Ginny's revelation of what she had to do came to her in the blink of an eye. Summarized, it went like this: Ron needs a child. Ron can't have a child. He's a guy. Ron needs a girl to give him a child. RON NEEDS HERMIONE! A/N-I said it was summarized! The pieces began to fall into place: Hermione becoming upset with Ginny (obviously, Ginny's dimwitted brother had said something less than finessed to Hermione about their relationship and she was distraught), the dream (Ha! Ginny thought to Melody, wherever she was), and finally, Ron's bad mood recently. Enlightened, Ginny decided that she would have to get Ron and Hermione together-within the week. But how?

"I need help with my Potions assignment."

Ginny told Hermione, by way of an excuse to get Hermione alone in the Gryffindor Common Room. Then, to retrieve Ron: "I'll go and get my book—just wait right here, Hermione." Hermione obeyed, if skeptically. Ginny raced to the Quidditch Pitch, where Ron was throwing a few underhand tennis balls to Harry for Snitch catching practice, and yelled unceremoniously up to her brother:

"RON! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU! COME INSIDE!" The redhead frowned at her and lobbed another ball to Harry. "RON!" Ginny tried again. This time Ron didn't even look back. "RONALD ARTHUR WEASLEY, IF YOU DON'T COME DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW AND TALK TO ME I'LL TELL MUM ABOUT THAT TIME OVER THE SUMMER WHEN I FOUND THAT---" But she needn't have worried. Ron came swooping down on his rickety broom the second Ginny had said 'I'll tell mum about that time over the summer'. Although Ron's delinquent acts had been too numerous over the summer to guess which one Ginny would tell about, he was sure that she would choose the worst in her memory.

"What is it, Gin?" Ron asked, alighting.

"Please come to the Gryffindor Common Room with me." Ginny pleaded, widening her eyes and pouting. Ron sighed and ran his fingers through his too-red hair.

"Fine. But just ten minutes, OK? Harry and I are losing light out here." Harry nodded fervently, and Ginny accepted Ron's offer. They set off inside, Harry remaining behind as though he knew the importance of privacy to the situation.

Ron walked into the Gryffindor Common Room and hadn't reached the furthest armchair when he saw Hermione. For the first second, he grew dizzy just looking at her-her mahogany waves of hair, her chestnut eyes. And then he became angry-why did Hermione have to be here? She had run off crying when he had confessed his love to her!

Ginny placed a quieting arm on Ron's shoulder. "There is a conversation awaiting you that has been long in the making." She said softly, so much like Dumbledore.

"All right." He said hoarsely. Hermione still hadn't noticed him; she sat poring over a Potions book with intensity. Ginny led Ron to a seat beside his friend, and tapped Hermione on the shoulder.

"Aiii!" She cried. Words spewed from her mouth. "What is HE doing here? You said you needed help with Potions! You lied! What've you got in for me, anyway, bringing Ron? He's awful! Awful! Awful!" Hermione shrieked. Ginny hugged her friend around the shoulders.

Sitting down again, Ginny explained. "I had this dream-I told you about it already, Hermione-where I met-this is crazy-your future daughter."

"Whose future daughter?" Hermione inquired. Ginny swallowed.

"Yours. Both of yours." Ginny hurried along. "She said that she won't be born if I don't do something within the next week. Just a few minutes ago I realized that Ron can only have a child with you if he is in love with you." Ginny's mouth went dry. "And he is. And Hermione, you're in love with him, too. You try to hide it by picking silly fights with him, chastising him. Stop snickering, Ron, you do the same to Hermione." Ron looked offended. Hermione blushed. "The point is, your daughter has to be born, and I know she would bring ultimate joy to your lives…and I know that you two wouldn't be truly happy without each other." Ginny looked around. Hermione was cradling her head in her hands, a few feet away, Ron was unconsciously nodding.

"No!" Hermione negated suddenly. Her face was livid. "I don't love Ron! I don't!" Ginny clucked impatiently.

"Ron, do me a favor." Ron raised an eyebrow at Ginny. "Kiss Hermione, Ron." Hermione choked. Ron caught his sister's eye, and before Hermione could say anything more, he had walked over to where she sat and kissed her firmly on the lips.

Ginny watched Hermione's reaction with pleasure. First her eyes widened with shock, then closed in utter bliss. And she didn't break away.

Ginny averted her eyes until the two had parted. "See?" She asked hoarsely.

"Yes." Ron said immediately. Ginny scowled.

"Not you. Hermione-she's the one who hasn't come to terms with her feelings for you."

"What feelings?" Hermione demanded. Ginny and Ron sent her identical looks.

"You kissed him back, didn't you?" Ginny implied.

"Yes." Hermione replied, uneasy.

"And you liked it, right?"

Even more embarrassed, Hermione said, "Yes."

"And you love Ron, don't you?" Ginny pushed.

Hermione answered automatically. "Yes." Ron flashed her a triumphant smile. "I mean no! No!"

"Hermione." Ginny said slowly. "I know that you are afraid of love. But you don't have to be! That's the great part; you love Ron and Ron loves you and you can live happily ever after. What is there to be afraid of?" Ginny said, addressing both Hermione and Ron.

"Losing my best friend. Going farther than I'd like. Forgetting about my studies." Hermione's voice speeded up. "Getting made fun of, the awkwardness, the strangeness, everything!" Hermione's chin trembled.

"Hermione." Ginny said. "Love conquers that. Love conquers all. If you love Ron, and Ron loves you, that is all that matters."

Hermione finally smiled. "I guess you're right." Ron scooted over a few more feet and put his arm around the brunette. "Wait." Hermione halted. "We fight all the time…over little things…how far can a relationship go like that?" Ron answered this time.

"Hermione, we fight because we love each other. Everyone fights with those they love. Look at me and Percy." Hermione smiled wider.

"So what you guys are trying to get through my big, fat, head is that I Love Ron, Ron Loves Me, and Love Is All There Is?"

Ginny opened her mouth to reply, "Exactly," but they wouldn't have heard, because Hermione and Ron were kissing again. And Melody would be born, and Hermione and Ron's happiness was saved, and-Ginny added-Love Really Is All There Is.