Door bell ringing
"That's probably Dani. I'll get it" Hermione moved off the sofa towards the door.
The minutes before the bell rang Hermione was fine. Now she's all nervous and racing heart and sweaty palms as she walked to that door.
In Hermione's mind she made it out due to just nerves about how her mum would act when Dani shows up.
She opened the door to find an equally nervous Dani, dressed in her Sunday best (at least it looked that way). Her sneakers wasn't even dirty and her hair... It looked 'normal' for a change (as normal as could be actually)
"How did.. You're hair...it's... Normal..." Of course that would be the first sentence out of Hermione's mouth.
"You know, you normally greet someone first before you gape or comment on their hair state" Dani smirked, having forgotten her nerves for a second.
This made Hermione blush heavily.
"Sorr...I mean you know. Hello" Hermione stammered, her blush deepening.
"Hello Hermione"
"How did you get your hair like that?" Hermione's curiosity for all things always took over.
"It's this thing called gel. You buy it almost anywhere." Dani offered
(but which was a lie of sorts. She had desperately asked her sister for help and Sam suggested to go to a hair dresser where they would be able to get her hair under control. Hairstylist can do anything practically.
But even the stylist had trouble getting Dani's hair under control. Non the less, they walked away with Dani's hair in a decent state.
Dani was a bit embarrassed to let Hermione know she went through all that trouble just for tonight. After all it wasn't like she was dating Hermione and meeting her parents for the first time.
Dani shook her head at that thought. She did not need that right now.
"Everything okay?" Hermione asks with concern.
"Yea...yeah I'm all good" Dani smiled.
"Okay. You can come in. My parents are in the kitchen"
Dani nodded her head and followed Hermione inside.
It felt like she hardly stepped inside when she was almost knocked over by a force.
She found herself being fiercely hugged by a woman.
"Mum!" Hermione screeched.
"Emma dear"
Dani felt a little awkward and she didn't quite know what to do or say. The woman just clung on her.
"Mum please. Your scaring her" Hermione pleaded.
The woman finally let go of Dani and she felt like she could breath better. When Dani got a better look at the woman she was startled to find a almost twin like Hermione.
"Uhm..."
"You must be Dani?!" Emma exclaims.
"Uhm yes ma'am. That's me. I'm I'm Dani" she stumbled over her words.
"I'm so excited to finally meet you. Hermione can't stop talking about you"
"Mother!" Hermione groaned in embarrassment.
"Oh she does?" Dani ask, her voice laced with cockiness.
"Yes. All the time" Emma smiles.
"I do not!" Hermione protested.
"It's okay Hermione. You don't have to hide it. I'm actually flattered that I'm always on your mind"
"Dad! Help me" Hermione turned to her still silent dad.
Daniel, throughout the whole scene, could only watch on in bemusement. He loved seeing his daughter in this predicament, it was a different side.
"Sorry sweetheart. I kind of like seeing you embarrassed like this.
"Great. This is just great"
Everyone laughed at Hermione's red face.
"Dani its good to meet you. I'm Daniel, Hermione's father. And the woman who almost knocked you over, is my wife Emma" Daniel stepped forward and greeted Dani.
"It's nice to meet you too sir. And you too ma'am"
"Come on and make yourself at home."
The two adults let the way into the living room while Hermione and Dani followed.
"You've got a really nice home. Of what I've seen so far"
Emma seemed to blossom at that compliment.
"Why thank you dear. At least someone appreciates my work" this was said with a glare in Daniel's direction.
"What? Who says I don't appreciate your work on the house?" Daniel asked.
Hermione only rolled her eyes and whispered to Dani.
"They always argue over this"
It made Dani laugh.
"I will never understand woman" Daniel muttered under his breath.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that. So Dani.."
"Yes ma'am?"
"No please call me Emma. Its so formal and you make me feel old"
"Uhm okay. I'll uh I'll try my best"
"I want to know all about you. And how you and my Hermione became friends"
Almost two hours and two pizzas later, Hermione had to practically dragged Dani away from her mum. She didn't want to stop talking to Dani.
"Emma. Let them go. There's going to be plenty of time to spend more time with her" Daniel tried to lift his wife's disappointed mood a bit.
He decided to hug her and kiss her on the cheek.
It seemed to work as his wife turned around in his arms and looked at him lovingly.
"Hermione seems really happy doesn't she? More relaxed"
"She does yes"
"I don't detect anything 'wrong' with Dani. Like she might have a purpose for becoming Hermione's friend to embarrass her. Dani is a lovely girl in fact and so polite"
"Did you notice though that they seem to always be close to each other without actually physically touching?"
"I did notice it. I thought It was only me imagining things"
"Emma do you think...?
"... That there might be something else there?"
"Yes"
"I actually do. To be honest"
"And...?"
"And I don't think we should think about things like that now. Let's just focus and enjoy the way Dani is being able to bring our Hermione back okay?"
"Okay dear." Daniel kissed Emma on the cheek.
"Your mum is definitely something" Dani remarked as she followed Hermione up the stairs.
"I know. I'm terribly sorry about that and the knock over earlier" Hermione apologized.
"It's okay Hermione. Your mum is actually very nice. And your dad's cool. I like them"
"And they like you. I swear my mum loves you more than me now" Hermione jokes.
"Na uh. Never in a million years."
Hermione just smiled at that and then came to a halt in front of her door.
"Okay well this is my room"
There's that nervous feeling again. It feels like her heartbeat is beating inside her eardrums.
Why is she feeling like this?
"Uhm Hermione? Do we need like a magic word to enter or what?"
At this Hermione's head snapped up. "What?" Hermione's voice came out small and panicky. "Magic word?"
"Uh yeah, you know .. Like Abra kadabra?.. Open sesame? Aladdin...?" Dani spoke slowly.
It almost seems like Hermione was about to get a heart attack just when she mentioned the word magic.
Maybe they didn't like that word or didn't believe in magic or something?
"I'm sorry. It was just a joke. Your just standing in front of your door and I thought you were trying to magic it open. Like in Aladdin and the genie? You know the movie?"
A light bulb went of inside Hermione's mind.
The movie with the blue genie, of course!
"Oh! Yes. Yes I know what your talking about. But I was merely just hoping my room would be clean (a lie!)
"Hermione your so weird sometimes" Dani laughed
"Aren't we all." She smiled.
Opening the door, she let Dani inside.
"Well welcome to my room"
I know this chapter might seem boring or just unnecessary and I'm sorry about that. I don't want to bore you all to death, so I'm hoping this lill mistake isn't going to put you of off reading further? ") he he.
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