Harry Potter and the Jade Heart
Chapter 8
"New Additions"
One of the benefits of being a prefect as Harry had learned the previous year was their bathroom. It had a marble tub the size of a small pool. Hermione occupied it after filling it with thick pink and blue foam. She had her head resting on her arms on the edge of the tub. Her feet didn't touch the bottom. She was facing the back wall of the bathroom with her eyes closed, so she didn't notice when someone entered.
The person dressed in a black bathrobe walked around the tub and stopped in front of Hermione. He cast a shadow over her, and she opened her eyes. "What are you doing in here?! This is the *girl's* bathroom!!! How did you get the password?! Don't just stand there! Leave!!!" Hermione didn't want to make any sudden movements in fear of parting the foam. She just looked up at him.
"Oh, please. Drop the act. You have enough bubbles in there to hide a troll." He started to take off his robe, and Hermione quickly looked away.
"Don't think you're getting in here. You know someone might walk in."
"No, they won't. The door is smart enough to know someone is in here taking a bath...naked," he added with a grin that Hermione didn't see because she was too busy staring at the foam.
"It obviously didn't have enough sense to keep you out."
"You know I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve."
"Yes, and I wish you would put your sleeves back on." Hermione heard him enter the water. She glanced back to see if he was decently covered by the foam. She turned around keeping one hand on the side to keep her up. "What do you want?"
"What do you mean?" he asked, innocently. "I just wanted to take a nice relaxing bubble bath."
"Then go to your own bathroom."
"Oh, but it's much nicer in this one. I'd much rather stare at you than be stared at by Moaning Myrtle."
"You're comparing me to Moaning Myrtle?" Hermione asked, as she let go of the wall and slowly swam to the middle, where he was. She smiled. "I thought I meant more to you than that." Still keeping a safe distance from him, she put her arms on his shoulders. "But then again, you'd probably trade me in for a safe full of galleons."
"It would have to be a bank full of galleons," he teased.
"Really, why did you come here?"
"I just wanted to inform you that our plans have altered a bit."
"How so?"
"Well, we have added a few more people to the list. To both lists. I just have to make sure that you will still go along with it no matter who gets stepped on."
"You know that no one can keep me from staying by your side. Not even Voldemort himself. I think I've already proven that, haven't I?" Hermione said, as she leaned her head forward and kissed him deeply.
"What you did doesn't really prove anything. You barely knew the guy. The real test is coming up."
"Well, you know how much I love tests," she said, darkly. "How about a small test right now?"
She pulled herself closely to him and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Wow. Look at what I've done to the teacher's pet."
"You've done a lot more than you'll ever know."
Chapter 8
"New Additions"
One of the benefits of being a prefect as Harry had learned the previous year was their bathroom. It had a marble tub the size of a small pool. Hermione occupied it after filling it with thick pink and blue foam. She had her head resting on her arms on the edge of the tub. Her feet didn't touch the bottom. She was facing the back wall of the bathroom with her eyes closed, so she didn't notice when someone entered.
The person dressed in a black bathrobe walked around the tub and stopped in front of Hermione. He cast a shadow over her, and she opened her eyes. "What are you doing in here?! This is the *girl's* bathroom!!! How did you get the password?! Don't just stand there! Leave!!!" Hermione didn't want to make any sudden movements in fear of parting the foam. She just looked up at him.
"Oh, please. Drop the act. You have enough bubbles in there to hide a troll." He started to take off his robe, and Hermione quickly looked away.
"Don't think you're getting in here. You know someone might walk in."
"No, they won't. The door is smart enough to know someone is in here taking a bath...naked," he added with a grin that Hermione didn't see because she was too busy staring at the foam.
"It obviously didn't have enough sense to keep you out."
"You know I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve."
"Yes, and I wish you would put your sleeves back on." Hermione heard him enter the water. She glanced back to see if he was decently covered by the foam. She turned around keeping one hand on the side to keep her up. "What do you want?"
"What do you mean?" he asked, innocently. "I just wanted to take a nice relaxing bubble bath."
"Then go to your own bathroom."
"Oh, but it's much nicer in this one. I'd much rather stare at you than be stared at by Moaning Myrtle."
"You're comparing me to Moaning Myrtle?" Hermione asked, as she let go of the wall and slowly swam to the middle, where he was. She smiled. "I thought I meant more to you than that." Still keeping a safe distance from him, she put her arms on his shoulders. "But then again, you'd probably trade me in for a safe full of galleons."
"It would have to be a bank full of galleons," he teased.
"Really, why did you come here?"
"I just wanted to inform you that our plans have altered a bit."
"How so?"
"Well, we have added a few more people to the list. To both lists. I just have to make sure that you will still go along with it no matter who gets stepped on."
"You know that no one can keep me from staying by your side. Not even Voldemort himself. I think I've already proven that, haven't I?" Hermione said, as she leaned her head forward and kissed him deeply.
"What you did doesn't really prove anything. You barely knew the guy. The real test is coming up."
"Well, you know how much I love tests," she said, darkly. "How about a small test right now?"
She pulled herself closely to him and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Wow. Look at what I've done to the teacher's pet."
"You've done a lot more than you'll ever know."