Hermione stared in the mirror and reapplied her lip glass.
"I am so glad you agreed to come out with us Hermione. It's what we all need, maybe I'll find someone to help me forget about Harry."
Ginny and Harry had not long broken up. With him and auror training and Ginny playing Quidditch their relationship couldn't handle the strain made the relationship crumble.
"Is there not a chance the two of you will get back together? I mean you've both been through so much together." Hermione looked at her friend in the mirror their eyes meeting.
"I mean, maybe but for the moment we are not together so we can do what we want. What about you and Ron?" Hermione shot Ginny a look.
"Yeah that's very over. Once you find your boyfriend is fucking someone else - well it kind of breaks that relationship. I know I was away in America but it still didn't give him a pass to go and shag Lavender. No I think it's for the best. Now I can concentrate on work and having some fun. Preferably some non complicated fun." Hermione ran her brush through her hair. It had been charmed to always keep her hair straight. Goodbye frizzy hair.
"Oh my god Daph! Look it's Ginny and Hermione! What are you guys doing here?" Pansy and Daphne came over and hugged both the girls.
"Hey Daphne and Pansy. Look at you guys. Luna told us about this place. She's in the loo." Pansy smiled warmly at them both. After the war they all came back together and finished their final year at Hogwarts. The girls had all put their differences aside and had all become friends.
"You'll have to come sit with us. We have the balcony. The boys are there now." Ginny looked at Hermione. She knew the choice was hers.
"Ok we'll come up once Luna is ready." Daphne and Pansy retreated and Luna came out.
"Was that Pansy I heard? Or am I hearing things again?" Hermione and Ginny both smiled.
"Yes Luna that was Daphne and Pansy. They've invited us to sit with them and some of the boys up on the balcony." Luna applied some blush.
"Hmmmm I wonder who the boys are?" Hermione also wondered who was up on the balcony.
"Oh my god you guys came! Come in. Boys transfigure some more chairs." Hermione couldn't see who Pansy was talking too. Luna and Ginny walked in and Hermione was now able to see.
Pansy and Daphne sat down and their was three more chairs beside them.
"Quick reintroductions, Blaise, Adrian, Theo and Draco." She pointed to each of the boys.
"Boys Luna, Ginny and Hermione."
"So nice to see you all again." Luna sat and so did Ginny and Hermione.
Hermione sat across from Blaise Zabini, she'd not had much interaction with Blaise at school. He kept himself quite guarded. He would rather observe than be at the centre of attention that much she had gathered.
Adrian Pucey, he was a few years above the others at school. He'd fought at Hogwarts on the side of good. He didn't agree with his pureblood parents. He had been a chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch team.
Theodore Nott, he was always a joker at school, quite clever but had no filter. He always hung around with Malfoy. From what she could gather the two were best friends. She'd often see them joking around while being surrounded by girls.
Then there was Malfoy. He had filled out their last year at Hogwarts but looking at him now he'd got even broader. His blonde hair was longer now. Long enough to grab while he was - seriously Hermione head out the gutter for merlins sake.
"So Granger what's new with you? Still with that dope Weasley? No offence Ginevra." Hermione smirked into her drink. Ginny hated when people used her given name. Strike one Theo.
"Just back from a year working in America at the MACUSA and no Ron and I aren't together anymore. I believe he and Lavender Brown are together." She plastered a smile on her face. None of them needed to know about Ron cheating on her.
"Working away in America. You always were the brightest witch in our year." Blaise tipped his drink to her. She felt her cheeks flush.
"Hmmm yes. But having brains isn't everything." She tilted her drink back to him.
Sometimes she wished people saw her as more than just a brainy witch. It would be nice to let go and not have to be this person that everyone expected her to be.
"Right enough chat let's go and dance." Daphne got up and Hermione was glad to get away from the questions.
Hermione could feel eyes on her. She turned and saw Malfoy trailing his eyes up her. Was Malfoy checking her out? Her hazel eyes met his grey eyes, he was checking her out. She cocked an eyebrow at him and made her way down the stairs. Yes Draco Malfoy had indeed been checking her out. She felt a shiver run up her spine.
The girls were dancing away when Pansy shouted over.
"The boys are watching. Let's give them something to watch." She instantly grabbed Luna and Daphne and they were in some sort of three way dance sandwich.
Ginny and Hermione had their backs to each other and started to move up and down against each other. Hermione knew her top had ridden up and more skin was on display but she didn't care. She knew he was watching her.
She looked up at the balcony and she locked eyes with Draco. Oh he was watching her alright.
She'd give him something to watch.
She slowly began to run her hands up her body slowly and seductively brushing against her hips, stomach and breasts before running her fingers through her hair. She never broke eye contact with him and he never with her. She felt sexy and confident and she liked the fact she was teasing Draco Malfoy.
She liked Draco Malfoy watching her.