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A week later, Harry was camping with Hermione. They left for the campsite as soon as they picked up Harry at the Dursleys. Hermione's parents allowed them to go fishing. Harry has never been fishing before. They walked along the path together in silence for a while. Finally Hermione spoke.
"Harry, I'm really glad your aunt and uncle allowed you to come. I was surprised." Hermione said as sat down near the edge of the lake.
"Me too Hermione. I was so shocked, I actually hugged uncle Vernon." Harry replied. They sat in silence while they hooked everything up. Then Hermione did a spell that allowed the fishing poles to hold them self up. They lay down side by side when everything was in order. Harry was pleased. He was sitting by a lake with a beautiful girl and he was Dudley free for the rest of the summer. He remembered his third year where he was free from the Dursleys. It felt as good as it did before.
"Harry, I have something to tell you." Hermione said as she sat up and turned to face Harry. She had a look of concern and nervousness on her face.
"What? Is something wrong?" Harry asked. He had an idea on what she was going to say. But he would let her say it first. The whole week they both were flirting. Only when they were alone. Harry shook his head. He was deep in thought. Hermione had just finished what she wanted to say.
"What? Sorry. I did not quite hear what you were saying. I was thinking. I'm so sorry." He said quickly. She looked at him, first upset, then understanding.
"I wanted to know what you thought about us. Do you think we should continue our friendship as always?" She asked.
"What was it you said before? I did not hear all of the statement you said." Harry said feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, Harry. I said that I-I-I-I think I like you. No, scratch that. I like you a lot. I've liked you ever since I first laid eyes on you. But then you went out with Chang. Those made me feel like I wasn't important to you, there I said it." Hermione said. She looked at Harry with her brown eyes and fell silent.
"Oh. I'm sorry I didn't pay attention before. I wish I did. I have to say that I have liked you too. I only went out with Chang because I thought you were never interested in me." Harry said. The two sat in silence for a few moments.
Suddenly the pole Hermione had jumped. It would have flown out to the lake if Harry hadn't caught it so quickly. Harry and Hermione pulled hard. The pole was about to break because of the pressure. Then before they knew it, a large fish the size of a globe was on the ground flapping around trying to get free.
"Oh my goodness, Harry this is the biggest fish I ever caught. Mum and dad will be happy. We have enough for seconds here." Hermione said.
Harry looked at her stunned. He always pictured Hermione as an animal lover and mentioned it to her.
"Hermione, I thought you like animals." He said as they were getting the fish off the hook.
"Don't get me wrong, I do. But it's something about fish. They are my favorite food. I thought I told you that. Harry, we can talk later, after dinner right now we have to get back to the campsite." Hermione said.
Harry had never seen her move so quickly. It was as if she was late to a class. Harry picked up his pole and sighed. Then he followed Hermione back to the campsite. She beat Harry to the camp site. Mr. and Mrs. Granger were proud. Right away Mr. Granger told his wife to get the camping stove ready.
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Supper passed by quickly. The party of four cleaned up quickly. Hermione was in a good mood. She said a spell to put all the dishes away clean. After all, she and Harry were of age to do magic out side of school. Their guardians for the evening gave permission for the two to be aloud to go on a walk. They just had to promise to be back by 11:00 p.m.
The bright full moon replaced the use of their wands. The two best friends walked by the lake together in silence. Harry turned to Hermione and tickled her. She laughed then splashed Harry with water. Harry in turn, tackled Hermione to the ground. Hermione landed on her back with Harry leaning over her. They looked at each other grinning.
"Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to knock you down like that. I was just going to push you lightly." Harry said. Hermione hushed him with her finger. Harry leaned on one arm to support him and placed his other arm on Hermione's stomach gently.
"What are we going to do about us? We both like each other." Hermione said. Harry hushed her up like she did to him. Then with out a warning, Harry bent down and kissed her passionately. He kissed her like he had always wanted to, with love. When the kiss was done, Harry spoke first.
"Well that settles it. I mean, I hope it does. Hermione, will you? Will you" Harry paused. For some reason asking Hermione out was harder than he thought. She sat up leaning on her elbows for support. She kissed him gently on his lips then spoke.
"Yes. You don't have to ask me the question. I already knew what you were trying to say." Hermione said while sitting up all the way. Harry sat beside her.
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Pretty soon it was the end of the camping trip. Harry and Hermione decided to tell Hermione's parents that they were dating. Mr. and Mrs. Granger were pleased. They liked Harry a lot.
When they got back to the Granger's they decided that the next day they would go to Diagon Alley. Harry was in his guest bedroom when suddenly Hermione came in the room. She looked like she was exhausted. She plopped on to Harry's bed and sighed.
"What's up?" Harry asked as he closed the door and sat beside her.
"Mum and dad just told me that we are going to Diagon Alley bright and early tomorrow morning. We just got back from camping. I'm exhausted I would rather sleep." She said as she yawned. Harry cradled her in his arms for a while then he kissed her on her head.
"We will be fine. Have we gotten our letters from Dumbledore yet?" Harry asked.
"Nope not yet. You would think we would be getting them early but I guess he's running late this year. Boy will everyone be surprised when we get back to school the day after tomorrow." Hermione said.
"Yeah you're right. Well its getting late, we should go to bed." Harry said as he kissed Hermione passionately. Then Hermione got up from the bed said good night and left Harry's room. Harry changed his clothes and got into his bed thinking. 'Boy, Ron will be surprised that Hermione and I are going out.' He said out loud. He rolled over his pillow thinking about how this has been the best summer ever. He was Dursley free until next holiday. Harry couldn't be happier. He fell asleep thinking of how beautiful Hermione looked in the moon light.
The next day Harry awoke quickly. Someone had moved in his bed. He looked on his other side. Hermione was right next to him sound asleep. 'When did she get there?' Harry asked himself quietly. She was lying on top of the covers. He was underneath. Harry just watched her sleep. She stirred, and then looked at Harry.
"You know, you're cute when you sleep." Harry said as Hermione sat up.
"Oh, Harry, I didn't mean to intrude. I couldn't sleep last night so I came in here. Then when I saw you, I wanted to be with you. I had a strange dream. I won't tell you about it, because it's rather embarrassing on my part." She said.
"I don't mind. I I'm sure it's not that embarrassing." Harry stated. He sat up and pulled her close.
"I dreamed that after Hogwarts, we got married and I was pregnant." Hermione stated her cheeks slightly red. She looked up at Harry and was waiting for a reply.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about that. It's fine and completely understandable. Let's go get breakfast. We have to leave tomorrow and we still have to go to Diagon Alley." Harry said as he got off the bed. They walked down stairs together.
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After breakfast, the Granger's and Harry drove to London and got on a train. The train took them to a little station. The walk to the Leakey Cauldron was no longer than 20 minutes. The Granger's and Harry were soon in the wizard and witch filled streets of Diagon Alley. Mr. and Mrs. Granger told Harry and Hermione that they were supposed to meet the Weasley's at Flourish and Blotts.
The day passed quickly. Before they knew it, Harry and Hermione were back at the Grangers packing for the next school year. Harry and Hermione wanted to get a walk in before bed time. Hermione had a patch of woods that had a path leading to a small pond in her back yard. They decided to walk down that path one last time. Hand and hand under the moonlight the love birds walked in silence. Harry couldn't believe all the luck he has been having so far. He couldn't believe that Hermione was his girlfriend.
"Harry, what do you think this year will be like? It's our final year. I mean I know I'm Head girl, I got the letter while you were here. But what else is going to happen? What kind of a Defense against the Dark arts teacher are we going to have this year?" She paused and sat down on the ground near the pond.
"I'm not sure my self Hermione. I have been wondering the same thing. I hope we don't have a crazy teacher like we did last year." Harry said as he sat beside Hermione holding her close to him. He looked at her for a long time. Then Harry kissed her with out a warning. She let him kiss her then she kissed him back. Harry realized that they were out a long time. The Granger's wanted them back around 12, it was now 1 am. Harry gently woke Hermione, (she fell asleep in Harry's lap) then they left. Walking back up the stairs to Hermione's house, the two stopped then kissed. Then Harry and Hermione went inside. They said their goodnights at the top of the stairs and went into separate rooms.
"It's been a strange summer Hedwig." Harry said to his owl as he fell asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The next morning went by really fast. Harry and Hermione were rushing to the platform. They were going to be late. Harry said goodbye to Hermione's parents before leaning against the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Then he was in the secret train passage way. Hermione came next. Together they raced to the train. They made it just in time. Finding their way through the train, they found Ron and Ginny and to Harry's surprise, Draco. He was sitting next to Ginny. After putting his things away Harry sat down next to Hermione. Harry told the others that they were dating, as he suspected, they were shocked.
A week later, Harry was camping with Hermione. They left for the campsite as soon as they picked up Harry at the Dursleys. Hermione's parents allowed them to go fishing. Harry has never been fishing before. They walked along the path together in silence for a while. Finally Hermione spoke.
"Harry, I'm really glad your aunt and uncle allowed you to come. I was surprised." Hermione said as sat down near the edge of the lake.
"Me too Hermione. I was so shocked, I actually hugged uncle Vernon." Harry replied. They sat in silence while they hooked everything up. Then Hermione did a spell that allowed the fishing poles to hold them self up. They lay down side by side when everything was in order. Harry was pleased. He was sitting by a lake with a beautiful girl and he was Dudley free for the rest of the summer. He remembered his third year where he was free from the Dursleys. It felt as good as it did before.
"Harry, I have something to tell you." Hermione said as she sat up and turned to face Harry. She had a look of concern and nervousness on her face.
"What? Is something wrong?" Harry asked. He had an idea on what she was going to say. But he would let her say it first. The whole week they both were flirting. Only when they were alone. Harry shook his head. He was deep in thought. Hermione had just finished what she wanted to say.
"What? Sorry. I did not quite hear what you were saying. I was thinking. I'm so sorry." He said quickly. She looked at him, first upset, then understanding.
"I wanted to know what you thought about us. Do you think we should continue our friendship as always?" She asked.
"What was it you said before? I did not hear all of the statement you said." Harry said feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, Harry. I said that I-I-I-I think I like you. No, scratch that. I like you a lot. I've liked you ever since I first laid eyes on you. But then you went out with Chang. Those made me feel like I wasn't important to you, there I said it." Hermione said. She looked at Harry with her brown eyes and fell silent.
"Oh. I'm sorry I didn't pay attention before. I wish I did. I have to say that I have liked you too. I only went out with Chang because I thought you were never interested in me." Harry said. The two sat in silence for a few moments.
Suddenly the pole Hermione had jumped. It would have flown out to the lake if Harry hadn't caught it so quickly. Harry and Hermione pulled hard. The pole was about to break because of the pressure. Then before they knew it, a large fish the size of a globe was on the ground flapping around trying to get free.
"Oh my goodness, Harry this is the biggest fish I ever caught. Mum and dad will be happy. We have enough for seconds here." Hermione said.
Harry looked at her stunned. He always pictured Hermione as an animal lover and mentioned it to her.
"Hermione, I thought you like animals." He said as they were getting the fish off the hook.
"Don't get me wrong, I do. But it's something about fish. They are my favorite food. I thought I told you that. Harry, we can talk later, after dinner right now we have to get back to the campsite." Hermione said.
Harry had never seen her move so quickly. It was as if she was late to a class. Harry picked up his pole and sighed. Then he followed Hermione back to the campsite. She beat Harry to the camp site. Mr. and Mrs. Granger were proud. Right away Mr. Granger told his wife to get the camping stove ready.
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Supper passed by quickly. The party of four cleaned up quickly. Hermione was in a good mood. She said a spell to put all the dishes away clean. After all, she and Harry were of age to do magic out side of school. Their guardians for the evening gave permission for the two to be aloud to go on a walk. They just had to promise to be back by 11:00 p.m.
The bright full moon replaced the use of their wands. The two best friends walked by the lake together in silence. Harry turned to Hermione and tickled her. She laughed then splashed Harry with water. Harry in turn, tackled Hermione to the ground. Hermione landed on her back with Harry leaning over her. They looked at each other grinning.
"Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to knock you down like that. I was just going to push you lightly." Harry said. Hermione hushed him with her finger. Harry leaned on one arm to support him and placed his other arm on Hermione's stomach gently.
"What are we going to do about us? We both like each other." Hermione said. Harry hushed her up like she did to him. Then with out a warning, Harry bent down and kissed her passionately. He kissed her like he had always wanted to, with love. When the kiss was done, Harry spoke first.
"Well that settles it. I mean, I hope it does. Hermione, will you? Will you" Harry paused. For some reason asking Hermione out was harder than he thought. She sat up leaning on her elbows for support. She kissed him gently on his lips then spoke.
"Yes. You don't have to ask me the question. I already knew what you were trying to say." Hermione said while sitting up all the way. Harry sat beside her.
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Pretty soon it was the end of the camping trip. Harry and Hermione decided to tell Hermione's parents that they were dating. Mr. and Mrs. Granger were pleased. They liked Harry a lot.
When they got back to the Granger's they decided that the next day they would go to Diagon Alley. Harry was in his guest bedroom when suddenly Hermione came in the room. She looked like she was exhausted. She plopped on to Harry's bed and sighed.
"What's up?" Harry asked as he closed the door and sat beside her.
"Mum and dad just told me that we are going to Diagon Alley bright and early tomorrow morning. We just got back from camping. I'm exhausted I would rather sleep." She said as she yawned. Harry cradled her in his arms for a while then he kissed her on her head.
"We will be fine. Have we gotten our letters from Dumbledore yet?" Harry asked.
"Nope not yet. You would think we would be getting them early but I guess he's running late this year. Boy will everyone be surprised when we get back to school the day after tomorrow." Hermione said.
"Yeah you're right. Well its getting late, we should go to bed." Harry said as he kissed Hermione passionately. Then Hermione got up from the bed said good night and left Harry's room. Harry changed his clothes and got into his bed thinking. 'Boy, Ron will be surprised that Hermione and I are going out.' He said out loud. He rolled over his pillow thinking about how this has been the best summer ever. He was Dursley free until next holiday. Harry couldn't be happier. He fell asleep thinking of how beautiful Hermione looked in the moon light.
The next day Harry awoke quickly. Someone had moved in his bed. He looked on his other side. Hermione was right next to him sound asleep. 'When did she get there?' Harry asked himself quietly. She was lying on top of the covers. He was underneath. Harry just watched her sleep. She stirred, and then looked at Harry.
"You know, you're cute when you sleep." Harry said as Hermione sat up.
"Oh, Harry, I didn't mean to intrude. I couldn't sleep last night so I came in here. Then when I saw you, I wanted to be with you. I had a strange dream. I won't tell you about it, because it's rather embarrassing on my part." She said.
"I don't mind. I I'm sure it's not that embarrassing." Harry stated. He sat up and pulled her close.
"I dreamed that after Hogwarts, we got married and I was pregnant." Hermione stated her cheeks slightly red. She looked up at Harry and was waiting for a reply.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about that. It's fine and completely understandable. Let's go get breakfast. We have to leave tomorrow and we still have to go to Diagon Alley." Harry said as he got off the bed. They walked down stairs together.
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After breakfast, the Granger's and Harry drove to London and got on a train. The train took them to a little station. The walk to the Leakey Cauldron was no longer than 20 minutes. The Granger's and Harry were soon in the wizard and witch filled streets of Diagon Alley. Mr. and Mrs. Granger told Harry and Hermione that they were supposed to meet the Weasley's at Flourish and Blotts.
The day passed quickly. Before they knew it, Harry and Hermione were back at the Grangers packing for the next school year. Harry and Hermione wanted to get a walk in before bed time. Hermione had a patch of woods that had a path leading to a small pond in her back yard. They decided to walk down that path one last time. Hand and hand under the moonlight the love birds walked in silence. Harry couldn't believe all the luck he has been having so far. He couldn't believe that Hermione was his girlfriend.
"Harry, what do you think this year will be like? It's our final year. I mean I know I'm Head girl, I got the letter while you were here. But what else is going to happen? What kind of a Defense against the Dark arts teacher are we going to have this year?" She paused and sat down on the ground near the pond.
"I'm not sure my self Hermione. I have been wondering the same thing. I hope we don't have a crazy teacher like we did last year." Harry said as he sat beside Hermione holding her close to him. He looked at her for a long time. Then Harry kissed her with out a warning. She let him kiss her then she kissed him back. Harry realized that they were out a long time. The Granger's wanted them back around 12, it was now 1 am. Harry gently woke Hermione, (she fell asleep in Harry's lap) then they left. Walking back up the stairs to Hermione's house, the two stopped then kissed. Then Harry and Hermione went inside. They said their goodnights at the top of the stairs and went into separate rooms.
"It's been a strange summer Hedwig." Harry said to his owl as he fell asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The next morning went by really fast. Harry and Hermione were rushing to the platform. They were going to be late. Harry said goodbye to Hermione's parents before leaning against the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Then he was in the secret train passage way. Hermione came next. Together they raced to the train. They made it just in time. Finding their way through the train, they found Ron and Ginny and to Harry's surprise, Draco. He was sitting next to Ginny. After putting his things away Harry sat down next to Hermione. Harry told the others that they were dating, as he suspected, they were shocked.
