Chapter Seven

Hermione woke the next day with an awful taste in her mouth and feeling like she hadn't drank water in months. She groaned and got out of bed heading for the shower. She figured it was a good thing she hadn't drank enough to where she was belligerent cause she had heard quite a few hangover horror stories. She shuddered as she stepped out of the bathroom. She got dressed in some muggle jeans and a t-shirt and pulled her hair into a pony tail. She yawned and went down to the common room without waking a snoring Parvati. She had just stepped into the common room when Harry and Ron appeared.

"Need coffee" Harry muttered his eyes half shut and Hermione grinned.

"Did you drink a little to much?" Hermione asked.

"What? No I was just up till the crack of dawn" he said with a smirk. Hermione laughed and Ron shot him a look.

"With who?" he demanded.

"Uh no one… I was… I was just studying" he said Ron glared at him.

"Come on lets get to lunch before all the food is gone." he said quickly which diverted Ron's attention. The Great Hall was filled with chattering students as the girls poured over their new books.

"Hey Harry, Hi Hermione" Lelin said approaching the Gryffindor table and taking a seat.

"Well hey there Lelin did you enjoy your night?" Harry said with a grin as he stared at Lelin.

"Oh yes very much, although after the party I was lonely. All alone in my bed with the curtains drawn thinking of you" Lelin said in a flirty voice as she batted her lashes at Harry.

"Ugh a Slytherin Harry?" Ron said interrupting their flirting.

"There's nothing wrong with Slytherin's Ron" Hermione said quickly as Lelin glared.

"Yeah right" Ron said disbelievingly.

"Lets not discuss this right now Ronald" Hermione said with a glare at her best friend.

"Yes Ronald" Lelin mocked and Ron turned red.

"Why don't you go eat with the rest of those snakes! You're ruining my breakfast!" Ron said and Hermione opened her mouth to scold Ron but Lelin beat her too it.

"Just because no Slytherin would be interested in the likes of you!" Lelin hissed.

"Come on Hermione I'm sure Draco wants to say hello to you" Lelin said getting up.

"Lelin!" Hermione said as she got up ignoring Ron's outrage.

"Well he started it!" she said angrily.

"I know Ron isn't the most tactful person. Just please no one knows about anything between me and Malfoy, although I can't pretend there is much." Hermione said and Lelin turned to her.

"What do you mean?! You guys were practically fornicating on the dance floor last night!" she said smirking.

"It was just a kiss" Hermione said.

"You kissed him!?" Lelin screeched and Hermione jumped startled.

"Isn't that what you meant? You seen the kiss didn't you?" Hermione asked glancing around.

"No! Merlin so what was it like?" she said shoving Hermione lightly.

"It was good" Hermione said her face turning red as she recalled last nights amazing kiss.

"Just good? I might need a redo to save my reputation" Malfoy's lazy drawl came from behind them and Hermione thought she'd die of mortification as she turned to see the amused smirk on his face.

"How do you know if you were the only one she kissed last night? For all you know she could have kissed half the party." Lelin said smirking as Hermione turned even redder she looked away willing her flaming face to return its normal color.

"Well that would explain it only being good" he said and Hermione didn't have to look up to see the smirk on his face. She cleared her throat trying to regain control.

"Hey Draco I need my book back!" someone shouted from down the hall and Hermione looked up to see Blaise. Malfoy looked annoyed but then he smirked.

"Until next time ladies" he said starting off down the corridor before turning back around.

"Oh and Granger I'll be collecting my redo later" he said.

"Gosh Hermione you had so many openings" Lelin said rolling her eyes as they continued to walk.

"Openings for what?" Hermione asked

"To flirt, to give in shameless innuendo's, to snog him senseless even!" she said loudly.

"I was embarrassed!" Hermione defender herself.

"Really? I couldn't tell thought you had just swallowed a chili pepper" she said rolling her eyes.

"He caught me off guard" she said again as her cheeks turned pink.

"Well its over now. Anyway I was going to tell you that Lisa's parents are going to donate the pizza stuff so we should get on that. Also by when are we going to stop doing fund raisers?" Lelin asked.

"I dunno N.E.W.T 's are in May and we'll be going in June after they're done. So we have a couple of months left. We need to think up a few new ideas for fundraisers and also an itinerary for when we are there. I have my mum and aunt looking through things we would be able to do so I'm not worried about that yet." Hermione said.

"Well shouldn't we take care of the itinerary that way we know exactly how much we need to fundraise?" she asked.

"True I didn't really think about that. I'll write my mum and we could start planning all that. I also think we're going to need a few more ideas for the fundraisers"

"Alright so Lisa's in the library I figured we can get all the details from her and then start thinking about a good date then running it by McGonagall." Lelin said and they made their way to the Library.

Hermione spent the rest of the afternoon with Lelin and Lisa planning and organizing the pizza café idea before presenting it to Dumbledore who approved it with smiles. She didn't meet Malfoy the entire weekend or even the next week at all and it wasn't until the final plans for the café were made that she really seen him.

$$$ I know it has been forever forgive me! I hope that this chapter makes up for it and if it doesn't next one will for sure and I'm posting it now to so yeah drop a review please!

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