Roses are Red, Violets are…Black?

A/N: The last chapter didn't have much in it but this one holds quite a few surprises so to all my readers ENJOY!

Chapter 2: What the Hell?

By the time Harry and Hermione had arrived at the Burrow, Ron was already wolfing down a third helping of Mrs Weasley's delicious cooking whilst Lavender was chatting away to Ginny, "Mrs Weasley could you ask the order to gather in the sitting room please" Harry asked his almost-adopted mother. She gave him a worried look but nodded nonetheless. Once they were all gathered in the sitting room as asked Harry started, "Okay guys, Hogwarts has been attacked and we don't know what to do now we need advice". He looked directly at Lupin who sighed, "Harry all I know is that Dumbledore asked that you, Ron, Hermione and Lavender all go home for the summer whether Hogwarts was attacked or not. He was adamant that this happened due to the love shield your mother left behind being the only protection safe enough until your seventeenth birthday" He told him, Harry was disheartened at this. It meant yet another summer with the Dursleys and also a whole summer lost for him and Hermione. Let down, he nodded to Lupin and left the room to head upstairs. The others in the room looked at each other in silence knowing how Harry felt about this news, but one member of the group slipped out of the room unnoticed by all except from Hermione who got up with the excuse of going to the bathroom and followed the departing Ginny out of the room. She watched as Ginny followed Harry up to the room he shared with Ron and slipped inside after him, closing the door behind her. Hermione stopped outside the door and listened and what she heard shocked her, "Harry, I need to speak to you" Ginny started, "Dean isn't giving me what I want sexually as he finds the idea too extreme" Hermione heard footsteps and then the creaking of bed springs, "The idea of what?" Harry asked almost curiously. Hermione heard Ginny laugh slightly, "The idea of bondage and violent sex" She replied. Hermione gasped silently as she had always thought of Ginny as an innocent girl, "Ginny that is horrid and you wont get anything like that from me neither normal sex or bondage or any relationship!" Harry scolded. There was a long silence in which Hermione guessed Ginny was getting angry, "How dare you scold me about my needs when I know you lust after me but just don't want me to get used by Voldemort!" She eventually shouted.

Hermione heard the bed springs move again showing that Harry had just gotten up, "I have moved on Ginny, I moved on as soon as I saw you with Michael Corner in fifth year. So…no…I don't lust after you and will never give you satisfaction because you have turned into a slut" He told the red-head, Hermione heard a sound like a gunshot as Ginny slapped Harry, "Get out of my house Harry Potter" She told him, he laughed at this and simply said, "It's your parents' house actually and they said I am always welcome" from her side of the door Hermione heard footsteps coming to the door and saw the handle turn, in that split second Hermione hid in a dark corner as Ginny stormed out of the room and down the stairs. Hermione heard the bed springs again and Harry's voice called out, "You can stop hiding now Hermione" shocked, she walked into the room and saw her boyfriend lying on his bed rubbing the mark that had appeared from Ginny's slap. She sat next to him on the bed and conjured an ice pack for him, "How did you know I was out there?" she asked confused. Harry laughed at his bushy haired girlfriend, "Hermione I have known you for six years…no matter how quiet you try to make your gasps I always hear them" he replied. She smiled at the joke but this quickly left her face as she remembered what Ginny had said, "Can you believe she just tried to cheat on Dean with you?" she asked, "I mean seriously…what a cow" Harry nodded at this, "I am not surprised I always thought Ginny was too arrogant for her own good, but this has put us in a bad situation" Harry said. Hermione didn't understand his meaning and Harry could see this on her face so he explained, "No matter what she just said about me leaving she will try again unless I divulge that I am in a relationship. But that puts the mission in a bad situation because even if he is with Lav, Ron may think I have betrayed him" understanding blossomed on her face, but instead of being disheartened like Harry she just laughed and shook her head, "Harry if Ron goes mad he will just have to deal with it like we did when our hopefuls got different spouses" She told him. He looked so surprised but smiled and kissed his girlfriend lightly before getting up again, "Let's go tell them then" He said to her as he made for the door but she stopped him with a pull to his arm. She turned him towards her and laughed at his confused look before kissing him again but this time deepening the kiss into a snog, after a minute she broke the kiss and Harry was in a daze as if he had just been hit with a shovel.

She pulled him to the door and had to drag him down two flights of steps before he came out of the daze, when they eventually got to the living room again they found Ginny angrily looking at them and the others talking about the Order's next move and as they walked in they heard Lupin say, "Harry really hates his Aunt and Uncle but the love shield NEEDS to recharge to keep him safe for the holidays at least…ah Harry are you okay" He said when he saw them. Harry nodded excitedly, "Yeah Remus, I am amazing to be honest" He said. He looked around the room to see everyone sporting a look of complete confusion, "Honestly Harry we had no idea you felt that good about going back to your relatives' again" Mrs Weasley said. Hermione burst out laughing with Harry close behind, "What is so funny may I ask?" Mrs Weasley asked them, Harry tried to stop laughing long enough to speak, "Mrs Weasley, I am not happy because of that, I am happy because I have news for you all" He said still laughing. They all looked perplexed and sat in silence waiting for him to divulge this news, after five minutes of silence apart from Hermione's giggles Ron spoke, "Well? What is it?" he asked. Harry crossed the room to grab a piece of toast from the dining room table and took a bite, he went back to Hermione's side before speaking, "Well, before we arrived today Hermione and I were talking for a while and we decided that we would start a relationship" He said, but this did not get a good reaction from most people. Lavender, Remus, Arthur, Fred and George and Tonks all congratulated the couple but Ginny, Mrs Weasley and Ron had dark looks on their faces. All of the congratulators were standing hugging the couple and shaking hands with Harry and once they had all sat down again all hell broke loose, "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU, YOU SLUT!" Ginny shouted whilst squaring up to Hermione, "HE IS MY MAN!" she finished. Any other conversations stopped at this point especially as Lavender spoke, "But Ginny, you are with Dean?" She said which stopped Ginny in her tracks. Hermione took this moment to expose Ginny for earlier, "You know Ginny I was listening to your secret chat with Harry earlier and heard everything you said" she started, at this point Ginny looked worried now, "Yes Ginny I heard you ask Harry to satisfy you with bondage and violent sex because Dean wasn't crazy enough to do it" she finished. Everyone was shocked and Ginny was in tears, her mum had heard it all and now looked disgusted instead of angry, "Mum…I…..I'm sorry…." Ginny cried. Mrs Weasley turned and walked out and Ginny followed, pleading for her mum to listen to her. Now Harry turned to Ron who nodded his head towards the door indicating a private talk and he followed Harry outside into the garden where a few gnomes were playing around the bushes, "Harry, I cannot believe you would do this" He said kicking one of the little creatures. Harry put his hand on his best friend's shoulder, "Ron, I thought you wouldn't mind because of you being with Lavender" Harry said. Ron turned around to face his friend but instead of the dark look on Ron's face, Harry saw amusement, "Harry it doesn't bother me that you are with 'Mione" Ron said to Harry's amazement, "What bothers me is that you didn't tell me immediately and that you didn't tell me you liked her, you are too easy to fool" he finished. Harry was so happy that his best mate didn't mind his relationship with their other friend that he gave Ron a hug, but when they broke apart Harry got the conversation he had expected at some point, "Harry…..was what Hermione said about Ginny true? Did she ask that?" Ron cautiously asked. Harry nodded solemnly and Ron sighed, "So that's that then. My sister is a cheating SLUT!" He shouted, kicking yet another gnome. At that point they heard the door close as Hermione and Lavender came up to them, "Are you guys okay?" asked Lavender. They nodded and gave their respective girlfriends a hug each, "Ron has accepted our relationship Hermione" Harry told her. At this statement Hermione's mouth dropped open and then she ran to Ron and gave him a big hug, "Thank you Ronald that means a lot" she told him. He shrugged and gave her a smile which quickly disappeared as Ginny walked out of the house with bags packed, she turned towards the group and sneered, "Happy now Hermione, you got me kicked out of my house by my own mother and all my dignity gone" She said. Lavender walked up to Ginny and slapped her so hard that she fell to the floor, "DO NOT BLAME HERMIONE FOR YOUR MISTAKE, SHE AND HARRY ARE HAPPY TOGETHER AND AS THEIR FRIEND YOU SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THEM!" Lavender screamed at the girl. Ginny slowly stood up and Lavender was getting ready to slap her again until Ron and Harry held her back, "I…will never…support….that…settled for…relationship" Ginny seethed.

At these words Hermione joined the fight, "How DARE you say it was settled for. I love Harry and always have even if we have had stray feelings for others over the years. But now we have realised our feelings and you are ruining it" She said drawing her wand, "It's time you lost everything" sending up a Patronus she grinned.

"I have lost everything Hermione what else is there?" Ginny asked but her answer came immediately as Dean apparated next to Hermione, "Hey Hermione, you called saying you had news for me?" He paused, "Why is Ginny all packed up and covered in hand prints on her face?" At this Hermione nodded, "I can answer all of this at once Dean; you see Ginny has been slapped by Lavender and kicked out by her family" She replied.

"What? Why?" He asked. Ginny was almost in tears now trying to move towards Hermione to stop her but Lavender was stopping her, "Now this is the part you wont like Dean, she was asking Harry to give her bondage and violent sex because you wouldn't, which I disclosed as it was concerning my boyfriend because the advances were unwelcome" Hermione finished.

"WHAT THE HELL GINNY! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME, BY…BY CHEATING OR TRYING TO AT LEAST! I TOLD YOU I WOULD LET YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE JUST NOT BONDAGE AND YOU ARE SO OBSESSED THAT YOU TRY TO CHEAT, WE ARE DONE YOU HEAR….DONE!" Dean shouted, "Congrats Hermione on you and Harry we will talk some other time" He said before apparating away. The four friends looked at Ginny who was distraught, "Well done Hermione Granger but I will have REVENGE!" Ginny shouted before disapparating.

The others turned to Hermione looking horrified, even (to Hermione's dismay) Harry. Lavender walked up to her, "Hermione….?" She started, Hermione nodded, "remind me never to get on your bad side, I agree that that was necessary but still…" Lavender said. Hermione understood and started to cry but Harry came and hugged her, "don't cry Hermione, you did what anyone would do" He said. She calmed down and they all returned inside where a very disheartened Mrs Weasley was crying into Arthur's shoulder. Lupin and the others got up to leave and Arthur took Molly for some rest in their room, "Harry, if you have any sense you four will leave tonight. Go to respective houses together first to sort some stuff out and then to the Dursley's, you should all be able to fit in your room there if you use the tent that I know Hermione has packed". Lupin told Harry before leaving. Harry nodded in understanding and watched as his Uncle Moony left the Burrow before rounding up the others and their possessions and leaving, first stop: The House of the Browns.

Meanwhile, Ginny was wandering Diagon Alley, muttering about how she hated Hermione and how Harry belonged to her not the bookworm. She spent so much time paying attention to herself that she walked into a hooded figure, "You should watch where you are walking especially a pretty girl like you" He said. Ginny recognised his voice sort of but couldn't place it, "Who are you?" Ginny asked. The figure chuckled, "If you knew you would hate me even though I need you Ginevra" he said. Ginny was confused now but the mystery was far outweighing the fear she had, "Try me, if you know me then you may find me different than last we met" she told him. He nodded, "Okay, as you wish" he dropped his hood and Ginny gasped, "No way…."

A/N- Sorry for the cliff hanger guys but a writer has to keep some interest in the story.HH