Hermione laid in bed for a while before she bothered to get up, she heard Charlie go to get a shower and figured there was no point in getting dressed until she had her turn. She wrapped her robe around her and gathered her clothes for the day. When she heard Charlie open the door she went to take her shower. She couldn't help but stare when he walked by, he had on a pair of dark jeans and a bit of water, he was gorgeous.

"You're drooling, love," he smirked.

"I'm okay with that," Hermione really was just happy with the view.

Less than ten minutes later, Hermione was on her way back to her room with her belongings. She deposited them and left to go get breakfast. Charlie had put a shirt on but was letting his hair dry naturally, Hermione just wanted to run her hands through it again. She walked up behind him, standing at the stove, and hugged him from behind. She rested her head on his back for a second before letting go, she didn't want to get caught. She started on the meat while Charlie handled the muffins. Ginny joined them and started the eggs. Mrs. Weasley came down when everything was nearly finished and thanked them for taking care of everything. While the three of them were plating everything, after making Mrs. Weasley sit down, everyone else made their way in.

They ate breakfast and talked about their plans. Arthur was given the day off because of how many hours they had been working him, he was going to take Molly to visit with the Lovegood's. Bill and Fleur were going to visit her family. Percy was interviewing for a new position. Harry and Ron were going to sit in on a few seminars for becoming aurors. George, of course, had work, later. The house was going to be empty for the first time in a long time. George was off, first, followed by Percy. Ron and Harry left after Harry gave Ginny a quick kiss. Bill and Fleur walked out at the same time as Arthur and Molly. The house already seemed too quiet.

"This is weird," Ginny whispered.

"I agree," Charlie had never heard the house so quiet during the day. "Let's hurry and get everything cleaned up and get ready to go. The faster we move the faster we can leave." He smiled

Charlie waved his wand and set everything to cleaning and putting itself away before he went upstairs to finish getting dressed. Hermione was ready and already had her school list and her own shopping list for the day. Ginny raced upstairs and came back with her list and her money, ready to go. When Charlie reappeared, Hermione was altering her appearance, again.

"I'm still not a fan, love," He told her, "But I understand that it makes you more comfortable." Charlie squeezed her shoulder. "I hope you get to the point where you don't need that anymore."

"I will," Hermione told him confidently, "I just need this for a bit longer."

"Alright, whenever you're ready we can go," He told her.

"Are you going to go see Josh, today?" She changed the subject while she was finishing her changes.

"I don't think so, I am kind of waiting on my next tattoo."

"Why is that?" She prodded.

"I'm just not quite sure what to get this time." He admitted. "My life has changed a lot and I'm not sure if I should get more dragons or wait for the next chapter in my life."

"I can see that," Hermione loved his dragons but knew she would love all of his tattoos. "What about piercings, has Josh ever given you one?" Hermione put him on the spot, to see what he would say, he had already admitted to having piercings she couldn't see.

"He did my tongue done once, I liked it, but it was just something to do. Other than that, he did my ear. I'm not big on getting piercings but I don't have a problem with them, either, I just love my tattoos."

"I can find myself getting addicted to them, really fast," Hermione admitted. She was talking about Charlie's tattoos as much as she was talking about her own tattoo.

"When did you get a tattoo?" Ginny interrupted.

"On Harry's birthday, When I was out doing my shopping, I got the Ukrainian Ironbelly that got us out of Gringotts. He saved our lives and he deserves the freedom he has at the sanctuary in Romania."

"I didn't realize they found him, let me see." Ginny was excited.

"It's on my ribs," Hermione pulled her shirt up so that Ginny could see her art.

"I love that, I like that he's climbing like he's mid-escape." Ginny was enthralled. "I really want a tattoo." She admitted, "Don't tell mum, she already freaks out about Charlie's tattoos and earring. She thinks he'll never get the girl, now." Ginny laughed.

"Hey, I haven't even had my earring in since I got back from Romania," Charlie argued.

"You're still the wild-eyed boy if you ask mum." Ginny countered.

"Yeah, yeah." Charlie brushed it off. He knew he had the girl, now he just had to keep her.

"I'm ready, you two can stop arguing, now." Hermione truly loved the way they were with each other, but she was as ready as she could be, and it was time to go."

They apparated to the alley and got a quick start on the day. Ginny got measured for her robes, first, then, they went to Flourish and Blotts while the robes were being finished. Hermione had already bought her Standard Book of Spells Grade 7, for this year, but Ginny had not. She found one-second hand but it looked to be in perfect condition and would save her about half the price. Hermione had also bought hers, second hand, she planned on spending what she had saved on a few more of the novels she liked so much, later. She would order them by owl throughout the year or stop by a shop later when she was alone. Not that she really needed to save money, she wouldn't be able to spend all of the money she now had without really trying to waste it. They stopped at the apothecary and stocked up on all of the ingredients that they would and could need. They had been shopping for a couple hours and decided to break for Florean Fortescue's Ice cream. They relaxed for a bit enjoying their treats before Hermione broke the contented silence.

"So, you know what we talked about the other night?" She asked Ginny. "It's kind of happening." She continued after Ginny's nod.

"When?" Ginny asked.

"Well, I guess we realized that we both actually liked each other on Harry's birthday but Charlie asked me out the day after. We have been so busy with George's shop that we really haven't had much time to talk about anything, yet, though." Hermione wanted to be completely honest. "We're not really sure where this will go or what will happen when school starts but it's time for me to take control of my life and to hold what happiness I can. We'll figure it out or we won't but it's definitely worth a shot."

"Do you hear that?" Ginny asked cocking her head to the side.

"No, what?" Hermione asked after a moment.

"I hear wedding bells," Ginny teased.

"Yeah, sure you do," Charlie told her. "You and Harry are probably already planning." He shot at her with a grin.

"Haha," Ginny pretended to laugh and rolled her eyes. "I think you two are cute and you'll it figured out. You only have one year of school left, you can visit on weekends and holidays, it'll work. You'll see."

The girls went to retrieve Ginny's robes and told Charlie they would meet him at Georges shop in just a bit, they had a couple other quick stops to make.

"I want to go get a tattoo," Ginny told her quietly after they had picked up her robes.

"What do you want to get?"

"The coordinates of Kings Cross, where I saw Harry for the first time," Ginny told her.

"Let's go see Josh, he is just a couple of streets over." Hermione contemplated if she should get another tattoo or not on their way. She loved her Dragon and already felt addicted to the art. One perk on the wizarding world was that tattoo removal was simple and quick, Hermione had made sure to research it in case she didn't like hers. "He's really nice and was super fast."

"What about you, are you going to get another one?" Ginny asked her.

"I'm thinking about it, He does piercings, too. I just don't know, you can alter your body so quickly and if you don't like it you can just undo it completely. It makes it tempting to try everything."

"I really want to get a few piercings, too. I've talked about them and Harry bet me that I wouldn't do it, though." Ginny admitted.

"What do you want?" Hermione questioned.

"My nipples," Ginny whispered to her. "I just don't know if I could do it, the thought scares me."

"Why?" Hermione tried to get a better perspective.

"I don't know if it would hurt and then having to take my shirt off in front of someone I don't know."

"Well, being a wizard or a witch has its advantages. We have potions and salves that keep you from feeling anything. You can also think about the fact that you may never see Josh again unless you decide to come back for more tattoos and piercings." Hermione reasoned with her.

"Would you do it with me?" Ginny asked.

"Yes, I can sit with you, I'll even hold your hand if you need." Hermione comforted her.

"No, I mean, will you get yours pierced, too?" Ginny looked a bit afraid.

"I had never thought of doing it," Hermione admitted.

"Yes, but you said if you don't like them you can completely reverse it," Ginny said.

"I guess it looks like we're getting some piercings." Hermione laughed.

The women entered the shop as Josh was finishing up with a customer. When they left the shop he turned to them.

"I guess you've become addicted, huh?" He asked Hermione. "Looks like you brought some fresh meat, too."

"This is Ginny," Hermione introduced. "She wants a tattoo and a couple piercings and she's decided I'm getting a couple of piercings, myself," Hermione laughed nervously.

"Sounds awesome. No tattoo for you today?" Josh asked.

"I don't know, I want something else, but I really don't know what to get." She confided.

"I've got a few pieces I've been working on if you want to see them after we do the piercings. Then I can set up Ginny's tattoo and if you want one I'll set yours up at the same time."

"Sounds good." Hermione wasn't sure if she would find something but figured they could try.

"What piercings are we getting?" Josh asked in his studio.

"Nipple piercings," Ginny finally answered when Hermione's raised eyebrow made it clear that she wasn't going to answer for her.

"Alright, those are easy and fast. I'll have them all done in no time." Josh tried to wipe the obvious worry away for Ginny. Josh set up the last of his equipment and looked at them, "Who's going first?"

"I will," Hermione already knew it wouldn't hurt so she figured no harm in letting Ginny see that.

"Alright, hop up." Josh nodded at the tattoo bed.

From the time Hermione sat down to the time she was completely done, with her bra and shirt back in place, was less than three minutes. Ginny sat down and was visibly calmer, after seeing it really didn't hurt at all. From there Josh got Hermione looking through a portfolio of his art and started cleaning up. While he talked to Ginny about what she wanted he started setting up everything he would need. While he was asking Ginny where she wanted her tattoo and how large Hermione kept looking. He laid Ginny down and pulled her sleeve out of the way, she wanted it on her inner left arm and finished sizing the tattoo.

"Have you found anything?" Josh asked her.

"I found one that I might like but it doesn't look exactly finished," Hermione admitted.

"That's because I just got it in my head, this morning," Josh said looking at the page she was on. "If you trust me to put that one on you without seeing what it's supposed to look like, finished, I'll cut you a deal." He bargained. "It's really pretty in my head but most people don't like large tattoos."

"I'll pay full price, I trust you," Hermione told him. She loved his work and had no doubt that she would love whatever he put on her.

"Alright," Josh looked shocked.

Josh finished with Ginny in no time at all. 51.5317° N, 0.1244° W, would forever be on the witch's arm. Josh set everything up for Hermione in a race, he was very excited to get to do a large piece, for once.

"How big do you want it?" He asked her.

"Whatever you see in your mind, I don't want to mess up the art because I'm limiting you or stretching it out too large."

"I'm going to leave for a second, I need you to lay a certain way, but you can't have your clothes on for this one. If you get up here I will show you how to lay and then when I leave you can get undressed and lay down, after you get covered up with this sheet you can have Ginny let me in." Josh positioned her the way he would need her and showed her how to use the sheet so that she would be more comfortable.

Josh left and Hermione quickly disrobed. When she was in the correct position she pulled the sheet in place and then had Ginny check her before letting Josh back in. He was excited but he was still very professional about the process. When he was done Hermione was actually shocked.

"How can people not want this?" She asked, "It's beautiful." Hermione admired the piece. It went from the very top of her ribs all the way down to her ankle on her right side. It was a large floral piece that had all kinds of flowers and designs on it. Honestly, she thought it looked quite sexy and she couldn't wait for Charlie to see it.

"I wish more people liked the big tattoos, they are starting to get a bit more popular but still need more publicity. Would you let me take a picture of it for display? it wouldn't show your face or anything that could make you recognizable. Of course, your face isn't your face, anyway, but still." Josh laughed.

"Under one condition," Hemione said.

"What's that?" he was curious.

"After you get the picture can you take two more of me and Ginny, together? One for each of us."

"With your real face?" He asked.

"Yes," Hermione confirmed. "the first one I'll keep the black hair, make people wonder if the girl they saw with black hair is the one with the tattoo," she smiled.

"You'll make black the new blonde," Josh laughed. "You ready?" He confirmed before taking the first picture. The camera spit the picture out and he showed Hermione.

"I would never know it was me if I didn't know," Hermione smiled as she pulled her wand from under the sheet and undid her appearance.

Ginny came over and pulled her sleeve up before showing her tattoo for the picture. After they took two Josh left so that Hermione could redress and put her appearance back to the fake face she had been wearing all day. When the girls left the room, Josh handed them both a picture, they stowed them away and then paid for his services. It had taken them less than twenty minutes from the time they walked in until they left.

"I want to stop at the Menagerie," Hermione said. "I am thinking about getting an owl. Really, I know I'm getting one, but I want to get a few things set up, first. Once I have a cage and treats I'm going to ask Luna about getting one of the ones that she has left."

"Why do you suddenly want an owl?" Ginny asked with a knowing grin.

"You already know why," Hermione said as she pushed the door open to the shop. "It'll make correspondence a lot easier to have my own. After the quick purchase, they headed to George's shop.

"What do you have there?" Charlie asked when they walked in.

"I'm going to get an owl," She stated, simply.

"I can see that," Charlie grinned at her. "How's business going?" Hermione asked George.

"It's been really good, I'm glad that we were welcomed back to the alley so well. I better get back to work, though, Verity has been covering so I could have a short break. I'll see you all at supper." George went back to work his store really was busy for a Thursday.

"Do you have any other stops, today?" Charlie asked them. When they both shook their heads he nodded. "I just need one more stop." They headed down the alley, Hermione and Ginny were surprised to see him going into the Menagerie and purchasing owl treats. "I am done."

"Who are those for?" Ginny asked.

"I'm going to the Lovegood's on the way home to get one of the other owls," Charlie told them. "They still have both of them so I told them I wanted one and would be by this afternoon."

"Well, that works out, Hermione was going to see if they still had one," Ginny informed him smugly.

"Yes, I want to keep up correspondence, this year, I thought having my own owl would be a good idea," she stated calmly. Hermione wondered if Charlie was getting his own owl to keep in touch with her, also.

"I guess we could all go over," Charlie suggested. "Mum and dad may still be there."

"That's good with me," Ginny said watching Hermione nod.

They apparated near the house and approached the door. When they were greeted by Luna she invited them in.

"Hello, I have the owlets ready so that you can pick which one you would like," Luna told Charlie.

"It actually looks like Hermione would like to take one, also," Charlie told her.

"That would be perfect," Luna smiled, "now I won't have to worry about who gets my babies." Luna was a bit more than excited, to say the least.

Charlie tried to make Hermione pick and Hermione refuse. Luna told them that they could take them home and decide which they wanted. She then showed them which one was a male, which one was the female and how she could tell them apart. She asked if they needed anything for them and when they told her no she bid them goodbye.

"Well, that was a bit odd," Ginny whispered as they made it to the apparition point.

"I feel as if she was trying to get rid of us," Charlie told them quietly. Right before they apparated.

"You didn't notice?" Hermione laughed when they looked at her curiously. "Ron's coat was on the armchair I the other room," she giggled again. I think he was there, he seemed to see her in a new light the other night."

"Are you okay, Hermione," Ginny asked concerned with her laughter.

"Yes, it's just that I was worried about him being upset that I like Charlie, but I guess I didn't need to be." She clarified. "We're still keeping this quiet for a bit longer, though," She said with a grin, "no reason to have people poking around in our business, just yet." She told Ginny as they started toward the house.

Sorry, this took so long, My daughter would NOT give me a second to myself today. I did make sure it was over 3,000 word, though. I hope you enjoyed it. Again, Is there ANYTHING anyone wants to see incorporated.

ALSO, do you think Ron and the more realistic Luna would make a good pair, if not who would be better suited for him?