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Hermione/Dean Thomas
A Surprise meeting.
Hermione took the seat next to her father, and twisted the claret and blue scarf through her fingers. It had been too long since she had come to a Football game, never having much interest in it growing up, but after spending seven years in the magical world, she saw football as a nice change to that.
She watched as Upton Park stadium filled up, the Liverpool supporters gathering on the other side to where she was sitting with the other West Ham supporters, and she found herself distracted by a familiar face. "Wait here," she said to her dad, getting up from her seat, and walking over to get a better look.
"Dean, you're totally getting checked out," said a teenage boy sitting next to Dean, and he turned around, his eyes widening at the sight of Hermione. He quickly stood up from his seat.
"Dean, I thought it was you," she said, throwing her arms around him. He hugged her back.
"Hermione," he said, smiling when she pulled away. "What brings you to a West-Ham game?"
"My dad," she replied, pointing over at him. "He had a spare ticket, and I thought it would be a nice change than Quidditch. I mean I do like watching Quidditch, but I grew up watching Football with dad."
"Good team, you look good," he said, his eyes moving over her outfit.
She glanced down at the men's football shirt with leggings that she was wearing. A second scarf had been transfigured into a matching belt around her waist. "If you weren't here with your dad, you'd have almost every guy here after you in an outfit like that."
"Who's your girlfriend?" came a voice next to him, and Dean spun around. "Oh, these are my little brothers, Ben and Ryan."
Hermione smiled at them.
"This is Hermione," he said to them.
The one sitting closest raised an eyebrow. "How do you know someone who looks like that?"
Hermione frowned slightly, looking down at herself. Did she look silly like this?
"He means that you look too good to know me," Dean clarified. "It's got nothing to do with your outfit. West-Ham looks good... amazing on you."
He turned to his brother. "Ben, me and Hermione go to school together. She's a badass. She fought a troll, rode on a dragon, broke into the Ministry and the Bank pretending to be other people - one of them that insane woman I was telling you about. This girl is fearless."
"Again, how does she know a loser like you," his brother said, grinning.
"Shut up, you're the loser," Dean retorted as Hermione tried to hide a smile.
He turned back to her and grinned. "So, Hermione... you local?"
"Sort of. I'm a few miles away."
"Yeah me too. So, do you see everyone a lot?"
"Not during these holidays. Since I'm returning to Hogwarts, I've got the summer to myself before I go back. Harry and Ron are already working, so I get to see them on Sundays at the Burrow for family dinner. I see Ginny and Luna sometimes though, we hang out... but I enjoy reacquainting myself with muggle things... like football."
"And the cinema?" he blurted out.
"Smooth," came both of his brother's voices from behind him, and Hermione grinned at them. "Well, not the cinema yet. I can't risk taking Ginny and Luna to them, they're too obvious..."
"Well, it's a shame you don't know anyone... local to go to these things with. You know, ones who grew up in the muggle world," he replied, shifting slightly, his cheeks going red. "I'm going back too," he added.
Hermione wondered how Dean had ever got up the nerve to ask Ginny out. Ginny must have done the asking, because Dean was clearly terrible at this.
"Just ask her out," came two voices from behind him.
"Ah, so do you..."
Hermione smiled, and searched in her bag. "You are terrible at this," she said with a laugh. "This is my number. Don't be shy. Owls work too. I will be up for going to see a movie or something and acting like a muggle. If you're still too nervous to ask me out, I'm sure one of your brothers can help you."
She winked at the two teenage boys behind him. "Nice to meet you both, make sure he texts me or something. I don't want to have to hex him when we get back to school." She quickly returned to her seat, Dean staring after her, a smile on his face.
"Who's your friend?" Her dad asked.
"Dean... from school," she replied. "I'm pretty sure he was trying to ask me out."
Her dad looked at him for a minute. "Well at least he likes West-Ham," he replied.
...oOo...
It was almost half-time and Hermione slipped off to get some drinks and snacks. She was almost first in the queue and she watched the people build up behind her quickly. As he walked past, she grabbed Dean's arm, and pulled him into the queue with her.
"Oh great, I didn't want to be waiting long," he said. "So it wasn't because I was shy or anything, I would have asked you out... but I thought you and Ron were having a thing, and I was trying to work it out without actually asking you out... I wanted to check you were single first."
She laughed. "Me and Ron kissed at the final battle, and both agreed that it was the biggest mistake over. I think things got confused for the both of us, and we've realised that we're best off staying friends."
"So, fancying someone for so long can be stopped by a kiss?" he asked. "What about if I've had a thing for you for a while? What happens if I take you on an amazing date, and we kiss and there's nothing there? No spark, no fireworks?"
"Then we remain friends, and can still hang out," she said, and he nodded eagerly.
"It's weird. Not many of my old friends hang around since I've gone away to a private boarding school. They all moved on in other directions."
"At least you had friends, I was always know-it-all Hermione, not the most popular girl in school."
"And if they saw you now, they'd be jealous," he replied. "I agree with you though. If there aren't any sparks, I'd be happy to be friends."
As the person in front of them moved to the counter, Hermione quickly stood on her tiptoes, and pressed her lips against Dean's, his arm wrapping around her in surprise. She pulled back after a couple of seconds.
"Sparks," she confirmed.
"Lots of sparks," he agreed, not letting go off her hand as she stepped away.
This was going to be an interesting summer.
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