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I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER!
Chapter 7- Contentus Amor
"Sorry Gin, what did you say?" Hermione asked slowly
"Mione, I think you know what I said."
"Yeah I know it's just… wow."
"Yeah…so…how was your date with Harry?"
"Well, we're together."
"I thought you didn't like him"
"I don't… but I will. There's this potion, contentus amor. It works like amortertia, but its permanent unless Harry breaks up with me, proposes, or I find someone I'm truly interested in."
"Hey Hermione…"
"Yeah…"
"You went to Weasley Wizard Wheezes without me." Ginny said, pretending to be hurt. (A/N: Still can't spell it)
"Yeah I need to prank Malfoy, you can help me plan it."
"EXCELLENT!" Ginny said darkly.
"Ginny are you on drugs? You seem really high right know"
"Yeah Hermione I am high… ON SUGAR!" Ginny giggled laughing so hard she had to lean on Hermione to keep balance.
"Ginny it wasn't that funny. Let's find Pansy"
"And Blaise?" Said Ginny suggestively between burst of laughter. The poor girl was practically crying and was clutching her gut."
"Yes… Blaise." Said Hermione, rolling her eyes. She knew Ginny was younger then herself, but she was acting as if she was ten or eleven.
"In that case… I BET YOU CAN'T CATCH ME!" screamed Ginny as she took of towards the castle. Hermione took of after her.
Finally they spotted Pansy and Blaise walking towards an entrance. Hermione called out to them, but her voice was muffled because Ginny stopped short in front of her causing Hermione to crash into Ginny. Within seconds they were on the ground and Ginny was laughing hysterically. Her ridiculous laughter caused Hermione to crack up and then they were both laughing so hard that they cried.
"You look like you're on dope! What are you doing? "
Hermione and Ginny looked up to see Pansy standing over them looking very confused.
"I don't know." Hermione said, wrinkling her brow and sitting up.
"I think Pansy wants to find out." Ginny said grinning maniacally and grabbing Pansy's ankle and yanking forward. Pansy shrieked and fell backwards, she hit the ground with a thud. She was soon laughing too.
"What are you doing? This is embarrassing" Hermione looked up to see Blaise looming over them. Ginny looked down and turned blood red.
Then, changing the subject, Hermione told the two Slytherins about Harry. In ten minutes they both were looking at Hermione as if she were more insane then Ginny.
"You actually care about Potter enough to forfeit your own opinion and mind with a love potion as strong as Contentus amor to make him happy?" Blaise said, raising his eyebrow. "My god, I wish people cared about me like that."
"Don't worry Blaise." Crooned Pansy. Her voice was dripping with fake passion. "If you ever became freakishly obsessed and in love with me I'd do the same."
"My god, fucking spare me." Said Blaise, trying to push Pansy away. "By the way, what are we going to do for our potion? It's a huge chunk of our grade that I would rather not loose."
"I've been thinking about that actually." Beamed Ginny "I though we could actually do the Veneficus Abeo potion. We could make it and probably get extra credit in Care of Magical creatures."
"I like it, hell Draco may even like it."
"Don't cuss." Said Pansy lightly hitting Blaise on the arm and giggling.
"Mother fucker Ginny's rubbing of on you, and hell isn't a swear!"
"CAN WE GET BACK TO ME NOW!" yelled Hermione
"Yeesh Herms okay no need to spas on us."
"but can you guys help me make the Contentus Amor?"
"Sure." Said Pansy and Blaise
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"Is it ready yet?" Hermione asked for the umpteenth time.
"NO!" Pansy and Blaise yelled as they were leaning over Hermione's cauldron. While Pansy and Blaise made the potion, Hermione had made 400 copies of a mask that looked exactly like the one from phantom of the Opera. (A/n: the one that takes up the upper half of his face. Not the one that takes up the right side. Also, lets pretend that there are 400 seventh years at Hogwarts.) Ginny had done research on Veneficus Abeo.
"Hey this is interesting." Ginny exclaimed. "Veneficus Abeo can be brewed in three different ways. One is permanent, the other works like an animagus potion, and the other only wears away with an antidote."
"I like the second one." Stated Pansy
"Like Dumbledore would approve." Blaise scoffed
"I think he would." Said Hermione, defending the headmaster.
"Well the potion's ready." Said Pansy stopping what could have easily turned into a fight. Hermione sighed. Blaise was nice, but he had such a rough and cold exterior, she new he must have had some kind of crises that had made him this way. Whenever Hermione thought of Blaise, her mind always strayed to the first in depth conversation she had had with Pansy. What had she meant by used to be prejudiced? (A/N: See chapter 2 or 3)
"Hermione are you going to drink the potion or what?" asked Pansy
"Oh right." Hermione took a sample of the potion and put it to her lips. Blaise poured the rest into the bathtub.
"Did it work?" Ginny asked, leaning forward.
"Definitely." Said Hermione getting up.
"Where are you going?" asked Blaise, returning from the bathroom
"To see Harry of course!" Hermione exclaimed. She ran from the room and left her friends with 400 Phantom masks.
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Hermione was running towards the Gryffindor common room. She needed to see Harry. Luckily, he happened to be walking down the corridor at that very moment. For the second time that day, Hermione found her self on the ground. Of course they didn't care. Harry wrapped his arms around Harry and he kissed her. For the first time, she didn't have to force herself to kiss back. Because when she was with Harry, she felt whole.
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That night, Hermione took out Stella.
Oo... oo wo oh… yeah eh yeah
There's something 'bout the way
You looked at me
Made me think for a moment that
Maybe we were meant to be
Living our lives separately
And It's strange that things change when I've been wanting you so desperately
Oh, I cannot ignore it,
I keep giving in,
But I should know better
'Cause there was something 'bout the way you looked at me
And it's strange that things change when I've been wanting you so desperately
You looked my way, you said "you frustrate me"
Like you're thinking of lines and times when you and I were you and me
You took our chance out on the street
Well you missed my chance and chances are
It won't be coming back to me
Oh, I cannot ignore it,
I keep giving in,
But I should know better
'Cause there was something 'bout the way you looked at me
And it's strange that things change when I've been wanting you so desperately
So desperately... ho
Oh, I cannot ignore it,
I keep giving in,
But I should know better
'Cause there was something 'bout the way you looked at me
And it's strange that things change when I've been wanting you so desperately
I want you so desperately, oo oo oo
I keep giving in,
But I should know better
I keep giving in,
But I should know better
So desperately
I want you so desperately
With a final note she put down the guitar and departed from consciousness.
A/N: Another chapter successfully completed, and the masquerade will be in chapter ten, almost no doubt. And also, for those of you who care, when I wrote the first part of the chapter I was high on sugar. (Hence, Ginny being high on sugar.)