A/N: Here is Chapter Three! Enjoy! And please review! Oh, and I really
don't like this chapter..especially the 'flirting' part that seems to take
place between Harry and Hermione..but oh well...;-)
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot. :)
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A few weeks later, almost everyone forgot about the match between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and things went partly back to normal. More rain came and so did a little snow, which was a quite a change so soon in October. But Hermione enjoyed it all the same, she wasn't little first year or second year anymore, but you are never too young not to play in the snow after all. Hermione was in common room, reading a thick book about goblins when the portrait hole opened to reveal her dark haired friend. Harry smiled when he saw her and took the seat beside her, looking at the book she was reading.
"Interesting...very interesting..." he muttered.
Hermione looked at him. "What's so interesting?"
Harry shrugged his shoulders. "I have no clue, I just felt like saying that."
Hermione sighed and kept on reading, ignoring Harry, until he poked her in the ribs, forcing her to smack him playfully on the arm.
Hermione smiled. "Don't do that, I'm not in a good mood right now."
Harry smiled back. "Really? Is that why your reading? Should I go before you smack my head off?"
Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "OK, what do you want now, Mr.Potter?"
Harry raised his eyebrows. "So now, I'm 'Mr.Potter' eh?"
Hermione glared at him for a moment and returned to her book, ignoring him completely this time, or at least trying, but Harry just kept on talking.
"I was wondering if you would like to 'hang out' since Ron appears to be busy serving his detention for Snape this afternoon..." he said to Hermione.
Hermione gulped and looked up at him. "Erm..sure..but it depends..what is it that you plan to do this afternoon?"
Harry's lips curled into a grin. "Oh..nothing much..I was thinking maybe to take you on a broom ride? I suppose it would be fun.."
Hermione nearly droped her book she held in her hands. "What?"
"Broom ride.Me.You.And the broom." he said slowly, enjoying seeing Hermione stutter at him.
"But-but-but...I don't know how to ride a broom!" she exploded.
"Which is why you have me, you will ride with me, come on Hermione, it will be fun, I promise," his green eyes shining into her dull brown ones.
Hermione felt her mouth dry. "I-I-Don't know!"
Harry began to laugh at her. "It's not a big deal, don't worry about it, it's really simple once your on a broom."
Hermione just stared at him. "I guess...but you swear..you won't let me fall and break my neck or anything? Or break any other body part..."
Harry sighed. "I swear..now can we please..go?"
Hermione closed her book and stood up. "Fine. And if you try anything funny, I will never-"
Harry gribbed her hand and pulled her out the portrait hole, dragging a protesting Hermione behind him.
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"Hermione! It's not going to throw you off! Just get on the broom..your making a big deal out of nothing.." said Harry, as he watched Hermione attempt to get on the firebolt with him.
Hermione whimpered and closed her eyes for a moment, and slowly got on the broom, wraping her arms around Harry's waist. She breathed in a shaky breath.
"Hermione..we haven't even got off the ground and your already frighten.." sighed Harry, he couldn't believe the most smartest girl was that afraid of a ordinary flying broom.
Hermione slowly opened her eyes and glared at him. "I can't believe I let you talk me into this..."
Harry flashed her a smile and they were quickly off ground, about fifty feet above ground or so....
Meanwhile Hermione was screaming her head off.
"Hermione!Clam down!" yelled Harry, covering his ears from all her yells.
Hermione eventually did stop, and she just grasp Harry's waist harder, afraid that if she didn't, she would fall. She whimpered softly against his shirt. Harry chuckled at her. Hermione didn't have the time to unglue her eyes and glare at him, she was too frighten.
Pretty soon, they were soaring all around the Hogwarts grounds, and Hermione eventually did open her eyes to the view, she had never known Hogwarts looked..so..breathtaken up so high, she loosened her grib on Harry, and sighed.
"It's really a beautiful site..especially with the snow..it seems like a portrait..yet so real.." murmured Hermione softly.
Then suddenly Harry did a twirl with the broom, making the broom go upside down and then back up, which made Hermione scream in fright.
"Oh! Wait until we are back on land!" threathened Hermione.
"Not if I keep you up on this broom all day..." he said in a sing song voice.
Hermione widened her eyes in surprise. "Oh no you don't!"
Harry began to whistle innocently. Hermione had to held back from smacking him off the broom, but without him, she would be in trouble, so she didn't.
"Please..can we go back on land now?" begged Hermione, as they went a up higher and suddenly down lower to the ground, and in a swish back up high in the sky.
"Aww..must you be such a drag? We haven't got to the fun part yet.." he said.
Hermioe this time did smack him on the head. "Take me down! I'm scared out of my wits!"
"You decided to come..I didn't force you.." he reminded her.
Hermione glared at him. "So? It's now time to take me back to the ground and the ground is down there, that is where I *demand* to go."
Hermione knew she was being a really mean to Harry, but Hermione wasn't sure if she could much more of this silly flying.
Harry looked at her, a frown forming on his lips. "Is that what you want Hermione?"
Hermione nodded, and then suddenly in one move, they were down at the ground again.
Harry jumped off and held out a hand to Hermione, who took it and then push him to the ground, making him fall quickly to the muddy ground.
"That is the finaly time I ever go on a broom!" said Hermione loudly, she was bit dizzy from the fast ride.
Harry didn't seem to mind the mud, just laughed at her. Hermione looked at him, her anger rising up.
"You find this funny don't you?" she crosses her arms over her chest, glaring at him with hatred. "You are..such-such-" a long pause."Grr! All you do is annoy me!"
At those words, Harry stoped laughing. He just looked at her.
"Come on, you really don't mean that..I'm sorry..I shouldn't have thought.." he began to say.
"That's just it! You don't think! All you care about is being Mr.Hero..not caring about you certain friend who happens to be afraid of brooms! I only agreed to go with you because-because-" she stoped talking, the only reason she truly went was to be with him, alone with him. She bowed her head in shame.
Then she sit down on the muddy ground next him. "I'm sorry, I'm just.."
Harry patted her back. "It's OK..I know you don't mean it..."
Hermione sniffed. "I'm acting like a total moron aren't I?"
Harry smiled weakly at her. "You could never be a moron, Hermione."
Hermione smiled at him. "I suppose so."
Harry began to get up and dust himself off. "Come on, let's go inside."
Hermione began to stand up also. She bit her lip for a moment, still feeling dizzy, took his hand and squeezed it.
"I'm sorry about the whole thing..Flying is not really that bad..it's really fun..when your not doing too many twirls.." she said, with a arched brow at him.
Harry grinned. "Really? The twirls are the best."
Hermione brushed her chestnut hair off her face and tucked it behind her ear, walking the steps up with him. "Uh huh."
Harry smiled that boyish grin at her.
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A/N: *crosses arms* I hate it! It seems..fluffy..only without the kissing. O_o
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot. :)
**
A few weeks later, almost everyone forgot about the match between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and things went partly back to normal. More rain came and so did a little snow, which was a quite a change so soon in October. But Hermione enjoyed it all the same, she wasn't little first year or second year anymore, but you are never too young not to play in the snow after all. Hermione was in common room, reading a thick book about goblins when the portrait hole opened to reveal her dark haired friend. Harry smiled when he saw her and took the seat beside her, looking at the book she was reading.
"Interesting...very interesting..." he muttered.
Hermione looked at him. "What's so interesting?"
Harry shrugged his shoulders. "I have no clue, I just felt like saying that."
Hermione sighed and kept on reading, ignoring Harry, until he poked her in the ribs, forcing her to smack him playfully on the arm.
Hermione smiled. "Don't do that, I'm not in a good mood right now."
Harry smiled back. "Really? Is that why your reading? Should I go before you smack my head off?"
Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "OK, what do you want now, Mr.Potter?"
Harry raised his eyebrows. "So now, I'm 'Mr.Potter' eh?"
Hermione glared at him for a moment and returned to her book, ignoring him completely this time, or at least trying, but Harry just kept on talking.
"I was wondering if you would like to 'hang out' since Ron appears to be busy serving his detention for Snape this afternoon..." he said to Hermione.
Hermione gulped and looked up at him. "Erm..sure..but it depends..what is it that you plan to do this afternoon?"
Harry's lips curled into a grin. "Oh..nothing much..I was thinking maybe to take you on a broom ride? I suppose it would be fun.."
Hermione nearly droped her book she held in her hands. "What?"
"Broom ride.Me.You.And the broom." he said slowly, enjoying seeing Hermione stutter at him.
"But-but-but...I don't know how to ride a broom!" she exploded.
"Which is why you have me, you will ride with me, come on Hermione, it will be fun, I promise," his green eyes shining into her dull brown ones.
Hermione felt her mouth dry. "I-I-Don't know!"
Harry began to laugh at her. "It's not a big deal, don't worry about it, it's really simple once your on a broom."
Hermione just stared at him. "I guess...but you swear..you won't let me fall and break my neck or anything? Or break any other body part..."
Harry sighed. "I swear..now can we please..go?"
Hermione closed her book and stood up. "Fine. And if you try anything funny, I will never-"
Harry gribbed her hand and pulled her out the portrait hole, dragging a protesting Hermione behind him.
**
"Hermione! It's not going to throw you off! Just get on the broom..your making a big deal out of nothing.." said Harry, as he watched Hermione attempt to get on the firebolt with him.
Hermione whimpered and closed her eyes for a moment, and slowly got on the broom, wraping her arms around Harry's waist. She breathed in a shaky breath.
"Hermione..we haven't even got off the ground and your already frighten.." sighed Harry, he couldn't believe the most smartest girl was that afraid of a ordinary flying broom.
Hermione slowly opened her eyes and glared at him. "I can't believe I let you talk me into this..."
Harry flashed her a smile and they were quickly off ground, about fifty feet above ground or so....
Meanwhile Hermione was screaming her head off.
"Hermione!Clam down!" yelled Harry, covering his ears from all her yells.
Hermione eventually did stop, and she just grasp Harry's waist harder, afraid that if she didn't, she would fall. She whimpered softly against his shirt. Harry chuckled at her. Hermione didn't have the time to unglue her eyes and glare at him, she was too frighten.
Pretty soon, they were soaring all around the Hogwarts grounds, and Hermione eventually did open her eyes to the view, she had never known Hogwarts looked..so..breathtaken up so high, she loosened her grib on Harry, and sighed.
"It's really a beautiful site..especially with the snow..it seems like a portrait..yet so real.." murmured Hermione softly.
Then suddenly Harry did a twirl with the broom, making the broom go upside down and then back up, which made Hermione scream in fright.
"Oh! Wait until we are back on land!" threathened Hermione.
"Not if I keep you up on this broom all day..." he said in a sing song voice.
Hermione widened her eyes in surprise. "Oh no you don't!"
Harry began to whistle innocently. Hermione had to held back from smacking him off the broom, but without him, she would be in trouble, so she didn't.
"Please..can we go back on land now?" begged Hermione, as they went a up higher and suddenly down lower to the ground, and in a swish back up high in the sky.
"Aww..must you be such a drag? We haven't got to the fun part yet.." he said.
Hermioe this time did smack him on the head. "Take me down! I'm scared out of my wits!"
"You decided to come..I didn't force you.." he reminded her.
Hermione glared at him. "So? It's now time to take me back to the ground and the ground is down there, that is where I *demand* to go."
Hermione knew she was being a really mean to Harry, but Hermione wasn't sure if she could much more of this silly flying.
Harry looked at her, a frown forming on his lips. "Is that what you want Hermione?"
Hermione nodded, and then suddenly in one move, they were down at the ground again.
Harry jumped off and held out a hand to Hermione, who took it and then push him to the ground, making him fall quickly to the muddy ground.
"That is the finaly time I ever go on a broom!" said Hermione loudly, she was bit dizzy from the fast ride.
Harry didn't seem to mind the mud, just laughed at her. Hermione looked at him, her anger rising up.
"You find this funny don't you?" she crosses her arms over her chest, glaring at him with hatred. "You are..such-such-" a long pause."Grr! All you do is annoy me!"
At those words, Harry stoped laughing. He just looked at her.
"Come on, you really don't mean that..I'm sorry..I shouldn't have thought.." he began to say.
"That's just it! You don't think! All you care about is being Mr.Hero..not caring about you certain friend who happens to be afraid of brooms! I only agreed to go with you because-because-" she stoped talking, the only reason she truly went was to be with him, alone with him. She bowed her head in shame.
Then she sit down on the muddy ground next him. "I'm sorry, I'm just.."
Harry patted her back. "It's OK..I know you don't mean it..."
Hermione sniffed. "I'm acting like a total moron aren't I?"
Harry smiled weakly at her. "You could never be a moron, Hermione."
Hermione smiled at him. "I suppose so."
Harry began to get up and dust himself off. "Come on, let's go inside."
Hermione began to stand up also. She bit her lip for a moment, still feeling dizzy, took his hand and squeezed it.
"I'm sorry about the whole thing..Flying is not really that bad..it's really fun..when your not doing too many twirls.." she said, with a arched brow at him.
Harry grinned. "Really? The twirls are the best."
Hermione brushed her chestnut hair off her face and tucked it behind her ear, walking the steps up with him. "Uh huh."
Harry smiled that boyish grin at her.
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A/N: *crosses arms* I hate it! It seems..fluffy..only without the kissing. O_o