Chapter 15
Sharing is Caring
Hermione
It was already getting late into the school year and Hermione was getting ready for yet another date with Harry.
"You're going out with Harry again?" Her dorm mate Lavender asked as if that was a bad thing.
"Yes," Hermione admitted as she studied herself in the mirror.
Both Lavender and Parvati looked at her jealously, both jealous of her incredible figure and her going on a date with Harry.
"I don't know what you, Padma, Susan, and Daphne are all playing at dating him all at the same time," Lavender argued as if they were stupid, "what are you doing forming some sort of harem or something?"
"No," Hermione insisted, "we're all just having fun that's all, we aren't going for anything more than that."
Both Lavender and Parvati looked at each other and said at the same time, "denial."
"What are you talking about?" Hermione argued.
"You're all totally in love with Harry that's what!" Lavender insisted, "and none of you are willing to admit it yet, but just you wait when you all finally do."
"You're just as bad as my sister Padma," Parvati agreed, "she's been in love with your Boy-who-lived for ages now. I mean to be fair he has gotten to be really cute and he's rich and famous."
"Still no way I would share him with 3 other girls like you are Hermione," Lavender said, "you okay being a polygamist Hermione?"
Hermione opened her mouth to say something but Lavender ignored her as she then added, "I guess I shouldn't really complain, this means all 4 of you will be off the market...and leaves all the other best looking boys for me."
Lavender grinned and adopted a seductive pose in her very revealing outfit.
"Yeah, that's certainly true," Parvati agreed with a grin of her own, "but just think how it's going to affect me if my twin sister becomes a polygamist, how it is going to look for me, and then any boy I might date might think I might be willing to do that too just because Padma is my twin."
"I'd be willing to have a threesome with you if you're willing to provide a good enough looking boy," Lavender offered.
"Yeah, maybe if you shared your future boyfriend in return," Parvati countered.
Hermione rolled her eyes and said, "you girls are ridiculous."
"Are we?" Lavender asked, "look at it from a researcher's perspective or whatever smart person perspective you usually take things."
Admittedly she had looked at it from that perspective, she just wasn't willing to admit it to Lavender and Parvati. Of course she knew that going on this many dates with Harry with all 4 of them girls only would make things harder for them long term, they couldn't possibly keep it just a fun casual thing forever, eventually they would all want more. She tried hard not to think about it but ultimately Harry would have to make a choice which of them he wanted most, they would fight over him which could unfortunately lead to the ending of their friendship with one another, or they would end up sharing him.
She didn't really want to become a polygamist but she felt that Susan, Padma, and Daphne all deserved Harry just as much as she did and she could never risk losing them as friends.
Could she really be okay with sharing a husband with 3 other girls then, even ones who were her close friends?
She would definitely have to find that out she concluded.
Still she wasn't willing to admit any of this to Lavender and Parvati so she instead deflected by saying, "actually you girls are right, what was I thinking sharing Harry with 3 other girls when as you already put it I am one of the best looking girls in our year and can have any other boy I want all to myself."
Both girls looked scandalized and worried now and she couldn't help but grin at catching them off guard like this.
"How about I start with the boys I know you like best?" Hermione suggested, "you've certainly talked enough about them for me to know which ones they are."
"You wouldn't dare!" Lavender argued.
"Why not?" Hermione answered slyly, "you afraid of a little competition Lavender?"
"No, not from you," Lavender argued, "I'm way better looking and more fashionable than the likes of you."
"You sure about that?" Hermione countered, "you sure any boy could resist this?"
She slapped a hand onto her best feature, her nice, big bum and then adopted as sexy of a pose as she could.
It wasn't like she was the most gorgeous girl on earth, but she was pleased to see that she was at least attractive enough for Lavender and Parvati to now consider her a threat.
She just smiled then and left their dorm room, having enjoyed messing with her dorm mates a little.
In truth, she had no intention of ever trying to go after any boy that Lavender or Parvati fancied, she'd never been interested in any of them, all of them were much too stupid and gross.
None of the other boys she had ever known held a candle to Harry, he was the one she was in love with and she couldn't imagine ever being with anyone else.
The realization of that hit her like a ton of bricks.
She loved Harry, this she had known for a long time but did she love him enough to share him with 3 other girls...to all date him, to all even marry him, to all have children with him, to carry the stigma of being a polygamist everywhere they went?
There were no easy answers to that, and while she could simply use the excuse they had all been using that they were still young and had plenty of time for things to work themselves out...her personality, the type that always had to plan everything out, to know everything and prepare for it as far in advance as she could, was forcing her to want to know for sure just what she was getting into and if it was what she really wanted.
Whether they knew it or not, Lavender and Parvati had given her a lot to think about and she decided that if she was going to find out whether or not she was okay with sharing Harry or not there was only one way to find out.
When Harry went and picked her up for their date, she suggested, "so I was thinking it might be fun to try going on a date with another girl as well at the same time?"
Harry looked a bit surprised as he asked, "are you sure?"
"Yes I think it would be fun," Hermione answered, trying to make it sound like not too big of a deal.
"Who exactly did you have in mind?" He asked.
"I was thinking maybe Padma," Hermione replied.
From her observations, she guessed that Padma would be the most open to sharing.
"Okay, if you want to," Harry replied.
They went to go find Padma, who when they did was surprised when they asked her to come with them, but still smiled and was happy to do so even if she fretted over what to wear.
"Sorry it was so last minute," Hermione apologized as she helped her friend get ready.
"No, it's fine, I'm glad that you asked," Padma said, "why did you want me to come with you though?"
"I just thought it would be fun to have another girl along," Hermione replied, again trying to make it seem like not too big of a deal.
Padma nodded and after quickly deciding on an outfit and putting it on, she asked Hermione, "this look okay?"
"You look beautiful Padma," Hermione said.
She had said this on purpose, of course she thought Padma was beautiful but she was also making sure she meant it and could understand and be okay with Harry thinking another girl was beautiful too.
She looked Padma up and down, clad in a simple red dress that still showed off her decent, average curves and flawless brown skin.
Yet what was truly Padma's defining feature was her very long shiny black hair that now went past her knees in length. She normally wore it in a plait, a braid, or in a bun while in school, but she usually wore it down for dates with Harry as she knew that he liked it.
Padma truly was beautiful she thought...and she could think that and admire her without being at all jealous.
It passed the test she set for herself and Padma said, "thanks you look beautiful too Hermione."
The two of them then headed off for their date with Harry.
Since this was a Hogsmeade visit, they headed out of the school, with Harry standing in the middle of them, holding hands with both of them.
Well this was a bit weird, but nice, Hermione concluded, having Harry hold hands with both her and Padma at the same time.
Yet another sign of so far so good.
The date went very well with all 3 of them laughing and having a good time as they went around Hogsmeade and then had lunch at The Three Broomsticks.
Still going well.
Yet the real test would be at the end, when Harry gave them their goodbye kisses. She had a few times when Harry was finishing a date with another girl and saw him kiss that girl but she wanted to be able to truly look at the experience and see how she felt about him doing that.
At the end of the date Harry seemed unsure just which of them he should kiss first.
"You can go first Padma," Hermione offered.
Padma smiled and happily accepted her quick kiss from Harry.
Hermione examined her feelings, she didn't feel any real feelings of jealousy or negativity, she found she was actually happy for the two of them.
Nor did she feel that it hurt her relationship with Harry either.
Still she had to know for sure as she invited, "you know you can kiss for longer if you want, I don't mind."
Both of them looked surprised why she would do that and so she quickly covered it up by saying, "I was just thinking I wanted a longer kiss with you Harry myself so I figured it was only fair if Padma got to as well."
"That sounds good to me," Padma easily agreed.
"Me too," Harry answered with a big grin on his face as both him and Padma came in for a longer kiss.
She wasn't sure just how long she was intending for them to kiss, nor were they, but given the opportunity and invitation, both Harry and Padma couldn't help but give in to temptation a little and make out for a bit, both of their lips moving and enjoying the sensation of the kiss.
Hermione once again examined her feelings and realized she again could only feel happy for them but also be excited and eager to try doing the same thing herself right after.
Finally the two of them broke apart with both of them blushing and looking a bit guilty.
"Sorry Hermione, I'm sure you didn't intend to see that," Harry answered.
"No, it's fine," Hermione replied before grinning and saying, "in fact I think I want some of that myself."
Harry grinned back and said, "sounds good to me."
At that, her and Harry came in and kissed each other, for the first time not a quick peck but deepening the kiss as their lips moved of their own accord.
Oh, yes, this was truly wonderful.
As she felt all the new sensations she was feeling as they continued to make out, she couldn't help but study herself and decide if having Harry was worth sharing him for...to share so much of her life not only with him, the boy that she had come to love with 3 others.
She would have to continue to examine her feelings and how things were going but for now...she was off to a good start in ultimately saying YES and I DO to the two most important questions of her life.
Once Harry and her broke away, they were both blushing as Harry said, 'well I had a great time with both of you today."
"Us too," Hermione replied.
"Maybe I can return the favor and have you go on my next date with Harry?" Padma offered.
Hermione was surprised but said, "that would be great, but only if you want to."
Harry however just gave them a goodbye smile and seemed to decide to let them work that out whether they wanted to or not as he then left.
With only her and Padma now around Padma then took the opportunity to ask, "you trying to find out whether you are okay sharing Harry as a boyfriend or not?"
Deciding there would be no point in denying it, Hermione answered, "yes, guess you figured me out huh?"
"Yeah, that's exactly how I would have done it too," Padma replied as she sighed and said, "I suppose that it's going to inevitably happen regardless, it's even started already whether we care to admit it or not. Still I am curious to see what your findings were?"
"I think I would be okay with it," Hermione concluded, "I think I could be happy sharing Harry like that. I'll continue to see how things go but for now...I'd be willing. What about you?"
"Well once I realized what angle you were going for I tried to do the same thing," Padma answered, "and I kind of feel the same way as you. I'd be willing to share him, at least with you Hermione and probably Susan and Daphne as well."
Hermione nodded as the two of them stood there in silence, contemplating their own individual and complex feelings.
….
When they decided to talk about how their "double date" went, Susan and Daphne quickly deduced what they were up to as well.
Hermione shook her head, there really was no hiding anything among each other.
Susan sighed and said, "well I suppose this should probably happen eventually if we're going to figure out if we can make this work or not."
"I think I could still just steal Harry away from all of you though," Daphne argued with a sly smile.
Hermione smiled back, well used to Daphne and said, "more like I could steal Harry away from you."
"Is that a challenge?" Daphne asked.
"Come on, you girls know we aren't going to go that route, we're all too nice for that," Susan argued, "we'll however need to decide whether we are all willing to share him or not. That decision needs to be made individually and each of us should decide for ourselves whether we are willing to do that and accept everything that goes with it."
"I don't care what people say about me," Daphne insisted.
"Yes you do," Padma warned.
"Well maybe a little," Daphne was forced to admit, "but really wouldn't we just tire poor Harry out when we gang up on him? Also don't even say the words schedule or calendar...if I'm going to have sex I'm going to do it when I feel like it."
"One of us could take polyjuice potion so we look like Harry?" Padma suggested, "then there would be 2 Harrys, one for each of the two remaining girls."
"If I'm going to do that, I might as well just make myself bisexual," Daphne argued.
"You can't just make yourself bisexual," Hermione argued.
"If you know where to go you can get a potion for anything," Daphne argued, "just think it would actually solve all our problems if we were attracted to each other, we would always have plenty of sexy partners to keep us busy, and I'm sure Harry would just love watching us do it with each other."
"I don't think we need to go to such an extreme," Hermione answered.
"What's wrong Hermione?" Daphne teased her, "something wrong with a girl being with another girl?"
"Well no," Hermione replied, "in fact I have a cousin that-"
Daphne however continued to tease her as she got closer and said, "how would you feel if I said I thought you were very attractive...what if I said I wanted you-"
Daphne placed an arm around Hermione and grinned seductively.
"Daphne, leave her alone," Susan warned, "I think we can figure things out without having to resort to changing our sexual preferences."
"I'd be willing to take such a potion," Padma meekly answered, "if it was the only way I could have Harry. Or maybe if I can't have him, take a potion to take away all my feelings for him."
That seemed to sober them all up.
"I don't think we need to go to that extreme," Hermione insisted, "we'll just have to look at things objectively and scientifically, we can make a plan to-"
"Or we can all just snog Harry senseless until we get used to seeing each other at it, then move on to other more fun and interesting things," Daphne replied.
"Ooh, I do like that idea," Padma was forced to admit.
"We shouldn't be so hasty," Hermione replied, "we haven't even decided that we are going to do this and we should take things more slowly and rationally."
"I agree," Susan answered, "if we do this wrong it could only lead to hurt feelings and possibly lost friendships and I don't want to lose any of you as friends, I love each of you too much for that."
"We love you too Susan," Daphne said, "sorry you're right, we shouldn't jump into anything too quickly and we probably should spend some time deciding if this what each of us really want before we tell Harry anything although if he is as smart as any of us, he'll figure it out, but I don't think he'll actually ask us if his suspicions are correct and just let us work it out ourselves."
Each of them seemed to think for a moment before Susan suggested, "well what we can do for now is have more double dates and get used to sharing Harry on a date. Since it is my turn next for this last Hogsmeade visit before the school ends I think it would be fitting then for you to accompany me Daphne on it."
Daphne grinned and said, "I would be happy to...if you think Harry can handle both of us."
"Well if he can't we should probably find out now," Susan answered.
