Yes, yes, I know, I deserved to be used as an experiment for the Cruciatus Curse for this! I know it's been years since I wrote for the last time, but with the French lady here, then some exams, then tough homeworks, well, you know how this can get. I'm so sorry, but here you have, chapter 13, hope you like. I certainly had fun writing it!
And please keep reviewing.

Hermione Weasley


TRIP TO PARADISE

Chapter 13: To my friends Weasley and Potter!

"You were right Mione, you know tha'?"- Ginny asked using a weird tone of voice. – "This kiwi thingies are ab-so-lu-tely great!"

"Hey, I am aaalways right, I'm the Great Hermione Granger, don't you remember? I-KNOW-IT-ALL."- Hermione answered slowly.


"And by the way Virginia, I also know as a fact you – are – drunk"- Hermione said laughing uncontrollably, making Ginny laugh even more.

"Virginia? Who the hell is Virginia? Mione, now I really think you're losing your senses."- Lavender said confused, clearly in the same condition Hermione and Ginny were.

"I am Virginia, you moron! Did you really think my name was Ginny? Come on!! Really, Lav, sometimes I think a part of your brain is missing, no offense intended of course."- Ginny said giggling.

"Sometimes? Just sometimes?"-Parvati said laughing.


"Oh, do shut up Patil! And you Weasley…!"- Lavender said pretending to be angry, but not quite accomplishing it.

"What do you want?"- Hermione asked acting offended.

"I said Weasley, not Granger!"- Lavender shouted – "A- ha! Now you answer as if you were a Weasley, huh?- Lavender said naughtily.



"I- I misunderstood, that's all!"- Hermione said stuttering a little.
"Yeah, right"- Parvati said smiling.

"Leave my sister alone, Parvati. There's no difference in calling herself a Weasley now or in 5 years! After all she'll marry my brother someday right?"- Ginny said.
"Right!"- Hermione said proudly. – "I mean- no! Not right!" – she said some seconds later, shaking her head.
"Don't worry dear sister of mine!…"- Ginny said opening 4 more bottles – "I suggest a toast to my sister, Miss Herm-own-niny Weasley!

"To Miss Herm-own-niny Weasley! Cheers!"- all of them, even Hermione, said laughing, gulping yet another bottle each.

"And I have another toast!"- Hermione said excited.

"To Virginia Potter, who may not realize it sometimes, but is head over heels over Harry!"- Hermione shouted.
"To Virginia Potter!"- they all said, even Ginny.

"To my friends Weasley and Potter! And you know who you are, huh?"- Lavender said cheerfully.





"Do you think all matches will be as easy as this?"- Harry asked Seamus 5 minutes before their first match ended, they were both flying together so at least they could talk to each other and not fall asleep.
"Hope so."- Seamus answered while scoring yet again. – "Well, no. I hope not. This has been boring as hell, really. I won't be able to go through another 30 minutes like these. But, anyway, this guys are, like 11, 12? I've seen the other teams, and believe me, there won't be another match like this. Just pray they don't kick our asses too badly, this Riverside natives."

"What are you two talking about? Planning a game strategy so we can win? It'll not be easy, I tell you. This guys are tough."- Ron said when Seamus and Harry got close to the goal posts, his words drenched in sarcasm.

Just then someone whistled; the match was over. Neville and Dean went to get a drink, Seamus went to check who they'd be playing next and Ron and Harry went to shake hands with the other team.

"Well done guys."- Harry told a couple of guys from the other team.
"Yeah, right. We sucked, you don't have to pretend. You were awesome, though." -One of the boys answered, while the other one, a small red-head started crying.
"Is something wrong?"- Ron asked Harry after seeing the little boy crying.

"No, it's just that, well, this was our first match and, well, you know, he was the keeper."- the first boy, who looked older answered, containing his need to cry.

"Next match in 5 minutes. Another kinder-garden team, apparently."- Seamus said, approaching.
"Seamus."- Harry mouthed, then turning his head towards the boys, who were now 4 instead of 2, all of them crying now.


Seamus, Harry and Ron gathered.

"What happens, huh?"- Seamus asked rather confused.
"It happens that it was their first match and they lost it. Almost a thousand points down."- Ron said.
"What if we let them play the next match instead of us. We're not having any fun anyway. I mean, another 30 minutes like those? They'll be happy, I've seen the team we're playing with next and they're just the same thing. What do you think?"- Seamus asked


"Do you think Dean and Neville will be okay with it?"- Harry asked the others.
"I'm sure they will, now let's gather those two and see what the ladies are doing."- Seamus finished.





"Can you imagine the boys seeing us like this?"- Lavender asked them.

"Mmm, I wouldn't worry if I were you, Lav. They are too hypnotized by now. By the time they get here we'll be okay, you'll see."- Hermione answered.

"And even if they came back right now, they'd be blabbering about quidditch as always. Oh look the girls are drunk!, they'd say after a couple of hours."- Parvati said giggling.



"I hope they don't notice us, and I say that for you, Mione, I mean, Lav and I, well, they wouldn't be that surprised and Ginny, we all now she's quite naughty, but you??"- Parvati said opening yet another bottle.

"And no offense girl, but you're the worst of the 4 of us"- Lavender said matter-of-factly.

"Do shut up"- Hermione said while letting out a huge belch, making the other 3 laugh wildly.

"I said shut up you bunch of bloody-"- Hermione didn't finish her sentence and ended up with her mouth open, staring at 5 figures, specially at a red-headed one.


"Hermione?"- Ron and Harry said exactly at the same time.

But Hermione didn't answer, she just kept staring at them, blushing furiously.
And she wasn't the only one staring because Ron and Harry, and even more, Neville, stared at her incredulously.

Meanwhile, Seamus sat next to Parvati, who hugged him and didn't stop whispering "I love you", making Lavender laugh hysterically, breaking the tense atmosphere going on with Hermione.


"What happened to you guys?"- Neville asked the girls.
"Can't you see all this empty bottles, Neville? They're drunk!"- Dean said laughing.
"Stop staring at me , you two!"-Hermione told Harry and Ron.


"Yeah, leave my sister alone, hadn't you ever seen a drunk girl?"- Ginny asked defending Hermione.
"I am not drunk Virginia"- Hermione said – "Look!" – she said, attempting to do a "4" with her legs, not achieving it as she was about to fall. But something grabbed her before she hit the floor. Not something, someone, she thought. It was Ron.


"Oh, Mione"- he said smiling and sitting her in front of him, so she could leave all her wait on his legs.


"Hermione, girls, Ginny"- Ron said, emphasizing the word Ginny – "Don't you think we should better get back to the hotel?, I mean, it will almost be time to be in the red room or hall or whatever and look at you guys. Mc Gonagall ain't gonna like it, I tell you."


Hermione stood up. "Mc Gonagall!"- she said worriedly.

"Yes, Mc Gonagall, and we've got like half an hour to set you ready to go down to that red room."- Harry said.
"Let's clean this up"- Neville said, picking up some of the broken bottles.



"Ok girls, up!"- Dean said.

Seamus helped Parvati to stand up, and she could barely do it at first, but at least she could walk appropriately, Neville came then and helped Seamus to take her.
Lavender, though, didn't have so much luck. She couldn't stand up and kept laughing because of that.
"At this pace, we will be there tomorrow morning!"- Dean said- "Come on Lav, let's get this done!"- and with this, he took her in his arms and started taking her towards the hotel.
"What are you two waiting!"- he told Ron and Harry.- "They can't be that heavy!"


"I'm taking you back to the hotel Ginny, come on."- Harry said pulling out his arms.
"Mmm, ok."- So Harry took her in his arms carefully , trying not to touch anything Ginny might have found offensive.
"You know Harry? I'm not feeling quite well"- she said sheepishly.
"I imagine that, Gin."- Harry answered.




So Ron took Hermione, who was already fast-asleep next to him, in his arms.

"What you doin' Weasley!"- She asked Ron indignantly.

"Taking you back to hotel, what else?"- he answered.

"I can do it by myself, thanks"- she said jumping from Ron's arms, but immediately falling down.

"Oh, yeah, you do?"- Ron said chuckling.

"Well, no, I don't."- she said, extending her arms for Ron to take her again, which he found both funny and tender.
She looked so vulnerable like that, barely able to stand up, extending her arms like that, and yet so sexy, with messy hair, her skin covered by a thin layer of sand, AND still in her swimsuit.

"No Ron, don't look that way, don't think about bikinis right now"- he thought.
So he took her in his arms again and started walking towards the hotel, some feet behind Dean, who was having problems carrying Lavender as she wouldn't stop laughing and moving.


"Ron?"- she said softly- "Thanks."- and she kissed his cheek.





---Did you like it?? Please review and tell me what you think about it. I apologize again for taking so long but I'll post the next chapter soon (Now I really mean it!)

xoxo
Weasley