"Hi, sweetie." Hermione said when she saw Liam walk over to the gang's regular area of the Leaky Cauldroun.

"Hi, honey." He said, kissing her. "You ready?"

"Wait, I forgot my purse. I'll just run up to the apartment and get it. Ginny, Luna, would you like to come with me?" She asked.

"No." Luna said, as she was arm wrestling George. Hermione raised her eyebrows.

"C'mon." Ginny said, grabbing Luna, and they followed Hermione upstairs.

"Where was the last place you left it?" Luna said, looking under the couch.

"That's obviously not why she brought us here!" Ginny snapped. "What is it, Hermione?"

"Okay," Hermione sighed, sitting on the couch with them. "If I tell you this, you have to stay calm and give me reasonable answers."

"Promise." The girls said together.

Hermione sighed again, before saying, "Last week, on my birthday, I kissed Ron."

"You what?"

"When?"

"Why?"

"Ron?"

"Yes, Ron! Well, technically, he kissed me. You know when I ran into my room because I was angry that you forgot my birthday, and Ron followed me? Well, he said that the hug was his cover up present, and he gave me a kiss, his real present."

"And you're telling us because..?" Ginny asked, and Hermione said.

"Because I'm confused! Do I like Liam, or do I still have feelings for Ron?" Hermione fretted.

"Are you saying you'd break up with Liam for Ron?" Luna confirmed.

"I don't know...maybe!" Hermione said, exasperated.

"Are we talking about the same Ron here?" Luna said.

Ginny laughed, but said, "Hey! He's still my brother."

"Well, my vote is you stay with Liam." Luna said honestly. "You can't get much better than him."

"I say Ron." Ginny said seriously. "You've loved him for years, and even if you say you're over him, you've still got feelings for him deep down. And I know he has feelings for you."

"Yes, but she hasn't know Liam enough to have such strong feelings!" Luna pointed out.

"Yeah, but her feelings can never be too strong because she has feelings for Ron!" Ginny retorted.

"I've got an idea." Hermione said calmly. "What if I went on my date with Liam, then decide?"

"Does Ron know you might dump Liam for him?" Luna asked.

"Well, no." Hermione said uncomfortably. "But I can't stay with Liam if I have such strong feelings for Ron. And I think Ron has feelings for me."

"You don't think, you know." Ginny corrected her.

"So, how long have you and Hermione been going out?" George said awkwardly.

"Three weeks." Liam replied.

"And it's going pretty well?" Harry asked.

"Very well, I'd say." Liam nodded.

"No problems, none at all?" Ron asked.

"Not yet." Liam asked.

"Not yet? Is there something you're hiding, coffee guy?" Ron questioned.

"My name's Liam! We've met at least four times!" He reminded him.

"Hi, baby." Hermione said, giving Liam a swift kiss, and Ron scowled. "Have some good bonding time with the boys?"

"I guess." He said, and they waved before going off on their date.

"And then their were five." Harry said.

"Four, actually." George corrected them. "I've got a date."

"Your date with Padma went well, then?" Ginny asked.

"Yes." George pouted.

"No, you say that proudly!" Ron said sarcastically.

"No, it went well, and that's the problem, because I told her I wanted to date openly, so I have a date with another girl, and it will be harder to choose." George explained.

"Ron and I can barely scrape at date and you're complaining about having two! Not fair!" Harry complained.

"No, see, my date tonight is with her twins sister, Parvati." George said.

"Oh, George." Everybody sighed.

"That's horrible!" Luna said.

"You have to pick one! It's cheating!" Ginny instructed.

"Is not!"

"How would you like it if I went on a date with Ron and then you?" Luna asked. George didn't answer. "See?" She finished wisely.

"Alright, alright! I'll go on a date with her, then pick one of them." George said, taken aback.

"Or you could pick one now." Ginny said.

"Actually, I can't, because there's Parvati now. See ya, guys!" He said, and dashed off before anyone could retort.

"Stupid git." Ron muttered. "Another round, guys?" He asked, and went to go pick up some more butterbeers.

"Oh...My...God!" Somebody screeched, and Ron turned around to see Lavender Brown. "Ron Weasley! I haven't seen you in years!"

Ron smiled weakly. "Lavender...how are you?"

"Oh, I'm very good, thank you. Just went shopping with Parvati, but she had a date with your brother." She said. "How's Hermione?"

"Umm...good. Why do you ask?" Ron said, taken aback.

"Oh, you know!" Lavender giggled. "Have you two tied the knot yet?"

"What? No! Hermione and I broke up years ago! In fact, she's on a date with her boyfriend now." Ron said.

"So you're...single?" Lavender confirmed.

"Yep."

"Maybe sometime, we could get together, and talk about old times, now that Hermione's out of the picture." She winked.

"Maybe that time is now." Ron blurted. Lavender smiled widely. "Just let me give these drinks to my friends and we'll get out of here." He said, and smiled before departing.

"Hey, here's your drinks, gotta go, I've got a date."

"With who?" Harry, Ginny, and Luna said disbelievingly.

"Lavender Brown." He grinned.

"No!" Harry and Ginny gasped.

"Ron, do you know what you're getting into?" Harry reminded him. "Run while you can!"

"Does this possibly have anything to do with Hermione and her new boyfriend?" Ginny asked calmly.

"Why would you even consider that?" Ron said angrily, and once he reached Lavender, they walked out of the Leaky Caldroun arm in arm.

"And then there were three." Harry said.

"Two." Luna corrected.

"What? Luna, don't tell us you have a date!" Ginny moaned.

"As a matter of fact, I do. With Dean." She said, and waved before apperating.

"Bad day for being single, isn't it?" Harry joked.

"Just you and me, again." Ginny laughed.

"I think it's a sign." Harry said.

Ginny almost smiled, but said quickly, "So, what are your plans for tonight?"

"I am buying a new couch." He said proudly.

"Fun!" Ginny teased. "Mind if I come with you?"

"You'd be great help. It's at the muggle furniture store down the street from Grimmlaud's Place." Harry explained.

"See you there." Ginny said, and they both apperated.

Hermione's goal was to find a flaw in Liam. Something to give her a reason to break up with him. It wasn't going very well.

"Ha!" She said triumphantly. "You bite your ice cream!"

"You don't?" He asked.

"No, it's weird." Hermione shook her head.

"You're weird." He teased, and smushed Hermione's nose into her ice cream before kissing her.

Still charming. Still perfect.

"Any siblings besides Padma?" George questioned over dinner.

"Nope. Just us, mum, and dad. And as far as siblings go, Padma and I are really close." Parvati said.

"How close?" George asked, nervous.

"We tell each other everything." She said.

"Everything?" He gulped.

"Well, except for this new mysterious guy she's dating. I just can't get it out of her!" She gushed.

"Maybe you should leave Padma's personal life to herself." George suggested.

"Well, I've been dating around." Lavender said lightly as they ate their ice cream. "Nothing to serious, except for Cormac McLaggen. I was ever so devastated when we broke up. But what about you?"

"Well, you know, after the war I dated Hermione. I thought it was what I had always wanted, I thought we'd end up married and whatnot, but it just wasn't the right time. We were still coping after the war, we fought a lot, and we had our futures to worry about...and I guess those futures didn't include each other."He said, and there was a silence, until Lavender smiled, "But now you have me."

"Yeah." He grinned. "Now I have you."

"This is it!" Harry said happily. "It's the perfect couch!"

"Are you sure? It's maroon." Ginny said disapprovingly.

"Gryffindor colors!" He cheered. "I'm going to buy it!"

Harry paid for his couch, but realized something. "The shipping costs almost as much as the couch!"

"Well, that's our price." The salesman said.

"But I live right down the street." Harry pleaded.

"Doesn't matter." The man said.

"You know what? We're gonna bring the couch home ourselves. C'mon, Ginny!" He challenged.

"Oh, goodness." Hermione gasped as Liam knocked a child down as he was walking. The little boy burst into tears.

He was clumsy. He made children cry. He wasn't perfect.

"I'm so sorry." Liam apologized, and attempted to calm the boy down, but it wasn't working. Hermione smiled. Still not perfect.

Liam gave him a chocolate frog, and sent colorful sparks out of his wand, making the boy laugh. Still charming. Still perfect.

"So, I have a problem." Parvati stated. "Well, actually, Padma has a problem."

"Try me." George challenged.

"You see, Padma's dating this guy, you know, the one she won't tell me about? Well, anyway, she did tell me that he wants to date openly, as in, go on dates with other woman simultaneously. She's alright with it as far as I know, but I don't approve. I don't think it's a good idea, correct?" She babbled.

George choked on his butterbeer. "Well, this guy could have good intentions. I mean, he could be deciding between two great girls."

"But if they're so great, why can't he just pick one?" Parvati asked.

"Maybe he has trouble deciding." George suggested, his ears reddening.

"Or maybe...he's just bad at keeping secrets." Someone said harshly, and George looked up to see Padma and Parvati giving him death stares.

"I had a great time, Ron." Lavender said, swinging his arm.

"Me too." He said.

"Are you sure you have to go?" She asked.

"Yep."

"Why?"

"I have to..."

"Ron!" Ginny called.

"Thank Merlin." He muttered.

"Ron, Harry and I need you in Grimmalaud's place." She commanded.

"See?" Ron told her.

"Well, I'll see you later." She said, then grabbed him by the collar and kissed him fiercely, catching him off guard.

"Goodnight, Won-Won." She said flirtatiously, and flounced away.

"And so it begins." Ginny huffed, and pulled Ron out of the Leaky Calderon.

"Hi, Luna." Liam greeted as they passed her and Dean strolling through Diagon Alley.

"How rude!" Hermione yelled.

"What?" Liam said, confused.

"You didn't say hi to Dean!"

"I don't know Dean!" He responded.

"Well you could've if you introduced yourself!" She said loudly.

"Okay, what has gotten into you?" Liam said forcefully.

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.

"You're called me off for everything I do, as if its a bad thing! Why?" Even when he was angry, he was calm.

"Because...because you're perfect!"

"I'm perfect?"

"Yes, and I've yet to find a flaw in you! So I've spent the day looking for one!" She admitted.

"Maybe my flaw is, I'm not perfect for you." He said and slouched off.

"Oooohhh, wrong decision." Luna told Hermione.

"I brought reinforcements!" Ginny said happily.

"Ron?" Harry said, his face falling. "What about George?"

"Hey! I'm strong...ish." Ron said sheepishly.

"Anyway, I made a diagram." Harry said, and showed it to them.

"Is that you?" Ginny giggled.

"Yes." Harry said.

"You outlined your non-existent six pack?" Ron noted.

"I do have a six pack!" Harry retorted.

"Where are your glasses?" Ginny asked suspiciously.

"I thought I would look more studly without them." He said, ashamed.

"Hey, wait a second..." Ron began, but Harry stopped him.

"Enough! I'll take the left, Ginny takes the right, and Ron takes the middle. We're going up the stairs."

"Let's see if your six pack comes in handy." Ron teased.

"Oh, wait, Harry, you should take off your glasses. It's much more handsome when your moving a couch." Ginny teased.

"Shut it!" Harry yelled. "Now, one, two, three, LIFT!"

They began to carry it up the stairs. "Pivot." Harry instructed. "Pivot."

The tried there best to move it, but space was small and the couch was heavy. "Pivot!" Harry yelled. "PIVOT! PIVOT!"

Ron was trapped between the couch and the wall. "PIVOT! PIV-"

"Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!" Ron yelled.

"I don't think we can pivot anymore." Harry noted.

"Really?" The Weasleys said sarcastically.

"Hey..." Ginny began. "What if we shrunk the couch and levitated it up the stairs? We are wizards, you know."

"I still don't see how Harry gets a new couch, yet we're back at my place." Ginny noted when they opened the door.

"Because your apartment is so welcoming and cheery." Harry said, but he was wrong.

Hermione was on the couch, crying, and Luna was handing her tissues. George had a pack of ice to his face, moaning.

"Who died?" Ron asked.

"It turns out, the Patil twins knew I was seeing both of them, and both dumped me, but not without giving me a piece of their mind." George groaned.

Hermione's stopped crying suddenly, and ran to Ron.

"I have something to tell you!" She said excitedly.

"Me too!" He said.

"You first." She smiled.

"I'm going out with Lavender." He said.

"Oh," Hermione said, her face falling, and the tears coming back.

"But what did you want to say?" He asked.

"I, um broke up with Liam." She said, "And I just really needed a hug."