These great characters are not mine….sadly no…but the story is!

Somewhere in the castle…

Earlier that evening, Malfoy and Pansy had just finished a round in intense snogging in an empty classroom on the third floor. He had once again left her breathless and begging for more. Draco loved the power that he had over her and every other girl that he had been with. None of them really interested Malfoy; he was just using them to relieve himself. But even now, that was getting boring. He had ended things early with Pansy; he just couldn't stomach the thought of shagging her tonight. She had pouted and stormed off angry.

"You'll be back." Draco called smugly after her.

He fixed his robes and decided to walk the corridors for a while. He wanted to avoid a scene in the common room when he got back. Girls can be so overdramatic at times he thought.

"I've got you!" he heard someone yell at him. It was Granger.

Well, after his little run in with her, Weasley showed up to rescue her once again. He hated that dirt-poor louse. Just because he was friends with stupid Potter, he thought that he was better than Malfoy. Ok, so Potter and his cronies might have saved the world and all from Voldemort. Draco was secretly very happy about that. He was glad he was gone, but still, it just annoyed him even more that Potter had been the one to do it. Potter and Weasel and Granger. He hated them all! Now those stupid gits were out playing their little game. Draco stopped and thought for a moment. This game could actually be fun… maybe some slytherians should join the hunt. Catching those smug Griffindors and toying with them might actually relieve some of his stress. Yes! Hide and Seek would be fun….

Meanwhile back in the corridor…

"Oh umm Hermione?" Ron stammered.

"Yes Ron?"

"Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about something lately."

"Really?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah, well, actually I've been wanting to tell you something for a few years now actually. Well…I….ohm…"

"Ron. Quit stalling. Just come out and say it." She was started to get annoyed. She was sure that he was going to tell her how he felt about her. It was strange, but she could feel it.

"Well…I think I'm in love with you."

"You think or you are?" she asked hesitantly.

Ron swallowed hard. "I am."

"Oh Ron!" Hermione threw her hands around Ron's neck.

Merlin! She felt good in his arms. Her body was so soft and her hair smelled like roses. Did she have any idea of what she was doing to him? Oh shit! Ron suddenly felt the bulge in his pants get bigger. She'll know now, he thought.

Hermione had been waiting for this moment for so long! She was in Ron's arms. They felt amazing being wrapped around her. His body had filled out and he had grown so much in the past few years. His strong muscular arms now were holding her close to him. Her head was starting to spin. Something hard was pressing on her stomach. What the… oh!

"Sorry about that." Ron said as he stared down. "I can't help it."

"It's ok," Hermione smiled "I'm glad it likes me."

"Oh, it likes you alright. It likes everything about you."

"Ron?" Hermione asked softly

"Yeah?"

"I think that it's my turn to hide now" she whispered as she started to pull Ron into the nearest empty classroom.

"Are you sure you want to be alone with me right now? I mean, you are still it? Shouldn't you be looking for someone to find?"

"I did find someone." Hermione said slyly as she pulled at Ron's robes.

"Those coins of yours will start to turn yellow, and then everyone is going to come out. They may find us, you know?"

"So let them, it's not like this will be a big surprise to them."she chuckled.

"But they could walk in on us! Like I did with Lavender and Dean."

"I don't know... I have the sneaking suspicion that we won't be the only two together tonight. I think everyone is going to be otherwise occupied."

Ron started to think. "Who else would be hooking up? Lavender is already snogging Dean. Maybe Seamus and Parvati? Seamus is a ladies man and Parvati would probably go for that. Neville? No way! That just leaves Harry and Ginny. Wait! Harry and Ginny? Not if I have anything to say about it."

Hermione could see the look on Ron's face as he finally put it together. She smiled..

"Come on Ron. It's not like it would be a bad thing for them. Ginny has liked Harry for a long time and I think that maybe Harry might be seeing Ginny in a new light. He is your best mate and you know that he would take care of her."

"But…she's my little sister!"

"She's not so little anymore Ron."

"I've got to go and find them." Ron started to turn around.

Hermione grabbed his arm. Ron looked back to her.

"You're going to leave me?" Hermione asked batting her eyelashes at him.

Ron was torn. His little sister may well be snogging his best friend at this moment and he wasn't sure if he was ok with that. On the other hand, the girl of his dreams was standing in front of him wanting to snog him. Wait! Was he crazy! Ron scanned Hermione's body from head to toe. And what a body it was! Ginny would be fine. He would check on them later. Right now, he had other things to attend to.

"I'm never leaving you" Ron whispered as he brought Hermione close to him. He closed his mouth onto hers. Her lips were so soft and sweet. Hermione was running her hands through his hair. She gasped slightly as she felt herself being lifted up by Ron's strong arms. He carried her into the dark classroom and kicked the door shut behind them.

Somewhere else in the castle…

Harry was roaming the halls. He still hadn't found a decent place to hide. Not that he was really into this game, but still he had agreed to play. He was on the forth floor. Harry knew there were some empty classrooms around here. He opened the door to one and immediately shut it closed.

The image he just witnessed of Dean and Lavender going at each other would be forever emblazoned in his mind. You just can't forget something that disgusting!

Harry sighed. He wanted to be with someone. He never really had the time to think about being with someone, of getting his own girlfriend, but now since the war was over, it had begun to dawn on him how many females there were in this school and that he wanted one of them for himself. Actually, there was one girl in particular…

Meanwhile back in the closet…

"Dammit!" Neville exhaled. "I can't take this much longer."

A/N Thanks to everyone for their continuing reviews. I look forward to hearing what you have to say. Hope you like the story!