The Grey Areas of War
By: Hyper Princess
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Pearl Harbor. Some of the lines in this fic are taken from the motion picture Pearl Harbor and are not of my own creation. The plot idea however IS my own.
AN/Dedication: Okay...I know I know....this took waay longer than it should have! lol...blame the damn school and my hw! Lol...plus my laziness ^.^ But I got inspiration to write tonight! (plus a few threats from Jenn) so that's what I did! It comes and goes with me! I'm not terribly pleased with this chapter....its waaay too short, but I decided to get it out for Jenn....I wrote the middle scene for her waaay back when to cheer her up and never finished so this is very late for Jenn! (Seriously....she's been bugging me since September lmao).......
Chapter 2: A State of Confusion
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He was on his way. He would finally be of some use to the wizarding world. Maybe now he wouldn't feel like such a failure.
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Harry Potter was on his way to Hogsmede. Late...as usual.
"Bloody Ron. How many times do I have to tell him NOT to chuck my snitch clock against the wall." Harry muttered under his breath as he hauled arse towards his platform. The train was due to leave in exactly 7 minutes. Re-checking his ticket, he plopped down onto a nearby bench for a quick rest before boarding. He had made it. His thoughts drifted back to the night before.
********flashback***********
Fumbling for his keys, he unlocked the door to the flat he and Ron shared. He was exhausted. Dumbledore spent the whole night prepping he and his team for everything to come. Once he remembered which way to turn the handle, he trudged in and plopped onto the sofa, only to realize it didn't hold its usual softness. Wait a second...sofas don't scream. Harry forced himself to open his eyes only to be met by a pair of chocolate brown ones quite in shock. Those seem familiar...wait...what are they doing on my sof---HERMIONE! Harry sprung up immediately only to trip over Ron, who had fallen to the ground in hysterics.
"Shoula....seen....you....face....mate.....priceless..." Ron gasped out in between bouts of laughter. After regaining her composure, Hermione smacked Ron and pulled him up off the ground.
"Welcome home Harry! We wanted to throw u one last bon voyage!" Hermione beamed elbowing Ron in the ribs as he started to giggle again. Harry grinned at them and thanked them. He had the best friends in the world and would miss them terribly. But he knew he was needed somewhere else. The trio, while strong together needed to become stronger individuals now.
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"Harry?"
Harry snapped out of his daydream at the voice. He looked up and was once again faced with a pair of eyes, still the same chocolate color but now filled with sorrow and tears waiting to fall. They both were silent for a moment, Harry at a loss of what to say. He couldn't find words but knew exactly what he wanted to do. He stood up, dropping his things to the ground and wrapped his arms around her in a bear-crushing hug. She tried to hide her tears but they fell despite her attempts. He loosened his grip on her and tilted her chin up to see her face. His insides flipped over at the sight of her sadness....or was it that deep stare in her eyes? He couldn't tell any longer. He was in such a state of confusion he was caught quite off guard by Hermione's next move. She pulled herself up onto her tip toes and kissed him. It took a second for the initial shock to wear off but as soon as it did, Harry kissed her back with as much effort, never wanting to leave.
All good things must come to an end. Harry suddenly cursed time, wishing to stop it just for that moment when he saw his train leaving the station. He quickly broke the kiss and gathered his things. In a running dive he leaped onto the back end of the train, crashing down on it. He turned to wave goodbye to Hermione, but she had gone. The entire ride, Harry was in a fit of confusion. What happened back there? He thought to himself. If Harry thought he was confused before it was nothing compared to now.
He wanted answers, and unfortunately, staring at the compartment ceiling wouldn't give them to him. His thoughts were interrupted abruptly when a man entered his compartment, asking for a seat. Harry nodded politely and settled down into sleep. However, sleep did not come. His mind was plagued with new feelings and thoughts that would haunt him for weeks to come.
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Many weeks have passed and Harry had become accustomed to his new lifestyle. Muggle life wasn't terribly hard to get used to, having lived in it for half his life. His work was immense, partially because his team had little to no training and partly because his mind was never fully on it. His thoughts were constantly on Hermione and the day at the train station. He decided he couldn't let this affect his work. The only way to solve this was to hear from Hermione herself.
Dear Hermione...no, that wasn't right. Hermione my love...no, too corny sounding. Herm-o-ninny...two words...hell no. Why is it suddenly so hard to write her a letter? Harry hung his head, he was thinking too hard. Needing to clear his mind, he tuned back into the world around him. He and his team were undercover at an Ice Cream stand in a park in London. Apparently, Prof--Albus had thought it amusing to select him to be in charge of running the pink ice cream truck. He was tired of telling the children he had nothing to give them. There were only so many excuses he could make. Hey Kids! Sorry I can't give you anything. I don't think your parents would appreciate me handing out heavy machine guns.
He shook his head at the thought. He still was at a loss as to why Albus wanted them to use machine guns first and magic second. That was why they were there. To assist the Muggles in fighting off the Death Eaters due to their lack of magical abilities. Wasn't it?
Harry was pulled out of his thoughts by a little whiney voice. He turned to tell the child he had nothing to sell when he saw it was not a child at all. He sighed and got up. Zacharias was picking a fight again.
"Who you writing to? Your mum?"
"No"
"Look everyone! Bloom is writing to his mummy! He probably wants her to take him home!"
"Try again twerp. I'm writing to my fiancée Jennifer. Something YOU will never have."
"Wow! Bloom's got a girl! Who would have thought that possible?"
"Zacharias. Shut up. You are making yourself sound more like a prat every second." Harry butted in. Zacharias stuck his tongue out like a five year old and stormed off. Harry sat down on the tree stump next to Zacharias' victim. "Hi, I'm Harry Potter."
"I'm Orlando Bloom. Thanks back there. That git was getting annoying."
"Don't mention it. You said you were writing to your fiancée?"
"Yes, Jenn. She's wonderful. Do you have a girlfriend?"
"This may sound odd but honestly, I don't know. I'm not sure what Hermione thinks of us as now." Harry sighed again. "I'm sorry if this sounds rather forward seeing as I just met you, but I was wondering if you could help me?"
"Alright, what is it you need?"
"Well, I am having the hardest time writing to Hermione because I don't know what we are really. Do I write a letter as a friend? Or as a boyfriend?"
"Well, the easiest thing to do is to ask this Hermione yourself. For the longest time, I had no idea Jenn liked me. One day she slipped up and called me an English Muffin and now I am engaged to her. You won't know for sure what you two are until you ask her yourself."
"Thanks. That helps a lot." Harry said goodbye to Bloom and walked back to his post. He knew what he wanted to say now and made sure it came out just right.
Dearest Hermione, ...
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Review Tys!!!!!!!!!!!
Samantha Riddle: THANKIES SAMMY!! I was so pissed off about that format. Lols I really don't like this chapter much but I wanted to get SOMETHING out lol. Its been *counts* ummm....6 months?? Lmao I didn't realize it was that long! Lol
Jenn: Here is your chappy!! DUN DUN DUN DUN! Review Queen to the rescue!!!!!!! Mwuahahahahahahaha! Unfortunatly I can't write a honeymoon scene but if u can find someone to write it I'll gladly put it in!! lols! I wouldn't be able to write it with a straight face. Oh and Orlando is coming back later in the story!! (I think lol)
dRACO aND gINNY: Yes you two will be in here!! I dunno if Draco will like one part much tho!! Lol *hides* no killing the author tho!! Or anyone else for that matter!! Whoops! Said too much!!! *grin*
Krista: YaY! You finally finished reading!!! WOOHOO!! And of course I fell asleep on u!! That's what u get for continuously forgetting to read it! Lols!
By: Hyper Princess
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Pearl Harbor. Some of the lines in this fic are taken from the motion picture Pearl Harbor and are not of my own creation. The plot idea however IS my own.
AN/Dedication: Okay...I know I know....this took waay longer than it should have! lol...blame the damn school and my hw! Lol...plus my laziness ^.^ But I got inspiration to write tonight! (plus a few threats from Jenn) so that's what I did! It comes and goes with me! I'm not terribly pleased with this chapter....its waaay too short, but I decided to get it out for Jenn....I wrote the middle scene for her waaay back when to cheer her up and never finished so this is very late for Jenn! (Seriously....she's been bugging me since September lmao).......
Chapter 2: A State of Confusion
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He was on his way. He would finally be of some use to the wizarding world. Maybe now he wouldn't feel like such a failure.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry Potter was on his way to Hogsmede. Late...as usual.
"Bloody Ron. How many times do I have to tell him NOT to chuck my snitch clock against the wall." Harry muttered under his breath as he hauled arse towards his platform. The train was due to leave in exactly 7 minutes. Re-checking his ticket, he plopped down onto a nearby bench for a quick rest before boarding. He had made it. His thoughts drifted back to the night before.
********flashback***********
Fumbling for his keys, he unlocked the door to the flat he and Ron shared. He was exhausted. Dumbledore spent the whole night prepping he and his team for everything to come. Once he remembered which way to turn the handle, he trudged in and plopped onto the sofa, only to realize it didn't hold its usual softness. Wait a second...sofas don't scream. Harry forced himself to open his eyes only to be met by a pair of chocolate brown ones quite in shock. Those seem familiar...wait...what are they doing on my sof---HERMIONE! Harry sprung up immediately only to trip over Ron, who had fallen to the ground in hysterics.
"Shoula....seen....you....face....mate.....priceless..." Ron gasped out in between bouts of laughter. After regaining her composure, Hermione smacked Ron and pulled him up off the ground.
"Welcome home Harry! We wanted to throw u one last bon voyage!" Hermione beamed elbowing Ron in the ribs as he started to giggle again. Harry grinned at them and thanked them. He had the best friends in the world and would miss them terribly. But he knew he was needed somewhere else. The trio, while strong together needed to become stronger individuals now.
**********end*****************
"Harry?"
Harry snapped out of his daydream at the voice. He looked up and was once again faced with a pair of eyes, still the same chocolate color but now filled with sorrow and tears waiting to fall. They both were silent for a moment, Harry at a loss of what to say. He couldn't find words but knew exactly what he wanted to do. He stood up, dropping his things to the ground and wrapped his arms around her in a bear-crushing hug. She tried to hide her tears but they fell despite her attempts. He loosened his grip on her and tilted her chin up to see her face. His insides flipped over at the sight of her sadness....or was it that deep stare in her eyes? He couldn't tell any longer. He was in such a state of confusion he was caught quite off guard by Hermione's next move. She pulled herself up onto her tip toes and kissed him. It took a second for the initial shock to wear off but as soon as it did, Harry kissed her back with as much effort, never wanting to leave.
All good things must come to an end. Harry suddenly cursed time, wishing to stop it just for that moment when he saw his train leaving the station. He quickly broke the kiss and gathered his things. In a running dive he leaped onto the back end of the train, crashing down on it. He turned to wave goodbye to Hermione, but she had gone. The entire ride, Harry was in a fit of confusion. What happened back there? He thought to himself. If Harry thought he was confused before it was nothing compared to now.
He wanted answers, and unfortunately, staring at the compartment ceiling wouldn't give them to him. His thoughts were interrupted abruptly when a man entered his compartment, asking for a seat. Harry nodded politely and settled down into sleep. However, sleep did not come. His mind was plagued with new feelings and thoughts that would haunt him for weeks to come.
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Many weeks have passed and Harry had become accustomed to his new lifestyle. Muggle life wasn't terribly hard to get used to, having lived in it for half his life. His work was immense, partially because his team had little to no training and partly because his mind was never fully on it. His thoughts were constantly on Hermione and the day at the train station. He decided he couldn't let this affect his work. The only way to solve this was to hear from Hermione herself.
Dear Hermione...no, that wasn't right. Hermione my love...no, too corny sounding. Herm-o-ninny...two words...hell no. Why is it suddenly so hard to write her a letter? Harry hung his head, he was thinking too hard. Needing to clear his mind, he tuned back into the world around him. He and his team were undercover at an Ice Cream stand in a park in London. Apparently, Prof--Albus had thought it amusing to select him to be in charge of running the pink ice cream truck. He was tired of telling the children he had nothing to give them. There were only so many excuses he could make. Hey Kids! Sorry I can't give you anything. I don't think your parents would appreciate me handing out heavy machine guns.
He shook his head at the thought. He still was at a loss as to why Albus wanted them to use machine guns first and magic second. That was why they were there. To assist the Muggles in fighting off the Death Eaters due to their lack of magical abilities. Wasn't it?
Harry was pulled out of his thoughts by a little whiney voice. He turned to tell the child he had nothing to sell when he saw it was not a child at all. He sighed and got up. Zacharias was picking a fight again.
"Who you writing to? Your mum?"
"No"
"Look everyone! Bloom is writing to his mummy! He probably wants her to take him home!"
"Try again twerp. I'm writing to my fiancée Jennifer. Something YOU will never have."
"Wow! Bloom's got a girl! Who would have thought that possible?"
"Zacharias. Shut up. You are making yourself sound more like a prat every second." Harry butted in. Zacharias stuck his tongue out like a five year old and stormed off. Harry sat down on the tree stump next to Zacharias' victim. "Hi, I'm Harry Potter."
"I'm Orlando Bloom. Thanks back there. That git was getting annoying."
"Don't mention it. You said you were writing to your fiancée?"
"Yes, Jenn. She's wonderful. Do you have a girlfriend?"
"This may sound odd but honestly, I don't know. I'm not sure what Hermione thinks of us as now." Harry sighed again. "I'm sorry if this sounds rather forward seeing as I just met you, but I was wondering if you could help me?"
"Alright, what is it you need?"
"Well, I am having the hardest time writing to Hermione because I don't know what we are really. Do I write a letter as a friend? Or as a boyfriend?"
"Well, the easiest thing to do is to ask this Hermione yourself. For the longest time, I had no idea Jenn liked me. One day she slipped up and called me an English Muffin and now I am engaged to her. You won't know for sure what you two are until you ask her yourself."
"Thanks. That helps a lot." Harry said goodbye to Bloom and walked back to his post. He knew what he wanted to say now and made sure it came out just right.
Dearest Hermione, ...
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Review Tys!!!!!!!!!!!
Samantha Riddle: THANKIES SAMMY!! I was so pissed off about that format. Lols I really don't like this chapter much but I wanted to get SOMETHING out lol. Its been *counts* ummm....6 months?? Lmao I didn't realize it was that long! Lol
Jenn: Here is your chappy!! DUN DUN DUN DUN! Review Queen to the rescue!!!!!!! Mwuahahahahahahaha! Unfortunatly I can't write a honeymoon scene but if u can find someone to write it I'll gladly put it in!! lols! I wouldn't be able to write it with a straight face. Oh and Orlando is coming back later in the story!! (I think lol)
dRACO aND gINNY: Yes you two will be in here!! I dunno if Draco will like one part much tho!! Lol *hides* no killing the author tho!! Or anyone else for that matter!! Whoops! Said too much!!! *grin*
Krista: YaY! You finally finished reading!!! WOOHOO!! And of course I fell asleep on u!! That's what u get for continuously forgetting to read it! Lols!