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Hermione groaned. Harry just left the hall, and she turned to her friends.

"Okay, I cannot keep this inside me much longer. I feel like I'm going insane!" she said. At her friend's inquiring looks, she went on. "He's bugging me. I just.. this whole time, since term started I've been so.."

"Attracted to him? Yes, we can see, and did you notice him when--" Luna got cut off by Ginny.

"When.. he.. uhm was.. trying to flatten out his hair? So adorable?" she said trying to cover up Luna's mistake. She knew Luna was about to say "and did you notice him when he was staring at you eat your lollypop? dear dear. it was funny." because Luna was just like that. She gave things away oh too easily.

Hermione looked at her friends. "You knew about it. Wait but.. no." She groaned again, louder. "Its just, I'm head girl, he's head boy, and for the past week since term started, I've had to share aroom with him! Its been so.. hard." she said frustrated.

Her friends stared at her. "Look" Lavender started. "I think he likes you the same way back. I just think. I don't know. I mean, you've shared a room with him for a week, because terms just started and yes it may be hard but think of it on the brightest side you can." she said with finality.

"Yeah, like catching him with a towel around his waist when he comes out of the shower all dripping wet." Parvati said. Hermione smacked her from accross the table, even though all the girls laughed. "No really, you don't know how much a girl from Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor/and/ Hufflepuff would love to catch him like /that/." she said with a grin on her face. Her sister giggled next to her and they both nodded in finality too. Now it was Luna's and Ginny's turn to finish in finality, and that they did.

Luna spoke first, "Listen, he's been stealing little glances at you, and staring like your the only one round when we areperfectly visable, so I think he fancies you." she said ignoring Ginny's hanging open mouth at the information she gave away, and Hermione's redening face by the minute. "Anywho, the twins are right, think of the positive things. Like... when he first wakes up, his hairs all messy and stuff, and when he'll probobly throw his glasses on crooked too." she said with a laugh, they all laughed right after.

Ginny shook her head and then grabbed Hermione's arm from her spot next to her, and pulled her up. "I'll have a private chat with her then. Anyway, studyhalls done. We'll see you girls 'round." she said snatching all her belongings quickly and yanking Hermione out of the great hall.

"Alright, now don't listen to them 'Mione. Even if he does fancy you, I can see how hard it is. Its okay, you just... need to hope. Like, hope you'll catch him with just a towel on, and all wet. Or hope you'll catch him just when he's awake. Or hope he'll even ask you to the ball, and then you two wind up in a snogfest on his bed." she said simply with a grin. "And of course, by hope, I mean purposly." she said with a now wicked grin playing her features.

Hermione rolled her eyes and redened in the face. "Right, well I'm not doing all that purposly, but thanks for the.. offer." she said with a laugh.

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"HARRY!" Hermione yelled. "Come on! We're going tobe late... and I want to actually make it into Hogsmeade before it getswarm again!" she yelled again through the bathroom door, that linked her and his rooms together in the Heads room. She was in his room, seeing as it was closest to the door, and she wanted to leave.

Harry came out glaring at her. "Okay... geeze, I didn't have water running or something, I heard you the first 6 times, and yes you said it 6 times." he added when she gave him a 'your over exadurating' look.

Hermione grinned and motioned to the door. Harry grabbed his coat, and rushed to the door, holding it open for her. He tried not to stare as she walked out, but he couldn't help himself. She'd changed so much over the long summer vacation. He bit his tounge and let out a breath he hadn't known he'd been holding as he followed her out.

When they were near the crowd of people all chattering about the up and comming ball, they made their way to a large group of people that were their friends. Luna and Ginny imediatly snatched Hermione from his side and started giggling and gaugling about the ball. Harry could see Hermione was really not enjoying all the 'giggle giggle snort' festing, same as Ginny. They were both exchanging eye rollings. Harry laughed to himself and walked over to Ron, Neville, Dean, and Seamus.

"Oi Harry!" came the voice of a excited Dean, "Come one then. Hurry up. Well, I've taken it upon myself to try and ask out Lavender." he said grinning like an idiot.

Seamus rolled his eyes and nudged him, "Yeah, try. He'll try to." he said and Harry grinned. "Well, I think I'll be asking Parvati. Her sister, yeah she's already got a boyfriend. Some bloke in Hufflepuff I think." he said sighing.

Ron grinned like a dope and said, "Well, I was thinking about asking Luna. And--stop laughing guys! Thanks Neville, at least you didn't laugh. She's really nice! A bit odd..." he said glaring at his friends as they laughed their asses off.

Harry spoke up in between loud laughs, "She's had the stuppidest crush over you for god knows how long. She won't say no. But--Ron don't be an idiot, she won't. But anyway, what about you Neville?" Harryadded atRon's look, andfinally calming down with the rest of his friends.

Neville shifted in his spot and quickly glanced towards Ron. "Well.. erm, I eh, I was thinking about asking... Ginny." he said putting his hands over his head as Ron's eyes widened and he looked at Neville, preparing to strike.

Ron's eye twitched and he calmed down in an instant at Harry's look of 'your such a git Ron'. He let out a breath, and steadily took one in. "Can't protect her forever, but your much better than some bloke of a guy in Hufflepuff or something snogging her brains out everywhere." he said nodding in a shaky reasurance.

Harry stiffled laughs. Then all the boys looked at him expecting him to pipe up. "Well, who're you thinking about asking then?" asked Seamus.

Harry cleared his throat. Glancing over at the group of girls--or more specifically Hermione, he looked back at them.

"Well, its one of them, and their all taken, so ... Harry! Hermione!" yelled out Dean in his stupidity of apparently thinking no one would hear. A couple girls turned their heads, and maybe 4 boys. They all went back to what they were doing and Hermione and her friends all gave them inquiring looks. "Erm, sorry... heh." he said flushing.

Ron had a hand over his face stiffling his laughs, which came out as snorts. Harry's face was a crimson color. "I'll crush you, crush you Dean." he said taking in a deap breath and going on. "Anyway, well yeah. I was... but eh yeah." he said giving Ron a death glare, and he immediatly stopped laughing. But he still had a scrunched up grin on his face showing he really wanted to.

They all started a conversation on Quidditch and roaring laughter came from them as Dean impersonated one of the worst players on a mediocre team.

Filch's loud throat clear came ringing through the hall about twice and everyone hushed up. " 'Vrey one line up here then. Come on. Hurry yourselves up. Give yur slips to me as 'ya go out." he said with Mrs. Norris glaring at each student in turn as they walked by and handed their signed permission slips to Filch.