"Uh-Oh"

"Uh-Oh!"

It was the end of the year. The school was in high spirits. The Great Hall was noisy as usual. The enchanted ceiling was a dark blue. The candles were floating as if on an invisible string. I was sitting at the Gryffindor table. When I looked up, Harry and Ron were approaching up the aisle in between the Hufflepuff and our table.

They sat across from me, looking excited and proud.

I raised an eyebrow at them.

"Why are you two so excited?" I asked skeptically.

"We've come up with the ultimate plan to get back at Malfoy," said Ron eagerly.

"Yeah. We got the idea from you in our second year, but it's a bit different," said Harry as he reached into his robes and pulled out a small cupcake.

"You didn't fill that with a sleeping drought, did you?" I asked.

"Nope. Something much better. Malax," said Harry.

"Malax? That's an herb that acts like a laxative," I said.

"Bingo!" said Ron.

"Oh no," I said sighing.

"Yup. Are you going to help us?" asked Ron.

"Of course. What's your plan?" I asked, leaning forward.

"We're going to give the cupcake to Malfoy. When the herb takes effect, he'll run for the bathroom," said Harry, grinning.

"Okay. Question. How are you going to give it to him?" I asked.

"Just tell him it's from a secret admirer with this note. He'll never know," said Ron grinning pulling out a note from his robe.

I sighed.

Although I disapproved of what they were up to, I couldn't help but find it hilarious.

"Here. Give it to me. I'll give it to him," I said, holding out my hand.

Ron and Harry looked at each other with wide grins.

"Sure. Here," said Harry handing me the cupcake and note.

I took it, got up from Gryffindor table and headed over to the Slytherin table. I heard Ron and Harry snorting with laughter behind me.

Malfoy looked up.

"Oh look. It's the Mudblood. What do you want?" asked Malfoy sneering.

"Nothing. A secret admirer left this for you," I said, holding out my hand.

He looked at is skeptically.

"Is that so? Who is it?" asked Malfoy.

"I don't know. Here's the note," I said.

Malfoy took the note and cupcake.

"Malfoy,

I think you are so hot. I'd like to get to know you better. Please meet me by the girls' lavatory around 6 o'clock."

Malfoy looked up at me.

"You can leave, Mudblood,"

"Taste the cupcake," I said.

Malfoy bit into it.

"Not bad,"

He began eating it.

I turned and headed back to Gryffindor table hiding a grin.

"Bloody brilliant, Hermione," said Ron laughing, slightly bent over.

"Good job," said Harry grinning.

I sat back down.

Around six o'clock, Harry, Ron and I hid in a classroom in front of the girls' lavatory. Ron and Harry were snickering beside me. We poked our heads out of the empty class room watching. Exactly at six o'clock Malfoy appeared. We held our breaths. Suddenly, Malfoy winced and held his stomach.

"Laxative's taking effect," said Ron snickering.

Harry snorted.

Malfoy looked around. There wasn't anyone walking around the corridors.

"I'll just have to run into the girls' lavatory. Hopefully that stupid ghost isn't there," muttered Malfoy.

He went into the lavatory.

At this point, Ron and Harry had to cover their mouths to stop from laughing out loud.

"Myrtle isn't in there. I don't know where she is," I said, biting my lip.

I was even having a hard time keeping the laughter in.

Just then, a group of girls entered the lavatory. Ron and Harry were laughing even harder. I was even giggling.

Ten minutes later, there were screams of disgust from inside the lavatory. Then, the group of girls burst out of the lavatory screaming and running in all directions.

Malfoy emerged soon after, looking rather embarrassed.

Well, Harry, Ron and I couldn't hold it in anymore. We exploded into hysterical peels of laughter.

Malfoy's embarrassed expression turned ugly.

"It was you three. Potter, Weasley and the Mudblood. You'll pay for that," said Malfoy sneering

"Oh we're scared, you He-She-Barbie," I muttered rolling my eyes.

Well, I thought Ron and Harry were going to wet themselves. They were doubled over laughing so hard they were crying.

Malfoy sneered at us before heading down the corridor.

We headed out of the classroom.

"Hermione, (cough) that was (cough) bloody brilliant," said Ron laughing and coughing at the same time.

"Yeah," said Harry laughing hard.

I grinned.

Later on, we were sitting in the Gryffindor common room. I was reading my Standard Book of Spells Grade 7. Ron and Harry were playing a game of Wizards Chess. We were about to go down to dinner.

"I'm going to take a shower, guys. I'll be down shortly," said Harry stretching.

"Okay," said Ron as he and I began heading out of the Gryffindor common room.

We began eating. I took a sip of pumpkin juice.

"I wonder if Malfoy will get back at us," I mused.

"I doubt it," said Ron shaking his head.

"We never know, Ron. He's quite capable," I said.

"I dunno, Hermione. I doubt it," said Ron.

I began eating my beef casserole.

Suddenly, there was a commotion toward the entrance of the Great Hall. I looked up. Malfoy had run into the Great Hall carrying extra robes in his hands, followed by Harry who was standing there, naked, with his hands on his head; his fingers interlocked into his hair.

The Hall was silent, then, came the ripples of hysterical laughter, starting from the Slytherin table and moving across the hall until it hit the Gryffindor table. Harry was turning beat red. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were laughing the hardest.

I dropped my fork and it clattered onto my plate. My jaw dropped and I felt my cheeks burning. I slowly began sliding down under the table. I kept sliding until I was completely under the table. I felt my face growing even more red. Ron leaned down to look at me.

He was grinning.

"S'matter, Hermione? A little too much excitement for you?"

"Oh shut up, Ron," I snapped, feeling my heart pounding.

"Will somebody please go clothe Potter? I'm eating!" I heard Malfoy crack.

Ron's face disappeared. I heard him get up from the table.

I heard the laughing die down and the excited talk resume. I slowly climbed back up onto my seat. Ron and Harry were gone. I continued eating, my face still warm.

Just then, George called down the table to me.

"Hey, Hermione! Did you enjoy seeing your boyfriend naked?"

That set off the laughter again.

I didn't answer and I knew my face had turned red again. I just kept my eyes on the food and picked at it. Ron and Harry (fully clothed) came back into the hall. His hands were removed from his head. They sat down in front of me.

"Oh man. That was horrible," said Harry as he began eating.

"What happened?" I asked, not raising my eyes to meet his. I cleared my throat.

"Malfoy must've put glue in my shampoo, then I heard someone come into the shower area. I poked my head out. Malfoy snatched my robes. I ran following him and well, you saw what happened," said Harry blushing furiously also.

I nodded, still staring at my food. I couldn't get the vision of him in his 'birthday' suit out of my head. Just at the thought, I felt my heart pound.

"I-I think I'm going to go to the library," I said, realizing my voice came out several octaves higher than normal.

"Sure. Are you OK, Hermione?" asked Harry worriedly as I felt his eyes on me.

"Yeah. I just forgot the name of the herb Professor McGonagall wanted," I said as I turned on my heel and fled from the Great Hall.

I heard someone running behind me.

"Hermione! Wait!"

It was Harry.

I stopped, and tried to pretend to be nonchalant.

"Yes, Harry?" I asked.

"Are you OK? You seem scared of me or something,"

"No, I'm just anxious to get to the library," I lied.

Harry studied me.

"I don't think that's it, Hermione,"

I sighed. What was I going to tell him? I was in love with him and seeing him nude just made me feel tongue tied?

"It's nothing, really," I said, forcing a grin.

Harry broke out into a grin, but was blushing also.

"Did you see me?"

I nodded.

"I hope I didn't scare you,"

"Nope. You didn't scare me," I said. "I didn't see much."

Oh great. Now he thinks I meant something else.....

"I mean, I didn't see too much of your body, not that I would mind..." I slapped my hand to my forehead.

"Oy, I'm sorry. Look let's just forget it, OK?"

Harry was grinning broadly.

"Fine. No problem,"

Harry leaned forward and whispered, "I was hoping you would've seen me," before he headed back into the Great Hall.

I stood, shocked, but then felt myself grinning. Deciding not to go back into the Great Hall, I headed to the library.