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Word Count: 1603


Challenge: Are you Crazy Enough To Do It Challenge

Prompt: 589. (word) Punctual


Bold - Hermione Granger

Italics - Daphne Greengrass

Underlined - Luna Lovegood


Daph, can you pay The Burrow a visit?

Yeah… may I ask why?

Granger?

I… my brain... it… stopped functioning momentarily.

Hmm… So I must go and visit The Burrow because your brain momentarily stopped functioning. Granger, I don't think that is a momentary thing, I think it's still happening.

No, it's not. I wanted you to visit The Burrow because you need to pick up Ginny. She's home for a few days and I think she is still asleep. Apparently there's nobody else at home, not even Molly and Arthur, who are out on their second honeymoon. The thing that really threw my brain for a loop was the thought of you saying the words 'may I ask why?' I… I just… can't imagine them coming from your mouth. It's unfathomable.

Shut up. And it's your fault, you're affecting my vocabulary.

Now I see what Professor McGonagall meant by positive influence… Anyway, please wake her up and bring her over here.


Granger, I think our little redheaded friend is hungover… and in bed with Potter.

Oh.

I'm just happy everything on his side was covered.

And hers wasn't?!

Not as much. No wonder most people can't keep their eyes off her chest… she inherited that from Molly alright.

Apparate home this very instant. I will deal with you later. Right now, there's a bare chested, terribly late Ginevra Weasley I need to scream at.

I do not want to be around for that. Also, isn't Potter in trouble as well?

No, why would Harry be in trouble? He was just spending some quality time with his girlfriend. It is said girlfriend's mistake that she forgot she had plans for the afternoon. And it will be said girlfriend who will be held accountable for this mistake.

Okay, I'll be leaving then.


Granger, how is our redheaded friend doing?

Not too well, I suppose. She's sitting in a corner reflecting on her mistakes

Hey, don't go so hard on her. I saw more breasts every day in the Slytherin dorm room than I saw today morning. And believe me, Pansy had some amazing knockers-

Ahem…

Right. Not helping my case, is it?

Not in the slightest.

But hey, if it's any consolation. Your breasts are the ones I choose to wake up to every morning.

Okay, that helps.

Good, I love you.

I love you too. Oh, and could you just go get Luna to our home instead. Unlike this idiot, she's usually very punctual and doesn't sleep in her bed devoid of any form of clothing… most of the times. Anyway, I do not want to her to wait indefinitely at the meeting point just because of idiots like this.

Okay, I'll go get her.


Granger, how much longer is it going to take? The two of us are quite hungry right now.

Not long, we're almost done, Ginny is just finishing up on her hair.

Alright.


Ginny must really hate this arrangement, the two of you paired up on a shopping trip just a few hours after you chewed her out.

This combination was planned in advance and has nothing to do with what transpired this morning. The four of us were going to split up into pairs after lunch so we can gather stuff faster. You would make a list of the things that we have to buy as well as the places where we can find those things, and the pair without you would shop for all of the things where we do not have to check the quality beyond the expiration date. I would take Ginny and you would take Luna, we agreed upon that yesterday.

Yeah, I suppose we did.

How's Luna as a shopping partner? I'm curious about that.

Actually, I like her very much. She clearly cooks a lot while she's at home. It's just that her recipes are… not for everyone. I think she'll be a good help in the kitchen, especially to keep stuff from blowing up.

Hey!

Haha. Don't try to deny the truth.

Ugh… fine.


Granger, we were discussing about it earlier but we forgot to jot it down, what flavor cake did Ginny say she wanted?

I think she said pineapple. Just wait a second, I'll ask her.

Whatever made her choose pineapple?

According to her, Harry has been liking it a lot in the past few weeks. He finds the sweetness to be in perfect balance with the tart.

Remind me to cut a smaller slice at the party.


Daph, we've bought everything else except for the baking powder and the vanilla extract. Will you buy that, or should I search elsewhere?

Hi Hermione.

Why? Why does this always happen to us... Hi Luna. Could you please refrain from reading this sheet any further and hand it back to Daphne. I need to speak with her.

Okay. Daphne had dropped this paper while we were walking around, so I picked it up for her. And don't worry Hermione, I didn't read anything. I was too distracted by the Gulping Plimpy on the roof of the building in front of us.

Thank you so much, Luna. Also, I don't think anyone has ever seen a Gulping Plimpy, but let me know when you can show me one.

I will.

Granger, I am so sorry! Please forgive me! I will ma-

Alright.

What? Really? You're just going to forgive me, without any consequences?

Whoever said that was the case? Of course there will be consequences. You have lost the privilege of my calling you by your special nickname.

FUCK!

You should've thought of that before you let the message sheet fall into Luna's hands. Lucky for you, she's not the type to pry into someone else's private matters, so I'm just going to leave it at that.

Fuck… alright, I guess I can take that for now. Now don't you worry, I'm going to get you to say that nickname on the message sheet again.

Wow, for something like this, you're taking it way better than I imagined it.

It's only on the message sheet, it's not like you'll stop saying it while we're alone as well.

What do you think your punishment is?

No! What kind of logic is that? I fucked up with the message sheet, so you won't say it there. It's completely logical to continue using it in the bedroom… Please…

Fine, but only because I can't say no to that face, even if I am just imagining it my head.

Just for your information, I was making that face at the sheet.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Anyway, you still haven't given me an answer about the baking powder and vanilla extract.

Oh, don't worry, love. I'll buy those when I'm done with the rest of the stuff on my part of the list.

Alright, then I'm going home with the stuff we bought. Ginny said she is going back to The Burrow, but I suspect she'll probably be at Harry's place.

Why did I expect that? Anyway, I'll be home in about twenty minutes.

I'll be waiting love.


Daph, what's taking you so long?


Daph…

Are you alright? You're starting to worry me.


Daphne, please answer me…

Love, it's nothing, I'll explain everything to you later.

Okay.


Hermione, do you remember Pansy?

Of course I remember Pansy Parkinson.

Yeah, I'm sitting with her at a nearby café. After Luna left, I hung back because I saw this really nice dress in the window of a nearby store. Just before I could enter, Pansy recognized me and invited me over.

Daph, come home and explain everything.

We still haven't parted ways yet, she's just in the bathroom because some idiot waiter dropped a cup of coffee on her shoulder.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, so the coffee shop offered a free cup of coffee in exchange for the inconvenience they've caused her. I'll be home in another twenty to thirty minutes.

So how is she?

Well, she's still taking her life after the war pretty badly. While she does understand why she must blend in with the muggles, she isn't happy with the arrangement. I suspect that will change with time, but the year or so we've had until now isn't enough.

You've adapted pretty well, within the same time frame.

I wasn't as devoted to the death eater shtick as she was. Besides, I had you to keep me sane through it all.

You can't see it, but I'm blushing right now.

It still makes me happy that I can do that to you.

I don't think there will ever be a time when you cannot do that to me.

That's good… Anyway, she knew about us from some article in the Prophet and while she finds it quite hard to accept the concept of homosexuality, she decided to set her prejudices aside because she didn't want to get into any more trouble with the Ministry.

Hmm…

Yeah, I didn't like that part of the conversation either. I'll try to finish my coffee as fast as possible, and if she's trying to drag the conversation unnecessarily, I'll cook up some excuse and head back.

Okay, I'll be waiting… eagerly.

Oh Merlin.


Granger, I'm coming home.

I haven't been wearing anything for the past twenty minutes, waiting for you.

Fuck! Why did I spend so much time with Pansy when I have an angel waiting on me? Love, I'm so sorry. I am coming bac-

Instead of wasting this time writing an apology, why don't you come back home and use those talented fingers for some… other purposes.

I'm coming.


Not my best, but I suppose it's alright. The next one will be a little better.

I know Luna wasn't as involved in this as you might've liked, but that's just how I view her character.

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