Chapter 3: In Which Hermione Takes Matters in Her Own Hands
Lavender Brown sat quietly in a booth at her favorite coffee shop watching her friend closely. "What exactly did he do Hermione?" she asked, keeping her voice soothing, "you can tell me it's not going to change anything."
Hermione smiled, and told Lavender about the somewhat disastrous date. By the end of the tale both women were laughing.
"I can't believe he would actually do something like that." Lavender said, shaking her head in disbelief. "Me. They just don't understand how we can live without them. Want me to punish him?" her eyes twinkled at the thought.
"Well, not exactly," Hermione said with a giggle, "But I could use a little help. I've got my revenge for Harry all planned out, I called him this morning and everything is set. But since Ron's engaged now, I could use the help of a fiancé to help me carry this off, considering I don't even know where to start."
Lavender laughed, rubbing her hands together. "Well, I have an idea that would embarrass Ron, and make my day, but I'm not sure if it'll work for your revenge or not. You see, I adore Karaoke, but Ron refuses to go with me because he can't sing a single note." she trailed off suggestively, an evil grin on her usually sweet face.
"Perfect." Hermione said, her tone triumphant. She leaned across the table and continued in a conspirators whisper, "So this is what we have to do."
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Harry climbed the steps to Hermione's office, a little nervous about seeing his friend. She had called that morning and scolded him for playing such a dirty trick on her, and then had insisted he still owed her lunch, but since she didn't trust him to meet her she told him to come pick her up at her office. He stepped into her outer office and smiled at the secretary.
"Hermione in there?" he asked. Receiving a nod and a wide smile from the woman at the desk he slipped into the room.
"Hello Harry."
"Draco?" Harry stared open mouthed at the gorgeous blonde residing behind Hermione's desk. His mind was working frantically, as he moved to sit down. How could Hermione have known?
"How have you been?" Draco asked, leaning back in the comfortable desk chair, the picture of ease.
"G.good." Harry stuttered, licking his lips nervously. "What are you doing here?" He winced inwardly at how ineloquent he sounded.
"I asked Hermione for a favor." Harry shot him a look of mixed confusion and anticipation causing Draco to smile. "I wanted to discuss something with you." Harry's face fell slightly. Draco felt something clench in her stomach region, Harry had always been so adorably vulnerable. "You see, I wanted to ask you to have dinner with me, as my boyfriend."
Harry stared, his mouth hanging open. "You . what? . but .why?" He spluttered incoherently. Not sure whether to believe what he had just heard, it was too good to be true.
Draco smiled magnificently, showing all of his dazzling white teeth. "I want to date you, because I like you."
Harry's eyes, if it was at all possible, doubled in size. Draco liked him? Draco liked him? Draco liked him? "I um. well. yes. I mean. me too. I mean." he stammered.
Draco couldn't stop himself, Harry looked so absolutely endearing as he tried to form a sentence, he stood and walked around the desk, stopping in front of Harry's chair, and without a word, bent and kissed him.
Harry didn't respond at first, he was still reeling from the shock of what Draco had said, but the warm lips against his own soon pushed other thoughts from his mind and he reached to pull Draco down to him, kissing him back for all he was worth.
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"Come on Ron!" Lavender called impatiently to her fiancé. "Hermione'll be there already."
Ron pulled on a clean shirt, grumbling to himself. It wasn't bad enough that his best friend was gay and dating the boy who had been their enemy for the better part of ten years, but the five of them, Lavender, Hermione, Harry, Draco and himself were going out for dinner at a Karaoke bar in Muggle London. He ran a comb through his hair. Lavender was so excited that he knew he would have to pretend to be cheerful about the ordeal.
The club was brightly lit and Ron had to squint past the glare. He could see Hermione sitting alone at a large booth near the stage. She smiled and waved them over, standing to give Lavender a quick hug. A few minutes later Harry arrived, hand in had with Draco, Ron put on a fake smile and shifted closer to Lavender to make room for them. Draco smiled at them all, shaking hands with Ron, giving Hermione an enormous hug and a kiss on the cheek, and reintroducing himself to Lavender before slipping in next to Harry. Ron suppressed a shudder, it was so weird to see Harry with a guy, especially this guy, but if his friend was happy then he figured her could live with the strange situation.
The food was delicious and conversation flowed easily around the table. Ron felt himself steadily relaxing, and even having a good time. That was until the microphone arrived at their table.
Draco was the first to take the stage, singing a ridiculous song accompanied by a sensual dance, which Harry watched with an equally ridiculous grin. Next was Lavender. She had a wonderful voice and even though the ballad they had given her to sing was one Ron had never heard before, he was certain it would now be his favorite.
"That was terrific Lav!" Hermione said, grinning at her friend. "Now who's next?"
Lavender grinned wickedly and held the mike out to her fiancé.
Ron swallowed the nervous lump in his throat and took the mike that Lavender was holding out for him, he desperately wished he could refuse, but he didn't want to disappoint her, after all Gryffindors were supposed to be brave. Besides, if Malfoy could do this so could he. Clearing his throat he turned to look at the words on the big blue screen. The music began and he began to sing.
I'm yours completely
I feel so deeply
You're my first thought everyday
And I want it that way
My life is for you
And I adore you
I love you more everyday
And I want it that way
No goodbyes
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
No more lies
Ain't nothin but a mistake
That is why
I love it when I hear you say
I want it that way
My heart is on fire
Such a strong desire
Yes I know it's too late
But I want it that way
No goodbyes
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
No more lies
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
That is why
I love it when I hear you say
I want it that way
Ron hurried to his seat, his face burning crimson. He didn't think he'd ever been so thoroughly humiliated in his entire life. He looked over at his fiancé, and annoyed to see her smiling at him, tears in her eyes that he assumed were from laughter. "It's not funny guys," he said, still feeling mortified.
Lavender leaned closer to him. "No love," she whispered, "it was far too beautiful to be funny. Thank you." With that comment she pulled him towards her for a long passionate kiss.
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A/N: Thanks for reading! The song is, of course, I Want it That Way by the Backstreet boys.
Special thanks to Nightshadow1, Insper A. Shen, Brittany Malfoy, QueenBonnie, and bluehoax for reviewing the last two chapters
And of course: PLEASE REVIEW!!
Lavender Brown sat quietly in a booth at her favorite coffee shop watching her friend closely. "What exactly did he do Hermione?" she asked, keeping her voice soothing, "you can tell me it's not going to change anything."
Hermione smiled, and told Lavender about the somewhat disastrous date. By the end of the tale both women were laughing.
"I can't believe he would actually do something like that." Lavender said, shaking her head in disbelief. "Me. They just don't understand how we can live without them. Want me to punish him?" her eyes twinkled at the thought.
"Well, not exactly," Hermione said with a giggle, "But I could use a little help. I've got my revenge for Harry all planned out, I called him this morning and everything is set. But since Ron's engaged now, I could use the help of a fiancé to help me carry this off, considering I don't even know where to start."
Lavender laughed, rubbing her hands together. "Well, I have an idea that would embarrass Ron, and make my day, but I'm not sure if it'll work for your revenge or not. You see, I adore Karaoke, but Ron refuses to go with me because he can't sing a single note." she trailed off suggestively, an evil grin on her usually sweet face.
"Perfect." Hermione said, her tone triumphant. She leaned across the table and continued in a conspirators whisper, "So this is what we have to do."
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Harry climbed the steps to Hermione's office, a little nervous about seeing his friend. She had called that morning and scolded him for playing such a dirty trick on her, and then had insisted he still owed her lunch, but since she didn't trust him to meet her she told him to come pick her up at her office. He stepped into her outer office and smiled at the secretary.
"Hermione in there?" he asked. Receiving a nod and a wide smile from the woman at the desk he slipped into the room.
"Hello Harry."
"Draco?" Harry stared open mouthed at the gorgeous blonde residing behind Hermione's desk. His mind was working frantically, as he moved to sit down. How could Hermione have known?
"How have you been?" Draco asked, leaning back in the comfortable desk chair, the picture of ease.
"G.good." Harry stuttered, licking his lips nervously. "What are you doing here?" He winced inwardly at how ineloquent he sounded.
"I asked Hermione for a favor." Harry shot him a look of mixed confusion and anticipation causing Draco to smile. "I wanted to discuss something with you." Harry's face fell slightly. Draco felt something clench in her stomach region, Harry had always been so adorably vulnerable. "You see, I wanted to ask you to have dinner with me, as my boyfriend."
Harry stared, his mouth hanging open. "You . what? . but .why?" He spluttered incoherently. Not sure whether to believe what he had just heard, it was too good to be true.
Draco smiled magnificently, showing all of his dazzling white teeth. "I want to date you, because I like you."
Harry's eyes, if it was at all possible, doubled in size. Draco liked him? Draco liked him? Draco liked him? "I um. well. yes. I mean. me too. I mean." he stammered.
Draco couldn't stop himself, Harry looked so absolutely endearing as he tried to form a sentence, he stood and walked around the desk, stopping in front of Harry's chair, and without a word, bent and kissed him.
Harry didn't respond at first, he was still reeling from the shock of what Draco had said, but the warm lips against his own soon pushed other thoughts from his mind and he reached to pull Draco down to him, kissing him back for all he was worth.
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"Come on Ron!" Lavender called impatiently to her fiancé. "Hermione'll be there already."
Ron pulled on a clean shirt, grumbling to himself. It wasn't bad enough that his best friend was gay and dating the boy who had been their enemy for the better part of ten years, but the five of them, Lavender, Hermione, Harry, Draco and himself were going out for dinner at a Karaoke bar in Muggle London. He ran a comb through his hair. Lavender was so excited that he knew he would have to pretend to be cheerful about the ordeal.
The club was brightly lit and Ron had to squint past the glare. He could see Hermione sitting alone at a large booth near the stage. She smiled and waved them over, standing to give Lavender a quick hug. A few minutes later Harry arrived, hand in had with Draco, Ron put on a fake smile and shifted closer to Lavender to make room for them. Draco smiled at them all, shaking hands with Ron, giving Hermione an enormous hug and a kiss on the cheek, and reintroducing himself to Lavender before slipping in next to Harry. Ron suppressed a shudder, it was so weird to see Harry with a guy, especially this guy, but if his friend was happy then he figured her could live with the strange situation.
The food was delicious and conversation flowed easily around the table. Ron felt himself steadily relaxing, and even having a good time. That was until the microphone arrived at their table.
Draco was the first to take the stage, singing a ridiculous song accompanied by a sensual dance, which Harry watched with an equally ridiculous grin. Next was Lavender. She had a wonderful voice and even though the ballad they had given her to sing was one Ron had never heard before, he was certain it would now be his favorite.
"That was terrific Lav!" Hermione said, grinning at her friend. "Now who's next?"
Lavender grinned wickedly and held the mike out to her fiancé.
Ron swallowed the nervous lump in his throat and took the mike that Lavender was holding out for him, he desperately wished he could refuse, but he didn't want to disappoint her, after all Gryffindors were supposed to be brave. Besides, if Malfoy could do this so could he. Clearing his throat he turned to look at the words on the big blue screen. The music began and he began to sing.
I'm yours completely
I feel so deeply
You're my first thought everyday
And I want it that way
My life is for you
And I adore you
I love you more everyday
And I want it that way
No goodbyes
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
No more lies
Ain't nothin but a mistake
That is why
I love it when I hear you say
I want it that way
My heart is on fire
Such a strong desire
Yes I know it's too late
But I want it that way
No goodbyes
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
No more lies
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
That is why
I love it when I hear you say
I want it that way
Ron hurried to his seat, his face burning crimson. He didn't think he'd ever been so thoroughly humiliated in his entire life. He looked over at his fiancé, and annoyed to see her smiling at him, tears in her eyes that he assumed were from laughter. "It's not funny guys," he said, still feeling mortified.
Lavender leaned closer to him. "No love," she whispered, "it was far too beautiful to be funny. Thank you." With that comment she pulled him towards her for a long passionate kiss.
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A/N: Thanks for reading! The song is, of course, I Want it That Way by the Backstreet boys.
Special thanks to Nightshadow1, Insper A. Shen, Brittany Malfoy, QueenBonnie, and bluehoax for reviewing the last two chapters
And of course: PLEASE REVIEW!!