At the beach [Hermione/Parvati Romance]

Hermione breathed in the cool fall air, smiling out over the lake, the warm day promising to be one of the last of the year. She wore alarmingly little for being outside her room on school grounds, only thin strips of overpriced cloth, the thought sending an unexpectedly pleasant shiver up her spine. She hadn’t expected to actually use the swimsuit at school, only planning to show it off to Parvati, but here they were: on a thin patch of sand nestled between tall rocks under the greenhouses. It was so... outlandish. And against the rules and risky and terrifying...

She glanced over at her girlfriend, her lips curling into a smile. Parvati lay face down on her towel, looking perfectly like an exotic model tanning on some Mediterranean beach, eyes closed and face serene. She smiled without opening her eyes after a moment, "What're you looking at?"

"Just enjoying the scenery."

Her eyes opened and Parvati grinned, propping herself up on her elbows and allowing her unstrapped top to cover only the very tips of her breasts. Hermione couldn't stop her eyes from dipping down.

"Are you just going to watch like you do with all your books? Or would you like to be the hero of your own story?"

Hermione bit her lip, realizing she'd never believed in the concept of "eye sex" till this moment, "Guess there's a first time for everything..."