Next Target Found
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Hermione stalked down the hallway with a livid expression on her face. The spell had been stronger than usual and it only broke when she woke up in the morning. Ginny had described the scene she had caused as gently as she could to Hermione.
Now Hermione had one goal. To track down the cause of her shame and give him/her a taste of their own medicine.
She angrily tossed her hair over her shoulder as she turned a corner. And saw Harry and Ron. When Harry saw her he had a mixture of pity and amusement on his face. When Ron saw her walking towards them his ears turned maroon and he dropped his books.
Hermione turned back around and ran. She could not face either of them, especially Ron until she had gotten her revenge. Until then she would avoid them at all costs.
Next class was potions. For once she was thankful when she got paired up with Pansy Parkinson. Anybody but Ron. Don't look at him, Hermione. Don't look at him, Hermione. She told herself.
She glanced over at him. He poured a whole beaker of Fire Salamander skin into his cauldron when he saw her looking. The whole thing exploded in his face.
Normally she would have helped him but she decided that that would require coming within three feet of him, something she was trying to avoid at all costs.
She turned back to her own Fire Salamander skins. She started measuring and cutting them with extreme care.
Pansy Parkinson smirked. "So," she said. "Is your little boyfriend all muggled about yesterday?" Pansy started cracking up at her "witty" remark.
Hermione ignored her, and Pansy sneered, frustrated at receiving no reaction. "Well, it isn't everyday snotty tart walks up to you and start pouring their hearts out."
Hermione felt her eyes narrow and the blood rush to her face. She resisted the urge to respond.
Pansy, desperate to see Hermione crumble, said "I thought it was sooooo smart when Draco decided to cast that spell. Especially when he said he would cast it on a fat cow like you."
Hermione actually smiled at this remark. Pansy had told her the name of her attacker, and, of course the next victim of the blurting spell. Pansy had done something good for once.
But, of course that didn't stop her from slipping Fire Salamanders into Pansy's cauldron. It caused quite an explosion, and in doing so singed off Pansy's perfectly waxed eyebrows.