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Hermione was in the kitchen whisking away at a batch of brownie mix. She usually preferred to cook without magic. Gave everything a homier touch she thought. She paused. Why did she think of that out of nowhere? Confused she returned to whisking. Then again, who'd ever imagine Hermione as a homey person? Guessed that came with being a housewife. 'Damn it!' she thought. 'Stop thinking to yourself!'

Before she had the chance to start waging internal battle upon herself, her daughter's new friend Scorpious suddenly walked in. She gave him a smile. She had gotten use to him, even fond. He came to their house very often, coming through the fireplace, greeting her politely as always, before going upstairs to look for Rosie and Lily. Hermione never felt the need to worry because she felt he was a good lad.

"So how's it going Mrs. Weasley?" He sauntered up to the island where she was working. "Everything okay?"

It never failed to amaze Hermione on how Scorpious was the spitting image of his father, save for the completely different manner he carried himself and the occasional breakouts. Which now, she suddenly noticed as she looked up, was completely gone…She was always an advocate for healthy skin.

He continued, "Look, I heard things have been pretty hard for you ever since Mr.Weasly left…" Hermione stopped what she was doing to look up at little Scorpious. 'What the hell…?' He gazed at her intently before declaring "You know, I can be really good company." He drew out the really temptingly.

As Hermione stood there looking incredulous at his implication, Scorpious took the moment to reach forward and dipped his index finger into Hermione's brownie batch. He then proceeded to suck on it in a way he could only hope was seductive, but with a particularly familiar glint in his eyes. Hermione was at a lost for words. She could have sworn she saw-

All of a sudden Rosie barged in, startling both Hermione and Scorpious. She took a moment to survey the scene before frisking the Malfoy, despite his protests. Hermione stared on curiously as her daughter pat down each pocket until she hit what she seemed to be looking for. She pulled out a small tube and, scrutinizing at its label, began berating Scorpious who seemed to have lost all airs to defend himself. They eventually took it outside, arguing all the way.

Meanwhile, Hermione couldn't see what the big commotion was all about, still bemused from what had just happened. When she went back to whisking her mix, muttering about crazy kids, she suddenly noticed that the two teens had forgotten the incriminating tube on the table top. Hermione reached over and plucked it up for a closer look. What she saw made her laugh out loud. A Witchaway tube it turned out, similar to Muggle acne solutions, and had imprinted a serious looking warning stating "CAUTION: MAY CAUSE CONFIDENCE."


Alternate ending next chapter?