I shoot up from the couch.

'No no no no noooooooooooo!!!!' I wail indignantly.

Colin and Becks are, of course, completely useless. Well except from the essay which is now finished. But they are not helping in the hair situation. I run upstairs to my dorm.

Searching...

Aha!! Have it!

I run back down the stairs with a gold hat on my head.

Fashionable and practical!

Arches eyebrow

'Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeermione??' I beg skidding and stopping neatly at her armchair.

'No.' she twitches her essay away from Ron.

'Why?'

'I am not helping you with your homework your yelling was all too much-'

'It's NOT my homework!!!! I got the essay done. Becks is proofing it now but I need help with ammm...' I glance nervously at Harry who is staring at me curiously, a smile playing about his lips.

I lean over muttering 'My hair. Someone's hexed my hair.'

She looks up at me disbelieving then-

'Accio hat!' What the fuck??? I make to grab the hat and spin round to see Romilda Vane standing at the entrance to the common room my hat in hand and sprinting out the door.

THAT LITTLE WHORE!!!

I growl and make to go after her when I feel Hermione catch my hand.

'Let's get your hair un-Harry-ified.'

'Oh I love you Hermione!!!'

'I'm sure you do.' I nod as she twirls her wand in the hair muttering various charms at my head, normally I would be worried at such behaviour but I trust Hermione. Ron is watching the dancing wand and Harry is cursing at his essay. Becks and Colin wander over.

'Nice job Red, McGonagall won't kill you this time. Loving the hair, really works for you.' Becks giggles as she plonks herself down next to Ron. Hermione sends a sharp look but Becks looks at her nodding. Colin sits on the floor opening a book that he took over.

Ooooo! It's his photo album. I love his pictures. He wants to become a wizarding photographer. I told him that he could easily get rich now by selling some of the pictures of Harry he has.

But Colin is much too nice for that rigmarole.

I always love watching his photos move around. He always seems to get that inner spark in each person.

'Wow! Colin those are amazing photos! You took those right?'

Colin nods proudly at Harrys compliment.

'Yeah these ones are mostly of Ginny and Becks. I have some of Luna and quite a few of the DA as well. But this is only the smaller album.'

'Smaller? That's the size of Hogwarts. A History!'He's not kidding. Honest.

'Yeah well. You know what they say about a man and his passion. Here's my favourite photo of Ginny. It's from the match last year, the Ravenclaw match. She's damn proud of it too! If I didn't show anyone she'd kill me.'

I lean over and I grin. It's right where I've caught the snitch from under Changs nose. My Merlin I didn't know I could look so... fierce!

Rawr!

'There Ginny all done!' Hermione smiles brightly. I jump at her. We both go flying onto the couch right on top of Becks who laughs brightly.

'Hey hey! Colin you gotta get a picture of this!' Hermione is giggling nearly falling on Ron. Harry laughs at us. Becks is grinning like the mad woman she is.

'Yeah Yellow c'mon Hogwarts Finest!'

Becks wolf whistles as I wiggle my eyebrows. Colin takes out his ever trusty camera (which has been charmed to he doesn't have to stick the pictures in potion every time. Let me you tell that's a good thing.

I had lost count of how many times he had either singed off his own eyebrows or something.

'Harry get your scrawny ass over here!' I giggle as he laughs uncontrollably.

He jumps over and nearly lands on me his head in my lap. Ron mimics him cept on Hermione lap of course.

FLASH!

'This should be a good one!' The picture emerges from the other side and Colin lays it on the table and we all lean over. It's quite the picture I must admit. We are all grinning even crazier than usual (aka Becks). Both I and Hermione have a leg each strewn across Becks with Harrys' and Ron's heads in our laps.

'Wow!' is the general consensus from the gathering around the table.

'Can I have a copy please?' We all beg. Well fine Becks and I beg the others ask. Colin leans back and laughs.

'Sure! Why wouldn't I give a copy to the fantastic people sitting before me?'

'Yey!'

Hermione yawns and gets up picking up her books. 'I have to get to bed. I have a test in Runes tomorrow. I hope I studied enough. Maybe I should cram tonight.' Hermione panics slightly.

Ron hands her the book he had clearly borrowed. Pushes her over to the girls staircase and tells her as he does so 'Cramming doesn't work you'll just end up falling asleep. Now get some sleep. Night.'

Hermione stares at him dumbfoundedly and let me tell you she's not the only one. Colin is stare bumfusedly at Ron, blonde hair flopping into his eyes. I hear a sigh and turn my head slightly a third year is gazing at him in sheer adoration.

Merlin!

Colin has become a hottie!

Now that's the craziest sentence ever created!

Scuse me whilst I laugh. HAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!

Back to the other pair.

Hermione trails up the stairs glancing back every so often. Ron ruffles his hair causing Lavender Brown to giggle in a rather ahem stalkerish way.

Dear lord.

Have all the girls at Hogwarts lost out class?

Oh hell no!

Ha! This coming from a girl who cursing worse than a seasoned Aurour!

Harry just shakes his head and leans back in his chair. 'Figured.' He smiles at me shaking his head. 'What? Did you think I was oblivious?'

I think my face has the answer he needs.

'Hermione is like the sister I never had and Ron is my best mate and brother of sorts. Of course I'm going to see that pop up.'

'Sorry Harry I-'

'AHA!!!! We need a plan!' Becks yells jumping to her feet. I slip off the chair landing hard on my ass. Ouch.

'A plan?' I sense trouble on the horizon. Becks is now skipping around her black hair dancing and grey eyes sparking dangerously.

'A plan for what exactly?' Colin asks clearly sensing the danger I am.

'Match-making!!!'

'You what?' Harry is completely lost not used to Becks random ideas.

Lucky Bastard.

'Ron and Hermione of course!!!'

Oh fuck.

I stare at Harry who turns towards me slowly.

Horror is clearly raging in his eyes.

If Becks makes us do this-

If Ron finds out-

If Hermione finds out-

We can all kiss our sweet asses' good bye!

'I'm a GENIUS!!!!!'

Why in the name of Ravenclaw am I friends with that crazy lady?

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Turns out it's because her Gran makes faberooney cookies!

It's the only reason I am even still sitting here listening to her yabber on with nonsensical idea to get Ron and Hermione together that WILL NEVER WORK!!!

Hermione refuses to let anyone help. As she told me huffily during the summer 'I am capable of Handling you brother myself Ginny.' sniff

Yeah suuuuuuuuuuuure you are yet you still come complaining to whom?

Me that's who.

I hate being the 'all-knowing' consular. Once again.

Pain in my fricking ass.

Another one.

Munch. Munch. Munch.

These cookies are soooooo good!

'God I could marry these cookies.' Colin mumbles from my left.

'Yeah t'would be a short marriage though' comes from my right.

'Then more marriages to other equally delicious amm things.'

'Oooooo are you two are so whores right now!' I giggle madly (sugar overdose is MY excuse)

'Hell yeah!!' Colin quips. 'I'm going to go before she gets all Becky. Now night.' He ruffles my hair as I yell at him.

'Thanks mate leave with the mad match maker!!!! Some friend you are!' I gesture at Becks who is pacing around in the midst of her plotting. Colin smirks and strides off towards the boys dorm.

Oh he will pay for this.

He will pay!

As I'm glaring at Colin's back, Becks jumps and runs up the stairs, yelling 'I've got some thinking to do see you in the morrow Red, Harry Toss Potter Who Likes Young Girls!'

'Where did she come up with that?' Harry frowns as she bounds up the stairs.

'It's Becks, Harry. Who the fuck knows.' I state leaning over and grabbing the last two cookies handing one to him. He munches it thoughtfully.

'You know she reminds me of Sirius. She's crazy, out of her mind and she looks a hell of a look like him too.'

'I noticed that too but she grew up with her muggle grandparents. They don't have a clue who her Dad is. Though she does know he is a wizard, her mum met him here as far as she can tell.'

'Interesting.'

'Yeah...' I drift off thinking about Sirius. Then one conversation I had with him pops into my mind.

-/-/-/-/-/-/-FLASH BACK-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-

'Well I'm sorry I'm not as smart as you Hermione! I was just trying to help!' Ron yells at Hermione stomping up the stairs. Mrs Black was already screaming so it didn't matter all that much.

'HELP??' Hermione yells derisively 'You Ronald Weasley wouldn't know the meaning of the word if hit smacked you on the head repeatedly!!!!!' She storms off in the other direction.

'Godric. Do those two ever stop Gin-Bob?'

I just look as Sirius. He grins and nods, 'Just like Lily and James then I reckon.'

'Really?'

'Oh yeah! Those two never stopped fighting until Dumbledore made them promise when they became Head Boy and Girl.'

He laughs in his bark-like way, tossing his black hair out of the way.

'What did you guys do?' I ask curiously.

'What makes you think we did anything?'

'They got married dumbass. I'm guessing you had to give that a kick in the pants or else no Harry. I don't think that would have happened in the space of a year naturally!'

'Observant one ain't you? Just like Lily. Hair and all.'

'Yeah yeah. I'm right though.'

'You are! Remus and I and a few of Lily's friends got sick of the comments and whatnot and James had changed so we decided to show James how to act in front of her and Lily to see the Real James. Not the Conceited Git.'

'That job was already taken wasn't it?'

He laughs again. 'Yeah! Some day Harry won't know what hit him with you around, you are unbelievable.'

I blush and tell him to shut up. He leans over.

'Ah but Ginny you have forgotten the golden rule.' He looks into my face, a smug look on his face, shaking his finger at me.

'Which is?'

'Potter men always, always fall for spunky, temperamental, gorgeous redheads.'

'OH SHUT UP SIRIUS!!!'

-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- END FLASHBACK! -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-

'THE NOTEBOOK!' I jump up!

Harry just shakes his head, still eating the cookie. I ignore him and sprint up the stairs, dashing into my room grabbing the Marauderettes book and darting down narrowly avoiding Hermione on her way to the bathroom.

'I am THE genius Harry!!' I say to him as he tidies up his stuff.

'How so?'

'I remember Sirius telling about your parents and how they were like Ron and Hermione. So I asked him if he helped the process along. He didn't give me an answer but I'm guessing they did it was Sirius after all. He also said that some of your Mums friends helped out too. They would have written the plan down right? So where else?'

Harry looks at me thinking. 'A Marauders notebook?' He suggests.

Fine be a Pessimistic!

'They wouldn't Harry! The romance would be in the girls for obvious reasons!!! And I thought you were smart! Gawd.'

I sit down again and flick through the notebook.

Nothing.

Damnation!!

Oooooo wait a minute!!

I get my wand from my belt and wave it over the book. Muttering 'I solemnly swear I'm trying to get two dunderheads together.'

I don't know why I uttered those words I really don't.

I flick through it again. Harry leans over quickly, hopeful for something more. Then I see it!

Right if you dear reader are reading these (ever insightful) words then-

You have a problem with two friends-

Namely they are so totally in love yet they are so oblivious-

They hex each other any chance they get.

As you can see we-

AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT!!!

Shush. Have enlisted-

Forced would suit THAT better!

SHUT UP AND LET ME EXPLAIN!!!!!!!!

Why?

If you want the next generation to deal with a 'Lily and James' please for the love of god let me finish.

OK?

Sorry! Mary, I love you don't kill me.

I LOVE YOU MORE!!

Yeah right Sirius and I am Albus Dumbledore.

Oh! Hello sir!

Arsehole.

ENOUGH!!!!

EXCUSE THEM PLEASE!!!

Now onto the case at hand.

Now I must implore you that we both as Marauderetters and-

As Marauders.

Claim no responsibility for any-

Injuries, hexing these two friends may inflict on you during the course of-

OPERATION GET TOGETHER!!!

That's a really bad name.

YOU came up with it.

Then it's sheer gold. Couldn't be better!

Yeah, yeah. Let's get on with it shall we?

Right you are Remus!

So anyways before we were so rudely interrupted glares at Sam and Black Now to get stubborn people together, you NEED to be:

1. Smart (No shit Sherlock)

((Who's Sherlock?))

(((Muggle thing I'll explain later!)))

2. Creative. (Usually stubborn people required unique plans of action!)

3. Stubborn (Cause these things DON'T HAPPEN OVER NIGHT!! Looks at Black) Sirius looks innocent

4. Positive beyond doubt that they are MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. (Hell hath no fury like a miss-matched couple out to kill you.)

5. Have Murphy's Law as your Law. It just makes sense people!

Now you need to be sure that you have every plan worked out to the T. Or else everything will go hideously wrong.

Trust us we've been there.

We've done that

We have the scars to prove it.

First will be the classic.

Lock 'em in a Closet and hope it works.

1. Inform everyone that the closet in question is not to be disturbed. AT ANY TIME!! Unless Snape attacks withthe greasy hair attack or something.

2. Charm the door so it only opens FOR THE CHARMER. (Just a precaution.)

3. Practice a convincing story to get both parties to the closet.

4. Disarm them subtly. SUBTLY.

5 Then shove one in and then the other.

6. You should probably charm the closet not to let one kill the other.

7. Leave for a good few hours to simmer.

8. Run like hell (Or bask in glory) when they emerge.

Well there is the first in a series of plans. This is the standard, doesn't usually work but it's worth a try as a gage for other plans and the sheer humour value involved.

Lilys' face was something else I must admit.

James didn't stop smiling till Christmas.

The school was in uproar!! DRAMA!! AHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAA!!

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I lean back in my seat.

'Sounds like a plan' Harry says getting up. Stretching.

MUST. NOT. OGGLE.

'We can talk to Colin and Luna and Becks-' Oh man I didn't! I deserve an award. Because it's very very VERY HARD not to stare at him...

drools

internally slaps self

'Is that wise?'

'Probably not, but if something goes wrong we can always say it was her idea. And seeing at the match-making was her idea.'

'We wouldn't be hexed or pummelled into oblivion!'

'Yup!' I get up picking up my books. Harry gets my quill and a book. He stares at the cover amusedly a slight blush across his cheeks.

'Hey Gin is there something you're not telling me?' Harry asks chuckling quietly.

'No why?' Keep straight face. KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE.

'Oh okay, now I wonder who owns this.' He turns the book around to glance at the back and I drop my books when I see the cover.

How to Charm the Pants off ANY Seeker!!

Oh no.

It's the Birthday Present.

The one BECKS gave me as aBirthday Present.

She took it from my trunk!!!

And hoped Harry would find it!!!

STUPID EFFING MATCH-MAKER!

I AM GOING TO MURDER MY BEST FRIEND NOW!!!

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