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Previously:
"Fine!" Hermione admitted finally. "I like him okay? I like Harry fucking Potter."
"Oh gosh Hermione," Skye groaned; it seemed as though she was always trying to fix up people's relationships. "Can life become any more complicated?"
Apparently, it could.
"Hey guys," Skye said, at breakfast the next morning.
She took a seat between next to Hermione and opposite Harry.
"Hey Skye," they replied in unison.
Realising this, they both flushed. Skye smirked. Hermione had apologized to Harry after her scene on the train, but things were still awkward between them.
Flashback
Hermione re-entered the compartment with her head held high, Skye trailing behind her. Hermione took a deep breath, ignoring the fact that Parvati was practically sitting on Harry's lap.
"Sorry," she said bluntly, speaking only to Harry. "That was mean of me."
"Er, that's okay," Harry said awkwardly.
"So we're fine?" Hermione asked, a little too hopefully.
Skye wondered how nobody else could notice how hung up Hermione was on her twin.
"I am if you are," Harry responded.
He ran a hand through his messy hair; a nervous habit of his picked up off James.
"Great," Hermione beamed, ignoring Parvati's scowl.
End Flashback
Harry turned back to his conversation with Ron, a light blush still staining his cheeks.
"Hi ladies," a quiet voice behind them said.
Skye and Hermione both turned to see Ernie Macmillan grinning at them.
"Hey Ernie," Skye said.
"Hi," Hermione smiled at him.
"Can we talk?" Ernie directed his question to Hermione.
"Er, I guess," Hermione replied, standing up and following Ernie a short distance away.
Skye raised her eyebrows at her friend and turned back to her food. She knew when a conversation wasn't for her ears. She did, however, notice that Harry had looked up from his conversation and was watching Hermione with a small frown upon his face.
"What're they talking about?" he asked his twin.
"No idea," Skye shrugged.
Harry continued to look at the pair and Skye thought he looked almost...jealous? Skye lost interest after a while, and instead turned to find her boyfriend at the Slytherin table. He was laughing and joking with his friends. Skye smiled to herself; he looked so happy. Draco noticed her watching him and threw her an easy smile, mouthed the words "I love you" and turned back to his friends.
Unable to stop her smile from covering her face, Skye turned to find Hermione. She was still talking to Ernie and Skye managed to catch the words, "you," "me," and "Hogsmeade."
Judging from the look on his face, so had Harry. Skye didn't hear Hermione's answer, but when she rejoined Skye, she had a slight embarrassed smile on her face. Before Skye could question her friend, a voice cut across the Great Hall.
"Oi Parvati," Harry called.
"Yes Harry?" Parvati was by his side in seconds.
"Go to Hogsmeade with me?" Harry asked loudly.
"Of course!" Parvati squealed. "I'm going to go tell Lavender."
Parvati rushed over to her friends and Harry leaned back in his seat; his job successful. He didn't, however, look all that satisfied with his new date. Hermione, also, looked furious. She stood up and marched over to the Hufflepuff table where Ernie was sitting.
"That offer still up for grabs?" Hermione asked.
Ernie all but shouted, "Hell yes!"
"Well I'm in then," Hermione said, a little too loudly to be plausible. "I'd love to go to Hogsmeade with you."
This time, it was Harry's turn to get up angrily. He stormed from the Great Hall, leaving Hermione to look after him, a little guiltily. When Hermione retook her seat next to Skye, Skye instantly turned to her friend.
"What the fuck just happened?" Skye asked.
"I don't know," Hermione seemed to be in shock. "It all happened so quickly; I was so impulsive. It was strange."
"Start from the beginning," Skye advised.
"Well, you know how I like," Hermione glanced around quickly and lowered her voice. "Harry."
"Yeah," Skye nodded.
"So Ernie asked me to Hogsmeade except I said no, because I liked him," Hermione emphasised the last word and Skye nodded in understanding.
"But Harry thought you said yes so he asked Parvati," Skye said slowly.
Hermione shrugged. "Maybe he just wanted to go out with Parvati," she suggested.
"Oh bullshit," Skye exclaimed loudly, drawing odd looks from across the Hall. "He can't keep his eyes off you."
Hermione raised an eyebrow. "I really don't think so," she insisted.
"Oh, for someone so smart you really are stupid sometimes," Skye rolled her eyes. "He is so into you."
"And yet he asked Parvati out," Hermione said.
"Because he thought you were going out with Ernie!" Skye said exasperatedly.
"I am!"
"NOW!" Skye was getting fed up. "He only asked out Parvati because he thought you were going out with Ernie. He would have asked you if he heard you say no."
"Really?" Hermione asked timidly. "How do you know?"
"Twin remember?" Skye grinned. "I know everything."
"Wow, you have no idea how creepy that sounds," Hermione laughed.
"Oh, I know," Skye joined in her friend's laughter.
The girls ate their breakfast silently for a while, still both smiling.
"But why are you going out with Ernie?" Skye asked and the mood turned instantly serious again.
"I really don't know," Hermione whispered.
"You shouldn't," Skye said. "It's wrong to lead him on like this."
"I can't take it back now," Hermione said. "That would be worse. Besides," she said briskly. "He's leading on Parvati."
"Uncle Sirius taught him," Skye said. "He was the king playboy when he was at school. But don't tell Mum or Aunty Claire that he and Dad have told any of us anything about their school days. Mum made them both swear not to."
"But I thought Harry had more of a conscience then Sirius did at this age," Hermione said.
Skye shrugged. "So did I," she said. "But what'd ya know?"
The bell rang and the girls go up in silence. Perhaps things would turn out okay, Skye thought bracingly as she swung her bag over her shoulder. Perhaps the Hogsmeade weekend would be all bad.
How wrong she was.
A/N WOO! Another chapter! Haha. Sorry this took so long to get out. But...reviews make me update faster–hint, hint...