(A/N: Part two of the movie Au from a guest! Yes, guests can leave requests too!)
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"To be fair, I er, never expected you to take my bet," Harry blushed, gracious enough to be sympathetic as he readjusted the pillow under Hermione's aching, fractured leg.
"Then why did you make it?" the pain addled actress moaned, groping for the bottle of medication on her vanity.
"Well how was I supposed to know you'd really be dumb enough to make that stunt jump without wires?"
"I thought I could...do it...uuuugh..." she whimpered, beet red at the thought of how stupid she must have looked, trying to jump from a fire escape all the way down to the tiny tiny trampoline below and turn a landing somersault onto the mattress. In her head she'd looked like a ninja...in reality she'd almost missed the trampoline ccompletely and her foot caught on the springs, turning her flip into a graceless, horrifying freefall that ended with her landing squarely on her foreleg.
"It was just a joke." Harry mumbled, handing her the pill bottle and helping her tip three down her throat. "Be careful, that's fast acting stuff."
Hermione sighed in relief as the medicine kicked in immediately, wiping the pain away in a rainbow cloud of fluff. "I thinked...I thought I could..."
"I know..."
"Waited...wanted you to see it, Harry..." she burbled, caught in the grip of the medicine.
"M-me?" he echoed, going a bit red himself.
"Mmm...yeeeup...yooou..." she jabbed a finger at his forehead, then laughed dizzily. "Impress you. Look good for...you...only guy that hasn't ever...appeared...approached...cool, cool Harpy Pubber..."
"I-I didn't think it was appropriate," he stammered slightly, "I mean, we're co-workers and you are who you are, Hermione Granger and all."
"'Ppropriate, shmopriate!" Hermione giggled, rolling her neck. "Emma W-Watson, zombie killer extraordinary...does what she wants with who she likes!"
"Alright, 'Emma Watson', calm down." Harry smiled. "I would ask you about your plans later, but I think I'll just wait until you're sober again."
Hermione stared at him silently for a minute, then tipped her head back and gaped at the overhead lights. "The bulbs...they have rainbow stripes inside..."
"That's what I thought."