They sat down at the Gryffindor table, face to face. Harry wanted to tell
her, but wasn't sure if she'd understand. It had been a while now, but he
also knew his friend Ron had feelings for her. Lucky Hermione, he told
himself, she's got guys coming from every corner, not many wanted to risk
their luck with the famous Harry Potter, always thinking he'd reject them.
But that wasn't true. He sighed slightly, as he sipped his pumpkin juice,
peering over the rim at her.
"I've got something to tell you," they both said at the same time.
"You first!" they added, and then Harry sighed again.
"I like you Hermione" he didn't look up to her when he said that, not wanting to see her reaction, his cheeks flushing many different shades of red afterwards.
"I do to," added the girl, looking to Harry shyly.
"You do?" asked Harry; a look of surprise crossed his face as Hermione nodded slowly.
"What about you and Ron?" questioned the boy who lived. She shrugged slightly, "He hasn't shown any interest, I know about his confession last year, we all do. But. Harry, what about Ginny?" Harry frowned at that, shaking his head.
"It wouldn't work out. and don't even mention Cho, I've figured out her little plan." Hermione nodded softly, as she took a sip of her juice, then looked up to the ceiling of Hogwarts, to find out it was snowing outside.
"We should go see Hagrid after breakfast" she decided to change the subject, and then smiled slightly to Harry, as he nodded.
"Well I'm done eating, are you?" he looked to her plate, then Hermione pushed it away from her, in signs of yes. He got up, and started to head to the exit of the Great Hall, then stopped waiting for her, she soon joined him with a smile.
"I have to return his book on wild magical creatures I borrowed last term. It was a great book, you really should read more Harry." And his response was a simple grumble, with a shrug of his shoulders.
** A knock came to Hagrid's door as Harry banged the door gently, with Hermione at his side, expecting Fang to begin growling until he saw it was them. Hagrid opened the door, and smiled brightly under his beard. "Merry Christmas ter yer both. " he motioned them in, and they were glad to be sitting in Hagrid's huge chairs next to a crackling fire.
"Merry Christmas to you to Hagrid, thank you for the wonderful gift, we'll be sure to show Ron when he gets back from Egypt," said Harry. "Blimey Harry, I had ner idea Ron was g'one to Egyp! " said Hagrid as he poured them some tea, and treacle. Hermione nods and politely took some treacle fudge and a cup of tea. "Oh, that reminds me, here, thank you so much for the book Hagrid it was a wonderful read," said Hermione with a bright smile, her I know I read too much smile, as she handed the book back to Hagrid.
"And we got you something" added the girl, pulling a gift out of folds of her coat; it had the shape of a book.
Hagrid's eyes sparkled with glee, as he opened it, it was another book, the newest addition, on Dragons.
"Thank yer so much, both of yer! It's won'der full" Hagrid hugged them both tightly, as Harry tried to sip his tea, but dropped abit on his robes, Hermione performed a quick spell to clean it up and dry it.
"Thanks 'Mione, I'd be a mess without you. " Harry smirked. "Well we can only stay for a couple bites of treacle and a cup of tea Hagrid, we're heading off to Hogsmeade, do you need anything there, we can pick it up, and have another good reason to come and visit you afterwards" smiled Hermione. "If yer dun mind that is. I have er list some'where," said Rubeus, shuffling in his coat pockets, then pulled out a small list, the items written in that know so well writing of his. They finished their tea and treacle, then said their goodbyes and wished each other again another merry Christmas.
"I've got something to tell you," they both said at the same time.
"You first!" they added, and then Harry sighed again.
"I like you Hermione" he didn't look up to her when he said that, not wanting to see her reaction, his cheeks flushing many different shades of red afterwards.
"I do to," added the girl, looking to Harry shyly.
"You do?" asked Harry; a look of surprise crossed his face as Hermione nodded slowly.
"What about you and Ron?" questioned the boy who lived. She shrugged slightly, "He hasn't shown any interest, I know about his confession last year, we all do. But. Harry, what about Ginny?" Harry frowned at that, shaking his head.
"It wouldn't work out. and don't even mention Cho, I've figured out her little plan." Hermione nodded softly, as she took a sip of her juice, then looked up to the ceiling of Hogwarts, to find out it was snowing outside.
"We should go see Hagrid after breakfast" she decided to change the subject, and then smiled slightly to Harry, as he nodded.
"Well I'm done eating, are you?" he looked to her plate, then Hermione pushed it away from her, in signs of yes. He got up, and started to head to the exit of the Great Hall, then stopped waiting for her, she soon joined him with a smile.
"I have to return his book on wild magical creatures I borrowed last term. It was a great book, you really should read more Harry." And his response was a simple grumble, with a shrug of his shoulders.
** A knock came to Hagrid's door as Harry banged the door gently, with Hermione at his side, expecting Fang to begin growling until he saw it was them. Hagrid opened the door, and smiled brightly under his beard. "Merry Christmas ter yer both. " he motioned them in, and they were glad to be sitting in Hagrid's huge chairs next to a crackling fire.
"Merry Christmas to you to Hagrid, thank you for the wonderful gift, we'll be sure to show Ron when he gets back from Egypt," said Harry. "Blimey Harry, I had ner idea Ron was g'one to Egyp! " said Hagrid as he poured them some tea, and treacle. Hermione nods and politely took some treacle fudge and a cup of tea. "Oh, that reminds me, here, thank you so much for the book Hagrid it was a wonderful read," said Hermione with a bright smile, her I know I read too much smile, as she handed the book back to Hagrid.
"And we got you something" added the girl, pulling a gift out of folds of her coat; it had the shape of a book.
Hagrid's eyes sparkled with glee, as he opened it, it was another book, the newest addition, on Dragons.
"Thank yer so much, both of yer! It's won'der full" Hagrid hugged them both tightly, as Harry tried to sip his tea, but dropped abit on his robes, Hermione performed a quick spell to clean it up and dry it.
"Thanks 'Mione, I'd be a mess without you. " Harry smirked. "Well we can only stay for a couple bites of treacle and a cup of tea Hagrid, we're heading off to Hogsmeade, do you need anything there, we can pick it up, and have another good reason to come and visit you afterwards" smiled Hermione. "If yer dun mind that is. I have er list some'where," said Rubeus, shuffling in his coat pockets, then pulled out a small list, the items written in that know so well writing of his. They finished their tea and treacle, then said their goodbyes and wished each other again another merry Christmas.