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A/N: I'm so sorry for not updating sooner!!! Even though I only got like two reviews and one of them was from a person that I know, I'm still apologizing. I like to think of myself as a nice person. But FYI I'm probably not going to be able to update very often. Even though I have no life I still have no time to do anything. I need sleep ok!!?? Well this is the second chappy. I hope everyone who reads will enjoy it. Please no flames!!!
Ch.2 A Real Home
Harry, Ron and Hermione soon arrived at the Burrow (Hermione finally took the wheel after Ron did an insane swerve in the middle of the street). Harry felt elated. He was finally where he wanted to be. He breathed in the fresh air, but it was suddenly knocked out of him as Mrs. Weasley hugged him.
"Oh Harry! We've missed you so much!" Harry tried to reply but all that would come out was gasps.
"Mum! You're strangling him." Ginny tapped her mother on the shoulder. Mrs. Weasley unwillingly let go. "Its good to see you Harry." Ginny said and gave him a hug. Harry was slightly surprised, but pleased. It was comforting to be around people who cared about him. "I hope you liked the book I gave you."
"Oh yeah. It was really interesting. I should like to try some of the moves." Harry grinned. "You're going out with Dean now right?"
"No. He didn't want to go out with me." Ginny replied with a frown. But it disappeared as she said, "Something about not wanting Ron to beat him up." Ginny punched her brother in the shoulder.
The four of them took Harry's things to Ron's room and they all sat there and talked about what they had done that summer. "I did a lot of summer reading. I don't want to fall behind in class." Hermione told them.
"Hermione, you can't fall behind. You're ahead of everyone in class!" Ron said.
Hermione blushed and mumbled, "Well, it's always good to know what's going on in class . . ."
"I did absolutely nothing this summer." Harry sighed.
"Hey, come on mate, we can do stuff now. Lets play some quidich. I heard you say that you wanted to practice some moves. I'm sure you'll make captain this year."
"Yeah, lets do that." Harry grinned.
"Well, I'm sure you want to go play with them Ginny." Hermione said grabbing a book.
"Why don't you play with us, Hermione? I've never seen you fly on a broom." Ginny smiled slyly.
Hermione suddenly turned pale, "No that's alright. I-"
"Ginny's right. I have never seen you fly a broom." Ron said, curious.
"You're doing this just to spite me aren't you, Ginny?" Hermione glared.
"What?" Harry looked at Ron confused; Ron shrugged.
"C'mon Hermione, lets go."
The four of them ventured out onto the Weasley's make-shift quidich pitch. Hermione' back was hunched and she constantly glared at the grinning Ginny. Ron and Harry had no idea what was going on.
"Alright, it'll be me and Harry-" Ron began.
"Harry and I." Hermione corrected despite herself.
"Harry and I," Ron stressed the last part, "versus the two of you. I'm keeper, Harry chaser. Hermione keeper, Ginny chaser. Let's do this." Harry, Ron and Ginny immediately mounted their brooms and soared up into the air, but Hermione stayed at the bottom.
"Hermione! Come up here!" Ginny yelled, seemingly delighted.
"I'll just go down to help her." Ron said, and flew down. Harry followed behind. "Hermione, do you need help?" Ron asked upon reaching her.
"No." Hermione simply replied, keeping her gaze down.
"Then what is it?" Harry asked.
"I'm- Oh shut up Ginny!" She yelled up at Ginny, who was bursting with mirth. "I'm embarrassed, okay?"
"Don't worry Hermione." Harry said.
"Yeah, we'll teach you. Just mount it and push up with your legs." Ron explained.
"I know how to ride a broom Ron." Hermione snapped.
"Well how am I supposed to know what's wrong!?" Ron yelled back at her.
"You don't have to yell!" Hermione screeched.
Ron was about to retaliate, but Harry interrupted, "We don't need this." They both stopped bickering. "What's wrong Hermione?"
"There's something that you don't know about me . . ." Hermione replied.
Ron looked interested, "And what is that?"
"Don't be stupid Ron. I- I know how to fly . . . very well."
"So why are you embarrassed?" Harry asked.
"Because I've been learning how to play quidich behind your back! There, I said it!" Hermione yelled as Ginny laughed.
"Now that wasn't so hard was it Hermione?" Ginny yelled down to them.
"Oh, Ginny I will get you back for this!" Hermione shouted as she mounted her broom and flew up to Ginny faster than Harry had ever seen anyone fly in a long time. Harry saw Ron's mouth hang open next to him. "Close your mouth Ron!" Hermione called down to him. He immediately closed it and the two of them flew up to the girls.
"Hermione, why did you keep this a secret?" Ron asked.
"I thought you would make fun of me." Hermione looked down.
"Why would we do that?" Harry laughed.
"Well, it wasn't really you, Harry . . . it was Ron that I was worried about." Hermione said the last part very fast.
"Hermione, I-" Ron began, but Hermione was already flying down to the ground.
"Just great! Ron, you are such a git! Now we can't play quidich!" Ginny shouted.
"I'll go talk to her." Ron replied flying after the ever smaller Hermione.
"We should go too, make sure Ron doesn't say anything stupid." Ginny said. Harry laughed and followed.
Ron and Hermione were already in Ginny's room by the time the other two got there. "Hermione," Ron began as they entered, "how could you think that I would make fun of you?"
"Ron, you always do. Or have you forgotten all the things that you've said to me in the past?"
"What about all the things you say to me? I don't mean to hurt your feelings Hermione. If I did then you would have known." Ron tried to make Hermione smile and it worked.
"I guess I'm blowing things out of proportion." Hermione said.
"Too right you are." Ron grinned, and hesitated for a moment before giving Hermione a peck on the cheek. The two of them blushed, but then Ron said, "Well, lets see what you've got Hermione! Let's play some quidich!"
They all went out again and played for several hours. Hermione was a better chaser than keeper, but she was quite good. They found out that Ginny knew about Hermione's kept secret because she caught Hermione practicing her skills. She too was supposed to keep it secret, but couldn't resist the chance to expose Hermione. Hermione kept insisting to get back at Ginny too one day.
They only returned to the house to eat dinner and returned the next day to play. They finally stopped after Hermione kept insisting that she had to go back to her reading. But Harry didn't care. His friends were on good terms, he was out of the Dursley house and he was happier than he had been in a long time.
A/N: Bye everyone! J/K!!!! I hope you liked the second chapter. Please review. I apologize again for the delay in this chappy and I'll try not to do it again. Now I can say good-bye. (
A/N: I'm so sorry for not updating sooner!!! Even though I only got like two reviews and one of them was from a person that I know, I'm still apologizing. I like to think of myself as a nice person. But FYI I'm probably not going to be able to update very often. Even though I have no life I still have no time to do anything. I need sleep ok!!?? Well this is the second chappy. I hope everyone who reads will enjoy it. Please no flames!!!
Ch.2 A Real Home
Harry, Ron and Hermione soon arrived at the Burrow (Hermione finally took the wheel after Ron did an insane swerve in the middle of the street). Harry felt elated. He was finally where he wanted to be. He breathed in the fresh air, but it was suddenly knocked out of him as Mrs. Weasley hugged him.
"Oh Harry! We've missed you so much!" Harry tried to reply but all that would come out was gasps.
"Mum! You're strangling him." Ginny tapped her mother on the shoulder. Mrs. Weasley unwillingly let go. "Its good to see you Harry." Ginny said and gave him a hug. Harry was slightly surprised, but pleased. It was comforting to be around people who cared about him. "I hope you liked the book I gave you."
"Oh yeah. It was really interesting. I should like to try some of the moves." Harry grinned. "You're going out with Dean now right?"
"No. He didn't want to go out with me." Ginny replied with a frown. But it disappeared as she said, "Something about not wanting Ron to beat him up." Ginny punched her brother in the shoulder.
The four of them took Harry's things to Ron's room and they all sat there and talked about what they had done that summer. "I did a lot of summer reading. I don't want to fall behind in class." Hermione told them.
"Hermione, you can't fall behind. You're ahead of everyone in class!" Ron said.
Hermione blushed and mumbled, "Well, it's always good to know what's going on in class . . ."
"I did absolutely nothing this summer." Harry sighed.
"Hey, come on mate, we can do stuff now. Lets play some quidich. I heard you say that you wanted to practice some moves. I'm sure you'll make captain this year."
"Yeah, lets do that." Harry grinned.
"Well, I'm sure you want to go play with them Ginny." Hermione said grabbing a book.
"Why don't you play with us, Hermione? I've never seen you fly on a broom." Ginny smiled slyly.
Hermione suddenly turned pale, "No that's alright. I-"
"Ginny's right. I have never seen you fly a broom." Ron said, curious.
"You're doing this just to spite me aren't you, Ginny?" Hermione glared.
"What?" Harry looked at Ron confused; Ron shrugged.
"C'mon Hermione, lets go."
The four of them ventured out onto the Weasley's make-shift quidich pitch. Hermione' back was hunched and she constantly glared at the grinning Ginny. Ron and Harry had no idea what was going on.
"Alright, it'll be me and Harry-" Ron began.
"Harry and I." Hermione corrected despite herself.
"Harry and I," Ron stressed the last part, "versus the two of you. I'm keeper, Harry chaser. Hermione keeper, Ginny chaser. Let's do this." Harry, Ron and Ginny immediately mounted their brooms and soared up into the air, but Hermione stayed at the bottom.
"Hermione! Come up here!" Ginny yelled, seemingly delighted.
"I'll just go down to help her." Ron said, and flew down. Harry followed behind. "Hermione, do you need help?" Ron asked upon reaching her.
"No." Hermione simply replied, keeping her gaze down.
"Then what is it?" Harry asked.
"I'm- Oh shut up Ginny!" She yelled up at Ginny, who was bursting with mirth. "I'm embarrassed, okay?"
"Don't worry Hermione." Harry said.
"Yeah, we'll teach you. Just mount it and push up with your legs." Ron explained.
"I know how to ride a broom Ron." Hermione snapped.
"Well how am I supposed to know what's wrong!?" Ron yelled back at her.
"You don't have to yell!" Hermione screeched.
Ron was about to retaliate, but Harry interrupted, "We don't need this." They both stopped bickering. "What's wrong Hermione?"
"There's something that you don't know about me . . ." Hermione replied.
Ron looked interested, "And what is that?"
"Don't be stupid Ron. I- I know how to fly . . . very well."
"So why are you embarrassed?" Harry asked.
"Because I've been learning how to play quidich behind your back! There, I said it!" Hermione yelled as Ginny laughed.
"Now that wasn't so hard was it Hermione?" Ginny yelled down to them.
"Oh, Ginny I will get you back for this!" Hermione shouted as she mounted her broom and flew up to Ginny faster than Harry had ever seen anyone fly in a long time. Harry saw Ron's mouth hang open next to him. "Close your mouth Ron!" Hermione called down to him. He immediately closed it and the two of them flew up to the girls.
"Hermione, why did you keep this a secret?" Ron asked.
"I thought you would make fun of me." Hermione looked down.
"Why would we do that?" Harry laughed.
"Well, it wasn't really you, Harry . . . it was Ron that I was worried about." Hermione said the last part very fast.
"Hermione, I-" Ron began, but Hermione was already flying down to the ground.
"Just great! Ron, you are such a git! Now we can't play quidich!" Ginny shouted.
"I'll go talk to her." Ron replied flying after the ever smaller Hermione.
"We should go too, make sure Ron doesn't say anything stupid." Ginny said. Harry laughed and followed.
Ron and Hermione were already in Ginny's room by the time the other two got there. "Hermione," Ron began as they entered, "how could you think that I would make fun of you?"
"Ron, you always do. Or have you forgotten all the things that you've said to me in the past?"
"What about all the things you say to me? I don't mean to hurt your feelings Hermione. If I did then you would have known." Ron tried to make Hermione smile and it worked.
"I guess I'm blowing things out of proportion." Hermione said.
"Too right you are." Ron grinned, and hesitated for a moment before giving Hermione a peck on the cheek. The two of them blushed, but then Ron said, "Well, lets see what you've got Hermione! Let's play some quidich!"
They all went out again and played for several hours. Hermione was a better chaser than keeper, but she was quite good. They found out that Ginny knew about Hermione's kept secret because she caught Hermione practicing her skills. She too was supposed to keep it secret, but couldn't resist the chance to expose Hermione. Hermione kept insisting to get back at Ginny too one day.
They only returned to the house to eat dinner and returned the next day to play. They finally stopped after Hermione kept insisting that she had to go back to her reading. But Harry didn't care. His friends were on good terms, he was out of the Dursley house and he was happier than he had been in a long time.
A/N: Bye everyone! J/K!!!! I hope you liked the second chapter. Please review. I apologize again for the delay in this chappy and I'll try not to do it again. Now I can say good-bye. (