A/N ~ Ok, this chapter is probably one of my favorites. But I don't have anymore prewritten so it may take a couple days to get out. I apologize if this inconveniences you, but I need sleep, and I have to go to school. Oh, and this is fluff, much fluff, but lots of fun! Enjoy.
Disclaimer ~ If anything looks familiar then I stole it from JKR. Oh yeah, or Lori. Don't sue.
Chapter 9
The next morning
Hermione opened her eyes and saw Harry's sleeping face next to hers. His hair was tousled from the night before. And no wonder she thought with amusement, all the memories flooding back. She kissed his forehead and started to disentangle herself from the tangled sheets. Harry opened his eyes, smiled (swoon) and pulled her back towards him. Hermione relaxed and let herself be pulled back into his embrace where he began kissing the back of her neck. Hermione looked up at her wall and saw the time on her clock. "Harry do you realize that it's 10:00 a.m. We missed breakfast, we both missed breakfast. Everyone's going to think that…"
"That we were shagging last night after the ball, so what, we were. I seem to remember that quite clearly." Harry finished with a grin.
"Harry, I thought we weren't going to tell anyone, Ron and everybody will just tease us. And our reputations, Snape is going to have a hay day if McGonagall doesn't expel us first." Hermione said in a panicked voice.
"Herm, you need to calm down. Neither of us will be expelled, Snape makes our lives miserable anyway. And to everybody else we don't have to confirm anything, let 'em gossip." Harry declared. "I don't care, I just woke up holding the most beautiful woman in the world in my arms, what ever they say it's worth it!"
"Harry, that is so sweet, and perfect. Do you practice this or something?" Hermione teased.
"Haven't you heard, I am Harry Potter, practically perfect in every way. Head boy, Quidditch star, very cute, and charmer of women." Harry replied looking very proud.
"Well take this Charm boy!" Hermione said as she bashed Harry over the head with a pillow.
"Hey, no fair!" Harry said as he retaliated. Pretty soon the room was covered in feathers, and the pillow fight had turned into tickling, and tickling in to kissing, and kissing into snoging, and then back into kissing.
Hermione's head was lying on Harry's chest and Harry was tickling her face with a loose feather. They heard a knock on the door, "Hermione, y'in there?" Ron said.
Hermione ducked under the covers to stifle her giggles. "Just don't say anything and he will go away." Harry whispered.
"Herm?" Ron said again. "Okay then" he said. Harry and Hermione brought their heads back up from under the covers and looked at each other, trying not to laugh. Suddenly the door opened and Ron saw Harry and Hermione. He turned bright red and muttered something, quickly closing the door.
As soon as Ron exited the room he burst in to gales of laughter. "So, were we right?" Seamus said, "are they together?"
"Yes," replied Ron gasping for breath. "That was soooo embarrassing, I can't believe I just did that. That was something that I really did not want to see!" He said empathetically.
"I can't believe you did that either Ron Weasly!" Ginny said as she came up the stairs. "Spying on your best friends, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! And especially after telling me that you wouldn't!" She stood there and glared at him. Suddenly she said, "I wonder how long this has been going on though, they managed to hide it rather well until last night. I'm rather surprised Hermione at least didn't think to lock the door and soundproof the room."
"No wonder it took Hermione that long to get ready last night, I knew no one could really take two hours to get ready for a dance." Ron said.
"I did," Ginny said as she punched her older brother in the arm, "and so did Lavender! Girls just take a long time to get ready."
"Well they have to come out sometime." Justin said, "We'll just have to talk to them then. Until then, let's leave them alone."
"But," Ron and Seamus began, as Ginny gave a firm no and led them down the stairs.
Hermione laughed as Harry struggled to sit up amidst the tangle of bed sheets around them. Harry looked rather annoyed. "I can't believe that Ron would just walk into your room like that. This is going to be hell isn't it. I am going to kill him!" Harry said angrily.
"Now who's overreacting?" Hermione said looking amused. "Harry, calm down. And what happened to my knight in shining armor who didn't care if anyone teased him. Personally, I think that if being teased is the only price for getting to be with you it's way worth it." She finished as she absently finger combed his hair. He really does have lovely hair she thought to herself. It's so soft and long and black. I love the way it just lays every which way. "Well, come on Harry, it's time to face the music." Hermione said as she stood up.
"Couldn't we just stay in here for ever?" Harry asked as he tried to pull her back into bed.
"Nope." She said pulling him up. "As nice as that would be, I'm getting hungry. You can hid if you want, but you'll have to hide in your own room, because I'm going down to the kitchen to get some food."
"Well, when you put it that way it doesn't sound as appealing." Harry said with a smile. He got out of bed and they got showered and dressed (Harry summoned some clothes from his room) and went downstairs. As no one was in class everyone was waiting in the Great Hall for the Head Boy and Girl to make their appearance.
"Oh God," Hermione muttered as she grasped Harry's hand tighter. "They all know don't they."
"Apparently." Harry replied giving her hand a little squeeze. They walked over to their usual table where a beautiful breakfast had been spread for them.
"We thought you might be hungry after the night you had." Ron explained, grinning.
"Ron," Harry began angrily.
"No," Hermione said quietly. In a louder voice she said, "Ron, if you don't give me an reasonable explanation and apology for what happened this morning in the next two minutes you will be spending the rest of your life as a very ugly turnip. You had absolutely no right to go into my room without permission!"
"Well, Hermione, we were worried about you, from the screams we heard coming from your room, last night and this morning, we wanted to make sure you weren't hurt." Ron said with a smirk. "I'm sorry if I startled you, but when you didn't respond when I knocked on the door I felt that as your friend I was obligated to investigate. I never expected to find you in there with Harry." He finished with mock innocence.
"Ron Weasly, that is the biggest load of crap I have ever heard." Ginny said. "These are your friend, you should be happy for them, and you should let them keep their private lives just that private!"
"But it's so much more fun to make them public." A voice in the crowed said. The silence was broken. Amidst the clamor and cat calls Harry and Hermione caught snippets of conversations, "I can't believe it, the Head Boy and Girl!" "She never slept with me when I was dating her." "In school! They're only 17!" "I wonder how long they've been dating." Hermione immediately turned red and put her head down on the table. Harry stood up.
"Yes," he said. "Hermione and I are dating, anything that you may think you know or may have heard from my so called friend," Harry shot a glare at Ron, "Is probably false. If you have any questions then ask me directly, to my face as opposed to whispering behind my back. Now if you would excuse us, we'd like to eat our breakfast in peace." Harry sat back down and defiantly began eating the food spread out in front of them. Hermione lifted her head and kissed Harry's cheek before starting her own breakfast. Most of their 'audience' cheered and then started to file out of the Great Hall.
Yea! I wasn't done with this chapter so I finished it while I was typing and it turned out okay. I was a little worried. But it's ok and very fluffy. Hey does anybody want a little plot, excuse me, fluff twist (there is no plot!). I could have Ron really be in love with Hermione, hmmm. Something to consider.
Now on to the thank you's
Thank You to ~ everyone who reviewed, sorry if I miss anyone. Cristina. Katie D., You are a seriously twisted individual. Yeah I know what you mean about an accident, that's why I put it in there. Um, yeah, I think Harry defeated Voldemort last year, or maybe I just forgot. Le Chat de la Lune (cat of the moon, very nice sn.) Thank you very much. Griff, and no, use your imagination. Emily. Anon. Rory. Michelle. Nikki. Gabrielle D. and Sarah. Corinne feels very loved. She is happy *smiling*. And thank you to Katie D., Laura, Katie, and Shannon. You all have inspired me to write this story (well, that and my pathetic love life), so I'm not sure if that is a complement. Oh well. Lots of love for everyone. R&R