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365 Drabbles Prompt: 71: Lemonade
Word Count: 494 words
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Pansy Parkinson sighed as she took a sip of the glass of lemonade she had been handed. She had a lot on her mind and just really wanted to talk to someone about it that wouldn't judge her. Not many people knew that her and Hermione Granger were close friends and that suited both of them just fine since it wouldn't stay that way for much longer. She looked at Hermione with a wry smile on her face. "You always seem to know what I need before I do."
Hermione shrugged as she sat down in the seat across from Pansy. "Not really, Pansy. The only thing I do is read your body language. Now, what is it that has you so out of sorts?"
Pansy ran a hand through her hair as she finished her lemonade and sat back. "Father wants me to choose someone to marry."
Hermione rolled her eyes and huffed. "At least he is giving you the option to choose instead of choosing for you like he was going to do before I had a talk with him. Pansy, you and I both know who it is that you want to marry, so you just need to make him aware of that fact."
Pansy groaned. "What if he isn't ready yet?"
Hermione chuckled. "Harry has been ready to marry you for the last year, but he wasn't sure that you were ready to be married. Your father is many things, Pansy, but the man isn't blind regardless of how much you like to pretend he is. In fact, he came over last night asking me for my opinion on finally telling you that it is time that you marry." She ran a hand through her hair. "Your father just wants to see you settled because believe it or not he knows how much you love Harry. Besides if you finally marry Harry then the Flint's will quit asking your father to marry you off to Marcus."
Pansy closed her eyes and when she opened them she nodded. "I know that you're right, Hermione. I will talk to Harry tonight."
Hermione grinned. "Good girl. Now, what did you think of the lemonade? I found a new way of making it."
Pansy laughed and shook her head. "It was good and I could do with another glass of it."
Hermione smirked as she stood up. She knew that Pansy needed a minute by herself to collect herself once more. She really was happy for Pansy and Harry. Now, if only she could get her own love life on track. "I'll get us another glass."
Pansy shook her head as she watched her friend pretty much prance away. She still couldn't believe that once again Hermione had made her feel better with just a glass of lemonade and words that she needed to here. After all, that was how their friendship had first started out to some they had come full circle almost.
