The next day, Ron still proved to be in a bad mood.
He barely talked to Lucifer or Hermione at all through Herbology, even though he, Harry, Hermione, and Lucifer were working together on the same Puffapod.
Hermione enjoyed Herbology, but she hated the Tentacula, which absolutely had it out for her and only her, she was completely convinced of that.
"I forgot to ask how's Scabbers doing?" Harry said as they stripped fat pink pods from the plants and emptied the shining beans into a wooden pail.
"He's hiding at the bottom of my bed, shaking," Ron said crossly, missing the pail and scattering beans over the greenhouse floor.
"Careful, Weasley, careful!" Professor Sprout yelled, as the beans burst into blooms before their very eyes.
They were waiting in the queue outside the classroom, waiting for McGonagall to show up when they heard a crying noise.
The crying was coming from Lavender Brown. Parvati, her best friend, had her arm around the poor girl and was explaining something to Dean and Seamus, both of whom were looking very serious.
"What's the matter, Lavender?" Hermione asked anxiously as they got closer to them.
"She got a letter from home this morning," Parvati said in a whisper, "It's her rabbit, Binky. He's been killed by a fox."
"Oh," Hermione said, "I'm sorry, Lavender."
"I should've known!" Lavender wailed tragically, "You know what day it is?"
"The Sixteenth...." Lucifer said, understanding where she was going with it.
"The Sixteenth of October! 'That thing you're dreading, it will happen on the Sixteenth of October!' Remember? She was right, she was right!" She continued to cry in Parvati's shoulder.
The Ravenclaw's also felt sympathy, some empathy, for the poor girl. Seamus had shaken his head seriously.
Hermione hesitated a moment, then she said, "You - you were dreading Binky being killed by a fox?"
"Well, not necessarily a fox," Lavender had tears streaming from her eyes and down her cheeks as she looked up at Hermione, "but I was obviously dreading him dying, wasn't I?"
"Oh..." Hermione trailed off a moment before continuing, "Was Binky an old rabbit?"
"N-No! H-He was only a baby!" Lavender sobbed into her shoulder.
Said girl tightened her arms around her sobbing friend.
"But then... why... Why would you dread him dying?" Hermione asked slowly.
Parvati now glared up at her; "Well, look at it logically," Hermione turned to the rest of the group that gathered, "I mean, Binky didn't even die today, did he? Lavender just got the news today-"
Lavender now wailed loudly, "- and she can't have been dreading it, because it's come as a real shock-"
"Okay, that's enough of that..." Lucifer said, steering Hermione to the back of the line.
"What? What did I say?" Hermione asked him, pretty confused.
"You're dealing with an upset Lavender Brown... and you may have overstepped a boundary," Lucifer tried to remind her, "Besides, you don't want to give a reason to Patil about spilling the beans, right?"
Hermione sighed at hearing that,
"Of course not, sir..." She quickly pecked Lucifer's lips before the class was led inside the classroom by Professor McGonagall. "Can we go out at the end of all the lessons?"
"Of course," Lucifer said as he took his seat. "What would you like to do?"
"Black Lake." was all she said before McGonagall began calling out the register.
She obviously could tell that some tension was present amongst her students, but she wasn't that concerned with what her students were getting into right then, she had a class to teach for Godric's balls.
They sat through the lesson, learning the spell Duro which hardens anything.
When the lesson was over, before everyone left, McGonagall spoke to them all about Hogsmeade,"One moment, please!"
Everyone stopped to look at her, "Your Hogsmeade permission slips, I remind you all, must be turned in to your Head of House before Halloween. No form, no visiting the village, so don't forget!"
Neville raised his hand, "Professor, I - I think I've lost-"
"Your grandmother sent me yours directly, Longbottom," Professor McGonagall said, "She seemed to think it was safer. Well, that's all, you may leave for your next class."
Hermione and Lucifer walked out of class, not waiting for Harry or Ron, as they had two classes next.
On their way to one of them, Hermione was talking about the places she had marked to visit on their Date.
She didn't give Lucifer a chance to say much because of how excited she was.
Harry had tried and failed to get McGonagall to sign his form for him, which upset him, and more so Ron.
Ron had then proceeded to call McGonagall a lot of names.
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"There's always the feast," Ron said in an effort to cheer Harry up, "You know, the Halloween feast, in the evening."
"Yeah, we missed it last year for that Death Party!" Hermione said, she still didn't forget how Myrtle was flirting with her boyfriend that night.
She could tell that Harry was miserable about the situation, but figured he was just being more of a drama queen.
Several people did try to cheer him up, but no one succeeded.
"They make a fuss about Hogsmeade, but I assure you, Potter, it's not all that its cracked up to be," Percy said. "All right, the sweetshop's rather good, but Zonko's Joke Shop frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack is always worth a visit, but really, apart from that, you're not missing anything."
"Why thank you, Percy. That made me feel so much better," Harry said sarcastically.
Percy didn't pick up on the sarcasm and puffed out his chest at the gratitude.
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Lucifer and Hermione threw their bags against the nearest tree as they ran down to the shore of the Black Lake.
Lucifer took off his shirt and tossed
it to the side, while Hermione stared at his hard-toned abs shamelessly.
"What?" He raised his eyebrows.
"Nothing.." Hermione mumbled as she ran towards him again.
They laughed as Hermione chased Lucifer around the pebbles, before she finally managed to tackle him to the ground.
"Got you!" Hermione panted. Lucifer discreetly rolled up his pant legs while she pressed her lips against his.
"You definitely got me..." He said against Hermione's lips. "My turn!"
"What?!" Hermione squealed as Lucifer easily picked her up bridal style and carried her into the water. "Lucifer Morningstar! I swear to God, if you drop me!"
Lucifer held back a laugh as he spun her around in the water, making her scream.
He let his legs fall out from beneath him, making them both fall down into the water.
"Owaah!" Hermione gasped as she whipped her head out of the water, and glared daggers at Lucifer.
The water was level with their waists at this point.
Lucifer shot her a cheeky smile before sinking below the water's surface once more.
She felt something touch the back of her legs and bowl her over into the water once again.
They both sprouted from the water again, water and hair all over their faces.
Lucifer quickly pushed some hair behind Hermione's ear and placed his hand on her cheek.
She smiled before pulling him into a deep kiss, putting one hand on his waist and the other around his neck.
He took his hand away from her cheek and put them both behind her, picking her up.
She took the initiative and wrapped her legs around him before breaking the kiss and pushing him down.
"Aha! Revenge!" Hermione yelled as she waded through the water to escape Lucifer.
"That was cheap! Very cheap, 'Granger." Lucifer said as he escaped the cold waters.
He cast a quick drying spell on both himself and Hermione before putting his clothes back on to warm up.
She sat herself down against one of the many trees dotted around the area, stretching her legs across the pebbles of the shore.
Lucifer laid his head down on Hermione's upper legs, turning his head to face her.
"What?" Hermione asked. "Do I have a water beetle in my hair?"
"No, it's not that. Has anyone ever told you that your eyes are brown?" He asked, in a dazed expression.
"l do believe so," Hermione grinned, chuckling at the silly question.
"No, like really brown. Like chocolatey brown..brownie brown-"
"Brownie brown?" Her eyebrows raised and a smile tugged at her lips.
"You know what I mean."
"No, I don't follow. What do you mean by brownie brown?" Hermione questioned, leaning her head forward slightly, so it hovered over Lucifer's.
"Have you ever been eating chocolate, and think to yourself.. 'Just one more bit, but then find that you've lost yourself and eaten it all a moment later?"
"Haven't we all?"
"That type of brownie brown... it's so easy to get lost in yo- mmh!"
Hermione crashed their lips together, pulling Lucifer up with her so he wasn't lying down anymore.
Lucifer already lost himself to the sweet cherry taste of her lips, driving him insane and begging for more.
Hermione could still taste the faint signature flavour of cauldron cakes from Lucifer's mouth, not that she was complaining, they were her 2nd favourite wizarding delicacies, going after pumping pasties of course.
One of Lucifer's hands found its way into Hermione's hair, pulling her face impossibly closer to his, and sending a shiver down her spine.
His other hand, however, found its way to Hermione's waist, his thumb tracing the outline of her ribcage.
Hermione sighed in comfort as they broke for much needed air, before plunging back in again.
Lucifer pulled her to her feet and pressed her back against the tree.
She wrapped a leg around one of his, locking them into an even closer embrace, unable to be broken.
Hermione's hands were pressed into the small of Lucifer's lower back, begging for closer contact then what they had now, pushing aside his robes, even slipping two or three fingers inside his pants, and groping his ass checks.
Lucifer could clearly feel Hermione's assets pressed against his chest, it was a good feeling.
It left him craving more.
Wanting more.
They soon broke apart, a massive grin planted on Hermione's face.
"That felt good.." Hermione muttered, shyly brushing her hair behind her ear while her other hand was still busy digging her nails into his ass cheeks.
"That felt good.." Lucifer repeated, in a sort of daze.
She moved her face close to Lucifer's and touched his nose with hers, leaving only a peck on his lips.
"Do you mind removing those?" She asked, her gaze moving lower between his legs, her other hand still gripping his ass tightly.
"Very naughty, Granger... very naughty." Hermione blushed heavily, her desire to shag him right there increased three folds.
"Why not? Let's go to our room," She hurriedly removed her hand from his pants.
And so they walked off up to the castle, hands together, but not before carving their initials into the tree they had used as a wall for their impromptu make-out session, with a large heart surrounding them.
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