The next morning at the breakfast table, Hermione arrived to receive a
morning 'death glare' from Ron. Apparently, he was still mad about the
dare. 'Well, hey,' she thought, 'it was only last night, after all.' She
decided to peek at how Draco was faring out this morning. When she looked
at the Slytherin table, Draco raised his eyebrows in a comical suggestive
sort of way. She shook her head, and turned her attention back to her own
breakfast.
Ron refused to speak with her all through breakfast. He almost fell out of his seat when Hermione offered him a cherry from her fruit salad.
"Well, you usually bug me for one every other morning, Ron!" She exclaimed, and received another glare. Harry could hardly keep his laughter held at the bright red that Ron's face flushed to.
The three finished their breakfast, than headed to their classes for the day.
~@~
It was after classes and before dinner that found the group of students (Hermione, Harry, Ron, Draco, and Ginny) back in their room in the far Southeast tower of Hogwarts castle. Hermione turned to Draco, "Did you enjoy your dessert last night, Malfoy?"
Draco paled, and looked at Ron for a moment before turning back to Hermione. "It didn't have the right flavour." He said, receiving a glare from Ron (my, Ron's glaring a lot today!!). "I think I would have enjoyed a 'Hermione Surprise'."
"You didn't get enough 'surprise' from me last night?" She asked. She should probably start thinking of more wicked ideas in case of emergencies.
"I got enough of THAT kind of surprise." Draco said.
"What kind of 'surprise' are you looking for, Draco?" Hermione asked, knowing what was coming.
"Don't tell me you're THAT innocent, Granger." Draco said, the amused, evil glint apparent in his eye.
"Enlighten me!"
"Enlighten us all, Mr Malfoy." The group heard from the doorway, and turned to look as Professor Snape's eyes gazed at all in the room. "What are you all doing in this room?" He snapped.
"We're working on a bit of homework." Harry began.
"Really." Snape drawled. "The discussion didn't sound very schoolwork based."
None of the students spoke. The end of the war changed Snape; whether it was for the better or the worse, was completely unknown.
"I suggest you all get back to your common rooms or the Great Hall." He said, as he turned and walked out. "Mr Malfoy! A word!"
Draco followed the Potions Master out the door and down the hall. The Gryffindors gathered up what they had with them and headed to the common room.
~@~
A few hours later, Harry and Ron, talking about Quidditch of course, followed by Hermione and Ginny, entered the Great Hall for dinner. Hermione looked at the Slytherin table, and saw Draco wink and grin at her.
"Oh, no!" She said. Ginny stopped and looked at her.
"What?"
"Draco's plotting again." Hermione replied. "I can see the little horns popping out of his head." As those words came out of her mouth, Draco held up one of his forks, and grinned even more 'devilishly'.
"That boy NEEDS a hobby. It's dangerous how he can read lips so easily." Ginny remarked as they made the rest of their way to their table.
Dinner was uneventful. They had meatloaf with a salad and potatoes. After the dinner plates were cleaned away, dessert arrived . . . and Hermione could not help but howl in laughter. "Chocolate Sundae's!!!" She squealed, which got her many a weird glance. Ron looked like he was going to be sick. Hermione stole another glance towards Draco and found him nearly choking. He looked up and gave her a 'you planned this, didn't you?' gaze. She shook her head, but smiled the exact same way that she had when she dared him the night before.
When she looked down at her own plate, however, she found that she did not get a chocolate sundae, but a banana split. 'Oh, my! How can I resist?' She thought mischievously.
Instead of picking up her spoon, she dipped her finger into the whipped cream, and brought it to her lips. Bringing her finger into her mouth, she slowly caressed it with her tongue, making sure that Ron and Harry saw it, and than slowly slid it back out, giving a satisfied sigh of contentment.
When she looked at their faces, Ron and Harry were gaping at her. They completely forgot about their own desserts.
Hermione than picked up the cherry by the stem, and allowed it to hover over her mouth as she tipped her head back. Again, slowly, she brought it to her mouth, and took it in her teeth, gently separating it from the stem. Bringing her chin back to normal level, she chewed the cherry, and swallowed. She noticed many of the older boys suddenly quite interested in what she was doing, and smiled inwardly. 'Enough teasing for now.' She thought, triumphantly. She picked up her spoon, and started to eat her dessert normally, looking as if nothing out of the ordinary occurred.
It took several minutes for the boys to stop gaping at her, but she didn't mind. She found it quite humourous. When only the banana was left on her plate, she picked it up with her hand, and started to seductively eat it as she had the whipped cream and cherry earlier. The boys, again, couldn't keep their eyes off the show. She could feel Ginny giggle immensely next to her.
After finishing the banana, she turned to Ginny, "So, are you ready to study for your Charms test?"
Ginny nodded, ready to burst out laughing, and the two girls left.
When they were sure that they would not be heard, both exploded in laughter.
Ron refused to speak with her all through breakfast. He almost fell out of his seat when Hermione offered him a cherry from her fruit salad.
"Well, you usually bug me for one every other morning, Ron!" She exclaimed, and received another glare. Harry could hardly keep his laughter held at the bright red that Ron's face flushed to.
The three finished their breakfast, than headed to their classes for the day.
~@~
It was after classes and before dinner that found the group of students (Hermione, Harry, Ron, Draco, and Ginny) back in their room in the far Southeast tower of Hogwarts castle. Hermione turned to Draco, "Did you enjoy your dessert last night, Malfoy?"
Draco paled, and looked at Ron for a moment before turning back to Hermione. "It didn't have the right flavour." He said, receiving a glare from Ron (my, Ron's glaring a lot today!!). "I think I would have enjoyed a 'Hermione Surprise'."
"You didn't get enough 'surprise' from me last night?" She asked. She should probably start thinking of more wicked ideas in case of emergencies.
"I got enough of THAT kind of surprise." Draco said.
"What kind of 'surprise' are you looking for, Draco?" Hermione asked, knowing what was coming.
"Don't tell me you're THAT innocent, Granger." Draco said, the amused, evil glint apparent in his eye.
"Enlighten me!"
"Enlighten us all, Mr Malfoy." The group heard from the doorway, and turned to look as Professor Snape's eyes gazed at all in the room. "What are you all doing in this room?" He snapped.
"We're working on a bit of homework." Harry began.
"Really." Snape drawled. "The discussion didn't sound very schoolwork based."
None of the students spoke. The end of the war changed Snape; whether it was for the better or the worse, was completely unknown.
"I suggest you all get back to your common rooms or the Great Hall." He said, as he turned and walked out. "Mr Malfoy! A word!"
Draco followed the Potions Master out the door and down the hall. The Gryffindors gathered up what they had with them and headed to the common room.
~@~
A few hours later, Harry and Ron, talking about Quidditch of course, followed by Hermione and Ginny, entered the Great Hall for dinner. Hermione looked at the Slytherin table, and saw Draco wink and grin at her.
"Oh, no!" She said. Ginny stopped and looked at her.
"What?"
"Draco's plotting again." Hermione replied. "I can see the little horns popping out of his head." As those words came out of her mouth, Draco held up one of his forks, and grinned even more 'devilishly'.
"That boy NEEDS a hobby. It's dangerous how he can read lips so easily." Ginny remarked as they made the rest of their way to their table.
Dinner was uneventful. They had meatloaf with a salad and potatoes. After the dinner plates were cleaned away, dessert arrived . . . and Hermione could not help but howl in laughter. "Chocolate Sundae's!!!" She squealed, which got her many a weird glance. Ron looked like he was going to be sick. Hermione stole another glance towards Draco and found him nearly choking. He looked up and gave her a 'you planned this, didn't you?' gaze. She shook her head, but smiled the exact same way that she had when she dared him the night before.
When she looked down at her own plate, however, she found that she did not get a chocolate sundae, but a banana split. 'Oh, my! How can I resist?' She thought mischievously.
Instead of picking up her spoon, she dipped her finger into the whipped cream, and brought it to her lips. Bringing her finger into her mouth, she slowly caressed it with her tongue, making sure that Ron and Harry saw it, and than slowly slid it back out, giving a satisfied sigh of contentment.
When she looked at their faces, Ron and Harry were gaping at her. They completely forgot about their own desserts.
Hermione than picked up the cherry by the stem, and allowed it to hover over her mouth as she tipped her head back. Again, slowly, she brought it to her mouth, and took it in her teeth, gently separating it from the stem. Bringing her chin back to normal level, she chewed the cherry, and swallowed. She noticed many of the older boys suddenly quite interested in what she was doing, and smiled inwardly. 'Enough teasing for now.' She thought, triumphantly. She picked up her spoon, and started to eat her dessert normally, looking as if nothing out of the ordinary occurred.
It took several minutes for the boys to stop gaping at her, but she didn't mind. She found it quite humourous. When only the banana was left on her plate, she picked it up with her hand, and started to seductively eat it as she had the whipped cream and cherry earlier. The boys, again, couldn't keep their eyes off the show. She could feel Ginny giggle immensely next to her.
After finishing the banana, she turned to Ginny, "So, are you ready to study for your Charms test?"
Ginny nodded, ready to burst out laughing, and the two girls left.
When they were sure that they would not be heard, both exploded in laughter.
