He practically growled the reprimand into the skin of her neck. Pressing her body up against the thick trunk of a tree, he didn't waste another moment slipping his hands up her skirt to tug down her now sodden knickers. Hermione hindered the process of getting his trousers open more than she helped. When he was finally free, he grasped the back of her thighs to lift her slim body off of the ground. More than ready for what was about to happen, she wrapped her legs around his back and prepared for the blissful moment of intrusion.