Author's note: Okay, here's chapter six. I hope you all like it.

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own and that JK Rowling does, I mean, duh.

Previously: "If fate controlled your reaction, what stops it from controlling what happened to cause that reaction?"

Chapter Six

"I… don't know, Ginny. I honestly don't know so let's just go and shop, take my mind off of this."

"Okay," Ginny smiled, hooking her arm around Hermione's and dragging her back to the bookstore. Ginny winked at Mrs. Weasley as they passed through, and Hermione offered a small smile. They got their books without interruption and left.

Their next stop was for new robes. They were each fitted and given the best the store could offer before they were off to their next store.

"Let's get an owl," Ginny said as they passed the pet store.

"Ugh. That reminds me, I think Crookshanks is still at my old house. But, yeah, let's get an owl."

They walked into the small store and began to search through the rows of owls. Hermione notice an ebony owl perched high up and watching her through deep, green eyes as Hermione walked. Hermione whistled to the owl, a special whistle that she had never before heard. The owl immediately swooped down and onto Hermione's outstretched arm. "I think I found an owl, at least for me, Gin," Hermione smiled ear-to-ear at the owl.

"Yeah, me too," Ginny appeared around the corner with a strange colored owl. It was an extremely light brown that had tinges of yellow and orange about its color. Its eyes were a ginger color, peppered with joy.

"Okay, let's go buy 'em."

They walked out of the store with food, treats, cages, and two owls. The owls instantly took off and flew together toward who-knows-where.

"They'll find us," Hermione reassured her friend's questioning look. They shrunk the owl materials and added them to the growing pile inside their purses. Hermione and Ginny exchanged glances before heading to the newest clothing store.

"Hermione, what do you think of this?" Ginny held up a dim yellow backless halter.

"It would look fabulous on you, Gin. Try it on."

"Okay!"

Hermione sifted through more clothes and pulled out things.

"Hey, Ginny," yelled Hermione.

"Yes?" Ginny called from the dressing room.

"We're going to a club on Friday, mmkay?"

"A club? Have I ever been there?"

"It's a wizarding club. No, you haven't. I have though. I go often."

"And you never took me?" Ginny jumped from the dressing room now in the halter, dark jeans, and high heels looking beyond hot.

"No, and that's what you're wearing Friday."

"Okay."

An owl tapped on Hermione's window. Ginny gave Hermione a look that said, "Who would that be at this time?" Hermione shrugged and moved to open the window, also checking her glowing clock that read 12:00. When Hermione opened the window, two owls soared in, landing gracefully at the end of Hermione bed.

"Hey, Hedwig," Hermione instantaneously recognized the first owl and took its letter, laying it on the bed. She shifted to the next owl and took its letter with interest. She gave them treats, not bothering to shut the window after they left. She opened it slowly, savoring the suspense and happiness that she hadn't felt as of late. "I always though windows were a waste of time, but if I get to stare at both of you, my blinds will never close again. What are you both up this late for anyways? Don't need your beauty sleep? Draco," Hermione finished the letter. "Hmmm… where's something to write with?" she pounced gingerly to her desk and scribbled something onto the paper, reading it aloud to Ginny as she wrote. "True beauties are beautiful all the time. And, I could ask you the same question. Both of them, I mean. We're up late because we choose to be. You? And, do you have a computer? Hermione and Ginny." At the nod of Ginny, she folded the letter carefully before dashing to her window. She noticed that Draco had his open so she flicked her wrist the slightest, causing the paper airplane she had made to ascend into his room gracefully.

It came back with in seconds. The only words scrawled upon it were WIM silvereyedcharmer. "I'll take that as a yes," Hermione grinned and perambulated to her computer, turning it on and logging onto to WIM (Wizarding Instant Messenger).

Ginny pulled a chair up by Hermione's desk. "Silvereyedcharmer? Interesting," she commented.

"I know." Hermione sent him and IM.

Guardarlo: Hey, Charmer.

Silvereyedcharmer: hey

Guardarlo: Ginny says hey too.

Silvereyedcharmer: hey, gin

Guardarlo: OoO, the emo all-lowercase.

Silvereyedcharmer: point?

Guardarlo: it's hot.

Silvereyedcharmer: really?

Guardarlo: yup.

Silvereyedcharmer: sure it's not just the possibly dirty images of me going through your head?

Guardarlo: yup.

Silvereyedcharmer: oh, so… wait- are you telling me there are possibly dirty images of me going through your head?

Guardarlo: wouldn't you like to know…

Silvereyedcharmer: yes, in fact, i would.

Guardarlo: sorry to disappoint then.

Silvereyedcharmer: cruel

Guardarlo: i'd imagine.

Silvereyedcharmer: so, what do or did you want to talk about, milady?

Guardarlo: i don't know… anything. Like… are you a virgin?

Silvereyedcharmer: yeah, why?

Guardarlo: oh, i've heard rumors… around school. you know, the slytherin sex god. Okay, I'm tired of all lowercase. Let's be grammatically correct from this point.

Silvereyedcharmer: Okay and of course you've heard rumors. I'm Draco Malfoy. You go to my school?

Guardarlo: Arrogant and conceited, aren't we? Yes, Malfoy, I go to your school.

Silvereyedcharmer: Only a little. Why do you call me Malfoy? How come I haven't seen you around school?

Guardarlo: You haven't seen me because I'm not who you think I am. I call you Malfoy because of who I was. Old habits die hard.

Silvereyedcharmer: Hmm… so are you saying that you gave Blaise and I some totally bogus name or that you had a glamour on you and it is now gone and you have assumed who you rightfully are?

Guardarlo: The latter.

Silvereyedcharmer: Who were you? And Ginny?

Guardarlo: No comment. No comment.

Silvereyedcharmer: Why?

Guardarlo: It's not the right time. Changing the subject… do you like anyone?

Silvereyedcharmer: I hate to admit it but yes, I do. I'm sure she doesn't like me, though. That's one of the things that keeps me attracted to her though. I love a challenge.

Guardarlo: Name?

Silvereyedcharmer: Let's leave it to the above. I don't need to go and ruin my reputation just before seventh year.

Guardarlo: Hmmm…

Silvereyedcharmer: Hmmm? What hmmm?

Guardarlo: Nothing.

Silvereyedcharmer: All right, well, Blaise would like to know if you'd like to join our chat. I think he likes Ginny.

Guardarlo: Lol. She's sitting next to me and beaming. I think she----------Ugh, sorry. Ginny attacked. She likes him too.

Silvereyedcharmer has invited you to join chat #3728934. Hermione clicked yes.

Guardarlo: Hey.

Silvereyedcharmer: Hey.

Slytherinsbest: Hey, girls. How art thou?

Guardarlo: Uhh… fine. Lol. Are you okay?

Slytherinsbest: Just fine.

Silvereyedcharmer: Yeah, right.

Guardarlo: So, Zabini, are you a virgin?

Silvereyedcharmer: Lol.

Slytherinsbest: Uh… yes. Why?

Guardarlo: Oh, I've heard rumors around school about you too, Zabini.

Slytherinsbest: Call me Blaise and around school? You go to Hogwarts?

Guardarlo: No and yes.

Slytherinsbest: No, you won't call me Blaise? Why?

Guardarlo: Old habits die hard. And before you ask, you haven't seen me around school because I'm not who you think I am. And before you ask this, no, Ginny nor I gave you a "totally bogus" name. We were just under a glamour and are now free of it and have "assumed" who we rightfully were born to be.

Silvereyedcharmer: Lol. : )

Slytherinsbest: What are you, a psychic?

Guardarlo: Hardly… I went over this same conversation with Malfoy.

Slytherinsbest: Oh. Okay, so, what does your WIM name mean?

Guardarlo: Uhh… No comment. "What does it mean, Hermione?" asked Ginny.

"Uhh… no comment."

Silvereyedcharmer: It's Italian.

Guardarlo: OoO. He's a smart one.

Silvereyedcharmer: Well, what does it mean?

Guardarlo: Like I said, no comment. Now, I'm going to bed. So is Ginny. And I'm shutting my blinds Malfoy. I'll even cast a spell so you can't see our shadows as we change into skimpy short shorts and small tank tops.

Silvereyedcharmer: Humph… dirty image. ; )

Guardarlo: Nothing like the real thing. ; )

Slytherinsbest: She got you there Drake.

Silvereyedcharmer: Humph…

Guardarlo: Night…

Guardarlo has logged off at 1:52 a.m.

Hermione turned her laptop off and did as she told Draco she would.

"Okay, I'm going to my room. I'll see you in the morning… or… later I guess," Ginny checked the clock.

"Night."

"You too."

Hermione began to change when the parchment on her bed caught her eye. Once done, she ambled to it. She opened the envelope that was addressed to her in Harry's semi-neat handwriting.

Hermione,

We haven't heard from you in weeks. Is everything okay? Mrs. Weasley told us to stop writing to you. She wouldn't say why but tears gathered in her eyes before she left the room. Ginny left a few days ago and hasn't been back since. Is she with you? Mrs. Weasley refuses to tell us what's going on. Hermione, please write back.

We love you dearly,

Harry and Ron

She smiled a sympathetic smile at the letter. She turned it over and began to write on the back.

Harry, Ron,

Hermione Granger is no more. Ginny is with me and I will see you on the train.

I still love you whether or not you will love me in the end.

Thinking everything through,

Hermione.

She scribbled over me and I a few times to get her point across that she is someone else before opening her window. Like magic, (author's note: what do ya know?) her owl flew majestically onto her outstretched arm. She attached the letter and told her, now named Star, where to go and whom it was she should deliver to. She watched the owl fly off and noticed that Draco was staring at her from his window. She winked at him and smirked before shutting the window once more.

Author's chin-wag(lol): Okay, there it was. Please review. I think I'm going to start demanding at least ten reviews before I update because I have 843 views and 21 reviews. I'm happy with what I've received so far and it's has all been positive and encouraging, but I would like to hear more and everyone who reads this and if you didn't then why you didn't like it. (I had 1, 652 words!)

Also, I need to take a poll. Should Hermione and Ginny be resorted into Slytherin or Gryffindor? I'm not sure which I want to do so tell me what you would like? And please do this so I can update faster and probably even with more chapters. Just like before with 3, 4, and 5. Or was it 2, 3, and 4. lol. Whatever it was.

I love you all dearly,

Heather!