AN-thank-you to all the reviewers. I've been trying to make the paragraph things smaller but it's hard when some is speaking in a big piece. Anyway continue reviewing please!!! Can't wait until the holidays (9 school days!) hooray! Also can't wait until POA comes out on the big screen cause that's my fav book!!! Ill write what everything means again.
means change in time
Means in another place at same time.
'' are when someone is talking in their thoughts (like Harry talking in Hermione's memories during occlumency) or when someone is emphasizing something when talking- "One because they will say 'I told you so' and two because Lavender liked you" (hope that wasn't to confusing
On with the story!
Harry woke around 6 the next morning and made his way down to the kitchen. When he arrived there he noticed his Professor resting her head on the kitchen table in the same place they had left her last night.
"Professor?" Harry whispered. Still Minerva did not wake "Professor?" Harry said a little louder this time shaking her slightly
"Ha-Harry?" Minerva yawned
"Professor did you sleep here all night?"
"What is the time?" she said quietly
"6"
"Well I guess I did then." She said tiredly "Did you say 6?" she sounded a little panicky.
"Yea it's just after, almost 5 past"
"Oh no, oh no, oh no" Minerva tried to stand but was so tired she had to lean on the table.
"Are you okay?"
Minerva regained her balance. "Yes I'm fine now we have to go get ready, we are leaving for Hogwarts today."
"I'll go and have a shower and wake Hermione"
"Okay we won't leave until about lunch though."
Harry walked back up the stairs to take a shower in the guestroom, while Minerva made her way to her private ensuite
At lunch
"Are you both packed?"
"Yes"
"We will leave in 10 minutes then, bring your stuff downstairs and we will eat at Hogwarts"
Minerva noticed her daughter's quiet nature again but didn't day anything to her, instead she let Hermione deal with it herself.
5 minutes later there were bags and trunks all over the lounge. Harry grabbed his trunk and stepped into the green glowing flames of the fireplace.
"Headmaster's office, Hogwarts" and within seconds of spinning Harry tumbled out into the familiar area of Dumbledore's office
"Good afternoon Harry"
"Afternoon Professor". Harry let go of his trunk and turned just in time to see Hermione fall on top of him and push him to the as she lost her balance coming out of the fire. "Whoa"
"Sorry Harry" Hermione said blushing scarlet she was about to get off him when Minerva stepped out of the fireplace and saw the scene in front of her.
"Are you two going to lie there all day or do I have to come and pull you apart?"
"It's fine," said Hermione getting off Harry and blushing even more if that was possible. Minerva walked up to Albus
"Once again you do nothing Professor Dumbledore, how surprising." She said angrily and stormed out of the room Albus realised that she had taken to heart what he had said about grandchildren the night before
Dumbledore turned to Harry and Hermione, "I think you should wait at least 3 minutes. Give her a headstart to let her cool off." His eyes twinkling.
"I always wondered why I used to see mother then you about 3 minutes after Professor" there was amusement in Hermione's voice.
"Well sometimes 100m separating someone from your mother isn't a safe distance" After these words all 3 heard perfectly clearly
"If you two are still on the ground…get you stuff to Gryffindor Tower and then get to the Great Hall!" she was at least halfway down the corridor but her voice carried all the way back to the office.
"Wish us luck professor" Harry said sarcastically.
"I dear say you need it my boy, so good luck. I'll see you in the great hall soon"
"All right professor, bye." Harry and Hermione lifted their trunks and made their way to Gryffindor Tower. However approaching the fat-lady Harry realised they had a problem.
"Hermione? How are we going to get in? We don't know the password!"
"Good point…uh…lets just ask the fat lady if she will let us in. I don't feel like facing my mother yet"
When they reached the fat lady each was hoping for the best.
"Hello you two. How has you summer been?"
"Interesting put it that way." Harry said.
"Uh we don't know the new password to Gryffindor Tower so do we need to go and get it from someone or will you just let us in?" Hermione said with a smile and a hopeful voice.
"I'm awfully sorry but you will need to go and ask Professor Mcgonagall or Professor Dumbledore"
Hermione and Harry left their trunks under the portraits eye and walked back down the hall when Harry had an idea
"Hermione would the house elves know the passwords?"
"I don't know we could ask though"
"If only Dobby were standing here right now" Harry sighed
"But don't you just call them and they come?"
"I don't know I could try it. DOBBY?" there was a loud crack a suddenly Dobby appeared.
"Harry Potter sir! Dobby has missed you! How are you?"
"I'm great Dobby thanks and how are you?"
"Good Dobby has been a bit busy getting the castle prepared for students in a few weeks"
"Is professor Dumbledore still paying you Dobby?" Hermione asked curiously
"Yes, he is a good man"
"Ah yes he is…Dobby we were just wondering if you knew the password to Gryffindor Tower?" Harry asked
"Yes Dobby does."
"Can you tell me?"
"Certainly Harry Potter Sir. It is 'Sugar Cube'"
"Thank-you Dobby. I hope I see you around sometime but right now I have to go and unpack."
"Of course Harry Potter Sir, you and Miss Granger must get settled in I have to go and finish cleaning. Bye!"
"Bye Dobby" Harry and Hermione said in unison and with a crack Dobby was gone. Walking together hand in hand to the Tower Harry and Hermione gave the fat lady the new password 'sugar cube' and took their trunks to their separate bedrooms. About ¼ of an hour later Harry made his way downstairs and waited for Hermione. 'It's so good to be home' he thought just as Hermione walked down the stairs from the girls' bedroom.
"It's good to be back isn't it?" she said.
"It certainly is." Harry decided to be a gentlemen and added "Would you accompany me to lunch fair lady" holding out his arm for her to take.
Hermione giggled and replied " I would love too" and took Harry's arm. Together they made their way through the familiar corridors of Hogwarts and into the great hall. Harry realised that quite a few of his professors were already eating, including McGonagall.
"What took you two so long?" Mcgonagall said as Harry and Hermione reached the staff table holding hands, she was obviously still a little angry.
"We didn't know the password to Gryffindor Tower so it took us a while to find it out." Hermione said
"Why didn't you come and ask?" she said her voice still showing her anger.
"We just asked Dobby professor" Harry thought he had better add a comment or two so Hermione didn't have to do all the talking.
"Fine. As long as you know it now."
"Yes professor" everyone at the table could sense the tension between the two teenagers and Minerva. They just assumed that Minerva had fought with her perfect daughter.
Harry and Hermione sat at the table as far away from Minerva as they could, this left Harry sitting only two seats away on the other side of Professor Dumbledore. Everyone noticed how the two had not sat right next to Minerva where there were two spare seats. The rest of the day passed uneventfully until Harry had to go to Dumbledore's office for his occlumency lessons.
Hermione was sitting in the Common room by herself when the portrait opened and Minerva came in.
"Hello Hermione"
"Mother"
"Are you ready for occlumency?"
"I spose" Hermione stood up and walked to the table where her mother was seated.
After the occlumency lesson
"Would you like me to wait until Harry gets back?" Minerva was in a slightly better mood.
"Only if you want to," Hermione said stiffly as she got up and walked over to the couch.
"What have I done?" Minerva asked confused by her daughter's behavior.
"Nothing Professor"
Minerva got up and walked around to the couch where Hermione was sitting reading 'Hogwarts: A History'. "What is wrong Hermione" Minerva realised Hermione had been like this since lunch. "Is it Harry? Have you two had a fight?"
Hermione shook her head angrily. Didn't she see? It was Minerva's fault she was like this with that outburst this morning before lunch.
"Then what is it?"
"Do you really want to know?" Hermione said angrily
"Yes I do! You are my daughter and I care about you!"
"Then what was that little outburst in front of professor Dumbledore about this morning? I was embarrassed enough as it was! That was not exactly a situation where you want your Headmaster watching I only lost my balance it wasn't my fault! Then you storm out of the fire and yelled at me for who knows what causes I don't even know what I did wrong! I was getting up when you arrived anyway!" Hermione had been so embarrassed by the whole situation.
Minerva watched her daughter breathing heavily and sighed. "I'm sorry. I over reacted slightly."
"Slightly" Hermione said faintly
"Ok a lot" Minerva snapped "it was just that Albus had made a joke the night before about grandchildren running around Hogwarts and it scared me a bit"
"Grandchildren?" Then Hermione got what Minerva was talking about. "You think I'm sleeping with Harry"
"I didn't say that"
"You didn't deny it either"
"It isn't that I don't trust you its just that you two look so happy together and when hormones are involved things can happen."
"You don't trust me"
"I didn't say that" Minerva said again frustrated. Both her and Hermione were getting angrier by the second, bad
"Well that's what it sounded like"
"I just want you to be careful. I don't want any grandchildren before my time."
"Well as much as I would love to have a child to make you a grandmother before you time, I'm not ready for kids myself so you have nothing to worry about-
"Well I can't say that I am not glad to hear that!"
"I also would not do anything like that while I'm studying occlumency with my mother and a memory like that could pop up any minute," Hermione said through gritted teeth equally as frustrated. "I know about precautions and stuff okay so just…"
"You mean you are sleeping with harry?"
Hermione closed her eyes and opened them slowly taking a deep breath "no I am not and even if I was it would have nothing to do with YOU!"
"Oh yes it would! I'm just trying to stop you from making the same mistakes I did!"
"Well now it's all out in the open isn't it! I was a mistake well thanks for telling me but most parents don't tell their children that they were a mistake!"
"You may have been a mistake but a mistake I do not regret at all Hermione why cant you see that?"
Hermione sat there quietly before saying, "I'm 16 I can make my own decisions and I am of age. You do not need to wait for Harry to come back Professor I will be fine by myself" Hermione stood up and walked over to the window. She hated the part of the relationship that can turn so professional at times when it needed to be personal, she only had herself to blame for that for it was her who called her professor.
"Fine then Ms Granger. I should also inform you that since you are back at school you will be sleeping in your own dorm."
"Yes Professor. Goodnight"
"Goodnight" Minerva stood and walked out of the common room. When Minerva reached her private rooms and closed the door behind it. She silently leaned against the door as the tears she had been holding back trickled down her cold wet cheeks.
A few minutes later in Gryffindor Tower
"Hermione?" Harry asked concerned. Hermione was crying in the window seat in the corner.
"Oh Harry" Hermione walked over to Harry halfway across the room and sank into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. "It was horrible I was so mean to her Harry." Hermione continued sobbing as Harry led her to the couch "I even called her Professor to get rid of her, she doesn't trust me though, she didn't say it but I know it, she thinks we are sleeping together."
Harry let Hermione tell him of the nights events while letting all tears of the last few weeks flow freely as he whispered softly in her ear. Once she had finished they sat there, Harry just comforting Hermione. He felt her get heavier as she fall asleep with tear stained cheeks. Harry wanted to take her to her room but knew he couldn't get up the staircase. After grabbing a blanket and placing it over Hermione he went up to his own room, after what Hermione had told him he did not want to be caught by professor Mcgonagall lying right beside her. When Harry reached his dormitory he realised how lonely he was but stayed up there anyway.
4 hours later
Harry had still not had any sleep since he went to bed at 11pm. He put on a shirt and walked down the stairs to check on Hermione, he got a shock when he saw Professor Mcgonagall looking back at him.
"I thought I heard you coming"
"Shouldn't you be in bed professor?"
"I could ask you the same question Mr. Potter"
"I couldn't sleep. I've been lying there for hours so I decided to come down and check up on her"
"How was she when you got back from occlumency?" Minerva asked concerned.
"Honestly? A mess. She was crying and felt really guilty about what she said"
"She shouldn't have been, I should have been the sorry one, I do trust her – I do trust you – but…"
"I understand professor you don't need to explain it to me. Two 16 year old teenagers with raging hormones…I assure you professor, Hermione and I are not at that stage yet."
"I know, but I kept pushing her anyway"
"You look tired professor you should really get some sleep."
"Yes I will be going now I will see you tomorrow at breakfast." Minerva stood up and made her way to the entrance way "oh and Harry"
"Yes professor?"
"You don't have to sit as far away from me as possible" Minerva smiled
Harry smiled back "goodnight"
"Goodnight"
As McGonagall left the room Harry could feel himself falling asleep in the comfortable armchair.
AN- no cliffhanger today sorry! I will be putting in the OWL results extremely soon hopefully and maybe even Sirius' will! Thanks to all the reviewers! You guys are awesome!! I've been thinking of changing the name of the story and the summary – (this will definitely be changed! (The summary I mean) ) if you have nay ideas put them on the review thing and I will tell you all at least a chapter before I do it. So yea REVIEW PLEASE