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Previously:

"I know you would have," Harry grinned at his sister.

"At least now she's out of the way," Skye began. "We can focus on the girl you actually like."

And just with that sentence, the smile slid slowly off Harry's face. He was screwed.

"So," Rhia asked impatiently. "Did he admit he liked Hermione?"

"He doesn't like me," Hermione said instantly, barely looking up from the parchment she was scribbling furiously on.

Skye rolled her eyes at Hermione before she answered Rhia.

"No," she grumbled.

"WHAT?" Rhia exclaimed. "He's still not saying anything?"

"He's said something," Skye admitted. "But he hasn't mentioned it again and he avoids the topic at all costs."

"What did he say?" Rhia demanded.

Hermione glanced up at Skye as well, unable to contain her interest in the subject.

"He said he asked Parvati out to make Hermione jealous," Skye whispered. "But you cannot tell him I told you that or I will personally make your life a living hell."

"I won't, I won't," Rhia said quickly. "I don't need you to hurt me."

"I won't say a word either," Hermione promised. "But as if he actually said that!"

"Believe what you want," Skye shrugged. "Doesn't bother me."

There was a silence. Hermione was biting her lip, looking hesitant.

"Did he really?" she finally blurted out.

"YES!" Skye said. "He did. I wouldn't lie. Harry likes you Hermione and you like him. It's as simple as that."

"But it's not simple," Hermione argued.

"Bullshit it's not," Skye turned to Rhia. "Rhia, help me out here. Tell her it's simple."

"It's simple," Rhia said to Hermione. "And I actually mean that. You like the guy, the guy likes you..."

"That guy is Harry!" Hermione exclaimed.

"Big deal," Skye was unperturbed. "Do you honestly think I would be helping set my brother up with one of my best friends if I didn't think it would work?"

Hermione sighed deeply.

"Damn," she said. "That actually makes sense."

Skye grinned.

"I always make sense," she laughed. "I'm just the much of a genius. Now, if you would excuse me, I have other people who need my knowledgeable love counselling."

With a dramatic bow, Skye stood up and headed over to Ron. She had noticed her friend blushing and stammering his way through an awkward conversation with Lavender and she had decided that he was in desperate need of some assistance.

"Hey you two," Skye said brightly, taking a seat.

Ron looked up at Skye and she winked at him, causing a relieved smile to spread across his face. Ron knew that she was there to help.

"How are you Lavender?" Skye asked conversationally. "We haven't spoken in a while. I trust your family is well?"

"Yeah, of course," Lavender said. "And yours?"

"Oh you know us Potter's," Skye joked. "Nothing can get us down. How's your little rabbit, Binky was it?"

"Yes!" Lavender said, looking pleased that Skye remembered such a trivial fact. "I didn't think you'd know that still."

Skye shrugged. "Ron was talking about it just the other day actually," she said.

Two heads snapped to her in absolute shock.

"He was telling me about a picture he had seen of Binky," Skye went on. "Ron really likes animals don't you?"

Lavender turned to Ron expectantly.

"Do you?" she asked, eyes wide.

"Of course," a blushing Ron tried to act nonchalant. "I love...fluffy things."

"OH! I do too!" Lavender squealed.

Skye bit her lip to hold in her laughs. Ron was hopeless at improvising.

"There's a Hogsmeade weekend coming up," Skye said airily. "Did you hear, Lavender?"

"Actually, I did," Lavender said. "Are you going with Draco?"

"Probably," Skye shrugged. "Are you going with anyone?"

"No, I'm not," Lavender looked a little downcast. "I'm a bit disappointed nobody has asked me."

"Ron's not going with anyone either!" Skye exclaimed. "What a coincidence."

"I'm not?" Ron asked confusedly.

"No Ronald," Skye said tightly; god he was impossible! "You're not."

"Oh yeah," he said, catching the pointed look Skye threw at him. "I'm not."

There was a silence and Skye internally groaned. The next question was painfully obvious to Skye. All Ron had to do was ask Lavender to go with him, as they were both going alone and VIOLA! A date.

Unfortunately, though, Ron was a little daft when it came to girls. It was all left up to Skye to make right, once again.

"You know what you two should do?" Skye asked rhetorically. "You should go together. There's no point in going by yourselves now is there?"

"Of course not," Lavender gushed before pausing. "Unless, of course, you don't want me to go with you Ron?"

"No!" Ron exclaimed instantly. "I would love to go with you."

"Great," Lavender smiled. "Cause I would love to go with you too."

Ron blushed deeply and Skye decided to take her leave.

"I've just remembered something I have to tell Ri," she said. "I'll see you two later."

"Bye Skye," Lavender said, never taking her eyes off Ron.

"Yeah, see you," Ron said distractedly.

Skye went to see Ri at the other end of the Gryffindor table. He was, of course, sitting with Angela, and Skye could help but grin at the pair.

"Oh, you're so sweet," Skye laughed, sitting down.

Teddy rolled his eyes at Skye.

"They're too mushy," he made a face. "You don't have to put up with them all day long."

"Aww," Skye cooed. "Is Teddy jealous?"

"Of what?" Teddy snorted. "Being completely and utterly whipped?"

"I am not whipped!" Ri protested heatedly.

Angela glared at him and Ri quickly took back his words.

"I...I mean," he stuttered uneasily before Teddy and Skye burst into laughter.

"Yep," Skye giggled. "Completely whipped."

A/N Yeah, so it's a bit of a filler chapter but I really wanted to get Ron and Lavender together! Please review...