O.K. what can I say, I know I said that this story was discontinued but I have a class this quarter that I really don't have to pay any attention to, I'll be writing. I can't promise that this is what I'll be writing because to be truthful I have an easier time with my original stories, but at least some of it will be this story. I know also that I said that it would be updated with the cannon, well that will take a few days but it will happen, luckily I don't really have that much to change but when I'm at it I'm going to go ahead and edit the entire story. So now without further ado (besides the disclaimer) I give you the sixth installment of Family.
The characters in this story all belong to J.K. Rowling and assorted other parties, but not me.
~Chapter 6~
Maybe his friends had the right of it, Hermione hadn't been the only one not sleeping, he could do with a nap as well, Ron settled down on the floor his shoulder against the bed, resting his head on the bed next to Harry Ron closed his eyes and slept peacefully, happy in the knowledge that his best friend was going to be just fine.
Harry woke to a weight stretching between his shoulders over the top of his chest, with the heaviest part on his left shoulder, warmth accompanied it the entire left side of his body. On the right side he felt a dip in the mattress as if someone was leaning against it. What Harry thought to himself as he cracked his eyes open, Hermione, Ron, the Weasley's, The Granger's, Professor Lupin, the events of the night before came back to him as he saw the blur of Hermione's hair on his shoulder and Ron's next to his hip. "Hermione, Ron, water," he croaked out loud.
"Hmm, Harry, go back to sleep," Ron mumbled in half asleep, "WHAT, Harry, what was it you needed?" Ron jumped up has came awake.
"Water," Harry croaked again, turning his head toward his best friend, green eyes shining.
"Just let me wake Mione so she'll move so that you can sit up," Ron laughed as he stood and reached across Harry to shake Hermione awake. "Come on Mione, wake up so Harry can move."
"I don't wanna," Hermione mumbled as she burrowed her face into Harry's shoulder.
"Come on Mione, you need to wake-up so that Harry can move," Ron insistedly shook her shoulder again. "Come on Mione wake-up"
Harry half smiled, "Usually it's the other way around, we're trying to get you to wake up, never had to fight Hermione to get her awake before," he whispered. "Go on, go get me some water, I'll wake her up by the time you get back."
"Are you sure Mate, you ought to save your strength," Ron sighed as he brought his hand back to his side and turned to the door slowly.
"Yeah, go on, get me some water before I die of thirst. Oh, Ron, how many days have I been asleep this time?" Harry chuckled.
"You really want to know?" Ron questioned skeptically pausing at the door.
"Yeah, How long was I asleep this time, I don't really hurt any more, I'm just kinda tired, you know like when you wake up after being asleep for a really long time."
"It was just overnight, Madame Pomphrey must of put some healing potion in with the pain relief potion. Now shut up so I can go get you your water. Oh, do you want me to get you some breakfast from Mum or Mrs. Granger?"
"Oh, so who is it this time asking the questions? Huh. But, some breakfast would be nice," Harry chuckled as his redheaded best friend went out the door.
"Mum, did Madame Pomphrey say anything about what Harry could have to eat now?" Ron asked as he stumbled down the stairs of Hermione's house.
"Well, I'm not your Mum exactly, but Madame Pomphrey did say that Harry could eat anything he wanted now, as long as he drank at least one glass of this juice with every meal until it's gone, apparently it has some kind of potion in it to help him get well faster," Dr. Granger laughed as the boy stumbled into the kitchen, "the other two still asleep?"
"No Sir, Harry is awake, he's trying to wake Hermione up, but she doesn't wanna wake up, just keeps trying to bury her face deeper and deeper into Harry's shoulder. It's really funny actually, usually it's me Hermione is trying to get to wake up." Ron laughed. "Well, since I came down to get Harry some water and some food I better get and then go back up and see if Harry has managed to wake Hermione up yet."
"Well, I wish him luck on that, I know how stubborn my daughter can be when she wants something and it sounds like she wants to stay asleep or that she just wants to stay real close to Harry," Dr. Granger laughed again.
"You're probably right, and knowing her, she won't say anything to Harry about how much she likes him and he'll be oblivious to it, or realize it and just pretend he doesn't because he doesn't want her to get hurt, not realizing that he is hurting her more by ignoring any feelings he has for her beyond friend." Ron laughed. "Sometime those two really need some sense knocked into them, Hermione for all her brains can be very stupid sometimes and Harry, he his so busy protecting people from himself that he doesn't realize that it's hurting them. Some friends I have huh, and they say I'm the dense one."
"Well, I seem to remember Hermione writing a couple years ago that you wouldn't speak to Harry for something he had no control over," Dr. Granger arched his brow as he gathered some breakfast foods for the trio, Ron had the good sense to blush. "Now, go on get back up there with your friends I'm sure Harry will need to be rescued from Hermione's hug, I'll bring the food up in a minuet after I've warmed it up. Oh, here's the water that Harry asked for." Dr. Granger sent Ron on his way back up to Harry's room.
"Oh, Ron," Dr. Granger halted the boy at the door, "I really am happy to have all three of you here this year, I've always wanted to get to know you and Harry better and I miss my daughter dreadfully when she's gone."
"Thank you Sir," Ron turned back up the stairs blushing again at Dr. Granger's words.
Ron stopped outside the door to Harry's room and listened to the conversation, "Harry, are you feeling better than the last time you woke up? Do you think you'll be able to stay awake for a while this time?" Hermione asked her hazel eyes bright and a large smile on her face. Harry's eyes did look clearer and more awake than they had the last time he woke even if they were having problems focusing on anything.
"Yes," Harry managed to croak, moving as if to sit up on his own and turning his head to look for his glasses.
"Oh, Harry I'm sorry I didn't even think, you would probably like to see wouldn't you? Here's your glasses," Hermione reached over him to the nightstand to snag his glasses before fitting them to his face and then reaching to help him up.
"Good, I hate it when you're hurt. The good news is that you never have to go back to the Dursley's, do you remember us telling you that?" Hermione gushed, then sighed. "Harry, I have something I have to tell you, I really like you, and not as a brother like I like Ron. Harry I think I may even love you, all I know is that when I see you hurt like you were my heart about stops, and nothing else matters but you being o.k. I'm sorry Harry, I shouldn't have said anything." Hermione blushed.
"Hermione, don't worry, I feel a lot better just a little weak, as to you liking me like that I really had no idea, I don't really know what to say but I am, well, I may like you like that, I know it's different than I liked Cho but it's not the sister feeling that I have for Ginny either, can you give me a little time to figure out my feelings, what ever they are I don't want you getting hurt." Harry sighed reaching up and framing her face with his hand. "Right now I'm kinda numb inside, what with what happened a the department of mysteries and at the Dursley's."
"Harry you fool, you like her just the same way that she likes you, your jut scared where's you Gryffindor courage huh mate?" Ron had had enough with listening to the conversation from outside the door and burst into the room. "Your just scared that your feelings for her will make her a target for Vol-Vol, oh, You Know Who, and you don't want her getting hurt, well newsflash Harry she's already a target, she is one on the smartest witches in the history of Hogwarts and she's muggleborn, being with you won't make her any more of a target than she already is, and frankly, I want to spend a bunch of time with my best friends as they pine for each other, I have better things to do like snogging my own girlfriend which would be easier if you two had you own snogging partners you know each other," Ron's tirade was cut short with a knock at the door.
"I understand there are some hungry teenagers in this room," Dr. Granger came in with a try full of food. "Harry, did Ron give you your water or did he just start lecturing you two, and do you know what magic it was that switched Ron and Hermione's personalities?" all the rooms occupants started laughing with that line, as Dr. Granger put the tray down across Harry's lap, "now enjoy it kids, I'll see you later."
Well, there is a new installment, go ahead and tell me what you think should I have left it discontinued? Review and let me know, I promise that I will be going over the previous chapters and updating them to fit with cannon if you tell me I should go on.