Pairing- Hermione & Cormac
Prompt- Excuse
Rating- T
Hermione waited anxiously in the Great Hall. She had worn an uncomfortably racy dress of Ginny's that they had to take in magically at the bust. It was still very low cut and tight fitting. Seeing as she was trying to make Ron as jealous as possible, she sucked it up and agreed to wear it.
She had made sure, on her way out, to make a point of saying goodbye to Parvati, who was sitting next to the writhing mass that was Ron and Lavender looking extremely bored. Ron had practically pushed Lavender off of his lap when he saw her.
Serves him right!
But now, seeing Cormac strut confidently down the stairs towards her, she momentarily forgot about Ron Weasley. She also forgot about how pompous, bossy, arrogant and stuck up Cormac was, right about the moment when he flashed her a pearly white smile.
"Hello, beautiful!" he practically shouted, causing a few students to glance at them and Hermione to blush.
"Um, hello."
He pulled a white flower from inside his robes and turned it to a color that matched her dress. Then he added it to his lapel.
"Shall we?" he practically purred at her.
She nodded and linked her arm in his.
As they walked to Slughorn's office, she was pleased to see Parvati and Lavender, who seemed to be following her and Cormac while whispering heatedly.
Good. That's the only reason I'm doing this anyway.
"You're quiet tonight," nudged Cormac as they sipped some champagne in a corner of the party. She kept trying to crane her neck over his hulking form, looking for Harry, Luna, Ginny, anyone really, to distract from Cormac's full lips and piercing blue eyes.
"What? Oh, just…thinking," she took a large gulp of champagne.
He chuckled and, to her complete shock, reached out and caressed her cheek, "I bet you're always thinking, bright witch like you,"
She gulped and rubbed her now sweaty hands on Ginny's dress.
"Um, yes, I suppose…"
He chuffed and grabbed her still clammy hand, pulling towards- Oh not the dance floor!
"Where are we going?" she asked shakily.
"Just over here, I want to investigate this mistletoe. Your chum Ron said I should avoid it, riddled with something called Nargles, he said," he scoffed at the idea.
Hermione couldn't believe Ron had the audacity to try and prevent her from getting near a mistletoe with Cormac when he was constantly swallowing Lavender's tongue right in front of her.
"Let's go," she said, with renew resolve.
She didn't care anymore. If anyone saw them, she could just say it was to make Ron jealous. It was the perfect excuse.