Hermione sank back into her seat with a sigh after Draco had flown away. Theo joined them moments later wearing a smirk. "You have no idea how much I enjoy that." he grinned.
"Oh, I think she does." Ginny sniggered. Hermione blushed fiercely as they teased her. "Oh! Look! Harry's on the move. He must have spotted the snitch."
The group watched Harry dart in and out of the other players in pursuit of the tiny golden snitch. Ginny squealed and bounced while shouting excitedly. This was what always made Hermione nervous back in school. He was reckless when in pursuit of the snitch, and on more than one occasion had nearly gotten himself killed. Draco zoomed up beside Harry, effectively blocking the other team's seeker from catching up. Together they dove after the snitch. Hermione squeaked and covered her eyes when they neared the ground, fully expecting them to crash into one another or the ground.
"You can look now," Theo smirked. "It's over. We won. Now, ladies" he grinned. "To the pitch to collect the menfolk."
"You just want to go jump on his dick." Ginny teased.
"You bet I do." Theo shot back. "Now, let's go, before any of those hussies rub their scent all over him." he urged them all out of the box. The girls trailed along behind Theo as he bulldozed his way through the fans. At some point, a large gaggle of female fans swarmed between Hermione and Ginny. The others continued on, not realizing that she'd been separated.
"Look, there she is." a girl in the group sniggered. "Just who does she think she is?"
"I've seen her somewhere before." another added.
"That's Hermione Granger. You know, the war heroine. Harry Potter's best friend." a third girl added. "And it's rude to talk about her."
"I wonder how she got her claws into Draco. No one like him would be with someone like her without a reason." the first one shrugged.
"Excuse me." Hermione finally said. "I don't appreciate being spoken about like that."
"No one cares." the girl said flippantly. "He'll figure out soon enough that I'm a much better choice."
"And how might that be?" Hermione asked, raising an eyebrow at the girl.
"I know him. He just loves his fans, especially me. I have so many autographs. He always pays more attention to me than any of the others."
"You know him?" Hermione asked. "What's his favorite color? How does he take his tea?"
"Green of course. Tea? Probably with sugar."
"Wrong, his favorite color is purple. He doesn't drink tea often, and when he does it's with honey, not sugar. What kind of pizza is his favorite?"
"Draco would never eat muggle food!" The girl exclaimed.
"He loves muggle food, particularly pizza. He loves pepperoni pizza. What's his favorite pastime?" Hermione corrected.
"That's a stupid question. It's quidditch."
"Wrong. It's kissing Hermione." Draco rumbled, appearing behind her. "I've entertained you long enough. Just as I've told you every game that you've ever attended, I am spoken for." The girl huffed at them once again before spinning on her heels and disappearing.
"I'm sorry. I should have ignored her. She made me angry." Hermione said quietly, finally turning to face him.
"You have every right to defend yourself. Though it was nice to hear you defend my honor so vehemently. I didn't realize you knew so much about me." he smirked and swept her into his arms.
"We've been friends for nearly a decade, Draco." Hermione quipped. "And you smell." she wrinkled her nose.
"Let's get back to the locker room and I'll shower, provided Blaise and Theo are gone." he grinned. "Smelly or not, I'm not going in there if they're in there." he wrinkled his nose. "There's only so much of your best friend's arse you want to see."
"I don't even want to know." Hermione shook her head. "I've heard more than I want to about their relationship today." she grimaced.
"Theo's filter is broken. He has no shame, no shame at all." Draco laughed. "Come on little witch. Let's get back to the rest of the gang." He offered her his arm and led her back to the rest of their friends waiting outside the locker room.