"Hermione" Seamus Finnegan greeted her brightly as she took a seat beside Ron. Hermione had agreed to meet Harry and Ron at a muggle restaurant in London Thursday night and was surprised to see Ron and Seamus waiting for her at the table.
"Hello Seamus" hermione said, "It's been quite a while since I have seen you. How have you been?"
"I am good" Seamus replied, "Can I get you a drink?"
"Sure" hermione answered. She looked at Ron, "Where is Harry?"
"Ginny wanted him to do something…I m not sure what so he bailed" Ron replied. He grimaced as he took a sip of his whiskey, he hated lying to Hermione, and somehow she always found out and yelled at him.
"Oh, that's a shame" Hermione replied. She leaned over discreetly and whispered, what is Seamus doing here?"
"I invited him" Ron replied, "Is that ok?"
"I guess" Hermione sighed, "I thought he was attached to lavender at the hip these days"
"Not anymore?" Ron answered but it sounded more like a question. Hermione raised her eyebrows at Ron who busied himself with his drink.
Charlie groaned as he approached the table. Ginny and Harry were waiting for him at the table but they weren't alone. There was a girl who looked very familiar to him but he couldn't recall her name. He was sure she had graduated Hogwarts with Ron, but for the life of him he couldn't recall her name. "Hey everybody" Charlie greeted cordially as he took a seat by Ginny.
"Hey old man" Ginny replied, punching him lightly on the arm.
"Kids" Charlie teased grinning at his baby sister. Ginny pointed to the girl across from her.
"You remember Lavender Brown right?" Ginny asked.
Lavender, now I remember, Charlie thought, Ron's ex girlfriend. "Of course I remember, how are you Lavender?"
"I am just wonderful" Charlie replied with his usual charm. He had no idea why he was flirting with this girl. She wasn't even remotely attractive but he was so angry at hermione. True, they weren't dating but how could she go out with someone else. Charlie really believed hermione cared about him.
"Will you two excuse us?" Ginny asked suddenly. She grabbed Harry's arm and drug him away.
"So, Charlie" Lavender purred, "tell me all about your self"
Charlie snaked his arm around the back of her chair, "Well" Charlie started
Hermione was furious with Ron Weasley. First he invites Seamus Finnegan without clearing it with Hermione then he abandons them at the bar.
"Your a lot more beautiful then I remember" Seamus flirted with Hermione as he ordered her another drink.
"Thanks" hermione replied absentmindedly. "Let's go look for Ron"
"Ok" Seamus said and he took Hermione's hand pulling her towards the table. About half way there Hermione spotted a familiar red head looking very cozy with a sickeningly familiar blonde.
"Charlie" hermione cried. Charlie turned around and saw Hermione and Seamus, his face clouded over and he turned his attention back to lavender before Hermione knew what she was doing she pulled Seamus to her and kissed him forcefully. Seamus made a gurgling noise and tried to push her away. As Hermione fled the restaurant in tears she could see Charlie's hurt look in her mind.