wall of water.
Back in the House…
"Is she finally gone mate?" Ron exclaimed as Harry reentered the kitchen.
"Yes, but I don't see why you hate her so much. She hasn't done anything to you, has she?"
"Well no, but I just get this really bad feeling when she's around. Like she is going to cause a big change or something in our lives."
Both Harry and Ginny raised their eyebrows at this.
"Is that a bad thing Ron?" Ginny questioned, eyebrows threatening to disappear in her hairline.
"Yes! Nothing good has ever came of change. You just name one good thing that has come of change."
"How about when I was eleven and Hagrid busted into that shack to tell me I was a wizard. If that never were to happen I wouldn't have gone to Hogwarts, wouldn't have stopped Tom Riddle from taking over the world, and most importantly, I wouldn't have met you guys. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty happy with that change."
"It's no use even talking to him Harry. He is just to thick to accept new and better things." Ginny declared.
"Oh shut up Ginny." Ron yelled and stormed out of the room.
Matchmaker headquarters…
"Miss Heart I'm afraid that you are not finished your assignment quite yet." Stated a chubby man with dark blue robes and a long gray beard.
"What? How can that be? Harry is alive and dating Ginny. That is all I was sent to do."
"Yes well as good as that may be, there have been some complications."
