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Nearly a week has passed since Hermione talked to Pansy and professor McGonagall. How long did it take to get the room ready? On a happier note Hermione and Ginny finished all the mirrors. They just hoped they had enough. They knew there were about fifty members. Surprisingly a majority of them were virgins. About forty of them were fifth year and up. Most were virgins, only about five or six weren't. Hermione was surprised by how many people joined the group. She never expected so many but they still got all the mirrors passed out. They were going to need them if they were going to have a meeting.

They still haven't had a meeting but Hermione did talk to a few of the new members and explained what the group was and what they were doing. But she never said anything about the spells, it was better to tell the whole group than fifty individuals.

Hermione groaned as she ate her breakfast.

Harry looked up from his breakfast. "You alright 'Mione'?"

Hermione took a deep breath. "I'm fine Harry just wondering why Professor McGonagall doesn't have the room ready yet. I need to start working on the plans. There is a lot that need to be done and I can't wait forever for the room to finish."

Harry smiled. "Same old Hermione always worried about plans and timing." Harry patted her shoulder to reassure her. "Besides I'm sure whatever you do it will be spectacular. You always put your best effort into everything 'Mione'"

Hermione smiled. "Thanks Harry." She turned her gaze to the red head sitting several seats away. "So Ron hasn't gotten the courage to apologize yet?"

Harry frowned. "Well he actually wants to apologize to you but you always give him a nasty glare. He hasn't approached you yet because he's afraid you will punch him again. You terrify him you know?"

Hermione turned to look back at Harry and raised an eyebrow. "Ron is afraid of me?"

"Yeah I guess. He is sort of scared of you. I think he is just afraid of you hexing him though. That's all."

"well I guess maybe I should talk to him. I think I would be old by the time he gets the courage to talk to me."

Harry laughed. "Indeed. Good luck 'Mione'"

Hermione grabbed her thing and got up and made her way over to Ron. Ron looked at her. "I need to talk to you Ron." She whispered.

Ron sighed and grabbed his things and followed her out of the great hall. "Ron look I'm-"

Ron held up his hand. "Hermione let me say something first. I'm really sorry what I said to you before. It was really wrong and foolish of me to say such things. I hope you can forgive me."

Hermione quickly embraced him in a hug. "Ron of course I forgive you. You're my best friend. And I'm really sorry for punching you. That was childish of me as well."

"So were friends again?" Ron asked.

She smiled at him. "Friends."

The two friends hung out for the rest of the day. Harry was happy that his two best friends made up. He hated to see them argue.

Seeing that he was alone he turned his gaze to another redhead, Ginny. Harry asked her if she would like to hang out with him for the rest of the day. He thought he saw her blush as he asked, it made him happy. Did Ginny like him the way he liked her?

By the day was finished Hermione was exhausted. She spent most of the day with Ron and spent the remainder of her day doing homework and studying in the common room. But more importantly she was going over the spells that she and Pansy chose to use. The spells for the wards would need about 25 girls if they were to cover the whole school. The protection spell thankfully needed fewer girls so the remainder of the virgins in the group could cast it.

Another problem Hermione faced was how they were going to cast the spells without getting stopped by someone. She massaged her temples. Ginny later approached her and saw what she was doing.

"Hermione you know you don't have to do this all by yourself. You have the entire GH to help you. You can bring it up when we have the next meeting." Ginny reminded her.

"Yeah but we don't even know when the next meeting will be. We have about thirteen weeks before the winter dance and fourteen weeks before winter break. The room isn't even ready. How are we going to practice the spells? We won't have time. There is so much to plan. How are we going to cast the spells without anyone knowing or seeing? How can we cast the spell around the whole school?" Hermione quickly said. Thankfully no one was in the common room seeing that they were all still at dinner.

Ginny grabbed her best friend by the arms and made her sit down. "Hermione calm down. We will work this out. Besides this is why I came to get you in the first place." Ginny handed Hermione a role of parchment. "Professor McGonagall said it was important. You weren't at dinner so she asked me where you were. I told her you were more than likely back in the common room working on the plans for the dance. She nodded and gave this to me, told me to give it to you when I next saw you."

Hermione quickly opened the parchment. "Yes!" she screamed in delight. "the room is ready." Hermione threw her head back and ran her hands through her hair. "Thank merlin. Finally some luck."

Ginny giggled. "You're too wound up 'Mione' you really need a break."

Hermione frowned. "Break? No there is no time for me to take a break there is so much that I need to do. So much to plan."

Ginny rested her hand on Hermione's arm causing her to stop. "Relax. tomorrow you're taking a break weather you like it or not. Tomorrow is Saturday, it's Hogsmeade weekend." Ginny smirked.

Hermione groaned. "Fine." And with that she stormed up to the girls dormitories.

The next morning Hermione slipped on a simple pair of jeans and a black shirt. She meet Ginny in the great hall where they quickly ate breakfast. After they ate they gathered in the main court yard with the other students waiting to go to Hogsmeade.

As they went to Hogsmeade Hermione's mind began to wonder. Now that the room was ready when were they going to meet? Maybe tomorrow would work since it was Sunday.

"'Mione'! 'Mione'!" Ginny snapped her fingers in front of her face. "Earth to Hermione are you in there?"

Hermione scowled. "Yeah Ginny what do you want?"

Ginny rolled her eyes. "I was asking you if you wanted to go to the three broomsticks to get a butter beer."

Hermione smiled. "Yeah I'm in but after that we're going to the Apothecaries (I thinks that's what they are called). I have to buy some potions ingredients. I want to start working on some of the healing potions in the books."

Ginny threw her hand up in defeat. "Ugh no matter where I take you, you won't stop thinking about those books or the group. Merlin's beard Hermione." Ginny grabbed Hermione by the arm and dragged her to the three broomsticks while. She laughed the entire way there.

The who Gryffindor's found an empty table and sat down and they ordered two butter beers.

"Hey Ginny Hey Hermione." They turn around and see Ron and Harry sitting a couple of table away from them. they were drinking butter beers as well. the two boys grabbed their butter beers and joined Ginny and Hermione.

"So what are you guys up to?" Harry asked.

Ginny blushed. "Shopping and keeping Hermione away from her books."

Ron and Harry laughed. "Good! I swear sometime she is completely addicted to books. It's good to see her out and about." Harry Smiled.

Hermione noticed that Harry was nervously twiddling his thumbs. He kept looking at Ginny like he wanted to talk to her. Hermione raised an eyebrow, maybe he wanted to ask her something. She quickly forgot about her butter beer. "Hey Ron, can you come with me to Honeydukes? I want to get my parents something but I don't know what to get them so could you help me."

Ron looked at her in surprise. "Sure but I thought your parents were dentists and they didn't eat sweets."

Hermione rolled her eyes and Harry and Ginny snickered. "Honestly Ron even dentists have sweet teeth as well and I never said that. I said they weren't very big about sweets. Now come on." Hermione grabbed Ron and dragged him out of the three broomsticks.

Harry took a deep breath. "Hey Ginny-" He paused. He wanted to ask her but he was terrified she would say no.

"Yes Harry?"

Harry nervously rubbed his hands together. "Ginny I was wondering if… if you would like to go out with me. you see I really like you but I haven't had the courage to ask and well now I guess I got the courage to ask you so well I'm asking you." He was babbling.

He was quickly silenced as a pair of lips smashed into his. The world seemed to slow down, Ginny was kissing him, Ginny. He quickly returned the kiss. After a couple minutes Ginny pulled back smiling. "Yes Harry I would love to go out with you."

Several minutes later Hermione and Ron return to the three broomsticks with a couple bags of sweets. Much to their surprised they find their best friends kissing. Ron's mouth dropped open as he watched his best mate kiss his sister.

Hermione smirked and raised her eyebrows. "So I take it that he asked you Gin?" Hermione said, surprising to couple and they broke apart.

Ginny and Harry were blushing fiercely. "'Mione you knew he was going to ask me?" Ginny gave her a stranger look while Harry was giving her a confused look.

Hermione smirked. "No not really but I noticed how nervous Harry was so I guessed and it seems my guess was correct."

Ron just stood there staring finally he spoke. "Harry you're kissing my sister… my baby sister."

Ginny scowled. "I can kiss who ever I want Ronald besides Harry didn't find anything wrong with it."

Harry blushed as Ron gave him a look of annoyance. Ron was quiet after that. They spent another hour or so talking and laughed.

Hermione grabbed Ginny by the arm and they stood up. "It's been a great afternoon guys but Ginny and I have one last thing to do before head back to the castle."

"See you back in the dormitories." The boys called after them as they left. Hermione and Ginny headed towards the Apothecaries. They walk into the store and quickly gather the ingredients they needed.

"Miss Ganger, Miss Weasley good afternoon." Snape coolly replied as he entered the Apothecaries. "May I inquire why you are buying potion supplies? Everything is provided for the potions we make in class."

"Well Professor we are making a potion." Hermione politely replied.

Snape arched an eyebrow. "Not one against the rules I hope."

"No Sir I can assure you this potion is not against the rules in any shape or form." Ginny simply said to her potions professor.

Snape narrowed his eyes at the two young Gryffindor's. They didn't seem to be lying. "Very well Miss Weasley, Miss Granger have a good day." And he turned to the store owner. "Ragnor has my order of Baneberry come in yet. I ordered it two weeks ago. I had to adjust my lesson plans because I don't have all the ingredients I need." Snape towered over the man.

Ragnor nervously swallowed. "I'll cheek in the back Professor." The shop owner hurried to the back of the store.

"Baneberry sir?" Hermione asked her potions professor. "Aren't those used for healing potions like blood replenishing potions."

Snape slowly turned and looked at the young Gryffindor's. "Yes Miss Granger. I see you have been reading again."

"No sir I actually have been taking healing classes with Madam Pomfrey this year. Healing potions is part of the subject." Hermione interjected. "Sir, why would you need blood replenishing potions?"

"Miss Granger must you ask so many questions." Snape sneered. In response he got a cold gaze from Hermione. "Well Miss Granger I make the potions for Madam Pomfrey I don't trust the potions that you order from catalogues."

"Professor Snape I found your order." Ragnor replied as he walked in with a big box.

Snape once again turned his gaze from the Gryffindor's and back to the shop owner. "Thank you Mr. Ragnor. Next time I expect my order to be on time if not I will find another place to acquire my potion ingredients. Is that understood?" Snape threatened.

"Of course Professor. I understand completely."

Snape narrowed his eyes for good measure. "Good." Snape levitated his box of potion ingredients and headed towards the door. He stopped at the door and sighed. It was getting late and Minerva would kill him if two of her prized Gryffindor's got in trouble and he was the last one to see them. He turned once more to look at the Gryffindor's. "Miss Granger, Miss Weasley please hurry up and purchase your items it's getting late and I might as well escort you both back to the castle."

Hermione and Ginny hastily paid for her potion ingredients and walked over to their Professor.

Snape quietly walked with the two young Gryffindor's in front of him. They were quietly speaking amongst themselves. Snape caught a few words of their conversation. "Meeting. Group. Plans. Secret."

Snape frowned. Secret, what were they up to? "Miss Granger what are you and Miss Weasley talking about?"

Hermione looked at him shocked for a quick second. "We're talking about the dance sir. The winter dance. Ginny is part of my group to help plan and organize the dance. I was asking her when she thought the best time was for the first meeting."

"I was telling Hermione that tomorrow could be the best day for a meeting. You know we haven't gotten to meet yet. The room wasn't ready until yesterday." Ginny replied.

"Ah yes the winter ball how could I forget." Snape sarcastically said. "So how are the plans coming along?"

"Sorry Professor but we can't tell you. It's a secret. You won't know until everyone else does."

Snape snorted. "I seriously hope it isn't anything inaproriate Miss Weasley."

"I can assure you it's not." Hermione retorted. "Why must you think everything I do is against the school rules? Are you trying to get me expelled?"

Snape gave her no response instead he walked faster and the young Gryffindor's had to race after him to keep up.

When they got back to the castle they lost Professor Snape they followed him through the front door but when they passed through, he was gone. They shrugged and returned to the common room.

"So Ginny do you think I should send out the message that there will be a meeting tomorrow. We really haven't decided on it."

"Yeah we should have meeting tomorrow. It's time we had an official meeting with all our members."

Hermione nodded and pulled out her mirror and her wand. She opened the mirror and pointed her wand at it

All GH Member's we will have our first meeting tomorrow afternoon after lunch. Meet by the statue of Godric Gryffindor. There is a door next to the statue. The password is Winter blast.

-H