A/N-So, I was estimating how many reviews I could get if I got around seven or so each chapter. I'm also thinking of how many chapters I'm going to have, and it'll probably be eleven(all ten schemers and an extra for the ending).My goal for reviews is to hit...100! I know, I'm optimistic, especially for my first ever fanfiction story! But I'm confident enough in you guys, the excellent readers/reviewers, that I think we can maybe pull it off. If you're wondering why I said we(for those of you reading it over again because you missed it I feel your pain and I doubted you'll be the only one), I said that strictly because I maybe have supplied the actually ideas, but I have so many great people who've given great suggestions! Also I say that because I wouldn't have been so motivated to update if not for you guys, so it's just as much your's as it is mine!

Without further ado, introducing:

Chapter Four

Harry's POV

Harry was frightened. No, he was really frightened. It seemed all week long that two particular people had been staring at him every moment. It wasn't that they were staring(he was used to it by now) but it was who was staring that really scared him. These are the two people he'd known since he was eleven.

"You're just paranoid,"Ginny told him Thursday night, as they were both in the library."Why would Ron and Hermione be doing that to you?"

"If I knew why would we be having this conversation?"Harry asked shortly. He immediately apologized for it."Sorry, it just makes me so frustrated!"

Ginny put a hand on his arm, making his face heat up and his hands get sweaty."I think I'm being watched too."

"You're just paranoid,"Harry said in a high pitched voice, his horrible imitation of Ginny.

Ginny rolled her eyes."Fine, I believe you,"she said reluctantly."But you'll never believe who it is!"

Harry leaned forward in his seat."It couldn't be Parvati, Lavender, Dean, and Seamus?"

Ginny looked at Harry in bewilderment."Yes! How did you-"

Harry put his hand on her neck, and situated it to the very back of the library.

"They're not-"

Harry nodded.

"Well who's that?"Ginny asked, referring to two feet not a yard away from the others.

Harry turned his head."It-it can't be-"

"It's Ron and Hermione!"Ginny said incredulously. "You were right!"

Harry glared back at her."Was there ever any doubt?"

Ginny averted her eyes."Why are they spying on us?"she decided to say instead.

"I don't know,"Harry said."But I'm about to find out."

Hermione's POV

Hermione tried seeing over the large bookcases she was standing behind, but it was to no avail.

"Ron,"she hissed."What's going on?"

"They're flirting,"Ron said unhappily."Why are we spying on them anyway?"

"To see if there are any problems,"Hermione said, as though it was obvious."Let's just stay here a second later."

Ron grumbled a reply, and continued to observe.

Lavender's POV

"What are they doing?"Lavender asked."Are they fighting?"

"No, you idiot,"Dean muttered."They're flirting...again."

"They seem perfectly happy,"Partita said."I mean-look how he looks at her."

She gave Dean a distasteful look."How come you don't look at me like that?"she snapped.

Dean gave her a dumbfounded look, and returned to spying.

Cho's POV

"What do you mean you can't get her?"Cho shouted angrily."I've payed you for this!"

Cho had slammed Drake against the wall angrily, and confronted him.

"It can't work,"Drake said."She fancies that Potter kid to much."

Cho looked like she might detonate."I'll pay you all the money I have-"

"Maybe you should just hire a hit man,"Drake muttered sarcastically.

Cho's eyes sparkled provocatively."Excellent idea!"

"I was just joking,"Drake said incredulously."You are one disturbed bird."

"Okay, you won't take money?"Cho said threatingly."Then you've left me no choice. I'll show every girl in this school your little black book."

Drake's eyes widened."How did you get that?"

Marietta appeared from a class, holding her books and smirking."When we went up to your-"

"I don't want to know,"Cho interrupted."But I do know I have it. All five hundred names, and five hundred angry girls who'll want to kill you for cheating...unless..."

"If I do break them up,"Drake said reluctantly."Then you'll give me back my book?"

"Instantly,"Cho said, now grinning, as Drake walked off.

Ginny's POV

She grabbed Harry's hand."No,"she urged."Don't-let's let squirm a bit."

Harry smiled, and sat back down. Luckily, the librarian was on break, or they would've been shushed like usual. Harry all the suddenly looked nervous."Ginny, I was thinking-"

Just then, Drake walked towards their table, smiling toothy.

Harry looked up in annoyance."Can I help you?"

"Yeah,"Drake said."You can let me have a word with Ginny."

"Go away,"Ginny said, irritatingly.

"Is that how you treat someone who's going to release you from Potter?"

Ginny looked at Harry, as to inform him in no way did she want that to happen."Drake, don't compliment yourself. I don't want you, nor do I not want Harry."

She blushed at saying this, but Harry's face was still stuck on Drake.

"C' mon-"

Harry stood up suddenly, and pushed him back."Don't ever touch her again!"

Ginny stood up, not sure what to do.

Meanwhile...

"Ron, are they going to fight?"Hermione asked."Ron?"

"Shh,"he whispered."I'm trying to watch."

Hermione rolled her eyes, when she heard other voices. She moved towards the source, and gasped."What are you guys doing here?"

Back with the simply adorable couple...

"She's not your's, Potter,"Drake snarled."She can talk to me if she wants."

"But I don't!"Ginny cried."Just leave me enough! You have enough women who would gladly do whatever you want from me! Why do you want me so bad?"

"Let's just say I have no choice,"Drake said coldly.

"If you don't leave right now-"

"What?"Drake shouted."What are you going to do Potter?"

Harry answered him, by bringing his fist to Drake's face.

Ginny shrieked, and she heard several others do the same. Harry had Drake on the floor now, and was beating him to a pulp.

Ginny took out her wand, and cried."Knoksaz!"

The bookcase fell, exposing just what she and Harry had figured moments before. Ron, Hermione, Lavender, Parvati, Seamus, and Dean all tried to look guiltless, and began to grab books like that's what they were doing originally.

Ginny's fist instinct was to laugh, then she remembered why she'd done that in the first place.

"Will you guys stop being stupid!"Ginny snapped."I need you to pull Harry off of him!"

Ron gave her a puzzled look."Why-"

Just then, Professor Snape entered the library, looking quite happy at the scene.

"Well, well."He flicked his wand, and the two were separated."We have a show here in the library, and yet again it stars the famous Harry Potter."

"Glad to be able to entertain,"Harry said sourly.

"Weasley and Granger, escort Mr. Turner to the hospital wing."

Ron grunted unhappily, and Hermione's eyes were still wide, resembling an owl's.

Ginny saw that Drake had a bloodily nose, but not much more damage.

"Potter, sixty points from Gryffingor, and a week of dentention."

Harry grinned sheepishly."Can't wait-professor."

"And pick up those bookcases,"he said sharply to the remaining four.

"Professor-"

"Silence Miss Weasley,"Snape said aggressively.

Ginny rolled her eyes, as Snape took notice.

"Problem?"he asked daringly.

"Yes, actually,"she said snappily."Your hair is reflecting from the lights, and it's blinding me."

Harry began to snicker under his breath."Now I see what really happen with that gas spill a few years ago-it was you wringing out your comb."

"Your rudeness has just earned you detention all month,"Snape snapped.

Harry gapped at him."You give her a month and I only get a week?"

"Harry-"

"No, Miss Weasley,"Snape said."Your boyfriend is exactly right. Potter, a month is added to your sentence. And I'll inform the librarian of what you've done here."

He walked out briskly, giving them one last glance.

"Harry!"Ginny shouted."Are you mad? I don't care about Drake! He's a complete and utter moron!"

"Ginny, I was defending you,"Harry said incredulously."You're the one snapping on Snape!"

"I was defending...you..."

She looked at him."Sorry,"she said quietly."I just really-"

She couldn't finish. She's almost told her secret, which she couldn't do. She closed her mouth instinctively.

"You really what?"Harry asked.

"I-I really need to go,"she said."I'm glad your okay."

She kissed his cheek."I'll come with you-"

"That's okay Harry,"Ginny said."I need to think about some things."

Harry's POV

Harry walked her leave, very confused. What was she about to say? he wondered. He left the library shortly afterwards, with his own thoughts to worry about.

Ron's POV

"What do you want with my sister anyway?"Ron said grudgingly to Drake.

"I can't really say,"Drake said sadly."But I can tell you that my career is over."

"What career?"Hermione asked puffily.

"I'll have no more girls after this,"Drake said, his eyes wide."If only that jealous girl-"

"Who?"Hermione demanded.

"Nobody,"Drake said bristly."Here we are..."

"Finally,"Ron said, after Drake was gone."I've never seen a more arrogant guy in all my life-oh yeah, Malfoy."

"Ron,"Hermione said, ignoring Ron's comments."I think someone put Drake up to doing that."

"Why do you say that?"Ron asked.

Hermione sighed."It's so obvious! Someone doesn't like that Harry and Ginny are together, so they're sabotaging the relationship."

"Well, sabotaging is not very obvious,"Ron grumbled.

"Are you kidding me?"Hermione fought."Any dunderhead could've figured that out! I mean, you'd have to be very half-witted to not notice something like that."

Ron shrugged."Well who is it then?"

"I don't yet,"Hermione said stiffly, as Ron began to smirk.

"It could be anybody Ron! You know how known Harry is."

They talked the whole way back to the common room. Of course, what they didn't realize is that according to Hermione's words, they were the biggest half-wits in Hogwarts.

Luna's POV

"Okay,"Luna said."Here's the deal-"

She was sitting in the deserted common room Thursday night. Everyone else wasthe library, doing who know's what. She was putting her plot into effect, which involved talking to the chess board pieces.

"What do you want anyway?"one yelled.

"I need you to do me a favor,"she said."Tomorrow, Hermione and Ron are going to play chess, and I need you to make Hermione win."

"What's in it for us?"one screamed.

"I dunno,"Luna said, confused."Um...what do you want?"

Several pieces cried out different things("We want you honey!"one particular perverted piece yelled) but only one really caught Luna's attention.

"You want gold?"

The pieces exploded. Apparently, they were ashamed of being wooden pieces.

"But I've never seen golden chess–never mind,"she said."If you do this correctly, I promise that I'll turn you guys gold."

They eruptedcalling her all sorts of names("Princess Luna!"). She shushed them, and sat them down.

Neville came from the boy's dormitories, looking very flustered.

"What's wrong?"Luna asked.

"I just got an owl from Gran,"he said."My cousin Donny is coming to our house next weekend. She says she's already talked it over with Dumbledore, and I can go."

"Coagulations!"Luna said perkily."Hope you have a good time!"

"I sort of wanted to ask you...if you'd like to come with me..."

Luna gave him a tight hug."Of course!"

Neville smiled."Thanks! Gran just couldn't wait any longer."

Luna's face fell suddenly."What are you going to do with Ron and Hermione?"

"I forgot about that!"Neville gasped."I guess I'll have to ask them to join us."

Ginny flew through the portrait hole, and went to her dorm without as much as a hello. Harry did the same a moment later.

Luna looked at him loosely.

"I have no idea,"Neville answered, shrugging slightly.

Ron's POV

"But Harry,"Ron whined."I'm so bored."

"Ginny and I have detention,"Harry said sourly.

Ron was sitting in the common room Friday night, bored out of his mind. Hermione sat beside him, reading a book, as usual.

"You could always do your homework,"Hermione said, optimistically.

"Yeah, sure,"Ron said sarcastically.

Ginny came from the girl's dorm room."You could play chess."

"Yeah!"Ron said."But I have no one to play with!"

"Hermione,"Harry whispered."Well, we're leaving. Have a good time."

Ron pouted sadly."Hermione please."

Hermione closed her book."Fine, if you'll just be quiet."

Ron set up the pieces, and he let Hermione go first. He was amazed that she'd already taken his knight."Good job."

"I just got lucky,"Hermione said, though it secretly felt very proud of herself."Oh, checkmate!"

Ron looked at her in amazement."You just-I've never been-"

He was lost for words."Rematch."

"So when is Harry starting quidditch practices?"Hermione asked in the middle of their second game.

"Sometime soon,"Ron answered."I need to get back in shape."

Hermione eyed him."Ron-that's crazy. You're very fit."

Ron smiled triumphantly."Well, if you say so..."

Harry's POV

"Ginny, please talk to me,"Harry begged."I can't stand this."

They were sitting in a classroom, writing

I will not get into fights or be rude to my professor with snide remarks

five hundreds times. Snape had a professors' meeting tonight, so he'd let them off very easily.

"I'm not ignoring you, Harry,"Ginny lied."I just don't know what to say."

"Ginny, I'm sorry for whatever I did,"Harry said."Please-talk to me."

Ginny started at him."Harry...I-I'm scared of you."

Harry stopped writing."Why?"

"Because,"she said emotionally."I think-I think I might love you...and that scares me."

She stood up, wiping away tearing."I'm sorry Harry, I really am."

"Ginny, no-"

Ginny darted out the door(it'd just stroked nine, the end of detention), bawling silently.

Harry ran after her."Ginny! Please wait-"

"Harry, just leave it only!"Ginny shouted angrily. They'd reached the doorway. She yanked the door open, and stepped into the corridor.

Ron's POV

Ron was really impressed with Hermione. No one had ever beat him at chess, and here Hermione was, beating him for the sixth time in a row.

"We can stop if you want,"Hermione said, obviously feeling bad about taking his undefeated record from him in only an hour.

He laughed."It's fine,"he said, sighing."Since when were you so good at everything that I do?"

"What about you?"Hermione questioned."And you're grades. It's just-"

"Amazing,"Ron and Hermione said in unison. They started to laugh slightly.

"Ron,"Hermione said quietly."You know that-that I really care about you, right?"

Ron gave her a funny look."Hermione, of course I do."

He moved the chess board from between them, and clumsily wrapped an arm around Hermione back."Hermione-what is this really about?"

Hermione looked up at Ron, with watery eyes."Ron-I'm just scared,"she admitted."With Voldermort, and-and I just worry so much about you and Harry-"

She soundlessly began to sprout tears."Hermione, know you're scared. I am too."

He slightly leaned against the arm chair, Hermione still in his arms. Hermione wiped her tears away and laughed suddenly. Looking at Ron's dumbfounded look, she held up a damp spot of his white button-up shirt. He laughed too."It's fine, Mione."

Hermione caught a glimpse of his chest, but she immediately averted her eyes. So what if he is gorgeous? she thought. He's still your best friend.

She know noticed how close they were. She was practically in his lap now from where she'd cried on his shoulder.

They both were awkwardly thinking the same thing, and had nothing to say. They were saved by Ginny, who came through the portrait hole.

Hermione stood up, straightening her skirt that' d crept up(to Ron's joy!). Hermione opened her mouth to welcome her and Harry from detention, but she was cut off.

"Ginny!"Harry shouted."Ginny! Please-"

Ron came from behind Hermione, and caught Ginny before she reached her staircase."What happened Ginny?"he demanded, staring at her tearful face.

She began to sob."Ron-just leave me-"

"Did he hurt you?"Ron said angrily, casting Harry a disgusted look.

Hermione's heart was beating madly, as she looked at her three friends.

"Ron-"

Ginny wrestled her way out of Ron's grasp, and ran up to the girl's dormitories.

Ron took one glance at Harry, and walked to him. Harry nor Hermione knew what was happening, but they knew now; Ron punched Harry vigorously in nose.

Hermione screamed, as Harry sank to the floor.

"Ron!"Hermione shouted."How could you!"

"Just stay out of this Hermione!"he barked, grabbing a book and throwing it against the wall.

Hermione kneeled beside Harry, who was grabbing his nose."C' mon Harry,"she said tenderly, yet firmly."You'll need to go see Madam Promfrey immediately."

"Don't do it Hermione!"Ron said angrily."I warned that idiot! I warned him to not hurt my sister!"

"Ron, you punched Harry!"Hermione cried just as angrily."Why am I even bothering talking to you? I thought you'd changed, but you're still just as pigheaded as you ever were!"

Ron gave her a furious look, that really made her reconsider ever saying anything. Even though she knew Ron would never hurt her, what he did to Harry was still very appalling.

He huffed angrily, and walked out of the portrait hole, slamming the door with such force that even Hermione felt the ground shake.

She helped up Harry, and offered him her handkerchief to stop the blood flow. They slowly walked to the hospital wing.

"Harry, I'm so sorry,"Hermione said, apologetically."I can't believe Ron-"

"I can,"Harry joked.

"Well, yes,"Hermione said, smiling daintily."But still Harry-"

"Ginny is his sister,"Harry said puffily."Tomorrow he'll regret it, but he was just defending her. I guess that's family loyalty...but then again, I wouldn't know."

"Harry, you do have a family,"Hermione said.

Harry gave her a skeptically glare."Yes, and Dudley is my pride and joy."

She snorted, but then turned serious again."You have Ron and me,"she said."And you have the Weasleys. They all love you as though you were their own."

"I know Hermione,"Harry said sighing."And thanks. It's nice to know everyone isn't mad at me."

Hermione laughed, and gave Harry a friendly peck on the cheek.(A/N-That was a purely friend kiss. I know I've been crowned the queen of twisting things around(hehe) but I'm definitely not going to do that ;)

Hermione led him into the hospital wing, hoping that everyone would make up soon.

Lavender's POV

Lavender turned the corner towards the ground, when she saw Hermione kiss...Harry!

Her eyes widened, and she ran past them, towards the outside doors.

Ron's POV

Ron was so raging with himself right now. How could he' ve punched his best mate? He hadn't even checked to see if Harry even deserved it. But that's Ron. Unreasonable Ron, who acted before he thought.

He'd climbed himself up in a high tree, secluded from the rest of the world. That was, of course, until he heard raised voices, that he couldn't help but overhear.

"Seamus!"Lavender shouted."I'm sure! Hermione kissed Harry!"

Ron ears turned red. He couldn't believe it. Not Hermione! he thought.

"That doesn't sound like Harry,"Seamus said, reasonablely.

Ron suddenly felt like giving Seamus a high-five. He was right. That was absurd!

"I swear I saw it,"Lavender said hotly.

Ron leaned outward, to hear more.

But they were whispering now, something about Hermione and himself.

"This makes me angry,"Ron heard Seamus say furiously."I mean, after all of are work. I feel like really kill-"

Ron leaned out more, and lost his balance. He fell two terrible feet squarely on his back.

Lavender turned around, and screamed."SEAMUS!"she cried."You-you killed RON!"

"What?"Seamus asked incredulously.

Lavender walked backwards."Go away you weirdo!"she cried.

"Lavender, you can't seriously-"

"HELP!"Lavender cried, running to the castle."There's a madman after me!"

Ron shook his, it still buzzing like a beehive.

Hermione's POV

"So he's not in there?"Hermione asked Harry, worryingly.

Harry shook his head."He's just out thinking Hermione,"Harry assured her."Just go to bed-I'll take care of it later."

Hermione sighed."I'll just wait."

Harry nodded, and shut his dorm door.

Hermione got comfortable on the couch, Crookshanks in her lap. She sat and daydreamed, when she heard the portrait hole open. She immediately jumped up."Ron!"

"Oh...hi Hermione,"he said oddly. His voice suggested that he knew something that he shouldn't, which frightened Hermione.

"Where have you been?"she asked.

"What do you care?"he spatted."You're to busy with Harry anyways."

"What?"Hermione asked sharply."Yes, I had to help Harry. You did punch him!"

"I'm talking about you being the other women!"Ron shouted angrily."How could you?"

"Ron, you're not making any sense, as usual!"Hermione snapped.

"You kissed Harry!"he bellowed.

"But-"

"How could you?"Ron exclaimed.

"First of all,"Hermione said loudly."I kissed Harry the same way that I would you! The same way that I kiss my family! Why would I ever do that to Ginny?"

"So...so you don't like him..."Ron said quietly.

"Of course not,"Hermione said."And why are you yelling at me and not apologizing to Harry?"

Ron cleared his voice."I'll be going to do that."

"Ron-wait,"Hermione said gently. She came towards him, and gave him a tight embrace."I'm glad that you're back. Just let Harry and Ginny work out everything on their own."

Ron nodded, captivated my Hermione.

She kissed his cheek."That one was special,"she whispered."It was only for you."

She couldn't help saying it. Do I really like Ron? she wondered, as she climbed into her dormitory.

When Hermione got upstairs, she found Ginny was already asleep. Hermione grabbed her diary, and read all of her entries. Everyone one had something about Ron. I do like him, she thought. Maybe even love him.

She shut her diary, and laid on her bed. How was she going to show Ron how much she cared? That she really did care about everything that he said?

She suddenly got an idea from something Ron had said tonight. She grabbed a roll of parchment, and began scribbling violently.

A/N-What could Hermione's plan be? Haha, only I know. I feel so bad about making Harry go through two fights! I'm sorry about making Ginny go through all that too! Next chapter will be great for them! Ron and Hermione will be in London, and Harry/Ginny be left alone(hehe). Review! Purty-please!