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Hermione Granger couldn't believe she was doing this. She volunteered testing a potion that Fred and George created. She cursed her helpful nature and knew that she shouldn't have agreed to anything especially when the Weasley twins were involved.
"Are you ready Hermione?" Fred asked smiling.
"Ready as I'll ever be. This better not kill me" Hermione said glaring at the two.
"Of course not Hermione. We tested it on rats and cats before trying it on you" George said quickly.
Hermione still didn't feel better after hearing this.
"What does this potion do anyway?" she asked curiously.
"Well, it's a new form of Veritaserum" Fred said.
"WHAT?"
"I knew you shouldn't have told her," George said smacking his brother on the shoulder.
"I couldn't help it," Fred said rubbing his bruised shoulder.
"I will not take it" Hermione said firmly.
"Come on Hermione, we've been trying make something like this for a long time" George said pleadingly.
"Yeah, we're trying to help the Ministry since the ingredients for Veritaserum are hard to come by anyway" Fred said.
Hermione had to agree with that. Veritaserum ingredients were very hard to come by thanks to shortages in certain things because of the war. Though the war was over there were still shortage on certain potion ingredients.
"Fine, but you better not ask me any embarrassing questions" she said firmly and as she folded her arms across her chest.
"We'd never do that" Fred said.
"Of course not, don't you trust us?" George asked.
Hermione arched an eyebrow.
"Right, well you don't have to worry since there will be witnesses there to just in case" Fred said as he shuffled away from Hermione's look.
Hermione's eyes widen at this.
"Who are they?" she asked nervously.
"Some DA members, so you know that they are trustworthy" George said.
Hermione sighed and nodded.
Fred and George led her to the Room of Requirements where the test will be held. When she entered she found a couple DA members waiting for them. Luna, Susan, Neville, Ron and Harry. She felt safe as soon as she saw Harry's face and smiled at him. Harry smiled right back.
"Right, you all know why you're here" Fred said.
The group nodded.
"Ready to go dear brother?" George asked.
"Ready as ever Gred. Hermione, are you ready?" Fred asked.
Hermione sighed and nodded. Fred handed her a vial and she downed the thing. She felt the potion take effect immediately. Her eyes glazed over slightly, but she was still in control of all of her functions.
"Right, let's start off simple shall we" George said.
"Lets start of easy. What is your full name?" Fred asked.
"Hermione Jane Granger."
The twins, Luna, Susan, and Neville looked at Harry and Ron to see if it was right. Harry nodded, but Ron shrugged.
"Okay, when is your birthday?"
"September 19th, 1979."
Harry nodded in agreement with this as Ron shrugged again in response.
"Next question, what are the names of your parents?"
"Emma and Daniel Granger."
Harry nodded and once again Ron shrugged.
"Well at least one of them pays attention" Susan commented.
"Okay, who are your best friends?"
"Harry Potter, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, and Ron Weasley."
That was correct and everyone nodded at this.
"Alright, now lets try something harder. Who saved you from the troll in your first year?"
"Harry Potter."
No one said a thing and looked over to Harry. He looked curious about this. But Ron, who was standing beside him wasn't happy.
"She's lying I saved her from the troll too" the redhead said with a bit of heat.
Fred looked at his twin and shrugged.
"Let me try?" Susan asked.
Fred and George let her since she was the niece of the director of the DMLE. So they knew she probably had some skill in this field.
"Why did you only say Harry's name when asked who saved you from the troll in your first year?"
"Because he did, Ron stayed by the door the entire time pretty much" Hermione answered.
Ron was now red in the face at this.
"I can't help you mate, I was busy with the troll" Harry said.
"That's not true, I helped save her too," Ron said in a whining tone.
"The potion is based on the same principles as Veritaserum, right?" Susan asked one of the twins.
"Yeah, we did a whole bunch of research and this is pretty much an exact copy" Fred said.
George nodded in agreement with his twin.
"Sorry Ron, but if the potion is acting just like Veritaserum then she's telling the truth" Susan said.
Ron scowled at this.
"May I look at your formula?" Luna asked.
Fred and George looked at one another for a few minutes before handing over the potion formula to the dizzy blond. Luna looked over it carefully and then handed it back.
"It's practically the same as Veritaserum" the blond said.
"Alright, now back to the questioning" Fred said.
The twins decided to let Susan ask the questions from now on.
"Who would you consider your closest friend?" Susan asked.
"Harry Potter."
Ron frowned at this.
"Why only Harry and not Harry and Ron?" Susan asked.
"I've always gotten along better with Harry than with Ron. Harry and I understand one another on a level that is hard to put into words. We know what each other are thinking practically at all times. I know when he's feeling hurt or when he needs me and vice versa. With Ron, we argue all the time and if it weren't for Harry we'd probably never be friends to begin with."
Neville and Luna had to agree with this since they've seen some of Hermione and Ron's fights during the war. They were epic. The Weasley twins also agreed with that all Hermione and Ron did mostly was argue.
Susan frowned in thought as she searched for another question to ask when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned to find Luna handing her a piece of parchment with a list of questions. Susan scanned the lists and looked at Luna. The dizzy blond nodded and Susan nodded back.
"Alright, who was your first kiss with?"
"Harry Potter."
This shocked the group.
"What, I was your first kiss. It was during the final battle," Ron said.
Hermione didn't do any kind of motion to show that she either agreed or disagreed. She still could move her body even though she had no control in how she could answer each question. Even when she tried to fight the potion and try to lie, it was quite impossible. The potion made you speak the absolute truth.
"When was this first kiss?" Susan asked.
"The summer of 1997 in Harry's bedroom at Privet Drive" Hermione answered.
"What the bloody hell were you doing there?" Ron bellowed.
"I was there to make sure Harry's relatives treated him properly for one in his life. Since I could use magic I practically forced the Order to letting me stay there as Harry's personal bodyguard" Hermione said.
Ron grumbled at this since he was of age too at the time, but no one told him anything. He didn't even realize every letter he got from Hermione that summer was delivered by Hedwig.
"Okay, so your first kiss was with Harry. Wow! That's amazing. I never knew" Susan said.
"What did you feel from the kiss?" Luna asked.
"It felt amazing, my brain totally shut down. No thought whatsoever passed as we kissed. It was heavenly" Hermione said, saying the last part with a sigh.
Harry was a bit embarrassed by this.
"What was kissing Ronald like?" Luna asked.
Hermione's nose scrunched up.
"Like kissing a dirty sponge," she said.
The twins were snickering at this, as was Neville though he was trying to cover his by coughing. Susan and Luna were giggling. Harry held back his laughter, but you could see a curve in his lips. Ron was quite angry now.
"Have you and Harry kissed since then?" Luna asked.
"Yes, we'd do it for luck before each battle or mission" Hermione said.
Luna smiled at this.
Ron was getting very angry now, but Neville and the twins were holding him back.
Susan shook her head and looked back the list. She scanned each question written trying to find one that would be right.
What Hermione didn't know was that Luna, Susan, and Neville knew of the twins' potion thing a long time before and were hoping to have either Harry or Hermione volunteer as the guinea pig so they could grill them and hope to get them to see the light.
"What are your feelings for Harry?" Susan asked.
"He's my best friend, I trust him completely" Ron smirked at this as Hermione just said that Harry was just a friend, but Hermione had more to say.
"He's my rock, I know that if I'm ever in trouble that he'll come rescue me. We're a team, we work so well together that I barely realize that it's two of us; we're like one person. I love him; I love him with all my heart and know that he feels the same without him even saying anything. I know because I can tell it by looking into his eyes. If you want to know how Harry Potter is feeling just look into his eyes."
Neville, Luna, and Susan were quite happy with this answer. The twins had cotton on with what the other three were doing and were all for it. Harry was wearing a neutral look on his face as thoughts raced through his mind. Ron was boiling mad at what was going on.
"So you love Harry, but are you in love with Harry?" Susan asked.
Hermione opened her mouth to speak when she felt the potion wear off, but that somehow didn't stop her from wanting her to deny anything. Her mind was racing during the questioning and she realized that she did love Harry and not in a brother kind of way. But in a man loves a woman kind of thing. This thought made her heart race and palms sweat. It was exciting and scary at the same time.
"I am, I'm in love with Harry James Potter."
This was the last straw for Ron. He broke the grip Neville and the twins had on him and charged right at Hermione. But before he got there an angry Harry blocked him.
"Don't even think about harming Hermione" he said glaring at his friend.
"Out of the way Harry, she needs to be taught a lesson" Ron said snarling.
"No" Harry said firmly.
"This has nothing to do with you Potter, so butt out" Ron shouted.
"She's my best friend, so it is my business. Especially when it looks like you're going to hurt her. I take my responsibility in protecting Hermione quite seriously Ron" Harry said.
Ron lashed out. He pulled out his wand and had a hex on his tongue. But before he could say it he was thrown back. The others were shocked. Harry had thrown his friend back without even pulling out his wand. Harry must be right pissed if he was able to do that.
"Try that again Ron and I won't go easy on you" Harry said with a growl.
Ron was stunned, but he was too angry to think of what might happen to him if he tried to attack Harry again. He got up and began casting every spell he knew of. Harry's own magic didn't only protect Hermione and the others, but also himself. Ron was getting tired as he wasted his magic trying to hex Harry, but Harry had plenty of magic to spare.
"Just give up Ron, your core is drained and any more you'll do permanent harm" Harry said.
"Shut it Potter" Ron bellowed, though beads of sweat was running down his forehead and he was legs were unsteady.
Harry sighed, as he closed his eyes and sent a pulse of magic at the redhead knocking him down.
"That should keep him down" Harry said.
The shields around the others disappeared.
"We'll take the prat to the hospital wing and tell McGonagall what happened before the prat can make up a story" Neville said.
Susan and Luna followed behind along with Fred and George leaving Harry and Hermione alone.
"So" Harry said.
"So?" Hermione said.
"You really are in love with me" Harry said.
"Well to tell you truth Harry, the potion wore of before I answered that question" Hermione said.
Harry felt his shoulders slump as all hope fade from his spirit.
"But even though the potion's affects were gone I did tell you the truth. I've been thinking about a lot as I was being questioned and I realized that I have loved you for a long time. I just didn't see it" Hermione said.
Harry turned to face Hermione. She could see a glimmer of hope now in his eyes. She smiled.
"I love you Harry James Potter."
"I don't think I will get tired hearing that" Harry said.
Harry pulled her from her chair and wrapped her in a warm embrace. Hermione realized this was the first hug Harry had ever initiated. She pulled away and they looked each other in the eye. Neither knew what they were doing as they just followed their instincts.
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