Squeals and laughter filled the small house as three women scampered around throwing various items of food at each other, and at times attacking each other with pillows. It was exactly the way Hermione envision her bachelorette party to be: an old fashion slumber party with her two best friends.
After a while the girls slumped down on a single couch, lying haphazardly on top of one another, and panting. The three were all very stunning in their own way. A short radiant red-head was the epitome of lust in human form. With an hour-glass figure and light beautiful skin she radiated sex. The only blonde in the group was probably just as much of a knock out as the first. The expression blondes have more fun when you look at her. Mischievous blue eyes twinkled under bangs that gave her and air of mystery.
But by far the most beautiful among them was a well built brunette lying on top of the queue panting harder then ever. Even with her small stance and petite frame she came off as a powerful figure, but still soft in her own way. Her curly hair only added to her unique look along with her large curves and small waist. But what truly made Hermione Granger beautiful were her eyes. Her honey brown eyes always shone with unseen happiness, and here lying with her two best friends they had never shone more.
"Hermione" Ginny said finally getting her regular breathing back. "How did you ever get Harry to let us have the house all to ourselves?" Hermione blushed and when she failed to produce an answer Luna piped in to.
"Yeah, he's usually so protective. I'm surprised he let you out of his sight for a moment." She raised her eyebrows suggestively "So what kind of spell do you have cast over our powerful friend known as the boy who lives?" This only made Hermione blush more, but it only made the girl press on farther before she broke.
"Alright, alright!" she exclaimed giving into their extreme nagging. The other girls let out a small squeals and exchanged high fives. "If you must know I black-mailed him."
"Ohhh… blackmail sounds juicy." Ginny squealed fully satisfied with the answer she had received.
"Yes, please spill… if only Lavender could have made it, she would love this!" Luna exclaimed getting misty eyed like she used to back in their school days.
"Oh, who cares about Lavender? It's her own fault that she got married and got knocked-up!" it would sound almost vicious to anyone who was outside listening but the other two girls knew it was only a joke. "I want to hear about this black-mail. Was it girly underwear? Harry did always seem the type too…" but Hermione cut her off.
"No it was not girly underwear. Harry's underwear is very manly if you must know!" The girl's eyebrows shot up and Hermione threw up her hands frustrated. "You know what I mean. The black-mail had nothing to do with clothing… it was… well do you remember that video we made in our seventh year?" The question seemed to startle the other girls but they all nodded recalling the racy video and blushing even thinking about it.
"Yes, I recall Ronald telling me something about the boys finding it, but what does that have to do with black-mailing Harry?" Luna said confused. A wicked smile spread across Hermione's face and she horridly got up and headed towards her bedroom leaving the confused girls alone on the couch. But they weren't given long to wait as Hermione came striding back in the room pulling a black tape out of it's box and shoving it in the VCR before grabbing the remote and joining the stunned girls again on the couch.
"Well apparently after watching it they got… inspired." And with one more dramatic moment she pressed the play button on the remote and a scene popped upon the television screen that made the other girls roar with laughter.
"No?!" Ginny roared with laughter as soft music started playing out of the speakers and the three men on screen started swaying to the beat.
"Yes!" Hermione managed through her fits of laughter before a lone voice started singing.
Would you dance
if I asked you to dance?
Would you run
and never look back?
Would you cry
if you saw me cry?
And would you save my soul, tonight?
"Eww… it's my brother!" Ginny's eyes almost burst out of her skull and Luna just looked on amused. Who knew that Ron Weasley insensitive man that he was could sing so softly and beautifully. Hermione only sat their laughing wickedly at the scene playing out in front of them, and she knew who was up next.
Would you tremble
if I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this.
Now would you die
for the one you loved?
Hold me in your arms, tonight.
"Awww… see Draco looks cute singing, but Ron just looks creepy!" Ginny exclaimed only to receive a nasty look from Luna.
"For your information I think Ron looks like a right stud muffin singing!" Luna exclaimed defensively. Ginny looked away mouthing 'stud-muffin' to Hermione who only laughed at her two friends antics.
"Shhh… next is the best part!" Hermione said, and they all fell silent.
I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away
It had finally been Harry's turn to step up to the plate. The only thing that could have made the moment less comical was the fact that they were all thoroughly amazed at his singing voice. But Hermione smiled inwardly knowing that the moment would turn funnier faster than any of them could expect.
Oh, I just want to hold you.
I just want to hold you.
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care...
You're here tonight.
"Ok the singing I can handle!" Ginny burst out wiping happy tears from her eyes "But dancing, really?!" She motioned at the three men who were moving in perfectly in sync with one another.
"Harry told me they practiced the moves for three days straight!" and they died laughing as the boys continued to sing in perfect harmony of one another.
I can be your hero.
I can kiss away the pain.
And I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
You can take my breath away.
And with that the tape went blank and the girls fell on the floor with laughter. It was probably the funniest thing they had ever seen in their lives.
"Hermione I've got to hand it to you." Ginny finally said somewhere in between roars of laughter. "When you said you had black-mail on the Harry Potter I thought it would be embarrassing pictures of a bad night in a pub, but this, this is better than I expected!" Hermione gave a small bow before dissolving into more fits of giggles.
"It was a complete and utter surprise to me the first time I saw it also." They had died down a little now and were all wiping their eyes do to tears. "I was simply doing my annual spring cleaning when I stumbled across it stuffed in the back of one of the shelves in a bookcase. Of course after I watched it Harry explained that when they saw are video they wanted to do their own for us, you know, to make them look 'sexier'." She said the word with air quotes and the girls giggled like they were seventeen again. "But after they watched it they realized what we do and deemed it utterly ridiculous. They took a pact never to speak of it again." The girls laid back against the couch taking in what they had just seen before Luna spoke up.
"Well I don't know about you two bird's, but I am completely tired. Plus this one" she chucked a pillow at Hermione "is getting married tomorrow. I say we turn it in for the night." And with a nod of their heads and a flick of their wands they made make shift beds on the floor and immediately fell asleep in them.
The next morning bloomed early and bright as the wedding party rushed around making sure every last detail was in place before the bride and groom could say 'I do'. Between all of the hustle and bustle the two who were actually getting married only found but a moment to speak.
"Did you have fun last night?" Hermione asked him after giving him a soft peck on the lips. He knew she was genuinely interested, but was wondering if anything had gotten out of hand.
"Yes I did. It was beer and the Godfather marathon just like I promised it would be." She visibly relaxed. Infidelity was not a good way to start a marriage. "What about you, did you have fun at your little sleep over?" his voice sounded bitter. He hadn't wanted them to have separate parties. He wanted to spend their last un-wed night alone, but Hermione had insisted.
"It was good… All innocent fun… nothing out of the ordinary happened." She stammered trying to cover up her obvious betrayal. But she had always been a terrible liar.
"That's good… so did Ginny and Luna like the video as much as you did?" he asked in the most innocent tone he could muster without laughing. Her mouth fell open.
"How did you know?!" she exclaimed with a mixture of shock and anger in her voice.
"Well, Luna blushed every time she looked at me, and I over heard Ginny asking Draco if his ambition in life was to be her hero." Hermione laughed at what he had said but proceeded to blush.
"So you're not mad at all?" The question hung in the air for a moment before Harry swooped down and gave her a light kiss.
"No, the minute that video put a smile on your face I started loving it, because whatever makes you happy makes me happy, and I don't even care if it comes at my own cost. I love you Hermione, and that will never change."