Disclaimer: See Prologue.

Key:

Hermione
Harry
Ginny
Ron
Seamus

Seamus the Sly

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"Oh no."

"What's the matter, Harry?"

"Seamus is at it again. Ginny, can you hex him from here?"

"Just give me a good view of his back. That's good. One, two thr—"

"You are NOT going to curse anyone, Ginny Weasley."

"Oh come on, Hermione, you've heard what he's been saying."

"Oh Harry! When will you marry Hermione?"

"See?"

"Just ignore it; you're being a bad influence on Ginny."

"He has not! I can think for myself!"

"Yeah—Ginny's the one who's been influencing me!"

"Is that a good thing, Harry?"

"It could be."

"Oh stop laughing, you two! I'm just telling you that you aren't allowed to hex others for fun."

"Isn't Hermione stunningly pretty, Harry?"

"For Merlin's sake, that was three years ago! How can he think it's funny anymore? Say, do you want to go fly outside, Ginny?"

"It's freezing outside, Harry. Besides, ever since The Quibbler printed "Humorous Harry Potter Moments," everyone thinks it's pretty funny."

"But it's not!"

"And there's nothing you can do about it, so you might as well stop trying!"

"Gosh, you're a load of sunshine, aren't you, Hermione? Leave him alone."

"Fine!"

"Don't you just wanna grab her, Harry? Hurry! She's walking away!"

"Hex him anyway, Gin."

"La-la-la. Harry and Hermione sitting in a tree…"

"Okay, Harry. One, two—move it, Parvati—thr—"

"…K – I – S – S – I – N – G! First comes love, then comes marr—"

"FINNIGAN! SHUT YOUR MOUTH! HARRY IS NOT GOING TO MARRY HERMIONE; HARRY IS NOT GOING TO TOUCH HERMIONE!"

"Oh yeah, Weasley? Says who?"

"Says me! If anyone marries Harry, it's going to be my sister!"

"Ron!"

"Ron!"

"Ron!"

"Oh really?"

"Yes really! And as for Hermione—"

"Who's she gonna marry?"

"Yes, Ron, who am I going to marry?"

"Oh—Hermione! Hello!"

"I think he just figured out that she's in the same room, Gin."

"Merlin, look how red his face is."

"He's in for it."

"Tell me, Ronald, who am I supposedly going to marry?"

"Er…. Someone else, besides Harry. Yeah, that's right. Definitely someone else."

"Is he, perchance, tall, dark, and handsome?"

"Er…. Not exactly…just someone else."

"Oh, ho ho!"

"Thank you, Ron. I feel so much better, now that I know I'm to marry 'someone else.'"

"Look at Seamus. Do you see what I see?"

"He looks like Mrs. Norris with a dead canary hanging out of her mouth."

"Oh, Red-Haired Someone Else! When will you marry Hermione-eeee?"

"Oh, my stomach hurts."

"I've never laughed so hard in my life!"

"We really ought to give Seamus a medal for bravery and courage. Maybe one of those 'Special Services to the School' shields."

"I agree completely. We should take the matter up with Dumbledore."

"Uh-oh. Someone and Hermione are giving us death glares."

"We should make a run for it, then."

"Have we got plenty of mistletoe to hang above their table in the library, Ginny?"

"Harry, it's the middle of January."

"So?"

"That's exactly what I say."

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Author's Note: And that's the insanely confusing one. Of course, I wasn't confused, being the one who wrote it, and all. Hopefully, you guys followed it all right. —grins— Please be nice and review! Thanks to all who have reviewed the other chapters—I haven't got the time to respond, but please rest assured that I laughed really hard at your wonderful reviews!

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