-=In the dark of night I whip out my parchment and quill and plot terrible things.=-
Cheap Thrills
Red-headed Brick Wall
"C'mon, Hermione, you can't be serious?"
"George—believe it or not I could do worse," Hermione inhaled ready to go the distance, as she didn't see anyway of getting out of it. "You're just mad because Snape hexed your ear off."
He looked stunned, then incredulous. "No, I not, amputees are sexy. Been thinking about getting the other one hexed off, so I can be extra sexy." George got more serious, "No, I'm mad, bonkers actually, that Snape will be getting you. Hermione, you and me are a perfect fit, you're brilliant, I'm brilliant, you got crazy hair, me too. And, I would only drive you up the wall every other day. Snape well, it'd be some kind of hate—hate relationship. You'd hate to love him, and you'd hate to hate him." Taking a quick breath, "Sure, okay. He's brilliant too, in an evil-genius kind of way." With a toss of his hand, "I know he's a hero and everything," looking as though this were inconsequential. "I wouldn't even ask you to have a bunch of titchy red-headed midgets. I'm sure it'd be fun making 'em, but beyond that… Anyway, my brothers can carry on the name. And knowing Ginny, she'll likely have her husband hyphenate his last name."
Hermione put a placating hand on his. "George, I appreciate your honesty. I always do, but my mind's made up. I'm going to see what I can make out of this whole Snape-thing."
"Git!" George looked thoroughly unhappy. "When he ruins all of your pillow-cases with that greasy mop, call me."
She pecked him on the cheek. "I'll keep your offer in mind. Yes, and speaking of offers, about the flat. Hogsmeade would be ideal."
Trying to casually dissuade her, "You live above a joke shop?" George scoffed.
"What do think living in Gryffindor Tower was like?" She laughed.
"Fair point, but, located so close to," George began.
"I see. Yes, well thanks, George. I'll see you around." Hermione concluded, giving him a quick hug and ducking out of the shop.
She cried all the way from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes to the Leaky Cauldron.