Hermione was a little disappointed when she found Marcus was gone the next morning. She made herself breakfast and tried to make sense of the previous night. Hermione was relatively inexperienced with men and sex. She and Ron slept together right before the last battle, neither wanting to die a virgin. Then there were two more after him and neither was the wild passionate intimacy she had shared with Marcus the previous evening. Hermione wasn't sure what to do; she should owl Marcus, should she just let it go. Did he intend for that being a one time thing or was there more to come.

Hermione heard on a knock on her door. Is that him, she wondered and was only slightly disappointed when she found Ginny waiting for her outside?

"Hi" Hermione greeted her friend. Ginny smiled sheepishly at Hermione.

"Can I come in?" Ginny asked. Hermione nodded and stood back allowing Ginny to come inside. The two women sat down in the living room after they poured coffee. "So, I found out why Pansy is obsessed with you right now"

"Why?" Hermione asked.

"She wants you to hook her up with Harry" Ginny confided.

"I knew it" Hermione cried, "I knew she had purpose in befriending me"

"What are you going to do?" Ginny asked.

"I guess I will approach Harry about it" hermione mused, "She really isn't all that bad you know and she mildly attractive so what would it hurt?"

"True" Ginny replied. The two girls were silent for a moment. Each seemed to have secret they wanted to share but couldn't find the words. "I have date with Draco tonight" Ginny finally confessed.

"I slept with Marcus Flint" Hermione replied.

"What?" Ginny cried, "How did that happen?"

"I am not really sure" Hermione laughed, "We flirted at the party and then he showed up here and then we..." Hermione trailed off looking a little embarrassed.

"Good for you" Ginny said, "he certainly cleaned up since Hogwarts and it's been a while since you had a shag"

"True" hermione agreed, "Could you keep this to yourself Gin? I don't know what's happening and I am just not ready for the world to know"

"Yeah, sand the same to you" Ginny said, "My brothers would kill me"

The two spent the rest of the morning discussing the party and how Harry would react to the idea of dating Pansy.

"Hello Hermione" Harry greeted his friend as he made his way into the Leaky Caldron. Hermione stood kissing him lightly on the cheek.

"Hello Harry" Hermione replied, "I am glad you could meet me"

"That's fine, I could use a break from work every now and then" Harry answered her as he looked over a menu, "Was there something specific you wanted to discuss or is this just whim?"

"I need to tell you something" hermione started, "There is someone who has developed an attraction for you"

Harry's head shot up at that and he looked nervous, "Oh, Hermione, I thought this would happen one day" Harry interrupted her. He reached across and the table and took her hand, "I love you but like a sister"

"Wait, your kidding right, Potter?" Hermione cut in. Harry looked at her questiongly. "No, no, you miss understand. It's not me, it's Pansy Parkinson"

"Parkinson?" Harry repeated, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, she has befriended me and I thought there must be a purpose for that. Turns out I was right. So what do you think?"

Harry was quiet for a moment, the he sighed, and "I guess it wouldn't hurt to get to know her."

"Ok, I will set something up" hermione replied as she looked own at her menu.

"Anything new with you, any special guys?" Harry asked. Hermione covered her smile and hoped her blush didn't give her away.

"No" Hermione lied and changed the subject quickly