In the Closet

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* Authors Note * - Thanks for all the reviews and support so far! It means so much. Please keep it up and constructive criticism is welcome. I know I already have the story finished but it never hurts to get pointers. Honestly I don’t care about characterization, whether they are in or out. This is a bit AU and they aren’t really in or out of character only JK could tell what they would or wouldn’t say or do. Do I think they would be like this? Mostly no but hey everyone sees it their own way (thanks to an anon for that). Enjoy! Thanks again and that’s to my beta!

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Chapter Five
An Apology


At dinner in the Great Hall the buzz was already around the school about the catfight between Hermione and Pansy. So naturally Milton had heard.

“Pansy! I heard about you and Hermione! What were you thinking? She’s head girl and you’re lucky she didn’t dock points or turn you in!” Milton scolded her quietly as he sat next to her.

“I know Milton, I plan on apologizing right after dinner. I was out of line and upset. I shouldn’t have taken it out on her. Besides it looks better this way. If I all of a sudden were nice to her she’d wonder what I was up to, which is to get her and Draco together. Anyway last night I was already civil with her. I’ll just explain I was tired and upset about the red ball thing and I didn’t mean to take it out on her. I’ll say we were doing so good yesterday, yada yada yada, you get the point.” Pansy said as she took a bite of buttered bread trying to suppress a sly smile.

“You talked to her last night?” He asked trying to remember if they had talked. She swallowed her bite.

“While you were writing your mum. She came out to get something from the bathroom. We talked for a minute and were quite civil.” She answered then took a bite of her potatoes.

“Oh I see, well that’s good. But be careful in the future. We don’t want to ruin the plan right?” She smiled, shook her head no, and took a sip of pumpkin juice.

Dinner was over and Milton let her go ahead to find Hermione so they could talk alone. Draco was discussing the upcoming quidditch match with a few of his teammates so Milton waited behind for him.

Pansy made her way to the head’s rooms and thought over what she was going to say and how to say it. What if Hermione wouldn’t listen? What if she had ruined the plan just for a quick grope session? No it’s Hermione Granger, she’ll listen.

Pansy arrived just in time to catch Hermione at the portrait.

“Granger wait!” Pansy said getting Hermione’s attention. She stood there momentarily and walked into the head’s common room. For a moment Pansy thought Hermione was just going to go inside and not listen to her. But Hermione held the portrait open for her to come inside.

They went inside and Pansy leaned against the couch while Hermione stood there waiting for Pansy to speak.

“Look about earlier. I was tired and upset about class. I know both were my fault and I shouldn’t have taken it out on you…” Pansy looked around everywhere but at Hermione who still stood there waiting for Pansy to finish. “I… look this is really hard for me to say. I’ve never apologized to anyone before, at least not meaning it. We actually were quite civil yesterday and it was a good start to getting along especially if I’m going to be here a lot because of Milton. Um… I really hope you can accept my apology… Hermione, I am so sorry.” Pansy looked up and looked into Hermione’s eyes. They remained there for a few moments until Hermione spoke.

“I accept your apology.” They shared a smile.

“Really?”

Hermione nodded.

“So about those catalogs you were talking about if you have the time would you like look at them with me?”

“That sounds nice. When will Milton be back,do you know?”

“Yes he said he’d be here in a bit I told him I wanted to apologize so he wanted to give us some privacy since from what he had heard we didn’t get much of that earlier.” They both laughed.

“I know I feel a bit ashamed. Could you imagine us rolling on the floor grabbing at each other, the guys must have enjoyed that.” Hermione said making them both laugh again. The guys weren’t the only ones Pansy thought smiling again.

“Me Too. And I bet they did. Bloody blokes.” Pansy said.

“Okay well why don’t you come with me while I change and get the catalogs.” Hermione said leading the way to her room. Pansy almost fainted when Hermione mentioned to change as in get undressed then redressed in front of her. Pansy quickly followed. Girls in this school were used to doing that in front of other girls, so they thought nothing of it. Lucky for Pansy that Hermione just thought of it like getting ready back in her old living chambers with the other Gryffindor girls.

They walked into her room. Pansy was at awe. The room was magnificent. Gold and scarlet enveloped the room. It was warm and romantic like. The room smelled wonderful too. She loved her house colors but they did feel a bit cold.

“You can have a seat if you’d like while I look for something to wear.” Hermione said, as she looked though her dresser. ‘Or you could wear nothing at all.’ Pansy thought to herself as she took a seat on Hermione’s bed. Pansy looked around and noticed a small pair of pink shorts lying on the bed.

“These are cute.” Pansy said as she reached for them. Hermione turned to look at what she was talking about.

“Those are my favorite shorts. Should I wear those you think?” Hermione asked as Pansy handed them to her.

“Yeah I love the color.” Pansy answered. Hermione smiled and pulled them up under her skirt. She unzipped her skirt, took it off and draped it over her overstuffed chair. Pansy felt disappointed that she didn’t take her skirt of first. But wasn’t disappointed when Hermione unbuttoned and took off her top in front of her. Hermione wore a pretty white-laced bra with a cute little bow at the bottom between her breasts, breasts that spilled out of the top of that lovely bra. Hermione turned and walked towards her wardrobe.

Pansy was feeling very dizzy at this point. The shorts that she had put on barely covered her ass. So there in front of Pansy stood Hermione Granger in basically nothing but her underwear. Her skin was lightly tanned, probably from over the summer.

‘Behave Pansy just calm down, relax.’ She mentally calmed herself. Pansy ran her eyes up and down her body stopping at her favorite part of the woman’s figure the curve of the back right above the ass.

Hermione grabbed a knit sweater and walked back to the dresser and opened the second drawer down. She pulled out a white cami shirt and shut the drawer. She then walked back over to the bed and sat the tops on the bed. As she turned sideways to put the cami on Pansy’s mouth started to water as she saw that curve from the side. Her back curved and flowed nicely to her ass. Hermione’s ass wasn’t small or flat but it wasn’t large either. It was a decent size and had enough bubble to it to make it very appealing. Pansy felt envious of Hermione’s body, which made her want her even more.

After Hermione was completely dressed she bent forward and flung her hair forward. She grabbed it and twisted it. She stood up and walked over to her bag and drew out her wand and stuck it in her hair to pin up her loose bun. A few stands of hair fell out. Hermione didn’t seem to care. Pansy was glad she liked it like that.

“Alright sorry, are you ready? And, oh did you want to change into something?” Hermione asked as she went to the side of her bed bent down and pulled out what looked to be a large hatbox.

“It’s fine and no I’ll just take my tie off and loosen my shirt.” Pansy said trying to get her body back to normal. Hermione smiled. Pansy took off what she needed to in order to get comfortable and un-tucked her shirt. “There we go that’s better.”

“Alright let’s head out to the common room that way you can still be around Milton. Besides we’ll need the room to look at these.” She said as she opened the box to reveal loads of catalogs. “Here would you mind carrying a few I can’t carry this thing very far.” She laughed.

“Oh sure.” Pansy said with a little laugh as she bent down to grab some of them like Hermione had done.

As Hermione opened the door they heard Milton and Draco enter the common room.

“Sounds like they’re back. You can just leave the door open.” Hermione said as they walked out of the bedroom.

Draco noticed Hermione and Pansy walk out of Hermione’s room and both smiled at Milton. Draco’s breath was caught in his throat at the site of Hermione and he felt a pang of jealousy when Pansy grinned wide and wiggled her eyebrows when Milton wasn’t looking. Hermione looked great he thought. She looked sexy and warm. Very inviting.

“So what you girls up too?” Milton asked as he took off his sweater vest and tie. He and Draco flopped down on the furniture. Milton was in the chair and Draco on the couch.

“We’re looking at some catalogs.” Said Pansy.

Draco watched Hermione bend over in the tightest smallest shorts he’d ever seen. It was like someone painted pink on her skin. She dropped the books on the floor knelt down and lay out on her stomach right in front of him facing Milton. It gave Draco the whole side view of her body. She crossed her ankles and opened one of the catalogs. He looked over her a few more times slowly etching every inch of her in his mind; it could come in handy later that evening. It was way better than what he had to go on before. Just the site of her was making him hard. He had to have his robe covering his crotch so know one could tell. He was getting rather warm though.

Pansy was across from her lying in the same position only she had her ankles in the air waving them back and forth. Pansy was laying facing away from Milton giving Milton a nice view of her ass.

Milton and Draco listened to the girls talk about different clothes, muggle and wizarding things. After a bit Draco was getting upset that Hermione still had yet to acknowledge his presence.

“So where are your boy toys Weasel and Potty? Potter’s probably off somewhere shagging weasel’s sister?” Draco said with a shit-eating grin.

“Probably.” She said simply and continued with her conversation. Truth was they probably were, it’s not like it was some big secret. Draco narrowed his eyes.

“So where did you get the tan Granger?” Draco tried to annoy her.

“From the Mediterranean. I went there to visit with Viktor for a week then I went on vacation with my family in the south of France.” She said once again never looking up at him.

“You still see Viktor Krum?” Pansy asked.

“Yeah, we’re still good friends although we haven’t been anything more than that since summer after fourth year. Oh this is cute what do you think of this?” Hermione pointed out something out in the book she was looking though.

“Oh I love that. That’s nice you two are still friends.” Pansy commented.

A few more minutes passed and Draco was thinking on what else he could say that would get a rise out of her or something.

“So have you ever been in a magic filled wizarding home Granger?” Draco asked.

“Yeah, well Viktor’s vacationing homes… and I’ve been to the Burrow loads of times. I usually stay there with the Weasley’s every summer for a couple of weeks before term starts.” Hermione answered leaving out Grimmauld place.

“Weasel’s home is nothing more than a shack Granger, even you have to admit that. The Burrow sounds like a place where a weasel would live.” Draco remarked. Finally she looked at him.

“Ron’s home is brilliant just like his family. I love them like they were my own family. That place is filled with magic and love. Ron really is a true friend that is what makes him rich.” Hermione said not letting herself get angry.

“It’s funny how you are even friends with him after the way he treated you in first year. Making fun of you, basically not giving you the time of day.” Draco smirked.

“He was just upset because he wasn’t as good as me when it came to some things and it made him jealous so he said things he didn’t mean. I saw past that, I saw more to him.”

“I’ve heard you defend me to them before so does that go for me?”

“Huh, whatever Malfoy. Harry was basically already my friend. I liked Ron. I couldn’t help not to. I knew after we got past all of that we’d be friends. And I was right. It took us almost getting ourselves killed but we did.”

“So is that why you desperately wanted to become friends with him or is it because you had a crush on him and possibly still do.”

“I did and do not! Besides he’s my best friend.”

“So. I’ve seen good friends get together and work out. Look at Potter and the Weasley girl. But it’d never work out with you two.” Draco felt good with himself he was going to get her after her “why” comment.

“Oh and why is that Malfoy?” She said. ‘Ah,’ he thought. ‘The set up for the next line. This should piss her off.’

“I mean well come on… could you really imagine the Weasel and his mini Weasel pounding you from behind.” He smirked the biggest smirk he’d ever made when he saw the shocked looks on Milton and Pansy’s faces. But the look on Hermione’s face is what made it so much better. Her face went from shocked and offended to pondering and finally gave the sour look with a shiver.

“Good point I suppose not, gross.” She said with another shiver and returned to the magazines. Milton and Pansy exhaled. That could have gone bad. They looked back over to Draco who was surprisingly even to himself smiling really big.

Draco couldn’t tell if he was smiling because Ron and Hermione would never happen now or if it was because she turned out to not be such a prude after all. Let’s see if she’ll answer another one of his questions.

“So Granger are you still a virgin?” Draco asked as he bent his head to the side to look at her ass. He bit his lip feeling his erection throb and looked back at her face that was still looking down at the catalog. She turned to her side laying her head on her hand that propped it up and bent out her knee to balance herself. He had loved her hips, legs and entire body shape before but the way they looked now was dizzying.

“Are you?” She asked. He raised his eyebrow. ‘Ah games with Granger.’

“Am I what?”

“A man whore.” She smiled when his face went to shock. Milton and Pansy snickered.

“Not like those two.” He said now bringing the other two occupants of the room into the conversation.

“Hey I’ve only been with Pansy!” Milton said.

“Yeah me too, Milton first and only! And last night was the first time.” Pansy added.

“Really but I’ve heard you talk. The whole school thinks you’re well… experienced in that department.” Hermione said surprised.

“Yeah that’s all talk. I’m good for that. I am not sure why I do it I just do. Sometimes I just don’t think before I speak. Like take today for instance. I guess I use it as a cover to the real me or something.” Pansy replied.

“Wow, I guess sometimes we all suffer from that. So Malfoy you didn’t answer my question.”

“Neither did you.” He countered. They shared a smile.

“Yes I am a virgin. Never done more that snogging.” She answered. “Now what about you?”

“What about me?”

“You really like being an ass don’t you?”

“It’s my policy.”

“Oh please. Yes he is he’s never done more than the occasional snog either.” Pansy spilled.

“Pansy!” Draco snapped. Hermione laughed.

“Oh get over it.” She said going back to the book.

“No that’s good. I actually think that’s cool.” Hermione smiled. “Oh what time is it?” She jumped up. Draco and Pansy both watched as her chest bounce as she did so.

“It’s time to patrol.” Milton said as he looked at his watch as Hermione glanced at it.

Hermione ran to her room to retrieve her cloak and Pansy’s clothes making Draco raise an eyebrow and look at Pansy’s. Pansy grinned.

Draco really enjoyed the view. He’d definitely have to spend a lot of time here. Can’t let Pansy have all the fun. He kind of didn’t want Pansy to look at Hermione at all. But for now she can feed him what he wants to see and know. Besides she always talks about her so when he says something about her it’s not like they aren’t already on the subject of Hermione anyway. Speaking of which, he needed to find out what happened before he and Milton arrived.

“I am supposed to meet Ron and Ginny in five minutes.” Hermione said quickly.

“Is that all you’re going to wear under that?” Draco asked as he watched her put on her shoes.

“It’s fine. My robes cover everything anyway.” Hermione replied.

Draco couldn’t help but grin. She thought it was cool that he’d yet to be with anyone. So did she think he was ‘cool’? That was all he could think about as they all headed out to patrol.