winter in hogsmeade - hermione granger fanfic

ch. 5 - the food fight

I used the back of my hand to wipe off the chocolate pudding now covering my cheek, and turn my head with a fury like i'd never felt before. Of course the person behind the pudding throw was Pansy, string me down as I take a handful of gravy next to my plate and throw it in her face.

Everyone jumps to their feet to avoid being covered in food. She gasps in disgust and shock, as if she hadn't just done the same to me.

Before I know it, everyone begins joining in. Food is flying across the room and and hitting people in the face, and the entire Slytherin table looking like it was hit by a hurricane.

Only a couple seconds pass, before Dumbledore immediately breaks up the food fight that had broken out. His voice boomed through the entire hall, and everyone froze in place.

I was covered with maybe five or more different kinds of food, feeling like an absolute mug. We all turned to look in the direction of Dumbledore's voice. i felt awful and filled with rage all at once.

"I would like for the entire Slytherin table to leave and clean themselves up at once. That way the rest of us can enjoy our meal in peace, 25 points from Slytherin" He announces.

Everyone at our table groans in frustration, but we all stand up and either head to the nearest bathroom or the common room. I headed straight to the third floor bathroom so I could be alone and shower off this disgusting food mess.

As I'm hiding in the shower, getting rid of the dried jam and pudding on my face, I hear someone else enter the bathroom. I tried to turn off the shower before they can hear me in there but it was too late. "Natalie? Are you in here?" I knew exactly who's voice that belonged to. Hermione had come to check on me. Ironic.

"Yes, I'm in the shower." I confess.

"I just wanted to make sure you're okay, I saw what happened." She sounded sincere, "I mean everyone saw it but.." Why is she all of a sudden actually talking to me again.

"I'm fine... but thanks for coming to check on me." As i said this, i exit of the shower with nothing to cover me. Hermione's eyes widen and she quickly flushed red. Her hands rushed to cover her eyes, but she was blushing like crazy.

"I should uh.. go." Hermione begins

"Wait," I interrupted finally putting a towel around me, "Are you made at me or something?"

She looks down at her feet as i take a few steps towards her. Then she looked back up at me.

I was now maybe two feet away from her, and I looked her in the eyes so she would have to answer my question honestly. Hermione hard a very hard time lying people, but especially if she was making eye contact with them.

She finally spoke, "I'm not mad at you." She paused. "If I'm being honest..I've been really confused and didn't know how to talk to you.

This took me by surprise, Hermione was almost never confused about anything. So it made me very curious as to what could possibly puzzle her.

I notice her inching closer, and I instinctively do the same, "I've been thinking a lot abou-"

But before she can even finish her sentence, I hear a loud noise coming from the entrance to the bathroom. Addi enters in a flurry, looking very anxious and panicked.

"Nat, there you are! I need you to come like right now." She sounded desperate and anxious.

ai quickly pull my robes over my still damp body so I can rush to see what happened.

I glance over my shoulder at Hermione and give her a longing look before following Addi back to the Slytherin common room. I didn't even have time to process what she wanted to tell me, as I'm chasing after Addi running a bit ahead of me.