Unofficial Portkey Archive

A/N: Screw it. I decided to post this, too. So yay for the double update! Disclaimer: I don't own anything that you recognize as belonging to JK Rowling.

Hermione was seated with Lavender and Parvati at a small table in the corner of the cafeteria furthest from the "Popular" table, because Hermione was sure that Harry would be there. And if Harry was there, his bimbo of a girlfriend would be, too. The best thing to do, if she wanted to avoid Harry, was to avoid any situation that had the potential of interaction with him. In fact, it occurred to her, she didn't even want to think about Harry Potter.

"So, Parvati," Hermione began. "How's Padma doing? She went to...Italy, was it? For her school year abroad? How does she like it so far?"

"She really likes it," Parvati replied, understanding that her friend wanted to talk about something other than her love life. "She was telling me the other day abou--" she stopped talking as a large shadow blocked the light from their small table.

"Please, don't mind me," came a pleasant voice. "I just have to ask Hermione a question." As she heard the person speak, Hermione colored. The exact person she did not want to see had decided to take matters into his own hands. Harry Potter had come to sit with her (A/N: that kind of reminds me of Malfoy's line "Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts.").

"Excuse me, Harry, but are you sure you know what you're doing? I'm sure your girlfriend would get quite miffed if she knew you were here, sitting with the geeks," Hermione said coldly. Harry ignored her question for the moment.

"Am I still coming over to your house this afternoon, Hermione? You seemed to be pretty mad me during history, and I just wanted to make sure that we're still gonna work on it, and if I still have a ride." He flashed her a grin as Hermione groaned in frustration.

"Harry. Is Cho or is Cho not going to come over here and chew me out because you're not sitting with her? I don't want to be at the receiving end of a squealy earful," Hermione huffed.

"I'm not going to answer your question until you answer mine. Seriously. We need to work on this project, 'Mione," Harry teased.

"Fine," she said. "We'll work on the fucking project at my house, and I'll drive you there. So meet me in the parking lot after school. OK? Is that what you wanted to hear? NOW ANSWER MY FUCKING QUESTION!" Hermione growled. To calm herself, she took a sip of her water.

"Nah, she won't mind," Harry replied casually, enjoying a flustered Hermione. "She's not my girlfriend anymore." Hermione lost control of her muscles momentarily and ended up spraying water from her mouth all over Harry.

"Wha- what happened? Did she finally crawl back into that hole she came out of?" To Hermione's complete surprise, Harry merely chuckled at this insult to his girlfriend (despite what he said, Hermione was inclined to believe that Cho would not give some thing as good as Harry up without a long, drawn-out fight).

"I decided that I was tired of Cho treating me as a possession. Besides, I've found somebody better. Someone that I actually care about," Harry said earnestly. He looked Hermione straight in the face as he said this, and his green eyes radiated sincerity. Making it the second time in less than five minutes, Hermione blushed. She broke eye contact, and finally noticed that Harry was wet, thanks to her. Grateful for the distraction, she picked up a napkin and began dabbing at his face. After a couple of seconds, Harry grabbed her wrist and held her hand to his cheek.

"Do you know who that person is?" Harry asked. Hermione, wanting to make Harry uncomfortable in order to pay him back for being so annoying a minute ago, shook her head. She wanted to hear it from his very own lips. "Well, it's a beautiful, kind, smart, funny, caring girl," he explained, playing along. "In short...it's you."

Before she had any chance to react, she found her lips on Harry's. He let go of her hand and she moved it to his hair, as he moved his now-free hand to her waist and pulled her closer. This time, Hermione gratefully accepted Harry's tongue into her mouth when he demanded it. They let themselves revel in the pleasure, as everything else faded from their minds. Their only thoughts were of each other, and their only cares were for each other. Nothing could get in the way of this...this paradise, which was the only word Hermione's mind could think of to describe Harry's kiss. Nothing except --

"What the fuck are you doing with my boyfriend?"

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Lavender and Parvati, who had convertly left the table once Harry and Hermione had started talking, watched the interaction from afar. They saw Harry chuckle at something Hermione had said, and they watched as the two had slowly started leaning in towards each other. And when the kiss finally came, it was all they could do to stop from squealing loudly.

They silently watched as things started to get pretty heated when something caught their attention. There was a person making her way through the cafeteria, and slowly getting closer to the table at which Harry and Hermione were passionately snogging.

The two friends groaned simultaneously as they recognized the new player's Prada mules, tanned and shapely legs, micro mini, and long, luscious black hair. The rest of the cafeteria followed Cho Chang's progress across the cafeteria, and a hush fell as people realized that the Queen Bee had left her hive and was in the "geeky" corner now. Only something big would draw her away from her popular friends, and they wanted to know what it was.

Cho stopped in front of a small table with two oblivious occupants. They were oblivious because they were too busy snogging each others' brains out. A collective gasp could be heard as the male participant, at least, was recognized. Cho's voice rang out clearly in the now-silent cafeteria:

"What the fuck are you doing with my boyfriend?"

A/N: Don't you just hate Cho? LOL as you can see, I've tried to add some teenage angst, but it's obviously nothing Hermione can't deal with.

Once again, I hope you've enjoyed it! Please review.

Love, Kaye.