I OWN NOTHING! *sniffle* but wait! I do have Daisy, and Dirk, and Prof. Berlin, and even my plot! YAY!



"Daisy!" Hermione said in what sounded like a disapproving voice as she sat down next to Daisy in the common room just before lunch. "I was just talking to Lavender and Parvati, they said that you and Seamus were late to Divination."

"Yeah, we were," Daisy said, not seeing the point.

"Well, they also said that Seamus told Professor Trelawney that the reason you guys were late was because. er."

"Because we were off kissing somewhere?"

"Yes. Wait, were you?"

Daisy gave Hermione a look of disbelief. "Before we walked in, we heard Professor Trelawney say that we were late because I sank into one of the trick steps, which was the truth. But Seamus didn't want her to know that she was right, so he just made something up. Do I really come off as being that easy, Hermione?"

"No, it's just that, with Seamus, one can never be quite sure, because he's the type of person who'd make that sort of thing well known," Hermione said uncertainly. "You've got a thing for him, don't you?" she added, noticing the unfocused look on Daisy's face.

"I. what? No, we just. I mean to say, he." Daisy looked up at Hermione while she sputtered.

Hermione smirked in a self-satisfied way.

"Look, it's. we're only. Oh damn, Hermione." Daisy finally gave up, saying, "How'd you guess?"

"I can just tell," Hermione said. "I may not have known you for very long, but I still feel like I've known you ages, and I can tell all these little things about you, like what your mannerisms mean. But it didn't take all that to see how much you like Seamus," she added with a grin.

"It's that obvious?" Daisy said nervously.

"Definitely, and it's just as obvious that he feels the same way!"

"I don't think so." Daisy began.

Hermione laughed. "Oh please! Can't you see the way he looks at you? Don't you remember yesterday, on the train? And not only the fact that he gave you chocolate. He talked to you more than he did to Dean, and Dean's his best friend! Plus, he kept you talking while everyone got into the carriages so you'd get in the same carriage! And then."

"Okay, okay, I get the point!" Daisy pouted a little.

"No, wait, I've got one more point to make," Hermione said. "You all left breakfast at the same time to go to class. How is it that nobody knew where you and Seamus were?"

Daisy fidgeted. "Well, he held my arm to stop me and we walked a little bit behind the others after that."

"See?" Hermione was looking very happy.

"But. Oh, I guess you're right."

"No, you know I'm right," Hermione said.

Daisy fought back a smile. "Fine. But just what do."

She was cut off by a semi-loud explosion coming from one corner of the common room. Fred, George, and one of their friends (Daisy soon learned that this friend was Lee Jordan, who also commentated the Quidditch matches) had "innocently" set some chocolate frogs on fire to try to melt the chocolate. Instead of simply melting like regular chocolate, the enchanted chocolate had exploded, splattering Lee and the twins with steaming chocolate.

Everyone in the common room laughed.

Ron, overcoming fits of laughter long enough to talk, said, "You three better get to Madam Pomfrey quick! Or you'll miss lunch!"

Fred, George, and Lee dashed out of the common room, hastened by the fear of missing a meal.

Hermione turned to Daisy. "We'll finish our talk later. Loverboy's walking over."

Daisy looked up to see Dean, Neville, and Seamus walking over to where they were sitting.

"Hey, Hermione, what've we got after lunch?" Dean inquired.

"Care of Magical Creatures, which is the good point."

"What's the bad point?" Daisy asked.

Hermione wrinkled her nose. "We've got it with the Slytherins."

"So?" Daisy said. "They can't ruin a good class. I met Hagrid on my way here to the common room, and he doesn't seem bad at all. Quite the opposite, in fact. But then again, we're talking about the Slytherins."

"Too true," said Neville. "But it's about time for lunch. Let's go to the Great Hall, then after we eat we'll worry about whether of not the lesson's going to be good."





Okay that was short, and a little pointless, but I wanted to have the whole thing where Hermione and Daisy have that little bonding moment (hence the title of the chapter, "A Bonding Moment") so you'll just have to deal with it and review! ~enter maniacal laugh here~ muahahahahaha