Rating: R

Summary: Since from the summer before his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry understands his love for Hermione; seeing her with Ron is a shock, and he is angry with both his friends but then he has to save her.

Disclaimer: The story is based on the first four books and for some details on HP and the Psychic Serpent

Harry Potter and the Death Arch

Chapter Nine

"Return to Hogwarts"

Krum's body had just touched the ground, when Hermione ran to Harry, wrapped her arms, around him in a very affective hug, then, still crying, she brushed her lips on his.then she felt his arm on her back, while he was pulling her to him; then she opened her mouth, and felt his opening under hers.she hugged him stronger, now his body was completely on hers, and he searched her tongue with his.

They remained kissing a long time, then Harry broke the kiss and exclaimed: "Thanking God, we have did it!"

"YOU did it" Draco corrected him, a little sadly

Harry understood the problem, so he whispered something to her and, grinning, Hermione went to Draco and kissed him in a way quite similar than the kiss with Harry. Malfoy remained without words, when she broke the kiss, and started following the others, who were trying to reach quickly the courtyard where Harry and Draco landed; there, however, they didn't know how to return to Hogwarts.

Harry had an idea, that seemed a little desperate to him, but he tried it: he brought them out of the building, took his wand, held out his arm and.

BANG!!

A big purple bus appeared and stopped; it was the Knight Bus, which Harry had already taken before his third year; they climbed on it, paid the tickets, and Harry said: "At Hogwarts, please"; they sat down, and the bus left, with an abrupt acceleration, which made all the passengers falling down. after some stops, they went down at Hogsmeade, because the bus could not go nearer to the castle, so they had to arrive to it walking; when they entered, everyone cheered them, but Harry didn't stop talking, and took the others in the Dumbledore's office, to refer about the facts; he said: "Chocolate Frog" to the gargoyle and they entered, then sat down; the Headmaster welcomed them very happily, asked Hermione if she was all right, then he asked her to explain how she was taken.

"I was just on the train, when I saw Krum; I went to him to say hello to him; one moment later my mind was so light.I wanted to go down from the Express, and I did it, then I hid myself and on the evening, Krum arrived and took me to the dungeons; there he closed me in a cell for some days and one night, the night of Christmas, tried also to rape me, but he heard some voices and gave up, going away; later, he returned and took me away"

"Why did you not shout?" Draco asked

"Because he cast on me a spell that make impossible for me being heard." she answered and Harry added: "Yes, I know.the "Silencio" spell."

"However, he took me in the lake.and then.I woke up in a dark room with Voldemort speaking to me about you, Harry."

"I know.I saw it in my mind.you know, the scar." then, angrily, added: "If only I understood that night, when I saw him on the Marauder's Map.However, Professor, how was it possible that I didn't saw a point named "Hermione" on the map?"

"Because that map is very useful, Harry, but it is not perfect.it is possible to deceive it.now I'll show you." he answered, then cried: "Extinguo!"; Harry was keeping the map in his hands, and suddenly the point named "Dumbledore" disappeared, even if the Professor was still in front of him.

"Have you understood, Harry?"

"Yes, but.I saw Krum."

"Well, I have to admit that was a big mistake from him.probably he thought it was not necessary to put the spell also on himself" the Headmaster commented on, then asked: "How did you free her, Harry?"

"Actually, he had also to free me." Draco corrected, then Harry explained all what was happened to Dumbledore, who close his eyes during the story, and then said: "Very interesting.Voldemort is a snake Animagus.nobody knew it.a new clue to find him." then, after a moment of silence, added: "Congratulations, Harry.forcing the Dark Lord to escape during a duel.nobody was able of this before you.evidently he undervalued you.and I did the same."

Harry reddened, then he answered: "Oh...as Professor Snape said, the fury of an in love man can do miracles." while saying this, he looked Hermione, who returned his look, also reddening. Harry broke the embarrassing moment saying: "Excuse me, but I have to calm Hermione's parents sending them a letter, they were terrified!!" and stood up; she took his arm and said: "I come with you.I want to send them a letter too; poor them, who knows what they had thought, not seeing me at King's Cross."

Harry said: "They alerted me, with this letter", and showed it to her, then they went to the Owlery while Draco went to his common room; they wrote two letters then they tied them to Hedwig and the owl leave; at this moment, Hermione, reddening, asked him: "Was it true, what you said in the Dumbledore's office?"

He wrapped his arms around her, hugging her, then moved one hand on her neck, the other on her back, and pulled her to him, kissing her on the lips, feeling her mouth opening and then opening his, then, after a little he went down on her neck, biting it softly, then tracking a line of kisses on her neck, hearing her moaning. When he broke the kiss, he said her: "It was true as this was true", then he grinned. She also grinned, leaned her head on his shoulder and took his hand, then they went to the Hospital wing, where Dumbledore wanted they stay for some day for some checks; Madama Pomfrey was inflexible, not allowing visitors, apart Dumbledore, who brought them a new:

"Ronald Weasley has been released" he said, and Hermione asked: "Why.was he arrested?" even if without a great worry, for a person who officially was still her boyfriend, and Harry explained her about his being a Death Eater, about the Love Potion, and all what Ron had told him; she trembled;

"Would he not refuse killing you? And also the way he deceived me.why has he been released?" she asked Dumbledore; the Headmaster answered: "Sincerely, I spoke with him and I think we can again trust him.we have to not forget that he accepted the recruitment to protect you, Miss Granger.he was so happy when I told him that you were both safe."

Hermione looked Harry, then smiled feebly to the Headmaster, who turned and started to go away; on the door, however, he turned again and said: "If it is possible, be kind telling him about you as a new couple." then he grinned and went outside.