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The dinner had ended, thank God, and the group had Apparated to their respective homes as soon as possible.

Hermione sighed as she saw Draco and Ron glare at each other, hatred burning in their eyes, before they Apparated.

She thought back on the conversation between she, Draco, and Ron. She couldn't really blame Ron for acting the way he did, actually, she knew he could overreact and say something he didn't mean.

Ron had been insensitive, and saying Draco wasn't honest with Hermione had hurt the couple.

But that was really the way Ron was, and she knew he had just tried to help Hermione (in a twisted, insane sort of way), though his help wasn't needed.

She sighed as she reached her apartment, and, thanking and paying Mrs. Bradburry, saw Hailey already sleeping soundly in her crib. Hermione changed into comfortable clothes, brushed her teeth, and went to bed.

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Pansy shook her head.

Dinner this evening had been absolutely dreadful.

The she-Weasel and Blaise glowering at her the whole night, Draco and Weasley refusing to talk to each other…speaking of Weasley…

….he sure had changed since 7th year.

Physically.

His attitude was still exactly the same…the stubborn, pain in the ass Pansy had known well since 1st Year.

Physically, though…that was a different story.

Pansy shook her head as she recalled the way he looked at her throughout dinner like she was a rather appetizing option on a dessert menu.

She lay in bed, thinking about how maybe...just maybe, something exciting would happen in her life for once.

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"Draco, I think you should forgive Ron for what he said."

Draco sighed. "Hermione, we've been over this-"

"It was just a silly assumption, and there's no reason to be offended."

"No reason to be offended! He called me dishonest, in front of ME!"

"You don't need to get so worked up about it! Just think about it, alright?"

"But-"

"No."

Draco sulked. "Fine. I'll "think" about it." Hermione couldn't help but smile at his stubborn tone.

"Anyway, I have another issue I want to talk to you about."

"What is it now?"

"Hey, don't use that tone with me! Anyway, did you see the way Pansy and Ron were looking at each other?"

This made Draco chuckle. "Yeah. Rather unlikely couple, I think."

"I agree. But it could happen."

"I don't think so! Weasley and Pansy hate each other's guts."

"Well, they might not hate each other now!"

"What exactly are you saying?"

"I say we pair them up."

"But-"

"No "buts"! Ron is lonely, anyone can see that, and Pansy is lonely too, judging by the way she took a desperate measure to try to steal Blaise away from Ginny. This whole thing is perfect! Don't deny it!"

Draco couldn't, but he still had his doubts. Pansy Parkinson and Ron Weasley? It sounded utterly absurd in his opinion. But he looked at Hermione's face, so excited and anxious to begin matchmaking, and gave in.

"Alright. What can we do?"

Hermione smiled. "I knew you would see it my way."

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Ginny and Blaise laughed out loud as Hermione told them of her plan.

"Brilliant, Granger. Brilliant."

At first, the couple had been downright furious that Hermione was actually still bothering to include Pansy in their lives, (which was fine the way it was) but Blaise had calmed down sooner or later after he got some air, and Ginny also agreed to the plan, for the sake of her miserable brother. Ginny was worried being lonely would cause him to drink again, which would cause him to get kicked right back into REHAB.

Shaking that thought from her head, Hermione continued to talk to Ginny and Blaise whilst playing with Hailey.

In a few days, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Blaise Zabini, and little Hailey would put the plan into action.

Ron Weasley and Pansy Parkinson were in for a big surprise.

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Draco smiled as Hailey giggled at a funny face he had made. He really was fond of her. She had grown a lot since he had first seen her, in the picture, months ago. Curly brown hair was growing thicker on top of her head, and she was starting to form interesting sounds. She was going to speak her first word soon, Draco was absolutely positive, and Draco would make sure he'd be there when she did.

Draco looked over at Hermione, and her plan to get Ron and Pansy entered his mind. It was simple. He was surprised Hermione had come up with something so brilliant and easy.

Nothing could possibly go wrong. He looked back at Hailey.

He didn't realize how wrong he was.

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"Contra Excita." Ginny whispered, pointing her wand at her brother. A simple boredom spell. Ginny grinned as Ron slumped in his chair.

"Ginny, why is there suddenly nothing to do?"

"I have no idea. You know what, let's go to Hogsmeade."

Ron shrugged. "Okay."

Both of them Apparated ten seconds after.

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They arrived at Hogsmeade.

Ron turned around. "So Ginny, what…Ginny?" He turned around. And around. And around. "GINNY!"

Where the hell was she! He panicked. What if she got kidnapped by Death Eaters (who no longer existed, but Ron was too worried to think about that), or Apparated (accidentally) to an island not identified on a map, with polar bears waiting to suck her soul!

Calm down, Ron…focus on finding your extremely innocent, vulnerable,sister.


Maybe she was somewhere here, in Hogsmeade! Ron started running down the street.

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Ginny Weasley smiled as she appeared back in her apartment after Apparating.

Her job was done.

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Ron cursed. He checked Flourish and Blott's, Madame Puddifoots…where hadn't he looked…The Three Broomsticks! He hadn't checked there! And maybe Hermione had seen her!

He rushed inside The Three Broomsticks, and made his was to the bar. Hermione looked up at him, and looked shocked to see Ron in such a distressed state.

"Ron…what's wrong?"

"I can't find Ginny, have you seen her?"

Hermione stared at him in confusion. "No, I haven't…besides Ron, Ginny is a big girl, she can take care of herself."

"NO SHE CAN'T!" That attracted attention.

Hermione sighed. "Ron, she can, I think you should stop worrying."

"NO!"

"Ron, please keep your voice down."

He was already on his way out.

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Hermione smiled. Her plan was going well.

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Meanwhile…

"Draco? What are you doing here?" Pansy said as she opened her apartment door.

"Hi Parkinson. Come with me." Pansy merely raised an eyebrow.

"Draco, first of all, I'm not dressed, and second of all, you can't just turn up here all of a sudden and-"

"Parkinson, it's a surprise."

She snorted. "Right. Why the hell would you prepare a surprise for me, someone you passionately hate-"

"PARKINSON, just get dressed! We have to go!"

"Draco, you have no right-"

"Fuck it Parkinson, just do as I say!"

Pansy tensed in shock. "Draco, what the hell is wrong with you?"

"Just do it."

Pansy sighed, let him in, and got dressed.

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Pansy was pissed. Draco Malfoy had no right to just barge in and-

"Hurry up, Parkinson!" Draco said as they hurried down the streets of Hogsmeade.

"Draco, I cannot believe you could be this rude-"

"Just shut up and follow me."

Pansy glared at him, and resisted the urge to kick him. She didn't know why she had agreed to this in the first place, it was just that Draco had caught her off guard.

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Ron was still looking for Ginny when he bumped into another body.

"OOMF! Watch it-"

Ron stopped mid-sentence as he saw who he had bumped into.

"Zabini! Have you seen Ginny?"

Blaise's eyes lit up. Ron noted how much Blaise perked up at the sound of Ginny's name. "Yeah! Why?"

"I'm trying to find her-"

"Come with me."

"You can just tell me and I'll go find her myself-"

"Nonsense! Come on, Weasley."

Ron gave up and followed him, as much as he didn't like being in the presence of his sister's Slytherin boyfriend. He needed to find Ginny, and didn't want to accept the fact that he was probably going through all this trouble for nothing.

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Draco was forcibly dragging an unwilling Pansy down the streets.

"Just so you know, Draco, I'm not letting you talk me into this ever again!"

Draco smirked at her. "I won't have to talk to you much after this, anyway."

Pansy felt like screaming. "Where are you taking me?"

"You'll see."

"I deserve to know, Draco!"

"Can you stop talking, woman!" Draco said, exasperated.

Pansy made a face, but stopped bugging him, and let him lead her to…wherever he was leading her. It occurred to her that this could be some sort of trap. Maybe Draco was going to-

Next thing she knew, she was pushed into a closet, and almost sat on a baby.

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Ron gave a surprised yell as he was forced into a closet. Before he could try to get out, the closet door locked. "HEY, GET ME OUT OF HERE! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FO-"

Ron stopped as he heard a baby begin to cry. It was closely followed by a familiar voice. "WEASLEY, KEEP QUIET!"

Ron turned around and saw Pansy Parkinson lying against the back of the closet, with Hailey in her lap. "What the hell are you doing here with her, Parkinson!" Ron looked at Hailey. Why was she here?

"I don't know. Draco pushed me in."

"Zabini pushed me in."

"Wait a second…they set this up, didn't they?"

Ron scowled. "No doubt about it. Those bastar-"

"Language, Weasley. There's a baby here, who, by the way, is already hysterical enough as it is. Thanks to you."

"Shut the hell up, Parkinson."

Ron started to bang on the door and call for help. The baby's cries got louder.

"Weasley, stop it." Pansy said.

Ron looked over his shoulder at her. "How the hell will I get us out of here, then!"

"I don't know. I've tried spells, but that didn't work."

"I have a question though…why would Hermione allow Hailey to be in a closet, alone?"

"I don't know. I guess it was essential for "the plan", whatever it is."

"What do they want us to do?"

The two of them went silent, thinking. Pansy finally calmed Hailey down.

Hailey looked from Pansy to Ron, and back again, with a look on her face that said she knew exactly what Hermione wanted them to do.

Ron gaped at Hailey. "Hailey. You know something about this, don't you?"

Hailey giggled and hid her head.

Pansy raised an eyebrow, and looked like she was about to say something, but stopped, and signaled for Ron to be quiet.

"What?" Ron whispered.

"I hear footsteps. I think…"

"We should call their attention! We need to get out of this bloody closet!"

"Okay, be as loud as possible, without upsetting the baby."

Ron nodded, and the two of them began to create a racket.

"HELP!"

"HELP, PLEASE!"

They heard laughter. "Ron! Parkinson! You fell for it!"

Ron and Pansy gasped as they realized who was speaking.

"HERMIONE?" Ron said.

"Yeah! So how are you, stuck in a small, uncomfortable-"

"Why did you do this?"

"You two like each other!"

Ron turned purple. "NO WE DON'T!"

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Hermione stood on the other side of the closet door. She was having more fun than she thought she would.

"Ron, be reasonable, will you? My baby's in there!"

"HERMIONE! IT'S YOUR FAULT YOUR BABY'S IN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

"I am aware of that, and I want her back! The only way I can have her back though, is if you two cooperate!"

"What if we don't want to cooperate?"

"Do you really want to starve someone else's baby?"

Hermione knew she was being a bad mother, but this was the last time she was going to put her baby at stake. She would never do it again. It had been the only way to get Pansy and Ron together. It had been the only way to ensure Ron was happy.

There was a pause, and two, extremely loud, defeated sighs.

Pansy spoke this time. "Well…what do you want us to do?"

Hermione grinned. Now was for the truly evil part.

"Well…you are going to have to kiss."

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A/N: There you go! Yes, Hermione's blackmailing them, and yes, it was a bit evil of her to use Hailey like that. But it was necessary. I'm sorry it took me so long to update! I already have something planned for the next chapter, so it should come faster than this one! I need to work on chapter 2 of "Healing Ginny Weasley" now! Thanks! Please review!