A/N:This story is going to be going in a different direction and i apologize profusely for my lack of updating; I have been somewhat extremely depressed lately and am now back on my medication. LOL(but seriously Okay the dreams now have nothing to do with the story at all. I had a brainstorming epiphany and decided to take it in a whole new direction. The first three chapters still work with the rest of the story.

Chapter 4:Questions & Sneaks

Hermione arrived in Diagon Alley after Ron and Harry. They were followed by the twins, Ginny and Mrs. Weasley herself. They all decided to split up into groups of two, Harry went with Ron, the twins took off towards their shop, Ginny and Hermione headed straight for the first clothes store they saw. Which of course left Mrs. Weasley to do all the actual school supply buying, however they did give her their money. Hermione and Ginny broke into the clothing shop and immediately began trying things on. Hermione watched as Ginny tried on an entirely too mini, mini skirt and told her to take it off because Ron, Harry, George, and Fred would kill her if they ever saw her in that. Ginny just rolled her eyes at Hermione and went back in.

"You know I'm right!" Hermione yelled as Ginny went back into the dressing room.
"So. that doesn't mean that I don't look hot!" Ginny expressed as she was half inside the dressing room and sticking her head around the door. Hermione then uncrossed her legs and crossed the opposite way. This was what they did, when they went shopping. Ginny tried things on and Hermione cemented then visa-versa. They had been doing it for years. Hermione waited a few more moments and then Ginny came out with yet another outfit on. However, Hermione realized that this one was quite nice, she had on a pair of jean three quarter length gaucho pants that hung loosely but snugly to her hips and her arse at the same time. Her shirt was a simple t-shirt with some random sparkle-printing on it from the store, it was however a green color that went with her hair quite perfectly Hermione noticed. Hermione stood up and walked over to Ginny, circled around her and then stepped back,

"Ya Harry will defiantly notice you in this Gin" Hermione commmented with a smirk.Ginny turned and eyed her,

"SSHHH" she said looking around, she walked closely to Hermione then spoke, "You know I don't want to rush things again, after what happened last time, him having to break up with me and all last year because he was afraid of my safety" she scoffed and walked back to the mirror, "However you are correct Hermione, he will have to take notice of that" she said with her back to the mirror eyeing her arse. Hermione just nodded and smiled.

A few shops down the twins were going over some books and spells with the people they had hired to take over the hop part time while they were attending school during the day. The logistics of things. Ron and harry were of course doing what was expected of them, they had just picked up some butter beer from the Leaky Cauldron and were now heading into the Quidditch Store. Harry had of course gotten a new broom in his third year, but maybe it was time for a new one. He looked over the new brooms, Harry had a Firebolt, so he eyed then at that moment a Firebolt II. They had come out with two new Firebolts since he got his in third year. His fingers ran along the shiny mahogany wood and over the inscribed wording of 'Firebolt II' on the end of the handle, soon they would be coming out with a third, he might as well wait. At that second Ron called for Harry. Harry turned but could not see where Ron was, so he called back,

"Ron!" he shouted over the other customers, "Where are you?" he asked, come on, he figured, Ron wasn't that hard to find, tall and red hair, there were only two other people her knew like that and they were tucked away safely in Weasley Wizarding Wheezes.

"Outside" he heard a voice shout back. "Outside?" he asked himself. Harry pushed to the front of the store and put the door he saw Ron and shifted through the crowd towards him, "Hey what are you doing-?" he would have been able to finish, but when Harry looked up and at what he was looking at made him stop and stare as well.

Hermione and Ginny were making their way to the check out with their purchases, some of which they were already wearing and others in hand. They stood in line for a good five-ten minutes then Ginny was first, she placed all her things on the counter and the lady began to ring them up. Ginny had gotten a job over the summer so she was paying for all of it herself. Granted it was just a part-time job helping Fred and George at the shop, but she still got paid. Her total was a lot more than she expected, but she was happy with her choices so she paid with a smile and stepped out of the way for Hermione. Hermione placed her items on the counter and paid as well. They were both wearing different outfits than they were when they arrived at the store. It was warmer outside than it was this morning so they had both bought cloth cotton skirts with a tank-top. Hermione's skirt was black, Ginny's was green. Hermione's tank-top was white, she loved the black and white look. Ginny's on the other hand was black, they knew it looked odd, but they didn't care. Hermione also purchased a pair of sun glasses to go with the outfit. They were wide-round black sunglasses with the lens tinted pink, which matched her earings and necklace. Her hair blew around her face as they exited out the store and into the street. Ginny had purchased a new pair of green sandals to go with her outfit, which she also wore out of the store. Hermione turned towards and stopped Ginny,

"Ginny, I just remembered, my parents wanted me to get them a book they saw the last time they were here with me, you go ahead to the shop" she figured, it was only a couple stores ahead, "And I'll meet you there after I buy it" she told Ginny. Ginny nodded, smiled and said okay. Hermione did the same and turned towards Flourish and Blotts. When she looked over her shoulder and could no longer see Ginny she veered off into an alley an hid herself behind a rubbish bin right by the entrance to Knockturn Alley. She made sure no one could see her and opened her purse. She pulled out a cigarette and her lighter crouched down, lit her cigarette, inhaled, exhaled, and sighed.

Draco and his mother were heading out of Flourish and Blotts, they had just purchased his new school books and he was having a horrible time. His mother was of course colder than ever and just walked as if in a trance, she was like this before but ever since the murder of his father she had gotten worse. For the life of him Draco couldn't figure out why. If his father was abusive to him at all, he was ten times more abusive to his mother, he felt sorry for her.

"Mother, I am going to go get something to eat, see you later?" he told her, she nodded, gave him some money and walked on farther into a home furnishing store somewhere up ahead. Draco hung his head and slowly began walking, he stopped at a vendor and bought fish and chips and sat down at a table and began to eat, wondering how to help his mother.

Ginny walked towards the Quidditch store looking for Harry and Ron, well really just Harry. At the end of last year Harry had broken up with her because he needed to defeat Voldemort and didn't want her to be in any danger. She stepped aside and waited. And at the end of the summer he had finally defeated Voldemort, and now Ginny was just waiting for him to ask her back out. She flirted and hinted, she just hoped he still felt the same way about her.