(Shows Harry's thought). Again I would like to thank all those who reviewed. I have had a lot on my plate for the last week or so. Thanks for being patient. Now that that's said on with the show.

Something New Chapter 5: 2A.M.

As Harry walked into his room his mind kept replaying what had just happened,"You never know Mr. Potter. was she flirting with me?" These thoughts would have to wait until morning right now all he wanted was his bed, pillow, and a good eight hours sleep.

" What a day", were Harry's last words as he closed his eyes and drifted into a peaceful sleep.

The next time Harry opened his eyes it was 2a.m. He didn't know why but something was telling him go and check on Hermione. He found himself doing this occasionally and told himself once again that he was probably just being silly and that everything was fin, but he knew that he would not be able to sleep again until he made sure. He walked quietly across the hall, and reached her door in only a few steps. Trying not to wake her he slowly opened her door and stuck his head in. (She is not in here, but she's always in there when I check on her.) Harry was starting to worry when a noise in the living room caught his attention. Again he carefully walked trying not to make a sound towards the entrance to the living room to investigate the sounds. Harry was relived when he reached the doorway and found Hermione sitting on the sofa holding Anastasia. She was making the sounds he heard from the hall just as he started to move forward to let her know of his presence something stopped him. She was not just making noise she was singing to Anastasia 'Once Upon a December' from the muggle movie Anastasia. Harry watched from the doorframe and marveled at how pretty Hermione's voice was. (I didn't know she could sing) He should have known it would be so fluent and lovely; Mione had always been a lovely speaker except when addressing he and Ron in a scolding tone every other day while they were at Hogwarts. Harry was brought out of his thoughts as Hermione finished her song to the now sleeping baby.

" Were you watching me Harry?" Hermione asked as she placed Anastasia back in her car seat to sleep.

"Yes, I never knew or noticed you could sing so beautifully Mione," Harry said paying her a quite enchanting comment.

Hermione blushed, " Thanks I suppose I wasn't much of the singing type. I used to love dancing at the Yule Ball, but I never got into singing much. Maybe I should have and joined the traveling lifestyle Ron has only as a Professional Vocalist eh?"

Both smiled but Harry shook his head, "And leave me here all alone I don't think I could stand living without you Hermione," Harry admitted stating what he felt was the truth, but he said too much his heart had spoken that last sentence.

"Do you really mean that?" Hermione wondered out loud not knowing what to say.

"Of course I do Mione."( I have to tell her. I can't keep this inside anymore.) Harry took a few steps closer and continued," You are my friend but you are also so much more to me than just that." He took a few more steps towards her. (You should not be doing this Potter you are telling her too much); "You are my confidant, my companion, the one I turn to when I need help." (Stop this before she tells you she doesn't feel the same and breaks your heart.) "You have always believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself, you have stood by me when no one else did, I trust you, I am comforted by you, and believe you when you tell me everything is going to be fine." Harry was standing right next to her now. He stopped talking and took a deep breath. (Stop right there and everything will stay the same. Ah, to Hell with it!) "Hermione you always give more of yourself wanting nothing in return, you are so loving, gentle, and sweet. You are the reason I strive to be a better man, you are the reason I fight the battles I do, and try so hard." ( If you are going to do this than do it) "Mione you said earlier tonight that the only reason I didn't date much in school was because of Voldemort which is true, but even in school I didn't just want to date someone."

He closed his eyes, ran his hands through his hair, and sighed at this point. Hermione noticed it as his nervous habit again, and realized he was debating with what he wanted to say next.

Hermione placed a hand on his arm, "Harry what ever it is you want to say just say it it's ok."

He smiled, "Sometimes I think you know me better that I know my self."

They both smiled at this statement.

"I've kept this to myself for years now and I just can't do it anymore. I don't need someone like you in my life Hermione. what I need is you in my life. I know you probably don't feel the same, but I just can't keep pretending that I don't feel this way about you. Everything about you I am in love with. the way you talk, how you move, how you look at me, and I have felt this way for a long time. "

"I never knew you thought about me like that." Said Hermione finally finding her voice. "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I don't know maybe I was scared. All my life I've always lost the things and people that mattered most to me, and I just couldn't be able to handle it if I lost you to. I thought that as long as I could be close to you that I would be ok, and I wouldn't have to hear you say that you didn't feel the same. I was wrong and I realize that now. I need to know if you feel the same, and if there is any hope that we could be together."

There was a moment of silence and Harry thought that he just made the biggest mistake of his life. He mentally slapped himself how could he be so stupid as to think she could ever feel the same. He closed his eyes willing the tears not to fall and make an even bigger fool of himself, and just as he started to turn to go back to his room she spoke.

"Yes, and I think, I think I'll seal it with a kiss." She whispered before closing the small gap left between them and letting her lips brush his for the first time.

He was dreaming he had to be dreaming any minute now we would wake up and still be in his bed. Hermione on the other hand was thinking she was never quite as happy as she was right at this very moment. He just said all of the things she always hoped and dreamed of him ever saying to her. As she ended the kiss she looked up into his emerald eyes and she could see that he was amazed at what they just shared.

"Harry I too have had feelings for you for a long time but I always thought that you only looked at me as a friend. You have no idea how long I have wanted. no needed to hear you say that to me.

" Well why didn't you tell me how you felt?" Harry asked

Giving a small chuckle she answered with the truth, " I was always a know- it-all bookworm who just tagged along on your adventures how could the great Harry Potter ever want someone like me when he could have any girl he wanted. Lets be real here there are tons of girls who are prettier than me or."

" Stop right there. Don't even finish that sentence. You always have had this thing in your head that you were not beautiful. Hermione I have news for you. you are beautiful, intelligent, funny. god we are going to be here all night if I continue like this the point is I have never looked at you as a know-it-all or a bookworm. There are girls out there who follow me around. they don't see me they only see 'The boy who lived' or the money the have never see me. When you look at me you don't see what they see, and you don't treat me any different than anyone else. You've seen me at my best and at my worst. through it all you have always been by my side. I don't know if any of this is making very much sense to you I'm still a little tired."

"Well if you wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night to check on me." she smiled brightly at Harry.

"You knew? I thought you were sleeping." Harry looked at her with a shocked and slightly embarrassed face.

"What can I say I'm a light sleeper and if I would have told you that I knew you would have stopped." She looked to the wood floor suddenly interested in the patterns of the grain. "I didn't want you to stop it made me feel safe." She added quietly.

Harry half smiled, " Then I won't stop."

Hermione looked up at him and gave a little smile herself at him. "Good."

"Hermione can I ask you something?"

"Sure what do you want to know?"

"Well I feel a little silly asking you this, but seeing as how this is new to me. what are we now?" Harry turned a slight shade of red after asking this.

Smiling to herself she said, "Well I guess we have a choice we could go on a date a see if we are right. or we could just say that I'm your girlfriend. What do you want to do?"

"Oh, if it is up to me I think that I would just like to go straight to the girlfriend/dating stage. I know what I feel for you Mione and although I have not had much experience with this stuff I know I want to be with you."

"I was hoping you would say that." She gave a little yawn and she said this and Harry noticed this.

" How about I walk you and Anastasia back to your room? It's late and we do have a full day of shopping for this little one over here."

He bent down and picked up Anastasia and started to walk down the hall with Hermione smiling beside him. They reached Hermione's room and he placed Stasia next to Hermione's bed he then turned and walked back to the door where Hermione had stopped to watch him.

As Harry reached the door he said, " Good night Mione, sleep well, and I'll see you in the morning." He then leaned in and gave her a soft kiss on the lips that ended far to soon for either of them.

"Harry?"

"Yes."

"I am your girlfriend right?"

Harry looking a little confused at this statement answered, "Well yes I thought that is what we agreed upon in the living room?"

"We did it's just that if I'm your girlfriend then my good night kisses can also be like this." Right as she finished speaking she grabbed Harry by the back of the head and slammed her lips to his in a fiery kiss that left both breathless when it was over with.

"I have had dreams of doing that to you." She said after catching her breath

"That's funny I have had dreams of you doing that to me too." He added with a smile, "Good night Mione, sleep well I know I will. especially after that."

"Good night Harry I will too." She than walked in her room with a triumphant smile and closed the door leaving him with a goofy grin on his face.

**Well there you have it folks I will be adding more hopefully soon. Thanks to nelli_08 again for the help.********************