A/N Hey it's Jenn again! So how's it going? Hope you liked my last chapter even though I left you on a cliffhanger. By the way I am sorry about that but I couldn't resist (Evil grin!). Ok back to the point here is the next chapter.

Enjoy!

-Jenn

Chapter 9: Never saw that coming

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Everybody sat down, "You wanted to speak to us," Greg said calmly.

"Yes, we did well we still do," Hermione struggled; Harry put a hand on her back to calm her down. "Mum dad," she addressed, here it comes, Miranda thought. "Harry and I are… are…"

"Are what honey?" Greg asked.

Thinking it through one more time Hermione finally replied, "Dating," she whispered as if afraid they would yell at her.

"Really Hermione……" Greg started. "I don't know what to say," he told her, he glared at Harry for a second who was enveloped in a hug by Miranda. "Miranda let him breathe," Greg laughed. She let go of Harry and enveloped Hermione in a hug Greg just looked at Harry.

Miranda and Hermione pulled apart and watched the two of them.

He pointed his finger in front of Harry's face and said, "If you hurt her I'll hurt you," he warned, Harry didn't know what to think.

"Don't worry Sir I..I won't," Harry choked out.

"He didn't mean it Harry," Hermione reassured him, stepping closer to him. Hermione took his hand in hers and dragged him into her room. She shut the door; she flung her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

When they pulled back Harry asked, "What was that for?" a grin on his face.

Hermione just smiled, "I don't know I'm happy," she told him then kissing him softly on the lips.

"Good," Harry said smiling back at her; Hermione returned the smile at him.

"We should probably get back down stairs before they think we are doing something inappropriate up here," she said with a grin that made Harry melt inside. Harry nodded and Hermione led him by the hand back downstairs. They reached downstairs; everyone's eyes went to the bottom of the stairs where Harry and Hermione stood. Hermione let it go and just led Harry by the hand out of the room and outside to the front yard.

Harry sat down on the porch swing and Hermione sat next to him. "I guess us being together isn't a secret anymore," Harry exclaimed.

"Guess not," Hermione replied, laying her head on his shoulder Harry put his arm around her. She lifted her head, "It was never really a secret was it?" she stated causing the thoughtful expression on Harry's face.

"Hermione Granger is right again," He laughed causing Hermione to laugh too. Their laughter stopped as their faces got closer. When there lips nearly met someone interrupted them.

"Sorry sorry my bad!" Nikki apologized turning her head. Harry and Hermione blushed lightly.

"It's fine Nikki," Hermione said with a hint of laughter in her voice. Nikki turned around, "What did you want Nikki?" Hermione asked now seeing the phone in her hand.

"Your grandma is on the phone," she answered handing the phone to Hermione and then walking back inside.

Hermione put the phone up to her ear, "Hello… Really?…. Is she ok?…. Maybe Christmas then… Ok I love you too, bye." Hermione put the phone down and looked at Harry. "Well looks like I'm not going to my grandmum's house this summer," she announced.

"Why not?" he asked.

"Her friend is in the hospital and she wanted to be there for her," Hermione explained to Harry.

"I'm sorry," Harry said.

"Yeah me too, I really did want to see her this summer since I don't see her that often because of school and all. It's ok really I will probably visit her this Christmas," she told him.

"Hermione.." Harry began, "does your family know about you being a witch?" Harry asked, this was a question he has been meaning to ask her for awhile it just slipped his mind with everything that has been going on lately.

"Nikki and her mum and dad know, but that's just about it except for my parents. The rest of my family think I go to an everyday boarding school," Hermione explained.

"Don't you feel like your lying to them?"

Hermione had that thoughtful expression on her face, "Not really I mean I'm not really lying to them. I'm just not telling them the whole truth," she told him.

"Oh," Harry breathed out. "What about Matt?" he asked.

"What about him Harry?" she asked not knowing where he was going with this.

"Does he know that you're a witch?" Harry asked her.

Hermione started to giggle, "Of course he knows. How do you think he knew about Dumbledore? He was there when I got my letter and he was there when my powers started to show," she answered getting control of her giggles.

"Oh. You know you never told me when and how your powers started to show."

"Well you never asked," she told him, jokingly. "If you must know I was eight years old. I was at school on the playground when Amber and Ashley began to make fun of my hair and they took my book out of my hands and threw it on the ground then stomped on it. I got terribly angry with them and well let's just say it wasn't pretty. At least they weren't," she laughed at the last part. Harry couldn't believe that Hermione had never told him this he couldn't see why she wouldn't.

He could see why she wouldn't tell Ron. He looked at her and smiled, "Little innocent Hermione isn't so innocent," he joked, chuckling.

"Just shows how much you don't know about me," she told him with a grin.

"Yeah I guess but I would like to know what I don't know about you," he told her.

"Really?" she questioned him. "I'll tell you," she told him with a slight grin almost a smirk.

"You will?" he asked wondering why she was grinning.

"Yeah if you can catch me!" she called as she stood up and started to run away from him. Harry laughed and started to chase her.

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Two days later Nikki and her parents got on their flight back to Ohio. On Tuesday Harry and Hermione decided they would go to the park. When they reached the park they walked around hand in hand.

As they walked Hermione was deep in thought about what that feeling was in her stomach every time Harry was near. Or when he wasn't she had that urge to go and find him. It was like there were butterflies in her stomach like when you're nervous. But she wasn't nervous, she was far from nervous around Harry. It seemed like when he was gone he was all she could think about. Even if he was just a room away she would miss him.

she would think when she would pause thinking about him. Why do I want him near all the time? she questioned herself. I wonder if Harry has that feeling too, Hermione wondered.

She heard Harry groan, "Harry what's wrong?" she asked worriedly. Hermione turned to face what he was looking at she gasped. They saw Dudley with two girls beside him. Dudley had one arm on each girl. When they looked closer they realized the two girls were Amber and Ashley.

"No way," Hermione exclaimed her mouth open starring and blinking not believing what she was seeing. One of them turned their head to see Harry and Hermione starring at them, Dudley, Amber, Ashley, and Dudley's gang of three walked over to Harry and Hermione.

"Hey Potter," Dudley snarled.

"You know him?" Ashley asked Dudley, Dudley nodded.

"Hey Granger," Amber greeted not too happily.

"What brings you here Dudley? Showing your girlfriends how you beat ten year olds up?" Harry said not taking his glare off Dudley. Dudley took his arms off of the girl's shoulders and clenched his fists. After seeing the surprised looks on Amber and Ashley's faces Harry asked, "What you didn't tell your friends here that you're nothing more than a bully?"

He clenched his fists tighter, "You better shut it Potter!" he growled, Amber and Ashley just starred at the both of them. Hermione just looked from Harry to Dudley not sure what to do she kept hold of Harry's arm.

"What are you going to do Dudley? Beat me up," Harry said.

"I'll show you what I will do," Dudley said behind clenched teeth. Dudley picked Harry up by his shirt. Harry kicked in the stomach and Dudley dropped him immediately to grasp his middle. Dudley let go of his stomach, he punched Harry in the eye and Hermione screamed.

"Stop!" she screamed, knowing that Dudley would kill Harry especially because it was four against one.

Hermione stepped in between the two boys, "Hermione move," Harry told her not wanting her to get hit. He was unsure whether or not Dudley would hit a girl.

"Be a good girl and move out of the way. Potter obviously wants to die," Dudley said with a smirk on his face.

"No," Hermione moved closer to Harry also unsure if Dudley would hit her.

"Fine then I will have to move you myself," he said before shoving Hermione out of the way. Hermione fell to the ground and Harry lost control and punched Dudley in the face causing him to grab his face and stumbling to the ground.

Harry stood over him and pointed his finger in his face, "Never touch my girlfriend again or you will drop dead to the ground so fast you would think its magic," Harry smirked at the word magic. Dudley got to his feet and ran away so fast you would think he just saw a ghost that or he was nuts.

Harry rushed over to Hermione who was still on the ground. He offered her his hand and helped her up. "Hermione I'm sorry are you ok-"

"Harry," Hermione started.

"Hermione listen I should of let it go-"

"Harry!" she shouted trying to stop him from talking. He stopped talking and looked up at her Hermione grinned. Unsure of why she was grinned he grinned back.

"What?"

"You stood up for me," she said smiling brightly.

"Why wouldn't I?" he asked.

She shrugged, "Well no one has ever done that for me," she explained, "thank you."

"Any time."

"Good to know," she looked at his eye and saw a bruise under it. "Harry we should get you some ice for that," she told him pointing at his eye.

He reached up and touched his eye, "That sounds good,"

They entangled their hands and walked back to Hermione's house. Hermione put some ice in a bag and wrapped it in a towel. She handed it to him; Harry put it on his eye. Harry looked at her sitting next to him she was fiddling with her fingers.

"Hermione," Harry said softly. Hermione lifted her head and looked at him, "Were…were you picked on when you went to muggle school?" he asked, Hermione nodded.

"Isn't everybody. I mean every kid gets picked on sometime right?" she answered.

"Yeah it's just," Harry trailed off. "Were you picked on a lot?" he asked her.

"If a lot is just about every day then yes I was," she answered quietly looking back down at her fingers.

"I'm sorry that happened to you I know what that's like," he told her.

She looked back up at him, "Don't be," she told him with a weak smile. She saw the worried expression on Harry's face and said, "Harry it was just the popular girls at my school making fun of my hair, clothes, and obsession with books. All girls go through it sometime."

"Ok," Harry replied.

"Now let me see you injury Mr. Potter," she said lifting his hand off of the bruise. She examined it, "You know I think I know something that will make it better."

"What?"

"This," she leaned forward and kissed where the bruise was. When she pulled back she smiled, "All better," she asked.

"Not quite," he said before pushing Hermione so she was lying flat on the couch. Harry set himself on top of her and kissed her full on the mouth. "Now it's all better."

"I'm not to sure," she said before pulling him back down to kiss her again. The phone began to ring Hermione groaned into the kiss and slid from under Harry to answer it.

"Hello," Hermione greeted. "Oh hi Matt… Tonight nothing why?… Hold on let me ask Harry…" she covered the bottom of the phone with her hand and asked Harry, "Do you want to go to dinner and a movie with Matt and his girlfriend?"

"Sure," Harry answered.

Hermione uncovered the phone and put it back up to her ear, "He said yes… When and where do you want to meet?…Ok see you then bye." She hung up the phone and sat on the couch next to Harry.

"When and where are we meeting?" he asked.

"At 7 in front of the movie theater," she told him. Harry looked at his watch it read 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

"That gives us about four hours to ourselves. What do you want to do?"

"This," she said leaning in and kissing him. Harry laid back and Hermione fell on top of him. They figured out what they were going to do.

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A/N Ok to start no they did not go too far they just snogged. And next chapter will be up soon! Please review it means so much to me!!!

Jenn