(A/N Thank yous to the few who reviewed the first chapter, I don't really know where to go with this, but I'll give it a go.)
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Recap
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Hermione and Harry recognize their feelings toward each other and at the end of the chapter embrace in a passionate kiss, not much there, huh, I'll try to make this one better.
Chapter two
The Morning After
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Hermione woke the next morning filled with happiness, yet she didn't know yet as it was still early in the morning and she hadn't gotten her bearring yet. Then she remembered and felt even better, she spung out of bed almost right into her robes and and did her morning bathroom routine and was off to breakfast when she noticed someone in the common room.
"Harry?" Hermione asked him, a bit surprised that he was up so early, as it was only 5:30 in the morning.
"Yeah?" Harry answered back, sounding as though he'd been up for hours.
"What are you doing up so early?"
"I couldn't sleep, my mind was to heavy." Harry replied, looking at her with a look of pure love in those sparking emerald eyes of his.
"Why was it heavy?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Thoughts of you were to heavy for my mind to contend with." Harry said, still with that special look in his eyes.
"Oh, I wanted to talk to you about that." she said, while going a little blush around the cheeks (A/N don't say anything Hannah!, I know how your dirty mind works!) and forehead.
"What's there to talk about?" Harry said, furrowing his brow.
"Why don't we take a walk?" Hermione suggested, "we still have a bit of time before breadfast."
So Harry and Hermione left the castle and took a nice walk around the grounds.
"So Harry, what really happened last night?" Hermione questioned as they walked toward the edge of the forbidden forest.
"Well, we kissed." Harry said simply. "What else would it be?"
"Well, I mean, I'm a little confused..." Hermione trailed off, avoiding Harry's stare.
gasp!"I'm shocked, the great Hermione, confused, it can't be!" Harry exclaimed, trying to lighten the mood and tension.
"Oh, Harry, you..." she trailed off again unable to find the words that best suited him at the moment.
"Duffer, muffin... either one would work" Harry said, again trying to help her along.
"Harry, I'm serious, what did that kiss last night mean?" Hermione said, for the first time looking at Harry.
"I guess it means that I like you, I guess." Harry said, not bothering to look her in the eyes.
"I quess I sort of like you too." Hermione said, also looking away as she said it.
"Really?" Harry said a few moments after Hermione voiced her thoughts.
"Really Really." Hermione said with a chuckle.
They walked a little more over by the lake, which was a little higher this morning due to last nights thunderstorm.
"So are we a couple, then?" Harry said sounding a lot like Hermione had at the beginning of their walk.
"I guess so, if you want to be." Hermione said tensely, waiting for Harry's answer.
"Fine by me, you?" Harry answered.
"Fine with me." Hermione said, unable to hold back her smile.
"So It's about 6:00 now, how about some breakfast?" Hermione suggested.
"Sounds great, I'm starving!" Harry said, rubbing his stomach.
Harry and Hermione walked into the great hall together as usual, but something was different, everyone else could tell, but couldn't but their finger on it. Ron had walked into the great hall a few minutes after they had.
"Hello there, remember me?" Ron said brightly as he took a seat next to Harry.
"Huh, oh yeah sorry Ron." Harry said, a little bit in a trance.
"Well, good morning and nice to see you too." Ron said, digging into the toast on the table.
"Morning Ron, how did you sleep?" Hermione said, trying to become herself.
"Alright, and you?" Ron said politely back to her.
"Alright, I guess."
"Harry, how did you sleep?" Ron said, while pushing some biscuits down toward him.
"On my bed, oh, alright, I guess." Harry said, still not quite acting himself.
"You two sure are acting funny today" Ron said, casting an odd look at the two of them.
"Hello, Harry, Hermione?," Ron said trying to grab their attention, "We're going to be late to transfiguration."
"Huh, what, late, not if I can help it" Hermione said, snapping out of her daze.
"Well, I don't know if you can help, we only have three minutes until class starts." Harry said while consulting his watch.
"Follow me." Hermione said, as she marched out of the great hall and led the group through 3 staircases, and 2 hidden doors until they emerged into the corridor where the transfiguration room was located.
"Wow." was all Ron had been able to say.
"When did you find the time to locate that shortcut?" Harry said, amazed that she had been able to get them there in one minute flat.
"A couple of years ago, when you and Ron were still angry about that stupid broom." Hermione said while rolling her eyes at the end of her sentnce.
"I still say that you were being to paranoid, there was no reason to worry about that broom!" Ron said hotly.
"Well, excuuuuse me, for worrying about the one I love being bucked off of his broom a hundred yards in the air." Hermione replied, but blushed emmiadately as the thought of what she had let slipped hit her.
"What? The one you love?" Ron said with a softer voice than he had been using before, "When did this happen?"
"Um, Harry, mind taking this one?" Hermione said while rushing into the classroom.
"Sure, Hermione" He called after her, "Maybe last night after you went up to the dormitories." He said to Ron, adding a weak smile.
"Did you snog her? Is she a good kisser?" Ron asked prefusely.
"No comment, and No comment." Harry said to Ron while walking into the classroom with a smile and setting himself in the chair next to Hermione.
"You did!" Ron said with gasp.
Luckily Harry and Hermione were sparred humiliation as the bell had just rang and in walked Professor McGonagall.
All through Transfiguration, Harry couldn't help but look over to Hermione occasionally and watch how her hair would sparkle in the morning sun as she bent over her paper, concentrating very hard. Ron had noticed that Harry wasn't concentrating at all and voiced his thoughts.
"Harry!" Ron practically shouted to Harry after class had emptied.
(A/N Ok, so I not all that good at cliffys, but I wanted to get this chapter out, and I couldn't think of anything else to say in it, so sue me, thanks for reading,kk hopefully i'll have the next chapter up in the next week but I'm talking a trip with the fam. and won't be able to post later next week. I really need help with what should come next in the story, so please voice your opinions in reviews, *if you have any of course.*)
