This is a terrible chapter but i had to force myself to write something or i'll never get rid of this case of writer's block. Anyway, a longer chapter than the last one ... i think

"Ginny!" Hermione called from the bathroom, "There is no way I'm wearing this!"

Ginny poked her head round the door, "Why?" She cried.

"It's too short!"

Ginny sighed, "At least wear the top!"

"Ginny this is not going to make Ron jealous, it's going to make him suspicious! He knows I would never wear this!"

"Fine!" Ginny muttered, exiting the bathroom, "Wait there!"

Hermione rolled her eyes at her friend, tapping her foot impatiently.

"Here!" Ginny entered the bathroom again, threw Hermione a new set of clothes, and left again. Hermione smiled approvingly and, ten minutes later, left the bathroom wearing a pair of skinny jeans, a dark green t-shirt and a paler green hoodie.

Ginny groaned, "This isn't going to work! You look like you did in third year!"

"I feel comfortable and I liked how I looked in third year!" Hermione paused, waiting for Ginny to argue. When she didn't she continued, "Anyway, we're only going to Hogsmeade. We go nearly every weekend now!"

"But you've never gone to Hogsmeade as a Slytherin's date!"

Hermione, once again, rolled her eyes, trying to disguise her nervousness. She failed.

"Don't be nervous! It's only Malfoy!"

"Only Malfoy? The same Malfoy we've hated since our first year here! The same Malfoy that's made my life miserable since I was 11! Oh no, why would I be nervous about going on a date with Malfoy?"

"No need to be sarcastic." Ginny huffed.

"Hey Granger!"

Hermione glared at him as she climbed into the carriage and sat down, "You just had to agree to this, didn't you."

Draco gulped, scared by the murderous look Hermione was giving him, "I said I'd help you, so I will. And besides … the Weasley girl scares me!"

Hermione bit her lip, trying not to laugh as Ron reluctantly climbed into their carriage.

"It's not funny!" Draco said in a whisper, "You don't even want to know what she threatened to do to me if I didn't do what she said!"

That did it, Hermione burst out laughing, earning her a glare from Ron, who had been forced to ride in their carriage after arriving late after all the other carriages had been filled. Soon Draco was laughing too and Ron was staring at them, a half-annoyed, half-confused expression on his face.

"Oh, you're getting on then." Ginny said, sitting next to Hermione, "Hi Ron." She added, noticing her brother.

"You're late." Hermione muttered.

Ginny smiled, "Yeah well, I was waiting for Blaise."

"ZABINI?" Ron cried, unaware that Blaise was standing next to him.

"What?"

Ron jumped, startled, and turned to glare at the newcomer, "It's four to a carriage!"

Blaise shrugged, "You leave then. Scoot over."

Ron growled but moved over to let him sit. Hermione smirked slightly, she hated to admit it … but this was actually a good plan.