Hermione ran into her flat and grabbed the bottle of whiskey of the table. Her hands were shaking as she poured a glass and downed it quickly. She sat down in a kitchen chair and tried to remember how she got to this place in her life. A month ago Charlie was her best friend and she had a minor school girl crush on him. Then tonight she sees him flirting with someone else and freaks out. "I kissed Seamus" Hermione moaned.
"I don't think he was complaining too much" Harry said from the doorway. Hermione looked at her friend and burst into tears. Harry quickly approached her and put his arms around her and murmured consoling words into her ear. Hermione pulled away after a moment.
'I am so sorry" Hermione wailed wiping the tears from her face. 'I am so messed up right now"
"I know" Harry replied steering a still sobbing Hermione into a chair. He kneeled in front of her. "You realize it was all a plot right?"
"Plot" Hermione echoed.
"Yeah, Ron and Ginny convinced Seamus and Lavender to show up. Those two are actually dating" Harry explained. "Ginny and Ron were trying to make you two jealous so you would hook up"
Hermione stopped crying and stared, "I am so embarrassed" Hermione wailed again, "Now Charlie knows that I feel something for him and our friendship is probably ruined" Hermione jumped up and grabbed her wand and headed for the fireplace.
"Where are you going?' Harry cried following her.
"To kill your girlfriend and your best friend" Hermione answered grabbing a handful of Floo powder. Harry thought about stopping Hermione but decided that would be impossible and possibly dangerous so he just followed her to Ginny's flat.
Charlie was pacing his bedroom kicking everything in his path, "Bloody meddling siblings" he mumbled. He couldn't think about Hermione and the look on her face when he saw her with Lavender or her lips on someone else's all he wanted to think about were thousands of ways to make his siblings pay.
"You know" Charlie said aloud, "I was too nice at the restaurant. I am going to have another conversation with Ginerva and Ronald" He walked over to the fireplace grabbed a handful of powder and flooed to his sisters house.
When he stepped into Ginny's living room he was shocked to hear raised voices. It sounded like Ron and…Hermione. He ran into the kitchen and saw his youngest brother backed up to the wall, Hermione was yelling at him her wand pointed right at his chest.
"Of all the insensitive parts I have known Ronald you have to be the worst" She shouted causing Ron to cringe. He pointed to Ginny.
"It was all her idea" Ron replied.
"Ron" Ginny yelled. Hermione turned and looked at her. Ginny let out a yelp and moved behind Harry.
"Hermione calm down" Harry tried to soothe her. "I will go and talk to Charlie myself and if you want, I will tell him that the whole thing was a misunderstanding"
"I would rather you erase his memory" Hermione suggested. "I want you to make it go away. Make my best friend forget that out of a jealous fit I kissed an old school friend. Make him forget that I m in love with him because I am sure he knows"
"I do now" Charlie said softly. Hermione turned around saw Charlie,
"Merlin" Hermione cried out in frustration. "Things weren't bad enough, now Charlie had to see me attacking his siblings and confessing my love"
"I was actually here to attack my siblings, the only thing I am upset about is that you beat me to it" Charlie replied. He stepped into the room, "And since I am here and since you confessed your love, I guess I will share"
Charlie pulled Hermione into his arms and kissed her. Hermione wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. Ron, Harry and Ginny all watched quietly for a moment, then Ginny looked at her boyfriend a triumphant look in her brown eyes, "See, my plan did work"
Harry just put his arm around his girlfriend and sighed, 'Yeah" he answered her rolling his eyes, 'I guess it did. I am sure when Charlie pulls his tongue from Hermione's mouth they will both thank you"
"I am going to go" Ron said looking uncomfortable, 'I don't think I want to be here when they finish"
Harry chuckled as Ron made a mad dash for the fireplace and took off for his own apartment. "You ant to go somewhere?" Harry asked Ginny. 'Give them privacy and keep you out of the line of fire"
Ginny nodded and pulled Harry to the bedroom without another word or look to Charlie and Hermione.