Her face scarlet, Hermione finally emerged from her mental blank. First, she looked around to see whether anyone she knew was nearby or whether any young wizards had noticed them. Then she raised her little hand and smacked Su Er's arm hard, wiping her mouth with her other hand.
"You rotten man! You rotten man! You rotten man!"
Having gotten what he wanted, Su Er grinned at Hermione's pink face and even licked his lips under the stare of her wide almond-shaped eyes.
Getting his way and then looking so pleased with himself made the girl smack him even more fiercely.
"Oh, careful." Hermione had not noticed Madam Puddifoot behind her and nearly knocked the tray from her hands to the floor. Fortunately, Madam Puddifoot lifted her arm and dodged it.
Madam Puddifoot looked at Hermione's scarlet face and the smug Su Er.
"Bullying girls isn't gentlemanly behavior, young wizard." She teased him as she set the ice cream and iced drinks from her tray on the table.
"I think you need something cold to cool yourself down, beautiful girl."
Faced with Madam Puddifoot's good-natured teasing, Hermione bowed her head deeply. Had the weather been cold, wisps of steam would surely have been visible rising from her head.
Madam Puddifoot did not mind either. After Su Er thanked her, she nodded, turned, and left.
After quite a while, Su Er looked at Hermione, who still had her head down, and raised his hand to pat her shoulder. This prompted a whole series of movements from the girl: she quickly sprang up, backed away, covered her lips with one hand, and watched Su Er warily.
"Wh-what are you doing!"
"I just wanted to remind you that ice cream melts very easily." Su Er chuckled and pointed at the ice cream on