A/N: I just want to thank those who have reviewed/add my story to their favorites or alert list. A little of the last chapter is repeated as a refresher. I know this chapter title is odd but this is kinda a filler chapter,it's justto forshadow some stuff that will happen later.

"Where do you think George is with those pumpkin pasties?" George shed his little sister.

"Dunno" said Ginny as she danged her feet into the lake water. George was out farther in the water.

"Didn't Ron and Hermione say they were coming?"

"They said to go on with out us?"

"But do you think they are coming?"

Ginny shrugged her shoulders "I don't know. They were just talking"

"B'out what"

"Why are you so curious? I don't know I just know Hermione seemed upset"

"Well if they come then we might not have enough pumpkin pasties if they come when George gets back"

Ginny sighed in a frustrated manner. She thought of Hermione, she still didn't seem the same. She had thought everything would be back after her exams. Her mind continued to wonder as she saw George walking towards the lake with a bag of potato crisps in hand.

"Hey where are the sweets?" one twin asked the other.

"All out, I got some crisps though"

"At least it's something"

"Yeah well next time you can go get the snacks"

"Fine, hey where's the other two?"

"Ron and Hermione?"

"Yeah weren't they coming?"

"Dunno. But I saw Ron in the kitchen earlier. He was reading mum's first aid book"

"Ron? Reading? Are you sure it wasn't Hermione. I swear that girl has to read everything in sight"

"She just likes to learn, is that a problem?" spoke Ginny

"No, but buy the tone in your voice it sounds like you have one" said Fred

"I haven't any problems. I just don't like people talking about my friends in a negative way"

"I didn't say anything bad, just that she can't keep her bushy little head out of books" George told his little sister.

"Well, I guess I'm just worried about her"

"Why? She's a smart girl, which is not news to anyone. She can take care of herself"

"Didn't you two notice how different she seemed at school? And she looked like she was going to cry before I left"

George spoke up "I guess your right, like when she punched Malfoy. I would have never guessed little miss know it all would do that. Wish I could have seen it."

"You got a point Gin, do you think Ron reading that healing book has anything to do with it?" said Fred.

"Dunno" said Ginny quietly. She stood up and grabbed her belongings"

"Where you going?"

"Back to the house. I wanna talk to Hermione."

"Alright, see yah Gin"

Ginny said good bye to her brothers and left for the house. The one peace she was wearing was still slightly damp and her hair stuck together in wet little clumps from the lake water. She had her towel wrapped around her waist and the clothes she had worn to the lake under her arm, along with a pair of trainers. Her bare feet were tickled by the grass. Ginny came to the house she wasn't exactly sure what she was going to say to Hermione.

"Ginny Dear!" came the voice of her mother from the garden. So the youngest Weasley walked over to the garden where she and her brothers had degnomed about a week ago.

"Yes Mum" Ginny said brightly, trying to hide the concern for her friend. Ginny stood near her mother, who was bent over the plot of ordinary and magical plants. Mrs.Weasley stood up and brushed the dirt off her hands and apron.

"I'm almost finished here. Your father and brother will be home from the ministry soon. I need to get out of these dirty clothes so I can start dinner. Would you mind setting the table for me?"

"Nope, I'll go do it right away"

"Thank you Ginny, and if can would you shed some ears for corn for me. You can get your brother and Hermione to help you. I think their upstairs.

"Alright mum" said Ginny and walked in side of the kitchen.

Ginny put her things down on the counter and took off her towel. Her suit was nearly dry so she put on the shorts she was wearing earlier along with her socks and shoes. Ginny dropped her towel and her tee-shirt over by the stairs. She thought of Hermione again, but she had to set the table. Ginny began to set the table for eight. She placed a glass, a plate and silver wear at each chair. Not being able to remember what side to place the forks of she accidentally switched where they were exposit to go.

Ginny then, ran up the stairs to her bed room, were she had seen Ron and Hermione last. She opened the door and to her surprise it was empty of bodies besides her own. She sighed and sat on her bed for a moment. She looked to the cot that was separated by her bedside table. Two rags from the bathroom lay on it; she could also see where Hermione and her brother had been sitting. She didn't think noting much of it.

Standing up, she waked to the door and out into the hallway. After talking a few steeps she turned back to her room to close the door. As her eyes began to say good bye to the lavender wall and open window she noticed two potion bottles on the floor.

Hmm….what's this doing here, thought Ginny. She walked back into her room and picked up the bottles. Mutlap essence, and wound cleansing potion? Why would someone need these? Hermione looked like she was about to cry earlier. Did she get hurt somehow? George said Ron was looking at mum's healing book. If she were hurt seriously then mum would know. I guess theirs nothing to worry about. But still...

Ginny returned the potions to where they were they had been placed on the ground and left the room, making sure her door was closed on her way out. Once she was in the hallway she then made her way up to Ron's room. Ginny stopped a second to catch her breath, and then knocked on his door. She heard foot steeps approach the entrance to his room and Ron opened the door to his little sister.

"What d'you want?" He asked.

"Mums want you and Hermione to help me peel corn for dinner"

"Alright, we'll be down soon"

"Ron the faster you get down here to help, the faster we can finish. I already had to set the table"

"Come on Ron" said a voice from in side the room.

"No, Hermione were not finished, Ginny we'll be down soon"

"Ron" spoke Ginny in a soft voice so that Hermione couldn't hear it "What's going on?"

"Nuthin Gin" Ron returned in a equally soft voice.

"You're lying. Why won't you tell me?"

"It's not my secrete to tell"

"So, is their something going on? Why was Hermione crying earlier?"

"Ginny just leave and we'll be down soon"

"I'm worried about Hermione, she is my friend too"

"Everything will be alright"

"If you say so" And with that Ginny left. Ron watched her go down the stairs until her bright red hair disappeared. Ron closed the door and turned back to Hermione who was sitting on his orange bed. They had gone to Ron's room to talk after the saw Ginny coming towards the house from the window. It had been Hermione's idea to leave. She didn't want to kick Ginny out of her own room and Hermione didn't need anyone else to find out about her habit.

"So do you think you are gonna be ok for now Hermione?"

She nodded he head up and down "yeah, lets just head down to help your sister"

"Ok" and with that the left the room and began down the stairs

"What was Ginny whispering about?" Hermione asked

"Oh she just worried about you, cause you looked upset earlier"

"What did you tell her?"

"Just that it wasn't any of her business and I didn't have the right to tell her"

"Thanks for not telling her about…"

"No problem" said Ron and they both went down the stairs together and soon entered the kitchen. Ron and Hermione had expected to find Ginny in the kitchen, but she must have already headed out side to start. Mrs. Weasley always preferred it to be done outside so corn husks and angle hair did not end up on her floor.

The two teens walked outside and saw Ginny sitting under the tree that Hermione had been reading under earlier. Ginny dropped an ear of corn into a cauldron and started on a new one. Hermione and Ron joined her and helped her shed the husk off the corn. No one said too much of anything. Hermione and Ron felt badly for not telling Ginny and Ginny was obviously mad at the pair. She, being the youngest of the Weasley clan was most often not told something because of being too young or innocent. She expected this kind of thing form Ron, but not Hermione. Hermione was usually the one to clue her in as to what was going on. But this time it was about Hermione and she had not said a word about it.

They finished up and brought the cauldron into the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley was in their preparing the rest of dinner. Fred and George came in not long after the other kids. They and Mrs.Weasley were the only ones talking. Apparently the twins were planning to start a joke shop and Molly had found out about it when cleaning their room earlier that day and found fliers and some of the things that they made and were planning to sell at Hogwarts.

"You can not sell those things at school"

"But mum, how else are we gonna to make money?"

"Go to school and get a job at the ministry like you father and brother"

"What if neither of us want to work at the ministry?"

"Then you can do something else"

"Like start a joke shop?"

"No, and don't tell me you are planning to do this after school"

"Actually mum"

"Yeah and what ever happened to 'be what ever you want to be'"

"You will get a respectable job and that's that"

"What if we don't want a respectable job?"

"You two just wait until your father gets home"

Molly Weasleys last word seemed to be the end of the conversation for the moment. It would be continued after dinner as everyone begun to push their chairs in. During the arguing Ron, Ginny, and Hermione played a game of exploding snap. They had invited Percy to play but he said he had ministry work to do. Ginny seemed to still be a bit sour but had put on a smile.

Maybe, she thought. She just doesn't want to say what ever it is where everyone can easily hear her. I'll ask her later, maybe before we go to sleep.

A/N: Please review and, I would really like a critique of my story, or any suggestions to improve it so if anyone could do that I would appreciate it a lot.