Hey guys, I've been sick a lot and been put on a bunch of projects, so I'm sorry about taking so long.
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"Mom! We have to go…Now!" Lexi yelled to her mother who was now in her room applying her makeup. She stomped up to her mom's door with an angry pout on.
"Lexi, we'll go as soon as I'm ready. The pitch isn't going anywhere." Hermione said while she was putting on her eye shadow.
"But we have an appointment! We need to be there in, like, two minutes!" Lexi cried, tugging at her shirt. She was now into the shorter clothing, due the fact that she was now turning 13. Her philosophy was that, once you're a teenager, you have the right to dress how you want, when you want. This wasn't how you should usually go about things, but Hermione let her, considering how she was when she was her age.
Come to think of it, Hermione was beginning her third year at Hogwarts when she was Lexi's age. She was slowly realizing this, and it bothered her. Hermione knew Harry was right about the whole Hogwarts thing, but she didn't want to admit it. That's what she was giving Lexi for her birthday. Hogwarts- she was letting her go to Hogwarts.
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When Hermione and Lexi finally appeared at the huge quidditch pitch, Harry laughed and expressed his opinions on the time it took girls to get ready compared to the time it takes guys to get ready.
Harry's coach, Patrick Burns, also met up with them at the pitch at about the same time. Harry introduced everyone very quickly and they got right down to business.
They were all there to negotiate the party...mainly decorations and off limits places. Harry walked over to Hermione as Lexi began to tell Patrick her vision of what she wanted.
He wrapped his arms around her slender shoulders and grinned. She looked at him slyly with a raised eyebrow.
"You know, I'm always afraid of PDA's in front of Lexi. I don't want her to get freaked out, you know?" she whispered in his ear. Harry nodded and sighed.
"She's got to accept it sometime." Hermione saw this as her perfect opportunity to see what he was thinking. They were slowly following Lexi and Patrick through the bleachers, half listening to her ideas.
"What exactly are we asking her to accept?" Hermione asked, turning to him with a sad look on her face. Harry gave her a big smile and sat down in one of the white cushioned stadium seats.
"I don't know, do you want to give her something to accept?" Harry wondered as he stared down at the green quidditch pitch far down below. Hermione laughed out loud.
"Are you insinuating something, Harry Potter?" Hermione stood in front of Harry with her hands on her hips.
"Hermione, would you be my girlfriend once again?" Harry asked looking up at her. All of a sudden her head began to spin. Her eyes unfocused and glazed over. This is what she wanted right? Yes, this is what she had always wanted. But what about Lexi? What would Lexi think? You know what, Lexi only wanted her to be happy, even if it made her feel uncomfortable. That was her decision. Harry and Hermione were now back together. Refocusing her eyes, she looked down at Harry with a sparkle in her eye.
She laughed and nodded her head yes. He reached up and pulled her down onto his lap. She beamed and wrapped her arms around his broad shoulders. He leaned forward to kiss her and she gladly accepted it. As they pressed their lips together, it felt like a revelation. To Hermione, it felt as though everything was coming back together again and taking form. And she loved it.
Soon they were interrupted by someone clearing their throat. They both looked up to see an amused Patrick and Lexi.
Hermione quickly jumped off Harry's lap and smoothed her clothes out. Harry slowly stood up and smiled sheepishly.
"If you don't mind us interrupting, were pretty much done. Harry already knows all the details, unless Miss Granger wants to know anything." Patrick informed the two.
"No, it's ok. Harry will tell me later." Hermione mumbled, her cheeks almost as red as Ron's hair.
"I bet he will." Lexi mumbled, holding back her laughter. Hermione's eyes widened.
"Sarah Alexis Granger, mind your words!" Hermione scolded her daughter. Lexi mumbled a 'sorry' but still trying not to laugh. Patrick was also holding back his laughter.
"Ok. Anyway, Patrick, we'll see you on…August 1st, right?" Patrick nodded his head at Harry's reply. They said their goodbyes and went separate directions. As Harry, Hermione, and Lexi were walking down the steep stairs to the ground level, it was dead silent. What were Hermione and Harry supposed to say to her? "Hey, Lexi, were dating now." That doesn't exactly work, does it?
The two mutually, but silently, decided to keep it quiet for now. What could it hurt to wait till tonight, right? I thought so.
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That night, Harry and Hermione discussed Lexi's birthday present while she was getting ready for bed.
"What do you mean you're sending her to Hogwarts? You took my advice?" Harry wondered in shock as Hermione told him of her plans.
Hermione nodded. Harry smiled and leaned forward to hug her. Hermione wrapped her arms around him and hugged him back. As she pressed her face into his neck he said, "If you ever feel alone, you know I'm here for you. I always will be."
"Thank you, Harry. Thank you so much." They pulled apart slowly and gave each other sheepish grins.
"We have to tell her soon" Harry said.
"Tell me what?"
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A/n: Ok, ok, short chapter, crappy cliff-hanger, I know I know, but my motto is, at least you go something, right?
And just so you know, I'm dedicating the next chapter to my 200th reviewer! (IF I get 200 reviews by the next chapter, that is…)
--EB1981
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"Mom! We have to go…Now!" Lexi yelled to her mother who was now in her room applying her makeup. She stomped up to her mom's door with an angry pout on.
"Lexi, we'll go as soon as I'm ready. The pitch isn't going anywhere." Hermione said while she was putting on her eye shadow.
"But we have an appointment! We need to be there in, like, two minutes!" Lexi cried, tugging at her shirt. She was now into the shorter clothing, due the fact that she was now turning 13. Her philosophy was that, once you're a teenager, you have the right to dress how you want, when you want. This wasn't how you should usually go about things, but Hermione let her, considering how she was when she was her age.
Come to think of it, Hermione was beginning her third year at Hogwarts when she was Lexi's age. She was slowly realizing this, and it bothered her. Hermione knew Harry was right about the whole Hogwarts thing, but she didn't want to admit it. That's what she was giving Lexi for her birthday. Hogwarts- she was letting her go to Hogwarts.
* * *
When Hermione and Lexi finally appeared at the huge quidditch pitch, Harry laughed and expressed his opinions on the time it took girls to get ready compared to the time it takes guys to get ready.
Harry's coach, Patrick Burns, also met up with them at the pitch at about the same time. Harry introduced everyone very quickly and they got right down to business.
They were all there to negotiate the party...mainly decorations and off limits places. Harry walked over to Hermione as Lexi began to tell Patrick her vision of what she wanted.
He wrapped his arms around her slender shoulders and grinned. She looked at him slyly with a raised eyebrow.
"You know, I'm always afraid of PDA's in front of Lexi. I don't want her to get freaked out, you know?" she whispered in his ear. Harry nodded and sighed.
"She's got to accept it sometime." Hermione saw this as her perfect opportunity to see what he was thinking. They were slowly following Lexi and Patrick through the bleachers, half listening to her ideas.
"What exactly are we asking her to accept?" Hermione asked, turning to him with a sad look on her face. Harry gave her a big smile and sat down in one of the white cushioned stadium seats.
"I don't know, do you want to give her something to accept?" Harry wondered as he stared down at the green quidditch pitch far down below. Hermione laughed out loud.
"Are you insinuating something, Harry Potter?" Hermione stood in front of Harry with her hands on her hips.
"Hermione, would you be my girlfriend once again?" Harry asked looking up at her. All of a sudden her head began to spin. Her eyes unfocused and glazed over. This is what she wanted right? Yes, this is what she had always wanted. But what about Lexi? What would Lexi think? You know what, Lexi only wanted her to be happy, even if it made her feel uncomfortable. That was her decision. Harry and Hermione were now back together. Refocusing her eyes, she looked down at Harry with a sparkle in her eye.
She laughed and nodded her head yes. He reached up and pulled her down onto his lap. She beamed and wrapped her arms around his broad shoulders. He leaned forward to kiss her and she gladly accepted it. As they pressed their lips together, it felt like a revelation. To Hermione, it felt as though everything was coming back together again and taking form. And she loved it.
Soon they were interrupted by someone clearing their throat. They both looked up to see an amused Patrick and Lexi.
Hermione quickly jumped off Harry's lap and smoothed her clothes out. Harry slowly stood up and smiled sheepishly.
"If you don't mind us interrupting, were pretty much done. Harry already knows all the details, unless Miss Granger wants to know anything." Patrick informed the two.
"No, it's ok. Harry will tell me later." Hermione mumbled, her cheeks almost as red as Ron's hair.
"I bet he will." Lexi mumbled, holding back her laughter. Hermione's eyes widened.
"Sarah Alexis Granger, mind your words!" Hermione scolded her daughter. Lexi mumbled a 'sorry' but still trying not to laugh. Patrick was also holding back his laughter.
"Ok. Anyway, Patrick, we'll see you on…August 1st, right?" Patrick nodded his head at Harry's reply. They said their goodbyes and went separate directions. As Harry, Hermione, and Lexi were walking down the steep stairs to the ground level, it was dead silent. What were Hermione and Harry supposed to say to her? "Hey, Lexi, were dating now." That doesn't exactly work, does it?
The two mutually, but silently, decided to keep it quiet for now. What could it hurt to wait till tonight, right? I thought so.
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That night, Harry and Hermione discussed Lexi's birthday present while she was getting ready for bed.
"What do you mean you're sending her to Hogwarts? You took my advice?" Harry wondered in shock as Hermione told him of her plans.
Hermione nodded. Harry smiled and leaned forward to hug her. Hermione wrapped her arms around him and hugged him back. As she pressed her face into his neck he said, "If you ever feel alone, you know I'm here for you. I always will be."
"Thank you, Harry. Thank you so much." They pulled apart slowly and gave each other sheepish grins.
"We have to tell her soon" Harry said.
"Tell me what?"
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A/n: Ok, ok, short chapter, crappy cliff-hanger, I know I know, but my motto is, at least you go something, right?
And just so you know, I'm dedicating the next chapter to my 200th reviewer! (IF I get 200 reviews by the next chapter, that is…)
--EB1981