Chapter 3

Hermione was quiet in the shower. This was always the one place she could think without any interruptions. Did Harry just kiss her? Was it a friendly kiss or was it something else? Was it an accident? Hermione didn't know what to do. How was she supposed to ask him what that kiss meant?

Nothing it meant nothing it was an accident she would just ignore it. That what it was nothing.

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Well I just blew it. Harry thought to himself as he walked to the joke shop. He was going to have to tell Hermione; tonight he would have to find some time to talk to her during the evening. He was going to have to tell her.

"Hey Harry" Fred said walking out of the back.

(Fred is here in this story because no one told J.K. Rowling that Fred lives in Fan Fiction.)

"Hey Fred, I was coming to pick up all the fireworks for tonight." Harry said.

"Oh right. Oy George grab the fireworks for tonight and bring 'em out here for me!"

"I'm not your bloody servant Fred!"

"No but I'm the more attractive one of the two of us."

"How do you reckon that?" asked George as he walked out with six boxes of fireworks levitating next to him.

"I don't have that ugly scar hole where my ear used to be. That makes me more attractive." Fred smirked.

"It's a battle scar chicks go crazy for battle scars. Mine is like Harry's...a battle scar. You haven't got any battle scars like me and Harry. So girls think you're a pussy."

"I have too got battle scars." Fred retorted.

"Really, go on let's see then."

Fred rolled up his sleeve to show a long scar stretching across his arm.

George started laughing, "That's no battle scar."

"It is so."

Still laughing George looked at Harry.

"Harry you know what that scar is from? It's from one night on Potterwatch; Fred cut himself on a wire. Battle scar ha!"

"It's from during battle times." Fred retorted.

"Yeah but not from a battle" George snapped back.

"Whatever, guys look Ginny wanted me to tell you not to bring any trashy girls since Mrs. Weasley will be there." Harry said.

"You can tell her we said she's not Mum and we'll bring who we please since we are providing hundreds of galleons worth of entertainment for tonight." Fred said.

"Yeah" George added in.

"Alright I will let her know. See you guys tonight" Harry said chucking.

He grabbed the boxes and apparated back to the house.

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Ginny was working on getting food ready for the party when a head popped into the fireplace.

"Hello…Ginny, Harry? Anybody?"

Ginny jumped there was Ron's head in the fireplace.

"What do you need??" she looked at him.

"Um, well I need you to tell everyone that I'm going to be a little late tonight. My advisor requested I stay a little longer I might be getting a promotion. So… tell everyone I'm sorry and I'll be there soon."

"Ron, no just tell them you need a night off."

"Wow you sound more and more like Mum everyday"

Ron ducked his head out of the fireplace as a head of lettuce went slamming into the exact spot where his head had been.

"Like I said more and more like Mum"

"And you're turning into Percy more and more everyday."

"Hey, no fair Mum. Oh well I got to go. Bye"

And with a pop, Ron was gone before another head of lettuce came flying at his head.

"Damn it! I always miss him" Ginny said to herself.

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"William quit running!" Fleur yelled out as she helped Ginny carried out food.

The four-year-old red head giggled and went running into his Uncle Fred's arms knowing he would never get in trouble if one of his twin Uncles were around.

"Don't tell this gorgeous kid to quit running he's training to be in shape for when he's Quidditch Captain of Gryffindor. Right Willy?" Fred said lifting his nephew up into the air like he was flying.

"Wight Uncle Fweddie!" William giggled.

"Zay are always letting William get away with things." Fleur sighed.

"That's what the Twins are good for, trouble," She said loud enough for them to hear.

"Oh, yeah like you never cause any trouble yourself Ginerva" George hollered back at her

"Don't call me that!"

"Well why ever not, it's the name your father and I gave you and I think it's a perfectly fine name. Why is it you don't like it?" Mrs. Weasley asked her daughter offensively.

Fred and George were snickering at her. As she and Mrs. Weasley got into it.

"Oh I am soooo gonna kill you two!" Ginny hollered at them.

"Don't blame them because you don't like the name I've chose for you. Hmm, well I suppose it's not too late to change it."

Everyone had a good time eating and talking about all the different things they had been doing. Mrs. Weasley was fretting over Bill's hair as usual and Mr. Weasley was asking Harry about thin muggle thingy called a com-puter and this mouse that you attach to it. Hermione and Ginny were talking about the new Weird Sisters album with Fleur. Ron still hadn't come home from work and Ginny had a feeling that he wouldn't return in time to see anyone.

At the end of dinner, Fred stood up and announced that they would be starting the fireworks shortly and he conjured up a bunch of blankets for everyone to sit on in different spots. Everyone started walking over to sit down while Ginny started to clean up.

"Ginny I'll get this stuff you cooked it all. I'll clean up for you." Hermione said.

"Thanks Hermione, I'll tell the twins to wait for you before they start the fire works."

"Okay, thanks Ginny" Hermione said.

Five minutes later Hermione was, done thanks to magic. It was dark enough now that she couldn't really see anyone face so she sat down on a blanket with someone she thought was Ginny.

"Hermione?"

She could see Harry's face now.

"Hermione I need to talk to you. About this morning-"

"Harry let's just-"

"I can't forget it Hermione there's something I started realizing this summer…Hermione I-"

"Harry…"

"Hermione damn it I'm in love with you."

With that, Harry kissed her not an awkward kiss like before but a nice smooth kiss that Hermione returned this time. It was at that moment that the fireworks started.

The two sat together during the fireworks Harry holding Hermione close trying to make sure that she was real and not a dream. After the fireworks, Harry released her he didn't want anyone to know about them just yet. He wanted to have her to himself without the entire Weasley family knowing. But everyone noticed the broad smile on his face only two people knew why it was there.

After everyone but Derek had left Ginny looked at everyone.

While holding Derek's she said, "Derek and I are going to go to the library and uh… read."

"Aw man! I thought we were going to go makeou-" Derek whined.

"Derek! We're going to go read."

"Oh, right yeah see you guys later"

With that, the two walked off while Ginny yelled at him about not be so obvious about everything.

"Well that was convincing. Hermione, Harry, Sirius, and I were going to have a nightcap would you care to join us?" Lupin looked at the two.

"Actually I'm feeling a little tired I think I'm gonna head to bed" Harry looked at Hermione.

"Yeah I'm a little tired too but thank you Remus," Hermione said.

"Oh, there's time for sleep when you're dead join us come on" Lupin said.

Sirius looked at Harry and then Hermione it didn't take too long for him to realize what was going on.

"Remus why don't we leave these two be" Sirius looked at Harry almost as though asking

permission.

Harry grinned and nodded.

Hermione noticed the two and was curious as to what it was about.

"But-"

"Come on Remus I have something to tell you" Sirius said pulling his friend into the other room.

Harry looked at Hermione she took his hand and they walked up stairs. Harry wanted Hermione to stay with him in his room and just sleep with him he wanted to hold her and waked up to see her the next day. Just as he was thinking how to go about asking, her Hermione whispered into his ear.

"Can I sleep with you tonight?"

Harry kissed her "I'd like that"

"Give me five minutes to change"

Five minutes later, she came into his room in a wife-beater and girl boxers and there was Harry in a wife-beater and boxers.

He chuckled.

"Well we match."

Harry kissed her and they crawled into bed together that night Harry had the best sleep of his life. Hermione did too, she felt safe in Harry's arms.