Thanks sooo much for your generous response!! Now, I have a smaaaaalll favour 2 ask?xD I would really appreciate it if people could check out my other fic, 'Time Of Your Life' . It is the one I'm having the most fun writing at the moment. I will be finishing this one though.
Im not going to just forget about it! I have the chapter planned out and all that jazz.
On with the Story!
Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine.
Last Time'
Harry suddenly found himself leaning in towards his best friends lips.
He closes his eyes, ready to kiss her "Harry?" Hermione whispered, her eyes fluttering open. 'Why is he inches from my face? Oh crap, I need to move before I kiss him'
Harry's eyes opened and widened at the sight of a now awake Hermione.
He gulped and,..'
He gulped and pulled back "H-hermione? Y-your awake!" Harry stuttered ,trying to get his breathing under control.
Hermione eyed her best friend closely and then said slowly "Yes...Are you alright Harry?"
Harry nodded, not trusting his voice again,Seeing Harry wasn't about to talk, Hermione continued "Well, what time is it then?" Hermione stretched and Harry had to quickly avert his eyes from her top that was riding up so that it exposed her toned stomach.
"Um...I-it was t-ten last time I checked" Harry replied ,still not looking at Hermione
"Really?! I never sleep in that long! Well, better get ready.We're still going to the burrow today yes?"
"Yup, as far as I know,the plans still on!" Harry replied losing his stutter
"Okay, Well do you want to get Cole dressed and I'll meet you downstairs"
"Sure" Harry walked towards Nicole and gently shook her awake. She rubbed her eyes as they adjusted to the light "Daddy"
"Yeah, C'mon lazy it's time to get up!" Harry joked pulling her up "
Okay Daddy! C-ya Miney! Winey Miney!" Nicole giggled as she mocked Hermione
"What did you say Missy? Oh, I have to think of a suitable punishment...hmmm..what do you think of Harry?" Hermione asked with a mischevious glint in her eye.
Harry caught on quickly "Oh, I don't know 'Mione...Do you think THAT would be a proper punishment"
Nicole looked between the two ,confused "I was only messing"
Hermione and Harry exchanged a look and dived for her, tickling her unmercifully
"Daddy!Miney! Stooop" Nicole laughed
"Okay okay, I think she suffered enough!Now Harry go get Cole dressed and I'll meet you guys and Ron downstairs in a minute"
"We going to Won's house?" Nicole asked Harry
Harry nodded "Yup,It's about time you met the people closest to family for me!"
Two hours later Harry,Hermione,Nicole and Ron were trotting up the path to the Burrow. Ron knocked loudly on the door.
The door flew open to reveal Molly "Oh Ronald! You must visit more often ! My little boy!" Molly brought Ron into one of her famous bone-breaking,lung-crushing hugs.
"Mum...air!" Ron chocked out as Molly ignored him and moved onto Harry
"Oh Harry Darling! So glad to finally see you after all this time! Owls aren't enough to keep in touch Harry!!" She exclaimed hugging him
"Hermione dear, How are you? I trust Hogwarts is working out well?" Molly asked pulling back from Hermione
"Yes,Mrs Weasley everythings great"
"Call me Molly dear! How many times to I have to ask you and Harry to call me Molly?" Molly asked smiling. She looked down to see a little girl holding out her hand
"Hey! I'm Nicole, but my family calls me Cole, or Nikki, or Nic or-"
"I think she gets it Hon" Hermione replied looking at Nicole smiling Molly shot Harry,Ron and Hermione a quizzical glance
"Mum,We'll explain once everyone is inside"
"Right,Well come on in pet. The dinner's just ready!"
Hermione and Harry sat down at the table with Nicole in the middle, taking in her surroundings. She was in no way shy and was read to ask a million question to the closest person
"Whats the clock Miney?"
"It tells Mrs- Molly where her children are and if they're okay"
"Why?"
"So she will no if anything bad happens"
"Why would something bad happen?...Are they bad people?"
"No Cole, but bad people hurt good people sometimes"
"But that's mean"
"That's why they're bad people"
"How do they become bad people?"
"It depends on the person Cole"
"And-"
"Hello there - you must be Cole?" Fred asked(A/N:Sorry , just couldn't do it)
"As soon as Mum told us about this little girl-"
"We have wanted-"
"To meet her" Fred and George finished
"Hello, My names Cole"
"Nicole,would you like to see some games"
"Maybe after dinner , right Cole?" Hermione asked
"Yeah!!"
"OH and Cole, I'm Fred..And he's george!"
"How will I know which is which?" Nicole asked ,studying them and then gasped "You've no ear"
Fred grinned "Right you are Cole,so you will have to speak up a bit when around me"
"Harry!!" Ginny shrieked as she ran into the dining room and threw her arms around him, enveloping him in a tight hug
"Hey Gin, How're ya?"
"How am I? You go away for two years and greet me with How are you?! Harry Potter! I'm getting married in a next week as you know!"
"Ah yes, Glad everything's going good for you then Gin"
"Mmhmm, So who is this little angel?" Ginny said gesturing towards Nicole, who was talking animatedly with Hermione,Fred and George
"Oh,Thats my daughter" Ginny gasped as Harry told her the whole story and about Ron and Hermione coming to live with him
"Ah I see, Well I think its great of you to adopt someone who has been so unfortunate as to lose their parents"
"I know,thats why I did it" Harry said looking over at Nicole , who was know in a fit of laughter as she was playing with a pygmy puff(A/N:Sp?)
Dinner went along without a hitch, Bill and Fleur arrived with Victorie and Teddy, after picking him up from Anodromeda on the way. Percy didn't join them due to work at the ministry but sent his regards.Charlie arrived with his wife from Romania- Andrea.
"Yeah, So then he fell right off the broomstick., Oliver wasn't in a good mood for a week after that!" Ron told them as everyone laughed
"Mummy, Who's Oliver?" Nicole asked The whole table froze, as if in slow motion, Hermione saw every head in the table turn towards her. Nicole looked at her, stil looking for an explanation, oblivious to what she had just caused. Hermione looked up to catch Harry's gaze.Who was looking thoughtful.
All of a sudden Molly broke down laughing, everyone then proceeded to turn to her,save Hermione and Harry who were still deep in thought searching for an explanation.
"Mum..What's so funny?" Bill asked slowly Ron's eyes widened at his mothers reaction, It was very much like Hermione's. Ron was nowhere near as shocked as everyone else,including Hermione and Harry.Like how could they NOT see this coming? Hermione is the closest thing to a mother in Nicole's life. She acted like one, she was close enough to Nicole ...and furthermore she was close enough to Harry. Ron noticed it, he wasn't stupid. The glances across the room. Harry looking at Hermione longingly when he thought no one was watching.Hermione smiling at Harry and Nicole with her own sense of longing. He didn't mind at all if they got together, regardless of His and Hermione's 'history'. He thought they should bloody well hurry up and get together.
"Oh Bill, I'm sorry, I thought she called our Hermione Mummy" Molly laughed
"Er, Mum she did..." George started
"Does anyone know if Mum's been trying our new sweets?"
"I don't think we made any delirious ones Fred" George said grinning , though looking at his mother as if she had sprouted a three heads.
"Hermione, Harry...Is this your...daughter" Molly whispered the last word as if something would happen if she said it out loud.
"Erm,Well ..It's a long story" Hermione started
"Go on, We 'av all ze time in ze world" Fleur told her , waving her hand for them to continue
Ron decided it was time to help his friends out "Well ,you see..It all started when I got a letter from Hermione saying Harry offered her and I a place to stay..." Ron explained it all while Ginny brought Nicole out the back to play.Ginny knew the story, she had no reason to hear again. And they didn't really want Nicole listening to Ron's mother throw a fit on why they hadn't told her sooner.
"Mum, this is exactly why, we knew you would react like this." Molly looked on with her mouth open "And Hermione is the closest thing to a mother figure in Nicole's life,I say we give it to her" Ron added
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked
"Well...Let her call you Mum, don't contradict her. It'll save time in the long run" Ron said as if it was obvious
"What do you mean it will save time in the long run?" Charlie asked
"Well, In my opinion, Hermione and Harry are going to get together soon or later, and then she will have to call Hermione mum. So its better to start sooner than later..Don't you agree?" Ron asked, looking very smug indeed
Hermione and Harry opened and closed their mouths like a fish out of water
"We agree Ronnikins" Fred and George added grinning
"Well, I for one, have no idea what you're talking about" Molly said
"Oh cumon Mom, stop the Bull." The whole table gasped at Ron talking to Mrs Weasley like this "We can't be 'one big happy Weasley Family' Me and Hermione ('Hermione and I Ronald!')...Like I said Hermione and 'I'didn't work out at all, either did Ginny and Harry. for heavens sake mother, Ginny is getting married.Did you expect Harry to stay single forever? Besides, I see the way they look at each other. I am also no stranger to their flirting. And on another point, I am taking a blonde beauty to Ginny's wedding" Ron finished smiling.The whole table was quiet ,well except for...
"Ronnikins is taking Draco Malfoy?" Fred asked laughing
"Ronnie is coming out of the closet" George replied "Our little Ronnie is growing up" George wiped away a fake tear
"Shut up!"
"Ronald!I must say your language at this dinner has been dismal!Do not let me hear you speaking like that again, though you were partially right" Molly said, everyone knowing she wasn't talking about Ron telling George to shut up.
Ron snorted "Partially!"
Molly ignored him and went on "George, stop antagonizing your brother please! And Ron , who is this blonde your bringing dearie?"
"Well, she has blonde hair, the most amazing clear blue eyes,she has pink plump full lips and a body that-"
"Thank you Ronald!" Mrs Weasley shook her head "I was asking what her name was "
"ahh but Mother, That is a secret. And a well kept one at that" Ron replied tapping his nose.
"Well, Mrs Weasley, this has been an er...eventful, but wonderful dinner. I look forwards to seeing you at the wedding" Hermione said as she stood
"Not at all pet! I will see you next week for the wedding"
Harry,Hermione and Nicole flooed into the sitting room. Ron decided to stay over in the Burrow to catch up with his family.
"Mum, Why do they all have red hair?" Nicole asked Harry and Hermione looked at each other, silently asking each other weather they should correct her for 'mum'
"It's in their genes Cole, now It's nine o' clock, I think we should get you to bed yes?" Hermione asked smiling
"No! Daddy, I just want to play my gameboy for a little bit!"
"We'll let you read a story book, but thats all Nicole" Harry replied
"Okay, Thanks Dad"
"Well, Lets go!" Hermione brought Nicole into her room and handed her her pyjamas. Though she did still need a teeny bit of help.
"Nicole, It goes the other way around!" Hermione laughed
"Aww, I don't like this game!" Nicole moaned as Hermione fixed her top
"I think you're just tired, now lets get into bed" Hermione kissed the top of Nicole's head. Harry observed the scene from the door. Hermione read a fairy tale , by the time she had finished Nicole was fast asleep. Hermione placed another kiss on her forehead and turned around
"OH!" Hermione jumped, not aware of Harry standing there before. "Harry James Potter! You scared the livings out of me!" Hermione clutched her chest, which was heaving
"Sorry" Harry told her grinning, not sorry at all.#
"C'mon we don't want to wake her" Hermione took Harry's hand and dragged him down the stairs.
The two sat down on the couch with a glass of wine. Hermione was not a big drinker, though she felt a need for one today.
"Yeah, but if you had of said something"
"I didn't see you fly into explanation"
"That's because...because...there was none" Hermione said simply
"Did...did you hear what Ron was saying?" Harry asked, knowing fully wel that she did
"Which part?" Hermione asked swishing her drink around the glass. She knew what he was talking about...But would like to drag this out as long as possible.
"The part about us" Harry replied looking into Hermione's eyes, who was avoiding his.
"Yeah, and he calls me mental..."Hermione said laughing nervously
"I think he's spot on"Harry replied seriously
Hermione's head snapped up as she brought her eyes to meet Harry's.
Oooh, Sorry to end it there...I always do that don't I?
Well, there's only two more chapters I think. I have to check my folders. xD
Im sorry,I was going to make this a long fic,but then I got kinda bored with it...So that idea flew out the window. :D
But I have big plans for my new Fic! Lurvin it! PLEASE PLEASE check it out!!
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