Chapter Five

Harry walked into the warm common room and grabbed all his messy school stuff and quickly ran to his dorm. He threw everything on the floor next to his messy bed and pulled the neatly folded letter out of his trunk. He flattened it out on his four-poster bed and pulled out ink and quill and a piece of parchment. He jumped onto his bed and started to scribble the first words in his letter.

Dear Ginny,

I want to thank you for the nice poem you wrote me. I am glad you told me how you feel and I want to let you know that it is not all in your head. It is true. I do like you more then a friend. I think you are a nice girl and a good friend. I would love to go out with you but I don't want to ask you in this letter. How about you come up to my dorm tonight at 7:oo. Well, I better go now. Talk to you later.

Harry

Harry threw the quill and closed inkbottle down next to his bed and slowly and neatly folded the letter. After he made sure the poem was safe in his trunk again he ran down stairs with the short letter that he just wrote and saw that everyone was just coming in from dinner. He went over to the soft couch and was about to sit his skinny body down when he saw Ginny sitting there with her tiny white hands between her little pale knees.

"Hey." Harry said as he plopped down next to her. "I was just about to wait for you here but I guess you got there first. Um…here." He laid the letter on her leg and looked at her pretty face. Her eyes widened and she looked at the letter like it was about to bite her.

"Um…bye." Harry said as he slowly got up. He ran up the windy stairs and hid behind the dark corner so he could watch her to see if she would read it now. It was about ten minutes till seven and of course he wanted her to read it before seven. She picked up the letter off her skinny leg with her pale hands and slowly opened it. He saw her eyes skim the little letter and she quickly folded it back up and put it in her robe pocket. She slowly stood up and looked around the crowded common room.

Harry quickly got up and ran to his room because he saw her walking towards the boy's dormitory stairs. He didn't want her to see him spying on her.

He ran into his room and saw the mess of his schoolbooks and quickly shoved it under his bed. Then he plopped on his bed and right as he did this, Ginny walked in with a pale face.

"Um…hello, come sit down. "Harry said as he patted the top of his bed.

"Ok." Ginny said as she slowly walked over to his bed and sat down next to him and scooted as close as she could towards him, until their bodies were touching.

"Um…" Harry said as he looked into her big beautiful eyes. "You are a very nice girl and I like you so much. Um…I was just wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend?"

"Oh…YES HARRY!" Ginny yelled as she jumped into his open arms and gave him a warm hug. She then placed her small lips on his hot blushing cheek.

"Wow Ginny." Harry laughed. She quickly sat back with a big smile on her cute face. "So, um…do you want to go, um… study or something?"

"Oh. Do you have your Potions notes for chapter seven from last year?" Ginny said as she jumped off the bed and stood on her skinny legs.

"Sorry, no. But I could try and help you the best I can."

"Ok." Ginny giggled as she grabbed his hand and pulled him up off the bed and dragged him towards the door.

"Wow, you sure are more alive now that we are going out. You are defiantly not as shy as you use to be. I think I like it." Harry said as he was being dragged down the hall and into the common room. Ginny just giggled.

Hermione was still sitting in the abandoned library at eight o'clock when George came charging in. She had her puffy haired head laying on the cold wooden table and a small book in her hands, which were lying in her lap.

"Hermione?" George said as he pulled a chair up next to her and wrapped her arms around her tiny warm body.

She slowly started to lift up her tired head and turned it until her big tired eye met his.

"Was I sleeping?" She asked as she wiped her red face with her cold hands.

"By looking at your red face, I think you were." He kissed her on the cheek and pulled her head until it rested on his warm chest. "Everybody is in there houses and we are the only ones left out of our house."

"Really? Oh, we need to go before we get caught! Come on lets go!" She jumped up and threw the small book on the table and grabbed George's hand and started to pull him towards the door.

"Hermione, hold on just a minute." George held her still with his big hands wrapped around her skinny arms. "I want to take you somewhere first. It's a surprise."

"Where?" She asked as she stopped trying to pull out of George's tight grip. "It better not be a place where we can get in big trouble. I can't afford that right now. I am already failing potions because I can't concentrate on my schoolwork because and I am always thinking about you and I don't need a detention. My parents will kill me." She started to ramble.

"Hermione, calm down." He wrapped his big warm arms around her shaking body and held her. "Just trust me." She looked up into his calm eyes and saw that she could trust him and that she is not going to get in trouble.

This is stupid. Hermione thought. I am with George Weasley. Fred and him do things like this all the time and they don't get caught. Just calm down Hermione. Take a big breath.

"Ok." Hermione grabbed George's hand and let him lead the way.

They snuck out of the library and around all the corners until they got to the big doors that led the outside.

"Wait here." George said as he gently pushed Hermione into a dark corner. "I am going to make sure nobody is outside. Then I am going to signal to you to follow me when the coast is clear."

She nodded and watched him slide towards the door and crack it open just enough for his head to peak through.

A few seconds later he pulled his head back in and waved for her to follow him. She slowly snuck over to the door and ran outside into the dark.

"Follow me." George said as he grabbed Hermione's cold hand and pulled her along.

George dragged her around the large school until they got to a small river that ran from the lake into a large cave in the mountain wall.

"We are going in there?" Hermione asked with confusion. "But isn't that the entrance to… Couples Lake?"

"Yes. Follow me."

Hermione's heart started to pound so hard, she could almost hear it. Oh my God. George is taking me into Couples Lake! Hermione thought.

They walked along side the river and into the dark cave. George pulled out his wand and a bright light flashed from the tip.

"But, aren't there mean creatures in here?" Hermione said as she tightened her grip on George's sweaty hand.

"Yes, but they wont harm a wizard or witch."

"Can I take my want out just in case?"

"No, they wont like that. They wont mind what I'm doing because they know me. Fred and I come in here all the time to do pranks on people who are going to Couples Lake and we end up leading them the wrong way."

"That's mean. Do they get lost?"

"No, they find there way out, but they never get to Couples Lake."

"Do you even know where Couples Lake is? Because if you don't then I don't want to be in here."

"Calm down sweetie. We are almost there."

They walked down a small path away with the river slowly flowing next to them and they turned a corner. George turned the light on his want off because he obviously didn't need it anymore. The river flowed into a huge lake that had a large Willow tree sitting right in the middle with all its vine branches tracing the top of the smooth water. The lake was filled with hundreds of beautiful living white swans just swimming everywhere. It was a very bright beautiful place but the thing is, it was in the middle of a cave and the bright lights seemed to be coming from nowhere.

"How is there a bright light when we are in a cave?" Hermione asked.

"It is a spell, the swans give off the light. Come over here." He pulled her over to the edge of the lake and held her small hand.

"It doesn't explain this in the books. It just says that it is a very beautiful place but I didn't expect it to be this beautiful. Are you sure you can walk…"

"Yes, you can walk on the water. Now hold my hand."

Hermione placed her tiny hand in his and he took a small step into the water, but he didn't sink. It looked as if he was standing on the ground.

"Come on. We have to keep walking or our feet can get stuck like glue." George said as he gently pulled her onto the water. "But we have to walk slowly or we could sink like quicksand."

"This is so scary it's exciting." Hermione giggled as she grabbed George's arm with her other hand. "It is way different then what is says in the book." Her heart started to race. Her feet were like an inch in water. This feels like I'm walking on jelly. She thought. As they walked, the swans slowly swam away from their path and let them go through without any trouble.

"We have to stand under that tree on the white part that looks like a light is shining up from under the water." George said as he pulled her closer to the big Willow tree.

"Ok." Hermione said with a shaky voice.

When they got there, they both stood on the white spot and faced each other, hand in hand.

"Um… now we have to kiss…if you want to see if we are made for each other." George said as he gently ribbed the top of her hands with his gentle thumbs. "But you do know what can happen if…"

"Yes, if our lips touch then we are made to spend the rest of our lives with each other, but if it feels like we are kissing a wall then we are not made for each other and we will fall in the lake, and it is very hard to get back out."

"Good." George sighed. "At least you know what can happen."

Hermione's heart started to pound faster and harder then it ever did before. George started to slowly pull his face closer to hers. His lips were only an inch away from hers. Hermione's knees started to get weak but George grabbed her skinny arms and held her up. Then, there warm lips touched. Hermione's heart slowed down and she wrapped her bare arms around George's neck. George slowly slid his warm down to Hermione's skinny waist and continued to hold her up. Hermione couldn't believe it. She was meant for George and he was meant for her. She didn't want to stop kissing him. She loved him so much.

George slowly pulled away and looked her in the eyes and a big smile spread across his beautiful face.

"What?" Hermione asked as a smile spread across her face too.

"Now we have to run to shore before we fall in." George laughed. "When I say go you go."

"Ok?" Hermione said with confusion.

"Ready…set…GO!" And at that moment, they both ran hand in hand. Swans were quickly flying out of their way as they ran towards the shore.

When they got to the shore, they stopped to catch their breath.

"Why did we have to do that for George?" Hermione gasped.

"We didn't. I just wanted to have a bit of fun." He laughed.

"George!" Hermione yelled as she pushed him into the ground. "That was not funny." But she couldn't help laughing from the look on his face. He was laughing so hard that his normally white face was now red.

"Ok, George…we…have to…go…now." Hermione said while trying to catch her breath from laughing so hard.

"Ah, but I'm having fun." George said as he got up and whipped the dirt off his pants and robe.

"Oh, come on." She grabbed his warm hand and started to walk towards the large hole in the wall. "Wow, George. I can't believe it. We are…"

"Made for each other. I know. It's exciting. I got the most beautiful, sweet, fun girl to be around and I get to be with her for the rest of my life."

"Oh, George." Hermione jumped on him and gave him a big warm hug. "You are so sweet. I am glad to be with you too."

She let him go and they started walking again.

When they were half way to the big doors of the school, Hermione felt a sharp pain in her head and she fell to the ground.

FLASH

"Give it to me little girl." said a deep evil voice.

"NEVER! YOU HAVE TO GIVE HIM BACK FIRST!"

FLASH

"HERMIONE!" Yelled George as he ran towards her and slowly picked her up and laid her in his lap. "What happened? Are you ok?"

"I don't know. I had a vision or something. I can't explain it. Somebody wanted something and a girl said that they had to give someone back first. My head hurts, I really want to go to bed right now."

"You need to go to the hospital wing, that's where you need to go." George said as he stood her up and started to help her walk on her skinny legs.

"No, I will be fine. Just help me to the common room please. I just want to go to bed."

They get to the common room and everybody was already in their dorms, and probably asleep. George helped her to the stairs and she turned and gave him a warm hug.

"Good night George. I love you." Hermione said as she pulled out of his loving arms.

"Are you sure you are going to be all right?" George said as he looked into her big eyes.

"Yes. I'm sure George. I just need some sleep, that's all."

"Ok, but if you need me then just come up to my dorm, ok?" And at that George watched Hermione walk up the spiral stairs. "I love you too." He said, as she was about to turn the corner. He blew her a kiss and she lifted up her skinny hands and pretended like she caught it. She had a big beautiful smile on her tired face as he stood there looking at her. She quickly walked to her room and plopped down in her comfortable bed and went straight to sleep. George then walked to the stairs that led to the boy's dorms and ran up to his warm bed.

A/N: Did you like it? Next chapter coming! Please review on your way out! Thanks!