Chapter 5

'Hey since the ball I've been wondering who you are. Can we meet up sometime, like the next Hogsmade trip or something?
Yours truly
you know who.'

Hermione had read this letter over and over in her head to the point of memerization. 'The person who sent this wants to meet ME' Hermione kept on telling herself, not believing that it was true, until she pulled the letter out of her pocket and read the scratchy handwriting on the mangy piece of parchment again.
Of course Harry and Ron didn't need to know about this, but she needed to tell someone. They were her best friends though and she could confide in them with anything, but this didn't seem like something she could tell them, she didn't know why.
Hermione was thinking of all of the stuff that she told them. She told them when she had cramps so they would leave her alone and give her some space, what underwear she was wearing, for some purpose she didn't understand, and they've all made a move on each other one time or another when they've had a little too much firewhishy to drink, but this was different.
She needed a girl's advice, so she went to Ginny.
"Hey Ginny, can I talk to you?" Hermione asked one of her closest girl friends. "Yeah whats up?" Ginny asked closing the magazine she was reading. "You know that guy I told you about from the dance?" she asked her roommate. "Yeah" Ginny responded. "Well he kinda sent me an owl," She said to her, handing her the note as she explained that she didn't know what to do. She read the note.
When she finished Ginny handed the note back and simply said, "Go and meet him then." "Are you sure?" Hermione questioned. "Well how I see it is what harm could it cause? I mean, you may fall in love with this mysterious guy and spend the rest of your life with him and-" she was cut off by Hermione. "Ok, ok I think I get the point. Should I go and write back?" she asked. "YES go! You need to tell him where you are going to meet him." Ginny said. "Thank you Ginny for all of your help" Hermione thanked her as she got up. "Anytime" Ginny responded and she opened up her magazine as Hermione was walking out of the door.

'Hiya, why don't we meet in the Three Broomsticks, at the very start of the trip. I will be sitting in a window seat so look for me there. Cant wait to meet you'
Sincerely, you know who
Hermione finished the letter and sealed the envelope. She decided to take it up to the owlery and send it right away so then she may be able to get a response at night.
Up at the owlery, she got through the door when she saw Harry standing there trying to coax his owl, which was up in the rafters, to come down.
"Hey Harry," She said to him. He jumped and turned around. "Oh haha its just you Hermione, you scared me for a minute." He said. "Having troubles there?" She asked looking up at his owl. "Oh yeah, she's mad at me because I used a different owl to send a letter" he said. "Oh that's funny" Hermione said laughing a little. "So why are you up here?" Harry asked changing the subject. "Well what do you think, im sending a letter retard" Hermione responded, choosing one of the many tawny brown colored owls that the school supplied. Hermione got the owl down and tied the letter to his leg. "So who you writing to eh Hermione?" Harry asked, as she walked to the window. He came up behind her and tried to read the name on the envelope. "No one" she said instantly, almost as an automatic response. "OOOH seems like Hermione's gotten herself a secret lover!" Harry said laughing. "HA, HA real funny. For your information I was writing to my parents." She said and her face went a little bit pink. They both were heading to the door and as harry was laughing, he put an arm around her shoulders and sighed. "Ah Hermione, Hermione, Hermione. Why do you have to be so cute?" and they walked out of the door together, Harry's arm still around her and her face was even redder.