Payback

He had started this, she reminded herself. He had been the one to 'accidentally' spill the glass of water into her lap at breakfast, making her have to go back up to the dormitory and change her robes. Now though, now it was her turn to get back at him.

Passing his chair in the defense against the dark arts class she pointed her wand from under her robes and gave it a flick. On his chair appeared a whipped cream pie. With a chuckle she continued to her seat. The back of his robes would be an utter mess in the matter of a minute or so.

As he entered the classroom he could see her sitting in her seat near the front of the room. He knew she was cross with him, but he didn't know what to do about it. His eyes on the back of her head he found his desk and sat down. As a squish sounded his eyes widened. He'd just sat in something.

As he stood there was a call of "Harry Potter just sat in a PIE!" Turning in her seat she was just in time to see his face go red. Unable to control herself she let out a laugh. When his eyes locked on her she sobered herself before she gave him a wink. Just to let him know that it was her. At her gesture he turned and exited the class room, exposing his… 'creamy' backside to her, making her burst into laughter again.

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Alright, so she wanted to play it that way. The water had been an accident. He had been reaching for a pastry when Ron had bumped him, making his elbow knock the glass of water into her lap. If she wanted to get back at anyone it should have been Ron. But no, she had to put a pie in HIS chair. It was time for some revenge.

Standing at the edge of the lake, his invisibility cloak covering him he watched as she came in to view. She was walking with some other girls. It was perfect. She'd be embarrassed. Gripping what muggles called a cocking gun in his hands he grinned. He'd filled it with whipped cream.

When she came with in three feet of his arm's length he tossed the cloak to the ground, aimed and covered her in whip cream. He did not, however, expect her to lunge at him, pulling him into the lake. The girls she had been walking with were entranced by the scene playing out in front of them.

The two wrestled about in the water, splashing each other. Then he pinned her arms to her sides. "You know Ron was the one who bumped me. If it weren't for him none of this would have happened," he whispered.

"I know that," she said as she struggled a bit. "I just find it more enjoyable to get you back."

Smiling he tilted his head. "Does that mean you like me?"

A smile was the only answer to his question before she kissed him. This sent the girls on shore into a frenzy. They all started talking at once and by that night the whole school knew Hermione Granger and Harry Potter had kissed in the lake.

Payback can have such sweet rewards!

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