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Chapter One: Smack!!
Hermione Granger slowly walked towards the small cafe` that was located in the town where she grew up. She wasn't very excited to get there, even though her friend Harry Potter would surely be there by now. She had asked him to come over so they could talk, the topic of the conversation she knew would shock him. It had been a week since Harry had taken down Voldemort and it had been a week since he realized that he had never loved Ginny Weasley. She had been furious when she had found out that Harry had broken Ginny's heart. She smiled to herself, now realizing what exactly that particular emotional outbreak meant and she was brought back to when she had gone to comfort the younger girl after Harry had told her about breaking the news to Ginny.
FLASHBACK
SMACK!!
Harry took a step back from the force of the blow, "How dare you do that to her, after she waited for you all that time.." Hermione spoke quietly but with a venom that not only astonished Harry, but herself as well.
Harry took a step towards her, reaching out his hand in a soothing gesture, "Hermione..." he didn't get the rest out because, Hermione was already shaking her head pulling back from him.
"No Harry I don't want to hear it, what ever you have to say I don't care!" With that Hermione turned and stomped away, leaving a very bewildered Harry who could only mutter... "but she didn't care.."
Hermione fled to the common room, flying up the stairs as soon as she reached it. She checked in the 6th years dorm to find Ginny's bed empty. Without thinking she ran down the stairs and back out into the hall. She checked the library, no such luck. The owlery was just as empty as the library. She checked the dungeons to find them equally deserted. Hermione almost gave up, then she remembered she hadn't checked the astronomy tower. As she approached she felt nervous all the sudden without any idea why. Before she pushed open the door, she stopped to catch her breath. Pushing it open, she was so shocked by the sight in front of her she momentarily forgot to breath, there she was basking in the moonlight looking out at the night sky with a small smile on her calm face. Hermione stood there for a moment before she realized she was staring, she averted her eyes blushing slightly. She let her eyes fall back on the redhead, as she spoke her name...
"Gin" She hadn't said it very loud so she went to say it again louder, when Ginny turned to face her looking at her with a glint that Hermione could never recall seeing before. It was gone replaced by a smile so genuine it took Hermione back.
"Hey Mione" She said as she watched Hermione turn and shut the door. As Hermione turned back she began speaking again "Can you believe we made it? When you left a year ago I was so scared that I would never see you again, never see any of you again, and here we are... and its over"
"Its mostly over" Hermione replied, when Ginny looked at her questioningly she continued, "there are still those death eaters that escaped, they will need to be hunted down and punished for their crimes."
Hermione's tone told Ginny there was no room for argument on the matter, so she simply nodded her head and turned back to the sky for a minute, then turned back to Hermione "Mione your different aren't you, changed in a way that I can't quiet place yet."
Hermione looked her in the eyes for a moment, then let her eyes wonder to the sky "please don't try to place it Gin." She said quietly, then turned back to Ginny. "I actually came her to talk about you.... I just finished talking to Harry he told me what he did, I wanted to see if you were all right. I know how much you love him and I thought you could use a friend."
Ginny let out a laugh, which surprised Hermione, "You want to know the truth I'm just really re-leaved that he finally figured out he doesn't love me. I wasn't sure what I was going to do if he still insisted that he was."
Hermione's mouth hung open for a second before she closed it and tried again, "But I thought you were in love with him"
"Harry God no, when he kissed me I was so surprised, I couldn't understand why he did it and then I thought 'it's because he wants something to fight for'. I knew that for the good of him and well for everyone else for that matter, that I would have to be that something, so that's what I did."
Hermione stood there and realized she was staring again, but she couldn't believe how this woman in front of her could be so amazing. Shaking her head with a smile on her face she opened her mouth to say something when her facial features fell "O.. Oh no!"
"What's wrong" Ginny took a partial step forward looking concerned.
"I slapped him, I slapped him cause I thought he hurt you." Hermione responded, "he's never going to be able to forgive me."
Ginny smiled at this, chuckling to herself "I'm sure he'll get over it Mione.." Ginny taking a step toward Hermione trying to catch her eye. "I can't believe you did that for me though, thank you." Ginny played with her fingertips nervously.
Hermione's head popped up, finally looking her in the eye. "I would do anything for you Gin." She blushed after saying this, without understanding why.
"I know" Ginny replied, looking as if she was deciding something, then all the sudden her face lit up into a sly smile. Hermione stepped back stunned by the intensity dripping off of Ginny, she felt her back press against the door and all the sudden Ginny was stepping purposely towards Hermione. Only stopping when her body was almost touching Hermione's. Hermione's breath seemed to ketch in her throat, "You would do anything to protect me, wouldn't you Hermione" She whispered and Hermione only gave her a small nod as her eye's widened. "You would do anything to take care of me, wouldn't you Hermione" Hermione could feel the electricity that was radiating between the two of them, as Ginny brought her hands up Hermione's arms without touching them. Hermione gulped in air as she nodded slightly again, making Ginny's face light up into a smile that Hermione had never seen grace those lips before. Hermione found all she could do was stare at those rosy red lips, as they came even closer to her. Finally, unable to focus on them her eyes traveled back to Ginny's, which where alive with mischief .
"Well then, I think for once I should take care of you," and before Hermione could ask her what she was talking about those rosy red lips where on her own. Those hands that had yet to touch her, where cupping her face and the body that had stopped right before her was now completely flushed against her pressing into the door she had closed earlier. Hermione's world exploded, without her knowledge her hands had grabbed the hips that were grinding into her trying to bring that heavenly creature that much closer to her. They only broke away because neither of them could breath and as they heaved against each other. Hermione opened her mouth to speak, but was silenced by Ginny's lips pressing against hers for a moment.
"For God's sake Mione, stop thinking for once in your life," Before crushing her lips back to where they had always truly wanted to be. Surprising both of them she not only complied to this request but quickly took control of the situation, flipping them both around so it was Ginny that was pushed against the door. Slowly she slid them both to the cold stone floor, but neither of them noticed or cared. For the first time in her life Hermione Granger shut off her brain and made sweet passionate love to Ginny Weasely.
END FLASHBACK
Hermione left Hogwarts the next day, only leaving a note for Ginny, explaining that she was going to get her parents in Australia, that she needed time to think of what happened and to place her feelings. Which lead her to this day and the conversation that she was about to have with one Harry Potter. She not only wanted to make sure that Harry no longer shared any feelings for the younger girl, but to talk to someone that she trusted about this shocking new development. She hadn't realized that she was now in front of the place that she was meeting him or the fact run physically into someone from her past.
"Watch it Granger," Came an angry voice, as she smashed into the unexpected someone.
"Sorry, Jen didn't see you there." Was all Hermione replied. Not at all happy, because she really didn't want to have to deal with Jen Trenton too this afternoon, she already had too much on her mind.
"Still off in la-la land are we with your imaginary friends." The girl laughed. "I guess you still don't have any real ones to spend your time with." By then a few familiar faces started accumulating behind Jen, her posse of neanderthals. Hermione just rolled her eyes and gave Jen her most venomous glare, which took the girl back. The girl was about to say something to regain her composure when there was a voice coming from the right.
"Hermione" They all turned, Hermione already knowing who was there, "is everything alright here." Harry asked to the group of people, then he looked at Hermione who gave him a grateful smile, who had not wanted to have to hex the people in front of her into oblivion.
"What is this, Hermione, do you finally have a boyfriend?" Jen asked snottily, to which Hermione replied..
"No he's not my boyfriend, he's my best friend." Taking a few steps toward Harry. "Thank you for coming on such short notice Harry, I realize out last encounter didn't end very pleasantly..." Hermione looked as if she was going to continue but decided against it and instead looked to the ground.
"O... You mean when you slapped me" Harry said back, Hermione's head shot up looking very apologetic, when she saw the smirk on Harry's face. "We've been friends to long and have been through to much together to let a simple miss understanding get in the way of it... Though I have to say I wasn't expecting that reaction when I told you that." Hermione's mouth opened and Harry put his hand up. "No don't apologize, I know you. Your a damn lioness when it comes to protecting the people you care about and you thought I hurt someone you cared about..."
"Ya but you didn't, so please just let me say I'm sorry... I, I over reacted." Hermione said fiddling with the hem of her shirt.
"So I take it you talked to her." Harry said smiling letting the subject of the apology drop.
Hermione just nodded, and swallowed not liking how fast the conversation was going in the direction of what happened after she talked to her.
"Is that why you asked me to come here today, to apologize..." Harry voiced.
"That... That and a few other things," Hermione stumbled out.
Harry got the hint that Hermione wasn't exactly ready to open up so he started, "well I'm glad you did ask me cause I needed to talk to you about something too.." Harry stopped talking, his eyes sweeping to the people around him. Who had yet to stop watching the conversation that was taking place between Hermione and himself.
"Oh ya, what could the Great Harry Potter need from me, besides help on your homework." Hermione softly chided him, smiling over at him. He returned the smile, then began to look uncomfortable shuffling his feet.
"We'll get to that, but first I think I asked you a question." He stalled.
"And I answered you question I believe." She replied, trying to stall to.
"Yes you did, but to vaguely for me to actually consider an answer," He knew what she was trying to do and wasn't going to by it. "Honestly Hermione you usually are so much better at things like that." He smiled trying to lighten the mood and help her get through what she was about to say.
"I think.... I mean... After I... She was like..." All Hermione could do was blush.
"O come on Hermione spit it out, if you can't tell me who can you tell..." Harry prompted.
Hermione opened her mouth fully intending to disclose everything to him but out of no where an angry voice screeched...
"YOUR FUCKING MY SISTER!!!"
The blood drained from Hermione's face, she knew whose voice that was....
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