Hermione stopped inside the bookstore and looked up at a clock behind
the counter. It was nearly one o'clock. "Good" she thought, "I can stay in
here until it's time to go meet George.". So he began perusing the rows of
books for interesting titles, to bide her time.
Meanwhile, the boys were wandering the streets deciding where to go next. They ran into Neville, Seamus, and Dean, and ended up in Zonko's joke shop, inspecting the newest line of Nose-biting Teacups. After awhile Harry looked down at his watch and spoke up, "I have to go...I'm supposed to meet Cho in 10 minutes." The boys began doing catcalls and wolf whistles as Harry turned beet red and walked out of the store calling goodbye to them. Ron and the others just laughed.
Back at the Bookshop
Hermione realized it was almost 2:00, so she put the book she had been looking at back on the shelf, popped a string mint into her mouth, and headed out the door, towards the Three Broomsticks. She became increasingly more nervous with each step, yet she couldn't help but grin at the thought of spending the afternoon with George. When the Three Broomsticks came into view, so did George's flaming red hair. George smiled when he spotted Hermione coming towards him. He gave her a hug as she reached him then opened the door for her as they went inside. They found a table and there was a moment of awkward silence until a middle- aged witch came over to take their orders. Hermione had a sudden girlie urge and ordered a cherry syrup and soda with ice, while George ordered a butterbeer. After she left, George turned his attention back to Hermione. She looked beautiful. Her soft, shiny, brown hair curled under where it ended, right past her shoulders, and her deep chocolate eyes were entrancing. He noticed her start to blush and he realized he probably looked like a psycho just sitting there staring at her. He blushed a bit as well, then composed himself, "So, what did you do this morning?" "Oh not much, just wandered around mostly, what about you?" "Fred and Lee and I spent most of our time in Zonkos" Hermione smiled, "of course", she thought. Just then she noticed a very familiar head of messy raven hair coming in their direction. About the time she saw him, Harry noticed Hermione, and she was sitting with... "GEORGE?" "Hullo Harry" George said surprised at his little brother's friend's outburst. Hermione looked up with a weak smile, "Hi Harry, fancy seeing you here"
"Well, Cho and I wanted to spend some time together...just the two of us." Harry replied as he put his arm around Cho's shoulders. "Oh I see" Hermione said "Yeah...so this is what you had to do today 'Mione? I thought you were going to be spending the day in that bookshop."
"Well you thought wrong Harry, I do have a life you know" Hermione was getting defensive. "Hermione, I didn't mean it like that, I just figured when you went in there, you would stay awhile." Its ok...but anyways...I don't want to keep you away from your 'alone time'," Hermione said suddenly playful and winking at Harry, causing him to blush," so I'll just talk to you later." "Alright Mione...see ya George" George's butterbeer and Hermione's soda, complete with a little umbrella on top, arrived then, easing an awkward moment into comfortable silence.
The silence ended soon thereafter and the two talked about everything from books and broomsticks to pranks and poetry. By the time the started running out of things to talk about, their drinks were finished and it was already four o' clock. They decided to head back to the castle and get ready for dinner. When they entered the common room, it was empty so George quickly took advantage of the situation. He pulled Hermione to him and kissed her. The kiss deepened and Hermione felt George tug a bit on her bottom lip. She parted her lips slightly and George took advantage of that too as he moved his tongue across her lips, teasing her a bit. The kisses grew more passionate, and George pulled Hermione to his body, as tightly as he could and Hermione ran her fingers through George's hair. Suddenly George's hands roamed down her back to her thighs and he picked her up, as Hermione instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist. They made their way to a couch never breaking the kiss and sat down, Hermione still wrapped around George. All of a sudden they heard the portrait hole open, and as Hermione was trying to disentangle herself from George, she ended up in a heap on the floor, looking sheepishly up at the boy that had just entered the room.
Meanwhile, the boys were wandering the streets deciding where to go next. They ran into Neville, Seamus, and Dean, and ended up in Zonko's joke shop, inspecting the newest line of Nose-biting Teacups. After awhile Harry looked down at his watch and spoke up, "I have to go...I'm supposed to meet Cho in 10 minutes." The boys began doing catcalls and wolf whistles as Harry turned beet red and walked out of the store calling goodbye to them. Ron and the others just laughed.
Back at the Bookshop
Hermione realized it was almost 2:00, so she put the book she had been looking at back on the shelf, popped a string mint into her mouth, and headed out the door, towards the Three Broomsticks. She became increasingly more nervous with each step, yet she couldn't help but grin at the thought of spending the afternoon with George. When the Three Broomsticks came into view, so did George's flaming red hair. George smiled when he spotted Hermione coming towards him. He gave her a hug as she reached him then opened the door for her as they went inside. They found a table and there was a moment of awkward silence until a middle- aged witch came over to take their orders. Hermione had a sudden girlie urge and ordered a cherry syrup and soda with ice, while George ordered a butterbeer. After she left, George turned his attention back to Hermione. She looked beautiful. Her soft, shiny, brown hair curled under where it ended, right past her shoulders, and her deep chocolate eyes were entrancing. He noticed her start to blush and he realized he probably looked like a psycho just sitting there staring at her. He blushed a bit as well, then composed himself, "So, what did you do this morning?" "Oh not much, just wandered around mostly, what about you?" "Fred and Lee and I spent most of our time in Zonkos" Hermione smiled, "of course", she thought. Just then she noticed a very familiar head of messy raven hair coming in their direction. About the time she saw him, Harry noticed Hermione, and she was sitting with... "GEORGE?" "Hullo Harry" George said surprised at his little brother's friend's outburst. Hermione looked up with a weak smile, "Hi Harry, fancy seeing you here"
"Well, Cho and I wanted to spend some time together...just the two of us." Harry replied as he put his arm around Cho's shoulders. "Oh I see" Hermione said "Yeah...so this is what you had to do today 'Mione? I thought you were going to be spending the day in that bookshop."
"Well you thought wrong Harry, I do have a life you know" Hermione was getting defensive. "Hermione, I didn't mean it like that, I just figured when you went in there, you would stay awhile." Its ok...but anyways...I don't want to keep you away from your 'alone time'," Hermione said suddenly playful and winking at Harry, causing him to blush," so I'll just talk to you later." "Alright Mione...see ya George" George's butterbeer and Hermione's soda, complete with a little umbrella on top, arrived then, easing an awkward moment into comfortable silence.
The silence ended soon thereafter and the two talked about everything from books and broomsticks to pranks and poetry. By the time the started running out of things to talk about, their drinks were finished and it was already four o' clock. They decided to head back to the castle and get ready for dinner. When they entered the common room, it was empty so George quickly took advantage of the situation. He pulled Hermione to him and kissed her. The kiss deepened and Hermione felt George tug a bit on her bottom lip. She parted her lips slightly and George took advantage of that too as he moved his tongue across her lips, teasing her a bit. The kisses grew more passionate, and George pulled Hermione to his body, as tightly as he could and Hermione ran her fingers through George's hair. Suddenly George's hands roamed down her back to her thighs and he picked her up, as Hermione instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist. They made their way to a couch never breaking the kiss and sat down, Hermione still wrapped around George. All of a sudden they heard the portrait hole open, and as Hermione was trying to disentangle herself from George, she ended up in a heap on the floor, looking sheepishly up at the boy that had just entered the room.