Chapter 2 Recovery

Harry gentally stood up. He could hear Hermione still running upstairs towards her room. He felt very bad for hitting her. Turning away, he started walking away from the stair way. Halfway towards the other side of the common's room, Harry turned around. He was feeling guilty from what happen. 'I know I felt a little shock or even hurt from what I saw, but does that mean I let my friend fill that way cause of my foolish action?' thought Harry to himself. Harry was not completely sure.

Leaning against the wall for about ten minutes, Ginny Weasley came into the common's room. She layed her books down on the table and noticed Harry up against the wall. His faced showed confusion and guilt, but for what reason Ginny did not know. "Are you okay?" asked Ginny looking over at Harry.

"Huh. Oh, yes. Is there a chance I could ask you something?" asked Harry walking over to Ginny

"Ya, go ahead, but I don't know what I could do." said Ginny sitting on the table

"Say that you felt shock or even hurt from something you saw. Say it was someone you like and you saw that person kissing another. As that person comes back to talk with you, you turn around and hit that person across the face. Now here is my question should you let that person feel hurt cause of that action you did." said Harry leaning against the chair.

"Well, if that person did that, he was pretty stupid for hurting his friend, but if it was me, I would go straight over to that person and apologize and try to get it all straighten out." said Ginny jumping down from the table, picking up her books and heading upstairs.

Harry sat there thinking what Ginny told him. 'She's correct. I should go apologize to her, but how can I. I felt so shock from what I saw that I am not sure if I could talk to her again. Oh, what should I do?' thought Harry looking up at the ceiling feeling so confused.

Up in the girls room, Hermione was laying on the bed. She felt hurt and most of all confused. She did not understand why Harry would hurt one of his friends. All she did know was that she could not talk with Harry at the time for what he did, however, far from what she knew, Harry was planning to come upstairs.

'I am. I am going straight upstairs and I am going to talk to her.' thought Harry jumping down and heading upstairs.

At the door, he froze. He was not sure how Hermione was going to act towards this. Could there be a chance that she might get hurt again. Is there a chance that he lost his friendship with her? Whatever the risk was, Harry was going to talk with her.

Pushing the door open, he could feel a cool breeze coming through. Walking around the bookcase, he saw sitting near the window a young woman that he never noticed before. The delecated of her face that had tears running down. The flowing of her hair that wrapped around her delecate figure so nicely. Harry never noticed this before, but the feelings he was having about Hermione Granger was not friendship. It was love.

Harry stood there looking at Hermione. She was staring out of the window holding a book in her lap. Tears were still running down her face as she closed her eyes, but she was not crying that much as before. Harry slowly but carefully creeped up to her and layed his hand upon her shoulder. She jumped and turned toward him. "Why are you here?" asked Hermione turning around and leaning against the wall.

"I came up here to talk to you and apologize what I did." said Harry sitting down

"Okay" said Hermione sitting down again.

"I am truely sorry for hitting you. You just surprised me standing there." said Harry looking down at his hands.

"Well, you were not the only one surprised. I was when I saw you." said Hermione glancing over at him and then back at the window.

"I am not going to start anything on that. I just came up to tell you that I was sorry for hitting you across the face." said Harry standing up and starting to walk away.

Hermione sat there for a few seconds looking out the window and then turned quickly towards Harry. "Harry, wait." said Hermione jumping up

Harry stopped where he was and turned towards Hermione. He had a confusion look on his face. "What?" asked Harry.

"About what you saw..." said Hermione walking up to Harry. She looked down at her hands feeling very silly.

"What about it?" asked Harry crossing his arms.

Hermione stood quiet for a few minutes. Harry was getting very bothered about this and was about to leave. Hermione turned away for a second, but then ran straight into Harry's arms and gave him a sweet, long kiss on the lips. Harry was surprised, but held her close. After a few seconds, Hermione backed away and Harry turned away and headed out of the room. Hermione watched him leave.

Outside the girls room where Hermione was, Harry stood. He was not sure of what happen. He shooked his head and just walked down the stairs. Ginny came running by, but she did not say a word for she was turning red around the cheeks. Harry smiled and continued walking down the stairs.

Ron was playing with his cards when Harry arrived downstairs. He saw Harry and was wondering what happen. "Did you talk with her?" asked Ron sitting up.

"Yes, I did, but I got something in return." said Harry sitting down on one of the chairs.

"Like what?" asked Ron leaning against the other chair.

"A kiss." said Harry laying back and looking up at the ceiling.

"Hermione kissed you. Very surprising." said Ron sitting down in the chair.

-Harry and Ron sat in the chairs and just stayed quiet for a while. They were going to leave, but noticed someone coming downstairs. It was Hermione. She did not have her books with her so she was not heading to Library. Harry looked from her to Ron in confusion. "I wonder where she is going." whispered Harry to Ron.

"Don't know. Should we follow?" asked Ron turning around.

"I am not sure. Last time I ran into her, she was kissing Draco Malfoy. I am not sure if I should follow her now." said Harry

"She was kissing who...Draco Malfoy. Why would she do that?" asked Ron

"Don't know. When I went to talk with her, she did not say anything about that." said Harry

"Hmmm...that is strange. If she did not want to talk about that, what did she want to talk about?" asked Ron

"Well, you see. She did want to talk about, but I was not going to allow it. I just came up to apologize." said Harry standing up and stretching.

"That makes since." said Ron

"I just didn't want to start an argument. If I got to angry with her, I might have hurt her and that is something I will not do." said Harry sitting back down. Ron knodded his head and both ended the conversation.