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Victory
Hermione, dressed in a long,
beautiful white robe and her hair neatly brushed, walked down the road in
Diagon Alley, smiling at her good fortune.
"I can't believe Harry wants to
eat dinner with me. Wow, that's amazing," muttered Hermione to herself as
she reached the Three Broomsticks.
Harry smiled from a corner booth,
which she recognized as the one they had sat at in their third year, when Harry
had sneaked into Hogsmeade. Hermione jerked out of the memory as Harry pulled
out the chair across from him.
"Sit down, Hermione. You look
tired." Hermione was touched by Harry's kindness.
"Thank you, Harry."
Hermione sat down and took a menu.
"What would you like,
dears?" The new waitress, Shelly, smiled at Harry and Hermione and waited
patiently.
"Hmmm. . .I think I'll have a
double cheeseburger with a butterbeer. What will you have, Hermione?"
Harry put down his menu and stared at her.
"Uh, I think I'll have a
grilled cheese with a butterbeer. Thanks." Shelly took the menus and
hurried to the kitchens.
"So, what are you doing now
Hermione?" said Harry.
"I am working in the Department
of Mysteries, but I want to quit and become an Auror. Why aren't you flying,
Harry? I thought you loved to fly."
"I used to fly, five years ago,
but I quit because I wanted to work in a wand shop. Um, Hermione? Are you
married or seeing someone?" said Harry, a bit uncomfortable.
"Er, no. My brother and his
wife and two daughters are staying with me. You see, they're natives to
Ireland, well, my brother had lived there for fifteen years; he's five years
older than me. Anyway, they don't know their way around, so, since my big old
house is lonely with only one person, I offered them a place to stay. Are you
seeing someone?" Hermione played with her hair a little, then stopped to
twist her hands.
"Uh, no. Me and Ron-" Harry
started to say.
Hermione
lightly interrupted him. "Ron and I."
"Yes, Ron and I. Anyway, we're
roommates. Do you want to come over later? I mean, it's a bit messy but..."
Shelly came back to the table with the food and placed it down onto the table.
Hermione bent over her food, thinking about the previous conversation. Harry
squeezed ketchup on his hamburger and bit into it. Harry looked up to see Hermione staring at him.
"So, do you want to come over?
Fred and George'll be there, too." Hermione wiped her mouth on a napkin.
"Sure. I have to call my
brother, though. Tell him I'll be awhile. SHELLY! IS THERE A PHONE HERE?"
Hermione yelled the last part, trying to reach Shelly in the kitchen.
"Yeah Hermione. By the cash
register."
Hermione went to the phone and
called her brother. After about five minutes she came back to the table to find
Harry done with his hamburger. Hermione quickly finished her grilled cheese
while Harry paid the bill.
"Let's go." Harry walked
up to Hermione and put his arm around her waist.
* * *
Harry took Hermione into a dorm. A
messy dorm. A VERY MESSY DORM, SO MESSY IT MADE HERMIONE SCREAM! AHHHHHHHH!
"Harry! What in the name of
bloody hell happened in your dorm room?" Hermione gripped what looked like
a bedpost.
"Uh, well, uh, Hermione, you
see..." Harry started,
Ron walked into the room and waved
hello to Hermione, "we don't have a woman in the house to help us, you
see, so the dorm is a bit messy." Ron finished for Harry, who smiled.
Hermione, HOWEVER, was not so happy about it.
"THAT WAS THE BIGGEST
UNDERSTATMENT OF THE YEAR! ARGH! WHEN WILL YOU PEOPLE EVER LEARN?"
Hermione shook her head in disgust and she started to clean the room, casting
hateful glances at Harry and Ron.
"Impractical, stupid, stupid
boys! When will they ever figure out that they can clean too?" said
Hermione in a stage whisper so that Harry and Ron could hear her.
"I...I think I'll go see my
dad. Fred, George," he motioned to his brothers, who had appeared in the
doorway, "come with me, would you? Harry we'll be gone the rest of the
night. See ya tomorrow. Uh, bye, Hermione." Ron Fred, and George left.
Harry walked over to Hermione and
pulled her head up. He cupped her chin in his hands and kissed her, and
Hermione found herself kissing him back.
Author's
Note: That was the end of chapter two! Woo, quite short, wasn't it? Hmmm, I
have to brush up on my writing skills. *grins*
So, time
for people who read this to review! Please, don't flame for stupid reasons!
Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns Harry, Hermione, the
Weasleys, and everything else you recognize doesn't belong to me. J