Chapter 4
Setting Out
Harry and Hermione sat in the common room after lunch. They had this hour off and Hermione was using the time to plan.
"We'll need the invisibility cloak of course." She said as she paced around the room. She looked at Harry. He was sitting in an armchair rereading Quiditch Through the Ages.
"Harry did you hear me?" Hermione asked with a note of impatience in her voice. Harry just mumbled something about chocolate frogs and kept reading.
"Really Harry! I don't know why I ever agreed to be your girlfriend! I liked you before we started going out. You always used to love adventures and would do anything for Ginny. Why you even saved her life!" Hermione finished with a stone cold stare. Harry glanced up and saw the look she was giving him.
"I don't know. Is it a crime for someone to change?" He grumbled although he was trying to sound braver than he felt at the moment. He had heard the muggle saying about the fury of a women's scorn.
"No, no it's not, but why did you change?"
"I don't know. It's just..."
"What, Harry?" Hermione's bad temper drained away as soon as Harry began to open up.
"I guess, after Ginny almost killed you I found out how real the danger is. I guess the truth is I'm a little scared." Harry sighed and began to turn a little red. He had just reveled one of his deepest, darkest secrets.
"Oh, Harry." Hermione crooned. She leaned over and hugged him. Harry smiled a little and then put down his book. Hermione pulled away and looked Harry in the eyes.
"I'm a little scared too, but I know what I have to do. I was always scared but with you by my side I always knew I would be okay. Harry, I promise that nothing will happen to you when we're together."
"It's you I'm worried about."
"Harry, it's OK. We have nothing to fear right now. Ginny won't try and hurt me again."
"I guess you're right."
"Of course I am." she laughed and she playfully punched him in the arm.
"I guess I'll try to be more like I used to." He smiled rubbing his arm. "So then, where is Ginny?"
"Well, I have a hunch she's in the Forbidden Forest."
"Why do you say that?"
"I saw that owl before. I was watching it, in fact, because it was acting very strange. I thought it was an Animagi. I followed it but I figured nothing out."
"What was it doing that was so strange?"
"It seemed smart. I finally concluded it was a pet owl set loose." Hermione explained.
"Hermione?"
"Yeah?" she looked up and a piece of hair fell on her face. Harry took it and tucked it behind her ear. Harry could only think about how beautiful she was.
"I love you." Harry said. Hermione smiled and they both began to lean in. Their lips met and then after a minute or so, and parted. They spent the next hour planning for that night.
***
At quater to eight Harry and Hermione met in the common room. Harry took the invisibility cloak and put it over the two of them. They opened the portrait hole. They heard a voice.
"Harry! Where ever your going I want to go too!" It was Ron. There was no use in trying to fool him. They took off the cloak and turned around.
"I thought so!" He said with a smile of triumph on his face.
"Ron, you can't come."
"Why not?" Ron asked suspiciously.
"Uh, there's not enough room?"
"We've fit three before, Harry."
"Ron, it's about your sister! We didn't want you to come because we knew you were stressed out."
"You fold like a napkin, Hermione." Harry grumbled.
"So that's where she went! I have to go!" Ron pleaded. Harry couldn't turn him down. He was his partner in crime.
"Fine." Harry sighed. Ron smiled and ran down the stairs. They got under the cloak and left the Gryffindor Tower.
Setting Out
Harry and Hermione sat in the common room after lunch. They had this hour off and Hermione was using the time to plan.
"We'll need the invisibility cloak of course." She said as she paced around the room. She looked at Harry. He was sitting in an armchair rereading Quiditch Through the Ages.
"Harry did you hear me?" Hermione asked with a note of impatience in her voice. Harry just mumbled something about chocolate frogs and kept reading.
"Really Harry! I don't know why I ever agreed to be your girlfriend! I liked you before we started going out. You always used to love adventures and would do anything for Ginny. Why you even saved her life!" Hermione finished with a stone cold stare. Harry glanced up and saw the look she was giving him.
"I don't know. Is it a crime for someone to change?" He grumbled although he was trying to sound braver than he felt at the moment. He had heard the muggle saying about the fury of a women's scorn.
"No, no it's not, but why did you change?"
"I don't know. It's just..."
"What, Harry?" Hermione's bad temper drained away as soon as Harry began to open up.
"I guess, after Ginny almost killed you I found out how real the danger is. I guess the truth is I'm a little scared." Harry sighed and began to turn a little red. He had just reveled one of his deepest, darkest secrets.
"Oh, Harry." Hermione crooned. She leaned over and hugged him. Harry smiled a little and then put down his book. Hermione pulled away and looked Harry in the eyes.
"I'm a little scared too, but I know what I have to do. I was always scared but with you by my side I always knew I would be okay. Harry, I promise that nothing will happen to you when we're together."
"It's you I'm worried about."
"Harry, it's OK. We have nothing to fear right now. Ginny won't try and hurt me again."
"I guess you're right."
"Of course I am." she laughed and she playfully punched him in the arm.
"I guess I'll try to be more like I used to." He smiled rubbing his arm. "So then, where is Ginny?"
"Well, I have a hunch she's in the Forbidden Forest."
"Why do you say that?"
"I saw that owl before. I was watching it, in fact, because it was acting very strange. I thought it was an Animagi. I followed it but I figured nothing out."
"What was it doing that was so strange?"
"It seemed smart. I finally concluded it was a pet owl set loose." Hermione explained.
"Hermione?"
"Yeah?" she looked up and a piece of hair fell on her face. Harry took it and tucked it behind her ear. Harry could only think about how beautiful she was.
"I love you." Harry said. Hermione smiled and they both began to lean in. Their lips met and then after a minute or so, and parted. They spent the next hour planning for that night.
***
At quater to eight Harry and Hermione met in the common room. Harry took the invisibility cloak and put it over the two of them. They opened the portrait hole. They heard a voice.
"Harry! Where ever your going I want to go too!" It was Ron. There was no use in trying to fool him. They took off the cloak and turned around.
"I thought so!" He said with a smile of triumph on his face.
"Ron, you can't come."
"Why not?" Ron asked suspiciously.
"Uh, there's not enough room?"
"We've fit three before, Harry."
"Ron, it's about your sister! We didn't want you to come because we knew you were stressed out."
"You fold like a napkin, Hermione." Harry grumbled.
"So that's where she went! I have to go!" Ron pleaded. Harry couldn't turn him down. He was his partner in crime.
"Fine." Harry sighed. Ron smiled and ran down the stairs. They got under the cloak and left the Gryffindor Tower.
