Hermione awoke early Christmas morning, but didn't open her eyes. She felt something bouncing on her bed.
"Her-my-oh-nee!" Harry chanted each syllable as he jumped up and down, breathless. "Wake-up-it-is-Christ-mas!"
She rolled over laughing. Harry stopped jumping, and climbed off the bed.
"Come on, there's a ton of presents downstairs, and no one else is here cos Ginny went for a walk with Seamus..."
"Harry!" Hermione said laughing. "Calm down!"
Suddenly she thought of something. She looked around. "How did I get in here? The last thing I remember is being in the kitchen with the house elves."
Harry looked at her, "You fell asleep walking back, so I carried you back and changed you into your pj's. Then I tucked you into bed. Hope you don't mind."
Hermione moaned. "I don't mind Harry, at all, but I am such a prat! I can't believe I fell asleep walking!"
They laughed, but headed downstairs.
Harry sat Hermione on the couch, and brought her a pile of presents. They opened theirs together, getting food and sweaters from Mrs. Weasley, candy from Ron, rock cakes from Hagrid, and socks for the baby from Dobby. Sirius had sent Harry a new broomstick, a letter and a picture. Hermione watched with interest as Harry's face went from confused to surprised to excited and shocked. He read aloud, "3 Dragon Alley Court...wow, that's odd-what a coincidence..."
"Mione! Sirius was cleared, and he moved into 3 Dragon Alley Court, in Hogsmeade! That's next to--" He stopped himself in time. "Never mind."
"That's great that he was cleared! But what is he next to? And what's a coincidence?"
"Nothing!" Harry said quickly, and handed her her last present. It was long and flat. "I hope you like it...I can change it if you want..."
Hermione gasped when she opened the box. She pulled out a key, and a picture. "Harry, is what I think it is?"
He nodded proudly. Then, almost shyly, he added, "I mean, we don't have to buy that one. There are plenty of others..."
Hermione was still looking at the picture of a large Victorian house with sweeping lawns. It was gorgeous. "Of course not! It's perfect! What's the address?"
He laughed. "Ironically, 4 Dragon Alley Court! Sirius moved in next to us! He still doesn't know we're engaged...or expecting. I wanted to tell him in person, so he was planning to come over today. He should be here in a half hour." They gathered their stuff, and brought it up to their dorms, dressed, and headed back downstairs. It looked like they were just in time, because all of a sudden Sirius appeared out of the fireplace.
"Harry! Hermione!" He enveloped them into a bear hug. "How are you two?"
Harry answered as they sat down across from Sirius on the couch.
"Engaged and expecting."
Sirius laughed. "Great to hear that-wait. Did you just say engaged and expecting?!"
Hermione blushed. "Yeah, Baby Potter is due in late July. We're planning on marrying right after graduation."
"And listen to this! The house we just bought is right next to yours!" Harry exclaimed. "And congratulations on your, um, 'proven innocence', I guess you'd call it." he added hastily. Hermione added her congratulations.
Sirius was happy about this, and insisted he pay for the wedding. "Harry, right now your father would be, and this is the least I can do for you. Please let me."
The couple accepting gratefully and the three continued chattering for a while, until Sirius had to leave. Hugs were exchanged, and Sirius disappeared into the fireplace.
"Her-my-oh-nee!" Harry chanted each syllable as he jumped up and down, breathless. "Wake-up-it-is-Christ-mas!"
She rolled over laughing. Harry stopped jumping, and climbed off the bed.
"Come on, there's a ton of presents downstairs, and no one else is here cos Ginny went for a walk with Seamus..."
"Harry!" Hermione said laughing. "Calm down!"
Suddenly she thought of something. She looked around. "How did I get in here? The last thing I remember is being in the kitchen with the house elves."
Harry looked at her, "You fell asleep walking back, so I carried you back and changed you into your pj's. Then I tucked you into bed. Hope you don't mind."
Hermione moaned. "I don't mind Harry, at all, but I am such a prat! I can't believe I fell asleep walking!"
They laughed, but headed downstairs.
Harry sat Hermione on the couch, and brought her a pile of presents. They opened theirs together, getting food and sweaters from Mrs. Weasley, candy from Ron, rock cakes from Hagrid, and socks for the baby from Dobby. Sirius had sent Harry a new broomstick, a letter and a picture. Hermione watched with interest as Harry's face went from confused to surprised to excited and shocked. He read aloud, "3 Dragon Alley Court...wow, that's odd-what a coincidence..."
"Mione! Sirius was cleared, and he moved into 3 Dragon Alley Court, in Hogsmeade! That's next to--" He stopped himself in time. "Never mind."
"That's great that he was cleared! But what is he next to? And what's a coincidence?"
"Nothing!" Harry said quickly, and handed her her last present. It was long and flat. "I hope you like it...I can change it if you want..."
Hermione gasped when she opened the box. She pulled out a key, and a picture. "Harry, is what I think it is?"
He nodded proudly. Then, almost shyly, he added, "I mean, we don't have to buy that one. There are plenty of others..."
Hermione was still looking at the picture of a large Victorian house with sweeping lawns. It was gorgeous. "Of course not! It's perfect! What's the address?"
He laughed. "Ironically, 4 Dragon Alley Court! Sirius moved in next to us! He still doesn't know we're engaged...or expecting. I wanted to tell him in person, so he was planning to come over today. He should be here in a half hour." They gathered their stuff, and brought it up to their dorms, dressed, and headed back downstairs. It looked like they were just in time, because all of a sudden Sirius appeared out of the fireplace.
"Harry! Hermione!" He enveloped them into a bear hug. "How are you two?"
Harry answered as they sat down across from Sirius on the couch.
"Engaged and expecting."
Sirius laughed. "Great to hear that-wait. Did you just say engaged and expecting?!"
Hermione blushed. "Yeah, Baby Potter is due in late July. We're planning on marrying right after graduation."
"And listen to this! The house we just bought is right next to yours!" Harry exclaimed. "And congratulations on your, um, 'proven innocence', I guess you'd call it." he added hastily. Hermione added her congratulations.
Sirius was happy about this, and insisted he pay for the wedding. "Harry, right now your father would be, and this is the least I can do for you. Please let me."
The couple accepting gratefully and the three continued chattering for a while, until Sirius had to leave. Hugs were exchanged, and Sirius disappeared into the fireplace.