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Previously:

"Of course I will," Ri said. "Maybe not in visible sight, but I'll still be here."

He placed a hand over Skye's heart.

"That's corny Ri," Skye laughed, and the mood broke.

"But so true," Ri grinned.

The next couple of weeks followed in a blur. Ri's graduation and the end of the school year were getting closer. Harry was still with Parvati, much to Skye's disgust. Whenever Harry looked as though he was going to break up with her, Hermione would walk past talking to some guy, and he wouldn't. It was getting quite annoying.

Draco was being just as sweet and caring as usual, making Skye almost fall even more in love with him. Just the other day he had presented her with a bunch of red roses "just because."

"Thinking about Draco again?" Ginny teased, noticing the dreamy expression on her friend's face.

"How could you tell?" Skye grinned, moving over so Ginny could sit down on the couch as well.

"Maybe that 'I'm-so-in-love' expression on your face," Ginny smirked.

"Oh shove it," Skye rolled her eyes. "What brings you down to the Common Room on such an evening?"

"I'm sneaking out with Blaise to Hogsmeade," Ginny whispered.

"Oh no you're not!" A loud voice interrupted them.

Ginny turned to glare at her brother.

"I am to and you can't stop me Ronald," Ginny's voice was gradually getting louder.

"You're fifteen, Ginny," Ron insisted. "You shouldn't even have a boyfriend, let alone be sneaking out with him on a school night!"

"It's not a school night!" Ginny exclaimed shrilly. "It's a Friday."

"Doesn't matter," Ron said stubbornly. "You're not going by yourself to Hogsmeade with your boyfriend. Who knows what you might get up to?"

"What are you suggesting?" Ginny asked. "That I'm some kind of scarlet woman?"

"Of course not," Ron was steadily turning red. "But I can't say the same about your little boyfriend."

"So you're not trusting my judgement?" Ginny asked angrily.

"No, I'm not," Ron said unthinkingly.

Skye winced. That was the worst possible thing to say to an already irate Ginny Weasley.

Ginny drew her wand and pointed it at her brother dangerously.

"I'm going," she said.

"Fine," Ron smirked at the triumphant look on Ginny's face. "But I'm coming."

Ginny's smile slid right off with those words.

"No," she whispered horrified.

"You go, I go," Ron shrugged. "I don't go, you don't go."

"That is not fair!" Ginny ranted.

Ron said nothing, but stood his ground; a feat Skye found quite incredible. If Ginny was pointing her wand at her that angrily, Skye knew she would be running in the other direction.

"NO! NO! NO!" Ginny yelled. "NO!"

"So I take it you're not going then," Ron smiled smugly and Skye decided it was time to step up and help her younger friend out.

"I'll go with Ginny," she offered.

Both Weasley's turned to her; Ginny looking hopeful.

"What?" Ron asked.

Skye rolled her eyes at her friend. "You heard me," she said. "I'll go with Ginny and Blaise to Hogsmeade."

"And why would you do that?" Ron asked, always suspicious.

"To help you out," Skye lied easily.

"How would that help me out?"

"You know that I'll look out for Ginny's best interests," Skye said.

Ginny coughed to hide her laughter.

"Besides," Skye smirked. "I know you'd rather spend time with Lavender."

Ron blushed a deep red.

"She's hanging around Parvati who lives on Harry's lap," Skye continued, making a face at Parvati's name. "So you, being Harry's best mate, would have an excuse to be around them. And then, when Parvati and Harry are distracted by each other's tonsils, you can talk all you want with Lavender. Simply really."

Skye waited for Ron's answer.

"Fine," he said finally. "Look after Ginny."

He turned and walked away. Ginny let out an excited squeal, pulling Skye towards the Portrait Hole.

"Thanks Skye!" Ginny exclaimed excitedly.

"No problem," Skye said, smiling at her friend. "Where are you supposed to be meeting Blaise?"

"I said I'd come down to the Dungeons. But," Ginny paused, frowning. "What are you going to do when I'm with Blaise?"

"I'm coming," Skye smirked at the expression on Ginny's face. "Just like I promised Ronnie."

"No way," Ginny breathed. "You're not."

"Of course I am," Skye grinned, enjoying her friend's discomfort. "Blaise won't mind."

Skye couldn't take it anymore. She burst out laughing as Ginny glared at her friend.

"SKYE!" she said. "I really thought you were serious."

"I am," Skye grinned. "But I was thinking Draco could come as well. We could double." (A/N Thanks Desiree!)

"Hey, that's a really good idea!" Ginny grinned. "It could be awesome fun."

"Yeah, I hope," Skye said. "Besides, I am willing to bet that Ron checks the map to make sure I'm actually at Hogsmeade with you."

"Yeah, too true," Ginny said.

They reached the Dungeons, and the entrance to the Slytherin Common Room. Blaise was already waiting, leaning casually on the wall. Ginny leaned up and gave him a quick kiss.

"What's Skye doing?" Blaise asked, confusion spreading over his face.

"She's coming with us," Ginny said, and quickly explained the situation to her boyfriend.

"Oh," Blaise said. "That's cool. I'll go get Draco; he's in the dorms."

"Awesome, thanks," Skye said.

Blaise disappeared into the Common Room and returned a few seconds later, with Draco behind him.

"Hey babe," he said, when he noticed Skye.

Grinning, Skye accepted his kiss readily.

"You want to come with us?" she asked breathlessly, pulling away.

"Sure," Draco intertwined their fingers.

"You don't even know where we're going," Skye frowned.

"Anywhere with you is good enough for me," Draco whispered.

"Oh please," Ginny scoffed. "Did you get that line out of a book?"

"Yeah," Blaise smirked at his friend. "I caught him reading it last night."

Skye couldn't stop the giggle that left her lips. Draco turned to Skye, a hurt expression on his face. Skye felt a little bad.

"I don't care where you get the lines from," she declared passionately.

"Good," Draco grinned. "Cause I have a lot more where that came from."

The group laughed as they left merrily for Hogsmeade. They wandered down the empty streets of Hogsmeade, trying to decide where to go.

"Well I don't know about you," Skye said finally. "But I'm kinda hungry."

"Yeah, me too," Ginny said. "Let's go get something to eat."

"How about the Three Broomsticks?" Blaise suggested.

"Sure."

The group headed to the Three Broomsticks where they order some Butterbeers for themselves. No sooner had they sat down, however, then the door opened and a group of teachers, led by one Remus Lupin, entered.

"Shit," Skye muttered. "If he sees us, I am dead on so many levels."

She knew that Remus would not hesitate to write to her parents. Skye had no doubt that her mother would be furious! Sneaking out of school was one of the biggest sins for Lily. It was the irony, though, that really struck Skye as unfair. The fact that she married the one man who spent more time out of school than in it was really quite funny. That, and Skye was willing to bet that Lily had snuck out with him on more than one occasion.

"Come on," Draco pulled Skye under the table. "Let's wait till their seated and then make a run for it."

Skye bit her lip to stop herself from laughing at their position. Who would have thought that she would have ended up hiding under a table with Draco, Ginny and Blaise?

"Quick," Blaise said, nudging the girls. "Go now; we'll follow after."

Needing no more prompting Skye and Ginny sprinted for the door, followed closely by their respective boyfriends. As soon as they were well away from the Three Broomsticks, the whole group burst out laughing.

"Oh god," Ginny grinned. "Could you imagine if they caught us?"

"I'd be ten feet under by now," Skye laughed.

"Lupin can't do much more than put you in detention though, can he?" Blaise asked.

"Of course that's not all he can do," Skye said. "He can write to my Mother."

The group laughed again before Draco threw an arm casually around Skye's shoulders.

"Well, seeing as that plan went out the window," he said. "We must find another way of amusing ourselves."

"Oh," Skye raised an eyebrow. "What do you have in mind?"

"How do you girls feel about playing a little game?" Draco asked devilishly.

A/N Ohh, what does Draco have in mind? Just a quick reminder to check out the poll on my profile page–it only takes thirty seconds to vote AND to leave a review...Pretty please?