The Mortification

by Zeebee3

Summary:

Oh god, maybe he is a sit-wherever-er and has been watching her from elsewhere this whole time. The idea makes her self-conscious, which makes her snappish.

What, she types back.

But then the blond to her left snorts a laugh and her head whips toward him. He’s smirking, though the glint in his pale eyes is conspiratorial, not mean. Without looking away, his hands move and then her mobile is buzzing again.

She looks down

just linking the face for you

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Or, Hermione starts up something unexpected with a classmate.

Chapter 1

Notes:

Hi hello! I have finally gotten around to crossposting this fic from it's original home on instagram. It takes me far longer than it probably should to get each chapter ready to post here so be patient as I catch up with myself. I have 28 parts posted on my instagram so you can also catch up there, if you like.

I have included both the embedded text message images for 🎉the vibes🎉, and a typed-out transcript at the end of each chapter. There are some bits of narrative here and there, which I have included in the body directly where they occur.

It has been an absolute blast to work on this little story! I'm excited to finally get it archived here. (Maybe one day I'll get my other textfics up here, too. We shall see.)

Hope you enjoy!

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Transcript

 

Today at 9:41 AM

+44 1985 771430

Unknown: do you have a copy of the syllabus?

Hermione: It depends who this is

Unknown: i didn't realize it would be such a closely guarded item

known associates only, eh?

Hermione: It seems prudent to not reveal my schedule before knowing who I'm giving the information to

Unknown: alright you're exactly how i thought you would be lmao

it's draco

Hermione: ...sorry, who?

Unknown: ouch

i sit next to you every thursday morning

Hermione: Respectfully, so do about fifty other people. And I'm usually not paying attention to my peers during lectures.

Unknown: that's for sure

i'm blond. tall. devastatingly handsome.

i leant you a pen last week when yours died

wow, nothing?

Hermione: Sorry. I get really focused in class.

Unknown: you shushed me when i was trying to explain something to marietta, so you pay SOME attention

Hermione: OH

You

Unknown: you're killin me

Hermione: Well she was being very loud, and you were encouraging it

Unknown: i just mean that you forgot the nice thing i did (pen) but remember the time you got to scold me

Hermione: Thank you for the pen [😭 react]

Unknown: you're welcome

now, hi: do you have the syllabus?

Hermione: I do

Unknown: can you tell me when the final essay is due?

Hermione: You didn't write it down?

Unknown: you had my pen [🙄]

Hermione: You gave me the only pen you own??

Please.

Unknown: fine, no, i didn't write it down

does that exempt me from your aid

Hermione: It's just

Whatever, I'm not your mother

It's due on the 27th

Unknown: cheers

see you on thurs

Hermione: If you say so

Today 11:07 AM

Hermione: Wait how did you get my mobile number?

Unknown: sorry, who's this?

Hermione: Nevermind, delete my number

Unknown: you're easy to annoy

dangerous knowledge to give me

mobile numbers and emails are posted in the uni directory

Hermione: By name.

You know my name?

Unknown: yes

Hermione: How??

Unknown: you wrote it on your in-class quiz

Hermione: Why were you looking at my quiz??

Unknown: to learn your name

keep up

Hermione: Why did you want to know my name

Unknown: ...to get your number

wow this is...huh

you're pretty in your head, aren't you?

Hermione: I don't know what that means. Everyone's in their head.

Unknown: not like you, love

Hermione: Right. Well.

Bye Draco

Unknown: you remembered 🥹 [🙄]

bye granger

Hermione: Well that's not fair

Unknown: you know what you have to do

Hermione: As if I didn't already have the site up, please

Malfoy

Aptly named

Unknown: devastating

Hermione: Turning my mobile off now

Unknown: sure you are

bye