Chapter Five:The Sleepover and the Plan

Hermione's POV

My parents had greeted Pansy and I with a smile and asked us how our year went. My dad mentioned the fact that he hadn't seen Pansy around the house much. At that Pansy got uncomfortable.

"Well, you see dad, Pansy has been going on trips with her family for the past few summers. And when she's not on trips with them she's has a job to go to." I lied with ease. Pansy looked at me shocked.

"Oh! What all places do you go?" My mom asked, she sounded interested in my lie.

"We've been to America, all over the place there." Pansy said. I smiled. "It's really cool."

"Do you have pictures?" My dad asked.

"No, we don't own a working camera." She said. "All of ours got broke in our back at the airport." She said, she actually did a good job at sounding angry.

"Oh that has to suck." I said. She nodded.

"Yeah it does. I would have sent you pictures if I had a camera." She told me. I smiled.

"Don't worry about it." I said.

"Girls, your father and I forgot to mention that we're going to be gone for most of the hoilday. I'm sorry that we can't spend much time with you two. I feel incredibly rude for leaving when it's your first time over at our house, Pansy. Do say that you'll come over more often?" My mother said.

"I will, Mrs. Granger, that is if you're duaghter asks me." She said, grinning at me.

"Of course." I said. We reached my house.

"WOW!" Pansy said, looking in awe at the white manison. My house had columns in the front holding up a balgony. My parents chuckled at her reaction.

"What can I say I have an expensive taste." My mother said. We started laughed.

Pansy and I had finished putting our stuff away in our rooms. Pansy and I changed into something more comfortable then went down stairs to the movie room. That's right a movie room. You couldn't have this many rooms in one house and not have a movie/game room and a library.

"You never told me that you were rich." Pansy said. She asked once we had sat down on the couch, which was black and silver. The room was black with silver linings.

"Well, you never asked. And I didn't think you cared." I said. "Besides you should be used to it by now." I said.

"Well, you don't act rich. Or dress like you are." She said.

"I think that the people that show off what they have don't appericate what they've been given. My parents and I know that we're lucky to have what we do." I said, looking at her.

"I never thought of that way. So what are we going to do?" She asked me.

"We are going to have some fun." I said. I placed a funny movie in. "We are going to watch Austin Powers and the Spy Who Snagged Me." I said. She laughed.

"That is the funniest name I've ever heard." She said in between laughs.

"Wait until you see the movie." I hit rewind and went downstairs to get some popcorn.

"It sounds like you girls are having fun." My mom said.

"We are." I said.

"Is that boy still coming over?" She asked me. I knew who she meant.

"I hope so mom. I really don't like the life he's choosing." I said. "Maybe he'll change his mind." I said. "Harry and Ron maybe coming to mom." She looked at me. "Don't worry, I'll be responisble." I said. She laughed.

"I didn't doubt you." She said ruffling my hair.

"Hey, what time are you leaving?" I asked her.

"At 8 in the morning." She said. "I'm sorry to leave you here, Hermione." She said, I could see the sadness in her eyes. She really did hate leaving me here. We rarely ever talked to one another.

"It's alright, mom." I said. I walked back up the stairs to find Pansy sitting there staring at my television with a blank look on her face. I laughed and set the popcorn down and pushed play.

"What's that?" She asked me, pointing to the popcorn.

"A really groovy movie snack." I said. She laughed and shrugged but still ate some. I laughed too. Pansy was laughing so hard she was crying before the movie was even over. I laughed at some parts. And she ewwed at a gross part with Fat Bastard and Shagwell. I started laughing at her facial features. The she really ewwed later in the test lab. I laughed even harder at her face. When the movie was over, she looked at me.

"What now?" She asked me. I looked outside and saw my Mercedes sitting in the drive.

"Come on." I said, getting a very good idea.

"Okay." She said getting up and following me out the room.

"Hey dad, mom." I said when I reached the living room. "Can Pansy and I go to the mall?" I asked my mom.

"Sure." They said. "Just be back by curfew." Mom said. I nodded. Then went out to the car.

"Nice." Pansy said.

"I know. This car is my baby." I said with a smile. Pansy looked at me in shock.

"That's amazing. I never thought I'd see the day that Hermione Granger would call an object her baby." Pansy said with a laugh.

"What? I have my moments." I said. I started the car and drove to the mall.

"What exactly are we doing at the mall?" She asked me. I smiled evilly.

"Victoria Secrets, Belk." I said. Pansy looked at me.

"Why there?" Pansy asked me.

"Sexy underwear and cute clothes." I said.

"Okay. Apparently the Hermione Granger at school is way different from the one at home." Pansy said, causing me to laugh.

When we reached the mall, I instantly pulled her into Victoria Secret. I told her to pick what she wanted. I choose a green and black lace, green and white lace, silver and black lace. I smiled when I saw what Pansy had choose. A black and grey get up and red and black lace. We went into the dressing rooms and tried them on. We decided to buy them. Well, I bought them both, hers and mine. With my little black credit card. Pansy stared in awe. I smiled. Then we walked into Belk. We spent hours in that store. Trying on and buying clothes, until I decided that not all of it would fit in my trunk.

When I got into the car, I checked the time only 9 pm. We had until 12 am. I smiled.

"So what do you want to do now?" I asked her. She shrugged. I forgot she'd never been here before.

"Okay, are you hungry?" I asked her. She nodded.

"Alright then." I started the car and drove to my favorite Chinese restraunt.

"Try the squid." I said. She looked at me weird. "But only chew it three times, if you don't it'll like grow in your mouth." I said. She laughed.

"How did you find this out?" She asked me.

"My first time eating squid was horrible. My parents took me to this restraunt as a celebration for recieving my letter and no one told me how many times you were supposed to chew it. It was a really moritifying experience." I said, she started to laugh.

After we finished and I paid, I climbed back into the car.

"We need to go home." I said looking at the clock. It was 11:30, we only had a couple of minutes to get home. I broke all speed limits getting home. But we got there in time, granted Pansy's nails were digging into the arm rests. I started laughing when I got out of the car. "Don't worry, Pansy. I haven't had a wreck." I said. She sighed and detached herself from my car. I laughed. Pansy yawned. "Come on, we need to go to bed." I said. Pansy and I went to our rooms after saying goodnight to my parents and one another.

When I climbed in bed, I felt the heartbreak that I had exprienced come on full force, the tears began to pour and I was helpless to stop them all. Little did I know, that Pansy could hear me.

Pansy's POV

The sound of my new found friend's tears cut through me each time. I closed me eyes. From what I had seen over the years she was the strongest out of the Golden Trio. Nothing we said affected her, she still walked with her head held high. But right now, she was in her room hurting. Over what? I don't know. Over whom? I don't know that either. But I intended in finding out.

Draco's POV

I was hurting, I can't keep pretending that I'm not. I have to run away. I have to get out of here. I have to find Hermione. I have to beg for her forgiveness. I couldn't breathe without seeing her smiles, looking into her eyes, or talking to her. She is my lifeline. So I made a plan.