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The next morning, Harry awoke to find that Hermione was still fast asleep. He was holding her around the middle and she had her back to him. It was physically impossible for them to be any closer than they were at that exact moment.
He buried his face in her hair. It smelled as good as it had the day before.
Light streamed in through a picture window behind the bed and by now, the candles that had once covered the walls and floor had burned out. The rose petals that had covered the bed, now lay strewn on the floor and several of them had somehow made their way into Hermione's hair.
It was a perfect moment in a perfect time. He wanted to stay like that forever, but he knew they couldn't. Ron would know for sure they were more than "just friends" if they stayed there.
Hermione turned over to face him. Her hand became positioned right next to his cock and he felt a tightening under the sheets. She just slept on though, not knowing that Harry had just gotten a hard on or that for the next two hours, he would watch over her, stroking her hair and never tearing his gaze away from her.
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Hermione woke up around ten o'clock to the site of Harry's ever loving eyes and his beautifully gentle smile.
"Morning." She greeted him, stretching her arms downwards under the sheets and realizing that Harry was still very hard. "Is that a gun, or are you just happy to see me? She asked in a mock serious tone, letting a goofy smile spread across her face.
He leaned in and kissed her passionately as she began to grab at his manhood. This only made him want her even more.
She rolled him over onto his back and got on top of him. Slowly, gently, she slid him into herself. She began to rock back and forth, wanting him more and more every second.
Harry's breathing rate increased. He grabbed her hips as she moved back and forth on him and lifted his head and began to suck on her nipples. She moaned with pleasure as she ran her fingers through his hair.
She began moving faster and faster. She grabbed at his back in pleasure. She looked down and kissed him deeply.
Harry couldn't believe this was all really happening. He'd longed for moments like this for years and now it was actually happening.
He rolled over and began to pump her hard and fast. She wrapped her legs around him and kissed his chest. Harry could feel himself about to cum. He'd never wanted anyone as bad as he wanted Hermione right now.
Hermione let out a loud moan of pleasure as she orgasmed. Harry kept going. He wanted to keep going forever....
He felt a sudden release deep within her as he gave one last hard pump. He could feel his cum spread within her.
"I love you." Hermione breathed. "God, I love you so much." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply again.
"I love you too." Harry replied when they broke away from each other. He really did love her. He always had and he knew he always would.
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They were lucky it was Saturday, otherwise they would have missed their morning lessons. When noon rolled around, they got out of bed, got dressed and left the chamber headed in different directions.
Harry got back to Gryffindor Tower first. When he entered the common room, he was surprised to see that Ron was the only person in there.
"Where have you been??" Ron asked as soon as he saw Harry.
"Spent the night out in the gardens. I couldn't sleep." He lied, flawlessly. He almost thought that Ron believed him, but then Ron replied.
"Sure you were." Ron cast an angry look at Harry. "Harry, I wanna know the truth, and I'm not gonna drop it until you tell me. Are you and Hermione together?"
Harry looked taken aback at this, then said, "Ron, I'm not going to lie to you. Hermione and I are-"
The tower door opened and in walked Hermione.
"Ah, good, now I can talk to both of you." Ron said in a rather unnerved tone.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked, looking totally confused.
"I'm just having a little chat with Harry." Ron replied. He seemed very angry. "And I was just asking him if you and him were an item. So, are you?" he pressed on.
Hermione and Harry just stared at each other from across the room.
"You are, aren't you?" Ron asked, sounding very hurt.
"Yeah, Ron, we are." Harry replied. "Ron, I'm-"
"No, you know what? Just forget it. I'm happy for you, but leave me alone. Just leave me the fuck alone!" Ron yelled and ran from the common room.
"RON!" Hermione called after him. He just kept going.
They ran to the door to try and stop him, but he managed to get there before they could. He just kept running down the corridor, never looking back to see the people who used to be his best friends.
"Harry, what's wrong with him?" Hermione asked him in a very concerned and shuddery voice.
"I dunno." Harry replied. "He was just fine one minute and then he started yelling at me about where I'd been all night and asked me if we were together. Then you came in and he just broke down. I don't get it...."
"We have to find him and see what's wrong." Hermione said as she turned on her heal and headed out of the room.
"I'll take the north and east parts of the castle. You take the south and west." Harry said as he dashed ahead of her towards the main stair case. "I'll meet you in the Great Hall!" he called over his shoulder.
Hermione stood there for a moment. Then she headed towards the west wing of the castle in search of Ron.
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They spent almost two and a half hours looking for Ron, and he was no where to be found. Harry was about to head back to the Great Hall when he thought of the one place he hadn't looked yet: Outside in the gardens.
Harry ran down the front stairs and burst through the double doors that lead to the outside world.
It was a beautiful, cool day. The sun was beginning to set, casting an orange and yellow glow over the castle.
Harry ran down the front steps and took a quick look around. He didn't see anyone except Ginny and a few of her friends over by the lake.
He ran around to the other side of the castle. Underneath a very old oak tree, he saw Ron. He wasn't alone. Hermione was with him.
They were speaking just loud enough for Harry to hear them.
"Ron, I'm just trying to understand why you're getting so upset." Hermione said trying to fight back tears of frustration.
"Ask Harry. He knows." Ron replied, casting a glance ever towards the Quidditch field.
"Harry doesn't know though! I asked him, and he swears he doesn't know!" Hermione replied. Harry could tell it was getting harder and harder to fight back the tears.
"Hermione, lemme talk to Ron alone for a second, alright?" Harry said moving towards them.
"Where-"Hermione began, but was cut of almost immediately.
"Just go." Harry said. "I think I know why...." He replied.
"Al-alright." Hermione faltered. She got up and walked away around the corner of the castle towards the lake.
"Ron, I think I know why you're so upset." Harry began taking a seat down across from him. "It's because-"
"-I'm in love with Hermione." Ron finished Harry's sentence for him. "Harry, you've always known I love her. More than just a friend. I've always acted like I think she's a know-it-all, but I really love her. I really do."
"I- I never knew...." Harry said, his voice trailing off. "Why didn't you ever tell me?" Harry asked him.
"I guess I always just thought you knew...." Ron replied. "I never thought I needed to. I figured you always had a feeling that I did." He cast a glance down at the ground.
"I never knew Ron. If I had, I never would have...." Words seemed to fail Harry.
"I know you wouldn't have." Ron replied, giving Harry a small smile. "I know you'd have left her alone. I was stupid to have thought that you knew."
"No, I should have known now that I actually think about it." Harry replied. He found himself feeling suddenly very naïve and stupid.
"Still, I should have just told you." Ron replied sounding rather saddened. "Oh well. There's nothing I can do now. You're with her and that's that. I'm not gonna stop you."
"Ron, if you don't want me seeing her, I'll break it off right now." Harry replied. As much as he loved Hermione, he couldn't stand the thought of loosing his best friend and if that meant loosing Hermione in the process of keeping Ron, he was prepared to make that sacrifice.
"No, I don't want you to break up with her!" Ron replied sounding appalled at the thought of Harry breaking things off with her. "I care too much about her to see her hurt like that. No, don't leave her like that. If you're gonna break up with her, you do it some other time and for some other reason. I don't want to be the cause of you two breaking up. You're my best friends, and all that matters to me if you two being happy." Ron was very serious. Harry wished he was just bluffing, but he could tell that Ron was being as honest as he could be.
"Alright." Harry gave in. "I won't break up with her, but if it gets to be too much for you, you tell me and I'll end it right there on the spot. You're my best friend Ron, and I care too much about you than to loose you over a girl, even if she is both our best friends."
"I know you do." Ron replied.
They got to their feet. As Harry began to walk back towards the front of the castle, Ron grabbed his shoulder and pulled him into a tight hug.
"Thanks...." Ron whispered and swept away, back to the castle.
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"What happened, Harry?" Hermione asked as soon as she saw him enter the Great Hall.
"Nothing. You wouldn't understand." Harry replied in a distant rather distracted voice.
"Try me." Hermione replied, crossing her arms as they took their seats at the table.
"It's guy stuff. You wouldn't understand, even if I broke it down for you." Harry replied. He really didn't think she needed to know what had happened between him and Ron outside.
"Harry, please. Just tell me." Hermione persisted. She wasn't going to give in without a fight and Harry knew it.
"Look, I'm not gonna say it again, it's a guy thing. Ron's just got this thing about me and you. He.... He doesn't really see why I hadn't told him." Harry replied. He had to tell her something, even if it was a lie.
"But why would he care?" Hermione asked. Harry could tell she wanted details and lots of them.
"Because we're his friends and he felt kinda hurt that we hadn't told him." Harry replied trying to think as quickly as he could. "Honestly, if it were the other way around and you were with him, I'd be a bit hurt myself if he didn't tell me." He added trying to close the topic.
"Alright. See, I understand. Wasn't that difficult to explain." Hermione replied in what Ron would have called her know-it-all voice.
Ron came into the Hall a few minutes later.
"Hey guys." He greeted them. "What y'all up to?"
"Erm.... Nothing, just talking. Grabbing a bite to eat. The usual." Harry replied. He wasn't sure if Ron was being sincere or just putting an act on for Hermione's sake. He got the feeling that he was just putting an act on, but Hermione seemed to be buying it.
"Well, now that you're together, you might as well just get along and do whatever it is that you do together." Ron said. Harry was sure he wasn't being himself. He almost felt like it wasn't even Ron who was talking, but someone else. Someone, he didn't like at all. Someone who he had reason to fear.
"Just because we're together now, doesn't mean we're gonna do anything different than we already have. We're still gonna hang out with each other. It's not like we're gonna run off and ditch you." Harry replied, trying to cut through all the bullshit.
"Then what do you call you two sneaking off ever night this last week?" Ron replied. The note of hurt was returning to his voice.
"You were asleep!" Hermione replied, her voice a bit higher than usual.
"So what?" Ron replied, casting a rather nasty look at her as if to say "Bud out."
"Ron, if you're asleep, how is that ditching you?" Harry asked. He wasn't getting what Ron was trying to say. He could tell he was pissed, but he didn't understand why. Harry thought they'd worked it all out outside.
Ron just stared at Harry for a moment, obviously trying to think of a come back. "I don't know! But waking up with both of you gone really sucks!" Ron replied. "The least you could have done was leave me a note saying where'd you'd gone and when you'd be back!"
"I'm sorry Ron." Harry replied. He was really sorry. He wasn't just saying that.
"It's alright." Ron replied, casting a saddened look towards Harry. It was a look, Harry had never seen on Ron's face before. "Well, anyone for a game of wizards chess?"
"Sure, I'll play with you." Hermione replied before Harry could answer.
"Alright, I'll be back in a minute. I wanna grab my chess pieces." He replied, getting up from the table.
"I'm gonna go with him. I wanna play winner." Harry replied, dashing off after Ron who was half way out the Great Hall already.
As soon as they were out of ear shot and view of Hermione, Harry started in on Ron.
"What was that about back in the Hall??" Harry asked, casting a nasty look at Ron.
"I dunno.... I just lost my temper, seeing the two of you talking and being all... I dunno... Just seeing how you two were acting with each other, it just kinda... mad me a bit angry I suppose. I'm really sorry Harry." Ron replied. He looked deep into Harry's eyes, and Harry could tell that either he was really sorry or the way he'd behaved just a few moments ago, or else he was very good at lying.
"It's alright." Harry replied. "C'mon, lets go get our chess pieces." And they set off for Gryffindor Tower.
A/N: I'm sooooo sorry it took me so long to update!!! *looks saddened* I had really bad writers block!!! I hope this chap was as good as my last ones, according to some anyways. Please review, and Ali, stop huggin me! You do enough of that at school! Hehehe, jk.... Or am I? MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHA!
The next morning, Harry awoke to find that Hermione was still fast asleep. He was holding her around the middle and she had her back to him. It was physically impossible for them to be any closer than they were at that exact moment.
He buried his face in her hair. It smelled as good as it had the day before.
Light streamed in through a picture window behind the bed and by now, the candles that had once covered the walls and floor had burned out. The rose petals that had covered the bed, now lay strewn on the floor and several of them had somehow made their way into Hermione's hair.
It was a perfect moment in a perfect time. He wanted to stay like that forever, but he knew they couldn't. Ron would know for sure they were more than "just friends" if they stayed there.
Hermione turned over to face him. Her hand became positioned right next to his cock and he felt a tightening under the sheets. She just slept on though, not knowing that Harry had just gotten a hard on or that for the next two hours, he would watch over her, stroking her hair and never tearing his gaze away from her.
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Hermione woke up around ten o'clock to the site of Harry's ever loving eyes and his beautifully gentle smile.
"Morning." She greeted him, stretching her arms downwards under the sheets and realizing that Harry was still very hard. "Is that a gun, or are you just happy to see me? She asked in a mock serious tone, letting a goofy smile spread across her face.
He leaned in and kissed her passionately as she began to grab at his manhood. This only made him want her even more.
She rolled him over onto his back and got on top of him. Slowly, gently, she slid him into herself. She began to rock back and forth, wanting him more and more every second.
Harry's breathing rate increased. He grabbed her hips as she moved back and forth on him and lifted his head and began to suck on her nipples. She moaned with pleasure as she ran her fingers through his hair.
She began moving faster and faster. She grabbed at his back in pleasure. She looked down and kissed him deeply.
Harry couldn't believe this was all really happening. He'd longed for moments like this for years and now it was actually happening.
He rolled over and began to pump her hard and fast. She wrapped her legs around him and kissed his chest. Harry could feel himself about to cum. He'd never wanted anyone as bad as he wanted Hermione right now.
Hermione let out a loud moan of pleasure as she orgasmed. Harry kept going. He wanted to keep going forever....
He felt a sudden release deep within her as he gave one last hard pump. He could feel his cum spread within her.
"I love you." Hermione breathed. "God, I love you so much." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply again.
"I love you too." Harry replied when they broke away from each other. He really did love her. He always had and he knew he always would.
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They were lucky it was Saturday, otherwise they would have missed their morning lessons. When noon rolled around, they got out of bed, got dressed and left the chamber headed in different directions.
Harry got back to Gryffindor Tower first. When he entered the common room, he was surprised to see that Ron was the only person in there.
"Where have you been??" Ron asked as soon as he saw Harry.
"Spent the night out in the gardens. I couldn't sleep." He lied, flawlessly. He almost thought that Ron believed him, but then Ron replied.
"Sure you were." Ron cast an angry look at Harry. "Harry, I wanna know the truth, and I'm not gonna drop it until you tell me. Are you and Hermione together?"
Harry looked taken aback at this, then said, "Ron, I'm not going to lie to you. Hermione and I are-"
The tower door opened and in walked Hermione.
"Ah, good, now I can talk to both of you." Ron said in a rather unnerved tone.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked, looking totally confused.
"I'm just having a little chat with Harry." Ron replied. He seemed very angry. "And I was just asking him if you and him were an item. So, are you?" he pressed on.
Hermione and Harry just stared at each other from across the room.
"You are, aren't you?" Ron asked, sounding very hurt.
"Yeah, Ron, we are." Harry replied. "Ron, I'm-"
"No, you know what? Just forget it. I'm happy for you, but leave me alone. Just leave me the fuck alone!" Ron yelled and ran from the common room.
"RON!" Hermione called after him. He just kept going.
They ran to the door to try and stop him, but he managed to get there before they could. He just kept running down the corridor, never looking back to see the people who used to be his best friends.
"Harry, what's wrong with him?" Hermione asked him in a very concerned and shuddery voice.
"I dunno." Harry replied. "He was just fine one minute and then he started yelling at me about where I'd been all night and asked me if we were together. Then you came in and he just broke down. I don't get it...."
"We have to find him and see what's wrong." Hermione said as she turned on her heal and headed out of the room.
"I'll take the north and east parts of the castle. You take the south and west." Harry said as he dashed ahead of her towards the main stair case. "I'll meet you in the Great Hall!" he called over his shoulder.
Hermione stood there for a moment. Then she headed towards the west wing of the castle in search of Ron.
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They spent almost two and a half hours looking for Ron, and he was no where to be found. Harry was about to head back to the Great Hall when he thought of the one place he hadn't looked yet: Outside in the gardens.
Harry ran down the front stairs and burst through the double doors that lead to the outside world.
It was a beautiful, cool day. The sun was beginning to set, casting an orange and yellow glow over the castle.
Harry ran down the front steps and took a quick look around. He didn't see anyone except Ginny and a few of her friends over by the lake.
He ran around to the other side of the castle. Underneath a very old oak tree, he saw Ron. He wasn't alone. Hermione was with him.
They were speaking just loud enough for Harry to hear them.
"Ron, I'm just trying to understand why you're getting so upset." Hermione said trying to fight back tears of frustration.
"Ask Harry. He knows." Ron replied, casting a glance ever towards the Quidditch field.
"Harry doesn't know though! I asked him, and he swears he doesn't know!" Hermione replied. Harry could tell it was getting harder and harder to fight back the tears.
"Hermione, lemme talk to Ron alone for a second, alright?" Harry said moving towards them.
"Where-"Hermione began, but was cut of almost immediately.
"Just go." Harry said. "I think I know why...." He replied.
"Al-alright." Hermione faltered. She got up and walked away around the corner of the castle towards the lake.
"Ron, I think I know why you're so upset." Harry began taking a seat down across from him. "It's because-"
"-I'm in love with Hermione." Ron finished Harry's sentence for him. "Harry, you've always known I love her. More than just a friend. I've always acted like I think she's a know-it-all, but I really love her. I really do."
"I- I never knew...." Harry said, his voice trailing off. "Why didn't you ever tell me?" Harry asked him.
"I guess I always just thought you knew...." Ron replied. "I never thought I needed to. I figured you always had a feeling that I did." He cast a glance down at the ground.
"I never knew Ron. If I had, I never would have...." Words seemed to fail Harry.
"I know you wouldn't have." Ron replied, giving Harry a small smile. "I know you'd have left her alone. I was stupid to have thought that you knew."
"No, I should have known now that I actually think about it." Harry replied. He found himself feeling suddenly very naïve and stupid.
"Still, I should have just told you." Ron replied sounding rather saddened. "Oh well. There's nothing I can do now. You're with her and that's that. I'm not gonna stop you."
"Ron, if you don't want me seeing her, I'll break it off right now." Harry replied. As much as he loved Hermione, he couldn't stand the thought of loosing his best friend and if that meant loosing Hermione in the process of keeping Ron, he was prepared to make that sacrifice.
"No, I don't want you to break up with her!" Ron replied sounding appalled at the thought of Harry breaking things off with her. "I care too much about her to see her hurt like that. No, don't leave her like that. If you're gonna break up with her, you do it some other time and for some other reason. I don't want to be the cause of you two breaking up. You're my best friends, and all that matters to me if you two being happy." Ron was very serious. Harry wished he was just bluffing, but he could tell that Ron was being as honest as he could be.
"Alright." Harry gave in. "I won't break up with her, but if it gets to be too much for you, you tell me and I'll end it right there on the spot. You're my best friend Ron, and I care too much about you than to loose you over a girl, even if she is both our best friends."
"I know you do." Ron replied.
They got to their feet. As Harry began to walk back towards the front of the castle, Ron grabbed his shoulder and pulled him into a tight hug.
"Thanks...." Ron whispered and swept away, back to the castle.
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"What happened, Harry?" Hermione asked as soon as she saw him enter the Great Hall.
"Nothing. You wouldn't understand." Harry replied in a distant rather distracted voice.
"Try me." Hermione replied, crossing her arms as they took their seats at the table.
"It's guy stuff. You wouldn't understand, even if I broke it down for you." Harry replied. He really didn't think she needed to know what had happened between him and Ron outside.
"Harry, please. Just tell me." Hermione persisted. She wasn't going to give in without a fight and Harry knew it.
"Look, I'm not gonna say it again, it's a guy thing. Ron's just got this thing about me and you. He.... He doesn't really see why I hadn't told him." Harry replied. He had to tell her something, even if it was a lie.
"But why would he care?" Hermione asked. Harry could tell she wanted details and lots of them.
"Because we're his friends and he felt kinda hurt that we hadn't told him." Harry replied trying to think as quickly as he could. "Honestly, if it were the other way around and you were with him, I'd be a bit hurt myself if he didn't tell me." He added trying to close the topic.
"Alright. See, I understand. Wasn't that difficult to explain." Hermione replied in what Ron would have called her know-it-all voice.
Ron came into the Hall a few minutes later.
"Hey guys." He greeted them. "What y'all up to?"
"Erm.... Nothing, just talking. Grabbing a bite to eat. The usual." Harry replied. He wasn't sure if Ron was being sincere or just putting an act on for Hermione's sake. He got the feeling that he was just putting an act on, but Hermione seemed to be buying it.
"Well, now that you're together, you might as well just get along and do whatever it is that you do together." Ron said. Harry was sure he wasn't being himself. He almost felt like it wasn't even Ron who was talking, but someone else. Someone, he didn't like at all. Someone who he had reason to fear.
"Just because we're together now, doesn't mean we're gonna do anything different than we already have. We're still gonna hang out with each other. It's not like we're gonna run off and ditch you." Harry replied, trying to cut through all the bullshit.
"Then what do you call you two sneaking off ever night this last week?" Ron replied. The note of hurt was returning to his voice.
"You were asleep!" Hermione replied, her voice a bit higher than usual.
"So what?" Ron replied, casting a rather nasty look at her as if to say "Bud out."
"Ron, if you're asleep, how is that ditching you?" Harry asked. He wasn't getting what Ron was trying to say. He could tell he was pissed, but he didn't understand why. Harry thought they'd worked it all out outside.
Ron just stared at Harry for a moment, obviously trying to think of a come back. "I don't know! But waking up with both of you gone really sucks!" Ron replied. "The least you could have done was leave me a note saying where'd you'd gone and when you'd be back!"
"I'm sorry Ron." Harry replied. He was really sorry. He wasn't just saying that.
"It's alright." Ron replied, casting a saddened look towards Harry. It was a look, Harry had never seen on Ron's face before. "Well, anyone for a game of wizards chess?"
"Sure, I'll play with you." Hermione replied before Harry could answer.
"Alright, I'll be back in a minute. I wanna grab my chess pieces." He replied, getting up from the table.
"I'm gonna go with him. I wanna play winner." Harry replied, dashing off after Ron who was half way out the Great Hall already.
As soon as they were out of ear shot and view of Hermione, Harry started in on Ron.
"What was that about back in the Hall??" Harry asked, casting a nasty look at Ron.
"I dunno.... I just lost my temper, seeing the two of you talking and being all... I dunno... Just seeing how you two were acting with each other, it just kinda... mad me a bit angry I suppose. I'm really sorry Harry." Ron replied. He looked deep into Harry's eyes, and Harry could tell that either he was really sorry or the way he'd behaved just a few moments ago, or else he was very good at lying.
"It's alright." Harry replied. "C'mon, lets go get our chess pieces." And they set off for Gryffindor Tower.
A/N: I'm sooooo sorry it took me so long to update!!! *looks saddened* I had really bad writers block!!! I hope this chap was as good as my last ones, according to some anyways. Please review, and Ali, stop huggin me! You do enough of that at school! Hehehe, jk.... Or am I? MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHA!