Summer Love: Astronomy Tower and Summer Heat
Hermione sat up groggily. The summer sun was peeking through her curtains, sending spears of light throughout the room. Shielding her eyes from the painful rays, Hermione made her way to the bathroom. She shut the door behind her quietly. The one thing Hermione learned quickly, living with two other girls her age, she knew that the longer they slept, the longer she got to have the bathroom all to herself. Who wouldn't want that? The shower stall was glass and there was a window from waist-height to the sky-blue ceiling. There was a marble sink with assorted soaps around the counter and a huge mirror adorned the wall that the sink was against. Hermione liked looking at her reflection. She had beautiful cinnamon eyes and wavy, shoulder length auburn hair that cascaded down her slender shoulders. That was a trait she was glad to inherit from her mother. Hermione was also quite proud of her new teeth, which actually fit inside her mouth.
She removed her 'I Love NY' t-shirt and underwear and timidly stepped into the shower. She gripped the knob to turn the shower on, and jerked it to the right. The cool refreshing water sprayed a gentle mist upon her body, making her feel as clean and awake as ever. She looked down and noticed that little golden hairs on her legs were sticking out, from the neglect to shave. No one saw anyway, she always wore long robes to cover them. But all the same, she wanted Harry to notice if he got the chance to so she took her sharp razor and lathered baby oil scented shaving gel all over her hairy legs and shaved them. They felt nice and smooth once it was taken care of.
An abrupt and sharp knock on the door informed Hermione that everyone was up, and it was time to get out of the bathroom. Hermione hastily wrapped a pink towel around her upper chest, grabbed her clothing, and threw open the door. Lavender was tapping her foot with an impatient expression upon her face. In a flash, though, she had gotten past Hermione and into the bathroom. With a loud 'BOOM!,' the door was slammed shut, and Hermione resumed her morning routine.
She and Parvati left the common room and met up with Ron and Harry in the Great Hall. Hermione blushed at Harry, as last night's events flooded her mind. He smiled, and proceeded to munch on some burnt toast and bacon. Hermione took a plate, and served herself a muffin and eggs. Her usual morning meal. She went to class early, for she wanted to get a good seat. It was very difficult to get that goal accomplished in Potions. Snape always deducted points off of Gryffindor because Hermione was 'late,' even though she had plenty of time to spare.
Hermione gripped her bag as Malfoy and his thugs, Crabbe and Goyle, parted everyone in the hallway. It looked as though they were having a race of some sort. They were running as fast as they could, or at least, as fast as their legs were able to carry them. Crabbe and Goyle were like giant gorillas, huge hairy bodies. (Did I mention, GIANT?) They couldn't keep up with Malfoy, as he zoomed past them. Hermione rolled her eyes, and walked a little faster.
"25 points from Gryffindor!" Snape exclaimed over all of the noise in the Potions room. Hermione had predicted correctly yet again that Snape would take points from her house. A few sniggers from the corner of the freezing cold room meant that the Slytherins had heard Snape snap at her. They were always satisfied and amused as well when Snape yelled at a Gryffindor student. Hermione took a seat beside Harry.
Snape was about to start class, when a loud holler from the back of the dungeon called out, "Oooh! Potter and Granger are having an affair!" Hermione turned around and saw Malfoy standing up. "Malfoy, you better shut your trap or else I'll..."
"Or else you'll what, Granger?" Snape said softly, and shouted, "Another 10 points from Gryffindor. You all can thank Granger here, because now you have three extra pages of homework for tonight!"
Everyone groaned. The Slytherins yelled nasty things at Hermione, but Snape hadn't seemed to care.
At the end of class, Harry slipped Hermione a note. It read:
Herm,
Meet me at the Astronomy Tower tonight at 11:30.
Love, Harry
The day went by a bit faster. The words in Harry's note kept popping into her mind every now and then. She couldn't wait until tonight.
11:47 p.m.
"Oh no! Lavender! I was supposed to meet Harry at 11:30 and it's 11:47! Aaahhh!!!!! Help me! What should I wear? LAVENDER!!!" Hermione exclaimed. She was buzzing all around the room like a bumble bee. She usually didn't care what she wore but this was Harry. She had to look special.
"How about that red mini-skirt and this gold tank top? Huh? Or, or maybe...these tight flares with this red tube top?" Lavender suggested. Hermione sighed.
"Uh, I guess the mini-skirt and the gold tank top. Can I borrow your necklace? That one with the turquoise beads? Pwetty pweese?" Hermione pleaded.
Reluctantly, Lavender agreed. She argued that Ron had given them to her but Hermione insisted so finally Lavender gave in.
After a few compliments from Hermione's best friend, Hermione slipped into the darkness once again, and headed toward the Astronomy Tower. She sighed in relief as she remembered that Snape had detention duty and Filch was sick so no one would be watching the halls tonight. As Hermione shoved the Astronomy door open, a cold wind blew past her. Her back bone shivered, and a thrill of excitement ran through her. She squinted through the dark night, and saw a figure rise from a few feet ahead of her, and walk toward her.
"Herm, is that you? You look...beautiful," Harry said. He hugged her, and a sudden warmth spread throughout her whole body. Her heavy burdens were lifted, and she felt like she was floating on cloud nine. But when she looked below her shiny red high heels, she realized that she really was floating. The soft breezed whirled around the two of them.
"Harry, where did you learn how to make us float?"
"I didn't. This only happens when true love is present." He grinned and pecked her cheek lightly, and they rose into the air higher. The blue moon seemed extremely close. It was a beautiful sight to behold, and Hermione sighed in contentment, and returned Harry's kiss. But this wasn't a "peck," it was a passionate kiss. Harry's soft, gentle lips enclosed hers, giving her an indescribable feeling. The kiss got more passionate, and heated, as they went on. They soared higher into the summer sky, and Hermione was afraid that she would bump into the moon they were so close now. Harry lifted her chin, as if begging her not to stop. That thought hadn't even crossed her mind. But Hermione needed to take a breath, and pulled away. She looked down again, and noticed that they were well above the tree tops. She studied Harry's eyes for a moment, and ruffled his jet black hair.
"Harry, I am tired. Can we go back to ground now?"
He nodded, and pulled away from her a bit. They slowly started to go down, down, down. Finally, they landed on the stone floor of the tower, and they exchanged brief good-bye kisses, and followed the path back to the dormitories.
A/N: This one was a lot better than the other one, I think. Aren't y'all happy that I can now make myself write H/hr fics? I am! R/R!!! :)
Hermione sat up groggily. The summer sun was peeking through her curtains, sending spears of light throughout the room. Shielding her eyes from the painful rays, Hermione made her way to the bathroom. She shut the door behind her quietly. The one thing Hermione learned quickly, living with two other girls her age, she knew that the longer they slept, the longer she got to have the bathroom all to herself. Who wouldn't want that? The shower stall was glass and there was a window from waist-height to the sky-blue ceiling. There was a marble sink with assorted soaps around the counter and a huge mirror adorned the wall that the sink was against. Hermione liked looking at her reflection. She had beautiful cinnamon eyes and wavy, shoulder length auburn hair that cascaded down her slender shoulders. That was a trait she was glad to inherit from her mother. Hermione was also quite proud of her new teeth, which actually fit inside her mouth.
She removed her 'I Love NY' t-shirt and underwear and timidly stepped into the shower. She gripped the knob to turn the shower on, and jerked it to the right. The cool refreshing water sprayed a gentle mist upon her body, making her feel as clean and awake as ever. She looked down and noticed that little golden hairs on her legs were sticking out, from the neglect to shave. No one saw anyway, she always wore long robes to cover them. But all the same, she wanted Harry to notice if he got the chance to so she took her sharp razor and lathered baby oil scented shaving gel all over her hairy legs and shaved them. They felt nice and smooth once it was taken care of.
An abrupt and sharp knock on the door informed Hermione that everyone was up, and it was time to get out of the bathroom. Hermione hastily wrapped a pink towel around her upper chest, grabbed her clothing, and threw open the door. Lavender was tapping her foot with an impatient expression upon her face. In a flash, though, she had gotten past Hermione and into the bathroom. With a loud 'BOOM!,' the door was slammed shut, and Hermione resumed her morning routine.
She and Parvati left the common room and met up with Ron and Harry in the Great Hall. Hermione blushed at Harry, as last night's events flooded her mind. He smiled, and proceeded to munch on some burnt toast and bacon. Hermione took a plate, and served herself a muffin and eggs. Her usual morning meal. She went to class early, for she wanted to get a good seat. It was very difficult to get that goal accomplished in Potions. Snape always deducted points off of Gryffindor because Hermione was 'late,' even though she had plenty of time to spare.
Hermione gripped her bag as Malfoy and his thugs, Crabbe and Goyle, parted everyone in the hallway. It looked as though they were having a race of some sort. They were running as fast as they could, or at least, as fast as their legs were able to carry them. Crabbe and Goyle were like giant gorillas, huge hairy bodies. (Did I mention, GIANT?) They couldn't keep up with Malfoy, as he zoomed past them. Hermione rolled her eyes, and walked a little faster.
"25 points from Gryffindor!" Snape exclaimed over all of the noise in the Potions room. Hermione had predicted correctly yet again that Snape would take points from her house. A few sniggers from the corner of the freezing cold room meant that the Slytherins had heard Snape snap at her. They were always satisfied and amused as well when Snape yelled at a Gryffindor student. Hermione took a seat beside Harry.
Snape was about to start class, when a loud holler from the back of the dungeon called out, "Oooh! Potter and Granger are having an affair!" Hermione turned around and saw Malfoy standing up. "Malfoy, you better shut your trap or else I'll..."
"Or else you'll what, Granger?" Snape said softly, and shouted, "Another 10 points from Gryffindor. You all can thank Granger here, because now you have three extra pages of homework for tonight!"
Everyone groaned. The Slytherins yelled nasty things at Hermione, but Snape hadn't seemed to care.
At the end of class, Harry slipped Hermione a note. It read:
Herm,
Meet me at the Astronomy Tower tonight at 11:30.
Love, Harry
The day went by a bit faster. The words in Harry's note kept popping into her mind every now and then. She couldn't wait until tonight.
11:47 p.m.
"Oh no! Lavender! I was supposed to meet Harry at 11:30 and it's 11:47! Aaahhh!!!!! Help me! What should I wear? LAVENDER!!!" Hermione exclaimed. She was buzzing all around the room like a bumble bee. She usually didn't care what she wore but this was Harry. She had to look special.
"How about that red mini-skirt and this gold tank top? Huh? Or, or maybe...these tight flares with this red tube top?" Lavender suggested. Hermione sighed.
"Uh, I guess the mini-skirt and the gold tank top. Can I borrow your necklace? That one with the turquoise beads? Pwetty pweese?" Hermione pleaded.
Reluctantly, Lavender agreed. She argued that Ron had given them to her but Hermione insisted so finally Lavender gave in.
After a few compliments from Hermione's best friend, Hermione slipped into the darkness once again, and headed toward the Astronomy Tower. She sighed in relief as she remembered that Snape had detention duty and Filch was sick so no one would be watching the halls tonight. As Hermione shoved the Astronomy door open, a cold wind blew past her. Her back bone shivered, and a thrill of excitement ran through her. She squinted through the dark night, and saw a figure rise from a few feet ahead of her, and walk toward her.
"Herm, is that you? You look...beautiful," Harry said. He hugged her, and a sudden warmth spread throughout her whole body. Her heavy burdens were lifted, and she felt like she was floating on cloud nine. But when she looked below her shiny red high heels, she realized that she really was floating. The soft breezed whirled around the two of them.
"Harry, where did you learn how to make us float?"
"I didn't. This only happens when true love is present." He grinned and pecked her cheek lightly, and they rose into the air higher. The blue moon seemed extremely close. It was a beautiful sight to behold, and Hermione sighed in contentment, and returned Harry's kiss. But this wasn't a "peck," it was a passionate kiss. Harry's soft, gentle lips enclosed hers, giving her an indescribable feeling. The kiss got more passionate, and heated, as they went on. They soared higher into the summer sky, and Hermione was afraid that she would bump into the moon they were so close now. Harry lifted her chin, as if begging her not to stop. That thought hadn't even crossed her mind. But Hermione needed to take a breath, and pulled away. She looked down again, and noticed that they were well above the tree tops. She studied Harry's eyes for a moment, and ruffled his jet black hair.
"Harry, I am tired. Can we go back to ground now?"
He nodded, and pulled away from her a bit. They slowly started to go down, down, down. Finally, they landed on the stone floor of the tower, and they exchanged brief good-bye kisses, and followed the path back to the dormitories.
A/N: This one was a lot better than the other one, I think. Aren't y'all happy that I can now make myself write H/hr fics? I am! R/R!!! :)