After being in the pool for an hour playing games Hermione got out and had a quick rinse in the shower and back downstairs. In her room Ginny was still in the pool, Hermione got changed into a white T-shirt with blue jeans she dried her hair with her wand. Next she went back into the hall and went to go and see Henry who was in the lounge who was watching Tv he must have brought down the tarantulas cage as it was in front of him.
"Shoot you-." He was dressed in a navy blue shirt with a tie and some black trousers and watching the football.
"A little over dressed for dinner aren't you?" Asked Hermione going into the room, he smiled at her.
"I'm celebrating tonight it's my girlfriends birthday." He held up a present next to him on the settee.
"I didn't know you had a girlfriend." Said Hermione.
"There's lots of things you don't know about me, her names Lenore she works at the café on the mountain where we went today we've been together for about seven months." Said Henry.
"Where are you taking her?" Asked Hermione flopping down on the settee in front of him.
"There's a restaurant up the road she said she likes it so I'm taking her there." Said Henry as the adverts came on the Tv.
"The others still in the pool?" Asked Henry.
"Yeah they were playing Marco Polo when I left." Said Hermione.
"Have they enjoyed it today?" Henry asked flipping through the channels.
"Yeah they have." Said Hermione it was quiet between them as they watched the Tv.
"How are you tarantula's?" Asked Hermione looking in the cage.
"They're alright." Said Henry.
"Which one's which?" Asked Hermione going up to the glass of the cage on her knees, Henry joined her.
"Ok the Chilean rose that one's Lily, the Mexican redknee is James and Sirius is the colbat blue." He pointed out each one.
"Oh what do they do I mean there just sitting there." Said Hermione Henry laughed.
"Well they have a few fight's from time to time there just resting at the moment." Said Henry. "Want to hold one?" Hermione had never been afraid of spiders so she nodded.
"Alright."
"Ok well Sirius lives in his little web burrow there and will bite you if you disturb him, Lily's hiding but you can hold James." Henry opened the cage and scooped up the Mexican redknee he placed it on Hermione's thigh.
"It won't bite will it." Asked Hermione watching it crawl up her leg.
"Not if you threaten it just relax." Said Henry closing the cage.
"So why did you call this one James I mean why not bendy legs or something?" Asked Hermione as James stopped by the hem of her T-shirt.
"Well James was the first one I had and dad brought him for me so I named him after dad Jim, James." Said Henry that made sense maybe it was a coincidence.
"What about the other two?" Asked Hermione as James was trying to climb up her top.
"Well a Lily is mom's favourite flower and Sirius Lenore's favourite star in the sky." Explained Henry.
"Oh so there the only reasons nothing else?" Hermione saw Henry's eyes narrow and the skin not just in his face but on his hands also go a light red like his blood was trying to escape his pores.
"Why are you going on the names so much first on the stairs and now?" Said Henry angrily the red was getting darker and hotter in the room.
"Um I was just interested that's all." Said Hermione, Henry shook his hands and they went back to his normal skin colour.
"Hey Hermione you in the lounge?" Came a shout Ron, Harry, Ginny, Fred and George came in. Ron was coming up from behind Hermione he hadn't noticed James on her thigh.
"Hello." Said Hermione smiling Ron lent down to kiss her but saw James, Ron's eyes widened and his face went pale he backed up to the settee and sat down.
"Sorry Ron, Henry can you take James off me now?" Asked Hermione Henry smirked and took James off Hermione she went to the settee and sat next to Ron. Fred and George were laughing at Ron while Harry looked in the cage and Ginny watched the football.
"Crap I got to go." Said Henry he put James in his cage picked the cage up easily and carried it out the room saying 'goodbye.'
"So have you found out about the spiders yet?" Asked Harry sitting on the settee in front of her and Ron Fred and George sat on the floor in-between to two settees.
"It's coincidental I think because he named it James from his dad, Lily because it's Aunt Tina's favourite flower and Sirius because it's his girlfriends favourite star." Said Hermione.
"He could be lying though." Said George.
"I don't know he just seemed so truthful about it oh and he got angry again about it but this time his skin on his hands and face went a shade darker and it got hotter in the room." Said Hermione.
"How could a muggle do that?" Asked Fred.
"Maybe he's not a muggle we haven't seen his forearm yet." Said Ron.
"Ron he's not a deatheater he's a muggle." Said Hermione.
"Hermione I though you had got past all that making up words." Said Henry coming in the room and picking up the forgotten present.
"Nope I'm still doing it." Said Hermione with a nervous laugh. Henry looked at all of them strangely and left saying goodbye again they all heard the front door open and close.
"That was close." Said Ginny there was a shout from Bill upstairs.
"Dinner." The six of them got up and went upstairs and sat around the large dining table. Tonight they were having a chicken dinner they all talked and ate, after the meal they had some pudding apple pie with cream.
"So what are the plans for tomorrow?" Asked Jean taking her last bite of pie.
"Well me and Tina are at work but I figured if I drop you lot off at the mountain where you were today and Henry could show you the ropes and try skiing." Said Jim taking his second helping of pie.
"That will be good." Said Arthur sitting back in his chair next to Molly.
"Oh skiing is a great sport you know ski's were one of the first thing I brought when I won my millions it was a-." Here we go thought Hermione as they sat around and listened to the story of how her uncle had won the lottery and all the things he brought little did anyone know that a beetle was scurrying under the table listening to the conversation.
The green beetle with peculiar markings listened about their plan for the day; her master has been waiting for a time to take Potter while he was away from Dumbledore. There skiing tomorrow it would be the perfect opportunity the dementors could come also and maybe a surprise or two now that her master had persuaded them to join. The beetle happily flew out the open door and out towards the lake towards her master.
Back in the dinning room Jim had finished his story and people went their separate way's in the house. Hermione went into her room to get a schoolbook she had charmed it in case her Aunt or Uncle or Henry found it so to them it looked like the cover of little red riding hood.
There was a knock at her door.
"Come in." The door opened and Ron came in.
"Hey." He plopped himself on her bed smiling.
"Hey to you to what's up?" Asked Hermione.
"Just thinking that I've haven't had the chance to kiss you properly today." Said Ron.
"You kissed me while we were sledding." Said Hermione smiling.
"Nope you kissed me now it's my turn." Said Ron; Hermione stood in front of Ron in between his knees.
"Are you sure about that?" Asked Ron put his hands on her waist pulling Hermione closer, Hermione reached down as Ron reached up.
"Very sure." Said Ron before his lips captured Hermione's. Her arms went around Ron's neck hugging them while his hands circled her meeting behind her lower back. Their tongue's meanwhile were entering in and out of each other's mouths tasting each other sometimes sigh's and soft moans escaped from there lips. Ron slowly brought Hermione down on the bed with him so Hermione's back was facing the ceiling they broke the kiss breathing deeply collecting the air around them. Ron's lips went to her neck gently kissing every inch of it and reaching her pulse point gently sucking on it making Hermione gasp as his hands squeezed her bum.
"Hermione your mother want's-." Tim Granger came to a stop when he saw what his daughter and his boyfriend were doing. Hermione shot off Ron who sat up both of them red in the face, Tim glared at Ron he was protective of his daughter his only child. He didn't want to see her get hurt and Tim did not trust Ron they were to young to understand what love is.
"Um I'll just go." Said Ron getting up.
"Sit down." Ron did. "Hermione your mother want's to speak with you upstairs." Said Tim Hermione nodded and left quickly Tim sat on Ginny's bed in front of Ron.
"Alright if we have a chat Ronald?" Tim asked.
"No sir." Said Ron while his brain screamed YES.
"Now I know you think you love my daug-."
"I do love your daughter thought I love Hermione with all my heart she means everything to me." Said Ron wishing he hadn't cut across.
"Alright you say you love Hermione where do you picture yourself with her in the future?" Asked Tim Ron gulped.
"Um well I haven't really thought about it we've only been going out for four months." Said Ron Tim nodded.
"I don't want to see her get hurt Ron and I to be honest don't trust you with her you're a sixteen year old male and believing you're in love-."
"I'm not believing anything I do love her." Shouted Ron then he wished he hadn't, Tim stared at him more and Ron took some deep breaths.
"Look why don't we get some time to know each other you can start to trust me and I can get to know you better I think Hermione would like that." Said Ron Tim thought of his proposal.
"Alright but if I catch you touching my daughter like that again I'll tell you now you'll be sleeping out in the tent." Said Tim getting up he held out his hand for Ron to shake, he did and Tim left. About five-minute's later, Hermione came back in.
"What did he say?" She asked immediately coming up to him and sitting next to him.
"He didn't believe that I was in love with you and that I'll be sleeping out in the tent if he cached me touching you again." Said Ron.
"Ron he's just protective of me it doesn't matter what he thinks it's what I think that matters." Hermione kissed him on the cheek he smiled.
"I made a deal with him that we'll both get to know each other better this holiday." Said Ron.
"That's a good idea I'm guessing he said he didn't trust you?" Asked Hermione Ron nodded.
"He also asked where do I see us in the future." Said Ron.
"What did you say?" Asked Hermione interested Ron stared at her.
"Well I haven't thought about it because there's a war still out there and you don't know what will happen." Said Ron.
"Nothing will happen to us." Said Hermione quietly.
"You don't know that." Said Ron.
"I do because I believe it in here." Hermione grabbed his hand and placed over her heart. Ron felt her heart beating the same time as his matching it perfectly.
"I love you Ron nothing will come between us." Whispered Hermione placing her forehead against his.
"I love you to." They kissed lightly their lips just brushing over each other's. After their kiss the alarm clock only read half nine so they went to go and watch Tv with the other Weasley's and Harry they were watching the Moulin Rouge it had only just started.
"Why are you lot watching the Moulin Rouge?" Asked Hermione Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George and Ginny shushed her all watching the screen intently while Harry said.
"It was Ginny's choice were going to rotate it to pick a movie to watch each night." Ron and Hermione nodded and sat on the settee Ron lay on first and Hermione cuddled up next to him. Half way through the movie Henry came back in with a goofy grin on his face he sat down on the floor near Hermione and Ron.
"Hello Romeo have a nice time?" Hermione asked grinning at her cousin's face, Henry just nodded and smiled more his hair was an utter mess. Hermione just smiled and watched the rest of the film in the end all of them fell asleep in their places.
In the morning Hermione woke up to the sound of someone yawning opening her tired eyes she saw Henry stretching in front of her he hadn't noticed she had woken so she reached across and ticked his sides he squirmed out the way and glared at her.
"Not funny." He whispered Hermione looked around and saw everyone asleep still the only people who were missing were Percy, George and Bill, Ron had his arms wrapped around her he held her tighter as she had moved across to tickle her cousin.
"What time is it?" Asked Hermione quietly Henry looked at his watch.
"Eight fifteen god I'm tired." He rubbed his eyes.
"Hum you look it." Commented Hermione.
"Thanks I think I'll go and have a shower."
"Have fun." Said Hermione.
"Oh I will." He smiled devilishly.
"Henry." Groaned Hermione picturing things, Henry put an innocent look on his face.
"I was only talking about using the Mr bubbles shampoo." Hermione grabbed a cushion and smacked him in the face with it, He got up and stretched his entire body and went to go have a shower.
"Hun." Ron had awoken Hermione turned and faced him she smiled.
"Morning love." She said, Ron groaned.
"Well I was going to kiss you good morning but if you're in a grouchy mood I can always get one of Henry's big hairy tarantulas to do it." Ron's eyes snapped open.
"I'm awake I'm not grouchy now how about that morning kiss." He smiled and kissed Hermione.
"Ah I didn't need to see that in the morning." Said Harry getting up from the settee; Ron and Hermione parted lips.
"Morning to you to Harry." Said Hermione now fully awake. Harry grumbled something and went to go and get breakfast. About an hour later everyone was awake had shower's there was a bathroom on the top floor for the parents, had breakfast and got changed back into their dry snowsuits and were filling up the minibus.
"Everybody plugged in?" Asked Jean she liked being safe.
"Yes." Everyone chorused. Today was a Monday and Tina had to go to work Jim was going to drop them off and take a taxi to work Henry had finished school so he was joining them he was going to teach them as he wanted a job at skiing instructing.
"Come on then." Jim drove them to the ski resort Hermione read the sigh as she went past it read Sattel- Hochstuckli. Jim paid for the tickets and skis the men in the summit fitted them on and also gave them some ski boots to their feet and then they went up to up in the cable seats.
"Alright." Said Henry. They were all facing the ski run more people were sitting out the café today and more people were skiing.
"The first thing we'll do-." Henry was a good teacher first he made them take on and off there ski's so they could do it on there own, next he took them through how to get up a mountain and how to stop or slowdown.
"Right there's a little hill here so I'll go down it and then I'll watch you come down." Said Henry he grabbed his ski poles and pushed off down the small hill in front of them all.
"Right then I think youngest first." Said Henry smiling at Ginny, who pushed herself forward to the edge of the hill, she took a deep breath and pushed off with her ski poles and sailed down the hill towards Henry.
"Right now close the front of your ski's to stop that's it." Ginny stopped next to Henry smiling she turned to the group back at the top of the hill.
"That's easy." Said Fred and George they pushed themselves to the edge grinning and with the poles they pushed off but didn't get very far. The both fell over on their backsides the ski's up in the air, Henry moved up the hill going on the sides of his skis while the others roared with laughter.
"You don't get anywhere by showing off." Said Henry handing out a hand to them. Fred took it and helped him up then George slowly they came down the hill back to Ginny who was wiping the tears from her eyes. Soon everyone had made it down the hill without anymore accidents, Henry showed them how to get onto the T-bar to take them up to the first stop up the mountain the ski lift was next to the café Henry waved to Lenore working in the shop.
"Right you'll want to be partnered with someone roughly around you weight because I went up with my dad first time on skis and I just fell off it while he carried on." Hermione and Ginny went together, Harry and Ron, Fred and George, Molly and Jean, Tim and Arthur, Charlie and Bill and Percy went with Henry.
"Ready Percy?" Asked Henry as they waited for the t-bar everyone else had gone up and got off at the first level.
"I think so I read about these lifts an-oh." The t-bar came while he was talking and they both went up to the rest of them.
"Now let's do some skiing don't worry about other people they'll move out the way for you." A ski instructor came down with about six children behind him.
"Hey are you the one who applied for the ski job with me." He said smirking he had blond hair and blue eyes and was quite small.
"Yeah I was." Replied Henry.
"Well i didn't get to speak with you before you left i just wanted to say it looks like they made the best choice for the job." He said still smirking he skied off down the mountain the children behind him.
"Excuse me for one second." Said Henry to the group he made a large snowball took his aim and through it. The man was down the hill taking to the children and Henry's snowball smacked him in the face he fell over backwards while adults and children laughed.
"Right let's get back to skiing." Said Henry turning back around. About two hours later everyone had got the hand at skiing they were racing going backwards and playing games.
"Shall we get some lunch now kids." Asked Tim they all agreed and went to the bottom of the hill.
"Whoa Ron I know your hungry but you've got to put your ski's on the rack with your poles." Said Henry taking off his skis the tips of Ron's ears went red and he took off his skis like the rest of them.
"Good thing were coming in now look at that cloud." Said Jean indeed there was a black grey cloud hovering behind the mountain peak. They all went inside the warm café and joined some tables together and all sat down looking at the menu.
"Your mean Henry." Said a girl's voice they looked up and saw a girl holding a notepad to take their order she had raven black hair coming down past her shoulders her eyes were sparking blue she was about five, five in height and very pretty.
"Why am I mean Lenore?" Asked Henry smiling.
"The skiing instructor came into see my dad crying his eyes out about you chucking a snowball in his face." Henry cracked a grin while the corners of Lenore's twitched.
"Well it's rude to boast and he needed teaching a lesson." Said Henry Lenore rolled her eyes.
"What drinks would you like?" She asked the group. Her father run this ski resort while her mother worked in the café also. Before they had time to say anything there was a load of screaming outside everyone rushed out the café and saw skiers retreating down the mountain.
"Run for your lives." Shouted someone. At the top of the mountain on the second level were a line of people all cloaked behind them were black rasping hovering cloaked beings also and on each end of the line of cloaked people were red monster's demons, dementors and deatheaters all standing there watching the chaos.
(Evil laugh) What will happen?
Chapter tease.
"Henry." Said Hermione staring at her cousin horror in everyone's eyes.