Chapter 12
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"So Potter was under Contentus Amor?" Blaise asked raising his eyebrows to his scalp line.
"Yeah." Hermione replied.
"Wow," sighed Pansy. The raven-haired girl was sitting in on the head common room's lounge chairs staring out the window dreamily. Her facial expression made Hermione think of Luna Lovegood.
"Are you alright Pans?" Ginny asked from the couch. The quartet was waiting for Draco to arrive so they could perform the Veneficus Abeo potion on Pansy.
"I'm just thinking," Pansy replied coldly. "Just thinking."
"Where the hell is Draco?" Blaise sighed in frustration. "He was supposed to be here 30 minutes ago!"
"Well…" Hermione flushed, "Do you want to here something I wrote while we wait?"
"Sure." Ginny replied happily.
"Why not?" Blaise said rolling his eyes. He picked Quin of the ground and started to stroke her."
"Mmmhmm." Pansy sighed
"I'll get the guitar!" Hermione beamed. She had stopped calling it 'Stella' weeks ago. She immediately got up and retrieved the instrument from her room. She found a stool, sat on it, and started to play.
Maybe I'd do better on my own
No one ever seems to understand me
It's easier for me to be alone
There's still a piece of me that feels so empty
I've been all over the world
I've seen a million different places
Back through the crowds and all the faces
I'm still out there looking for you… ho oh
Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never knowing at all
What is the chance of finding you out there?
Do I have to wait forever?
I write about the things I'll never know
I can find a moment just to a slow down
It makes me think I'll never have the chance
To figure out… what it's all about
So tell me… what it's all about… 'cause
Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never knowing at all
What is the chance of finding you out there?
Do I have to wait forever?
Yeah, la da da da da n da da da… oo oo oo
Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never ever knowing at all
And I still don't know
Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never ever knowing at all
What is the chance?
Of finding you out there
Do I have to wait, do I have to wait, do I have to wait forever?
Oo oo oo oo oo oo… yeah eh yeah
"It's good." Ginny replied "but has that boy from the dance really occupied your mind that much?"
"What?" Hermione sputtered, shock evidently on her face. "You guys know?"
"Um… yeah." Blaise drawled "We saw you."
"Don't worry though," Ginny smirked "We only recognized you because I designed your hair." Ginny emphasized how she did Hermione's hair. That night Hermione's hair had been stick straight and had blonde highlights, hiding her identity even more so.
"Yeah," Pansy smirked, finally entering the conversation. "You can see everything from where I was playing music. Little did anyone else know, Pansy also recognized the dress robes of the boy Hermione had been dancing with...
"I guess I should put the guitar back now," Hermione blushed. No sooner had she left and returned, Draco Malfoy strutted through the portrait.
"Look who's on time," Blaise drawled
"I was thinking about things," Draco snapped giving Hermione a quick glance only Pansy saw.
"I have the five vials right here," Draco drawled, "Each one of you will be responsible for your own vial and so on." Draco passed out the vials as Pansy uncorked hers.
"Cheers," she mumbled before swallowing the contents of the vial.
About an hour later, Pansy had not showed any signs of morphing.
"Oh great, we screwed up!" Draco hissed throwing his arms in the air.
"I'll get the ingredients to start over," Blaise sighed handing Quin to Draco.
"Wait," Hermione said, remembering some research she had done on the potion. "The potion doesn't take affect until conditions for the takers animal is ideal. So if Pans-" Hermione stopped herself. "Parkinson is something water based then the potion won't take affect until she is in water."
"I'll run the bath water then," Blaise sighed, slightly annoyed. About 10 minutes later, Blaise re-entered the common room and told them that the bath was ready. Pansy ran in and shut the door in her group members faces.
"Enter in about five minutes when I'm decent," She yelled from the other side of the door.
About five minutes later, the group entered the bathroom to see a mermaid in front of them in Hermione and Draco's bathtub. Pansy was wearing a bra to cover her upper human half.
"Christ, Granger, do you always have to be right?" Draco asked.
"You know a simple thank you would be nice," Hermione snapped
"Well Malfoys don't say thank you," Draco retorted childishly. Pansy held back a laugh resulting in an ugly snort.
"That's obvious," Hermione replied rolling her eyes.
"Here we go again," Ginny sighed.
"Are you calling me rude Granger?" Draco asked
"Face it Malfoy, you're a spoiled prat who always gets what he wants."
"That not true!" Draco yelled. Hermione raised an eyebrow.
"Continue," Hermione replied.
"When I was four I wanted my own sports car but mum got me a plastic one," Draco sniffed.
"You prat!" Hermione yelled
"You bitch!" Draco yelled back
At that moment Hermione's sneaker collided with an important part of Draco's anatomy.
"And that's how things are done in muggle London." Hermione laughed as Draco rolled around on the bathroom floor with his hands between his legs.
A/N: Finally got up chapter twelve! Yay me! Feel free to review anytime!