Disclaimer- I don't own Harry Potter. I promise.
I'm really enjoying writing this story. Special thanks to CurlsofGold. She's reviewed all of my chapters and I really appreciate it. I figure as long as I get at least one review, it's worth it. I don't know if she'll read this (I usually skip over the author's personal crap) but at least I'll have said it. Right? Oh, and in response to Lilstarblossom: Welcome home! Harry Potter fanfiction is by far the best, and I'm happy that mine was the first one you read.
Harry and Hermione ran to the water. They dropped their towels on the run and leaped into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The water was amazing, cooling down their scorched bodies. They resurfaced and saw Ron still waving them over. They dove again and swam toward him. Harry wasn't a great swimmer. He hadn't had much practice since the second task of the Tri-Wizard tournament. He was only able to keep up with Hermione's smooth, graceful stroke with brute strength.
When Harry's head broke the surface he found that Ron was gone. He left and right, but he couldn't find him. Harry wondered if he had lost his sense of direction while he was under water. But when Hermione's head poke out of the water next to him, he knew that it wasn't his fault.
"Where's Ron?" she asked, wiping the salty water from her eyes.
"I don't know he just...vanished." Harry replied.
"Oh, God! What if a shark got him or somethi-" she cut off when something bumped her leg. "Harry! Something just touched me! I think we should get out of the wat-" Harry never heard what she had meant to say. Hermione screamed and was ripped down into the water.
"Hermione!" Harry screamed. The thing that got Ron must have gotten her too. Harry scrambled over to where he had seen her go under.
Hermione emerged from the water screaming. It wasn't a monster that attacked her, it was Ron. He held her squirming body tightly in his long arms. "I've got you now, girly!" he said as he extended her above his head.
Hermione was speaking between fits of laughter. "Ron...no...don't." she breathed.
"What's the magic word?" Ron asked in a gruff voice.
"Please! Please!" she yelled.
"Wrong answer." Ron yelled and threw her back into the water.
When she resurfaced her face was covered by her wet, brown hair. She parted her hair enough for Harry to see a look of mock anger on her face. "What was the magic word?" she asked darkly.
"I don't know, Hermione. You probably know more than me. I thought you were good at magic. And here we all thought you were brilliant. It's a shame, really." he said with an innocent smile. "Anyway, something along the lines of 'Ron is the best looking guy I know' would have been good too."
"You'll pay for that, Weasley!" she said with a laugh and launched herself at him. Ron easily fended her off, and was about to dunk her again, when Harry came up behind and tackled him.
Harry and Ron began to wrestle in the water. Harry was amazed by the strength Ron had. He remembered back to a time back in the fourth-year when he and Ron had been angry at each other. Ron had always been tall, but back then he had been gangly. He had wanted Ron to throw a punch so that they could roll around and blow off some steam. But Harry didn't even want to think about Ron hitting him now. He probably wouldn't wake up for a week.
The only thing Harry had an advantage on Ron was that he was quicker. Wen ever Ron tried to get a good hold on him, Harry would squeeze his way out. But it was tiring work, and Ron had just about gotten a hold of him when Dean Thomas came out of nowhere and tackled Ron into the water.
Ron's body burst out of the water and he shook droplets out of his shaggy hair. "That certainly wasn't fair. Three against one."
Dean laughed. "Hey, it would have been six against one, but I was faster than the rest of them." He motioned over his shoulder, and Harry saw Seamus, Parvati and Lavender swimming out to them.
Dean was staring at Ron and Harry. "And when in the hell did you two get so big?" he asked motioning to Harry and Ron.
"That's Quidditch for you." Harry said.
"Huh...You'd never guess it under all those robes. I'm just glad that I've never had to fight either of you."
By that time Seamus, Lavender and Parvati had made it over to them. Lavender and Parvati looked good in their bathing suits, and for a moment, Harry regretted how thing with Parvati turned out at the Yule Ball. But then he remembered how annoying she was.
Parvati seemed to be doing some regretting of her own. She was staring at Harry's shirtless torso in amazement. Lavender was doing likewise with Ron.
Harry felt uncomfortable under their stares, and so did Ron by the red tint of his skin. After a few moments, Ron got sick of it and dropped back underneath the water.
"Uh...where is Neville?" Harry asked to break the horrible silence.
Dean laughed. "He's gotta wait at the hotel. He forgot some things, and his grandmother is owling them over."
They all laughed at Neville's terrible memory.
The group spent the rest of the afternoon swimming. When they were tired out, they decided to go back to the hotel for some down time. They all went to the girls' room. There, Hermione called a pizza delivery place while Ron read the menu and told her what to order.
It was still early night, and none of them really wanted to go out yet, so they decided to rent some movies. There was a small video rental in the lobby, and Harry and Ron volunteered to go. Unfortunately, Parvati insisted that she come along too.
They were walking down the hallway when Parvati tripped. Without thinking, Harry caught her before she hit the ground. He brought her back to her feet and steadied her. But when he tried to remove his hand, Parvati clung to it. Harry stared down at their hands and then back up to her face. She was smiling brightly. "Thanks, Harry." she said innocently.
Harry realized that her tip hadn't been an accident. She had just wanted to get a hold of him. It would have been easy to pull his hand away, but it wouldn't have been worth the trouble. They just kept walking down the hall. Ron was hiding a snigger behind his hand.
When they reached the elevator, Parvati still hadn't let go of his hand. She was still smiling brightly. Ron wasn't even trying to hide his laughter anymore. How did this happen, Harry thought.
When they got back to the room, Neville was sitting on one of the beds. He had obviously received the things his grandmother sent.
They all sprawled around the large room to watch the movies they had rented. Ron had insisted on renting the Wizard of Oz and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He thought Wizard of Oz was hilarious.
"We're lucky real witches don't look like that." He said between laughs when the wicked witch of the West had come on screen.
Ron was disappointed that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon didn't have any dragons in it, but had been impressed by the action scenes.
Hermione, who had seen both movies, spent the time watching Ron's face and getting a kick out of his reactions. When she noticed Harry looking, she blushed and turned to the television.
Parvati was paying Harry an uncomfortable amount of attention. She had slowly moved closer to Harry through the movies, and by the was leaning her head on his shoulder. Harry didn't mind all that much.
By the time the movies were over, it was 11:00. Parvati complained that there was no reason to go out if they only had an hour before they had to be back. Harry glanced toward Ron and Hermione and saw them both looking at him. He winked at them.
What the rest of the group didn't know was that Harry had packed his Invisibility Cloak for the sole purpose of sneaking out. Ron and Hermione had guessed that he did.
At 1:30 when every one was supposed to be asleep, Harry knew that there would be at least three Gryffindors roaming the streets.
Well there you have it. Sorry it's short, I ran out of things to do, and I didn't want to get into the next part. This is turning out to be much longer than I thought it was going to be. Whether that's a good thing or not, I'm not sure. Next chapter: Florida night life! Harry meets a girl. I think.
I'm really enjoying writing this story. Special thanks to CurlsofGold. She's reviewed all of my chapters and I really appreciate it. I figure as long as I get at least one review, it's worth it. I don't know if she'll read this (I usually skip over the author's personal crap) but at least I'll have said it. Right? Oh, and in response to Lilstarblossom: Welcome home! Harry Potter fanfiction is by far the best, and I'm happy that mine was the first one you read.
Harry and Hermione ran to the water. They dropped their towels on the run and leaped into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The water was amazing, cooling down their scorched bodies. They resurfaced and saw Ron still waving them over. They dove again and swam toward him. Harry wasn't a great swimmer. He hadn't had much practice since the second task of the Tri-Wizard tournament. He was only able to keep up with Hermione's smooth, graceful stroke with brute strength.
When Harry's head broke the surface he found that Ron was gone. He left and right, but he couldn't find him. Harry wondered if he had lost his sense of direction while he was under water. But when Hermione's head poke out of the water next to him, he knew that it wasn't his fault.
"Where's Ron?" she asked, wiping the salty water from her eyes.
"I don't know he just...vanished." Harry replied.
"Oh, God! What if a shark got him or somethi-" she cut off when something bumped her leg. "Harry! Something just touched me! I think we should get out of the wat-" Harry never heard what she had meant to say. Hermione screamed and was ripped down into the water.
"Hermione!" Harry screamed. The thing that got Ron must have gotten her too. Harry scrambled over to where he had seen her go under.
Hermione emerged from the water screaming. It wasn't a monster that attacked her, it was Ron. He held her squirming body tightly in his long arms. "I've got you now, girly!" he said as he extended her above his head.
Hermione was speaking between fits of laughter. "Ron...no...don't." she breathed.
"What's the magic word?" Ron asked in a gruff voice.
"Please! Please!" she yelled.
"Wrong answer." Ron yelled and threw her back into the water.
When she resurfaced her face was covered by her wet, brown hair. She parted her hair enough for Harry to see a look of mock anger on her face. "What was the magic word?" she asked darkly.
"I don't know, Hermione. You probably know more than me. I thought you were good at magic. And here we all thought you were brilliant. It's a shame, really." he said with an innocent smile. "Anyway, something along the lines of 'Ron is the best looking guy I know' would have been good too."
"You'll pay for that, Weasley!" she said with a laugh and launched herself at him. Ron easily fended her off, and was about to dunk her again, when Harry came up behind and tackled him.
Harry and Ron began to wrestle in the water. Harry was amazed by the strength Ron had. He remembered back to a time back in the fourth-year when he and Ron had been angry at each other. Ron had always been tall, but back then he had been gangly. He had wanted Ron to throw a punch so that they could roll around and blow off some steam. But Harry didn't even want to think about Ron hitting him now. He probably wouldn't wake up for a week.
The only thing Harry had an advantage on Ron was that he was quicker. Wen ever Ron tried to get a good hold on him, Harry would squeeze his way out. But it was tiring work, and Ron had just about gotten a hold of him when Dean Thomas came out of nowhere and tackled Ron into the water.
Ron's body burst out of the water and he shook droplets out of his shaggy hair. "That certainly wasn't fair. Three against one."
Dean laughed. "Hey, it would have been six against one, but I was faster than the rest of them." He motioned over his shoulder, and Harry saw Seamus, Parvati and Lavender swimming out to them.
Dean was staring at Ron and Harry. "And when in the hell did you two get so big?" he asked motioning to Harry and Ron.
"That's Quidditch for you." Harry said.
"Huh...You'd never guess it under all those robes. I'm just glad that I've never had to fight either of you."
By that time Seamus, Lavender and Parvati had made it over to them. Lavender and Parvati looked good in their bathing suits, and for a moment, Harry regretted how thing with Parvati turned out at the Yule Ball. But then he remembered how annoying she was.
Parvati seemed to be doing some regretting of her own. She was staring at Harry's shirtless torso in amazement. Lavender was doing likewise with Ron.
Harry felt uncomfortable under their stares, and so did Ron by the red tint of his skin. After a few moments, Ron got sick of it and dropped back underneath the water.
"Uh...where is Neville?" Harry asked to break the horrible silence.
Dean laughed. "He's gotta wait at the hotel. He forgot some things, and his grandmother is owling them over."
They all laughed at Neville's terrible memory.
The group spent the rest of the afternoon swimming. When they were tired out, they decided to go back to the hotel for some down time. They all went to the girls' room. There, Hermione called a pizza delivery place while Ron read the menu and told her what to order.
It was still early night, and none of them really wanted to go out yet, so they decided to rent some movies. There was a small video rental in the lobby, and Harry and Ron volunteered to go. Unfortunately, Parvati insisted that she come along too.
They were walking down the hallway when Parvati tripped. Without thinking, Harry caught her before she hit the ground. He brought her back to her feet and steadied her. But when he tried to remove his hand, Parvati clung to it. Harry stared down at their hands and then back up to her face. She was smiling brightly. "Thanks, Harry." she said innocently.
Harry realized that her tip hadn't been an accident. She had just wanted to get a hold of him. It would have been easy to pull his hand away, but it wouldn't have been worth the trouble. They just kept walking down the hall. Ron was hiding a snigger behind his hand.
When they reached the elevator, Parvati still hadn't let go of his hand. She was still smiling brightly. Ron wasn't even trying to hide his laughter anymore. How did this happen, Harry thought.
When they got back to the room, Neville was sitting on one of the beds. He had obviously received the things his grandmother sent.
They all sprawled around the large room to watch the movies they had rented. Ron had insisted on renting the Wizard of Oz and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He thought Wizard of Oz was hilarious.
"We're lucky real witches don't look like that." He said between laughs when the wicked witch of the West had come on screen.
Ron was disappointed that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon didn't have any dragons in it, but had been impressed by the action scenes.
Hermione, who had seen both movies, spent the time watching Ron's face and getting a kick out of his reactions. When she noticed Harry looking, she blushed and turned to the television.
Parvati was paying Harry an uncomfortable amount of attention. She had slowly moved closer to Harry through the movies, and by the was leaning her head on his shoulder. Harry didn't mind all that much.
By the time the movies were over, it was 11:00. Parvati complained that there was no reason to go out if they only had an hour before they had to be back. Harry glanced toward Ron and Hermione and saw them both looking at him. He winked at them.
What the rest of the group didn't know was that Harry had packed his Invisibility Cloak for the sole purpose of sneaking out. Ron and Hermione had guessed that he did.
At 1:30 when every one was supposed to be asleep, Harry knew that there would be at least three Gryffindors roaming the streets.
Well there you have it. Sorry it's short, I ran out of things to do, and I didn't want to get into the next part. This is turning out to be much longer than I thought it was going to be. Whether that's a good thing or not, I'm not sure. Next chapter: Florida night life! Harry meets a girl. I think.