Chapter Eight

"Okay you guys! Can you listen up!" Hermione said over all the chatters of the excited seventh years.

"Okay we need to figure out who wants to do what. Lisa will be leading the cooking and she needs help we also need someone to run the actual café stand in the Great Hall. So who wants to help run the café in the Hall?" Hermione asked as the majority of everyone raised their hands. Hermione sighed.

"Okay well they don't need that many people up there. Padma and Terry will be working the registers and they will need people to hand out the orders. We also need chefs so do any of you guys have relative cooking experience or willing to work down here with us because they don't really need a lot of people upstairs." Hermione said as she glanced around the kitchens.

"I'll help you Hermione. I've got relative cooking experience" Harry said and Hermione beamed. After many mutters most of the seventh years stood behind Hermione leaving Terry, Padma, Parvati, Morag, Mandy, and Neville to run and handle the upstairs parts.

"Excellent! Okay so you guys should be okay with just the six of you, but if you do need more help just come down and we'll send so more up. So you go set up upstairs and we'll start cooking down here!" Hermione said and turned to face the kitchen that held the rest of the seventh years.

"Okay Mandy this is as far as I know what to do so Lisa?" Hermione said and Lisa faced them all.

"Okay we've got stations set up and we need a leader at each station. The simplest is going to be the ones who grate the cheeses. Next we have those who are going to be making the sauce which should be pretty easy if you do relatively well in potions. Then we will have those in charge of the toppings and finally those who are making the dough which is relatively tricky. We will work in groups and I will be watching over you guys and the pizza's in the oven. We need a group leader for each station. So we'll start with the cheese graters who would like to be in charge of this station?" Lisa asked. No one raised their hands.

"I'll do it" Hannah finally volunteered with a sigh.

"Good. Okay so Hannah will be in charge of cheese graters and who has never been near a kitchen in their entire lives?" Lisa asked Draco, Ron, and Sally-Anne raised their hands.

"Okay you three will be cheese graters Hannah will give you a simple demonstration." Lisa said and she separated the rest of them into various groups Hermione, Harry and Lelin were in charge of the dough and they were rather enjoying themselves while Lisa looked on making sure all the various groups were getting on okay.

"Harry!" Hermione laughed as he smacked Lelin's butt leaving a white dough hand mark there. They all cracked up and continued kneading the dough and shaping it.

"So when are we having another fundraiser?" Harry asked.

"Soon probably we haven't decided" Lelin said.

"Well I get to partner with you" Harry said grabbing Lelin's side and making her squeal with laughter. Hermione tossed a crust onto a pizza pan and set it on the small table beside them where Lisa was preparing the pizza's before stuffing them into the oven. Hermione glanced over at the cheese graters and laughed. Ron was red in the face as Hannah tried to show him how to grate it properly. Draco looked bored and Sally-Anne just looked annoyed. Hermione laughed a little.

"Looks like Ron will be totally helpless in the kitchen" Hermione said to Harry and him and Lelin turned to glance at Ron before they burst out laughing.

"Work that grater Ron! Work it!" Lelin called out while mimicking grating the cheese and dancing around a bit. Ron turned completely red and they burst out laughing.

"Your so mean!" Hermione laughed out and turned back to shape another crust.

"This looks like the best station to be" Malfoy said quietly into Hermione's ear and she jumped nearly upending the table. She turned red as Harry and Lelin grinned at her.

"Yes it is. We get to mock you lowly cheese graters" Hermione said with a grin regaining her composure quickly.

"Yes well I've been promoted. Thought I'd come and help you." he said and he moved his hands into the dough and entwined them with Hermione's. Hermione blushed but smiled pleased.

"Technically I'd be helping you. Come closer and I'll show you" she said the last part quietly as she smiled looking at him over her shoulder.

"My pleasure" he said and pressed his body against Hermione's. A chill ran down her spine as he whispered into her ear softly. Hermione began to knead the dough Malfoy pressed behind her his hands caressing her own.

"It's quite simple once you know what to do" she said licking her lips as his breath tickled her neck.

"Fascinating" he breathed before his lips touched her neck softly. A shiver ran down her spine and she tilted her head giving him better access. She moaned slightly as he began to suck and bite gently on her neck, her eyes drifted close and she wished she was alone with him. Her eyes snapped open and she stiffened as she remembered they were in a room full of people.

"Oi Malfoy get your hands off of her!" Ron screamed and a second later Malfoy was pulled roughly away from Hermione.

"Get your hands off me Weasley!" Malfoy hissed shoving Ron off of him. Ron was red in the face and Harry stepped in to dissolve the situation.

"Ron he wasn't doing anything bad" Harry said calmly as Malfoy glared and dusted off his robes.

"He didn't… Didn't you see him Harry he was practically molesting her!" Ron spluttered turning if possible redder.

"Ron he wasn't molesting me. We were just…" Hermione trailed off not really knowing what she could say they were doing.

"You were just what? Look at your neck Hermione!" Ron said suddenly pointing to the place Malfoy had been kissing. Hermione turned and glanced around at Lelin who was trying to hold back a laugh as she handed Hermione a mirror. There on her neck standing out proudly against her pale neck was a bright red love bite. Hermione's jaw dropped and she glanced at Malfoy who was smirking. She shot him a dirty look and turned back to Lelin.

"Can you take that off Lelin?" Hermione asked her, Lelin nodded.

"I could but it takes a few hours to disappear completely" she said.

"Great" Hermione muttered darkly.

"Everyone get back to your stations! Draco and Ron back to the cheese!" Lisa said interrupting them all. Hermione turned back to finish the dough a smile breaking out on her face.

"Wow didn't think you had it in you Hermione" Lelin said with a smirk.

"I didn't think I did either" Hermione said knowing she should feel guilty for what happened and for Ron getting so angry, but she didn't. Being with Malfoy gave her a rush, it made her feel naughty and desirable.

"Eww I don't even want to know what you're thinking" Lelin said smirking and Hermione smirked too.

They closed the Pizza Café at three as they pulled the last ten pizza's out of the oven for themselves. The seventh years sat around the table in the kitchen drinking and laughing and sharing pizza between themselves.

"Well guys this was a complete hit! We made more money than we did on the Glamour books!" Hermione said as they counted up their profits and Hermione tucked it away so she could take it to McGonagall later.

"This pizza is the best! No wonder why everyone kept coming back for more!" Padma said happily as she bit into her third slice.

"Yeah even Dumbledore came back for seconds." Neville said.

"Forget seconds him and McGonagall were back for thirds!" Parvati said laughing.

"So what is the next fundraiser?" Justin asked as he tossed a round coin into the air that swirled with many colors before turning into a bouncy ball and bouncing high off the table.

"We aren't sure yet but now would be a good time to discuss it" Lelin said turning to Hermione who was watching the ball a thoughtful look on her face.

"What do you think Hermione?"

"Hermione?" Justin caught the ball and Hermione shook out of her reverie.

"Sorry?"

"Do you think we should brainstorm now that everyone's here?" she asked.

"Yes! Do you guys have any ideas for a fundraiser?" she asked looking around.

"That's what you girls are good at not us" Blaise said. Hermione was again watching the ball that Justin began to bounce and idea was starting to form in her head.

"Wow Hermione that ball isn't that interesting!" Lelin said snapping her hands in front of Hermione's face.

"I was just thinking."

"Yes well that much was obvious"

"No listen. Has anyone here been to a carnival?" she asked the people at the table who were all watching her curiously.

"Yes" a few people said.

"Well what if we had a carnival? Like a really big one and we can like advertise it so that people come. Like from Hogsmeade and you know families and stuff. We can set up different booths and have like games and things." Hermione said some people looked thoughtful and others looked confused.

"What kind of stuff is in a carnival?" Susan asked.

"Like the dunking booth. Its where you have a target and people try to hit it with a ball and if they hit it the person who is sitting in a big tank above gets dropped into the water."

"Well that sounds amusing" Malfoy said smirking.

"Oh it is its fun!" Hermione said beaming at him.

"We have to have a kissing booth!" Parvati said.

"Of course!" Lelin said. People started talking excitedly.

"It will take a lot of planning and we have to run it by Dumbledore first see what he says because this going to take a lot of planning." Hermione said chewing her lip thoughtful.

"I can ask Fred and George if they have any games and stuff" Ron offered and Hermione's smile grew.

"Yes! I'm sure they're bound to have lots of ideas. We should go get this approved first, that way we don't get to excited." Hermione said.

"Get what approved?" a voice asked and Dumbledore appeared suddenly at the end of their table. He glanced around with a smile as he picked up a piece of pizza. Everyone started talking at once then laughter broke out and everyone turned to Hermione.

"Well sir we were thinking of maybe hosting a carnival. We could set up booths and games and have it advertised through out Hogsmeade." Hermione said.

"Yeah it will be great we can set up food stuff to and cotton candy!"

"Oh we should do a petting zoo too! Hagrid could get some neat animals!"

"Nothing dangerous though" her classmates were saying as the ideas started pouring fourth.

"Well for something this public I shall have to speak to the school governors. I will get back to you but I think it's a wonderful idea. I'm glad you are all working so well together." Dumbledore beamed before he left the room with his slice of pizza.

"I think he'll get it approved" Justin said.

"Yeah definitely" said Harry.

"I hope so meanwhile we should start throwing together our spring dance" Hermione said and the ideas started pouring forth and she took note.

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