"Weasley! Granger!" Snape quickly closed in on Hermione and Ginny. "What is the meaning of this?"
"Love?" Ginny offered.
"Twenty points from Gryffindor." Snape sneered.
"For what? That's not fair!" Ron exclaimed as he stood up.
"For causing a disturbance to the student body." Professor McGonagal said appearing from behind Snape. "Please go with professor Snape."
"To my office." Snape pointed toward the exit.
"But professors--" Ginny started.
"No buts, just go. I'll talk with you two later." McGonagal ordered.
Snape led to two Gryffindors out of the Great Hall, passed his favorite group of Slytherins. Malfoy had regained his composure enough to laugh as they walked out but Pansy stared them down rather intensely.
Over an hour later, even though they got detention Hermione and Ginny laughed on their way back to Gryffindor tower. "So you saw Draco come in and decided the only course of action was to lay one on me in the middle of the Great Hall? Where was the logic in that?" Ginny chuckled as she recapped her girlfriends actions.
"A little red haired girl once told me that I needed o abandon logic and follow my instincts every once in a while." She replied then looked at Ginny adoringly.
"It was worth it. Ron practically died, Harry was pouting because he missed it, I swear I heard jaws hitting the floor." Ginny pulled Hermione in tightly. "Not to mention how hot it was."
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"That we go up to the astronomy tower and fool around before going back to the common room?" Ginny offered wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.
"Screw going all the way up to the tower, let's just find an empty room down here." Hermione suggested.
"Can't keep your hands off of me that long can you?" Ginny said arrogantly.
"Please, don't even start..." Hermione said brushing off Ginny's conceited advance. "Don't laugh, but it's a fantasy of mine really. Fooling around in a class room..."
"You are a sick girl Hermione," Ginny said sneering then added, "But that's why I love you." Then she kissed Hermione on the forehead. They continued kissing as they slow and steadily made their way down the hall, parting only to check for unlocked doors, or loosen annoying articles of clothing. By the end of the long hallway they hadn't found a single open door.
"Know where any other classrooms are down here?" Ginny asked
"Nope... race you to the astronomy tower!" Hermione exclaimed pushing Ginny away and running down the hall.
"Oh no she didn't..." Ginny said chasing after her. The The chaser and occasional seeker for the Gryffindor quidditch team was easily able to catch up to the older girl. "I shall be avenger!" she called as she tickled Hermione. Their laughter echoed through the corridor. Their fun came to an abrupt halt when the distinct sound of foot falls came to a rest behind them. Both girls went rigid momentarily before smoothing out their clothing and turning to address the intruder
"You idiots!" Hermione heard and before she could see who it was Ginny fell backward into her. Hermione stumbled backward under the sudden weight. "What were you thinking?" the voice yelled. It was a female reprimanding them. Hermione stabled Ginny before stepping passed her.
"What is the meaning of this? She asked her mysterious assailant.
It was Pansy Parkinson. Her eyes were red as it she'd been crying, but there was no sign of sadness now, only rage. "It's about that foolish display of yours in the Great Hall."
"What's so foolish about it? Everyone already knew! Draco said--" Ginny argued.
"They knew nothing! Draco said nothing!" Pansy spat.
"You were there! Draco wanted me to verify the rumor!"
"But he never told you the rumor! You just blurted it out. Draco had been under the impression that you and Potter were an item!"
"Harry? What would give him that idea?" Hermione asked mystified.
"I did. You two were spotted by someone and the rumor trickled out but I... persuaded people to say it was Weasley and Potter."
"But why?" Hermione asked insistently.
"You are dumb Granger. Your public display puts us all in a very bad spot."
"What should we care if it somehow puts you in a bad spot?" Ginny asked.
"You care because making Draco's life harder means he's try that much harder to make your own lives miserable."
"But we're not miserable. And anything times zero is still nothing. If you please, we have an astronomy tower to get to." Hermione stated grabbing Ginny's hand and turning to walk away.
"You just don't get it." Pansy said as she grabbed Hermione's arm. Hermione spun around only to meet Pansy's face in a harsh lip lock. After a second Hermione dropped Ginny's hand, Pansy cupped Hermione's cheek deepening the kiss, Hermione responded generously. Breaking away and breathing rather raggedly Pansy said, "Do you get it now?"
"What?" Hermione asked dazily. Ginny stood gaping, frozen in shock.
"You aren't the only homos in the school." Pansy stated flatly.
"She is gay." Ginny mumbled.
"Bravo, you found my out." Pansy replied sarcastically.
"But aren't you with Draco?" Hermione asked.
Pansy sighed heavily. "I can't believe I'm going to tell you this. I'm gay and so is Draco. We're only together as each other's cover. He also happens to be my best friend and in the future we plan to wed and raise our own children."
"But children mean having sex, why would you do that to yourselves?" Hermione inquired.
Pansy sighed again. "For the sake of pure blood children."
"Forgive me for not following but how does what we did affect the two of you if you two plan on staying together anyway?" Hermione questioned.
"Draco has a boyfriend, we aren't exclusive. Imagine this: You two are out and if you were just about anyone else it wouldn't matter, but you are who you are therefore it is Draco's sworn duty to humiliate you. You just handed him kindling for the fire which he has to take, which means he sill now have to be anti homosexual. i.e. anti me and himself. Now imagine what will happen if he or I are ever caught with someone of the same sex."
"It would be a huge scandal, and your convenient arrangement will end up being one for the biggest mistakes ever made." Hermione said.
"Bingo."
"We need to go. See you around Pansy." Hermione said.
"A word of advice: Prepare for the worst." Pansy turned and walked away.
"We're not going to the astronomy tower are me?"
"no dear, we're getting the boys and making a plan. Pansy's right. This is war."