Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
Summary: "Is love really for me? I blew my only chance for it. Now, he's probably off with some girl much prettier and funnier than me. I would be surprised if he hasn't forgotten about me. And I deserve it"
Author's Note: I'm back!!! And a lot faster this time. I just want to say there will be Olympics involved in this fic...You'll first hear about it soon, and eventually the Olympics actually happen, they'll be in Greece (of course!!!). But I just wanted to say that they'll have a big part in the fic. Also, I LOVE MICHAEL PHELPS!!!!! Sorry, it's just I love swimming and him!!!!! (and his great body...lol). Ok, you don't care right now...on with the story!!!
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Chapter 3: Girl's Night Out
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"Ok, here's my plan for the girls night out," Ginny said excited. "We'll go swimming from morning until like 5:00, then we'll take showers and get ready to go to the movies, then we'll sleep over someone's house and then, the next day, we'll go shopping."
"Wow, that was fast thinking," I answered, smiling. "But I like it, it'll be fun."
"Finally!" Ginny exclaimed. "You're smiling!! You need to smile more often...it'll attract lots of guys..."
"Oh Ginny, I don't think I'm going to trust another guy for a long time."
"See that Draco!!" she said, yelling into the air. "Now she'll never like a guy again!! You made her turn lesbian!"
"Ginny!!" I laughed. "Calm down...I'm not a lesbian. I'm just not ready for another guy right now."
"Oh good," she said, calm now. "So he didn't ruin everything."
"No, he didn't," I answered. "Anyway, when are we going to do this girls night out thing?"
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"Do you think this bikini is the right color for me?" Hermione asked. She was wearing a white string bikini with pink polka dots.
"I don't think the pink goes well with your tan skin," Ginny answered. She was wearing a green bikini with white flowers on it.
"That's what I thought," Hermione answered, looking through her swimsuits again. The two were at Hermione's flat, getting ready to go swimming. Luna, Lavender, and Parvati were going to meet them at the swim club in about an hour. "How about this one?" Hermione asked pulling out a simple red one.
"That would be perfect," Ginny, answered her. "You always look amazing in red."
"Thanks," Hermione answered, walking into the bathroom. She came out, and stood in front of the mirror to check how she looked. Over the years, she had grown into a beautiful young woman. Now at age 19, she had soft brown locks that fell down her back. She had a model perfect body, with all the right curves. Her skin was tan, and her chocolate brown eyes only completed her beauty. As she examined herself, Ginny came up from behind her. Ginny was a little shorter than Hermione and her curves weren't as perfect as her's, but she was still attractive. Her red hair was straight and fell just below her shoulders.
"I wish I had your body, Hermione," Ginny told her. "If Draco saw you now, he'd be sorry he ever cheated on you."
"Thanks," Hermione said, smiling slightly. She put on a little white wrap-around skirt and put white gold hoop earrings into her ears. Ginny got out a little green cover up dress. "Are you ready?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah!" Ginny answered, excited. "Let's go have some fun!!"
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"After this conversation, absolutely no talking anymore about Draco," Lav said. They were at the swim club, about an hour or two later. They were up on a deck, eating pizza. It was a beautiful day outside, the sun was shining and the water was cool and refreshing. Of course, Lav, Luna, and Parvati wanted to know what happened between Draco and Hermione. Hermione told them about the park, and how he came to talk to her. She told them all about the conversation, and the long walk in the woods she had after.
"He deserved that," Luna said, angrily. "I'm glad you didn't go back out with him."
"Yeah," Parvati agreed. "As they always say, once a cheater, always a cheater."
"That's enough talking about Draco," Ginny exclaimed. "How have your summers been?" They all engaged into a conversation about their wonderful summers. At least, all of them except for Hermione. She looked down at the swimming pool, watching all the happy children splash around in the shallow end. She wished she could be happy, too. Then, some strange voice in her mind told herself to look at the entrance of the swim club. She obeyed that voice and saw a young man, of about 20 years of age, signing in. He had jet black, messy hair, and a great body. That's all she could tell, from so far away. Her chocolate eyes followed him as he found a chair to put his bag on. She watched as he took out a swimming cap and goggles, put them on, and started walking to the lap lane. He dove in, and started swimming laps, as she heard her name from far away.
"Hermione!"
Hermione came back to her senses as she heard Parvati call her name.
"Hermione, what happened there?" Luna asked, with a curious look on her face. "You zoned out on us!"
"I'm sorry," Hermione said, apogetically. "I was just thinking." Her eyes took a glance at the guy swimming laps. 'Wow,' she thought. 'He's very good.'
"Ok," Ginny said, smiling. She was the only one who saw Hermione stare at the young man. "Lets go down to the pool! After all, we came here to swim, right?
The girls agreed and walked down to the pool. They were in the pool, and started splashing around and having fun. Hermione stole another glance at the swimmer, to find that he was taking a break at the end of the pool. He turned his head and saw Hermione look at him. She looked down quickly, blushing. When she looked up again, she saw him swimming over the lap lane and towards her!
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I know what you're all thinking!!! But no, Hermione is not attracted to the "man's" looks, at least not only. She is amazed at how well he swam, which is why she keeps look back at him. It's too fast for her to like another guy yet, so she really won't be attracted to him until later. And sorry about the mild cliffie!spastikLeggyluver: Yay! Your joining GOYA!! I think my sister is, too. Anyway, you're going to love Sights and Sounds and Junior Olympics, they're so much fun!!!
ADepressedSpooty: lol...here's more chocolate!!! Yea, Harry and Hermione are going to get together, but not too fast.
Miranda G. Potter: I agree with you...
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