Hermione was completely exhausted, she didn't know where the Burrow was.
She only knew that it took about an hour to get there, and after running
into Malfoy, she didn't want to chance running into another person's yard.
Crookshanks looked exhausted as well. "Sorry Crookshanks, we should be
there in a minute!" Hermione pleaded. "Gawd, I'm glad that i didn't pack
very much!" Even though her backpack was very light, it still seemed to
weigh her down.
Just then she saw someone come out of one of the openings into a wizard families lot. She ran up to that person yelling, "Hey, hey, wait, I'm a witch in need of directions!" With an added on "and I'm running out of water!" The person heard the yelling and whipped around. Dean Thomas. "Hullo Hermione! I thought that you were muggle born! What you doin' here?" Hermione caught up to him, he looked taller, and more handsome.
She gave him a big hug, and said " I came to see Ron. Had a few family complications at home, and I think I'm lost." She paused a few seconds. "You wouldn't happen to know where it is would you?"
"Actually, I don't remember! I'm going to Seamus' though, wanna come? You could get some water!" He added with a laugh.
"Hmmm... Sounds very tempting but I don't think I should, I could be out here for ever!"
"All the more reason for you to come and get some water!" Dean smiled.
"All right then. Lead the way!" Hermione said.
They latched arms, and Dean started leading her to Seamus'. "So what are these 'family complications?'" He questioned.
"Ummm..." She wondered whether she should tell him or not. "I think I'd rather keep it to myself, no offence meant!" She decided.
"None taken!" Dean replied. "I don't think I would have told anyone if I had problems either." Before Hermione could say anything back to him he pointed out that they were at Seamus'.
"Wow" Hermione exclaimed. Seamus' house was huge! It was like a mid-evil castle. Brick stone and all. There wasn't a moat or anything, but the windows were stained glass, and the door was an enormous wood one. Two stories, and there were vines crawling up the side of the building. He had two towers. "That Tower is all Seamus'!" Dean told her, pointing to the larger one on the left.
"I thought that Deans dad was a muggle! Didn't he tell us that first day at Hogwarts?" Hermione asked. Dean nodded. "Then what does his father think of this? And what does his mother do?"
"Don't particularly know!" Dean shrugged. "Never cared to ask!"
They headed for a door on the side of the castle house. It opened before they knocked. "Hermione, What are you doing here?" Seamus asked very excitedly. "Oh, hi Dean, come on in." They entered. It looked like a muggle house on the inside. Blue walls and family pictures on them. They walked into the living room, it had comfy pale green couches and arm chairs. And there was a cauldron on the coffee table.
"Hermone was headed to Ron's house, and she got lost, saw me walking to your house, and I've no idea where it is!" Dean explained. "Oh and she needs water!" They both laughed, Seamus just raised his eyebrows.
"Well, Ron's house is five houses down the road, and I don't know what's so funny about needing water, but I'll get some for you! Do you have a bottle?" Hermione handed it over, and Seamus left to fill it up. Dean and her stood in silence until Seamus came back.
"Thanks" Hermione said. Then they just stood in silence a little longer. "Umm, well, I guess I'll just be on my way then!" She smiled and headed for the door.
"Oh, well wait. Umm, want us to walk you?" Dean asked, and Seamus was standing very close to him, they both looked very eager.
"Oh, that's alright. I'm sure I can find it now! Thanks for the offer though." Then she continued to the door. "No we insist." Seamus replied.
"It's all right, thanks for the water." And she opened the door. Dean quickly closed it. It slammed a bit. "Hermione, he said that we insist." Dean said through clenched teeth.
Hermione was completely bewildered about they're behavior. They had a wild glint in their eyes. "Okay, okay. You can escort me there! Calm down."
They exited Seamus' house and began walking to the road. Once they started walking down the road, Hermione couldn't hold it in any longer. "Okay" She said "What's down this road that's so bad, I can't walk down it?"
"We're just making sure you get to Ron's alright!" Said Seamus, not very believable though. "Well, well, look what I've found! Three little Griffindors! Hmm.. What fun I shall have with this! You can't use magic, and seeing as how I'm out of school..... I can!" Hermione was turned quickly around, to face the sloth human. Flint.
'Oh shit, what am I going to do? I can't use magic because I'll get kicked out of school. Shit, shit, shit.' All sorts of thoughts were running through her head.
"Hmm." He said, as he looked her up and down. "You clean-up pretty well, not in those usual school uniform I see! I like your curves." He said, while running his fingers down her side. Seamus and Dean started walking forward, but Marcus quickly stunned them. She was all alone. "Your all alone now!" 'Oh great, verification' Hermione thought.
"You know, I might have been a little nicer to you if I had known that you look like this under your usual attire!" He smirked.
'What is it with Slytherine and their stupid smirks?' She thought 'not the time to start trivia, oh I know, I'll trick him' She grabbed his hands. "You know, I did kind of have a thing for you!" She put her hand on his chest, and walked all the way around him, not taking her hand off of him once. Then she was facing him once again. 'Eww, revolting.'
He smirked again and drew her close to him. He had a really tight grip, she let out a moan. She locked her arms around his neck. He leaned in and before his lips touched hers, she placed her one legs in between his and brought it up fast. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH" He yelled. She just stood there laughing. He was rolling on the ground clutching his groin. He dropped his wand, so she went over and picked it up.
"Oh, I just love the pirks of being a female." He was lying flat on the ground now, preparing to get up but, she put her shoe exactly where she had kneed him and handed his wand over. "Take the spell off!" She demanded. He was about to retort, but she put her foot down. He yelled, and she lifted her foot a bit. "Take the spell off!" He still didn't look ready to give in. She dug her heel into his sensitive spot, gaining another shout of pain. " TAKE THE SPELL OFF AND I'LL STOP!" She yelled over him. He took his wand, and revived Dean and Seamus. She moved her foot away from him, and he moved to get up, just to fall back down again.
"Sorry Hermione, we thought you needed help!" Dean laughed. Then they were all laughing. Hermione glanced at Flint again, and grabbed his wand, then threw it as far as she could into the bushes. "Too bad you weren't a seeker!" And they laughed some more. "I think I'll just get to Ron's by myself. Thanks for trying to protect me anyway guys. See you." And they headed in opposite directions. Leaving Flint to look for his wand. Hermione sighed, wiping a tear of joy from her eye. "Oh God" she exclaimed. "Where did I leave Crookshanks?" And she noticed a little rustling in the distance. "Oh good." She continued walking and counting the many openings she saw. "Shit, was this the fourth or the fifth one?" She was answered by being hit in the head by a fluffy ball. She fell backwards. Getting propped up on her arms, she looked around for a ball. or something on the ground. But when she didn't see one, she stood up.
Just then something zoomed past her face, and did a u-turn in the air, and headed right back at her. She was prepared this time, and hoped to catch it. Her sight was a little blurry, but it looked like it had wings. 'It's too big for a snitch!' She reasoned with herself. She held her ground, and the flying ball of fluff came at her.
Success, she caught it. She held it tight. Then recognized it. "Aren't you that annoying owl of Ron's?" 'What was his name again?' She pondered a minute. 'Something having to do with a Pig? Oh well.' "Hi, Pig, something or other!" She resolved. "This must be the fifth opening then."
She walked through the brush, then onto the Weasley lot. The same beautiful building as it was last time! Hermione smiled to herself. Before she could even get close to the house, she saw a mass of red hair running toward her. It was Ginny. She was so happy to see her that she dropped her backpack and ran towards her as well.
Just then she saw someone come out of one of the openings into a wizard families lot. She ran up to that person yelling, "Hey, hey, wait, I'm a witch in need of directions!" With an added on "and I'm running out of water!" The person heard the yelling and whipped around. Dean Thomas. "Hullo Hermione! I thought that you were muggle born! What you doin' here?" Hermione caught up to him, he looked taller, and more handsome.
She gave him a big hug, and said " I came to see Ron. Had a few family complications at home, and I think I'm lost." She paused a few seconds. "You wouldn't happen to know where it is would you?"
"Actually, I don't remember! I'm going to Seamus' though, wanna come? You could get some water!" He added with a laugh.
"Hmmm... Sounds very tempting but I don't think I should, I could be out here for ever!"
"All the more reason for you to come and get some water!" Dean smiled.
"All right then. Lead the way!" Hermione said.
They latched arms, and Dean started leading her to Seamus'. "So what are these 'family complications?'" He questioned.
"Ummm..." She wondered whether she should tell him or not. "I think I'd rather keep it to myself, no offence meant!" She decided.
"None taken!" Dean replied. "I don't think I would have told anyone if I had problems either." Before Hermione could say anything back to him he pointed out that they were at Seamus'.
"Wow" Hermione exclaimed. Seamus' house was huge! It was like a mid-evil castle. Brick stone and all. There wasn't a moat or anything, but the windows were stained glass, and the door was an enormous wood one. Two stories, and there were vines crawling up the side of the building. He had two towers. "That Tower is all Seamus'!" Dean told her, pointing to the larger one on the left.
"I thought that Deans dad was a muggle! Didn't he tell us that first day at Hogwarts?" Hermione asked. Dean nodded. "Then what does his father think of this? And what does his mother do?"
"Don't particularly know!" Dean shrugged. "Never cared to ask!"
They headed for a door on the side of the castle house. It opened before they knocked. "Hermione, What are you doing here?" Seamus asked very excitedly. "Oh, hi Dean, come on in." They entered. It looked like a muggle house on the inside. Blue walls and family pictures on them. They walked into the living room, it had comfy pale green couches and arm chairs. And there was a cauldron on the coffee table.
"Hermone was headed to Ron's house, and she got lost, saw me walking to your house, and I've no idea where it is!" Dean explained. "Oh and she needs water!" They both laughed, Seamus just raised his eyebrows.
"Well, Ron's house is five houses down the road, and I don't know what's so funny about needing water, but I'll get some for you! Do you have a bottle?" Hermione handed it over, and Seamus left to fill it up. Dean and her stood in silence until Seamus came back.
"Thanks" Hermione said. Then they just stood in silence a little longer. "Umm, well, I guess I'll just be on my way then!" She smiled and headed for the door.
"Oh, well wait. Umm, want us to walk you?" Dean asked, and Seamus was standing very close to him, they both looked very eager.
"Oh, that's alright. I'm sure I can find it now! Thanks for the offer though." Then she continued to the door. "No we insist." Seamus replied.
"It's all right, thanks for the water." And she opened the door. Dean quickly closed it. It slammed a bit. "Hermione, he said that we insist." Dean said through clenched teeth.
Hermione was completely bewildered about they're behavior. They had a wild glint in their eyes. "Okay, okay. You can escort me there! Calm down."
They exited Seamus' house and began walking to the road. Once they started walking down the road, Hermione couldn't hold it in any longer. "Okay" She said "What's down this road that's so bad, I can't walk down it?"
"We're just making sure you get to Ron's alright!" Said Seamus, not very believable though. "Well, well, look what I've found! Three little Griffindors! Hmm.. What fun I shall have with this! You can't use magic, and seeing as how I'm out of school..... I can!" Hermione was turned quickly around, to face the sloth human. Flint.
'Oh shit, what am I going to do? I can't use magic because I'll get kicked out of school. Shit, shit, shit.' All sorts of thoughts were running through her head.
"Hmm." He said, as he looked her up and down. "You clean-up pretty well, not in those usual school uniform I see! I like your curves." He said, while running his fingers down her side. Seamus and Dean started walking forward, but Marcus quickly stunned them. She was all alone. "Your all alone now!" 'Oh great, verification' Hermione thought.
"You know, I might have been a little nicer to you if I had known that you look like this under your usual attire!" He smirked.
'What is it with Slytherine and their stupid smirks?' She thought 'not the time to start trivia, oh I know, I'll trick him' She grabbed his hands. "You know, I did kind of have a thing for you!" She put her hand on his chest, and walked all the way around him, not taking her hand off of him once. Then she was facing him once again. 'Eww, revolting.'
He smirked again and drew her close to him. He had a really tight grip, she let out a moan. She locked her arms around his neck. He leaned in and before his lips touched hers, she placed her one legs in between his and brought it up fast. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH" He yelled. She just stood there laughing. He was rolling on the ground clutching his groin. He dropped his wand, so she went over and picked it up.
"Oh, I just love the pirks of being a female." He was lying flat on the ground now, preparing to get up but, she put her shoe exactly where she had kneed him and handed his wand over. "Take the spell off!" She demanded. He was about to retort, but she put her foot down. He yelled, and she lifted her foot a bit. "Take the spell off!" He still didn't look ready to give in. She dug her heel into his sensitive spot, gaining another shout of pain. " TAKE THE SPELL OFF AND I'LL STOP!" She yelled over him. He took his wand, and revived Dean and Seamus. She moved her foot away from him, and he moved to get up, just to fall back down again.
"Sorry Hermione, we thought you needed help!" Dean laughed. Then they were all laughing. Hermione glanced at Flint again, and grabbed his wand, then threw it as far as she could into the bushes. "Too bad you weren't a seeker!" And they laughed some more. "I think I'll just get to Ron's by myself. Thanks for trying to protect me anyway guys. See you." And they headed in opposite directions. Leaving Flint to look for his wand. Hermione sighed, wiping a tear of joy from her eye. "Oh God" she exclaimed. "Where did I leave Crookshanks?" And she noticed a little rustling in the distance. "Oh good." She continued walking and counting the many openings she saw. "Shit, was this the fourth or the fifth one?" She was answered by being hit in the head by a fluffy ball. She fell backwards. Getting propped up on her arms, she looked around for a ball. or something on the ground. But when she didn't see one, she stood up.
Just then something zoomed past her face, and did a u-turn in the air, and headed right back at her. She was prepared this time, and hoped to catch it. Her sight was a little blurry, but it looked like it had wings. 'It's too big for a snitch!' She reasoned with herself. She held her ground, and the flying ball of fluff came at her.
Success, she caught it. She held it tight. Then recognized it. "Aren't you that annoying owl of Ron's?" 'What was his name again?' She pondered a minute. 'Something having to do with a Pig? Oh well.' "Hi, Pig, something or other!" She resolved. "This must be the fifth opening then."
She walked through the brush, then onto the Weasley lot. The same beautiful building as it was last time! Hermione smiled to herself. Before she could even get close to the house, she saw a mass of red hair running toward her. It was Ginny. She was so happy to see her that she dropped her backpack and ran towards her as well.