Chapter 4-

'So, where do you stay?' asked Sally.

'I stay in London,' said Ron.

'Wow, I've never been there! What's it like?' exclaimed Sally.

'Oh it's great! A busy bustling city. I rather miss it actually. I haven't been home for more than two months,' said Ron wistfully.

'So why can't you go back?' asked Sally curiously.

'Umm…I…had a fiancé,' said Ron looking a bit discomfited.

'And?' prompted Sally.

'Well, I left her…on our wedding day,' continued Ron turning red. He wondered why he even told her. His chances of getting her to go out with him seemed nil now.

'You didn't. What's her name?' gasped Sally.

Ron nodded sadly. 'Hermione. I feel like an ass. I wish I hadn't proposed, I wish I hadn't led her on. It's not even like I didn't love her, I did, but marriage is so scary! What if my feelings changed?'

Sally nodded understandingly. 'Have you heard from her?'

Ron snorted. 'Like she will talk to me,'

'C'mon you can try contacting her!' said Sally.

'No. She is my past. I have to move on,' said Ron and then smiled at her. Sally smiled back.

'So, what now?' asked Ron. It was past four. They had spent the whole afternoon talking.

'Well, I gotta get back. I have some work to do. It was nice meeting you Ron. Wanna stay in touch?' asked Sally.

'Of course! Do you have an ow-' Ron stopped. She didn't know he was a wizard. He was going to have to be careful.

'What?' asked Sally intrigued.

'I mean, can I have your number?' amended Ron.

'Absolutely,' replied Sally and then gave her number to him. Then, she bent forward to kiss him, softly. 'See you around,' She smiled shyly and then left the restaurant.

Ron grinned widely.

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'Granger, I think we should move in together,' said Malfoy smirking slightly.

'WHAT! Move intogether? Why should we do that?' asked Hermione

furiously

'Because, we have to look the part,' said Malfoy smiling evilly.

'But Ron isn't even here! How is he going to know? And how do you get benefited?' asked Hermione dangerously.

'I get to annoy you 24/7.' said Malfoy simply.

Hermione rolled her eyes and said, 'No.'

'Then we have a problem,' said Malfoy softly.

'What do you mean?' Hermione narrowed her eyes.

'I mean that I'm not sure I can pretend to be your boyfriend. It's too much work. See, I have to be around you for some amount of time everyday, which is asking a lot considering the fact that you're unbearable,' explained Malfoy malevolently.

'But you would have to be around me for a longer time than that if we moved in together,' pointed out Hermione without missing a beat.

'True, but if you lived with me, there would be some pros too,' smirked Malfoy.

Hermione sighed. 'I hate you, Malfoy'

'Is that a yes?' asked Malfoy smugly.

Hermione nodded sadly.

'Hermione, you can't live with him!' exclaimed Harry appalled.

'I have no choice, Harry,' replied Hermione sorrowfully.

'But he's a…dog!' said Harry disgustedly.

'Hello? I'm right here!' exclaimed Malfoy.

Hermione ignored him and said, 'It's okay, Harry. It's only for a few months. Once Ron realizes his mistake I will move out,'

Harry looked at her with pity. He was angry with Ron now. Look what he had done to her. She had to seek Malfoy's help just so that she could feel better. It was all Ron's fault at the end of the day. And now, Harry thought with determination, he would co-operate more with Hermione only to make Ron feel like shit.

Harry nodded and smiled,' I know you'll be okay'

Hermione smiled back at him. Harry said to Malfoy,' Malfoy, I'm requesting you, please don't do anything wrong,'

Malfoy looked at him in surprise and then nodded slowly.

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'Hey, boss. Everything's going according to the plan. His name is Ronald Weasley and everything you said about him is confirmed. He is from London and his ex-fiancé's name isHermione Granger,' reported Sally to a man in a park behind the café.

'What does he think about you?' asked the man.

'He adores me,' Sally started laughing loudly.

'That's great. You know what to do next, yes?' asked the man.

Sally nodded and smiled slowly, 'This is going is to be fun,'

Who is Sally? You'll find out later! Ha-ha. Anyway, how was it? An early update, I know. But I'm not sure if I'll be able to update for a few days so…! By the way, haven't you guys found even one error? Really, you should tell me! Any requests or suggestions? Let me know : ) As usual, thank you for reviewing, favorite-ing and putting the fic. on alert. You guys are beyond amazing.

-EpitomeOfImperfection