..Evergreen..
Chapter Four: Is it enough to love?

FINALLY! this is updated! well, this is sorta longer than the previous three. i hope you'll like this.... i tried to make it as fluffy as possible. nyehe. warning.. this contains a cliffie.. harharhar!!!

Previously in Evergreen...

Later that evening in the Gryffindor Common Room...

'*sigh* When will the two of you realize you were made for each other?'Aurora sighed, staring gloomil at Harry and Hermione who were studying silently.

I hope I can repay you someday. Anything.....

Aurora just remembered what Justin said. She snapped up.

"By Jove! I've got it!"

"What?" Ralph asked...

"A better plan...."


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"Hey Justin." Aurora exclaimed, fluttering her way towards Justin.

"Hey Aurora.Whats up?" Justin replied happily.

Aurora flew a few feet above him. "Me! Hehehe, Well anyway,"

Aurora said and flew back to his eye level.

"I was thinking about what you said about helping me back, well, I really don't want to, but I need to.. are you sure you can help me?"

"Sure I'm sure. Whats the problem?"

"Well uh, since I can't write on the normal sized papers, I just want you to send some..." Aurora said, fluttered beside his ear and whispered:
"secret admirer letters to Hermione."

Justin just looked confused. "Uh, okay, whatever you say. I know I have no right to ask why.. Just that?"

"That's all. Don't tell anybody okay?" Aurora said thankfully.

"Sure thing, I did lots of stuff like that for my friends already, It would be easy."

"Thank you so Justin." Aurora praised.

Justin just smiled at Aurora and walked away towards the Hufflepuff Common Room.

Aurora just smiled deviously and went back to her Mommy and Daddy, who were talking under a big tree, on a bench. With their heads across each other, looking down on some sort of paper. What a wonderful plan to make Harry realize his feeling for Mommy, I mean Hermione.

Aurora pursed her lips cautiously and flew towards them, not wanting them to see her, she flew inside the tree and peeked at them.

"Okay, so far, Plan F has failed. Oh dear, I don't know when they will ever work it out. Are you ready for Plan G?" Aurora heard Hermione sigh.

She suspected they were planning for Ron and Lavender again.Come to think of it, she may be even spending more time on their plans than her studying.Which is, uh, impossible. But possible too beacuse it's what is keeping her closer then ever with harry.

"Okay, So I just have to make Ron write these stuff? But how in the world am I going to convince him to write this letter to Lavender?" Harry asked, still staring at Hermione's handwriting that she wanted Ron to write to send to Lavender.

"It's your problem... I can copy Lavender's handwriting." Hermione teased as a matter-of-factly.

"Fine, let's put it that way." Harry pouted.

"Mmm, Harry is angry..." Hermione teased, poking her finger on his belly.

"Ow, what did you that for?" Harry pouted and clutched his tummy, He felt if he didn't clutch it, butterflies would fly from his bellybutton. And turned to Hermione.

Hermione looked up. "Nothing.." Hermione said, almost whispering, noticing that their heads were just 5 centimeters apart. Almost bumped their noses.Hermione held her breath. So did Harry.

They were so close. As if they were going to.. kiss...

Aurora squealed slowly as is the most thrilling part of a movie was starting.

There they were, lost just staring at each others eyes. Harry looked at Hermione's brown eyes, trailed down to her nose, and to her beautiful cheery red lips. he wanted to kiss her right now. Even before he could even move, in a sudden, Hermione looked away. Harry looked away too. Both of them blushing furiously.

Aurora just sighed and flew down, meeting her Mommy and Daddy. "Hi Mommy! Hi Daddy!" Aurora greeted happily as if not seeing the scence 5 seconds ago.

"Hi Sweetie!" Harry and Hermione said in unison.

Aurora smiled and thought 'It would be nice to hear the two of them sa 'hi sweetie' to each other and now to me.'

"Aren't we supposed to be at the Great Hall right now?" Aurora suggested. Harry and Hermione just got up and replied smiles to each other as like saying it was okay and walked together towards the Great Hall.

"Mommy, Daddy, can both of you hold me?" Aurora asked sweetly.

Harry held Aurora's right hand and Aurora wrapped her hand on Hermione's finger.. That made Aurora fly in between them held in their fingers.

The three of them still walked together. While Harry and Hermione were busy walking,Aurora,slowly wrapped Harry's fingers around Hermione's fingers. Whew, good thing then didn't notice.

Harry felt something new with Aurora's hand. Why did he feel electricity flow down to his spine. But still too embarassed to turn his head, he just looked forward, not caring to see why. Little did he know, he was already holding Hermione fingers, where Hermione thought were Aurora's hands.

Not sooner, they arrived at the Great Hall followed by shocked stares. "Why are they looking at us like that?" Hermione asked turning to face Harry. Harry just shrugged, innocently with neither of them nothing they held each other's fingers.

"It's nice to see your finally showing your affections to the public." Ron said, grinning.

Hermione and Harry raised their eyebrows. Then tried to look at Aurora's expression on what was just said to them.

And to their shock, it wasn't Aurora they were looking at..but instead... their fingers, enwined... Thinking all the time they were Aurora's hands.

They looked at each other, blushed again like a tomato and untwined their fingers. Ang grinned shyly.

Ron and Lavender exchanged grins. They turned back to the two and noticed Aurora and Ralph giving each other high fives.

~*~

"Morning guys. Where's Hermione?" Harry asked happily straightening his robes.

Ron and Lavender looked up from the couch. "Hermione is still upstairs. She'll come down any minute now.." Lavender said.

Ron just gave Harry a 'If-I-know.' grin.Harry just glared at Ron.

Harry just shrugged and flopped on the couch beside Ron who was grinning and blushing at the same time looking at Lavender. Harry just smiled. It was nice to see the two of them get more aquainted together.

He looked around, it was still early to go for breakfast at the Great Hall. He looked around the common room, just the three of them, 'Where is Hermione?' Harry thought.

He just saw her 9 hours ago and he's already missing her. He just sighed. How in the world will he make her his? His very own Hermione...

He sighed again, looking at Ron and Lavender who were laughing hard because of Ralph and Aurora's joke.

"TADA!!!" Hermione's voice echoed in the common room, spreading her hands as if showing off something. But it wasn't just something.. Her hair was tied in a ponytail mixed with neat braids that flowed to her waist and she wore... what she said she would never wear at classes... Make-up. With a lipstick, if that's what you call them that was colored cherry red a shade darker than her natural lips, a white eyeshadow that emphasized her face more.. more.. prettier.

Ron and Harry just dropped their jaws at the sight of Hermione.

"AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!" Hermione screamed. "What are the two of you doing here?" Hermione said, quite shocked. She was supposed to show that only to Lavender because she was just 'trying it on' but she never expected to Harry and Ron to be there.. to see her like that.. God this was so embarassing.

"Wow..." was all Harry could say.. Just two feet away from him,to his thought, was an angel.

Hermione just blushed. "Oh Okay, since the two of you are already here, let's go, but first let me take this stupid thing off." Hermione said, trying not to look embarassed.

"Come on Hermione." Lavender said. Looking at Harry, Hermione just blushed harder.

"I don't think so.." Hermione said and looked up the stairs she was about to step on,seeing Parvati was giving her a 'go-on' signal.Hermione bit her lip.

"Yeah, Besides, Just one minute to go, I bet you don't have any time to get that off... It was even you who said 'The early bird catches the fattest worm.'. You look good Hermione. Trust me." Lavender said, smiling.

"*SIGH* Fine, but don't tease me, I was just putting this on.." Hermione said, flinging her bag on her shoulders. While doing so, she thought, I never said that, It was Ron who said The early bird catches the fattest worm.

"You look nice Hermione." Ron smiled.

"Thanks Ron." Hermione said.

"Harry, close your mouth already." Hermione chuckled closing Harry's mouth with her fingers.

"Hehe, sorry.Hermione, you look wow." Harry blushed. Hermione just grinned. Things went out okay than she had thought. That was supposed to be the most embarassing moment of her life.

~*~

They entered the Great Hall followed by stares,glares and raised eyebrows. Has Hermione Granger done a makeover? Hermione was getting nervous.

"Look Hermione, everybody seems to be looking at you." Ron said.

"And I hate it.. I should have never agreed to put this on.. Grrr.." Hermione said, gritting her teeth notcing that every corner of her eye, she would she lots of pairs of eyes looking at her. She covered her face with her hands.

"Calm down 'Mione." Lavender reminded her and so they just joined the Gryffindor table fore breakfast.

"Aurora, your mommy really looks prettier today." Ralph whispered to Aurora.

"Keep it down. She hates make up." Aurora reminded Ralph, who just nodded in reply and insterted a 'She's already pretty even without makeup anway.'

. Just then, about hundered owls fluttered in the window. Mail time (a/n : i know it isn't supposed to be served during breakfast but bear with me here okay!)

The owls dropped packages, letters, newspapers on to the recipents. And suddenly, an white owl fluttered towards Hermione and dropped a red envelope with gold strings on the sides.

"Who's that for?" Ron asked.

"I don't know" Hermione answered slumply trying to ignore the stares while Ron picked up the letter. After reading Hermione's name on the cover, he just grinned and handed it to Hermione.

"Not more than 5 minutes in the Great Hall and you have a love letter already."Ron grinned.

"Thanks to your new look!" Lavender added.

Hermione just shrugged and opened the letter.

Dear Hermione,

As days pass by I couldn't hold it inside me.
I know it's not right and I know there is no
way you can love me back but I just wanted
you to know that someone is right
here loving you.

~Your secret Admirer

"I-it's not for me." Hermione said nervously. What if this was a prank? She should never let go of her real expression maybe they would think she was so desparate to be happy receiving a secret admirer letter. But she felt.. nice. She turned to Harry. What if it was from him? Besides, It must have been Hedwig.

"Can I see?" Lavender said and picked up the latter after Hermione nodded. Lavender nodded on the letter. "It's a secret admirer letter alright." Lavender said and put back the the letter on the envelope and turned around. She didn't see anyone blushing so furiously or giggling or obvious it was him/her or whatever sent the letter.

"Let me take a look at it." Harry said. Hermione turned to him. '*sigh* And I thought it was from you.. Darn Hermione, Hedwig isn't the only white owl. Like duh.' Hermione tought dully and watched Harry's expression while reading the letter. His face seemed to be sort of... jealous? Hermione coldn't understand. Did he like her too? Or was he disgusted? What?

"You're evil." Ralph stated.

Aurora giggled. "I know that. Someday we'll see that they'll end up together."
~*~

That afternoon...

"Ron, It's your's and Lavenders turn to buy food for Aurora and Ralph. Just the two of you." Hermione said, as practiced. Beaming, quite proud that her make up was finally removed.

"No, I have something to do!" Ron and Lavender said together. And after just stared why they spoke together.

"Well me and Hermione have something to do too!" Harry added to Hermione's conclusion. The four of them were in the Common Room, 'arguing' about who's turn it is to buy the food for their faeries.

"You can't just let Aurora and Ralph buy it on their own!" Hermione said throwing her arms in the air as Harry ducked to miss Hermione's arm and followed with a whispery 'sorry'. Ralph and Aurora just sat on a pillow on the couch and watched the four of them 'argue'.

"Fine!" Ron and Lavender said together, again.

Harry just smiled/smirked. At last, they agreed. "You see, the two of you even say the same things together. You two will get together. Both your minds run together. Just perfect." Hermione teased.

"Oh yeah??" Ron and Lavender said together.

"Yeah." replied Harry and Hermione in unison. They became shocked they said the same word, just the simpled word, 'Yeah'.. together.. Just after Hermione's conclusion. Both your minds work together. Just Perfect.

"Now, that... was a coincidense." Harry and Hermione pointed to each other in unison and just stared at each other in disbeleif. Ron and Lavender just grinned.

"Bye bye.... We'll leave the two of you here.." Lavender said, signaling Aurora and Ralph to come to them.

And so, Harry and Hermione were left there, just staring at each other. Then, in a minute, they bursted out laughing. Just happy that Ron and Lavender finally agreed to come together.

"Where did I even get that statement?!" Hermione scorned herself as she scratched her head intentionally.

"What Herm?" Harry asked but did bite his slippery tounge for blurting out 'herm'.

"Nevermind.. HEY! I said I don't like you calling me 'Herm!' " Hermione exclaimed as she poked Harry on his arm.

"Sorry, I-I didn't mean to actually Herm. - Hermione.." Harry replied.

"You okay? You're stuttering." Hermione looked a bit curious.

"Yeah, I am." Harry lied. There was obviously something bothering him.

"Well, okay. I think I'll just go upstairs and fix some of my things for a while. Come on Crookshanks.."Hermione smiled at Harry and tried to call on her cat who obeyed Hermione and went up with her the spiral staircases to the Girl's Dorm.

Harry just stared at the spot where he had seen the last sight of Hermione before she went up her dorm. Harry sighed, but something was dragging his feet up his dorm too.

Harry got in the dorm and lied down his bed. Nobody else was there. He just looked up the ceiling. What was bothering him? Why was he so preoccupied? Why wasn't his heart beating normally that day? Was it about you-know-who? Lots of questions were boggled in Harry's mind. Trying to relax, he positioned himself facing the wall. Turning around to his right, there was something on his desk.

Harry sighed and stood up, picked up the red envelope. Written on it in was 'For the one and only girl in my heart... Hermione Granger.'

"Hmph. Corny." Harry said. Harry just shrugged why he said those words.

He knew Hermione didn't want the letter, but why was it with him? Why did he even bother to keep it? He did remember crumpling it afterwards.

and Harry started reading it again:

Dear Hermione,

As days pass by I couldn't hold it inside me.
I know it's not right and I know there is no
way you can love me back but I just wanted
you to know that someone is right
here loving you.

~Your secret Admirer

"Cornier." Harry knew there was no such word as that but he could never find anything else that would describe it. For him. He examined the handwriting. It was really neat. Though, quite familiar. But how many wizards could have not thought of having it being written by another person right?

But the real question was, Why did he care? He shook his head. Hermione was his bestfriend. Of course he cared. But it was different. Mixed emotions and such, he hated to admit it, but he was jealous...

~

Ron and Lavender returned back to the Gryffindor Common Room, laughing and feeling so jolly. Even Aurora and Ralph were smiling too.

"Hey, where are the two?" Ron asked suddenly, noticing that Harry and Hermione weren't around.

Lavender shrugged. "Dunno, probably somewhere else..". Ron shrugged back and sat on the couch.

"Wanna sit?" Ron asked Lavender, quite blushing.

"Sure." Lavander said and sat beside Ron.

Ron started with how they got to Hogwarts, interviewing Lavender about everything else about her. And after minutes of talking. They finally decided to see each other later. Lavender and Ron up to their separate dorms.

Meanwhile.. The two faeried were left in the Common Room.

"Got it?" Aurora asked.

"Yep." Ralph smiled and showed her Harry's moving picture that he held up. And Aurora showed Ralph a picture of Hermione.

"Okay, so remember, you put this.." Aurora said and traded their pictures. "in Daddy's I mean, Harry's Aritmacy Book. And I put this in his Arithmacy Book too. Remember, page 147." Aurora said clearly.

Ralph nodded and soon they went up to the Boy's Dorms and Aurora to the opposite and they did what they planned.

~*~

Ron entered his dorm with a smile plastered on his face. But then he notices Harry crumpling a piece of paper.

"What's with you?" Ron asked Harry while throwing his bag on his bed.

Harry let out a heavy sigh.

Ron posed at a corner of Harry's bed. "Man, what's wrong with you?" Ron asked again. Figuring out that Harry wouldn't reply to his question, it was now pretty self explanatory that Harry was mad about the red peice of paper because he was staring at it.

Ron rolled his eyes. "You know what Harry, I think I know something you don't know." Ron phrased.

Harry shooked his head and was alarmed by Ron's statement. The thought of who the bastard was who sent Hermione the letter poofed like a bubble.

"What is it that you know that I don't?" Harry's curiousity spilled out.

"If you'd look at the way you're acting towards Hermione. You'll know it too Harry." Ron san, with a toothless smile and a glint in this eye.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked,raising his brows.

"Harry, You keep convincing yourself you don't like her. Doing that is like poison man. Keep it iside you and it could destroy you." Ron stated.

It was a perfect time to tease Ron about Lavender that if Ron liked Lavender, on 'why wouldn't you tell her?' But something in Harry told him not to let a squeak get out of him. Those words hit him. He was right. He sat there with silence. Before he could do anything..

"You're welcome Harry." Ron grinned and went to the bathroom to change.

Harry just stood up and smiled a bit. That got him into his senses. He just crumpled the paper once again and threw it in the trashcan.

~*~

"I do hope Daddy realizes what Mommy means to him. Now that he has a rival. hehe." Aurora said with a devious grin.

Ralph just nodded and observed Harry who was sitting on the floor leaning back on the couch and seemed to be thinking of something so deep.

Just then Hermione came down, quite running and using her left hand as if to tourniquet her right hand that was bleeding. It looked liked a scratch.

"Omigosh! Daddy! Look!" Aurora gasped and flew hurriedly towards Harry and when Harry noticed Aurora, Aurora then pointed to Hermione. Who was trying to get out of the common room.

Harry snapped up and looked at Hermione. "Hermione, what happened?" Harry said, now nervous.

"I-I don't know. I was just fixing my stuff and I hit my arm on the lock of the trunk." Hermione said, hardly breathing. Scared to look at the blood dripping from her wound.

"Come on, Let me bring you to the Hospital Wing." Harry said quite demanding.

"Okay.." Hermione said as she bit her lip.

"Here." Harry got his handkercheif and put it on her bleeding wound.

"But.. Harry, that's your favorite hanky..." Hermione worried.

"It's okay, now Let's go." Harry said firmly and walked her towards the hospital wing.

It was a 3 minute walk to the Hospital wing. But all Hermione could do was trash her thought about her wound and wonder why Harry was so frantic about her having a small 2 inch wound on her arm and even putting his favorite hanky on her wound. Harry was walking quite fast beside her and sometimes he'd go to fast.

"Harry, this isn't really an emergency you know. It's just a wound." Hermione squeaked.

"Hermione, look, it's still bleeding." Harry said, now holding her hand and as if dragging her to the Hospital Wing.

Harry felt something from his fingers crawl to his spine. This was 'electricity'. But then , his happiness had to end. They reached the Hospital Wing.

They entered and called politely for Madame Pomfrey.

But she wasn't there.

"Impossible. Where could she be?" Hermione said.

"That couldn't be! Anyone could get hurt in any hour in Hogwarts and she isn't around!" Harry exclaimed.

"Harry, don't get mad at her. Maybe got something, somewhere." Hermione said trying to calm him down. Gosh was he worried about her? Did he even care? Well, they were bestfriends..

"I can put on a bandage myself.." Hermione said.

"Mm. Probably." Harry said and walked with her up to the place where there were some bandages and stuff.

Hermione sat down when Harry politely told her so.

Hermione looked at Harry. He was worried. It was very touchy. He cared

"Okay, here, let me." Harry insisted kindly and grabbed Hermione's hand lightly.

Hermione let her wounded hand out and just felt electricity flowing down on her body from Harry's fingertips. Yeah, again.

Harry grabbed the cotton and dabbed on some disinfectant thingie on her wound.

"This is gonna sting a bit." Harry said but then he blew a little air on the surface of her wound. So it wouldn't hurt much.

"That didn't hurt." Hermione grinned. Harry just chuckled a bit and grabbed the bandages.

He slowly put them on Hermione's arm. He was enjoying himself. Wishing he could hold her arms all the time like that, but of course without her getting hurt.

"Harry, how did you.." Hermione started. but then she was cut off by Harry.

"Well I saw a nurse treat Dudley's leg when he got scratched and I just made a mental note about it." Harry answered without letting Hermione finish her question. Hoping it wasn't rude because he just wanted her to know he knew her so well.

Hermione just grinned. And there, it was finished.

"Now, to make it heal faster." Harry said with a smile and kissed an area of her wound, well not on the bandage of course.

As Harry did so, he could still smell the disinfectant and the bandage on where he kissed her. Her skin was soft and supple wishing he could continue doing so.

Hermione was just really shocked but not enough that it made her gasp a bit.

Harry smiled at Hermione and she smiled back. Harry now held her hand.

"Thanks Harry." Hermione said and kissed him on the cheek. Harry was now blushing. and so was she.

And so they went out the Hospital Wing after Hermione made a note to Madame Pomfrey they used some and they were okay.

"This feels weird." Hermione said, turning her wounded arm. The bandage was not really perfect but it was okay.

"Why?" Harry asked. Hermione just shrugged and grinned. Hermione hope that gave him a clue.

Hary grinned back and accompanied her the way back to the Gryffindor Common Room.

Just in time to see Ron and Lavender with faces close to each other . And Ron had a hand on her cheek. Even with a numb arm, Hermione grabbed Harry's and gestured him to look at the two.

Harry and Hermione looked in anticipation. Just then they heard son say:

"There is some left on your cheek,." Ron said wiping away something from Lavender's Face.

THUD!

Ron and Lavender snapped up apart. To see Hermione smiling guiltily as she was trying to lift up a chair that fell from the ground and Harry behind her.

"Ehehe. Hi guys.." Hermione managed to say.

"Uh hi.." Ron and Lavender said.

"Hi Mommy. Hi Daddy!" Aurora said and flew over to her mommy and daddy and kissed each on the cheek.

"Whats with your arm Hermione?" Lavender asked.

Hermione touched the spot of her wound, rubbing it lightly. "Oh nothing, just got scratched hard when I opened my trunk."

"What did Madame Pomfrey do about it?" Ron asked.

"Well Madame Pomfrey wasn't around, so Harry did it." Hermione said and glanced at Harry.

Ron and Lavender grinned mischeviously and looked around. Hermione glared at the two.

"Okay, since we're all doing nothing... then let's go to Hogesmade." Harry suggested and they all agreed.

When they were now walking towards Hogesmade, Harry bumped into someone, which was actually Justin. His books fluttered everywhere.

"Sorry." Harry said and helped him. Justin just nodded and walked away.

Harry crouched and picked up a peice of paper. Some scribbled of notes. And it was so familiar.

~*~

FINISH! toldya it was a cliffie... er, please review okay! i'm still setting my mind on tothe next chappy!!!! nyenyenye!!!

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