A/N: Beginning this chapter right after exiting 13. I am a little off in the number of reviews that I wanted, but I am not complaining at all!

Warning: A little bit of Yaoi ahead!

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Chapter 14

Matchmaking Time!

Severus slowly walked back to his and Hermione's quarters, not really thinking about anything. Reaching the portrait, he said, "True Love" and watched as it swung open. Walking in, he noticed that Hermione was on the couch laying there reading one of her new books from yesterday. He continued on into the kitchen as he could tell that she hadn't noticed him, and made them both a breakfast of French toast and scrambled eggs. He put a portion of each food on each plate and put them both on a tray that he had charmed to follow him as he walked into the living room to join Hermione. He allowed the tray to settle on the table in front of him as he sat in the love seat. Hermione looked up from her book when she realized that she wasn't alone anymore.

"May I ask where you have been? Or is that too nosy?" She asked, sitting up and placing her book on the table next to the tray laden with food.

"Where did the attitude come from? You have been a Know-It-All, but never a normal hormonal teenager before." Severus replied, looking at her in surprise. Hermione paused and shook her head before answering.

"I'm sorry. You're right, that was rude. I just wanted to know where you had gone and I also know that you don't like it when people get into your business. So, I guess, I was just trying to ask you if it was alright if I asked questions like that of you on occasion." Hermione amended, picking up the plate he had placed in front of her. Severus picked up his own plate and ate a bite of his french toast before he answered her.

"Yes, it is alright and if you need to ask a question, just ask it and don't worry about what I am going to say. If I say something rude, I also expect you to tell me that I was. About where I went, I went to Dumbledore's office to see if he had found anything out about our… Bond." He said, after swallowing his food with a pause.

Hermione had been eating her toast when he began speaking and she had to finish chewing before she could ask him, "What has he found out?"

Severus shook his head, "Only that it is called the Enemy Bond. That makes this sound so much better." Sarcasm really seemed to suit him as he said this. Hermione shook her head as well before they were both silent. They continued to eat breakfast, each just thinking about this new bond that was probably going to kill them before they even knew anything about it. It had only been 3 days since it had happened, but it already seemed like weeks to them. After they were both done eating, Hermione took the plates into the kitchen and cleaned them the muggle way, which for some reason soothed her. It made her think of her family and how much she missed them. Remembering them made her think about her family here at Hogwarts and she realized that she had something that she could do to bide her time so that she wouldn't think about the bond so much. She quickly finished putting away the dishes and walked out to the living room. Seeing that Severus was in his earlier spot reading the same potions book as yesterday, she went into their bedroom and searched for something in her trunk. When she found it, she left the room and headed for the door. Severus glanced up and she could tell that he wanted to know where she was going so she told him before he could ask.

"I'm going to hang out with my friends for a little while and help Luna with her… problem." Hermione said, holding up something that she had gotten during the summer, knowing he would understand what she was talking about. The object was a non-descript orb made of what looked like crystal, but what was actually Kunzite. Hermione knew that the properties of this stone was romance, Love, Power, Healing, and Good Luck, but what she was told about the orb itself was that it would show, whoever looked into it, the one person that loved them the most in the world at that moment. Hermione just figured that she could have her friends each look into it for laughs, if that is what it would take to make Luna happier. Maybe it would make him think about her in that way instead of as the annoying Loony Luna. Hermione was just thankful that it was Saturday and that they didn't have any classes to worry about. She waved at Severus before closing the door and began walking towards the Gryffindor common room. When she finally arrived, she said the password to the guardian of the Gryffindor Tower and the portrait swung open after the fat lady welcomed Hermione back. Walking into the common room, Hermione was surprised to find that Draco was also in attendance. 'That makes this even easier' was her thought as she approached the couches in front of the fireplace, which was where Ginny, Harry, Neville, Ron, and Draco were currently sitting and talking. Ginny and Neville were cuddled together and holding hands while they spoke to the others. Ron, Harry, and Draco were sitting in that order next to Ginny. Neville was the first to see her walking toward them and he waved to her in welcome. The others looked in the direction that Neville was waving and, all except Draco, broke out in greetings. When Hermione looked at Draco, he nodded his welcome.

"Morning, guys! How are you doing? And what are you doing here, Malfoy?" Hermione asked, finding a spot on the arm chair next to the full couch to sit down. She held the orb in her lap hoping that no one would notice it just yet.

"We should be asking you how you are." Ginny said with a smirk. "Anything good happen yet?" Ron and Harry made gagging noises and turned away, obviously not wanting to know the answer to that question.

"I am doing just fine and Ginny that is really none of your business." Hermione replied with a small twitch of the corner of her lip to let her know that she would tell her something later in private. She then turned to Draco to hear his answer to her question.

"I was actually asked to hang out with this crazy group out of nowhere the day that we all learned of your new… situation. I don't know why, but I accepted and I have been coming here ever since. Now it's your turn to answer a question. What's that thing in your hand?" Draco finally spoke, answering the question and then indicated the orb with a wave of his hand. 'He is so gay. I wonder why he hasn't told anyone about...' Hermione thought without realizing why, trailing off to answer him.

"Oh, this is actually one reason that I came up here. I wanted to hang out with you guys and I figured we could have a little fun with something that I got this summer." Hermione said, holding up the orb for the others to see.

"What is it for?" Neville asked, looking at it with his head tilted to one side.

"This orb is supposed to show you the person who loves you the most at this very moment. All you have to do is hold it in your hand and think of any kind of love or kindness and it will show you this person." Hermione explained holding the object out for someone to take.

"Alright, I want to go first. I know who it will show me, but it is always good to reconfirm my ideas." Neville said, reaching for the orb. He brought it close to his face and closed his eyes for just a second before looking into the orb and smiling. "Yep, just what I thought" he said looking up at Ginny and then at the rest of the group. He help it out to Ginny so that she could see if he was the one who loved her the most at that moment and she gladly confirmed it after a few seconds with a smile. Ginny then handed it to Ron, who was sitting right next to her. Ron glanced at his friends really quickly and then closed his eyes. It took him a little longer to look into the orb, but he eventually did. After a few seconds of watching the orb his eyes widened and he quickly passed it over to Harry. Before Harry could look into the orb, Hermione had to say something.

"Who did you see, Ron?" She asked, hoping he would willingly tell them, but she figured he wouldn't.

"Oh, just this girl I know that goes here. I actually saw her in the mirror the other day in Divinations. I don't think that she likes me though, so I won't be telling her about me… Wait… you said that thing tells you what again?" Ron finally seemed to understand the implications of seeing his, hopefully soon, girlfriend in the orb. Hermione knew he didn't really want her to answer his question, but she did anyway.

"The one person who loves you the most in that moment in time"

Ron's jaw dropped and he slowly blinked at Hermione as if she had just said something that he hadn't known and then had grown three heads. She waited for him to blink or for someone to say something that would snap him out of the trance that he had lapsed into and she wasn't disappointed.

"What's this girl's name? What house is she in?" Ginny prodded, hoping for an answer.

"Huh?" Ron said and looked at his sister before answering with a blush traveling up his cheeks and to the tip of his ears, "Well, she is in Ravenclaw, but I didn't ever think that she could like me in the least with the way I have treated her all these years. Calling her names and helping others steal her stuff." Ron hung his head.

"Well, luckily for you Luna seems to truly care for you and she wants to get to know you better." Hermione told him to make him feel better, but his head snapped up when he heard the name and all of their friends and Draco's reactions. Ginny kind of squealed, Harry gasped, Draco rolled his eyes at the drama, and Neville nodded just like he had two days prior at the meeting about the bond.

"It's great that Luna finally go the chance to admit to someone that she likes this guy. She has wanted to be with him for quite a while. Please give her a chance." Neville answered Hermione's questioning gaze quickly looking at Ron.

"I am so excited for you two. Please don't screw this up, Ron. You two could be so happy together." Ginny said to her brother.

"I never thought I would see the day when Ron started dating Luna Lovegood." Harry said, looking dazed.

"I'm not dating her yet, guys. Don't rush things. First, I have to get up the nerve to talk to her before we can start dating." Ron didn't look too thrilled about having to ask Luna out even though he now knew he wouldn't be turned down.

"Don't worry about that, Ron. Harry, it's your turn with the orb and you have to tell us who you see." Hermione said, being her normal bossy self. Harry glared at her for a moment and then closed his eyes. After a good amount of time, he opened his eyes and smiled. He stared at the orb in obvious awe, before looking up at the roaring fire and handing the orb to Draco without looking at him.

"Well? Who did you see?" Hermione interrupted Draco's turn before he could close his eyes. Harry didn't really answer; he just gave Hermione the sign for 'one minute' and nodded to Draco to get him to look into the orb. Draco also only took a few seconds to get the orb to show the mystery person, but when it did, he actually started to laugh in a knowing manner. Hermione look at him in wonder. She had never seen him smile let alone laugh. It took him a few seconds to settle down, but when he did, he leaned over to hand Hermione the orb. He leaned back and looked at the others before leaning toward Harry and giving him a firm kiss on the lips. Harry smirked under his lips and quickly responded. Hermione hadn't seen the kiss coming and obviously the others hadn't any idea of the this development. They all gaped at the snogging couple several moments before the two pulled apart and smiled two innocent smiles.

"Okay, what the hell was that about? Why didn't you tell us about this?" Hermione asked, shaking her head.

The two glanced at each other and Draco nodded before Harry turned to answer Hermione's question. "Well, we have actually been dating for about a year now, secretly. I don't really know how it started, but however it did, I am so happy it occurred. And actually, in class the other day I lied about what or who I saw in the mirror. I actually saw Draco next to me and we were extremely happy about something." Harry looked at his friends questioningly, "Do you hate me now?" He asked. Hermione saw Neville and Ginny look at each other and smile.

"Oh, Harry, no. I don't hate you. This was just been a bit of a surprising outcome. I could tell you two were together, but I should have been able to see this coming with my new matchmaking power, but I guess I wasn't even paying attention. If you are happy with Malfoy, then I say that's great." Hermione said with a small smile. She looked at Ginny and Neville for an explanation as to their reaction to this news and Ginny happily answered.

"We actually suspected that something was up with you two about 7 months ago. Harry, you were acting very strange and disappearing frequently. I didn't connect you two in this strange behavior until Neville mentioned that Malfoy seemed a lot happier lately." Ginny said, indicating Draco.

"So why did you seem surprised a few minutes ago when they kissed?" Hermione wanted to know.

Ginny shook her head, "I wasn't surprised. That kiss was just Hot!" She finished with a nod and a smile. Harry and Draco looked at each other and laughed. This was apparently the point where Ron came out of his too-much-at-once stupor.

"WHAT THE HELL? Okay wait. You two are now dating? Harry, I didn't even know you were gay. When did that happen? Why didn't you ever tell me that?" Ron blazed at them.

"Well, I really didn't know how you would react to my being gay and I didn't tell anyone about me and Draco dating because I just wanted to keep it to myself for a while." Harry answered with a shrug.

This is when Hermione figured it would be good to leave so that they could figure things out on their own. But before she went she said, "Sorry I have to go, but I just wanted to let you know, Harry, that I am very happy for you. Ron, don't forget about Luna and it is about lunch time so you might want to go down to the great hall and eat. I am eating in my rooms today. I will see you guys later, definitely on Monday if not tomorrow." She waved at her waving friends and she walked out the door to the sounds of her friends arguing.

A/N: 105 reviews! Wow! Thank you for reading my story! I hope the Harry/Draco part didn't run anyone off.

One person got who Luna liked right in their review! Good Job, 11!

Also I wanted to say I wouldn't have been able to get this chapter out this early if it weren't for Nyx Lien poking me into it. Thank you for the shove!

Thanks to all of my reviewers! I hope you keep reading and reviewing!

Questions I leave you with:

What was Luna talking about?

Why hasn't Dumbledore found anything on the bond?

Will Ron ask Luna out any time soon?

Will Hermione look into the orb herself?