Author's Note: Hi! So, here's the next chapter. It's rather short but I'm going to be going to California soon(I'm sooo excited, it will be my first time on the west Coast) and I wanted to get a chapter out before I go. Hope you like it and I'll try to update again soon!

Crazy for the Girl

Chapter 3

No, we're just friends

I wanna feel the sunshine

Shining down on me and you

When you put your arms around me

Baby there ain't nothin' in this world that I can't do

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand

But your teaching me to be a better man

Don't wanna take this life for granted like I used to do

And I wanna love somebody

Love somebody like you

Love Somebody Like You- Keith Urban

The next few days everything went back to normal between Ron and Hermione. They were friends again though Hermione thought she felt something different about the way she looked at Ron. However, she disregarded the feeling thinking that she must be imagining things.

She still laughed at the night she saw Seamus and confronted him about the girl. She didn't use any names but she did tell him that if he tried to pressure another girl into having sex with him, she would make sure that he would lose his little friend permanently. His face turned so pale and he ran away so fast that she was pretty sure he wouldn't be having sex for a little while.

Soon the fall took over the summer and the days got colder and shorter. This also meant the Halloween Ball was quickly approaching. Hermione had not been asked to be anyone's date, not that she really expected anyone to. Harry and Ginny were obviously going together and Ron had been asked but he had turned them down. When Hermione asked him why he said that they weren't his type.

Two weeks before the Ball Hermione had accepted that she wasn't going to get her perfect date so she thought that she would ask Ron to go as friends. She found him in the Great Hall one Saturday and went over to him.

"Hiya Ron," she said sitting down across from him.

"Hey Mione," he said suddenly cheerful. "Want some chips?" He offered her the bowl he had in front of him.

"No thanks. So, have you decided to go with anyone to the Halloween Ball?" she asked trying to be casual.

"No, I think I'll wind up going stag," he concluded.

"Oh, well, I was thinking since we both don't have dates that we could go together as friend?" she suggested.

"Yea, sure!" he said immediately. Hermione smiled in relief and at his enthusiasm. She had been prepared to fight and argue with him.

"Cool. Well, I'm gonna go find Ginny and talk to her, ok? I'll talk to you later," she told him.

"Yea, sure, yea," said Ron still blissfully happy. Hermione giggled and then left.

Wow, I'm going to the Ball with Hermione!

Just then Harry walked in and before the doors closed he could see Ginny and Hermione walking away together.

"Hey mate. Heard you're going with Hermione. Good for you!" said Harry patting Ron on the back.

"Thanks. I still can't believe it. It's just so, weird," he said.

"Yea. So, did she tell you what color corsage to get her?" asked Harry.

"What the hell is a carage?" he countered.

"A corsage Ron. It's the flower that goes around the girl's wrist. And you have to get dress robes that accent her dress. Not to mention what you plan to do before the ball. Most people go into Hogsmeade for a pre-party and then take flying carriages to the ball," he explained.

"Are you kiddin'? That's so much. I don't have the money for all that," complained Ron.

"Well, I could lend you the money," suggested Harry.

"No, no, it's fine. I'll find a way. Maybe this is how I can show Hermione how I feel, by giving her the best Ball ever," he said determinedly.

"Good luck with that. How are you going to get the money then?"

"I'll think of something," he said. They then sat in silence for a few minutes until Ron jumped up. "I just thought of something. I need to go, I'll see you later." With that he was gone.

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"I'm so happy for you Herm, it will be so much fun," gushed Ginny as the two girls made their way up to Gryffindor Tower.

"I know. It will be great. So you already have your dress?" she asked.

"Yes! I got it at the last Hogsmeade visit, only a few days after me and Harry started going out. I mean, I wasn't sure at the time that we would be going but I figured that I would rather be safe than sorry," she explained as they rounded a corner.

"I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't have a dress or shoes or anything and I only have two weeks," worried the older girl.

"Please, two weeks is more than enough time for me. We'll go up to my room and we can order you a dress. I might have to make a few adjustments when we get it but it will be perfect in the end," said Ginny.

"You are a lifesaver! Thank you!" she answered giving Ginny a side hug.

"I'm just happy you're going and with Ron. So are you guys, like going out or anything?" she probed.

"Oh, no, nothing like that," said Hermione blushing. "We're just going as friends."

Ginny huffed in frustration but didn't say anything else about it. "So, are you guys doing anything before the Ball? I think Harry's taking me out to dinner."

"I don't really know. We didn't talk about it or anything. I guess I'll just have to see," she answered pondering what Ron might do. She really didn't think he would do anything so she wasn't going to get her hopes up.

They soon reached the portrait of the Fat Lady and proceeded inside and up to the sixth year dorms. Ginny immediately went to her trunk and pulled out a long bag covering a dress.

"I'll be right back. You can start looking at the catalog if you want," she said pointing to the one lying on the bed. She then proceeded to the bathroom to get changed.

Hermione sat on the bed and started to flip through the magazine full of dresses in all shapes and colors. She decided to go with a dress instead of dress robes because there was so much more variety. She had just turned to the ugliest puke-green dress she had ever seen when Ginny walked out.

The one word Hermione could describe her as would be gorgeous. She wore an emerald green dress that was the exact shade of Harry's eyes and contrasted great with her hair. The design was a sleek and form fitting that fell gracefully on her body exemplifying her petit shape. It was also only had one strap which made it sexy and made Ginny look older.

"Wow, Gin, you look amazing! I love it!" said Hermione honestly.

"Really? You think?" she asked self-consciously turning and trying to see herself.

"Definitely. I don't think any guy will be able to take his eyes off you," she reassured.

"Okay. Well, now that I have your approval I know I'm wearing this. Now, lets find you a dress," said Ginny sitting down on the bed.

"Eww, you weren't thinking of that were you?" she asked horrified and pointing to the last dress she had seen.

"No, no, that's just where I stopped. I was thinking I would go with blue or pink," answered Hermione.

"What would you say if I told you that you should go with something louder, like red?" asked the younger girl.

"What? Really? You think I'd look good in red?" she questioned.

"Yeah, I think you should try to stand out. Please, for me?" she begged with a puppy dog pout.

"Fine, fine, we'll see. Maybe," she said doubtfully.

"Goody!" squealed Ginny flipping to some dresses that she had already marked thinking they would look great on Hermione. She sighed but also looked on as her excited friend pointed out dresses that would look "fantastic" on her.

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Dear Fred and George,

I need some help. Hermione's just asked me to the Halloween Ball but I didn't realize how expensive it would be. Could you loan me a bit of money? I swear I'll pay you back as soon as I can.

Your Favorite Brother,

Ron

Ron reread the letter a hundred times and was sure that it was as good as he could get it. It didn't sound like he was begging but it also showed that he really needed the money. He hoped it would work.

He tied the scroll to Pig's leg and took him to the window trying to keep him from waking all the other owls with his squawking.

Stupid bird. He thought as he let him fly out the window. The grounds look like a perfect picture of autumn with the leaves changing colors and a slight cool breeze. He inhaled a big breath and let it out imagining how great the Ball would be.

Ron wanted to make it special and memorable for Hermione so that she would realize that they were meant to be together. However, even with the loan he knew that it wouldn't be enough to do everything that Draco Malfoy might do for his date so he was going to have to be creative.

He didn't really like the idea of a horse drawn carriage, not to mention, it would waste the money that he would need for other things. Hermione wasn't really an animal person anyway, unless you counted her crazy cat as an animal.

Considering all his options, Ron descended the Owlrey and started to walk back to the castle.

What the hell am I going to wear? He thought suddenly realizing that the closest thing he had to dress clothes were his old dress robes, which looked more like a dress than anything. Great, just fantastic.

Like he really needed another task to get done before the Ball.

All well, it will be worth it in the end.

Author's Note: So, I hope you liked it. I'm thinking the next chapter will be the Ball or at the very least the pre-Ball stuff so it should be much longer. Well, please review because you know how happy it makes me to see all the notifications in my email! Luv Ya!

XOXOX Jessica XOXOX