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A/N First I would just like to say thank you to all who have review my story. THANK YOU! Second from this chapter on they will slowly be getting longer. I feel that there is more detail in the chapters to come and they sometime run smoother together. That all for now on with the story.

Ch 5 A letter and Date Number 3 and 4

Ginny had stayed until Midnight they had talked a little bit more about Harry and also Dean. She had agreed with Hermione Dean's obsession was a lot on the creepy side. Hermione leaving when she did was for the best. When Ginny was gone Hermione went to her room and went to bed. 7am came early and the owl pecking on the window was the last thing that she wanted to hear. The owl would not stop pecking so Hermione had to get out of bed and let the owl in. The owl left the letter laying on the table Hermione was not going to read it until after she ate her breakfast.

Breakfast had been long gone and still the letter laid on the table. After breakfast she went and got a shower and then got dressed. When she came out of her room she went back to the kitchen and read the note. She was going on a lunch date with a guy named Mike Holly in a little bistro in Paris. Hermione looked down at the clothes she had on and knew she would need to change. She went to her room went through all her clothes even the new stuff and still came up blank. She would have to call Ginny and see if maybe she could help. She looked at the time and saw it was 9:45 and knew Ginny would not be in the best of moods when she had to wake her up. Hermione went to the fireplace and flooed Ginny. It took her severely attempts to get Ginny to wake up but finally she did. She was right she was not happy when she apparate to Hermione's house.

"Hermione what is it that you want at this time of day? , Said Ginny looking a bit on the irritated side. You know I did not leave here until midnight and you want me to get up early and help you with what. Just so you know today is also my off day. So what is it that Queen Hermione needs? Hermione just stood there and took what ever Ginny wanted to throw at her. It had cross her mind while Ginny was ranting if it was worth it or not. When Ginny had finished she had come to the conclusion that it was definitely not worth it. It can't be undone now. "Well I got the letter for the next date and it seems I'm going to Paris I was wondering if you could help me pick out an outfit.",said Hermione looking at Ginny with a pout on her lips. "Paris really?" Hermione could see that Ginny was over being mad at her. Ginny grabbed her hand and ran to Hermione's room where there were clothes every where. "I tried to come up with the outfit myself but nothing I put together seem to work.",said Hermione moving to sit on her bed. "Leave it to me I will take care of it.",said Ginny looking around the room.

Ginny had put together the prefect outfit. She had Hermione wearing a black skirt that twisted around and tied in the front. The shirt was a green peasant blouse that if she wanted to she could wear off the shoulder. The shoes were heel flip flops that were black. Ginny did not do much for Hermione's hair she just put a flower on the right side behind her ear and left the rest down. Hermione added a few accessories and then she was ready to go. It was 11:30 time for her to leave she thanked Ginny and grabbed her purse and the port key and left.

Hermione had never been to Paris before so she had no clue where she was at. There was a sign post that told her she was on the street named Saint-Germain-des-pres. She was not sure which way to go so she went straight ahead. It was not long before a lot of people came in to view. She walked a little farther and saw a building in front of her it had on the front of it a teal and white awning. There was a name and she knew that she had made it to the right place. She went to stand in line. It did not take long for the line to go down and when she made it to the front there was a French lady that was at a podium. The lady looked at Hermione and asked for her name, but she had no clue what the woman was saying. She was really not sure what to do but before she could say or do anything else there was a small man with brown hair that came to stand right beside her. " Hello, I'm Mike Holly It is nice to see you. " Hello , I'm Hermione Granger. ,said Hermione shaking Mike's hand.

Hermione watched as Mike looked at the French lady and in French told her that he was Mike Holly and he had a table for two. The woman grabbed the menu and gave a wave to follow her. They followed her to a table in the middle of the floor. When the lady brought them to their table Mike pulled out the chair for Hermione and when she sat down he pushed her in and then went and sat in his seat. They had not really said anything since they sat down. The waiter came and ask what they would like to drink. Hermione told Mike what she wanted and Mike told the waiter. The waiter left and then they began to look over the menu. "Have you ate here before? ,asked Hermione looking over the menu at Mike. Mike looked up and told her, "I have not ate at this place but I have a good Idea what would be good. Would you like for me to order for you? She told him Sure that would be nice thank you. When the waiter came he took their order and then left again. Mike was the first one to began talking.

"So how old are you Hermione?"

"I'm 26. What about yourself."

"I just had a Birthday so I'm 32"

"Was it a good Birthday? ,questioned Hermione.

"Yes it was. I ended up spending it with my family. Who could ask for anything more. Mike was smiling the whole time he was telling her. He must really love his family thought Hermione.

"I have a gift I would like to give you. I like to mess with magic and I have been working on this for a while and I heard that woman like flowers so I thought it would be nice to give this to you. ,said Mike.

Mike reached in his pocket and brought out a glass globe no bigger then his fist. Inside the globe was a rosebud. He handed it over to her. I have made this myself its a rosebud just point your wand at it and say Incipio. Hermione watched as the rose began to bloom but the really magic part was while it was blooming the rose was changing color. When it had went through all the colors of the rainbow it went back to a bud again. A few seconds passed and then it started up again.

"If you would like it to stop just move your wand in a circle and then point up and say Roseuest-A-Um Desisto.

Hermione loved the gift from Mike and was wondering what else he could do.

"Wow, its beautiful I love it thank you. May I ask how did you learn to do this? ,asked Hermione.

"I learned to work on magic and other thing in school and then when I got out I continued with some of my own work. That rose was a lot of long days and hours. Just be glad your sitting with me while I have eyebrows. When Mike said that last part she could not help but laugh.

"I am glad you like it. So do you go to school? , asked Mike.

No, I'm not even working right now. , said Hermione

"So is there anything that you've done that you have been proud of? , questioned Mike.
She had to think for a few minutes before she could answer.

"There have been a lot of things I have been proud of when I was in school, but when I found my ex in bed with another woman I kind of lost myself. Three years have passed and I'm still looking for who I am. That's why I agreed to do this.

"Well I hope that I can help you in anyway. , said Mike Hermione watched as Mike's face began to turn red from blushing. He bent his head down looking at his food and began to eat.

"So Mike what is it that you do?"

"I'm a Professor at a University. I teach Astronomy.

"That sounds like it would be interesting to go to. I love to learn different things and maybe one day I could come to your class and see what it's all about. I love to learn about new things. , Hermione told Mike.

"That would be great. Just let me know when you would like to visit. ,said Mike. They had finished eating and were waiting on the check when Hermione's curiosity got the better of her.

"If you don't mind my asking, How did you find out about this? , asked Hermione.

"I really don't mind telling you. I had just dismiss my class and was getting ready to head out myself. When I heard a voice and looked up from my desk to see this guy. I asked him if I could help him and that was when he told me who he was and why he was there. He then took out a picture of you and asked if I was interested. At first I thought he was crazy and I would have dismissed him, but to tell you the truth I don't have many woman knocking on my door. I told him I would love to. He shook my hand told me he would be in touch and then he walked out. I would just like to say that I don't regret that I said yes."

Hermione blushed a little."I had a wonderful time and one day you will have to tell me how you did the rose.

"One day I might. , said Mike with a crooked smile.

Mike paid the waiter. They left the table and and went out of the restaurant when they were far enough a way. Hermione went straight and Mike turned left. When she got to the port key area she left Paris with a happy heart and a glass rose in her hand.

Hermione's Home

It was about 2pm when she made it home. When she was back in her kitchen she laid her purse down on the table and went to the living room. She went to the bookshelf that was by the window and placed the glass rose at the corner of the shelf that had the least books. She had laid the rose down and was heading to the bathroom to change and get a shower when there was a peck at the window in the kitchen.

When she got in the kitchen to let the owl in she was surprised at who it was that was at her window. It was Hedwig. She was shocked she did not think that Harry would contact her so soon. She bit her bottom lip and then went to the window to let her in. There was a letter on her foot she took it and gave some treats to her. She petted her a little bit and then Hedwig left.

She was nervous about what could possibly be in the letter. She laid it on the table and went and took her shower and put on her long gray tee shirt. She came back to the kitchen and the letter was still right where she left it. She took a deep breath and picked up the letter. She let out the breath as she was opening it. It read

Dear, Hermione

It's Harry I know that you know that I just thought I should tell you. I'm not the greatest at writing letters and it's harder then I thought it would be. It's been a long time since we have seen each other. I know we did not leave on good terms. Please don't be mad at Ginny for giving me your address. I was not sure if I could do this or not. I have wanted to talk to you for a while but I have not had the courage. When I saw Ginny and we talked I knew that I would be able to contact you. I have just a few things I would like to say and get off my chest and when your done reading if you still want nothing to do with me then at least I can say I tried. I would first like to say I'm sorry to hear about you and Ron. I did know what he was doing but I'll tell you Hermione everyday I tried to get him to tell you. I felt as his friend it was his place to tell you not me. I'm sorry! When Ginny came that night and gave me back my ring and told me that I was not the one I lost it. I had lost me and everybody else and all their problems did not matter. So when you came to me a few days later with what was wrong with you I was not much help. I'm sorry again. I know this is not much and I hope its not to late, but Hermione I miss you. I miss the way that we used to talk and how you was always there for me. I hope to hear from you soon. your friend I hope .
Harry Potter

When she had finished reading the letter she laid it back on the table and put her head down. She had different emotions running in her head. When Harry had mentioned about Ron the same sting that came with that name had came back. She still had just a few things she was not ready to face so that anger would have to stay right where it was. The happiness that she felt when Harry had said that he missed her was more of a surprise then anything. She did not think that she would be this happy with having Harry writing her and telling her that he would like to became her friend again. There was a little bit of sadness in her heart because right know she still had to think on if she could let Harry back in her life.

There was a tap at the window and when she looked up she saw that it was the owl from OSR. She open the window and let the owl in got the letter and watched the owl leave before she opened the letter. Miss Granger your next date will be with Aaron Rankins at 8pm tonight. Thank You One Single Rose. Hermione looked at the time and saw she still had five hours until she had to go. She had just got her shower and she was not going to get dressed this early so what was she to do while she waited. She went back to the living room and saw that her book was still laying on the coffee table, So she sat down on the couch grabbed her book and began to read.

She was so into her book that when she looked up to glance at the time she saw that it was already 7:05 pm and she was running late. She put her book down and went to her room to get dressed. The night time air still had a chill to it so Hermione went with a warm outfit. The shirt was a long gray tee shirt with a red rose on the front of it. She matched it with a jean skirt and a pair of black leggings. The shoes she wore were a pair of gray strapped high heels. When she was finished getting dressed she went to the bathroom to do something with her hair. She was going to wear it up but it would take to long so she went with it down and a barrette on the side. She still had a few minutes until 8pm so she hurried to the kitchen to grab the port key right when it hit 8pm.

Date #4

When the spinning stopped and she was able to look around she was speechless she had never seen anything as beautiful as it was here. You could not tell where the grass ended and the stars began."It's beautiful right." The voice came from behind her and it made her jump when she heard it. Hermione turned around to see the man who came with that voice. Aaron Rankins I take it. ,said Hermione catching her breath and walking towards him. Aaron was mixed with brown hair and brown eyes and from the way his body looked he had to work out everyday or Aaron was very blessed by God. "I would assume your Hermione Granger. I hope I do not scared you to much. ,said Aaron with a smile on his face and putting out his hand so Hermione could shake it. "Not to badly, laughed Hermione while shaking his hand.

"So come with me I have a place over there that is set up just for us. ,said Aaron walking and pointing to a spot towards a tent. Hermione looked where he was pointing and saw a yellow blanket and on it were some books and a small basket and right beside it was a telescope. When they got to the blanket Hermione sat down first and then Aaron sat down on the opposite side of her. "So as you see I've brought a few things for us to do that I thought would be fun. I hope tonight we can have fun I will go ahead and tell you a few things about myself. I'm 30 years old. I have parents but I will not talk about them! "When Aaron said that he gave a very scary look at Hermione. She was not going to go against his wishes. I have a job but I wont talk about that either. I like to look at stars and I love my cats.

While Aaron was talking she began to wonder on rather or not he was going to want to know anything about her. "I have a cat. ,said Hermione trying to tell him a little about her. Aaron was not really paying attention to her. He reached in his pocket and brought out his wallet. He open it and unfolded all the pictures that were in there. He passed it to Hermione. A very creepy feel came over her as she looked at the pictures. There was several cats in clothes and at different places. While she was looking Aaron was leaning over her and telling her who was who and what they were doing. The creepy feeling just got worst the more he talked about them. "Their lovely. ,said Hermione trying to move on to something else, but nothing she said would stop him. He went on and on about his cats to the point that she wanted to scream."I'm a little thirsty in that basket did you happen to bring anything to drink? ,asked Hermione pointing to the basket.
She had finally found something that got him off the subjects of his cats. He moved to the basket and brought out all the items that were in there. There was some pumpkins juice and for food he brought some vegetable and some fruit. He passed her a bottle of juice and a small plate of grapes. She ate them in silence and really did not want to try to talk to this Aaron guy. While she was eating Aaron grabbed a book that was lying around and began to read it. She had finished her food and laid the plate down by the basket. Aaron looked up from his book and said,"So now that you have finished eating I thought I would show you a few things that are up in the sky. Hermione if you look up right now you will see a mentor shower." Hermione looked up and saw tons of lines and stars that were falling it was beautiful. They watched the shower until it was over. Then Aaron went to move by the telescope. Hermione was not sure what he was doing. He kept messing with a few knobs that were on the telescope and after a few minutes he looked up and asked her to come and look.

When she got over to the telescope she looked and saw a few cluster of stars, but when she looked a little bit longer she began to see a shape. She could not put her finger on what the shape was called. While she was looking Aaron began to tell her what it was that she was looking at. "It's called a Whirlpool Galaxy, but some people know it as Messier. The guy who was the one who found it his name was Charles Messier and he discover it in 1774. If I turned the knob just a little and zoom in some you should see it's companion Galaxy. Believe it or not that part was discover by a different guy later on. The guy who discover it his name was Pierre Mechain. Do you see how this part has a spiral to it? Hermione still with her eye looking at the Galaxy said "yes." "They did not know it was like that until another guy discover it in 1845 his name was Lord Rosse. I'll tell you my theory if you would like to hear it. , said Aaron. Hermione moved her head away from the telescope and told him sure.

"I believe that as the years went on it change little by little until the next person that looked at it saw that it changed. ,said Aaron sitting down by the telescope and turning the knobs again. "That sounds like a good theory and it sounds like it could be true. , said Hermione watching Aaron. "Are you going to show me another one? ,asked Hermione picking up one of the books that Aaron had laying around. You know when he's not obsessing about those damn cats he seems like a nice guy, thought Hermione. "Yes, I'm just trying to fix it were you could see it. ,said Aaron. OK, It's ready come and look. , said Aaron moving over so she could look. Hermione looked and saw color, red and blue to be exact. "What is this I have never seen anything like this before? ,said Hermione. "It's called the Trifled Nebula it's located in Sagittarius. The name has a meaning and if you look you can see how its divided into three lobes. The reason its so unusual is because its an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula. That would be the lower red portion. A reflection nebula would be the upper blue portion, and the dark nebula in the middle looks like it's gasps within the emission nebula and that's what causes the trifled appearance.

"So what do you think? ,asked Aaron looking at her. "I love it. I think I have found something to do in my free time. ,said Hermione moving away from the telescope and getting to her feet and stretching. "Well I had a great time tonight for the most part. ,said Hermione. "Thank you for tonight it was fun. ,said Aaron. They picked up everything and then Aaron said bye and then he was gone. Hermione stay for just a few minutes looking at the stars think back to the letter that was on the table and what she going to do about Harry. He did say he was sorry and maybe with a little bit of work they could mend their friendship. She went to the port key and left behind the stars and all their glory.

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