See, Ginny knew something the boys didn't and she knew who Hermione would choose. She pitied the ones who wouldn't be chosen.

"What are you thinking about Ginny?" Ron asked her when they were in the common room the following night.

"Just thinking about Hermione."

"You too, huh?"

"You poor boy! I guess she's occupying your thoughts a lot at the moment?"

"Ever since third year."

"Oh no! That long? I knew you'd liked her for, like, ever, but I hadn't realised it was that long."

"Not as long as Harry has. I'm sorry to say it but he's had a thing for her since first year."

"NO!" Ginny faked her reaction. She knew about it of course. She knew when all of the crushes had started. She didn't have feelings for Harry anymore, but had only told one person this. And this person wasn't Ron.

"Hard blow, sis?"

"I was kinda expecting it. I still like Harry, though." She lied with a fluidity that was quite shameless.

"Forget him! He can be a real jerk sometimes."

"Ron! You're his best friend! That's not very loyal of you!"

"Meh, he's said worse about me. I'm not stupid. I know that he's the most important guy in my life and I do know why I was trapped in the lake in fourth year. I was the thing he'd miss most. We do care about each other in our own way. We'd die for each other."

"Would you die for her?"

"Most probably. Let's get off this rather depressing topic. What were you doing in the library yesterday anyway?"

"I was spying on you boys who were spying on Hermione. I thought Hermione might have needed saving from all of you. By the way you might wanna be a bit more careful and a bit of subtlety wouldn't go amiss either."

"Being subtle isn't my strong point."

"That's for damn sure. Okay the first step to being subtle is quit drooling at Hermione! It's really off putting for the poor girl. Especially when she's trying to teach you anything. And I can tell you're not listening. Why aren't you listening?" Ginny followed his gaze. "Oh."

Hermione had just entered the portrait hole.

"Gin? Where were you? We were supposed to meet like half an hour ago. We have stuff to discuss."

"Sorry Mione."

Ginny went over and linked her arm with her friends' and they left the common room.

"Where do you reckon they've gone?" Fred asked from his spot by the fire.

"No clue." Oliver replied from the window.

"I know how we can find out." Harry said from the bottom of the boys staircase.

Fred and George looked at each other before splitting into identical grins.

"The Marauders Map!"

"Correct." Harry said also grinning, as he took the map from behind his back.

"They're in the Room of Requirement."

"But that doesn't show up on the map."

"Yes Ron, I know. But they're on the seventh floor corridor. And what is on the seventh floor corridor, Ron?"

"The Room of Requirement." Ron said grudgingly.

"That's right." Harry said as though he were talking to a four year old.

"What I don't get is why they can't discuss whatever it is in their dorms. Why do they need to go all the way to the Room of Requirement?" Oliver said.

"They probably didn't want to be found." Harry said shrewdly.

"That seems unlikely considering it's Ginny and Hermione." George said, sighing at eh mention of Hermione's name. The other boys sighed with him.

"Hermione does share a dorm with Lavender and Parvati, though. They are the biggest gossips in the school. What if they had come in and they were sharing secrets? The whole school would know." Seamus said looking a bit worried.

"Why do girls gossip so much, do you reckon?" Dean asked looking perplexed.

"I think they think that gossip is fun. I mean it is fun to speculate about who's going out with whom and who likes who." Everyone turned to stare at Ron. "What? Ginny and I gossip at the start of the summer holidays. It's like a review of the year."

"Has she said anything about who Hermione likes?" they all asked him at once.

"Ginny knows who it is and said she's sorry for those that aren't chosen but that's. Sorry guys."