A.N. Hi everybody! I'm back! Did you like chapter 2? I hope so. I hope you like this chapter, too. I am truly sorry it has been so long since I updated. I've been really busy with school, and finals, and my mom wants me to get a tutor for the summer...and well, just normal stuff for a teenager. Anyway, enjoy this chapter!

Ron Lover6789

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. All I have is my imagination and good grammar.

Summer Confessions

Chapter 3: Hickeys, Shopping, & Shampoo Boys

"GINNY!" Hermione yelled down the hall.

"What?" Ginny called back, breaking her and Harry's make-out session.

"Help me! I can't decide what to wear!" Hermione yelled back.

"Coming." Ginny gave Harry one more kiss and set off for her bedroom. She opened the door, and Hermione quickly pulled her in.

"What's so urgent? We're just going shopping." Ginny said calmly

"I can't decide if I should wear the pink halter top with the white skirt, or the turquoise halter top with the white skirt." Hermione said, holding up the two tops.

"Wear the pink one, so I can wear the blue one. These are cute!" Ginny said looking at the shirt. "Can I wear the blue one? Pink looks bad on me."

"Yeah! Why haven't you gotten dre –." Hermione stopped mid-word. "Oh my goodness, you've got a hickey on your neck!"

"What? No I don't!" Ginny said, walking over to the vanity.

"Yeah you do. Ron will be so upset if he sees it! He might hurt Harry..." Hermione gasped.

"Do you know how to get rid of these?" Ginny said urgently

"Well, lucky you, I've had my share of summer flings that nobody know about, and I know how to get rid of them!" Hermione said triumphantly.

"Hermione, you mean your not the saint you are in school!" Ginny asked in a mock surprised voice.

"Hey, nobody's perfect!" Hermione said while dabbing make-up on Ginny's neck. "Speaking of Ron, where is he? I thought he was in the family room with you and Harry."

"Nope. He went back into his room after he told us about the shopping trip we're taking today. He's probably in there contemplating how to tell you he loves you." Ginny said unflinchingly.

"Oh, don't be thick...He doesn't love me."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

Ginny then changed into a black skirt with the blue halter top and Hermione wore the pink halter top, with the white skirt she was talking about. When the girls came out of the bedroom, the boys were watching the television.

"Are you guys matching?" Harry asked, his eyebrows raised.

"Kind of. We have the same shirt on, only different colors, obviously." Ginny said.

"You both look nice." Ron said. He was eyeing Hermione's radiance. She looks so beautiful...Why doesn't she have a boyfriend? " – She's smart and pre –." Ron ended this thought in a mumble.

"Who's pretty? You thinking about Hermione again?" Harry asked, earning a punch in the arm from Ron. He started snickering softly. Hermione had turned pink and looked away.

"Why don't we go now?" Ginny said, trying to make Ron and Hermione less uncomfortable, and Harry's snickers just got louder.

They all started for the door, and got into Hermione's convertible. They were all partial to the seating arrangements of: Ron in the passenger seat, Hermione driving, and Harry and Ginny in the back (more often that not, cuddling.)

Hermione turned the radio on and put on a song entitled "She's My Cherry Pie." She started down the street, singing along to the radio. The song was getting to the particularly risque part of the chorus when Harry said, "Wow, Hermione, this is a really dirty song.

"I know, but I like the beat, and the band is one of my favorites." Hermione said over the radio. After that song, "Behind These Hazel Eyes came on. "Oh, I can't listen to this song. It's SO sad!" She changed the station.

The rest of the ride went from an array of ballads and rock songs. They pulled into the mall's parking lot, and Ginny squealed out of excitement. "That big building is all stores...full of clothes!"

"Yeah! It's so much fun. I had my first date in the movie theatre here." Hermione said, reminiscing about the disastrously embarrassing event.

"You date, Hermione?" Ron asked, amused, "You mean Saint Hermione gets involved with members of the male species?"

Ginny snickered at these words and said "You have no idea." This statement proved to be a bad thing to say when Ron looked at Hermione sadly, hurt written all over his face.

Hermione walked over to Ron and took his hand. The sensible part of Hermione thought what has gotten into me? The teenager-part of Hermione said I'll tell you what's got into you: Love.

HARRY POTTER

When the cortet walked through the door of the mall, Ginny got very excited. She pulled Hermione into the nearest store; Deb. The boys followed slowly, lagging behind.

"This should be interesting." Harry said to Ron out of the side of his mouth. Ron grinned, thinking of how hard it will be to get his sister out of all the stores.

Ginny went to the clearance rack; she had a lot of money that Mr. Weasley got for her and Ron, but didn't want to spend it all on clothes. She found a very attractive black skirt that came to her knees, and had an uneven hem. She also found a mermaid halter top; it had a bunch of colors (Like aquas and blues and greens) and the material flowed prettily. She looked beautiful. It was perfect for dinner at a fancy restaurant. She specifically didn't let Harry and Ron see her; she got the big dressing room, and she and Hermione used that one. To go with Ginny's outfit, she bought a pair of black stiletto shoes that had straps up to her mid calf. After she tried on the shoes, she went to the clearance rack again, and found a simple black purse that went perfectly with her outfit.

Hermione found a long, turquoise, flowing skirt. The material was similar to Ginny's top. She simply found another white tank top for a shirt instead of something extravagant. To go with her outfit, she found a pair of turquoise flats for shoes. They were something like ballet flats, but were beaded. For a purse, she bought a white clutch bag that had small patterns embossed on the front. As always, Hermione's outfit was much more modest than Ginny's (Not that Ginny is a tramp).

The two shopping girls payed for their things and dragged the boys out of the store. While Hermione and Ginny were trying their clothes on, Harry and Ron were observing a group of females flirting with them. One of the flirting girls was eyeing Harry, giving him a once over. Some girls are just very promiscuous. Two blondes were hinting heavily that they wanted to get Ron's phone number, but he declined for numerous reasons. For one, he didn't know what Hermione's house phone number was. His second reason was his heart only belonged to one girl...no matter how many Lavender Browns block his way.

After Ginny had to kiss Harry passionately to shake the affections of a stubborn brunette girl, they four of them were out of the store. For being such good guy friends, Hermione decided to lead them to the arcade. The girls left the guys to play until their hearts content so they could go to the hair salon.

"I'm thinking of going blonde. What do you think?" Hermione asked Ginny as they walked in.

"You'd be really pretty as a honey colored blonde. Your hair is really dark right now. It'll be so different!" She said, giving her best advise on her favorite subject of hair.

"I think I'll do it!" The brunette (soon to be blonde) said.

"I'm just going to get mine cut. I think I'll do a shoulder length style, with layers and maybe I'll throw in an angle. Do you think that'll look good?" Ginny asked, biting her lip.

"I think Harry will love it! It'll be pretty!" Hermione said, sitting on the hairstylist's chair.

"Okay, I'll do it!" She said, getting on the hair-washing chair.

"You've got beautiful red hair!" The very attractive shampoo boy said. He had big dark eyes, with wavy, dark hair.

"Thanks." Ginny said, half-smiling.

"You are a very pretty girl, you know. I bet you have a hundred boys after you!" The boy said.

"Thanks..." Now she was getting uncomfortable. She heard Hermione giggle. Hermione was already getting her dye job.

HARRY POTTER

An hour and a half later, Hermione's hair was a beautiful honey colored blonde, just as Ginny had suggested. Ron and Harry walked into the salon by the time Hermione was done. Before Hermione and Ginny had left Harry and Ron in the arcade, they had told them where they were going. They hadn't told the boys that they were changing their looks drastically.

"Hermione! You're blonde! What'd you do!" Ron said, shocked.

"Do you like it?" She asked nervously. Ginny was sitting under the hair dryer, smiling knowingly. She loved watching the pair of them get so nervous around each other.

"It suits you very well! It's just really different!" Ron said brightly.

"Thanks!" She said, walking over to the chairs to wait for Ginny.

HARRY POTTER

"Ginny, what happened to your super long hair!" Harry said, eyes wide. Ginny had just finished.

"You don't like it, do you?" Ginny said, disappointed. Truthfully, she loved it. It looked lively, and shiny.

"No, I do, you look beautiful, it's just very different." Harry said, walking over to her and taking her hand.

Ginny smiled sweetly, and kissed him. Ron started to talk to Hermione, who had just finished paying for her new look.

"Hermione, you really do look gorgeous." Did that just come out of my mouth! She's gonna think I'm a disgusting pervert. It really was humorous how Ron repeatedly kept thinking Hermione didn't like him, when she kept hinting her feeling toward him.

Instead of vocally responding, she got on her tip toes and kissed his cheek. And yet another way she was heavily hinting her true feelings of more than friendship.

"Come on you two, I'm sure all of these lovely women don't want to see you guys make-out." Hermione said, turning to Harry and Ginny. The couple immediately separated, giving the impression that they had forgotten that they were in a public place. "We've got to go back to my house to get ready."

"What are we getting ready for?" Harry asked.

"Well, I thought we could go out for a fancy dinner tonight." Hermione answered.

"Okay, let's go! I love dressing up!" Ginny said leading the other three out of the mall, and into Hermione's car.

HARRY POTTER

The four drove back with a buzz of conversation.

"Hermione, I think the shampoo boy was hitting on me." Ginny said sometime in the middle of the ride home.

"What!" Harry and Ron said together.

"Well, he was very good-looking. What with those big dark eyes, and his super tall-ness." Hermione said ignoring Harry and Ron's outburst.

"I'm tall, too." Harry mumbled. Looks like we've got some jealousy floating around that car.

"He was probably gay. What strait guy do you know would work as a shampoo boy?" Ron said. (A.N. I have nothing against gay people. I just thought it would be funny for Harry and Ron to get so worked up.)

HARRY POTTER

Hermione unlocked the door to her house after their conversation in the car. The two females dashed into Hermione's room to get ready, while the boys lagged behind talking.

So, how was it? I liked writing this chapter. I listened to "Rent" while I was writing it...Listening to music really helps me sort out my thoughts. You guys should try it sometime.

Review, Lovelys!

Ron Lover6789