Author's Note: Okay people, here is the next instalment. Sorry it's taken so long between parts, but I've had a severe case of writer's block recently. Anyway…here it is…Into The Light part 5! When you have finished it, please review, or send feedback to hermione_harry_shipper@hotmail.com and NO FLAMES!!!!!!!!!!!! (I don't take any notice to flames anyway.)..
Into the Light
Chapter Twelve.
"Oh shit!" Hermione yelled as the beast lunged at her throat.
"Hermione!" Harry yelled.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Voldemort cackled. "One down…one to go…" he said, looking joyfully at the fact that his…beast…would rip Hermione's throat out any moment.
And all through this, the rain still pelted down unmercifully, stinging Hermione's eyes & face. And if that wasn't enough, the circle of fire around Hermione's feet wasn't dying down quickly either.
"Heh heh." Hermione laughed weakly. "Nice…uh…whatever you are. Nice beast…" Hermione stuttered, trying to walk back from the slobbering monstrosity in front of her. Hermione looked around desperately, trying to find some way out or some way she could stun the animal, giving her time to get out. She was about to give up when her toe hit something hard. She looked down & saw that it was a fallen branch that was among the other debris on the burnt ground. Then, an idea hit her. I just hope this works. Hermione prayed. She picked the branch up & put the tip of it into the fire, causing it to light. Well, they say that animals are afraid of fire. I just hope this one is too…
"GRRROW…" The animal looked at her hungrily & was about to pounce when Hermione waved the torch directly in front of its face.
"YEEEEEP!!!!" the animal yelped as the torch singed it's nose & most of it's facial fur. It frantically rubbed it's burnt face with its paws, trying to get the ash out of its eyes.
"Hermione! Run!" Harry yelled frantically.
She didn't have to be told twice. As soon as the beast was one the ground, she bolted, jumping over the fire in a place where it was reduced remarkably on height because of the rain that was, by this stage, coming down so heavily, that any rivers in the area would probably flood.
"Ahhhhh…think you can win Hermione?" Voldemort asked. "So, you defeated my beast, but you ain't seen nothin' yet! AHAHAHAHAHA!" Voldemort cackled evilly. "Grenilis!" he whispered, icily.
"Now even I know what that one means." Harry scoffed. "That's a spell Lupin taught us."
"Yeah, but can you remember what it means?" Hermione asked him.
"Uh-huh."
"What does it mean then?"
"It means that if we don't haul ourselves out of here within the next 15 seconds…"
Harry's explanation was interrupted by a low rumbling sound that was getting louder by the second.
"…we are going to get squashed like marshmallows!" he yelled, just as the huge boulder came into sight over the hill above them.
Hermione screamed & Harry grabbed her hand & pulled her along as he ran. They were running fast, but the boulder seemed faster.
"If we don't get out of the way, we are going to get squashed!" Hermione yelled.
"Hey, what's that sound?"
"It's the boulder, you idiot!" Hermione yelled impatiently.
"No, not that sound." Harry said. "That sound…"
Hermione heard a sound. It was much louder than the sound of the boulder. It was a sort of loud, whooshing noise.
Suddenly, the ground stopped in front of them, forming the edge of a cliff. More than 30 metres below them was a fast flowing river. Hermione looked frantically at the boulder that was closing in on them. "Harry!" she yelled.
But Harry had already figured it out. If we stay here, the boulder will squash us. That's a 100% chance of dying. But if we jump, I know it's a 50 metre drop, but we still might have a chance of surviving… "No time…" Harry yelled over the noise. "Just JUMP!!"
"Wha…"
Hermione didn't get time to finish her sentence as Harry pushed her off the edge of the cliff, towards the water below…
Chapter Thirteen.
"AHHHHHHH!" they both yelled as they got nearer & nearer to the water.
"Harry, shut your mouth. If we hit the water with open mouths we'll swallow it & it'll get into our airways." Hermione yelled so that he could hear her.
He nodded & they both shut their mouths just in time.
SPLOSH!
The mother of all bellyflops!
The two waterlogged teenagers surfaced, exhausted but alive.
"Oh great! We might be alive, but HOW THE HELL are we going get out of this bloody thing?!" Hermione spluttered angrily.
Harry looked around to see if there was any land they could get out onto, but all he saw were the steep sides of cliffs. "If we just go with the flow, it'll eventually take us to somewhere where we can get out."
Hermione sighed. "Well, at least we aren't in the north-east river."
Harry gulped. "What's so bad about the north-east river?" he asked her.
"Well, it's the one that has the north-east waterfall, of course." she told him.
Then a rumbling sound hit Hermione's ears.
"Oh dear…" she said. "We are not having a good day, are we?"
"Nope."
KAFWOOSH!
"AHHHHHHH!"
They were whisked down the steep waterfall & then everything went black.
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Hermione awoke to a number of drops of very cold water dripping onto her head.
"Ohhhhhhhh." She groaned. "What a headache."
"You're telling me." Harry replied.
Looking around, Hermione saw that they were in a cave. Rocks & icicles lined the floor & ceiling. In the centre of the floor there was a pool of water that was almost purple when you looked at it. But what was most beautiful, were the crystals that poked the water in the very centre of the pool.
"Where are we?" Hermione asked in wonderment.
"Behind the waterfall." Harry answered.
Hermione looked behind her & saw Harry. He was standing up; the reflection of the water on his face made him look almost ghostly.
"Behind the waterfall?" she asked in amazement. "But…but…that's almost impossible!"
"I know." Harry said. Wait for it…she'll come up with the solution right about…now!
"The current must of pulled us in…" Hermione mused.
Knew it… Harry thought with a smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Hermione asked Harry.
"Just you…"
Hermione bit back a smile. "What about me?"
"I just know I'll never be lost when you're with me." He told her.
Hermione burst out laughing. "Very funny, Romeo."
"Yes, I am funny, but only for my Juliet." Harry said dramatically.
They both burst out laughing until they realised what he had said.
They smiled at each other. "So, uh, where do you want to go now?" Hermione asked.
Harry sighed. "I have absolutely no idea."
"Well we could…" Hermione paused.
"What? What?" Harry asked frantically.
"Dumbledore told us to go & hide in the Muggle world. Even if he did find us, Voldemort wouldn't attack us. He isn't strong enough yet. He also wouldn't risk his power being known until the time was right for him." Hermione mused.
Harry nodded. He knew all too well that Hermione was right. "But where in the Muggle world?" he asked her.
Hermione sighed & shrugged. "I don't know, I don't kn… " She stopped in mid-sentence. "Wait! Of course! We'll just blend in with the Muggle teenagers!"
"How we gunna do that?"
"Hmmmmm." She thought. "Well, we'd have to access our Muggle bank accounts before we do anything. Then, I suppose we'd find a place to live, preferably an apartment because it would be cheaper."
"Then what?"
"Enrol in a Muggle high school, I suppose." She said, simply. "To be able to hide amongst them easily. Try a big school…"
"And make sure it is one that gets good marks of course." Harry cut in.
Hermione laughed. "I'd settle for just reasonable marks, actually." She said. "With all this crap happening, the last thing I'm worrying about is school marks."
"That's the spirit!" Harry said sarcastically.
"We'd have to go for a big school to be able to blend I though."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. We could just sort of disappear…" Harry remarked.
"Yes. But we would have to make sure that we were far away from family, friends or anyone else that would know us enough to recognise us." Hermione told him.
"Oh, that's a real shame." Harry said in a sad tone.
"Why?" Hermione asked.
"I really wanted to go & see the Dursley's. I was really starting to miss them…" Harry said sarcastically.
They both burst out laughing.
"You know what really sucks?" Hermione asked Harry after she had stopped laughing.
"What?"
"We haven't had anything to eat or drink since we left Hogwarts."
"Well, you want to go find something?" Harry asked Hermione.
"Okay." Hermione said, getting up. "WHOOOA!" Hermione slipped on the wet ground & lost her balance, but she found herself not on the ground, but caught in mid-air. She opened her eyes & saw that Harry had caught her.
In a static moment of electrical tension, they felt their faces draw closer to each other…and into a long, passionate kiss.
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They needed to come up for air after a while, & they looked deep into each other's eyes while they were catching their breath. And in the others' eyes, they both saw the same thing: wanting. Wanting for the other. Needing them to survive…
He wants you…You can see it in his eyes…he needs you…
She feels the same way…she needs & wants you as much as you want & need her…
"Hermione…"
"Shh, Harry. Don't speak. Just act…" she told him.
Harry picked her up & carried her over to a dry spot in the cave & lay her down.
"Come here…" she told him, & she started to work on his robes…
TO BE CONTINUED…
Author's Note: What a cliffhanger! Yes, yes, I'm MEAN aren't I?! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Next part is MAJOR HHR!! Just forewarning you. I also don't know how long this story is going to be overall. It might turn into a novella or something…but I dunno. Anyway, next part coming soon!