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A Simple Love with a Complex Touch
Chapter four: Harry Arrives
Hermione woke up the next morning feeling very cheerful. She laid in her bed awhile with her eyes still closed pretending to be asleep, but she got this eerie feeling that she wasn't alone; that she was being watched. She opened her eyes and sure enough found herself face-to-face with her little cousin Samantha.
"YOU'RE AWAKE!" Sam squealed.
'Emmm thrmople," Hermione mumbled and turned over.
She soon felt the covers being ripped off of her and someone tugging at her arm. She tried to pretend she didn't feel it and kept her eyes shut tight until her body slammed against the floor. Her cousin and pulled her off the bed.
"Eghhh! What are you doing?"
"You need to get up," Sam said.
"What? It's only six in the morning, why on Earth must I get up?" she asked.
" Because, you need to play outside with me,"
Hermione jumped up off the floor picked up her cousin, walked over to the door and dropped her outside of it quickly slamming the door and locking it.
"HERMIONE GRANGER, YOU DO NOT THROW YOUR LITTLE COUSIN OUT OF YOUR ROOM!" she heard her dad yelling a few minutes later.
She ignored him and stalked into her bathroom to get ready for the day. When she was done showering and fixing her hair she looked at the clock it was almost eight now.
Dear Draco,
Sorry I didn't respond to your letter yesterday, my little cousin arrived so I didn't have a chance. I hope you're doing well if you need anything at all please don't hesitate to ask, I'm here for you.
Your friend,
Hermione
She sealed the note and gave it to her owl. Hooting he took the letter and flew out the open window.
"Mum, dad," she said walking down into the living room, "do you mind if I go to the library for awhile to waste some time before Harry arrives?"
"He's coming today?" her mother asked.
"Well, yes around 7, is that ok?"
"Yes, I'll tidy up the house a bit,"
"Err ok, can I go to the library then?"
"Sure, just be back around 6 so you can clean up your room and get the guest room ready for Harry,"
"Yes, mother,"
"Can I go to?" she heard Sam ask coming around the corner.
"No, Sam, I'm going to alone I want to read,"
"Why can't she go with you?" her father asked.
"Because, she'll want me to read with her and play with her. I happen to want to read higher level books and she will keep me in the children's section,"
"You should take her with you," her father said.
"Why? So she won't be here bothering you?"
"Because she is your cousin whom loves and adores you, take her with you or you can't go," he said in a tone not leaving room for argument.
"Aaaarghh, fine!" and she grabbed her little cousins hand and stormed out the front door.
Hermione was practically running down the side walk her little cousin struggling to keep up.
"Now you listen here," Hermione said angrily, "you will not talk, you say a word and you're grounded, we will not go to the children's section and I am reading nothing allowed. If you need to use the bathroom or something like that raise your hand and I'll take you when I get done with the paragraph I'm on. Are we understood?"
"Yep," Sam said giggling.
Hermione rolled her eyes knowing Sam wouldn't obey a word she had just said.
They arrived at the library and Hermione headed towards the fantasy section. She skimmed the shelves and found a love story. It was a very thick book almost over 3000 pages long. Hermione flopped down in a chair, opened the book and began to read. She felt her little cousin trying to push her over so she could sit with her.
"No, Sam, go sit in that chair,"
"But I wanna sit with you," Sam whined.
"I could care less now shoo leave me alone,"
Sam pouted and sat down in the chair beside Hermione's.
About and hour later she saw Sam raise her arm out of the corner of her eye. She finished the sentence and asked her what she wanted.
"I'm bored," Sam said.
"Too bad, I told you I would be reading books of a level to high for you, so sit there and be quiet until I'm ready to leave,"
Hermione settled back into her chair and got back into her book. She saw Sam's hand go up again.
"What now Sam?"
"I need to potty,"
"Is it an emergency?"
"Yes,"
"Ok c'mon," Hermione said standing up and laying her book down on the table beside her.
"Excuse me ma'am where are your bathrooms located?" she asked the librarian politely.
"Right over there miss," the librarian said pointing behind Hermione.
"Thank you, I'll be back to read that book sitting on the table in just a few minutes just so you know,"
"Ok, I'll make sure no one puts it up,"
"Thanks again," Hermione said dragging her cousin towards the bathrooms.
While she was waiting on her cousin to get done using the bathroom, Hermione started to read anything she could find. The directions on the air drier the, "Remember to wash your hands!" sign on the door and the labels on the soaps. Out of no where she hears this Hollywood, horror scream and runs over to where her cousin is.
"Sam what's wrong!" she asked.
"Nothing," Sam said giggling.
"Why did you just scream?"
"I tooted," Sam said giggling again.
"Eww! Sam that's not something to giggle or scream about!"
"But it's funny,"
"No it isn't funny you're going to get me kicked out now hurry it up and you say one more word or make any noise you're in deep trouble,"
"Fine!" Sam said.
"They finally emerged from the bathroom and ran into the librarian.
"Is everything all right?" she asked.
"Yes? Why?"
"I heard an extremely loud scream a few moments ago," she said sounded nervous, "Is everyone ago in there?"
"Oh, yes, yes, that was Sam,"
"Well, you do not scream in a library,"
"Oh I know, she just won't listen to what I say she's in trouble for it and it won't happen again if it does we'll leave,"
"Very well dear,"
Hermione went back over to her book and didn't hear another word from Sam until they were walking home around 530.
"Am I still in trouble?" she asked trying to sound sweet.
"Yes, you almost got me kicked out!"
"But, I didn't mean to,"
"How can you not mean to scream that loud?"
"Err,"
"Yeah exactly,"
They walked in the front door around 6 and Hermione went straight up to her room ignoring her parents and locked the door. She cleaned her room for about 15 minutes then readied the guest room that was right beside hers for Harry.
"How was the library dear?" her mother asked.
"Oh, it was great I found an awesome book," Hermione said.
"Did you let Sam read any books, or read to her?" her father asked.
"No, I told her I wouldn't if she came so she was warned,"
"Well did she give you any trouble?" her mother asked.
"Yes, actually she almost got me kicked out that will be the last time she ever goes with me again,"
"What did she do?"
"She screamed, and I mean loud, louder than she screams here,"
"Now Sam, you don't scream in the library," her mother scolded.
"She's only 7, Hermione, you should give her another chance," her father said.
"What? I did! I told her not to talk loud I told her you have to be quiet in libraries!"
"What did she scream about?"
"We were in the bathroom and she found it hilarious because she and I quote 'tooted,'"
"I see," her father said then going back to his supper.
Harry finally arrived about 30 minutes late. Her parents were both outback working in the garden and her little cousin had her face attached to the television in another room. She ran up to him and jumped in his arms hugging him and kissing him on the cheek.
"Hey, Hermione, sorry I'm late,"
"No problem, follow me I'll show you to your room,"
She left him in his room to unpack and went to her room where she found a letter from Draco.
Dear Hermione,
I heard from my father, well from the Ministry of Magic today concerning my father. They say he is saying he didn't kill my mother, that he knows who did but doesn't want to say. I know he was the one that killed her I don't have a doubt in my mind it was him, but he is obviously trying to get someone else in trouble. I hope this doesn't become too dramatic though.
Your friend,
Draco
Dear Draco,
That sounds exactly like something your father would do, but in the end, no matter what the Ministry decides the right man will have justice. Harry came to my house today he will be staying here a few days so you might not want to owl me for awhile, because there is always a chance he could get the letter on accident, but if you don't care that he knows we are friends I don't care so it's up to you.
Your friend,
Hermione
"Who are you writing to?" Harry asked walking in to her room as her owl was flying away with the letter.
"Oh, no one, it doesn't matter you'll know soon enough. Did you get everything unpacked?"
"Yep, thanks for letting me stay here a few days Hermione it means a lot to me,"
Hermione smiled and turned back to her desk to put away the extra parchment, ink bottles and quill.
"Wow, it's already 10," Hermione said looking at the clock.
"Umm, would you like a tour of the house before you go to bed?"
"Sure, you can show me tomorrow if you're tired,"
"Ok, I'll show you tomorrow I was woken up early this morning,"
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