A/N – HEY!! Lol SSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYY!!! I really can't believe I took…nearly 5 months to get this out!!! Eep! lol… I've been SOOO busy with Band, School, Band, School, Homework, Band, School, Band, EXAMS that I NEVER had the chance to update… so hopefully y'all will all forgive me… and hope y'all ENJOY the LONG LONG LONG AWAITED -- CHAPTER 14!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also beware.. I did have a lot of reviews.. so this chapter isn't as long as it seems…
Disclaimer - Though I wish I owned Harry Potter and the Gang… I don't… I just own.. this wonderful.. twisted plot!! Lol AND Adalia and Tim!!! =) lol that's about it.. yup =) – JKR owns everything else… *sigh*
CONGRATULATIONS TO DANA DANCER FOR BEING THE 300th REVIEWER!!! THIS CHAPTER IS NOW DEDICATED TO YOU!! =)
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CHAPTER 14!!
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Harry's mouth opened slightly, but he quickly shut it.
"You're joking right? You and Lavender have broken up? For good?"
"Yea, that seems like the gist of it." Ron replied sitting down in Harry's chair.
"What happened?"
"Well, basically she is going out with that Tim guy now."
Harry chuckled but stopped when he felt Hermione slowly sit up and look at Ron with half opened eyes.
"What happened?" She asked with a yawn when she saw Ron's face.
"Nothing."
"Something had to have happened… did you and Lavender get into another fight?"
"Sort of."
"Okay… you don't have to tell me… I'll leave you and Harry alone…" She sighed and headed towards the door. She didn't get very far though, for Ron had grabbed her arm.
"Lavender called the wedding off because she has a new love interest."
Hermione gasped shortly and then pulled Ron into a hug. Ron backed away after a moment and smiled slightly at Hermione.
"Its okay… I didn't like her much anyway."
"Who is she with now?"
"Tim" Harry answered because Ron had walked over to Harry's desk and placed his head in his hands. Hermione looked at him for a moment, she knew that he still loved Lavender, but was trying his best to hide it. Giving him a sympathetic smile she walked over to Harry and said that it was probably best for Ron to be alone. He nodded and after giving Ron one more pat on the shoulder, he followed her out the door.
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Hermione walked slowly down the hall with Harry's hand interlocked with her own.
"I'm really worried about Ron… he has always really loved Lavender… and she just…"
"I know Herm… but what can we do? I can't just kick Lavender out… we are all in this together no matter what."
"Even after she made your BEST friend heart broken?"
Harry sighed, "Yes, this is about fighting Voldemort, its much bigger than Ron's messed up relationships."
"Harry! Do you not even care about Ron anymore? Is it all about defeating Voldemort now? Is that all you care about?!"
"No. I do care about Ron… and I have much more on my mind right now than just defeating Voldemort… but Ron's relationship with Lavender is not top on my priority list."
"Well, I'm going to do something about it, even if you won't help me."
"What are you going to do? You can't kick anyone out either, or do anything that makes Lavender leave us, we need all the people we can." His voice grew louder and then ended in a groan for Hermione had released her grasp on Harry's hand and was quite a ways down the hall.
Harry turned to go after her, but stopped when he heard laughing around the corner. Peering around the wall he saw Tim walking with Lavender draped around his arm. He rolled his eyes and started heading where he last saw Hermione, but he couldn't help but feel a deep loathing towards Lavender.
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He found Hermione cutting out Lavender's head in a muggle photo of the four of them. Harry put his hand on hers and she stopped but didn't look up.
"She kept moving in the wizard pictures." She said softly.
Harry couldn't help but to smile at her actions, sure it was childish, but it showed how much she did care for Ron. He sat down on their bed and Hermione leaned back into his embrace while finishing the head she was cutting out.
"Is this how you are going to do something against Lavender?" Harry asked amused.
"No. Just to relieve stress." She replied dropping the scissors and altered pictures.
"Stress?"
"Yes, a lotta people have been counting on me. I mean, first with our children, I hate to admit it, but they really do limit what I can and can't do, then with Ron and Lavender… and not to mention Ginny and her baby… I don't think I can handle it." Hermione said while she sat up to throw the heads of Lavender into the fire.
"What do you mean Ginny and her baby??"
"Huh? Oh… Nothing." Hermione replied quickly, and turned towards Harry and began rambling, "Its really nothing Harry… don't get upset… and please don't tell anyone… its really not that big of a deal…"
Harry grabbed her arms to stop them from moving around, "Herm… I'm not going to tell anyone. Just please tell me what is going on."
"Its just Ginny and Draco are having a baby… and that's why they didn't want to walk through that sensor thing…"
"Oh… this is all that this is about? How'd you find out?"
"What do you mean? You've known this all along?"
"Though I hated to do it, I had to check everyone who came in… and since Draco was once affiliated with Voldemort… they made me make sure he didn't do anything, and I can't disobey orders."
"But… you kept it a secret all this time?"
"Yea… I didn't think it would be right to tell anyone, and I didn't want to go to Draco and Ginny and say that I found out by depriving them of their privacy… so how did you find out?"
"Ginny told me… and before that I kind of stumbled across Draco's profile thing…"
"So we are both guilty of treading into other people's affairs?"
"I guess so." Hermione said smiling gently, "At least Ginny finally came to me."
"Well I doubt her and especially not Draco would come and tell me their problems."
Hermione laughed, "Yea… I can't quite see Draco pouring out his life troubles to you."
"That would be scary."
Hermione grinned and climbed back into Harry's arms.
After a minute or so of silence, Hermione sat up and looked at Harry.
"You look like you haven't had sleep in days Herm."
"I feel like it too, but the thing is… all I ever do is sleep… seems the smallest things I do tire me out."
Harry gave her a small smile, "Here, why don't you go take a nap then?"
"But it's only 6 o'clock."
"You're tired, I'll wake you up in an hour or so for dinner." He said and gave her a kiss and was about to walk out the door after turning out the lights.
"Harry." Hermione said quietly.
"Huh? Did you need something?"
"Stay with me…"
"Okay, until you fall asleep."
Hermione smiled as Harry pulled back the covers and helped her into them, then laid down next to her. She closed her eyes once she was safe in Harry's arms.
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Harry slipped out of their bed after about 20 minutes once he was sure Hermione had reached a deep sleep. When he looked down at her before he left he noticed that she had a frown on her face and had scrunched into a ball from the absence of his warmth. Frowning at himself, he silently climbed back in bed and wrapped his arms around her, she immediately seemed relaxed. 'She hasn't had a good nights sleep in awhile… I guess this is the least I can do.' Harry thought as he let himself fall into a light sleep.
Ron slowly opened the door when dinner was ready, but after he saw his best friends asleep; he quietly closed it and walked away. Harry however, being trained to wake up at any sound, heard this and looked over at the clock which read 7:30. Hermione stirred softly when he let go and groggily watched him.
"Is dinner ready?" She asked sitting up. Harry nodded.
"I think someone came in to tell us, but I was asleep too."
Hermione smiled at him, "Thanks."
"For?"
"Staying with me."
Harry returned the smile, "I have to somehow make up for lost time."
"Shall we go eat then?"
"Yes lets." He stated giving her his arm, which she accepted gratefully.
Harry then led her down the long hall to the cafeteria where they were given a pleasant surprise.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N - JUST to let y'all know ;) I was going to end it here.. but then considering I haven't gotten this out for forever.. lol… I'm gonna continue on…
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Ron was talking enthusiastically with Adalia at a round table in the midst of the cafeteria area. They also noticed that Lavender and Tim were no where to be found.
Most of the people had cleared out already and were heading back to work when Harry and Hermione first walked in. They attempted to avoid being seen by Ron and Adalia, but as soon as they walked to get food, they were called over.
"Good morning you guys, have a nice sleep?" Ron said jokingly.
"Actually, I think we did, thanks for asking." Harry replied lightly as Adalia summoned food for them.
Hermione laughed when she saw what was on her plate, she had a chicken breast with rice and for dessert: chocolate ice cream. Adalia noticed her laugh and winked at her from across the table. (A/N – If you don't get it… re-read towards the end of Ch. 13… =) -- Hermione's talk with Adalia -- its not THAT funny.. but hey ;))
The four friends talked randomly amongst themselves until Lavender walked up to them.
"RON! I can't believe you would dump me for HER… do you NOT know that she is muggle born? Course, then again you do hang out with her." Lavender mocked pointing towards Hermione.
Ron was fuming and was about to yell at his ex girlfriend when Hermione held him back and Harry simply told her to get back to work. Lavender smirked at Ron's furious face, Adalia's red face from embarrassment, Hermione's slightly irritated face, and Harry's calm and composed face. She then made a quick turn and headed towards Tim who was barely visible behind a rather large plant.
When they had walked out of the cafeteria area, three pairs of eyes looked at Harry.
"What?"
"Okay, she basically just insulted all of us… and you just told her to go back to work!?" Hermione recapped shortly.
"I didn't want you guys to get in a big fight, as much as I am not happy with Lavender and Tim's attitudes lately, I can't just get rid of them."
"Why not?"
"Because, for one thing… If I make them leave, then they would know where this hideout is… and would be a help to Voldemort."
"Can't we just erase their memory? Worked pretty nicely on Lockhart if I remember correctly." Ron suggested.
Harry chuckled, "It would be interesting to see them acting like Lockhart did…"
"Well… some of us don't know what he was like… cause we weren't there at the moment. – And… I still think that Lockhart was just misunderstood… I'm sure he did something…" Hermione said defensively.
"Herm! Come on… you know he tricked all of those people… and took the credit for himself… how can you still like him at all?" Ron asked shocked.
"Well… I don't know. How can you still like Lavender after all the stuff she has done?!" Hermione immediately put her hand over her mouth, "I'm sorry Ron… I didn't mean that."
"Its okay… Thanks Adalia for the meal… I'll be in my room." He said softly and stood up from the table then walked away.
Hermione put her head in her hands. Harry and Adalia looked at each other over her head then Adalia stood up and walked into the kitchen. Harry sighed and placed a hand on Hermione's back.
"Come one Herm, why don't you finish you meal?"
"I'm not hungry." She stated sitting up straight, "I'll just be in our room, but you finish your meal."
Harry let her walk off and decided that he should visit Ron first.
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A/N – SORRY!! I was going to go on… but I knew I wouldn't think of what to say.. and then you'd haveta wait even LONGER for me to get this chapter out… after all… it has been… umm.. do I wanna know? ;) lol – 4 months and 21 days? ;) aww.. come on… that's not THAT bad is it?! ;) lol JK!! I'll get this out as fast as I can.. lol just let me answer reviews… =) -- THANKS TO ALL WHO REVIEWED!! AND IF YOU REVIEW AGAIN… I"LL BE EVEN HAPPIER! Lol ;) its been soooo long! =)
E. C. R. Potter – hehehe.. yea.. everyone seems to hate her! =) – ME?! Lighten Lavender up?!!?! Lol I've been trying… believe me… she just won't… I've tried! =) lol she is stubborn… really… I need to read your fics.. I ned to catch up.. I'm sooo behind =( -- THANKS for reviewing.. hopefully you'll come back and review for this chapter! =)
Misha – Glad you like it! =) this is one of my better stories… and I have an idea for a new one.. but if this one is never completed… I don't want to start with my other story… lol so I need to get this one done.. but I NEVER have time! – hopefully you'll come back to review this chapter =( =) – sorry for not continuing soon!
Katie janeway – lol Yea.. I posted more… lol just hadta wait… like more than a 1/3rd of a year for this one! Hopefully it's worth it… -- EEP.. lol sorry that I haven't reviewed or read your stories.. HOPEFULLY you won't stop reviewing this one! Lol I've been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO busy lately… you wouldn't believe ;) lol for the past 4 or more months now…
Lt. Jaina Solo Fel – EEP!! No.. just cause I didn't update in a month… don't like go around and post a R/Hr!!! don't succumb to that! ;) – and its your fault that this was not updated.. you didn't bug me this time =( ITS ALL YOUR FAULT! Lol jk ;) – Emily… umm… she died? =) lol jk.. she is back with Sirius at Hogwarts… who knows what y'all are up to… do I even wanna know? ;)
Gemini – eep… lol sorry! You make me sound sooo great… and then… lol I don't update for almost 5 months!! Hopefully you still like my fanfiction! And will come back and review! =) I've been really busy – yea.. H/Hr is the best… and I don't wanna know what JKR will do to it =( lol.. she'll probably put R/Hr or something terrible like that! ;) LOL
Katie Radcliffe – Hmm.. lol good idea – make Draco's fear Harry Potter – lol I like it… maybe I should do that… make it a joke or something.. like make Harry bring it up to cheer someone up.. cause everyone is sorta down in this chapter… =) and I don't know when Ginny is going to tell everyone… she and Draco should be getting married soon though.. so you can be looking forward to that! =)
Noodlejelly – LOL… hopefully you'll find this again soon! =) sorry for it taking soooo long to come out – I've been EXTREMELY busy since like Aug. 5th…. Yes… you can do whatever you want to Lavender! ;) lol -- do whatever you want! =) =) lol – that's evil ;) Yes.. EVERYONE should love H/Hr INCLUDING JKR.. but… =( I dunno.. lol and yes.. everyone should worship my wonderful… slow updating story! Lol jk… its really not that great =(
Lauren – lol glad you like the story =)… yea… I'm thinking about putting Ron and Adalia together.. but I'm not sure… lol they aren't actually together – in this story Lavender was just trying to get someone mad… and no… I've been keeping track of this ;) lol she is only 4 months – they got married in Aug.. she was inpregnated (lol) in Aug… it is now Dec…. that's like 4 ½ months! =) – and I really really need to post soon.. lol HEY… I just thought of something… I was just waiting out the story… so that… lol I was caught up with them!… yea… umm… that's it….
Dana Dancer – YAY! I got chapter 13 up.. but that was.. lol 4 ½ months ago! ;) lol and now Chapter 14 will be up!! Yay!! ;) – yes.. I hate Lavender VERY much…. Not that you can't tell!? ;) lol I Think I make a lot of people hate her… and I didn't really hate her all that much in the first place.. LOL… of course I mind that you print out my story! Lol jk ! ;) I don't… I just hope you come back and review this chapter!! (Your 2nd review..) LOL its been WAY over 2 months… more like 4 almost 5! I'm sorry! LOL this sotry will never NOT be finished.. it might be delayed.. but I'll never cancel it.. cause I hate when my fav. Stories are cancelled too… its ANNOYING! =) =) hope you enjoy ch. 14!
Viwiel – glad you like Draco! ;) lol he is really just misunderstood… yea… I think Ron deserves better too… just cause I for some ODD reason decided to make Lavender evil!? Lol oh well.. maybe Adalia!? I dunno who I'll give him… or if I'm able.. lol maybe Lavender will loosen up?! LOL I doubt that ;)
Mor – glad you like my story! ;) lol I will never leave y'all… see.. these last few months were.. lol just… me.. umm.. lol being too busy to write! ;) – I'm not sure what will actually happen between everyone and Lavender… maybe one day she'll have an epiphany?! ;) lol… and hopefully Voldemort will make an appearance sometime soon!? ;) lol I dunno… depends -- and I won't stop writing this till I end it! Lol even if it takes me like 10 yrs! ;) lol
Tellmemore – glad you like my story still! Yay!! lol hope you still like it! =) yea.. I will check your story out if I have time.. but time is really limited for me anymore… lol its like 3:15AM right now… and I'm trying to get this out before I go to bed… lol its really hard considering I'm TIRED… but I feel bad about this takening forever to get out!!
Clara – lol doesn't Chicken and Ice cream sound good?! I'm thinking it'd be better with vanilla… but.. lol chocolate might be interesting.. maybe I'll try it?! ;) hehehe… Yes.. it is nice to meet someone else who likes weird foods!! =) that's why I hadta get someone else to help me think of something.. cause most things seem normal to me!? ;) LOL
HermioneAngel – lol its okay that you took awhile to review =) I know how marching mand is… lol cause I had marching band from Aug. 5 – 20th from like 7:30am – 3:30pm and like 7 – 11:30 on Saturdays.. got off on Sundays! =) lol then when school started the practices were unreal! Lol-- before school… after school… whenever they were squeezed in! =) hey… tell me what they did to y'all to for the initiation into marching… and I'll tell you how they got us in! =) lol – I never have time to write, review, read anymore… lol that's why this is out soo late – one word -- BAND!! Lol ;)
Newtscamander – lol I'm glad you like my stories!! ;) its okay that you didn't review Hr's Crush… but glad you reviewed this one!! =) lol yea.. I LOVE ketchup and rice… and pickles and peanut butter on bread is actually pretty good!! =) lol well here is my next chapter.. hopefully it is good! =) sorry for the long wait!
Draco's princess - me!?! Abandon my story?!!?! NEVER! =) 4 1/2 months.. and I still came back! ;) lol… hehee… Lavender and Ron?! Be together?! You must be joking! Lol ;) nah.. maybe they will.. I haven't decided yet ;) – umm… when you posted that review.. I was still 15… but I'm 16 now =) (you posted it Aug. 24 – I turned 16 Sept. 23)… maybe I said a month before my birthday? I dunno – lol I vaguely rememebr saying that though.. if you did a SIGNED review.. I'd be able to tell what yours was. BUT NO! ;) lol oh well =) hopefully you'll come back to read and review this chapter!! ;) – lol thank you! You figured out my b-day!! Hehe.. yup I'm 16.. have been for 3 months now (almost.. as of tomorrow!)
Harryandhermionealltheway - lol! Yes.. everyone is dead… hehehehe.. oh well… we have like 2 new lives… and like 3 or more on the way?! =) – PLEASE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THIS STORY!! LOL… you probably already did :'( =( =( oh well.. HOPEFULLY not ;)
CyberfrogX - lol yes.. I love ketchup – you should try it on rice… it is actually quite scrumptious… lol ;) but if any side effects occur… don't sue me ;) JK.. anyway… glad you like my story! ;) hopefully you like it enough to come back nearly 5 months later!!
I am nice but I can be mean – I'm the same way! Lol I can be nice… but also mean! – its great is it not?! =) lol – everyone seems to think chicken and ice cream sounds good.. lol we should all try it!! – I updated!! Lol this will be updated =) just… nearly 5 months later – really sorry about that though ;) lol I wish it was earlier! I really do =)
Lusty1900 – LOL I'm not the only one with their dose of sugar! ;) jk. Okay… LOL yea… I should make Lav loosen up… but I can't… I"VE TRIED!! Believe me… I've tried! =) LOL… I'm glad I made your day way back on Sept the 15 ;) lol… lovely lovely lovely rhyme at the end ;) lol it was quite entertaining none the least! ;) hehehehe
Hollywoodgurl – lol glad you like my story!! =) I always love when people say that… but I hate when I am not able to write for a long time.. and then everyone is mad at me… believe me – I got enough death threats via e-mail! Lol so I decided to finally update! =) jk.. I've been writing this chapter for awhile now.. just never have had the time to post it! Lol or add on to it… and I only got like 1 joke death threat.. but still! =)
Phoebe1912 – LOL I love your review.. it was… umm… strait to the point I suppose ;) LOL.. I can't say it was short and sweet ;) heheh but I'm glad that you took the time to write UPDATE!!! 100 or so times! =) I would count them… but I'm too tired.. lol and I still have like 8 reviews to respond to!! Lol I'm gonna collapse!
Dylanrichards02 – Glad you love my stories! Hehe I love when people say that… though it makes me feel worse about updating sooooooooo late.. ;) well not as late for you as for the people who reveiwed Aug. 1! =) – Yes… I am thinking about getting rid of Lavender some how.. or TRY for the billionth time to make her loosen up… hehe… and you'll have the next installment TODAY! ;) LOL -- so should Ron like get together with Adalia? Or someone else from the HP books?! =)
Emily Strange - Cool name ;) lol – glad you think my story is getting good.. BUT… sorry for keeping you waiting! ;) even though you only had to wait a month and like 4 days.. compard to the people who had to wait for nearly 5 months!! – eep.. I feel REALLY bad about that.
Don't have one - glad you love my story!! Hehe I feel special! :-D lol.. sorry for the wait.. even though it was barely over a month for you! =) lol that's okay though.. hopefully you will come back to read it! =) hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you did the first 13! =)
Macross King - Yes.. it has been a VERY long time since I've updated… 4 months and 22 days to be exact…… =) lol but here it is… the LONG LONG LONG awaited chapter 14 =) and I never can hear that someoen likes my story enough… lol… I love when peope say that! =)
Tom felton fan – lol yes.. well.. CHAPTER 14 IS FINALLY HERE!! Yay! ;) LOL I can't wait to get it posted.. a BIG burden will be released from my poor shoulders ;) lol… but glad you love it! And.. you only had to wait like 12 days for this! Lol according to your review! =) lol… but glad you love it! And hopefully you'll come back and review!!
Hiya - Cool name!! =) lol – umm…. Lol or else what?! =) Hey… the chapter is out… well will be by 4:15am! Lol its 4am at the moment… but I'm staying up all night in order to get y'all this story! Heheh be proud! Jk ;) but I'm glad you like my story enough to want me to hurry up soo much! =)
Better be, Gryffindor - hehe.. glad you liked Hermione's crush… now THAT was an interesting story! ;) LOL hey… you haveta wait the least to get this story! Hehe… I LIKE JUST saw your review when I checked my mail like 2 hrs ago! =) hehehe… glad you like this story! And check back soon! Cause Ch. 14 is actually coming out!! Yay! =)