Chapter 3 : Parents! What can you do?
"I hope, Mr. Potter, that this is what you intended from your confession to me earlier." Harry smiled "Mrs. Potter I was just going to ask you to be my girlfriend and I was trying to tell you how I felt. I had no idea all of this would come from that."
A small doubt flitted across her mind as Harry spoke. Her bookworm doubts that nobody could possible love a know-it-all like her began to surface. She began to wonder if she had somehow tricked him into this.
Harry was completely amazed as he felt Hermione's emotions and her thoughts as if they were his own. Harry understood he was not alone anymore. He saw through Hermione's eyes her young lonely years were just as hard as his were. Her only comfort was books and her parent's love. They were as hard as his years but in different ways.
He instantly held her tighter and drew her into his gaze. "Hermione I would not change a thing that just happened. We are so much more than boyfriend and girlfriend. What we have now is what I really wanted. I wanted someone to love me and someone I could love in return. My doubts and feelings that I would never deserve someone like you had stopped me from asking. One of the things I love the most about you is that you are a bookworm and a know-it-all but now you belong to me as I do to you."
Hermione's mouth opened at his announcement. Harry said exactly what was on her mind and soothed her concerns. It was if he had read her mind. Harry felt her confusion and decided to let her know what he believed was happening from his occulmency classes. "Mione push your mind to me again." Harry said with a smile.
Hermione gave Harry a curious look but looked into his eyes and pushed her
mind out to try to feel his emotions. She was about ready to give up when she felt a glimmer of an emotion that seemed foreign just like before and not of her. She followed that feeling and soon felt all of Harry's emotions. What she saw was all the love that she could ever hope for reflected back to her from Harry.
It brought another tear to her eye. She felt rather foolish for having any doubts at all as Harry had none about his feelings for her. "Mione, if you ever doubt us come back to me and I will show you what my greatest happiness will always be."
"Harry I'm sorry for ever having that thought. I feel completely foolish now." She looked down slightly ashamed. Harry lifted her chin "Hermione I still love you and your doubts…. Love?"
Hermione laughed at his term of endearment. Harry could feel how happy it made her for him to use it. Hermione slowly drew him into a kiss. While they lingered in this quiet embrace, Hermione's mom moaned. Hermione and Harry quickly looked over to where the moan came from. Hermione jumped from Harry arms and went to her mother. Ione looked up at her still nude daughter and a very nude Harry and moaned again.
"Mom are you alright?" Ione shook her head to clear the fog that seemed to surround her thoughts. She blinked her eyes a couple of times and rose to a sitting position. She looked at both Harry and Hermione "that depends on if I just saw what I think I saw. Did you two just get married?" Hermione blushed and Harry turned red. "Mom, we aren't sure what happened. I known I will never leave Harry no matter what and I love him more deeply than I have loved anyone or anything. "
"I hear you say that Hermione, but do you really know what that means? How can you and Harry fully understand or comprehend what that means your both so young."
Harry spoke with firm conviction as he looked into Ione's eyes "Mrs. Granger I can no longer live without Hermione as I cannot live without my own heart. I have never known love before tonight. What I felt from Hermione is what I have always wanted and what I feel for Hermione is so much more than I ever thought possible. I would sacrifice anything for her happiness." Harry carefully pushed his thoughts to Ione's eyes. Willing her to know and understand what he felt.
Ione looked carefully at Harry. In his eyes she felt every emotion of Harry's as if it were her own. She received her answer and knew without a doubt its' truth. His eyes revealed his thoughts it was as if she had seen every thought Harry had about Hermione in a thousand pictures in her head. It left no doubt about Harry's true feelings. Ione swore from that day forward she had felt love in Harry's eyes.
She stood up and was about to walk over and give Harry a hug but noticed that he still had no clothes on. "Harry I want to give you a hug but I really think I would feel more comfortable if you were clothed." Harry looked down at his nudity and quickly covered himself. "Sorry." Hermione and her mother laughed at his sudden awkwardness.
Herman stood up behind Hermione and her mother and looked at Harry and his nude daughter. He was not laughing. Herman watched Harry, glowing gold, run over to his suit case and put a pair of pajama pants on quickly. He then noticed that Hermione was nude and turned his back toward her.
In a very restrained voice "Hermione would you please put your clothes back on." He continued "Hermione I am very disappointed in you and Harry. When you asked if he could stay for the holidays I expected better behavior from both of you. I would have never agreed to this if I had known I would find both of you together like this. What do both of you have to say for yourselves?"
Hermione put her favorite nightshirt on and came back to where her parents stood. She was completely taken back by her dad's statement. "Dad I have clothes on now." She was thinking of what to say when her mom spoke before her. "Herman please calm down."
"Calm down, Calm down! Ione we just saw Harry and her completely without clothes, in Harry's bed and you want me to calm down! How am I supposed to do that?"
Harry then spoke quietly "Mr. Granger this is all my fault please don't blame Mione. I had a nightmare and she came to check on me. We were talking about my bad dream and then I told her how I felt about her. We kissed and events just took over from there."
"Harry, I don't want to hear the details, I found you with my daughter in my house." Herman looked sternly at Hermione "Hermione how long have you and Harry been dating?"
"Dad Harry and I have never dated we were just best friends."
Herman was visible upset by this news and his whole body tensed "Hermione you mean to tell me you and Harry are not dating and you slept with him?"
"Dad, Harry and I did not sleep together, I am still a virgin. Harry and I talked and told each other how we felt, nothing happened, all we did was kiss."
Ione spoke "That was some kiss from what I saw."
Both Harry and Hermione blushed at that statement. Harry moved to Hermione and held her hand "We did not know all that was going to happen. Just please don't be mad at Mione. It would kill me if she got in trouble for something that was my fault."
"Harry love, this was not your fault. I was just as responsible as you were."
Harry looked at Hermione and he leaned towards her. She softly caressed his cheek. Harry eyes softened "Harry, I just woke up and knew that you needed me and that is why I came to your room. Are you telling me now you regret this?" Harry with surprised look "Gods no, I don't regret this I am very happy that we told each other how we feel." Harry lowered his head and his voice "I meant every word of the vows I spoke to you. It was serious to me. I want to be with you more than anything."
Hermione wrapped Harry in a hug "Harry all of my dreams for the last year came true tonight. I meant my vows to you with all my heart." Harry and Hermione began to glow anew with these last statements. They naturally migrated into each other arms and began to slowly merge to kiss. Herman interrupted "Hello, I might remind both of you that Hermione's parents are in the room with you. For the record would you both mind not glowing so much? It is really quite distracting."
"Why are you two glowing like that anyway?" Ione asked "Mum, Harry and I are not sure. We think it might have something to do with the fact we just declared our love for each other." Herman thought for a moment "Harry I am afraid, under the circumstances that we are going to have to make different arrangements for the rest of the holiday. With you and Hermione like this I cannot allow you to stay here."
Two loud voices spoke in Unison "No!" both Ione and Hermione proclaimed in unison. Ione continued "Harry has to stay here he cannot leave."
Harry, Hermione and Herman looked at Ione, the voice that spoke those words.
"Herman, Hermione is my daughter too. I believe both of them about what happened….what is happening. Herman before you woke completely up I looked into Harry's soul. At least that is the only way I can describe it. Herman I know this is hard for you but what I saw was love. A love for Hermione that is probable more than we feel for her. I don't understand everything I saw but in my heart I know what he feels for her is real. Harry can't leave, I don't know how but I think it would physically hurt them if they were separated."
Herman's jaw hit the floor. He was left speechless. Ione grabbed him by the arm and moved him toward the door. As she was walking out she looked over her shoulder "I expect you two down stairs for tea so we can talk about this." The door began closing and just before it shut completely, Ione opened it and pointed her finger at them "In five minutes or less with more clothes on, if you please." Hermione swore she saw a smirk on her mom's face as she closed the door.
Hermione turned back to Harry wondering what he was thinking. Without thinking about it she pushed her mind toward him and was flooded with feelings of guilt and great sadness. He had ruined Hermione's trust with her parents, the one thing he wanted more than anything was parents and a family of his own and now he was destroying Hermione's.
Hermione immediately began to tear up at the emotions Harry was feeling. She ran to him and jumped into his arms. "Harry James Potter, you are a git! This is absolutely not your fault. If you don't clear your mind for one minute and listen to me, I'll….I'll I don't know what I will do but you must listen to me dear husband."
This last statement caused Harry to look at Hermione as if awoken from a coma "Harry I promise you that once we talk to my parents everything will be ok, that they will trust me as much as they did before, and I also promise you before we are 30 I will give you a family of your own, the family you so desperately want."
He pushed his mind to hers and felt her hurting because he was upset. His only concern from that point was to change her mood quickly. Hermione heard everything Harry just thought but was aware that his lips did not move. Stunned it took her a moment to realize that she had read about this somewhere before, Soul mates who could communicate without talking. She was certain she had seen this in a book at the Hogwarts' library. She would have to research this when she got the chance.
She pushed her next thought directly at Harry "Harry I feel what you feel. I hurt when you hurt. Harry I love you and this will not change. We will work this out with my parents. They will understand but we have to be patient with them. Besides if they make you leave I would leave with you. Where you go I go dear husband. Oh, by the way did you notice that I am not using my voice to speak to you?"
Harry pulled back from his hug with Hermione. "Hermione you talked to me with your thoughts only?" "Harry, think don't talk I will hear you." Harry thought to her "Dear wife we can communicate without talking now?"
"Love it appears so. This could be handy don't you think? You just called me wife. Look at my arms, I have goose bumps."
"Hermione your dad is very upset. How am I ever going to win his or your mom's trust? I know they feel betrayed."
"Harry, they don't understand what has happened and they are worried about me. We need to explain it to them. Remember both of my parents understand their daughter is a witch, most muggles never accept that their child is a witch or wizard, but my parents did. Let's explain it to them and give them time."
"Harry there is one other thing you are forgetting."
"Well, dear wife, please enlighten me. What did I miss?" Hermione smiled when Harry said wife. "The fact that when my dad talked about making you leave, my mother yelled 'No' louder than I did. You Mr. Potter have already won her over. That must have been some look you gave her?"
"Hermione it was not just a look I gave her. I pushed my thoughts to her just like I did with you. She saw and felt exactly what I was feeling."
"Harry I don't think that is possible." Hermione said perplexed."If you don't believe me ask your mother. I think you Granger women are a strange lot, being able to listen to a bloke's thoughts."
Hermione put her hands on her hips and gave Harry a very McGonagall look "Strange am I? I might remind you that I may not be a Granger 'woman' anymore. Beside my dad is absolutely going to adore you."
"Hermione how can you be so sure?"
"Because the daughter he loves adores you with every fiber of her being." Harry and Hermione both smiled at her little joke. "Mrs. Potter I think you're the most beautiful and smartest witch I have ever met."
"Harry I absolutely adore being called Mrs. Potter and I love you."
"Harry replied "I Love you too."
Hermione thought quickly "I think we should call Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall here when we talk to my Parents. We will not be able to answer many questions my parents will have. I will send a Patronus to ask them here. May I barrow your wand Harry?"
"By all means, love." Hermione picked up Harry's wand and spoke clearly "Expecto Patronum." Both watched as her patronus appeared. Only to their shock, her otter did not appear. In its' place was a Doe." Hermione lost her concentration and the doe disappeared. Hermione turned to Harry "What was that, was that your Patronus?"
"Love, my patronus is a stag that was a female version."
Hermione left Harry's room and returned a minute later with her wand and shorts on. "Hermione thought Harry please put a shirt on. While Harry put a shirt on Hermione called for her patronus again with her wand this time. Again her otter did not appear but the doe was before her. The patronus looked at her and then nudged her thigh slightly. Hermione petted it "Are you my patronus now?" The doe nodded her head yes in response. Hermione stroked the animal "Could you find Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall and ask them to come to my parent house."
The doe nodded and ran out through the bedroom wall.
"Harry we need to get down stairs."
"Coming love."
Hermione's skin got goose bumps as she listen to Harry say that. Oh she so hoped she never woke up from this dream. "Mione I don't think this is a dream at all. Oh, god Hermione I hope this is not a dream. I want this with you," Hermione heard these thoughts and turned to Harry."Harry if this is a dream will you promise me something?"
"What, I will do anything to make you happy."
"Love, promise me that if this is a dream, when you wake up you will find me and tell me exactly what you told me tonight and make this a new reality for us. I promise I will react the same way as I did in this dream. I have loved you for the last year."
"Mione, I promise." Hermione thought "I can't go on without us being together I need him so much….it hurts!"
"Love I heard that, do you think it is any different for me?" Hermione smiled "No, I know it isn't." Harry and Hermione walked downstairs hand in hand to talk with her parents and both of their professors.