(Sorry about the short chapters and the long wait.)
Chapter III: Return and Relationships
Harry found himself back in the kitchen of Number 12 Grimmauld Place. He stood up, brushed himself off, and then looked around at everyone with a mingled furry that suddenly aroused in him.
"Hi Harry." Said Ron. He greeted everyone around him including Lupin, Tonks, Mr. Weasly, Mrs. Weasly, Ginny, and Hermione.
"Where's Krecher?" he asked. Every one looked around at him in surprise.
After a moment of silence, Lupin answered, "He's upstairs." Harry went upstairs to find Krecher musing about in some of Sirius's old stuff. He grabbed him by the neck, chocking him as he went back downstairs. When Harry was back in front of everybody ( still chocking Krecher), he snarled "As I'm Sirius's godson, you have to obey me now. I'm going to show you mercy, and understanding." Harry took out his wand and shouted, "Avada Kedavra." In a flash of green light, Krecher was gone.
Harry felt much more relived after that. He couldn't stop talking at dinner, and he even managed a tearful, yet joyous hug to Mrs. Weasley. However, the emotions were only beginning.
"Harry, can I talk to you alone?" someone whispered in his ear. He turned around to find Hermoine standing next to him. He saw for the first time since Lord Voldemort returned, that she was different. Her eyes were blood red, her hands were rough, and she looked awful.
"Sure." He followed her into an empty room.
"Can we meet down here later tonight after everyone is asleep under the invisibility cloak? I need to talk to you in private."
Harry went back to the table with that same feeling that his stomach had just dropped. He didn't make eye contact with her the rest of the evening. He was also the first one ready for bed.
"Just been a long day." He told Ron. He sunk the invisibility cloak under his covers as he "went to bed." After all the noise had dissipated, he slipped on the invisibility cloak and went back down stairs.
"I'm here" he whispered into the silence.
"It's okay, so am I." Hermione replied. Harry slipped off the invisibility cloak and stared at her. Her eyes were bloodshot, and tears were streaming profusely down her face.
"Harry, oh Harry," she wailed "d don't tell anybody about this but I know what your going through." He looked puzzled. She continued, "Ever since V-Voldemort came back, I've been extremely worried about my mum and dad. They're muggles, remember. I don't want history to repeat itself and I don't want them to get killed. I've been just as depressed as you have been about Sirius. And Harry, I love you."
These words had an extreme change in his heart especially the last three. He stood there shocked and then, Hermoine leaned closer to him and gave him a kiss! She led him into a closet where she leaned even deeper into him....
Harry found himself back in the kitchen of Number 12 Grimmauld Place. He stood up, brushed himself off, and then looked around at everyone with a mingled furry that suddenly aroused in him.
"Hi Harry." Said Ron. He greeted everyone around him including Lupin, Tonks, Mr. Weasly, Mrs. Weasly, Ginny, and Hermione.
"Where's Krecher?" he asked. Every one looked around at him in surprise.
After a moment of silence, Lupin answered, "He's upstairs." Harry went upstairs to find Krecher musing about in some of Sirius's old stuff. He grabbed him by the neck, chocking him as he went back downstairs. When Harry was back in front of everybody ( still chocking Krecher), he snarled "As I'm Sirius's godson, you have to obey me now. I'm going to show you mercy, and understanding." Harry took out his wand and shouted, "Avada Kedavra." In a flash of green light, Krecher was gone.
Harry felt much more relived after that. He couldn't stop talking at dinner, and he even managed a tearful, yet joyous hug to Mrs. Weasley. However, the emotions were only beginning.
"Harry, can I talk to you alone?" someone whispered in his ear. He turned around to find Hermoine standing next to him. He saw for the first time since Lord Voldemort returned, that she was different. Her eyes were blood red, her hands were rough, and she looked awful.
"Sure." He followed her into an empty room.
"Can we meet down here later tonight after everyone is asleep under the invisibility cloak? I need to talk to you in private."
Harry went back to the table with that same feeling that his stomach had just dropped. He didn't make eye contact with her the rest of the evening. He was also the first one ready for bed.
"Just been a long day." He told Ron. He sunk the invisibility cloak under his covers as he "went to bed." After all the noise had dissipated, he slipped on the invisibility cloak and went back down stairs.
"I'm here" he whispered into the silence.
"It's okay, so am I." Hermione replied. Harry slipped off the invisibility cloak and stared at her. Her eyes were bloodshot, and tears were streaming profusely down her face.
"Harry, oh Harry," she wailed "d don't tell anybody about this but I know what your going through." He looked puzzled. She continued, "Ever since V-Voldemort came back, I've been extremely worried about my mum and dad. They're muggles, remember. I don't want history to repeat itself and I don't want them to get killed. I've been just as depressed as you have been about Sirius. And Harry, I love you."
These words had an extreme change in his heart especially the last three. He stood there shocked and then, Hermoine leaned closer to him and gave him a kiss! She led him into a closet where she leaned even deeper into him....