"I'm so glad Mum and Dad let you guys come over," Hermione Granger giggled to her best girl friends, Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were great, but sometimes she just needed a little bit of girl time.
Ginny passed a bowl of pretzels to Luna, before scooping a handful of popcorn out of a similar bowl. Hermione munched on pizza. The girls giggled about boys, as a nice romantic comedy played on the TV.
"Isn't Harry dreamy?" Ginny asked, sighing as she stared at the ceiling. Thunder crashed outside, and Luna began bouncing up and down on Hermione's bed.
"Not really," the blonde said. "Only if you like... that type."
Hermione looked at Luna before taking a gulp of cream soda. "What exactly is your type?" she asked.
"I like guys who are dreamier; who actually see instead of just looking."
Ginny rolled her eyes and swung a large pillow at Luna, knocking the Ravenclaw off the bed."He is so cute!"
The girls laughed again, and Hermione turned up the volume on her television, silently telling her friends to be quiet.
"This is the best part! Shush!"
Or not so silently.
"Aww! That is the sweetest thing in the world!" Hermione gushed, smiling. If only real life could be that romantic.
Luna smiled dreamily to herself.
In the shadows, a young girl sat, watching the trio of friends laugh and joke around. She gave a low growl, raising the binoculars to her eyes once again.
Astoria Greengrass was confused. She had been watching Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood all year, and still couldn't figure out what made them so popular, why the male population of Hogwarts adored them so.
It was obvious for the girl Weasley. After spying on Ginny for a week, Astoria understood. It was the way she dressed, walked, spoke, and ate, that left the boys crawling at the heels of her high-heeled stilettos.
Granger obviously mooched off Potter's popularity, but what about Loony Lovegood? Who on Earth would be attracted to her? This thought made Astoria chuckle. Her last question was answered in one of Luna's secrets, which would be used to blackmail her.
Evil chills went up Astoria's arms, and she smiled to herself. This was going to be fun.
