A/N – YAY!! Chapter 22 is out, next I'll start working on Hermione's Later Years chapter 3 =) lol, Y'all like always are GREAT!! 442 reviews!!!! =) *grins* hehehehehe =) well here is the new chapter, hope y'all enjoy! =)
Disclaimer – We have been over this 21 times already for this one story, I do NOT own JK Rowling's wonderful book, and everything in this story belongs to her, except perhaps this plot? ;)
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Harry, Hermione, and Ron were still sitting at the breakfast table…
"Hey, you guys want to go outside?" Harry asked standing up from the table.
"Sure Harry." Hermione answered, "Ron?"
"Huh?"
"Do you want to go walk outside with us?" Harry asked again.
"Oh, no… I have to go meet someone… Catch you two later?"
Without even waiting for a reply, he got up and walked quickly out of the Great Hall.
"That was weird."
"Yea, it was, well Herm, you still want to go outside?"
"Of course" she said with a small giggle.
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"Hey!" Hermione squealed when Harry hit her in the back with a snowball.
Harry started laughing, but Hermione was soon to retaliate. She quickly made a snowball and launched it in Harry's direction, which hit him square on the face. Harry began chasing Hermione while she ran giggling trying to escape his reach.
All of a sudden Hermione came to a complete stop and Harry caught up to her out of breath.
"You are really fast Herm." He said sitting down by a tree.
"Yea, you told me that way back when Ron told us he was in love with Lavender!"
"Maybe you should try out for chaser for the team?" Harry said grinning, "Next year we are going to have another empty spot."
"Ha, Ha no… and besides I thought you just got a new team this year anyway after Alicia, Katie, Angelina, Fred and George left, I mean that was like your whole team there except Oliver who left after 3rd year…"
"I did, but we also didn't get enough good flyers who tried out for chaser from the younger kids, like 2nd and 3rd years, so we'll have an opening for keeper, and a chaser next year. Ron is already decided to go out for the keeper position"
"But we are going to be 7th years, that would be doing just what you did for this year."
"At least I won't be the one dumped on with making those decisions for the year after." Harry said grinning.
"I just don't want to."
"Okay… you don't have to, just a suggestion."
"You know I hate flying, I am not good at it."
"Just because you didn't learn about it all from books, doesn't mean you are bad at it, and besides in our 1st year you and Ron helped close in on the blue key with brooms. And you were great with that, I mean we did get the key didn't we?"
"Well that was more of a case of that we needed to do that, I really don't enjoy flying on brooms."
"All right."
Hermione plopped down next to Harry on the snow and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I love winter, it is so pretty outside." Hermione sighed.
"Yea, but it is freezing." He responded shivering slightly and then he pulled Hermione closer wrapping his arms around her. Hermione leaned back a little resting her head on Harry's chest.
"I don't know, I am pretty warm." She said smiling.
"Well, that's nice and all, but my pants are wet from the snow, so if you don't mind us going back up into the Gryffindor Common room, where there is a nice fire?" Harry said.
Hermione laughed.
"Oh alright!" she agreed jumping up and offering her hands to help Harry up and after he stood up she only let go of one hand, "Lets go back to the castle, maybe we'll see Ron."
"Hey Herm?" Harry grabbed her other hand, which turned her around to face him again.
"Yea Harry?"
Harry leaned down and gave her a light kiss on the lips and grinned, "Just wanted to do that"
"What for?"
"Hey, I deserve a reward."
"For what?"
"I caught you didn't I?"
Hermione bit her lip to keep her from bursting out in a fit of laughter.
"What?"
"Nothing." Then she let go of Harry's hands and wrapped them around his neck and whispered sarcastically, "I think I could give you a better 'reward' than that"
Harry raised his eyebrows at her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned forward and tilted her head slightly giving him a long yet gentle kiss.
Hermione beamed at Harry for a second before giving him a quick kiss and slipping her hand back in his.
"I have to say that was much better" Harry grinned and walked back with Hermione to Hogwarts.
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"Where've you guys been?" Ron said without looking up from the comic book he was reading: The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle.
"Outside, we asked you to come." Hermione said matter-of-factly, sitting down next to Ron on the couch.
"Well, you two look like you had fun without me anyway." He said looking up at Harry who was sopping wet from the snow and was smiling.
"Yea, but we would've had fun with you also." Harry said after sitting down in front of the fire, "you know that."
"So what did you do Ron?" Hermione asked looking over at the comic book he was holding.
"Oh just read."
"Uh huh, so who was that person you had to go see?" Harry asked.
Ron blushed, "Err… no one really."
Hermione's face brightened, "Who is she?"
"What are you talking about Herm?"
"Who is she? Is she from Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or even Gryffindor?"
"Who?"
"The girl you have been sneaking off to see."
Ron's face turned a shade darker; "I haven't been sneaking off to see some girl, Herm."
"Uh huh, and that is why your face is a very deep crimson?" she said grinning, "You can tell us! We are your best friends!"
"Okay, so there is a girl that I go see, but I am not telling you who, okay? Now will you leave me alone?"
Hermione's grin widened and she threw her arms around Ron's neck giving him a hug, "This is great news!"
"What is?" Harry asked coming down from the boy's dorm in dry clothes; neither of them saw him leave.
"That Ron has a girlfriend."
"You do? Who?"
"No one really."
"That's not the way to talk about your girlfriend, Ron" Harry said with a smile, sitting down on the couch which Hermione abandoned a long time ago.
"She isn't my girlfriend, she is just someone nice to talk to when y'all are busy snogging or something."
"That's why you had to go talk to her after breakfast, and were late to breakfast anyway? You know we wanted you to come with us outside, so that can't be the reason." Hermione inquired
"Just forget about it Herm," Ron said getting up and the sprinted up the stairs to the door.
"I'm going to find who he likes." Hermione told Harry.
"Why?" he asked pulling her down beside him.
"Because I am curious." Hermione said looking in Harry's eyes.
"Herm, I am not going to even ask how you are going to obtain that information."
"Oh, that is the simple part." She said grinning.
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A/N --- This is shorter than last chapter, but not THAT bad =) about 3 pages… without the Author's notes and all, well THANKS TO ALL WHO REVIEWED!! =) – Sorry if these are sorta short, I need to take a shower and go to bed, school tomorrow, but I wanted to get this chapter out! =)
Shazaoblossom - Glad you like my story! =) lol, and of course their'll be more, as long as there are reviewers ;) =)
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Innus435 - Yea, Potions should be fun to write =) muhahahahahaha, but it is still Christmas! =) and I love it that Hermione and Harry finally got together, I was waiting for that! =)
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Satans Little Princess - *Grins* glad you think so fondly of my story still! =) lol there WILL be more, we all know that, I think.. =)
Ducky-doll - I have been writing this since October 1st =) lol, I wrote it, then posted it right away =) usually unless said other wise, the day the chapter is posted is the day it was written =) and I agree, JKR needs to put H/Hr together =)
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Chrissie - I dunno why it isn't not quite in the summer actually, I just felt like saying that…. And You found out in this chapter what Ron was doing, and next chapter or the next will be more specific =) =)
Silvestria - You found out what Ron was up to this chapter, or at least that is what he says and Hermione believes… =) next chapter will explain more =)
Hermioneharry4ever - LoL, I dunno if I can always keep posting more, but we'll see, and you'll find out about Lavender and Draco later, you know what, Oh my gosh, I COMPLETELY forgot about the Hagrid plan, LOL, I remember it now that you said it… *gasps* lol
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Magisch Machen - We'll see what Ron does to Draco, if there is anything :-D… and yea Rita did =) lol, and Dumbledore sometimes does have reasons he does not share ;)
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Areader - Okay, thanks for telling me that =) I am not gonna go and change them to make them longer, but that is nice to know that chapter 1 and 8 are the shortest… =)
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A/N – ONCE AGAIN… sorry that these responses aren't as long as usual, I am just plain tired! =) lol, well thank you all again for reviewing! =)