Adventures in MuggleLand

Vibrations

"Gods, I don't know how you did it," Ginny Weasley remarked.

Hermione just smiled smugly at her friend. "I can be very persuasive if I want to be," she said with a smirk.

The two girls ascended the stairs leading up to Hermione's parents' new home. Hermione paused at the door, shifting the heavy box she held to balance on her hip for support. Fumbling with the knob, she pushed the door open and followed Ginny inside. Entering the front hall, the girls promptly dropped their boxes on the floor with a dull thud.

"But honestly, 'Mione," Ginny was saying. "I never thought I'd see the day that Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini would help your parents move house – the Muggle way!"

Hermione threw her head back and laughed. "Really, Ginny, you're so naïve," she said giggling. "Give men an ultimatum and they'll do practically anything for you," she commented with a wink and made her way to the kitchen.

Ginny's eyes widened at Hermione's blatant hint. "You didn't!" she cried, scandalized.

"I most certainly did," Hermione replied. "How else would they agree to this? Not out of their free will!"

Ginny shook her head as she made her way to the fridge and pulled out a pitcher of lemonade.

"So what task did you assign them?" Ginny asked as she poured Hermione and herself a drink.

"They're hooking up the washer and dryer," Hermione said gesturing towards the closed door leading off from the kitchen. "It's simple enough, really; carrying and plugging them in."

"Hermione?" Ginny questioned as she walked towards the door. "Haven't they been working on that 'simple' task since before we left to get the last load of boxes?"

Hermione looked up puzzled. "Yes… They have," she replied thoughtfully.

Drink in hand, Ginny went over and pulled the door open. From across the kitchen, all Hermione could see was Ginny beginning to choke on her lemonade as she tried to stifle her laughter.

Walking over to the room, Hermione proceeded to spit out her own mouthful of lemonade. She looked upon the scene in front of her in absolute shock, trying to block out Ginny's giggles behind her.

There in the room was Blaise and Draco both with their heads thrown back, eyes closed, suppressing moans.

Overcoming her initial shock Hermione yelled out over the noise of the machine. "For Merlin's sake you two, get off of the washing machine!"

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