Don't own the characters..
"Shhh…."the two giggling girls slipped into Hermoine's room with the other three follwing closely behind.
"Wait…wait…wait..You guys! She's gonna hear—"
Hermoine breathed out a long moan in her sleep…everyone stiffened…and then she buried herself into her blankets once more in her deep reverie. Every girl took a long breath of relief and sat around Hermoine's peaceful form.
"Oh my word. This room is huge!" Fleur couldn't suppress her excitement, especially from the long absence from her friend. "…like every other" she muttered.
"This is gonna be great." Parvati exclaimed more to herself than the rest of the girls. Hermoine needed a girls' day out and this is just the perfect time.
"Man, she's knocked out." Lavender shook her lightly and each girl gave her light slap on the arm. "…People, c'mon. This girl can sleep through a tornado." And they all laughed quietly.
"It's a good thing Potter set this whole thing up. The guy's not so bad after all." Ginny snorted. She couldn't help but be overprotective over Hermoine.
"Hey! First of all, his first name's Harry. And second, that's my favorite cousin you're talking about." Lavender quickly defended her cousin, arms crossed over her chest If only they knew him…not all guys were dogs…not guys like Harry
"I said the guy's not so—" suddenly taken aback by Lavender's remark.
"Guys. Shh." Luna brushed their silly, little argument off. "…We all ready?"
"1…2…." Everyone stared at each other confidently ready when they all burst out.
"SURPRISE!…" Hermoine instinctively shot up from her bed, wasting no time to roll around for protection, but clumsily fell off it with everyone hysterically laughing. When Hermoine caught the familiar giggles and laughter from her assailants, a full wave of shock overtook her and stood up, her eyes widening in astonishment.
"Ginny, Luna, Fleur, Parvati…Lavender?" each whispering their name, processing their figures to make sure she wasn't dreaming, her joyous tears overcoming her.
"Well, good morning too you Hermoine." Lavender snickered. But didn't blame her. After all, it was kind of strange to have her husband's cousin's random presence mingle with her long time friends.
"Aaaaaaaahhh!" She screamed while bringing all of them into a tight bear hug.
"her…" "moine." "Hey!" each girl couldn't breathe. Man is she glad to see us Fleur thought.
"What are you guys doing here?" finally releasing them with a stunned expression on her face.
"To save you of course." Lavender said with a smile. She knew that Hermoine missed her friends dearly as quoted by Harry. She could still remember his hurt face, begging her for help to set up the happy reunion. When they all came she was directly invited to the group and insisted for her to join in on the fun. She immediately liked Hermoine's friends from that moment on.
"Yeah…did you expect us to forget our beloved friend?"
"We're all taking you shopping. Everything's on us." Luna informed pompously.
"Guys..I have work." The lucky girl said with her face suddenly drooping.
"No worries. I called up Dumbledore and he said you can have the day off." Ginny proudly said with a smug.
"But—" They all shook their heads. Yes, this is definitely the same Hermoine Granger.
"We know that you had the day a week ago, but he understood your dire need for our help and gladly accepted it." Hermoine stared at Parvati flabbergasted. Oh she loved her friends. It brought back good memories and brought her closer to home, which she missed greatly.
"Fine. You all win." Her anxiety and strain almost instantly melted away, replaced by eagerness to go through the day and almost forgot about Harry.
"..wait guys…Where's Harry?" The abrupt memory of him shocked herself.
"Wow…already thinking about him first thing in the morning." Ginny teased with a raised brow.
"Can't help it if he's the only person I see in the morning." Everyone wore cautious looks on their faces. They all knew Hermoine was smart enough not to go through "the deed" so hurriedly, but suspicions lay on her impulsive thoughts of Harry.
"Good point..that we will mention later. But, as for now, breakfast." Fleur already stood up in front of the door awaiting everyone to follow her.
"Okay let's go to the kitchen." Hermoine got off her bed and heading to Fleur's side.
"Oh no no no. We're going out for breakfast."
"You all are unbelievable…but I love you guys anyways for this." She added honestly.
"We know. Now c'mon. Get yourself ready. We're going downstairs to finish marveling at your new wonderful mansion." Luna finished and they all headed downstairs towards the living room leaving Hermoine with the sounds of their loud gasps, screams, awes, and a huge smile plastered on her face.
Finally, after five shirts, two jeans, a dress, and a pair of new shoes..Hermoine gave into her hunger…as did everyone else who she found laughing to some stupid joke make by Lavender as they entered the restaurant, taking their seats. Oh no…this always leads to something… Hermoine braced herself…interrogation.
"Okay…So tell me Hermy. How's the married life?" Everyone choked on their drinks glaring at Parvati's intrusive side. Questions were planned to come later. She couldn't stifle a laugh at their sudden outbursts. Yep these were definitely her friends…No doubt about it.
"Far from bad. In fact, it's kinda nice." As she fiddled with her fingers. They gave each other a cautious look. She did that when she was either nervous or overly excited.
"So I see Harry's treating you right." As Lavender sipped her butterbeer.
"Yeah…" They all caught her dreamy reply. "…He's quite nice. Always polite and considerate. A little inept and dumb sometimes, but always makes up for it with a Rocky Road ice cream or my favorite flowers. I always win our arguments and somehow it turns into a joke with him, but I can't help not being mad at him. It's too hard…." They all gaped at her unexpected response in surprise except for Ginny. I knew she fell for him in that church…
"What?" she stopped her prattle and grasped their awkward glances.
"You're falling for him." They all said in unison. Hermoine almost fell off her chair but held onto Ginny for dear life.
"No I'm not!" They all retorted, "Yes you are."
"For Pete's sake! All I've been dreading for is the damn divorce." They all gave up, but were completely aware of her denial.
"What ever you say Hermoine. Just be careful with the Potter charm. Never fails."
They all laughed atLavender's "warning" but it made Hermoine blush so hard that she hid behind the menu. What am I getting myself into?
