What is this, the plot? What a novel concept.

Something very exciting has happened ... we made it to 600 reviews! You guys are AMAZING. I know I say that all the time but it's totally true. It's true that I've never written a fic with this many chapters before, but I've also never had a story hit 100 reviews, let alone 600 so I want to thank you all for your loyalty, for taking the time to review and for your kind comments - they really mean a lot to me.

A couple of people had questions about the last two chapters, so I shall answer them. No, Ron and Hermione don't know that Ginny saw them. Also, Ginny didn't hang around and watch - it all happened rather quickly, and I think in that situation you'd be frozen to the spot for a few seconds before you got the hell out of there! So not quite as kinky as it may have seemed - sorry about that ;)

Also, I am not planning on a sequel at this stage, but I am working on a couple of other things at the moment... and you never know, I might get inspired one day to write a sequel!

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44. A Box of Tissues

Sunday

A piece of paper slides under the door. It is the thing Hermione has been waiting for; she opens the door in a flash, and the brunette behind it looks terrified.

"Isobel," says Hermione. "Don't worry, Harry isn't here. I just wanted to ask you some questions."

She steers the younger girl inside. "Here, sit down. I want to ask about this note. Do you know anything about it?"

Isobel barely looks at it. "N-no. I don't know anything."

"Please, Isobel. That note nearly ruined the lives of two of my closest friends. Did you send it?"

"N-no," she says. "I swear, it wasn't me."

"Really? Because I'm sure if we compared it with that report you just left, the handwriting would be remarkably similar."

Suddenly Isobel is crying. "Please, you don't understand!"

"I think I do," says Hermione, and her voice is kind. "I remember you from Hogwarts, Isobel. Your sister was in Ravenclaw, but you were in Gryffindor, weren't you? You were a quiet achiever. Harry was always there, but he never noticed someone like you. You couldn't believe your luck when you got this job. Maybe he would finally notice you! But he never saw you as anything except a secretary."

Isobel nods, cheeks wet with tears. Hermione hands her a tissue.

"But I know you'd never write that," she says. "It was someone else's idea, wasn't it? Someone else said they could make him notice you."

Isobel looks at Hermione in disbelief. "How did you know?"

So hopefully that was not too confusing - the next chapter will clear everything up, I promise.

I didn't really have room to explain, but I imagine Hermione knew from Harry that Isobel would be dropping a report around, and being incredibly sneaky, she waited to confront her. She might even have sent the request for the report in the first place! ... Nah, that would be taking it a bit too far. Lol.