//OH MY GOD!!!// she thought skipping up the stairs two at a time. //what am I going to do// Modesty hadn't really settled in until that summer so it wasn't like any one was aware she didn't like to been seen half naked. She had swum with every one before...before she grew a chest and legs//god!//
Reaching the common room she walked a crossed it just as the boys were coming down wearing their swim trunks underneath their robes. "Hey you guys..." her smile was fake and she hoped they didn't see through it. "I don't really think I am in the mood to swim." Again a lie since she was dieing to be cooled off, she just didn't want to be in her swimming suit in front of every one. If it had been just Ron and Harry she was sure she would be fine with it since they were her best friends, though she might be a little embarrassed in front Ron.
"Hermi," Ron whined, he had been doing that a lot lately. "I wanna swim." he stuck out his lower lip in a pout and Hermione couldn't help but smile.
"You are such a baby." she said turning up the stairs, hoping she packed her one piece with the matching shorts.
"GAH!" Hermione groaned. "What had I been thinking?" she tossed her robes aside and grabbed the pink and white spotted bikini in the bottom, she hadn't been thinking very much when she had packed, obviously, because she had nothing but two piece swim suits. Crawling on the bed she closed the curtains and began to change in to her bikini. It didn't cover much of her at all, in fact in the front it had a large ring that exposed her more, and so she grabbed an over sized t-shirt and pulled it over her... replacing her robes and running down the stairs.
The guys were waiting for her in her common room they were both seated on the coach, laughing about something. when Hermione stepped in front of them her robes open baring her legs, they both went quiet and stared at her legs. /what the hell?// she thought as she snapped her fingers in front of their noses.
"Hello?" she said a bit annoyed, "Can we go or do you wish to gawk at me all day?" she made to turn but stopped to turn and glare at Ron as he muttered "that would be nice," his smile faded as he saw the look Hermione shot him. //wait till I take this huge shirt off.// she thought a little smugly, but at the same time angry at herself for being so damn stupid.
They reached the lake about ten minutes later, and to Hermione's surprised relief there wasn't only about ten people there. //where is every one// she thought as she pulled her robes off her shoulders and tossed them next to a shade tree. //oh well at least I wont have to strip in front of every one// she smiled as she pulled the large green shirt over her head.
"Bloody hell,"
Ron said staring at Hermione, "You got really hot!"
Hermione's eyes widened and she went five shades of red.
"stop
staring you git!" she hissed, and started towards the water.
/thank god Malfoys not here, for he would no doubt make crude
comments about me.// Hermione was waist deep in the lake now and was
just about getting used to the tempter when a pair of large pale arms
rapped around her waist and pulled her under the water. //cold, cold,
god that's cold.// she thought as she twisted free of the person and
broke the surface gasping for breath. "You moron," she said
turning around to glare at a laughing Ron, who had just poked his
head above the water.
"I couldn't help it, Hermi!" he laughed out, "you were just so… so unsuspecting." he laughed some more this time Harry joined in.
"Oh, so you think it's funny to do you?" Hermione asked glaring at Harry now to. "well I'll show you funny." With that Hermione jumped on top of him, pulling him under the water and sitting on his chest to hold him down. She didn't hold him long however because she was pulled off by Ron who took her and tossed her back under the water. Laughing and gasping for breath Harry came back up and tackled Ron, Who went down on top of Hermione, who had to take a quick breath before being dragged under by them both.
Some Time Later
"AHH," Hermione yelled as yet again she was pulled under the water by Ron and Harry. Coming up she put her hand in front of her to stop the on going attack. "alright, alright." she said laughing, "why don't you pick on some one your own sizes?"
"Because it is much more fun to pick on you," they both said almost at the same time, Hermione smiled and looked around. There were almost twice the number of people there now then there had been half hour ago. //you have nothing to worry about.// she thought as she smiled over at her two best friends who were going at it again trying to drown each other. Sighing she laid back and floated a cross the surface for a while.
"Well, Granger. That's a nice bikini!" Hermione shook her head and ignored Malfoys rude comment. //well I guess it couldn't have lasted to long.// "Mind if I take it off you?" Suddenly sick of being little miss sunshine and roses Hermione smirked over at him.
"What?" shaking her head she laughs, "You want to see a filthy nudblood" she exaggerates the word "like me? naked?" she reached up to the back of her neck like she is going to untie it, putting a seductive smile on her face. "Well Malfoy, I suppose I could show you a little." Malfoy smirked as she rolled her eyes "in your dreams bud!" she turn around to see Harry and Ron staring at her. "what?" she mouths
"Were you going to untie that?" Ron said as he snapped back to reality, "Cuz, if you are I would really appreciate you doing it facing this way." He laughed a bit and then elbowed Harry.
"No, Ron I was joking." Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed. "I'm going in, Malfoy just ruined my swimming experience." With out another word she walked from the lake and wrapped her robes around herself, glancing only once back at Malfoy, then scuffled her way back into the castle.
