"So how do you know who I like?" Harry asked loudly.
"Shhh. I figured it out—it was easy. I can help you get with her; I'm a girl, hello," Hermione smiled, "but I need your help too…"
"Wait. Who is it that I SUPPOSEDLY like?"
"Ginny. Simple."
Damn it. She knows.
"How do you know?"
"I figured it out. I mean, I don't know, but you were always looking at her, smiling WHEN you looked at her, and after you saw her you'd always be off in your own little world…shall I go on?" Hermione smirked.
"Sure…" Harry said, suspicious.
"You were always furious when she was with another boy, Harry, and you'd be mad for the rest of the day…you'd be shy and stammer a lot whenever you talked to her lately…so yeah." Hermione concluded.
"Ah. I…see. So how can you help me? What's this proposition?" Harry asked.
"Well…" Hermione sighed. "Let's just start with you and Ginny. I'm thinking about a double date."
Harry gaped. "A double date! Like…I go with Ginny and you go with Ron!"
Hermione instantly blushed. "Why did you say Ron, I don't like Ron, that's impossible, how could I love Ron, you just jumped to conclusions, I would never go out with Ron—"
Harry smirked. "Of course not. You're just rambling on about him because you have a crush on him."
"Exactly—wait, no! NO!" Hermione put her hands on her head and shook it.
Groan. This is confusing.
"Hermione, it's okay…I know for a fact that he likes you too."
Hermione froze.
What…? He likes…me?
Wow…
"How do you know this 'for a fact?'"
"I shouldn't be saying this, but…" Harry looked down. "I figured it out and Ron also told me." Hermione's cheeks were now cherry red.
Amazingly, the words she had most wanted to be true were now making her have second thoughts.
He loves you, Hermione!
I know…but is Harry sure?
Why can't you just accept it and not be so unsure? You've waited your whole life ever since you met Ron to hear that and now, once you've gotten what you've wanted, you're hesitating? Just take a chance for once!
I know…
"So, you do like Ron, right?" Harry asked gently.
"Yeah…" Hermione sighed, plopping down into a seat.
"Well, this is going to take some planning. This whole double date thing, I mean…"
Hermione smiled and looked up at him. "You think it could work?"
"Definitely. But the thing is, you don't want Ron to know automatically that you like him, right?"
"Right. What about you and Ginny?"
"Oh, at this point I don't really care. I could just go up to her and throw my arms around her and hold her and kiss her and—wait. Did I just say that out loud?" Harry asked sheepishly, blushing.
"Yes," Hermione confirmed.
"Ah. Well…anyway. I think you get the point."
"Yes," Hermione repeated, grinning widely.
"So…what if it starts with Ginny and I, and then we invite Ron along…"
"No, you won't have to invite Ron. He'll want to come along to 'supervise' you and Ginny." Hermione interrupted.
"Well, what if we just start out with Ron and I, then?"
"That could work…" They talked into the night, planning Mission: DD (Double Date) for Hogsmeade in two days.
(A/N: Well…? How do you like it? There should be 2 more chapters by my calculations. Or three. I doubt three, though. But just a warning. ! I'm so glad I have my faithful reviewers—what would I do without you guys! Peace out, girl scouts and ckontowderdon!)
