A/N: Hello, everyone! If you haven't known already, I'll be away next week. Anyway, it took me absolute ages to get any inspiration for this chapter whatsoever. So, I hope you like it!
[Hermione]
At breakfast, Luna, Ginny and I sat together on the table, as usual. But this time, we had a new addition: Lavender.
After Luna came over, I hastily told Ginny about the situation, and she had Harry move into Ron's room until he calmed down (which I knew from experience, could take ages). She then had Luna staying with Lavender until she can take care of herself (which I also know can take a while) while Ginny still stayed with Dean. Ginny was a bit angry at Lavender for causing her brother to lash out like that, but she was even more shocked her brother could beat up a girl.
It was quiet at the table, and it was obvious what happened last night changed everything. It already changed us. For example, the people who were supposed to be her friends (Padma, Parvati and Fay Dunbar) ignored her. Ginny was comforting Luna about Seamus and Cho, who were sitting together at a table near us. They were flirting and joking with each other, a fact that made Luna want to cry. Lavender was holding me tightly as she ate her food slowly. I just sat there, watching all of this happening.
Out of nowhere, I saw Draco holding hands with Pansy. They were smirking at each other as they were talking to Ernie Macmillan and Justin Finch-Fletchley. I felt an unreasonably high level of anger boil through me, as my fingers nearly curled themselves into a ball.
"Hermione," Lavender whispered, holding my shoulder. "Draco and Pansy aren't dating, you know. They just happen to be very close."
"Ha!" I laughed angrily. "And how do you know?"
"It's true, Hermie!" Ginny sighed. "The Malfoys and Parkinsons have been friends for generations. And they're expected to keep it that way. But the last time I checked, that isn't happening, since Draco and Pansy hate each other like crazy. Harry and Ron told me. That, and they go everywhere together."
I nodded, sighing with relief.
As if my sigh was a signal, Draco turned around and smiled at me. I smiled back, slightly blushing. He turned back to Pansy, arguing playfully with her. They looked really happy together. My anger was bubbling again.
"It's just a dare Hermione," Luna sighed. We all stared at her, wondering how she knew these things. "The Thestrals told me."
"What a stupid dare, then!" Ginny sighed. "Lavender, Luna, Hermie - we're going back to Hemie's villa."
All four of us stood up and left for the villa, barely finishing our breakfasts.
15 minutes earlier...
[Draco]
"I'm bored," Pansy sighed, sitting in the seat next to me. I shuffled away from her.
"Malfoy," Blaise mumbled. "Don't treat her like she's vermin!"
"But she is!" I joked. Pansy punched me on the face.
"You say that one more time - " Pansy threatened, before Blaise interrupted her and said I was joking.
"And to prove it," Crabbe snickered. "You have to pretend that you two are dating. For the rest of the day."
My jaws dropped. Pansy smirked.
"And if I don't?" I sighed, thinking about Hermione.
"I'll ask Granger out," Blaise smirked. "And I'll do everything I can to make her say yes."
I turned bright red. "Fine," I sighed, turning to Pansy. "How are you doing, Pansy?"
"I'm fine, honey!" Pansy said, leaping up and hugging me.
Goyle raised his eyebrow, smirking, which meant he probably wanted us to do some sort of parade that we were together in front of the whole group.
Pansy and I got up as she grabbed my wrist, looking up at me lovingly. I smirked at her sarcastically (Is that even possible?) as we went around telling other people how we got together.
We were talking to Macmillan and his group when I turned around and saw Hermione with Lavender. I smiled at her and she smiled back, blushing.
"Yeah!" Pansy was saying. "He was like, 'Oh Pansy...' And I was like... 'What is it, Draco?'"
As she was drawling on, I turned around to get another stare at Granger.
But she was gone.
[Hermione]
I ran back to the Manor, crying.
Ginny and Lavender were holding onto my shoulder, while Luna was opening the villa keys. Ginny was whispering words of consolation, and Lavender was stroking me. They were obviously feeling this sorry for me. Well, I wasn't even feeling sorry for myself. So, their consoling isn't very helpful.
"It's okay," Ginny sighed. "Let's do something fun."
"What could possibly be fun in a moment like this?" I cried.
"I come home in the morning light," Luna sang softly.
"My mother says, 'When you gonna live your live right?'" Lavender whispered, looking slightly out of place.
"Oh Mother dear we're not the fortunate ones," Ginny smiled.
"And girls, they wanna have fu-un," I mumbled.
"Oh girls just wanna have fu-un!" we all sang, smiling.
I stood up, smiled, and got ready for my big solo as Luna made her way onto the piano.
The phone rings in the middle of the night,
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh, daddy, dear,
You know you're still number one,
But girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh, girls, just wanna have
That's all they really want...
Some fun...
After that, we then just danced around the villa being absolutely ridiculous as Luna belted it out on the piano. We were all acting drunk, and after a while, we all felt like Cyndi Lauper, happy and joyful. I almost forgot about Malfoy. After I finished my solo, it was Ginny's turn.
Some boys take a beautiful girl,
And hide her away from the rest of the world.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun.
Oh, girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh, girls,
Just wanna have
That's all they really want...
Some fun...
At that point, Luna told us she was tired of playing the piano, but she was smiling. We were all on the floor laughing. I ended up wearing a really crazy, colourful scarf, Ginny looked like Professor Trelawney, and Lavender looked like she was over the moon. But we all were: Luna forgot about Seamus, Lavender forgot about Ron, Ginny forgot about Blaise, while I forgot about Draco.
Even though I knew it wouldn't last forever, I decided to enjoy it while it lasted.
A/N: I hope you've enjoyed it! And next chapter, there will be a really, really big surprise. You'll have to read it to believe it.
- nietsmmar