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Ok here is the next chapter! I hope you like it!

On Friday afternoon just after classes had finished Harry, Hermione, Ron, Olivia, Meaghan, Louise and Raju were hanging out by the lake just talking about the usual stuff Quidditch was all the guys were talking about. However Louise, Hermione, Olivia and Meaghan were talking about of course a perfect guy for Hermione.

"How about that guy we introduced you to at Breakfast yesterday?" Meaghan said.

"No he looked too dark and broody she needs a real sentimental man how about the one you met at dinner a few nights ago?" Olivia suggested.

"No, he looked like he was in first grade" Hermione said.

"He wasn't that bad" Meaghan said.

"Come on he was two feet smaller that me!" Hermione said.

"Ok that's true but who else is there you don't like any guy we've shown you" Olivia said.

"Raju" Meaghan said in a fake cough trying to hide it from Louise but she picked it up.

"My brother?" She asked.

"Yeah" Liv said.

"Well that would be a good idea he fancies you" Louise said.

"What? H...He does?" Hermione asked.

"Of course he does it's so obvious!" Louise said.

"Well than it is settled now all we have to do is get him to admit it" Meaghan said.

"Yeah how are we going to do that?" Liv said.

"Well that's pretty easy just hang out with him you know joke around he'll work up the courage to ask you out" Louise said.

"Ok so all I have to do is hang around him right?" Hermione asked.

'Yep" Louise said.

"I hope this works" Olivia said.

"Me to" Meaghan said.

"Me three" Louise said and they all started laughing.

Over the next few days Hermione hung out with all her friends especially Raju they had become really close in that time and Hermione really had a lot of fun with him. Hermione didn't often go back to the Heads Dorms except late at night because Draco wished to talk to her about something important and at the moment she didn't want to hear about it. So she came back so late that he would have fallen asleep and woken up too early for him. How she does this you ask? Well she looked up some spells that work like an alarm except no one else can hear it because it's in your head so she fell asleep in the Gryffindor common room and then woke up and snuck back into her bed. By doing this she did not neglect her Head duties she just did it alone but she knew sooner or later she would have to talk to him and frankly she would rather later. Anyway on Friday afternoon just after classes Hermione, Olivia, Meaghan, Louise, Raju, Harry and Ron were sitting out by the lake again and talking.

"Hey Harry did you realize that we still have the same Defence against the Dark Arts teacher" Ron said.

"Yeah we do don't we well that's a change" Harry said.

"What do you mean?" Raju asked.

"Well see for some time now we have never had the same teacher for that subject for more that a year" Ron replied.

"Oh okay" Raju said while glancing over at Hermione.

Harry who had caught him looking at her decided this would be as good a time as any to ask him how he felt about her.

"So Raju do you like Hermione?" Harry asked with a small smile on his face.

"Yeah I do she is an amazing person I have so much fun with her" Raju said.

"Are you going to ask her out?" Ron asked.

"I think so but I don't even know if she likes me" Raju whispered.

"I think she does I've seen her look over at you a few times" Harry said.

"Well where should I take her?" Raju asked.

"Well maybe you should start with something small" Harry said.

"How about Hogsmeade?" Ron offered.

"Yeah that's good and if all goes well then you could ask her to the ball later" Harry said.

"Okay Hogsmeade, I can do that" Raju said happily.

Meanwhile over with the girls……

"So Hermione how do you feel about Raju?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah do you like him?" Meaghan asked.

"Yeah he's really great" Hermione replied.

"Well he should ask you out soon because I can tell he likes you" Louise said.

"How do you know that?" Hermione asked.

"Well you know it's a special bond we have I can tell whatever he feels or thinks" Louise said mysteriously as all the girls looked at her with their mouths open Louise noticed this and laughed.

"How else do you think, I asked him!" Louise said and followed by that was all them going 'oh'.

"He didn't seem suspicious?" Meaghan asked.

"No I usually ask him stuff like that" Louise replied.

"Ok now all we have to do is wait for him to ask you out Hermione" Olivia said.

Hermione quickly glanced over at Raju who was talking with Ron she quickly looked back as she saw Harry smile at her.

"Yeah" Hermione said.

The boys had just finished talking as they made their way over to the girls.

"Hello ladies" Harry said.

"What do want?" Meaghan asked trying to get to the point.

"Well to talk to you three actually" Harry replied as he pointed at Olivia, Meaghan and Louise.

"What about?" Louise asked.

"Stuff" Ron said.

Harry looked over at Olivia and Meaghan they caught his glace and followed his eyes back and forth between Hermione and Raju they got it immediately.

"Oh yeah stuff sorry I forgot" Olivia said hurriedly whilst packing her things.

"Same here come on Louise we must go" Meaghan said.

"Well ok" Louise said as she also packed her things.

They left quickly and soon it was just Hermione and Raju sitting there all alone except for some fifth and sixth years sitting across the lake. Hermione and Raju turned towards each other.

'Here it goes it's now or never' Raju thought to himself.

Ok there I will do one more for now…please someone review! I would really appreciate it!

MEL