Chapter Summaries

Draco crushed Tom in a tennis match after Tom interrupted his time with Hermione, then agreed to play Barty and promised to go easy on him. The group’s attention shifted to Draco and Barty’s more friendly match as Hermione watched from the sidelines.

• Becky warned Tom that he had interrupted Draco and Hermione, but Draco accepted Tom’s challenge to play tennis.
• Draco defeated Tom without allowing him to score a point, leaving Tom exhausted and questioning whether he would ever play tennis again.
• Barty volunteered to play next and teased Draco and Hermione, easing the awkward mood among the group.
• Hermione urged Draco onto the court, and Draco joked with her before agreeing to play Barty.
• Draco played Barty with much less speed, spin, and precision than he had shown against Jack and Tom.

Draco defeated Barty 6-2, then agreed to play Becky under her conditions. As Hermione tried to hide her irritation, Draco began their friendly match and surprised Becky with a behind-the-back shot.

• Draco controlled the rally and beat Barty 6-2, while Barty left pleased to have won two games.
• Becky asked Draco to play three games with her, requesting that he avoid his two strongest moves and let her serve each time.
• Hermione felt jealous as Draco readily agreed to Becky's conditions, though Mary and Kate assured her Becky acted that way with skilled players.
• Draco kept his promise and traded gentle shots with Becky until he used a behind-the-back shot to win the first point.
• Becky protested that the shot was unfair and demanded Draco not use it again.

Draco won three tennis games against Becky, frustrating her with unusual shots before giving her the ordinary rallies she wanted. After Becky thanked him and tried to hug him, Draco stopped her gently and glanced toward Hermione, leaving the moment awkward.

• Draco stopped using behind-the-back shots but tormented Becky with unpredictable spin, taking a commanding lead in the second game.
• Becky complained that Draco's spin shots were unfair and asked him to rally normally, so he promised to use ordinary shots in the final game.
• Draco fed Becky steady, predictable balls, and she delighted in a long rally before hitting her final forehand out.
• Becky thanked Draco and rushed to hug him, but he stepped back and put his racket between them while glancing toward Hermione.

After Draco played tennis with Becky, Kate, Mary, and Susan, he challenged Hermione and jokingly demanded that she look after him. Hermione brought him water and wiped his sweat, and their playful exchange continued as she threatened him.

• Becky hugged Draco in excitement, then apologized and praised their game.
• Kate persuaded Draco to play one rallying game with her, and Mary and Susan each took a turn afterward.
• Jack and Tom complained that Draco had treated them as punching bags while the women enjoyed playing with him.
• Draco challenged Hermione to a one-on-one match, then hinted that she should bring him water and wipe his sweat.
• Hermione brought Draco water and a towel, wiped his face and neck, and threatened him after he teased her about her service.

Hermione took out her irritation at Draco by targeting him with her tennis shots, then challenged him to play seriously. Draco answered with a spinning shot that dropped into her forecourt and bounced back into his own half.

• Draco begged Hermione not to send him to sleep on the sofa after she teased him about Kate and Becky.
• Hermione began aiming her tennis shots at Draco, who dodged them while realizing she was venting jealousy over his attention to the other women.
• Becky, Mary, Susan, and Kate watched and noticed that Draco seemed to enjoy Hermione’s attack.
• Hermione stopped to rest and told Draco to get serious, then returned his teasing challenge with a fierce reply.
• Draco sent a heavily spinning return deep to Hermione’s baseline, then sliced her weak return so it dropped into her forecourt and bounced backward into his own half.

Draco overwhelmed Hermione with unusual tennis shots after she challenged him to play seriously, leaving her frustrated and embarrassed. He then used curving serves to take two points as Hermione tried to work out how to return them.

• Draco made the ball bounce backward, then used a slice and a sharp crosscourt shot to take three straight points from Hermione.
• Hermione complained that Draco was crushing his wife, while Becky, Mary, and Susan teased them from the sidelines.
• Draco asked whether he should make his serves more serious, and Hermione dared him to score with a trick serve.
• Draco's first curving serve fooled Hermione and landed in the outer corner of her service box.
• Hermione analyzed the serve's possible physics, but Draco's second curving serve slipped past her for 0-30.
• Draco sent a slower, more obvious curving serve toward Hermione, who lunged to try to return it.

Hermione challenged Draco to stop using tricky serves and play normally, then became absorbed in a long rally with him. After scoring with a feint, she and Draco played on until both were exhausted, and Hermione insisted he leave the court and rest.

• Hermione objected to Draco’s spin serves, and Draco agreed to serve and rally normally.
• Draco traded ordinary shots with Hermione, patiently adjusting the pace while she focused on returning the ball.
• Hermione feinted toward the net and scored with a soft shot, then called it a clever tactic when Draco teased her for cheating.
• Draco sent his returns to trickier angles, and Hermione and Draco continued playing until Hermione hit the net and both were worn out.
• Hermione denied worrying about Draco but told him to rest, and Draco obediently walked toward the net.

Hermione's jealousy over Draco receiving water turned into an embarrassing, playful exchange that delighted their friends. Afterward, Draco and Hermione agreed to play mixed doubles, and Draco insisted on teaming up with his wife.

• Hermione snatched the water Becky offered Draco and drank from it, then refused to let Draco share her bottle.
• Hermione took Becky's unopened bottle and gave Draco her half-empty one, and Draco drank from it before returning it to her.
• The group laughed at the couple's flirtation, and Draco secretly signaled his thanks to Becky before Hermione led him away.
• Jack proposed a mixed-doubles match, and Draco asked Hermione to play with him.
• When Jack and Becky suggested different partners, Draco declared he would team up with Hermione, who shyly agreed.

Hermione and Draco played a mixed-doubles tennis match against Jack and Becky, but their bickering and poor teamwork cost them the first two points. The match continued with Jack and Becky ahead as the spectators laughed at the couple’s mistakes.

• Mary and Becky teased Hermione for calling Draco by his name, and Jack arranged a doubles match with himself and Becky against Hermione and Draco.
• Hermione told Draco to cover the net while she guarded the baseline, but he bragged that they would win regardless.
• Draco smashed Jack’s high ball out of bounds, giving Jack and Becky the first point.
• Hermione rushed forward to chase Jack’s drop shot, then stopped and lost her balance while Draco froze; the ball landed between them.
• Draco helped Hermione up as Jack, Becky, Tom, and the others laughed at their teamwork and urged them to play properly.

Hermione struggled to coordinate with Draco during their doubles match against Jack and Becky, convinced he was deliberately sabotaging her. After Draco finally followed her instructions and landed a clean volley, their teamwork improved, leaving them ready to fight back.

• Hermione saved Jack's powerful shot, but Draco hit the next ball into the net and gave Jack and Becky game point.
• Hermione accused Draco of showing off and warned him to play seriously, but his erratic positioning helped Jack and Becky win the first game.
• Hermione served in their next game, and Draco followed her instruction to volley a winner between Jack and Becky.
• Hermione praised Draco, who immediately grew smug, but their play became more purposeful and their coordination improved as the match progressed.
• Hermione realized she no longer needed to call out instructions, and the pair prepared to strike back.

Hermione and Draco’s growing coordination helped them gain the upper hand in a doubles match against Jack and Becky. After Draco rescued Hermione from a difficult shot, the match continued with Hermione at the net and Draco covering the baseline, leaving their opponents to complain about being used as practice partners in the couple’s chemistry show.

• Hermione and Draco anticipated each other’s movements and scored with a coordinated volley, drawing attention from Becky and the sideline spectators.
• Jack and Becky targeted Hermione with long rallies until her stamina began to fade.
• Draco sprinted from the net to return Jack’s deep shot, and Hermione finished the point with a volley.
• Hermione moved closer to the net while Draco covered the baseline, easing her workload and helping them score more points.
• Jack and Becky complained that Hermione and Draco were showing off their affection while making them work themselves to exhaustion.

Draco and Hermione beat Jack and Becky in tennis, then both firmly refused to switch partners when Jack suggested it. Draco called Hermione his wife and declared she was his alone, leaving her mortified as the spectators cheered and teased them.

• Draco and Hermione won the tennis match after Draco exploited Jack’s short return to send the ball past Becky.
• After a rest, Draco and Hermione continued to outplay Jack and Becky, prompting Jack to call a time-out and suggest swapping partners.
• Becky enthusiastically agreed to Jack’s proposal and asked Draco and Hermione to switch teammates for another match.
• Draco and Hermione refused at the same time, and Draco put an arm around Hermione and said he was the only one who could partner her.
• Becky and the spectators teased the pair, and Draco declared that Hermione was his while she blushed and urged everyone to keep playing.

Draco and Hermione turned their doubles match into a spectacular display of synchronized teamwork, defeating Jack and Becky. Their match ended with the spectators cheering and Jack and Becky conceding that they could not compete with their coordination.

• Jack and Becky abandoned their suggestion to split Draco and Hermione up, and the match resumed.
• Draco tossed Hermione into the air so she could smash Jack's high return and score a point.
• Hermione scolded Draco for the risky move, then hid in his arms as the spectators cheered.
• Jack and Becky sent another high ball down the middle, and Draco and Hermione jumped together to strike it from both sides.
• Their shot landed near the far corner, ending the match as Tom declared Draco and Hermione the winners.

After Hermione and Draco’s spectacular badminton win, Barty and Mary defeated Kate and Susan in a doubles match of their own. Becky then asked Hermione to let her team up with Draco for a game, but Hermione refused because he needed to rest.

• Hermione and Draco celebrated their winning shot and flirted while the spectators cheered them.
• Mary, Susan, and Barty praised the pair’s double-racket strike, and Draco boasted about his teamwork with Hermione.
• Barty and Mary tried to imitate the move against Kate and Susan, stumbled through the match, then recovered and won after changing tactics.
• Kate and Susan complained about the mixed teams’ physical imbalance, prompting everyone to laugh when they realized they could rearrange the teams next time.
• Becky linked arms with Hermione and pleaded to borrow Draco for one game, but Hermione firmly said he needed to rest.

Becky persuaded Hermione to let her team up with Draco for a doubles match, while Hermione refereed to keep watch. Draco and Becky won the first game, but Becky's excited praise nearly provoked Hermione before Becky hurriedly backtracked; the second game began as Jack and Tom improved their teamwork.

• Becky begged Hermione to let her play on Draco's team, and Hermione agreed with strict warnings about keeping her distance.
• Jack teamed up with Tom, and Hermione took the umpire's chair to monitor Becky and Draco.
• Draco and Becky quickly found their rhythm and won the first game against Jack and Tom.
• Becky called herself and Draco a match made in heaven, prompting Hermione's icy glare and Draco's teasing question.
• Becky praised Hermione and Draco's teamwork to calm Hermione, and the second game began with Jack and Tom playing more effectively.

Draco and Becky lost the third and fourth tennis games as Becky’s stamina faded, while Hermione grew increasingly jealous of their exchanges. In the deciding game, Draco used a tricky twist serve to score against Jack and Tom, and Becky challenged their complaint by asking umpire Hermione to rule on it.

• Jack and Tom won the third game by taking advantage of Becky’s declining stamina, and Hermione’s jealousy flared when Becky said she wanted to win with Draco.
• Becky struggled through the fourth game, and Jack and Tom won to tie the match at two games apiece.
• Draco reassured the dejected Becky that they could still win, while Hermione silently vowed to settle things with him later.
• Draco opened the deciding game with a powerful twist serve that fooled Jack and Tom and scored a point.
• Jack and Tom protested that the serve was unfair, so Becky defended Draco and asked Hermione to confirm that the serve was legal.

Draco and Becky won the doubles match after Draco overwhelmed Jack and Tom with his unusual serves. Becky’s excited hug sparked Hermione’s jealousy, but Becky quickly talked her way into forgiveness and then teased Draco by siding with Hermione.

• Draco’s twist serve and bizarre moves carried him and Becky to a swift victory over Jack and Tom.
• Mary encouraged Jack and Tom to enjoy the match despite their loss, and they let go of their disappointment.
• Becky celebrated by throwing herself into Draco’s arms, prompting Hermione’s jealousy.
• Becky clung to Hermione’s legs and tearfully pleaded for forgiveness until Hermione relented.
• Becky teased Draco by siding with Hermione, leaving him and the onlookers speechless.

Draco and Becky bickered until Hermione stepped in, then Draco carried Hermione back to their suite, where she refused to shower with him. After they changed, they joined their friends at the cruise ship’s Chinese restaurant, where Draco leaned in for Hermione to feed him.

• Draco insulted Becky, who lunged at him, and Hermione stopped their quarrel while promising to deal with Draco later.
• Mary suggested that everyone freshen up and try the cruise ship’s Chinese restaurant, so Draco and Hermione returned to their suite.
• Draco carried Hermione to the suite, but Hermione refused his attempts to persuade her to shower together.
• After showering and changing separately, Draco and Hermione joined their friends at the restaurant, where Draco opened his mouth for Hermione to feed him.

Draco disguised himself as Collard to visit the casino while Hermione stayed in their suite. Becky mistook him for Draco and joined him at the gaming tables, unaware of his identity as they headed to roulette.

• After dinner, Draco left Hermione in their suite and went to the casino, disguising himself as Collard.
• Becky mistook Draco for a friend, grabbed his arm, and apologized when she saw his unfamiliar face.
• Draco persuaded Becky to play a few rounds with him, and she agreed, boasting about her lucky streak.
• Becky tried to steer Draco toward the dice tables, but he insisted on playing roulette.
• Becky warned Draco that roulette was unpredictable as they continued toward the roulette area.

Draco let Becky choose his roulette bets, but she lost three consecutive rounds by betting on red. Becky blamed her bad luck on Draco, unaware that she was speaking to him.

• Draco asked Becky to choose his roulette bet and gave her a hundred-value chip to place on red.
• The ball landed on black, and Becky insisted the loss was only a coincidence.
• Becky chose red again for a second round, but the ball landed on black once more.
• Becky bet on red for a third time after reasoning that the casino would favor the side with more money on it, and lost again.
• Becky blamed Draco for passing his bad luck to her, and the disguised Draco asked what else she disliked about him.