Title: A Hogwarts Soap Opera
Rating: G
Warnings: None, other than good luck comprehending this thing.
Disclaimer: High school is like a soap opera. Except, in a soap opera, you know everything is going to work out...
A/N: My friend lives to give me something to write about. You can thank Kyndeyrn for giving me most of this chapter, as she is one of the characters.
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One afternoon Susan received the news that her grandfather had died, so she was very sullen in her classes. During one of the classes that Susan, Parvati, Mandy and Harry all had together, Susan and Mandy decided that a good way to cheer her up would be seeing Parvati hug Harry. Parvati blatantly refused before they all went to their next classes. All the way there Mandy was trying to get Parvati to do it. Parvati said the only way she would was if Mandy hugged Colin. Mandy agreed before walking the rest of the way to her next lesson. There Mandy saw Hermione and filled her in on the deal. Hermione laughed, being completely convinced that Mandy wouldn't go through with it. Also, she decided that she would hug Harry just to see what kind of reaction she would get out of Mandy.
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The next day Hermione saw Harry in the common room. Since no one else was around, she went up, hugged him, and then left.
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Hermione told Mandy at breakfast. Mandy was shocked. She hadn't believed that Hermione of all people would do such a thing on such short notice. Then again, she had dared Colin to ask Mandy to a dance just because she was bored, but that's a different story.
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A couple weeks later found Hermione as a new addition to the Quidditch Team Harry and Colin both had Quidditch practice from 4 until dark almost everyday, and although Hermione didn't normally play, she had taken an interest of late. As the team needed another chaser, she was filling in. The one day after practice, Harry was asking her who else it was that she knew liked him. He was aware that Hannah and Parvati like him, so he had it narrowed down to either Hermione or Susan Bones, who he was also good friends with. Hermione decieded that he deserved to know the truth, so she told Colin to go away for a moment. As he was like a brother to her, he did as asked.
"So Hermione? Is it you?"
"Most definitely."
Surprisingly enough Harry didn't seem all that shocked and just said that he would see Hermione later before heading off to they guys' showers. Hermione went up to the castle as she had already showered while the boys raced around for a bit. Once inside she found Mandy in the library (it was one of their favorite hangout spots) and went to go sit by her friend.
"Hey Hermione. How was practice?"
"Fine. I think we played better today. Just hope we're ready for the tournament next week."
"Yeah, sure…" It was sometimes extremely hard to get Mandy to pull her head out of whatever she was reading.
"Oh, by the way, I told Harry that I like him." This, however, got her attention like almost nothing else could.
"You did WHAT?"
"Told him I liked him."
"I don't believe you. Describe what happened."
So Hermione did. Afterwards, Mandy was in shock.
"I'm in shock. I can't believe that you did that."
"Ha-ha. I did. I win."
"Oh, you wish." As the two friends started up one of their many coded arguments they left the library and headed up to their dorms and bed.
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The next few weeks passed without any eventful, uh…events, happening. Unless you count Colin telling Susan, Parvati, and the entire Quidditch team that he liked Ginny. They all told him that he should ask her out. After a few weeks of badgering, he finally gave in and agreed that he would after the 2nd tournament game. Mandy was told all this and debated with herself all day if she really wanted to know who it was that Colin liked, as no one had told her the name. She eventually gave in and let Hermione tell her that it was indeed Ginny. She was pretty much able to handle all of the new info, but decided that she wouldn't be hanging around after the 2nd and 3rd tournament games.
Mandy and Romilda Vane went to all the tournaments, but Mandy was sure to drag Romilda away without explanation right after the last two games. Colin did ask Ginny out after the second match (a Gryffindor victory), and she said yes. However, that was on a Saturday. The following Monday she broke up with him. Colin was very depressed, but seemed to get over it within the next few days. It appeared that Susan and Parvati, along with a good portion of the Quidditch team took it harder than he did.
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A few days after Ginny broke up with Colin, Hermione was talking with Mandy and randomly said "Hey, I'll ask Seamus Finnigan to the end of the year ball if someone will give me 5 sickles." Mandy said she would, and so Hermione did on that Friday. She told him that she had a bet with Mandy, so he just said that he was going with one of his friends, and Hermione earned 5 sickles.
Now, the ball is a week away, Mandy is trying to hook up Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zambini, even though neither will admit they like the other; Colin is really starting to confuse the crap out of Mandy and worry Parvati and Susan.
What will happen next?
A/N: End of chapter 2! Hope you liked it, or were at least able to follow it.
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