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'I'll sleep on the floor then.' he told Hermione.
'You will?' she asked, making sure. She couldn't believe he didn't want to sleep next to her.
Before their 6th year began, they both slept in the same bed, now he's going to sleep on the floor, just to keep away from her.
Harry must've seen her face and how hurt it was because he said,' It's a bit cold. Do you mind if I sleep on the bed, too?'
She shook her head.
He jumped on it and covered himself in a blanket. She was under the blanket, too. Both of them were so tired from the day's events that both drifted to sleep quite quickly.
Harry wanted to wake up, think it was all a great dream. He heard people talking. He opened his eyes and saw that he was still in the guest room. It wasn't a dream.
He saw Hermione sleeping soundlessly. He got off the bed and headed for the door. He wasn't planning on eavesdropping, he was on his way to the bathroom, wherever it was, but he heard Lily and James talking with a familiar voice.
'Are you sure we you won't be our secret keeper?' asked James.
'I'll be the obvious one. Peter's the least likely choice. We can trust him. We're like brothers.' said Sirius, a young one.
'That's right. But we really want you to be the..' Lily began.
'He's right, hon. He is the obvious target.' said James.
'So it's Peter then?' she asked.
'Yeah.' said James and Sirius together.
'With the traitor inside the Order, we can't count on anyone else but our friends.' said James.
Harry, who could hear all this, tried hard not to go out and tell them Peter would betray them. That he was THAT traitor. He couldn't stop himself. He stood up and was going through with it.
Luckily, Hermione was awake and pulled him.
'Harry, are you crazy?' she whispered.
'No, I can't allow myself to let them make the same mistake!' he whispered back.
Hermione stayed quiet. Then she spoke.
'I'm not sure what'll happen but I think that if Voldemort is stopped now, our world, in the future, will be a lot more peaceful, everything will change. There's a possibility we won't know each other but Harry, if you really want to grow up with your mom and dad, I guess I can't do anything about it.' she said quietly. 'I can't stand the thought of losing you again but if it means you'll be happy...'she added.
'Herm..'
'Go on. Your parents need to know they can't trust Peter.' she encouraged. She was practically ushering him out.
'Herm.'he began.
'Harry, always know I'll love you.' she said before she pushed him outside the door.
James, Lily and Sirius were surprised to see him.
'Harry!'
'Sirius, this is Harry, a friend of Dumbledore's.' said James.
'Care to share why you're still up, Harry?' asked Sirius.
'I .'Harry began.
What was he going to do? Harry imagined life with his parents but without Hermione. He tried to remember the real life he had now. If he told his parents about Peter and how he's their son, James and Lily might just live to see the day when Harry marries. They'll be grandparents of Harry's children. It bothered him, however, that he couldn't see his bride.
'See? Still thinking.' teased James.
'Harry, did you want to tell us anything?' asked Lily. She was smiling at him.
Meanwhile, in the guestroom.
'You're just the best friend any guy could ever have, aren't you, Hermione? How could you let Harry go?' she asked herself.
'Well he'll be happy at least.' she told herself.
'How do you know? You haven't even seen how it'll turn out! Things might worsen!' she told herself.
'You did the right thing.' she assured herself.
'If it's right, why does it feel so wrong?'
The door opened and in came Harry.
She was sitting next to the bed and he sat next to her. He laid his head on the bed.
The silence was killing her. Fortunately for her, Harry spoke first.
'I haven't told them.' he said flatly. However, there was a touch of sadness in his voice.
Hermione wanted to ask why but she didn't. He got up and tried to sleep.
The next morning, Harry was awoken by his mom.
'Harry, come quick. We've got to go.' she said hastily.
'Why what's the matter?' as if he didn't know.
'I'll explain on the way.'
He noticed Hermione was already up, the words "still up" came to mind but was blew away when someone entered the room.
'Lily, dear, we've got to hurry. You-Know-Who might come at any moment.' said a short man. He was nearly balding.
Harry was boiling mad. But he didn't let anyone know. The nerve of him, he thought.
As he and Hermione headed to the door together, she whispered to him.
'Don't kill him in from of your parents.'
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'I'll sleep on the floor then.' he told Hermione.
'You will?' she asked, making sure. She couldn't believe he didn't want to sleep next to her.
Before their 6th year began, they both slept in the same bed, now he's going to sleep on the floor, just to keep away from her.
Harry must've seen her face and how hurt it was because he said,' It's a bit cold. Do you mind if I sleep on the bed, too?'
She shook her head.
He jumped on it and covered himself in a blanket. She was under the blanket, too. Both of them were so tired from the day's events that both drifted to sleep quite quickly.
Harry wanted to wake up, think it was all a great dream. He heard people talking. He opened his eyes and saw that he was still in the guest room. It wasn't a dream.
He saw Hermione sleeping soundlessly. He got off the bed and headed for the door. He wasn't planning on eavesdropping, he was on his way to the bathroom, wherever it was, but he heard Lily and James talking with a familiar voice.
'Are you sure we you won't be our secret keeper?' asked James.
'I'll be the obvious one. Peter's the least likely choice. We can trust him. We're like brothers.' said Sirius, a young one.
'That's right. But we really want you to be the..' Lily began.
'He's right, hon. He is the obvious target.' said James.
'So it's Peter then?' she asked.
'Yeah.' said James and Sirius together.
'With the traitor inside the Order, we can't count on anyone else but our friends.' said James.
Harry, who could hear all this, tried hard not to go out and tell them Peter would betray them. That he was THAT traitor. He couldn't stop himself. He stood up and was going through with it.
Luckily, Hermione was awake and pulled him.
'Harry, are you crazy?' she whispered.
'No, I can't allow myself to let them make the same mistake!' he whispered back.
Hermione stayed quiet. Then she spoke.
'I'm not sure what'll happen but I think that if Voldemort is stopped now, our world, in the future, will be a lot more peaceful, everything will change. There's a possibility we won't know each other but Harry, if you really want to grow up with your mom and dad, I guess I can't do anything about it.' she said quietly. 'I can't stand the thought of losing you again but if it means you'll be happy...'she added.
'Herm..'
'Go on. Your parents need to know they can't trust Peter.' she encouraged. She was practically ushering him out.
'Herm.'he began.
'Harry, always know I'll love you.' she said before she pushed him outside the door.
James, Lily and Sirius were surprised to see him.
'Harry!'
'Sirius, this is Harry, a friend of Dumbledore's.' said James.
'Care to share why you're still up, Harry?' asked Sirius.
'I .'Harry began.
What was he going to do? Harry imagined life with his parents but without Hermione. He tried to remember the real life he had now. If he told his parents about Peter and how he's their son, James and Lily might just live to see the day when Harry marries. They'll be grandparents of Harry's children. It bothered him, however, that he couldn't see his bride.
'See? Still thinking.' teased James.
'Harry, did you want to tell us anything?' asked Lily. She was smiling at him.
Meanwhile, in the guestroom.
'You're just the best friend any guy could ever have, aren't you, Hermione? How could you let Harry go?' she asked herself.
'Well he'll be happy at least.' she told herself.
'How do you know? You haven't even seen how it'll turn out! Things might worsen!' she told herself.
'You did the right thing.' she assured herself.
'If it's right, why does it feel so wrong?'
The door opened and in came Harry.
She was sitting next to the bed and he sat next to her. He laid his head on the bed.
The silence was killing her. Fortunately for her, Harry spoke first.
'I haven't told them.' he said flatly. However, there was a touch of sadness in his voice.
Hermione wanted to ask why but she didn't. He got up and tried to sleep.
The next morning, Harry was awoken by his mom.
'Harry, come quick. We've got to go.' she said hastily.
'Why what's the matter?' as if he didn't know.
'I'll explain on the way.'
He noticed Hermione was already up, the words "still up" came to mind but was blew away when someone entered the room.
'Lily, dear, we've got to hurry. You-Know-Who might come at any moment.' said a short man. He was nearly balding.
Harry was boiling mad. But he didn't let anyone know. The nerve of him, he thought.
As he and Hermione headed to the door together, she whispered to him.
'Don't kill him in from of your parents.'