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Note: Had this idea a while back. I may or may not continue, will need motivation in the form of reviews :)
"You want me to what?" Hermione thought the firewhiskey that the group of girls had been knocking back had really gone to her head. She admitted to herself that she'd felt the effects of the drink fairly quickly as the evening progressed, with the girls huddled around a few bottles of Ogden's Old Firewhisky in the Gryffindor girl's dormitory to celebrate their return to their studies at Hogwarts.
"Think about it, Hermione!" Parvati Patil continued. "Think of all the anguish and pain he's caused you, and a lot of other students over the years. And now...after the War, he's vulnerable. The only Slytherin to return out of our year."
"Why would I even entertain your idea?" Hermione exclaimed. The redhead sipping her drink beside her addressed her roommate.
"You know...you may be onto something Patil," Ginny pondered.
"Ginny!" Hermione whipped her head to face her, eyes glaring.
"What!"
"Has he not been through enough?" Luna asked the rest of the circle.
"That's not why I disagree with the idea," Hermione stated, turning to face the only Ravenclaw present in the dormitory.
"Then why?" Parvati exclaimed. "Think about it, Hermione, really think about it. He's all alone, secretly hungering for a bit of human attention. He'd never see this coming! And none of us can do it, we're either unavailable or we've pined over him before in the past. But you..." Hermione squirmed on her floor cushion.
"You've never expressed interest in him before," Ginny continued, catching on. "But you could do it in a way that you seem interested, but uninterested at the same time."
"And how do you propose I do that?" Hermione questioned. "I'm not exactly knowledgable in the art of flirting! Wait, never mind, because I don't agree to it."
"You managed to get Ron, didn't you?" Lavender sniffed from her corner of the group. An awkward silence fell over the girls. Hermione sighed, why did she have to pour salt in raw wounds?
"You're welcome to him," she muttered. Lavender started, but Parvati held out a hand to silence her. The girl crossed her arms and sent a glare in Hermione's direction.
"We'll all help you, Hermione,"Parvati said with a pointed look in her Lavender's direction. "We're in this together, you are representing all of us and we want to ensure that you succeed in your mission: the fall of Draco Malfoy."