The Girl Next Door (gxg)

The friends

It was around 8:30 by the time you and Hermione got to school. You were both walking through the corridors, discussing her timetable. "So, it looks like we have period 1-3 together but not 4 and 5. I can show you around the school properly at lunch but for now I think you will just have to find your way when I'm not there. Is that ok?" You asked her, making sure she was comfortable with where to go. She looked at you, her eyes softening and said, "yeah that's fine, you can't be the only nice person in this school." You looked at her and laughed, "oh, besides me and my crew, you might want to rethink that." You both laughed before you continued to speak, "Now come on, we have maths first. You can meet my friends then, they normally wait for me outside of the classroom." You said, admiring the clear skin that covered Hermione's face.

Standing outside the maths classroom were a group of 4 people talking. Their faces lit up when they saw you walking towards them. "Um, where have you been? We've been waiting for you for half an hour now." said one girl. She had dark wavy hair and smooth caramel skin. "Preet, why are you surprised? We're talking to Y/N here. The Queen of tardiness." Came from the voice of a boy. He had dirty blonde hair and light skin. He wore a black cap backwards, covering his contrast of light and dark hair. "Ha ha, very funny. I'm not late at all. You guys are always just way too early" You responded to their cheeky remarks. "Oh! Also, I want to introduce you guys to someone," you said looking at your friends then at Hermione, "This is Hermione, my neighbour. Hermione, this is Alex." you said pointing at the boy, "Sup." He said, Hermione smiling at him. "Preethi." You then said, looking at the girl with caramel skin. "Hiya!" she said. "Kenzie." You looked at a girl with dark skin and black dreadlocked hair. "Hi." She said slightly unimpressed. "And last but not least, Katie." Hermione turned her head to look at a taller girl with short blonde hair. Katie looked at her, with a warm welcoming face, "Hey! I'm Katie. Katie is me." She said goofily.

Hermione laughed and looked at all of them a bit nervously. She slowly lifted her hand up, giving them a small wave. You noticed her anxiety, so you pulled her around so the both of you weren't facing your friends anymore. You gave her a little chuckle before asking, "Shy Granger?" She glared at you before punching you in the shoulder. "Ok, ok, sorry. There's nothing to be nervous about, once you get to know them you'll be just fine. You need to give it time for them to warm up to you." You whispered into her ear. She nodded slowly. You turned her around, comforting her with your hands on her shoulders, "Now, all four of you, play nice. Let's give Hermione a warm Walters' welcome!" You shouted as your friends rolled their eyes and came running into Hermione, giving her a hug. You heard a small squeal come from her mouth and smiled. After your friends had backed away, Hermione looked at you and gave you a playful pout, "No hug from you?" She asked. Your friends laughed and looked at Hermione. You rolled your eyes and looked down to your phone. "What?" She said curiously. Katie looked at you and whispered into Hermione's ear, "Y/N's not much of a hugger. She's quite good when it comes to hiding her emotions." Hermione watched you carefully before whispering back to Katie, "Oh we'll see what I can do about that."