The morning dawned clear and bright. I got out of bed and ran into the
common room and looked around. There were a bunch of people here. Hermione
came over and ushered me back into my room.
"Hermione, what is going on here?" I asked trying to see past her into the common room, but she shut the door!
"Nothing I just have a study group going, we were kicked out of the library so I brought them here." She answered brightly, I groaned
"What about the room of requirement? Can't you use that?" I was half asleep wearing only my red-plaid pajama pants and Hermione had a bunch of people in the common room. I groaned again. So like Hermione!
"I um kinda forgot where it was!" she said in a slight whisper.
I patted the space of covers nest to where I was sitting motioning for her to sit down. She looked at me for a moment and then cautiously sat down and looked me in the eye. She was dressed in muggle clothes and I couldn't help but notice that she was very thin. She was wearing a soft blue shirt that hugged her nicely and had a small white collar at her neck which matched the short white skirt she was wearing. I felt clumsy and unclean in my sleep pants and tried to cover myself with the blanket. Hermione rolled her eyes at me.
"You better get dressed Harry, they may be here a while!" She walked over to my bureau and threw a pair of black slacks and a red t-shirt at me.
I quickly changed into the pants under the covers while her back was turned and was about to put on my shirt when someone knocked on the door. Hermione threw me glance to see that I was decent as I got off the bed, before yelling okay. Katie opened the door and stared at me. I still hadn't put my shirt on. I wasn't embarrassed about my body. I had been the Gryffindor seeker for 7 years and had a pretty lean and muscular build, but the fact that this was the fourth year that Hermione had made friends with made me want to sink into the floor. I didn't want the girl to know that however and I casually nodded my head in greeting and threw the shirt over my shoulder.
Katie blinked before turning to Hermione who was shaking with suppressed laughter.
"Some girls are having trouble with the Arithmancy calculations. I tried to help them but they just got even more confused. Hi Harry!" Katie drawled in her cute American accent.
Hermione nodded.
"Harry, can you come out and help? I would really appreciate it!" She grabbed my hand and yanked so that I sped into the room after her leaving my shirt in a crumpled heap on the floor.
When Hermione and I sped into the common room I was surprised at how many people fit into the room that I used almost everyday. Kids in muggle clothing were piled into almost every corner of the room. Katie was sitting near a group of girls with a big book in her hands explaining something about binomial-stuff and quadra-somethings. The girls looked extremely confused.
Hermione walked over forgetting that she was still holding my hand. I was dragged with her until Hermione stopped and I crashed into her. We landed on the ground me on top of her. She blushed and I burned up. I slid off of her and gave her a hand up. She took it not looking at me and turned her attention to the fourth years. Katie winked at me and began to giggle. I gave her a threatening look and she shut up immediately.
I looked around the room trying to find someone to help. I tried to avoid the calls of a group of seventh year girls sitting in a corner. Parvati and Lavender were among them screaming things like
'Harry over here!' and 'I don't understand this Harry! Can you help me?'
I made my way past their corner, not looking at them and sat with my back against my favorite armchair. I closed my eyes and tried not to think about all the people. When this was over, I'd tell Hermione where the room of requirement was and have peace and quiet. A voice interrupted my thoughts.
"There's a good turn out don't you think?" Ginny Weasly had been sitting next to me the whole time. She grinned, "I haven't seen you in a while Harry, Where have you been?" she laughed as I shrugged. I had been so busy for the last few weeks that I didn't have time to really do anything but quidditch practice and homework. I told her so.
Ginny smiled. "I understand, it's been like that for me too!" she reached over and brushed some hair out of my eyes. I flinched
"Ginny? What are you doing?" I asked trying to sound calm and normal while really my heart was pounding so hard it was like the percussion set at a live rock concert.
Ginny shrugged and looked at the floor.
"You like Hermione don't you Harry?" she asked, I didn't know what to say. I had loved Ginny since the second year when I saved her in the chamber of secrets, but now things were changing. I still liked her a lot but another girl was occupying more and more of my attention. Hermione was beautiful, smart, kind, and seemed to care a lot about me. She had a way of making me smile no matter what and never let Malfoy get to her. She was strong. I looked away from Ginny.
"It's okay Harry, you can tell me the truth!" the truth? I didn't know what the truth was. I really wanted to disappear.
"Ginny, I don't know what I'm feeling right now or who I really like. I'm just not sure of really who I am. Please understand!" I blurted out wishing I could swallow my words and fly away on my firebolt. Ginny nodded.
"I have to go! I-I'll see you later Harry!" she closed her book with a snap and left the common room. The lunch bell rang and people began to sidle towards the door. I stretched and stood up looking for Hermione. We needed to talk. Not because of this study group thing but because I felt like my head was on backwards. I couldn't find her.
I went back into my room and put on my shirt, sticking my wand into my pants pocket. I left the common room to go have lunch when I caught sight of two people standing by the wall. The first figure was struggling, pressed against the cold stone and the second held the first where it was. While I watched the second figure leaned down and kissed the first figure. I caught sight of silver-blond hair in a ray of light and pulled out my wand. As I inched closer the second figure sprinted away.
I ran forward and found Hermione sitting in a heap on the floor, crying softly and biting her lip. She noticed me and began to cry even harder. I put my wand away and leaned down to help her up. She couldn't quite keep her balance and kept toppling into me. I put a steadying arm around her waist and we walked outside instead of towards the great hall.
"I'm sorry Harry," she sobbed, her face buried in my chest soaking my shirt and chest. I hugged her remembering the hug I had given her last night, wishing that it had ended with a kiss. Hermione just kept crying. I sat down next to the lake and Hermione did to. She kept crying and I just sat there and hugged her.
Hermione pulled back still crying into her hands and I noticed that my shirt was soaked through. I pulled it over my head and lifted Hermione's face to mine. She was still crying, tears streaming down her cheeks. I picked up the red t-shirt and gently dabbed her eyes with it.
"Hermione, I don't want to lose you!" I said and she sort of managed a smile. I leaned down and kissed her. She kissed me back and I felt heat spread from where our lips touched. She broke the kiss so she could breath,
"Harry I-I love.." I never let her finish. My lips met hers again.
"Well look what we have here!" Said Ron's voice and I turned to see him staring at us with a look that said, 'it's about time!'
A/N: Ami-gryffindor89 this is updated for you! Wow that took awhile! Don't worry Harry is going to beat up Malfoy in the next chpt I think! Well please review!
"Hermione, what is going on here?" I asked trying to see past her into the common room, but she shut the door!
"Nothing I just have a study group going, we were kicked out of the library so I brought them here." She answered brightly, I groaned
"What about the room of requirement? Can't you use that?" I was half asleep wearing only my red-plaid pajama pants and Hermione had a bunch of people in the common room. I groaned again. So like Hermione!
"I um kinda forgot where it was!" she said in a slight whisper.
I patted the space of covers nest to where I was sitting motioning for her to sit down. She looked at me for a moment and then cautiously sat down and looked me in the eye. She was dressed in muggle clothes and I couldn't help but notice that she was very thin. She was wearing a soft blue shirt that hugged her nicely and had a small white collar at her neck which matched the short white skirt she was wearing. I felt clumsy and unclean in my sleep pants and tried to cover myself with the blanket. Hermione rolled her eyes at me.
"You better get dressed Harry, they may be here a while!" She walked over to my bureau and threw a pair of black slacks and a red t-shirt at me.
I quickly changed into the pants under the covers while her back was turned and was about to put on my shirt when someone knocked on the door. Hermione threw me glance to see that I was decent as I got off the bed, before yelling okay. Katie opened the door and stared at me. I still hadn't put my shirt on. I wasn't embarrassed about my body. I had been the Gryffindor seeker for 7 years and had a pretty lean and muscular build, but the fact that this was the fourth year that Hermione had made friends with made me want to sink into the floor. I didn't want the girl to know that however and I casually nodded my head in greeting and threw the shirt over my shoulder.
Katie blinked before turning to Hermione who was shaking with suppressed laughter.
"Some girls are having trouble with the Arithmancy calculations. I tried to help them but they just got even more confused. Hi Harry!" Katie drawled in her cute American accent.
Hermione nodded.
"Harry, can you come out and help? I would really appreciate it!" She grabbed my hand and yanked so that I sped into the room after her leaving my shirt in a crumpled heap on the floor.
When Hermione and I sped into the common room I was surprised at how many people fit into the room that I used almost everyday. Kids in muggle clothing were piled into almost every corner of the room. Katie was sitting near a group of girls with a big book in her hands explaining something about binomial-stuff and quadra-somethings. The girls looked extremely confused.
Hermione walked over forgetting that she was still holding my hand. I was dragged with her until Hermione stopped and I crashed into her. We landed on the ground me on top of her. She blushed and I burned up. I slid off of her and gave her a hand up. She took it not looking at me and turned her attention to the fourth years. Katie winked at me and began to giggle. I gave her a threatening look and she shut up immediately.
I looked around the room trying to find someone to help. I tried to avoid the calls of a group of seventh year girls sitting in a corner. Parvati and Lavender were among them screaming things like
'Harry over here!' and 'I don't understand this Harry! Can you help me?'
I made my way past their corner, not looking at them and sat with my back against my favorite armchair. I closed my eyes and tried not to think about all the people. When this was over, I'd tell Hermione where the room of requirement was and have peace and quiet. A voice interrupted my thoughts.
"There's a good turn out don't you think?" Ginny Weasly had been sitting next to me the whole time. She grinned, "I haven't seen you in a while Harry, Where have you been?" she laughed as I shrugged. I had been so busy for the last few weeks that I didn't have time to really do anything but quidditch practice and homework. I told her so.
Ginny smiled. "I understand, it's been like that for me too!" she reached over and brushed some hair out of my eyes. I flinched
"Ginny? What are you doing?" I asked trying to sound calm and normal while really my heart was pounding so hard it was like the percussion set at a live rock concert.
Ginny shrugged and looked at the floor.
"You like Hermione don't you Harry?" she asked, I didn't know what to say. I had loved Ginny since the second year when I saved her in the chamber of secrets, but now things were changing. I still liked her a lot but another girl was occupying more and more of my attention. Hermione was beautiful, smart, kind, and seemed to care a lot about me. She had a way of making me smile no matter what and never let Malfoy get to her. She was strong. I looked away from Ginny.
"It's okay Harry, you can tell me the truth!" the truth? I didn't know what the truth was. I really wanted to disappear.
"Ginny, I don't know what I'm feeling right now or who I really like. I'm just not sure of really who I am. Please understand!" I blurted out wishing I could swallow my words and fly away on my firebolt. Ginny nodded.
"I have to go! I-I'll see you later Harry!" she closed her book with a snap and left the common room. The lunch bell rang and people began to sidle towards the door. I stretched and stood up looking for Hermione. We needed to talk. Not because of this study group thing but because I felt like my head was on backwards. I couldn't find her.
I went back into my room and put on my shirt, sticking my wand into my pants pocket. I left the common room to go have lunch when I caught sight of two people standing by the wall. The first figure was struggling, pressed against the cold stone and the second held the first where it was. While I watched the second figure leaned down and kissed the first figure. I caught sight of silver-blond hair in a ray of light and pulled out my wand. As I inched closer the second figure sprinted away.
I ran forward and found Hermione sitting in a heap on the floor, crying softly and biting her lip. She noticed me and began to cry even harder. I put my wand away and leaned down to help her up. She couldn't quite keep her balance and kept toppling into me. I put a steadying arm around her waist and we walked outside instead of towards the great hall.
"I'm sorry Harry," she sobbed, her face buried in my chest soaking my shirt and chest. I hugged her remembering the hug I had given her last night, wishing that it had ended with a kiss. Hermione just kept crying. I sat down next to the lake and Hermione did to. She kept crying and I just sat there and hugged her.
Hermione pulled back still crying into her hands and I noticed that my shirt was soaked through. I pulled it over my head and lifted Hermione's face to mine. She was still crying, tears streaming down her cheeks. I picked up the red t-shirt and gently dabbed her eyes with it.
"Hermione, I don't want to lose you!" I said and she sort of managed a smile. I leaned down and kissed her. She kissed me back and I felt heat spread from where our lips touched. She broke the kiss so she could breath,
"Harry I-I love.." I never let her finish. My lips met hers again.
"Well look what we have here!" Said Ron's voice and I turned to see him staring at us with a look that said, 'it's about time!'
A/N: Ami-gryffindor89 this is updated for you! Wow that took awhile! Don't worry Harry is going to beat up Malfoy in the next chpt I think! Well please review!