During the girls' first class of the day, there was lots of whispering floating about the room, and people kept glancing at Hermione and giggling. After class, she was approached by Ron and Harry, who wanted answers about… something, it seemed, although Hermione wasn't sure what.

"So, is it true?" Ron said accusingly. Harry simply looked at the ground, seeming sad.

"Is what true? What were all those people whispering about?" Hermione was scared. What was going on?

Harry suddenly looked up, a scowl on his face. "That you had sex last night with Draco. He's been bragging about it all day, and everyone seems to think you're a-a-"

"A what? A slut? Honestly, I thought you two would think better of me. You know me, at least somewhat. Do you really think I would do that? With someone I barely know? The nerve!"

Bridget and Angela, noticing the skirmish, hurried up to Hermione's aide. "What is it? What's going on?" Bridget said accusingly, pointing her long fingers at Harry and Ron. "What've you done to her? I swear, if you so much as say one thing about her…" Before she could finish her rant, Angela shushed her with a delicate touch to her arm, which Hermione noticed. She smiled slightly before turning to answer the girls.

"Apparently-" she paused and swallowed, fighting back tears, "apparently everyone thinks that I'm a slut that's just had sex with Draco after the few days I've known him."

Bridget and Angela gasped. "But-but how?" Angela said, astonished. "You haven't told anyone besides us! Haven't you?"

Hermione nodded. "Yes, so apparently Draco is-is telling-" her voice broke, "is telling people that we-we- we did it!"

Bridget and Angela looked enraged. "The nerve of him!" Bridget stomped her foot in anger, her beautiful face twisted in a look of pure hatred. "How dare he treat you this way!" She whirled around to face the boys, who were standing there uncomfortably. "And you!" she shouted. "How could you possibly believe him, or at least feed the rumours?" She acquired a deep, mocking voice, pretending to be them. "Yeah, yeah, we're-we're gonna go over, and we're-we're gonna ask her. Also, I don't know the difference between a werewolf and a vampire. They both change with the Sun, right?" The girls roared with laughter, while Ron and Harry glanced at each other and smirked.

"We can control the outcome of this, you know," Ron sneered. "We can make you look very, very good… or very, very bad!"

"Yeah," Harry said. "We can say that you admitted it, or-or," an evil grin spread across his face, "we can say that you tried to kiss us!" He and Ron laughed uproariously.

"Shove off, you big lumps," Bridget said, then, snapping her fingers to indicate it was time to go, the trio of girls followed her command and sashayed out of the classroom, feigning confidence to better their somewhat-destroyed images.

Once they turned the corner, however, Hermione burst into tears. "My life is ruined!" she wailed. "No one will ever want to date me, and-and no one will want to be friends with me!"

Bridget and Angela shared a look, then turned to her. "Snap out of it, girlfriend! You need to get yourself together!" Bridget commanded.

Hermione looked up at her from her position on the cold stone floor. "What?" she sniffled.

Angela took control. "Yeah! Before we set about bettering your image and making a fool out of Draco, you need to have some fun! So what everyone thinks you're a slut? More fun for you! The boys will know where to go for a good time!" She let a giggle slip out before regaining her confident composure. "Let's skip our next class and have some fun! We're already-" she looked at her black and gold watch, "-20 minutes late. Might as well not go at all!"

Hermione allowed herself a small smile. "Alright, then. What are we going to do?"

Bridget grinned wickedly. "I have the perfect plan."

Hey guys! Sorry I uploaded so much last time, and I'm super sorry! I (attempted) to participate in NaNoWriMo, which, if you don't know, is a writing challenge in the month of November to write 50,000 words. Unfortunately, November was the month where I was the busiest I've ever been in my life, so I barely got to write at all, and barely got past 5,000 words. (Pathetic, I know). Anyways, that first upload was what I wrote for NaNoWriMo, plus a little bit extra. I really enjoyed writing it and wanted to keep going, so I joined this wonderful community so I could keep writing. I would really love your continued encouragement and support as I write, and I will gratefully and gladly take any constructive criticism or ideas for future plot. Thanks so much for reading my work, and I hope you enjoy!

- Ava