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After Harry and Ginny had left, Hermione and Ron remained alone. Well, as alone as you can be at the Gryffindor table.

Suddenly, Ron asked 'Mione, can you pass me more pumpkin juice?'

'Is that all you boys think about?' Hermione asked, irritated. 'Food and Quidditch?'

'Well, kind of… No, wait!'

Hermione looked hopeful.

'We also care about making Malfoy's life a hell. Well, at least me and Harry do.'

Hermione couldn't help but smile.

He'll never change, will he?

And that's why you love him so much…

Yeah…Wait, WHAT?

Come on, admit it, you've loved Ron since first year.

Did not! I, um.., merely had a crush on him. And it's past, now, anyways…

'Mione?'

She was abruptly pulled off of her daydream (or more like battle-with-herself) when by Ron's hand, which had inwardly knocked some pumpkin juice on the table.

'Honestly, Ron, how can you be so clumsy?'

With an infuriated look, she ran out of the Hall and made her way to the Gryffindor common room. She muttered the password to the Fat Lady –resuncio – and hurried inside, where she took a seat by the fire.

Not long after, she was joined by a very pleased looking Harry.

'I'm meeting Ginny in front of the Great Hall at 2 o'clock' he announced. 'What about you?'

Hermione muttered something under her breath.

'What? ' Harry asked, leaning closer.

'I didn't ask him out', she repeated, a bit louder.

Harry seemed surprised enough, but he also couldn't keep the smirk from spreading on his lips. 'Mione, if you don't ask him out in, say, an hour, I dare you to ask Snape out.'\

'Fine, I will.'

She sat up, straightened her robes, and left through the common room, leaving a still smirking Harry behind, and not playing attention to the Fat Lady's mutters.

She found Ron in the same place she had left him, still eating. She approached him cautiously.

'Ron?'

A bit more, and he would have jumped off of his bank. 'Blimey, Hermione, you scared me!'

She smiled sheepishly, but asked nonetheless 'Um, could I, euh…talk to you for a second? Alone?'

Ron gulped, and then said, somewhat hesitantly, 'Sure, 'Mione'

They stepped out of the Hall, and, incidentally, ended up in the same corner Ginny and Harry had talked into.

'So, um…' Ron began blushing.

An awkward silence ensued. Finally, Hermione couldn't stand it any longer, and she blurted out 'I'm looking for someone to go to Hogsmeade with me…As a date…And, well, I was wondering if you wanted to…?'

Ron blushed even more deeply. 'O-okay', he stuttered.

A huge grin to match the one Harry was wearing earlier spread on Hermione's face as she said 'Great!'

Then, acting on impulse, she stood on her tiptoes and brushed her lips softly against his, breaking the soft kiss before he had a chance of responding.

'I'll meet you here at 2 o'clock, okay?' she asked, still grinning.

Frozen, Ron was incapable of uttering one single word, so he merely nodded. He stood glued to spot, watching Hermione's retreating figure.

When she was out of sight, he touched his lips softly with his finger, then whispered "Bloody hell".

Still shaking his head, he entered again the Great Hall to finish his breakfast.

Ohhhh…Now that they both have dates, what's gonna happen? Well…smirks evilly that's for me to know and you to find out…in the next chapter!

Well, here is chapter 3, as promised. Please review….I'll update as soon as I get at least 5 reviews…Thanks to those who already reviewed…

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