"Hey, have you guys seen Hermione?" Hermione's boyfriend, Liam, said when he entered the Leaky Cauldron.

"Lost her, have you?" Ron snorted. "Aren't you the world's greatest boyfriend?"

"Oi, shut it Ron." Ginny snapped. "I think she's in her room. Nobody's really seen her today. She's in a foul mood for some reason."

"Yeah, she nearly threw the pan at me when I asked her to make me breakfast." George noted. "What's in the box, Liam?"

"Oh, that," Liam smiled brightly, "Is Hermione's birthday present.

"Birthday?" Harry, Ron, Ginny, George, and Luna screamed in unison.

"Yeah," Said Liam, taken aback, "September 19th, right? I'm almost positive."

"Where's the calender?" Ron said hastily. "Where's the calender?"

"Let me check my pocket," George said sarcastically, "Nope. Nothing."

"This is not a time for jokes, George!" Harry snapped.

"Look, guys, no use sweating it. Today is September 19th, Hermione's birthday." Liam said confidently.

"We forgot Hermione's birthday." Ginny said, ashamed.

"That's why she was so angry today!" George concluded.

"What are we going to do?" Harry asked.

"Well, it's simple, isn't it?" Luna said logically. "A surprise party."

"A surprise party! That's a great idea, Luna! Liam, would you be able to take Hermione out for an hour or two so we can get ready?" Ginny said.

"Yeah, one problem. My present for Hermione is two tickets to the Weird Sisters, tonight at 7:00." Liam said. "So, I can give you half an hour."

"So that leaves us with half an hour to plan a party for an hour and a half?" George confirmed.

"But we have to buy presents, decorate, and bake a cake! It has to be very good, because we have to make it up to her!" Ginny said in a high voice.

"Well, that's the best I can do." Liam said. " I actually remembered her birthday."

"Well aren't you the boyfriend of the year!" Ron spat. "Listen, guys, this all we've got. So let's make the best of it and get to work!"

"Happy Birthday, sweetie!" Liam said when he entered her apartment.

"Thanks." Hermione grumbled.

"Why the long face?" He asked lightly.

"Nobody remembered my birthday." She pouted.

"I did! And I bet your parents did!" He said.

"Yeah, but my friends didn't! Not George, Luna, Ginny, Harry, or even Ron!" She whined.

"Even Ron?" Liam repeated. "Why do you say even Ron?"

"Oh, I dunno," Hermione said, blushing, "He was always good with remembering birthdays."

"Well, he didn't remember, but I did!" Liam reminded her. "Now, c'mon, let's go get some ice cream and forget about Rod."

"Ron."

"Whatever."

"Now guys, Hermione is going to come downstairs with Liam, but don't mention anything about her birthday! We have to pretend like we knew all along, and it was all part of the surprise." Ginny instructed at the Leaky Cauldroun.

'So keep your mouths shut." Luna said, then added warningly, "Especially you, George."

"What? I would never-Hey Hermione!" He added.

"Hi, George." She said coldly.

"Happy b-banana day!" He said quickly.

"Banana day?" Hermione scoffed, "Really? That's all you can think of today?"

"C'mon," Liam said, taking her by the hand, with a nod to the group.

"Let's go!" Harry said, and they ran up the stairs.

"Luna and I will make the cake, but you guys are all in charge of the decorations." Ginny instructed.

"What about presents?" Harry asked.

"Every man for himself!" George said, started looking under the couch as if he would find something. "Hey, a sickle!"

"Did you find any decorations in your apartment?" Ginny asked Ron ten minutes later, adding an egg to the batter.

"Nope. But I was thinking, we could take toilet paper and change the colors, and they'd work as streamers." Ron suggested.

"That'll have to do!" Ginny said hastily, mixing the batter.

"Hey, what flavor frosting should I do? Vanilla or Chocolate?" Luna asked.

"Vanilla!" Harry yelled.

"Chocolate!" George boomed.

"Does it really matter?" Ginny said. "Do chocolate, it will go with the cake."

"What's Hermione's favorite color?" Harry asked.

"Who cares! You can't go wrong with pink!" George said, and started bewitching the toilet paper.

"Nobody wears party hats anyway, so why do I have to make them?" Ron complained.

"Because we have to look like we're making an effort." Ginny told him.

"We are!" Ron said.

"Oh, no!" Ginny moaned. "The cake's burnt!"

"We can use the frosting to cover that." Luna suggested.

"But it will still taste bad." Ginny said sadly.

"At this point, does it matter?" Harry said, and she and Luna started icing the cake while he started levitating 'streamers' around the apartment.

"Hey, how do you spell 'Hermione'?" George said while he made the banner. "Is it H-E-R-M-Y-N-"

"H-E-R-M-I-O-N-E, you git." Ron said.

"Hermione, I can't believe I forgot my present here!" Liam said loudly. "So stupid of me, really!"

"Hide!" Luna whispered.

"Knox!" Harry yelled, and the lights went out.

"Alohomora!" Ginny said, locking the door.

"Was that really nesessary?" George said loudly, and Luna pulled him down behind the couch.

Hermione and Liam entered. "I don't remember locking the-"

"SURPRISE!" Harry, Ron, Ginny, George, and Luna screamed.

"What? For me?" Hermione squealed.

"No, for Liam." George said sarcastically.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HERMIONE!" They cheered in unison.

"All this time?" Hermione gasped. "You knew? And to think, I thought you had forgotten, but it was all part of the plan!"

"Yup." Ron lied. "All part of the plan."

"Don't push it." Harry mumbled.

"Present time!" Luna said in a sing-song voice.

Hermione opened Liam's first, and was ecstatic to find Weird Sister tickets, but sad that she had to leave her party so early, making everyone feel bad. SHe then proceeded to open George's. "It's a gift certificate..." She said slowly, and added dismally, "To Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes."

"Now you can get everything free!" George said happily.

"I thought I already did." Hermione mumbled, but proceeded to open Ginny's.

"Oh, wow, Ginny, this is so cute!" Hermione said, admiring the fashionable hat before putting it on.

"I know." Ginny said longingly, and everyone was sure it had once belonged to her.

She then opened Luna. "It's oh, wow, a piece of paper..."

"Not just any piece of paper." Luna said, "It has the recipe to my famous gurdyroots recipe."

"You mean infamous." Ron said.

Harry's was wrapped in a box. Hermione gasped. "Harry, these are gorgeous!" She said, holding up a pair of earrings.

"Hey," Ginny said slowly, "Aren't those my-"

Harry kicked her from under the table, and whispered, "Don't say anything, and I'll give you three sickles."

"Ron, I don't see yours in the pile." Hermione noted.

"That's because it's this." Ron said, going over and hugging her.

"A hug?" Hermione said.

"Yep." Ron smiled.

"That's it!" Hermione cried, and everybody jumped. "I know you all forgot my birthday!"

"What? No!" Everybody lied.

"Ginny gave me her hat! Harry gave me Ginny's earrings! Luna and George gave me worthless pieces of paper! Ron gave me a hug, for heavens sake!" She screamed.

"Hey!" George yelled. "That gift certificate gives you 30 galleons worth of free stuff!"

"George, you let me stride on in and take whatever I want from your store on a daily basis! And the certificate's hand written!" She pointed out.

"Well, maybe we fogot to get presents, okay!" Harry said. "But it doesn't mean we forgot your birthday!"

"Oh, please! The part is an hour and a half, the cake is burnt, and the streamers are made out of toilet paper!" Hermione screamed.

"Smart witch." George said.

"I just thought you were better friends than that!" She screamed, and stormed off to her room.

"I'll go talk to her." Liam said.

"No." Ginny said firmly. "It's not your problem. We should go."

"Not all of us, she'll feel overwhelmed. I'll go." Ron said, and entered her room.

"Hermione?" He said hesitantly.

"Go away." She said, her voice muffled in her pillow. "I don't want to see anyone, especially you, Ron!"

"Why me?"

"Because you didn't even give an effort at giving me a present! A hug?"

"That's because I didn't want to share my real present with everyone else." He said quietly, and Hermione looked up at him. Ron sat on the edge of her bed.

"Close your eyes." He whispered. Once Hermione did, he leaned in, and kissed her. Surprisingly, Hermione kissed back, but soon parted.

"Ron, no, I have a boyfriend! Why would you even think of giving me a kiss for my birthday!"

"I dunno. Because that's what I would want you to give me if it was my birthday." He shrugged.

Hermione smiled for a moment, but then said, "How do I return it?"

"You kiss me again, I suppose." He said, and she laughed.

"Maybe I was overreacting, a little." She sighed. "You did go to all this trouble to throw me a party in short notice."

"We love you, Hermione, we really do. And we'd really love to spend these last fifty-seven minutes with you before your concert." He said tenderly, and Hermione hugged him.

"You present is our little secret, got that?"

"Got it." He said, taking her hand and leading her to everyone else.

"Alohomora!" Hermione said, entering her apartment after the concert.

"SURPRISE!" Harry, Ron, Ginny, George, and Luna screamed. A fresh cake was on the kitchen table, as was a pile of presents. The whole apartment was lavishly decorated.

"Happy Birthday, Hermione!" They all said.