-1Disclaimer: I am mighty broke student so chances of this being mine are extremely slim.
A/N Okay before going into this piece of fiction letting you all know that there will be a trace of OOC in some characters and Massive OOC in others. Come on people for those of you who have witnessed death you can't tell me it never effected you at least in a deep subconscious level. And those who have never been effect you have my sympathies for when it does happen. Moving on the next couple chapters are going to be about the going ons during the Summer before sixth year. P.S I want to say I'm sorry to everybody that read the first chapter and thought I was an idiot for saying one thing and posting another. To tell the truth I was an idiot and not sure why I did it. Maybe I overdosed on Pepsi that day I can't truly remember. So here it is and for the most part it is all post Ootp. On another thought for all those who hate my spelling and grammar (myself included) would like to give a stunning example at why you should fear for you safety. The other day I heard a Captain in the Air Force. She was a pilot say this to a casher in BK "I'll two of thats". Now this is a person who has a college degree and flies a very expensive aircraft that at least my tax dollars pay for. The casher looked at her and said "What did you say" and she repeated once again "Two of thats". Off topic I know so I'm sorry it just helped bring a better perception of this troubled nation. Any way on to the show or fic wait what was this again. And i'm keeping most of the A'n here becasue i can and i like it if you read this once you don't have to again unless you want to.
Ch. 3 Adults and their set mindset.
"Sod off all of you!" the sound of Harry screaming in the Kitchen awoke Hermione from her recollections as she was searching the Black family library. She dropped the book and ran to the kitchen. She pushed open the door in the room just in time to see all the dishes in the room shatter as his anger rose. "None of you know how I feel right now. Except maybe Lupin. You haven't lost anybody that important to you yet. Don't even comment about how Sirius was important to you. You didn't even know him a year. I've lost my entire family to this war." With that the sink cracked causing enough of a distraction for Harry to stop his rant and leave the kitchen.
The whole room stood in shock of the outburst. "What did you say to him?" Hermione spoke in a feral growl. The occupants jumped at the tone. "You know what. Never mind your not worth it." She left the kitchen just in time to hear the front door slam shut. So she followed the sound and ventured outside.
"Harry wait up." She screamed down the street. Harry stopped the power walk he had entered in only to feel gravity catch up with him with his sudden lose of energy pushing him toward the ground. With the accident avoided he turned to see Hermione almost upon him in a jog. The scream still seemed to be echoing in his head since the neighborhood was so quiet until she spoke again right next to his ear. "What happened in there?" The anger in his face seemed to return instantly until her hand grasped his and a calm engulfed him.
"They keep trying to tell me not to feel bad. Cheering me up as if nothing happened. They keep pretending to know me and how to make me feel better. I just want to laugh at them since the only person to know me was leaving me alone." Suddenly all his energy seemed to fall back deep inside him and he collapsed into her arms.
She half carried him back to the house. Hermione knew that the reason he was slumped into her shoulder was the lack of sleep at night to the point she had considered a sleeping drought for him. Letting it go for the moment though she just opened the front door and lead him back in to the Grimwald Place. After entering the house she continued to support him to the stairs and hopefully to her room with little distraction. Only Molly had the nerve or the guts to come to them in the hall. Hermione caused her to retreat with a glare. And continued on up the stairs to her destination.
Once in her room she gently laid him down in her bed. Cuddling up to him so he knew he was not alone. As it seemed like hours Harry finally fell asleep. Hermione just laid there letting her mind wander on thoughts of Harry's current trances his mind wandered into if things began to overwhelm his psyche. Than it wandered even farther back to her early encounters with Sirius and the study date Harry and she went on it because of it.
She slid into the library chair with the ease of a constant user. This was her unofficial table. It was set in the back of the library so she could see all the comings and goings of the large area. Hermione was not paranoid just realistic with Malfoy in the castle. However she reached under the table and felt the familiar notches of all the names craved on the underside. She had even carved her name in the wood. The table much like the rest of the school seemed to be filled with forgotten of seldom used history. She had even found one that said Lily Evans. She tried to remember to tell this to Harry sometime in the future.
She started to fidget in her chair. She knew she shouldn't be so giddy and nervous, but for some reason she couldn't sit still. It was only Harry. Than she saw him enter and immediately picked up her closet book to appear busy. He made a thump sound as he landed in the chair. Hermione dropped her book. She was glaring and ready to give him a reprimand on how to treat other peoples property when she did a double take. "Harry what happened to you eye?"
He looked confused for a moment. Than sheepishly answered, "A bludger during practice." He twisted his head for a second to make sure it sounded as good out loud as it did in his head.
Hermione looked at him funny than let it drop. "What do you want to study tonight Harry?" Picking up hr book of advanced potions she glanced back a Harry. He was fidgeting so she got a little worried. "What's wrong Harry?"
"Well I'm not sure what to do. I haven't studied since I was nine. The library was my only escape from Dudley because he was too cool to be seen there." he stopped for a moment realizing he had said that thought out loud. So he quickly pushed on hoping she would forget. "I know I need to study everything, but can't choose which one to start with." He placed a finger to his head in a thinking manner. "I got it. Now you sure your okay with this study session?" She nodded okay, so Harry reached into his bag and brought out a book entitled Unfogging the Future. " I think this will be extremely useful." He said dead seriously. Hermione just looked at him than the book. If she would have looked back at his face she would have known he was joking.
"Uh Harry not to be mean, but I doubt this rubbish could ever help you." At this point Harry fell out his chair laughing. "You did that on purpose didn't you. For that I should make you study potions tonight." Her face not even allowing him to doubt her seriousness.
At that Harry did stop laughing. "It would be worth it. The look on your face was magical." With that said she seemed to let the grimace up and Harry was glad she seemed to forget his earlier out burst.
"I bet it was Harry. Now how about charms tonight?" She was now smiling with him. Hermione thought for a moment about how she was earlier switching to the thinking that this would be fun. "Okay charms it is. Ready Harry?" he nodded.
They had studied for about ten minutes before a snicker was heard behind him. "Relying on that know it all again. If you were a real wizard you wouldn't need help from a muggle born." Harry got up and turned to Draco Malfoy.
"Where are your body guards Malfoy?"
"If you must know Potter in detention, but I can take care of you and that mud blood by myself." He smirked wand out. Madam Pince was coming to intervene and give Malfoy detention for using suck a hateful word. However Harry beat her to it. The punch he threw smashed straight in to Malfoy throwing him to the floor. Malfoy was stunned by the impact slowly trying to gather back his wits. However before he could react Madam Pince had him by the shoulder saying something about a month's worth of detention.
Hermione looked at him surprised. Sure she knew he would protect her, but so violently it shocked her. "I hate that word Hermione." He replied half heartedly before she could get the confused face of her face. All he did was sit back down to study with her. He pretended nothing of great importance happened. Yet she could not help but look at him like a guardian. She knew Ron had stood up for her last year, but Harry didn't think about the matter. He was straight reaction. Besides the only reason he had not hit Malfoy last year was he didn't know what the term meant. He was more clueless about the magical world sometimes than Arthur was about the muggle world. Yet that anger was all for her. Which made her smile a little to bright. "Hermione are you alright I've been trying to get your attention for a couple of minutes." Which caused her to lose the smile and bring out a blush.
Molly walked into Hermione's room to se if the duo was there. She had gone to Harry's after Hermione had brought him back in. She figured they would be talking so she was not ready for the scene before her. There on the bed lay the two fast asleep. Harry had his face buried in her chest and Hermione's chin lay on top of his head. Molly moved to take Harry out of the room, because she thought it was inappropriate behavior. If she would have been more aware she would have noticed the pair had obviously done this before, but she was more worried about the scandal of the scene. She moved forward with her original intent. About three feet from the head of the bed one of the figures stirred.
Hermione's eyes jerked wide open. She leveled her head enough to give Mrs. Weasley a glare. The woman in her gaze jumped in surprise of the movement. She stared into Hermione's brown eyes catching glimpses of something wild in the surface that went with the feral growl earlier. The stare screamed 'touch him and you will regret it'. Molly was shaken yet not deterred having raised Fred and George. She reached out to shake Harry awake only to have a wand suddenly pointed in between the of her nose. Once again staring back at the wildness dance in Hermione's chocolate orbs Molly decided to back away and test to see if Hermione was awake and back up her threat. She stopped at the foot of the bed with Hermione never wavering. Molly felt a slight shutter dance down her spine as the fact of Hermione willing to curse her finally reached her brain. Molly decided to forget about the scandal and exit the room quickly. The wand never left her direction until she was back into the hall watching the couple in the bed. Than the door slammed shut right in her face and the sound of the lock going into place echoed in to the empty hall. All that she could do is walk down the stairs and with the skirmish still in pounding into her mind. Her family at the kitchen table noticed the look of shock and nervousness on her face and grew concerned.
"Did you find them?" Arthur asked. She only nodded and trance like started making lunch. Arthur worried about what had happened between Harry and his wife. She was visibly shaken about what had happened. Sure Harry was mad, but that was no reason to keep blowing up about it. "Dear what did Harry say to you this time. I mean we all Know he's upset, but he needs to stop lashing out at those who love him." Standing there thinking his support would help his wife she just stared blankly back at him. Noticing the lack of change in his wife he questioned again. "What did Harry say to you?"
Molly shivered in remembrance "Harry was asleep. He didn't say anything to me. In fact nothing was said to me at all." Her eyes glazed over fro a second. "Nothing to worry about Arthur." he shrugged his shoulder as if it would help her talk and nodded his head knowing she would talk when she wanted to.
Hermione slept light. So when Harry started to stir she knew he would wake in a few minutes. So she just laid there and let nature take its course. "MMM. Sorry Hermione I didn't mean to fall asleep like that."
"Its okay you needed it."
"Why do you have your wand out?"
"Make sure you were left alone." Still half asleep he watched her for a moment and cuddled back into her chest while stretching his legs. "Come on Harry I smell Lunch. Lets get some food in you because I'm sure you haven't eaten today."
He nodded with a stifled yawn. Pulling back form her body he rolled just enough so she could get up and off the bed. He laid there as she tried to fix a knot that had formed in the back of her hair form the position they had laid in. "Sorry about that Hermione. I know you usually put your hair up before you lay down." She waved her hand had brushing off the comment. Seeing she wasn't even annoyed he watched her run her hands through her hair which placed a small smile on his face. He got up behind her moving a lock of hair form her neck. Bring his face down to it he whispered, "Your beautiful" and left slight kisses slightly behind her ear. Slowly pushing his head off her neck she got up from the vanity and lead him out the bedroom door with a smile on her lips and a blush on her checks. As they walked down the steps he lead her to the kitchen with a slight growl in his stomach.
Harry entered the kitchen and immediately Arthur's gaze was on Harry. He watched the young man closely to see what he did to cause such a reaction in his wife. When Hermione came in with Ron in tow he felt his wife slightly jump in surprise and keep hr gaze on Hermione. He was shocked that the sweet smiling Hermione could cause such a response from his wife. The rest of the table noticed the tension in the air. They didn't notice what caused it besides the appearance of the golden trio. The whole meal was in silence. Everybody kept stealing glances at Harry waiting to see if he would blow up like he had earlier. Every but Molly, her eyes were fixated on the smile of Hermione. She glared waiting to see if someone else would upset her and bring out the version she had encountered earlier to the surface.
Arthur noticed his wife staring at the duo. He tapped her lower back to get her attention. It took her a minute to realize he was trying to get her attention. She finally looked at him and he gestured for them to have a quick talk out in the hall. They both got up and headed to the hall. It appeared only Tonks noticed since George now over come by the silence was telling her about business and Harry's outburst earlier. The later in a whisper to not get a reaction form Harry.
Out in the hall Arthur made sure they were alone before speaking up. "Molly why do you keep staring at those two. He was just upset earlier drop it honey." his voice stern.
"its not them Arthur. Its her." A slight gesture with his hands told her to continue and clear the confusion on the topic. "You should have seen her earlier. She just place her wand in my face. I was positive she was going to curse me. It was her eyes that scared me though."
"Hermione threatened you?" The tone of is voice indicated slight disbelief.
"Forget threatened I think if I would have looked wrong at Harry she would have killed me." Arthur just looked at his wife with a slightly confused look on his face. Molly just nodded her head telling him she was telling the truth. "I know I seem overstating, but she just guarded over him." Finally letting the silence help Arthur digest the information she went back into the kitchen to keep an eye on the duo. All the Weaselys present picked up their heads to see where their parents had gone. Tonks kept Lupin occupied only allowing herself slight glances into the room to notice slight differences that occurred while she focused her attentions else where. However Molly noticed they were missing the oldest occupants of Grimmauld Place. "George, where are Harry and Hermione?"
"Don't know probably in the library since Hermione was there earlier. She won't let him out of her sight since the fight this mourning. She's like his overprotective girlfriend." This got a slight laugh at the form the room. "Or den mother." This brought all the occupants in into a slight laugh as well except Ron who seemed to have his thoughts else where as he walked out the room.
"Perhaps we should let them be for now."
"Yeah she can be down right scary sometimes." One by one they all gave some kind of assessment to the statement. Except Ginny who seemed upset at the resent development between the two. Instead of waiting for the rest of the comments from the group she went straight to the Black library. She stopped outside the door bring her ear closer to hear what the pair were up to. She heard Hermione talking about something she had found so she figured every thing was okay to walk into. Deciding to mess with the duo she opened the door slowly to sneak in. her eyes grew to saucers at the site in front of her. On the couch sat Harry reading a book while Hermione was slowly nibbling her way up and down his neck.
"Hermione you know we can't do this right now." He stopped letting a soft moan escape his lips before continuing. "God I love it when you do that."
"Well you were trying to be discouraging. And we haven't had a true moment alone in a month. Now stop complaining and enjoy it." Grabbing the book from his hands and gently placing it on the table behind Harry, she slid him on to his back. "Know this is better. For a moment there I thought the book was more important than me. I'm glad to se that is not true."
Harry chuckled at her last comment. "I'll remember that the next time your reading a book." Hermione sat up whole straddling Harry and smiled. " Now the question is how much of a fuss you'll make when I come to repay the favor."
"Depends on the book I guess. However do you want to know a sure fire way to get me to stop reading?" Harry nodded and Hermione slightly grinned. "You push me on my back. Get right on top of me like this. Lean down and do this." With that said Hermione took Harry's lips prisoner with hers. She reached behind his head with left hand and held the together as she forced all of her lust, passion, and love in to the kiss. Her body slowly sliding up down on him. "Now did you get that or do you need a retake."
Harry laid there and pondered for a second. "Well I do consider myself a fast learner, but if you would another demonstration would be helpful." Harry reached up grabbing Hermione's head bringing it down to his. Starting the lesson all over again only allowing his hands more freedom this time.
Just as he had started getting his hands under her shirt and rubbing her lower back Hermione sat up and got a serious look on her face. "Harry I've been deliberating. I think its time we tell everybody about us. Harry started to slide out from under her, but she placed her hands down on his chest holding him in place. "Let me finish. I know you are worried if they know about us they would target me more. Its just after the last fight they are going to try and kill me any way. Can't we at least get some happiness in the mean time without playing hide and seek about it. " She just looked into the emerald eyes of the man beneath her.
"I know Hermione, but what if they really target you and not just because you're my best friend. If they killed you I wouldn't know what to do with myself." Finally getting up from underneath Hermione, Harry pulled her to him so she was sitting between his legs. Holding her close with one arm around her stomach he used his other to move her hair out of the way of her neck. "You really know how to ruin a mood sometimes Hermione.". He bent his head down and left a trail of kisses from her collar bone to her jaw line. "I just worry Hermione. I know it's a stupid reason I just feel my insides twist at the thought of any one touching you. However I agree I'm sick of hiding and pretending to feel something for the covers."
Hermione leaned back in to Harry. "Yeah I'm sick of it to." She stopped as Harry lightly sucked on her earlobe. "I thought I killed the mood. It seems like to me you're a little eager tonight." To prove he was he started messaging her shoulders. "Can you believe how long we have been together and able to keep it a secret?" She turn around and kissed him. "I want to thank you for a wonderful two years."
Ginny stood there in shock of the whole situation in front of her. Her mind was switching to the whole scene be for her and the conversation that went with it. How could they keep it from everyone? I mean I thought Hermione and me were friends? They never even let on that anything was going on. Sure they went to the dance last year but they never did any thing that pointed to them dating. She started to back up when a hand clasped over her mouth and pulled her the rest of the way out in to the hall. She was terrified that they had been some how tricked and somebody was going to kill her. The only other thoughts that were blanketing her mind feel in to that night in the Department of Mysteries. She had just verily come out of that alive. The sweat felt like it was about to drench her face. "Ginny stop squirming and don't make a sound." The hand over her mouth reached out and slowly closed the door to the library. Holding his wand to the door he spoke, "Silencio."
Finally letting go of her completely she turned and looked at he youngest brother. "Don't bother them Gin." his normal playful tone lay buried somewhere. He stared at her for a moment and left by passing the kitchen he went straight for the stairs. She noticed something had changed between the trio since the meeting they held earlier this summer. Hermione had become more clingy of Harry. Or should she say more clingy in public because evidently they had been clingy for a while. Than her brother had become withdrawn. Hell he was actually reading books. Not stupid fantasy books, but actual spell books. Finally there was Harry. He was the reason they were here in the first place. He refused to stay at the burrow after Dumbledore had dropped him off. He had been there a total of three days before storming off saying he needed a place to cool down. After saying he was coming back to Grimmauld place unfortunately her mom having heard none of his argument about living on his own had moved the whole Weasely clan with him. All though secretly she was beginning to think her Mom was trying to bring her friends together in to this Big super family idea that had popped into her head after Harry had saved her in the chamber. God her mother needed to quit playing matchmaker.
"Ginny dear would you come and help fleur and me in the kitchen?" Ginny scowled at the obvious attempt to get Fleur away from her. Ginny just wanted to rip her hair out at the moment. Hell it wasn't even Fleur this time causing it. It was all the obsessive meddling her mother was doing. She just wanted to go home so se could at least get outside for a few hours. With everything going on with you know who's return she just wanted to feeling of normalcy. Yet the gods and her mother decided her wish just wasn't good enough .
"Ginevra, Dear I really need you in here." The young red head bowed her head and walked in to the kitchen looking down right defeated.
E/N Any way hope you enjoyed this. As usual review, flame, or just move on to the next story. I accept all criticism with open arms even hatred because I value everyone opinion may not agree but value none the less. But once again I'm rambling see you all later
