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A/N: Are you guys proud of me or what? Six chapters in and finally an update on time!

Chapter Six: A Long Night

Previously: "With you, I'm gaurenteed a good time." She blushed at his response and, to hide the heat in her cheeks, she responded, "Only 'good'?"

Fred mock considered it carefully before having an aparent brakthrough. "Spectacular!" He declared, a boyish grin upon his handsome features.

"Now that's more like it!" Hermione said with a smile, taking the time to glance down at her menu.

"Now- what's for lunch?" Fred asked, rubbing his hands together in glee. Thinking back to the infamous Weasley appetite, Hermione wondered if promising to pay for lunch this time had been the right idea.

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"So- how has work been?" Hermione asked awkwardly. She didn't know what they hadn't talked about last night, so she decided to start with the usual small talk.

"Busy. So many people have been trying to buy love potions or supplies to catch friends in compromising positions- they've kept George and I on our feet, that's for sure."

"So- love potions, eh?" Hermione asked with mock seriousness. She feigned consideration of the product and asked, "On a completely unrelated note, have any left over?"

"Someone you're trying to convince of your beauty?" Fred asked with forced lightness.

"Well..." She laughed and signalled to the server that they had their orders. After they ordered a sandwich for Fred and 'whatever's today's special' for Hermione, Fred turned back to her expectantly.

"So- love potions?"

"Stupid and overused- why do you ask?"

Fred sighed. Maybe now would not be the best time to find out who Hermione fancied anyways...

"Hermione? Fred?" A shocked voice asked. The pair in question whirled around surprisedly, to find themselves face to face with none other than Ginny Weasley.

"What are you doing here? More importantly- what are you doing here together?"

Fred looked at Ginny with wide eyes and a nervous smile, while Hermione found the edge of her napkin very interesting.

"Well, I was going to visit Hermione at work. We were going to be having a girls night in a thought to see if she wanted to come. She wasn't at her office so we came here."

"We?" Hermione asked with a sinking feeling.

"Well you, me, Lav, Padma and Patil and Luna. The old Hogwarts gang. Are you interested?" Ginny asked excitedly.

"Erm..." Hermione didn't know what to say. She really would've liked to catch up with Ginny- who was also quick to come to the bookworm's defence- but she didn't know if she and Fred should be spending time together.

"It'll be at the Burrow! Come for seven?" The redhead pleaded.

The Burrow? Hermione and Fred locked eyes across the table. He nodded slightly, and Hermione sighed theatrically, "I'll have to check my schedule..." The girl squealed excitedly, drawing some strange looks from nearby couples. In response to their questioning gazes, Ginny just smiled.

"I'll see you at seven! Bye Hermione! See ya Fred! Enjoy the lunch!" With that, she took off, leaving the pair with a new date.

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The girls had a lovely dinner, enjoying catching up and talking all about their new lives. Hermione had been very worried about the grins from Ginny that were often sent her way, so Hermione did her very best to stall. She had them all retell their favourite memory in Hogwarts, they talked about Ginny's baby names and gave suggestions (Hermione's suggested James Sirius), and she and Luna talked the other girls into watching a muggle murder movie. Things were running smoothly until the movie finished, and there was nothing to distract Ginny any longer.

"So- Hermione! What were you doing today at lunch with my brother?"

It would be a long night.

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"And then Lavendar started getting worked up because she and Romilda are friends and didn't want Ron to be cheating on his girlfriend with his ex! Like I would actually be at lunch with Ronald! So then Padma and Patil couldn't decide if I was with Bill or Charlie, and argh! Do you think Gin suspects us?" Hermione finished, nursing the cup of cocoa that Fred handed to her with a tradmark smirk.

"Does it matter?"

"Does it matter? Does it matter? What if Gin lets something slip, or tells Ron and he confronts us or-"

"Hermione- we have until Valentine's. It's only a few days away. If you want to, just stay down here with me for another minute or two and let them gossip before going back up, alright love?" Fred asked kindly.

"Alright- but only for a minute. I haven't seen the girls together in ages!"

A/N: Whoops! Not as long as they usually are but I'm trying to speed things up along here. Only a few chappies left! Review if you'd like an epilauge!

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