AN- Hope you liked the last chapter, and I hope you'll like this one too! Harry Potter will belong to me when I rule the world. And unlike that Coldplay song, I never will. Boo hoo, right? :

After the talk Draco and Hermione had, their spirits were noticeably lifted. They even felt good enough to face their next class, Advanced Potions. When they got down into the dark, cold room, Hermione noticed that it was only the Slytherin and Ravenclaw houses.

'What a surreptitious way to have the same classes as Draco. Someone's bound to notice. This class is filled with Slytherins and Ravenclaws only, Gin.'

'Dang. sucks for you. Hmm, are you back on first name basis with him?'

'Mmm, you don't miss much. We had a little heart to heart.'

'That explains your absence from Muggle Studies then. Yeah, Harry and I are back on speaking terms. However, Ronald is still being a big prat.'

'What was this fight about, Ginny? I noticed your distance at breakfast this morning. I had been meaning to ask you, but--'

'Yeah, yeah, you were a bit preoccupied.'

'I wonder what that's supposed to mean. Actually, no, I don't even want to know.'

'Oh, come on, Hermione! You couldn't have made Head Girl while being this thick. This Slytherin boy had eyes for you. Anyone with eyes can tell. Hell, even blind people would be able to feel the lurrrve.'

'You're off you're rocker. So then, how's it going with Harry in the love area?'

'Ouch. That one hurt, Hermione. That was a cheap shot!'

'But seriously, I--'

Hermione was cut off by someone tapping her shoulder. Ginny was calling her mind, but Hermione mentally waved her off. Malfoy was looking at Hermione expectantly. "Err, yes?" Hermione wasn't sure what was going on. There was shuffling in the room by moving students, and Professor Snape was no longer speaking. This was the second time Hermione was distracted in Potions. She heaved a sigh, "What are we doing, Malfoy?"

Draco smirked teasingly and said quietly, "Someone's having conversations in their mind and not paying attention?"

"Hmm, I forgot you knew about that."

"And, you said that you'd tell me how someday. Well anyway, I took notes for the both of us. And hey! Lucky you, we're partners." Draco smirked again and left, with Hermione in tow, to get Potion's supply they would be needing for Incrementum, a powerful growth potion. Hermione was just as grateful for the return of this friendship as Malfoy was.

The class flew by, and Hermione and Draco turned in their potion. It was a deep orange color and smelled of burnt wood, the way it was supposed to look and smell. Snape sneered at seeing their partnership, knowing he couldn't just give a bad grade to Hermione.

The rest of Draco and Hermione's classes passed uneventfully, and before they knew it, dinner was served. Hermione made her way to Ginny, who was once again, sitting a ways down from Ron and Harry, who was keeping his best mate company. Draco sat between Blaise and Goyle, and across from Pansy. Pansy was very obviously trying to seduce him.

"Hey, Ginny." Hermione greeted once she sat down.

"Hey, Hermione. So, I want the story since you blew me off in class."

"I did not blow you off. I actually had to brew a potion that I, thanks to you, didn't know how to make."

Ginny eyed Hermione suspiciously. "So, how'd you manage?"

Hermione rolled her eyes, "I had notes."

Hermione didn't make eye contact with Ginny, she just concentrated on what food was going on her plate.

"But you were talking to me."

"I can multitask."

That was what seemed to be the end of that conversation. Hermione inwardly sighed in relief. Hermione didn't want any more of Ginny's malarkey about his secret admiring that blind people could see. It wasn't silent though. While eating, Ginny and Hermione chatted away mindlessly about small things. During the subject of Boopda, the most recent creature Luna was spreading knowledge about, Ginny asked smoothly, "So who gave you the potion's notes again?"

"Draco," Hermione responded, spearing some potato. A few seconds after Ginny was beaming, Hermione froze.

After recovering enough to speak, Hermione whispered, "I cannot believe you are so sneaky as to get information from me that way, Ginevra."

Ginny shrugged off her laughter and got serious, "Well, fine, if you want to get mad, I can play that game too. I cannot believe that you lied to me, Hermione."

An awkward silence ensued this, both girls stubborn and silently feeling ashamed of their own actions. Hermione didn't know why she just didn't tell the truth and Ginny couldn't see how else she could have gotten the said information by being polite.

Hermione sighed, "All right. I give up. It was my fault, Gin, and I'm sorry. I don't know why I didn't just tell you."

"Damn straight," Ginny agreed, then added with an easy smile, "Oh, and I forgive you."

Soon after the forgiveness, Harry walked up to the two girls. "Hey, Ginny. Hey, Hermione."

The girls chanted a 'hey' back. Harry stood silently and awkwardly. Ginny offered, a little shyly, "Did you want to sit, Harry?"

"Err, no thanks." Harry fidgeted, awkward as ever. He attempted to smile, but looked more like a grimacing child.

Hermione jumped at the screech that entered her mind, 'WHAT THE HELL IS HIS PROBLEM?!'

'Merlin!! I almost had a heart attack! I hope your satisfied…'

'Why is he just standing there?! What does he want?!'

'Am I supposed to have this answer?'

Hermione and Ginny's mind conversation was cut off by a holler from down the Gryffindor table. Hermione and Ginny looked over while Harry grew frantic. Knowing something that the girls didn't, Harry slurred at no one in particular, "Ginny! Jewwuff grout if me?"

Ginny blinked in an utter state of confusion and Harry looked to be sweating. After a few of tormented seconds on Harry's part, Ginny said slowly, "Sorry, Harry. I didn't actually catch a word of that."

A groan came from the same general direction of the holler. It was Ron. "Oy! Ginny." Once he had successfully caught the attention of his one and only sister, Ron continued, "You want to go out with Harry?" This was the point that Ginny noticed the amazing silence of the whole Great Hall. She looked at Hermione, as if asking Hermione what she should say. Out of the corner of Ginny's eye, she saw Ron nod once at Harry, and quietly say, "Got your back, mate!"

Hermione gestured with her hands at Ginny, motioning her to go on. Ginny stood up with a blank and slightly shocked expression. Harry shifted his weight from foot to foot. In a moment, Ginny flung her arms around Harry and locked her lips on Harry's. The one who lived followed her lead. More belated than Ginny, Hermione noticed the eyes and expressions of the students in the Great Hall. Hermione stood up and tapped the passionate Ginny on the shoulder.

Ginny sprang from Harry like a shock had hit her and blushed crimson up to her ears. It took Hermione everything she had to stop from laughing wildly. Harry motioned to the door with his head, and Ginny nodded. Harry led the way and Ginny spared one last glance at Hermione, who was beaming for two of her best friend's happiness.

AN- Soooo sorry for the uber long wait for the update. School and swim practice is crazy! Hoped you enjoyed this, the ending's on it's way. Please forgive the wait and review! Peace! :