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CHAPTER 3.
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As much as Hermione loved her classes and the ever energetic and terribly tiring children, she still looked forward to weekends.
She spent them reading for leisure and tidying up her apartment and trying out new things to cook, bake etc.
Saturday afternoons were usually spent at either her's or Ginny's or Luna's house. They would cook together and have lunch and generally just catch up on each other's lives.
Ginny had been married to Harry for a year and was just completing her Healer's training so all she got were the weekends to spend time with her female friends.
Luna and Ron had been going out for 2 years and were as steady as anyone could get with Ron. She seemed to be a good influence on him. He lost his temper less often and actually thought before he spoke. He also seemed to see her imaginary creatures and that was what she loved him the most for.
Hermione and Ron had realised that they had mistaken their friendship for love. And although the Trio were still as thick as thieves, Hermione and Ron thought it was better to let their relation stay the way it was in school.
Both were extremely protective of Hermione. Ever since she remembered she had not had a normal first date with anyone thanks to Harry and Ron.
No one was good enough.
It started out with following her and her date under the Invisibility cloak and would almost end up in verbal and physical fights the moment her date would do anything other than talk or try to come closer than one arm's distance.
She was very grateful for their protectiveness and many a times they saved her from terrible and utterly disastrous dates but they also kind of eclipsed the ones she wanted to go on a second date with too.
Tired of their brotherly possessiveness she decided that she would stop informing them about her future dates and as far as possible go to muggle London for them to prevent them from running into her.
Luckily Ginny and Luna kept their mouths shut because they too were tired of their better halves unnecessary butting in considering most of the dates were arranged by them.
So this Saturday the 3 of them were at Hermione's and they had tried their hand at Sushi, the recipe of which Hermione was reading out from a cookbook.
After a successful lunch the 3 of them retired on the couch with plates full of chocolate cake courtesy of Mrs. Weasley.
"Oh Mione! I completely forgot to tell you. There's a new sports section writer appointed recently for The Quibbler. I've only met him twice yet but seems like someone you would take notice of", Luna said going into full finding Hermione a date mode.
"No you guys!" Hermione groaned wrinkling her brow in protest. "Don't you remember the let's leave Hermione alone for a while policy?"
"Yeah. We did leave you alone for 2 weeks! That counts for quite some time Mione! You've not had a steady relationship since Neville and that was like years ago", Ginny said, stretching the word years as if it was some centuries ago.
"I really am not in the mood for a relationship, guys. I'm perfectly content with my work and you'll!" Hermione protested.
"But then we'll get to go on a triple date", Ginny pouted.
Hermione laughed. "Yeah. That'll be the day. We anyways have stopped telling Harry and Ron about my blind dates and if we actually go out together my so called date will never ever call me. Don't you remember the questions they asked Brad? He refuses to even look at me when he comes to pick up his niece at school once in a while."
Ginny and Luna both laughed.
"Ok. So as always now we won't tell them anything. You meet him and if things go well we can all meet him too", Luna pleaded.
"Let me think about it. Anyway tomorrow is the weekly Sunday at Mrs. Weasley's so nothing can be done till next week. In that much time you can get to know this guy what's his name", Hermione said looking at Luna.
"Ummm Frederick I think." Luna said tilting her head sideways, eyes scrunched trying to remember.
Hermione almost choked on her cake.
"What?" she spluttered.
"Yeah Frederick McIntosh", she confirmed.
"What did you think Mione? My brother, prankster extraordinaire, one half of the Weasley twins, Fred Weasley? There are more Frederick's in the world you know", Ginny said teasingly.
"There better be" Hermione mumbled, trying to wipe off a bit of the cake that had fallen on the floor.
"Oh this Fred is exactly the opposite of your Fred, Gin. He's quiet, sophisticated, well read and actually writes Muggle literature as a pastime. And looks super yummy in formals." Luna elaborated.
"Hmmm not only does he have all your requirements but is easy on the eyes too! Mione! We've hit the jackpot!" Ginny yelled in excitement. "Wait a minute! Lu what do you mean exact opposite of my brother? Do you think my brother is loud, shabby, illiterate and ugly?" She said scowling at Luna.
Luna laughed. "No Gin. Don't get me wrong. Well Fred is loud but in a nice way. He makes everyone laugh and is so easy going and pranking is his passion and look how well he's doing in it. They have 3 stores all over London and more business than they can manage. He's extremely successful and good looking too. But you know Hermione and I meant he may be Fred's namesake but is quite different from him" she explained trying to placate the redhead whose temper was quite as red as her hair.
"Hmmm. I suppose you're right. I'm sorry Lu. I dint mean to take you so literally. Its just that I love the twins so much. I'm the closest to them and after the war I think I'm a bit more protective about Fred. ", she said looking sad.
"It's ok Gin. I know. Don't worry. We'll find someone good for him too!" Luna said her spacey eyes twinkling now.
Ginny too got excited at the prospect of playing matchmaker for yet another person.
Great! Hermione thought rolling her eyes.
One more scapegoat they've got.
Not that they meant any harm, more often than not they always ended arranging for really random dates.
At least Hermione had not had any luck so far with them.
Although it did amuse her to think of Fred's reactions at his sister's and future sister-in-law's 'blind dates' that they would arrange for him.
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