"Yes...Uh-uh"
"No. I'm serious"
"Guess where?"
"Pudifoot's!" She exclaimed "I'm not kidding. That's where this 'class act' brought me".
"This is my first date since divorce and this idiot brings me to Pudifoot's" Hermione said almost in a crying tone "Is Scorpius asleep?".
"Um...well..." Amanda Granger sighed.
"What? What is it?" She said in a voice that screamed 'danger!'.
"Yeah, right!" Hermione rolled her eyes "I'm coming home".
"Hermione, it's better if you don't come home now. I think your son found out that you had gone out to a date" Amanda said watching Scorpius throwing down plates all over the kitchen floor.
"What? How did he know?...Mom!, did mom say it"
"She swear it's accident"
"I'm going to kill her" Hermione screamed washing her hands "Hopefully, I'll be back in a few minutes, if I didn't just give me an escape call".
"Sure" Hermione closed her mobile and walked out into the restaurant, she found her date sitting in his seat, typing rapidly on his mobile phone before pocketing it as she reached near him.
She watched him curiously as she settled into her seat and placed her small purse on top of the table.
"Uh...I ordered you some pumpkin pastries and apple pie" he said looking above her head and she thought, alert! Sweet tooth!.
"You realize that you're actually not looking at my face right now" She said controlling her laugh.
"Very tight game going on there, I don't wanna miss it" he said without looking at her and Hermione looked up to find a game of football going on.
She looked back to glare at him when all of a sudden a blonde young girl with short jean shorts coming over to their table carrying their plate and Hermione looked disgusted at her waitress attire.
She grinned too goofily at her date and called "Hey Ron!" And the red head sitting before her took his eyes off the television to look at the girl.
"Hey bubbles!" He said smiling awkwardly, looking up and down at her face and her chest, which looked obviously big. Pervert! Hermione thought, lifting an eyebrow.
"Here is your order!" She said winking and walking off smiling at him over her shoulder, and nearly falling down on the way.
Ron and Hermione, looked at each other again before she spoke "Hey! I noticed you were making eye contact with Bubbles but I'm not sure it was her eyes you were looking at".
Ron looked at her once more before he burst out laughing to which she looked offended "I'm sorry. I know this is not going well, but I hadn't been out with a girl in seven years".
"Why?" She asked scrutinizing.
"Well, you see I was married early, in my 20th but unfortunately my wife had died two years ago".
Hermione sighed loosening up "Well to be honest, I haven't been out with a guy in four years" she said smiling.
"Let me guess" Ron flashed a lopsided grin "You were out of business? Because of covid?".
"Business?" She asked confused and continued to clarify not clear what he's talking about "Um no, my husband..."
"Your husband died too?"
"No... He cheated on me. I divorced him four years ago"
"You married?" He asked surprised.
"Yes, young too" She said still unsure why he is acting so surprised, since she already told her sister Amanda to mention the information on the blind date website "Married at 19, divorced in 24. Got a son, six years".
"Oh" Ron nodded feeling awkward "It must be tough to raise a child with this money"
"What's that supposed to..." She slammed her hand down getting more confused and a little scared "How do you know my salary? Are you a stalker or something?"
"What? No!. I'm not a stalker" he said holding his hand in a defensive position "It's just a common knowledge. A hooker... with daily night wages, it must be pretty tough".
"Excuse me?!" She said standing up seething "I'm not a prostitute you prick. I thought this was a blind date you imbecile".
"I'm what?" He asked getting up, towering over her. Ron looked alert before he stupidly said "Oh shit!"
"Yeah, this is shit. This is the worse date, I've ever been to"
"No. Listen" Ron said and explained that he didn't sign on the website but it is one of his friends who did it "Actually, I wanted just a one night stand but the idea signed me up for a date and not even informed me thinking it will all work out".
She scoffed "Well it worked just fine for me. I just came to know I'm at a date with the most stupidest person in the whole planet"
"Yeah. I said it's an misunderstanding" Ron said now getting angry. Hermione was to retort still feeling angry and wasn't satisfied without giving him a lesson before his phone rang "Hello! Woah...An avalanche! in our backyard?. I'm coming right away!" He said pocketing his phone and taking out some money "This should cover my half" and fleed.
Hermione watched him with open mouth before she shouted at him "Hey! Stop there" but it was too late, he was out and she realized all the other customers were watching her so she walked out too muttering "I'm gonna kill him, the next time I see him... fucking emotional range of a teaspoon".
"Really? HE used the emergency excuse on YOU?" Amanda asked in shock leaning against the kitchen counter.
Hermione scoffed quietly putting her son to sleep on the couch before slowly walking over to her younger sister to join her in the kitchen "Like he's the one that had to escape. Like I'm so horrible".
"You were right. This is your worse date" Amanda said handing her a cup of coffee "I'm sorry for setting you up"
"It's not your fault. Apparently his best friend set him up on the same site while he was looking just for a one night stand" Amanda's phone rang and she spoke in it, giggling and flirting before she cut up the call, all the while Hermione watching her like a hawk.
"Who is that?"
"My date"
"Date?! Do I even know the guy?" Hermione asked expectantly.
"Brenden"
"Him?! Amanda... He's just a stupid boy with some thugs in his group" Hermione argued "What did you even see in him?"
"Hermione, I know how to choose guys. Alright?!"
"You clearly don't" Hermione said placing her coffee down "He's a bad sign. You should choose more carefully?"
Amanda getting frustrated with her sister's steady advice retorted rudely "Oh, you mean like you did. Choosing a guy and marrying him at 19, just because he reads the same book as me" She closed her mouth with her hands but it was too late.
Hermione's eyes were already welling up with tears "Oh, Hermione. I'm sorry!"
"No, you're right" She said crying "I was so stupid"
She quickly closed in and hugged her sister "No, you're not. It's just a mistake in your life, but you are not stupid".
"I know that, but Scorpius doesn't. My baby didn't do anything wrong, he actually wants us to get together... he ask when papa will come and all.." She said crying and starting to jog at the same place "I should have dressed more sexier, more attractive. Then he would have had someone to call dad"
"Do you want Draco back? Do you love him still?"
"No... But I want a good dad for my son" She said and Amanda nodded.
"Okay. But will you stop jogging?"
"It helps" Hermione replied still crying. They hugged comforting each other silently until Hermione spoke "Just get a pepper spray tomorrow for your date will you? And don't dress up, more revealing" and Amanda couldn't stop laughing.
The morning sun rays spilled through the window screen gap and Ron groaned rolling sideways to kick Harry on his butt "Close the window"
"No! Tell him" Harry grumbled.
"You tell him" Ron argued. Harry moaned.
"Neville, Fuck you heard it man. Drew the window"
"Hey! How do I look like to you?" Neville asked getting out of his sheet.
"Completely ugly! Roll over and sleep" Harry replied sleepily.
"Fuck you both, you bitches!" Neville said annoyed and getting out of bed to close the curtains "Why does it me that always have to do this"
Ron sat up before he flung a pillow at his head "Because you're the only one among us that makes the most stupidest decision" Neville was about to retort before their servant Tom Riddle came into the room with the tray containing their coffee, with his-always-so serious face.
Harry took a cup of coffee from the tray and looked at Tom "Have you mixed poison in this?"
"No" he said shooking his head, as Neville and Ron took their cup.
"Then why do you look like you want to murder me dude?" Ron and Neville burst out laughing.
The servant bowed to Ron before he gone out "Listen, mate. I said I'm sorry like thousand times already. I just hoped you'll make it through".
"I just wanted to have a peaceful and exciting one night stand after two years and you ruined it. Now, I'm sure that woman is going to kill me on the spot next time she sees me".
Harry laughed "Well, how is she?"
"Barmy" Ron said shaking his head.
"Get ready soon guys" Harry said getting off the big bed and stretching "We have a presentation to give to Dean today. I acted in the advertisement, don't forget".
"It's good to have your own private ad productions so that you can act and satisfy yourself as if you are a big star" Neville chuckled.
"Fuck off, you brute!" Harry scowled at his friend.
"Daddy!" A little girl chimed running into the room and leaping into Ron's arms, kissing his cheek.
"Rosie!" He cheered, kissing her all over the face "Good morning darling".
"How about trying, Good afternoon?" Ginny said leaning against the door frame with her arms crossed.
"What?"
"It's afternoon, idiots. You three slept all the morning" She said smirking.
"Fuck! We will miss the appointment. I worked so hard to get this" he rambled on as he ran into the bathroom.
"Ah! Thank you for waking us at the right time Ginny"
"Don't blame me! I didn't sleep at all the entire night, thanks to my dear niece sleeping in my bed with me all night" Ginny shrugged "I slept off too".
"Maybe you should marry, get your own family to become more responsible eh?" Ron said smirking.
"Yes, gin. You should get married soon" Harry said nodding and turned to Ron "How about Samuel, he's a nice guy" Ginny just glared at him and turned away to walk back.
"Yeah. That's a good idea" Ron said smiling back.
"I don't want another daughter. I already have Rose. Get ready soon, I'll ask Tom to make the breakfast" She said walking away before a pillow hit Harry on his face.