My Zingara
Chapter 7: Game Night and a Visit
It was raining. When it had started, Ron and Hermione ran in carrying the cards they were playing with and transported themselves to the living room coffee table. An hour and a half later Ron was winning the poker game with twelve Oreos, seven ginger cream cookies (freshly made courtesy of Ron), a bottle of Pepsi, and thirty-seven pounds.
"It looks like I'm beating your ass, Hermione." Ron said pushing the won cookies toward his large pile of winnings.
"Shut up. I don't know how you do this."
"Do what?
"Draw me into a competitive surge and then burst my bubble beating me.
"You do that to me too you know?
"Oh yea, how?
"You drive me crazy so I start to tease you which blows up into a huge argument and of course you win it because I'm stupid.
"Oh Ron," Hermione said walking over to Ron giving him a sideways hug. "You're not stupid, just slow.
"Thanks." Ron said not looking at Hermione.
"Wrong thing to say?" Hermione said still holding onto Ron.
"Yea. . ." He wasn't terribly saddened by the comment for a sense of warmth Hermione gave him.
"Oh I'm sorry." She said letting go, the sense of warmth gone with her.
"It's ok. I'm a bit bored though. You're too easy to beat. What do you want to do?"
"I dunno."
"I don't know either.
"Oh! Now I know, lets play a game!
"What type of game?" Ron asked becoming suspicious.
"It's called Hermione wins.
"How do you play that?
"We ask questions about each other and if you get the question wrong you lose a point, we start off with ten points, and you owe the other person a galleon for each wrong answer. Of course I'll win seeing as my name is Hermione and the game is called Hermione wins after all.
"I'll play just to humor you.
"Ok, I go first. What's my favorite food?
"Spaghetti and meatballs." Ron said with a smug look. "Everyone knows that.
"That's an invalid answer, Ron.
"What? Why?
"Because it's right and you have to loose, remember?
"Oh, right, that thing. Is your favorite food. . . caviar?
"Nope! Nine points and you owe me a galleon.
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After forty-five minutes (Ron answering all the questions right had to answer again) Ron had zero points and Hermione had nine answering who is the most beautiful woman I know? wrong.
"Ok Ron, after tonight's lovely game, you owe me nine galleons.
Hermione said sticking out her had for her money.
"Ugh! Fine
"You know you never answered my question.
"Which one?
"Well, who is the most beautiful person you know.
"That's unfair. Just for that I'm not going to pay you.
"You have too! You owe me nine galleons!
"No I don't" Ron said walking over towards Hermione sticking his face right up to hers.
"You. Do. Too!" Hermione said, her face coming closer to his face.
"Fine. I'll pay you later though. I have no more money left.
"Could you just answer the question?
"You are Hermione.
"The most beautiful?
"Yea." His lips were dangerously close to hers when a body appeared in the fireplace.
"Ron!" The head screamed making Ron snap up and Hermione to sit up straight. At the time Ron's body-gorgeous body (to Hermione)- was blocking the body's face. "I need to borrow the plane for a day. Is that ok?
"Dude, yea! It's your plane anyway.
"Cool, who's the girl?
"Lord Fernando, meet Hermione.
"L-Lord Fernando?!" Hermione said nearly fainting.
"Yea, I met him on a trip. Apparently I saved him from some curse or something so he feels complied to hang around with me." Ron said.
"And for some reason he seems sad about my company." Lord Fernando, lord of everything sexy, said. "So you're Hermione, huh? Has Ron told you yet?
"Told me wha-"" Hermione asked but three seconds later she knew.
"She doesn't need to know about that.
"Well, I'm sure she'll find out soon enough. I must be going. I'll see you two around.
"Yea, bye man." Ron said closing the door.
"Why didn't you tell me you knew the Lord of EVERYTHING sexy?
"Didn't want you running off with him. He's a womanizer. Yea, he's one of my best mates but some days I could ring his neck from the things he does.
"Well, he is still cool. By the way I know what you mean.
"Oh, sank you doctar." Ron said using his Inga impression.
"After you have deflated your rather large head let's go watch a movie.
"Which one?
"Only the greatest movie on earth. Duh.