Title: The Next Step
Sub-Title: Bed & Breakfest
Version: 1.7
Author: Xuqra
Date: 11.26.02
"Oh, Harry. Stop it," Hermione sighed.
"Stop what, dear? You look wonderful." Harry remarked, still awestruck from
Hermione's outfit, or lack there of.
"No I don't" Hermione said approaching him, turning and sitting on his lap. Pulling
her over-shirt closer around her body she shivered. Harry immediately encompassed her in
his strong arms, as she sighed, "Harry you have seen me in this before."
Harry just laughed, "yes and its beautiful on you every time," his right hand finding
her knee and working its way up her leg until she stopped it with her hand.
"If I didn't know that we are the only ones still up, I wouldn't even be down here in
this." She looked shocked at his movements, but Harry just sighed and grinned.
"I know dear," he whispered a few more lines in her ear making her giggle, while his
hands kept her warm.
"Oh dear, its getting late. We should go to bed now." Hermione said drawing up the
energy to stand up from his arms.
"Must we go to separate beds?" Harry looked hurt, "I thought we might get to spend
our nights together once we got back."
Hermione scoffed at his proposition, "not yet dear." She kissed him a final time
before heading towards the top of the girls' dormitory tower. Harry went up its counterpart
for the boys' dormitories when he was done packing up his things.
Harry awoke again the next day, his arms reaching out for something he knew wasn't
there. 'Oh bloody wizards, why do I long for her so much?' Harry just thought to himself.
For the second day of his life, since the beginning of summer, Harry had the hardest
time getting up and getting dressed. Although Harry rushed himself into getting ready, he
knew that this wasn't the way he should be getting up. His steps, down the stairwell, to the
common room were tedious but it was the fastest he had ever gone.
Hermione wasn't waiting for him, but Ron was. Ron offered his hand to his long time
best friend, "six years of great friendship should not be thrown out the window just because
of one girl."
Harry nodded, "yea let's not let some chick get between us ever again." Clutching
Ron's hand they hugged, Ron's eyes focused on Hermione who stood at the stairwell. Her
eye's swelling with tears, she hightailed it back up to the dormitory, not entirely sure why
she was so upset.
Sub-Title: Bed & Breakfest
Version: 1.7
Author: Xuqra
Date: 11.26.02
"Oh, Harry. Stop it," Hermione sighed.
"Stop what, dear? You look wonderful." Harry remarked, still awestruck from
Hermione's outfit, or lack there of.
"No I don't" Hermione said approaching him, turning and sitting on his lap. Pulling
her over-shirt closer around her body she shivered. Harry immediately encompassed her in
his strong arms, as she sighed, "Harry you have seen me in this before."
Harry just laughed, "yes and its beautiful on you every time," his right hand finding
her knee and working its way up her leg until she stopped it with her hand.
"If I didn't know that we are the only ones still up, I wouldn't even be down here in
this." She looked shocked at his movements, but Harry just sighed and grinned.
"I know dear," he whispered a few more lines in her ear making her giggle, while his
hands kept her warm.
"Oh dear, its getting late. We should go to bed now." Hermione said drawing up the
energy to stand up from his arms.
"Must we go to separate beds?" Harry looked hurt, "I thought we might get to spend
our nights together once we got back."
Hermione scoffed at his proposition, "not yet dear." She kissed him a final time
before heading towards the top of the girls' dormitory tower. Harry went up its counterpart
for the boys' dormitories when he was done packing up his things.
Harry awoke again the next day, his arms reaching out for something he knew wasn't
there. 'Oh bloody wizards, why do I long for her so much?' Harry just thought to himself.
For the second day of his life, since the beginning of summer, Harry had the hardest
time getting up and getting dressed. Although Harry rushed himself into getting ready, he
knew that this wasn't the way he should be getting up. His steps, down the stairwell, to the
common room were tedious but it was the fastest he had ever gone.
Hermione wasn't waiting for him, but Ron was. Ron offered his hand to his long time
best friend, "six years of great friendship should not be thrown out the window just because
of one girl."
Harry nodded, "yea let's not let some chick get between us ever again." Clutching
Ron's hand they hugged, Ron's eyes focused on Hermione who stood at the stairwell. Her
eye's swelling with tears, she hightailed it back up to the dormitory, not entirely sure why
she was so upset.