Title: Harry Potter and the Year of Realizations
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Harry had a rough fifth year, will his sixth be any better? Harry has a feeling it will be, but he's a little confused about the way Hermione's been acting.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It all belongs to J.K. Rowling. (Although sometimes I wish I owned Harry, j/k (strike the 'sometimes'))
I REALLY hope you like this chapter, it was pretty hard to write. Hopefullu the next one will be easier and longer. Please R&R.
PREVIOUSLY:
Harry and Hermione shrugged and sat down for dinner. Ron came back downstairs and sat across from them. "So, how are guys going to take showers and go to the bathroom?" Ron asked with a smirk on his face.
Everyone had finished dinner and Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry were all sitting in the living room. "Harry, what about dorms? They aren't going to let you and Hermione sleep in the same room, let alone the same bed." Ginny asked. Harry and Hermione blushed. Hermione was the first to speak up. "We're head boy and head girl this year." Ron and Ginny looked at them confused. "Only seventh years can be head boy or head girl." Hermione looked up. "I didn't think about that before. Maybe Dumbledor made an exception, seeing our..condition."
Back downstairs Mrs. Weasley was writing another letter, but this one was to Mrs. Granger. She thought maybe Hermione would want someone to talk to besides Harry. Although they are best friends it must be kind of awkward.
She wrote:
Dear Mrs. Granger,
Hermione has been, well, she's had a type of spell put on her. I don't know exactly what it is, she's fine, but I think she might want someone to talk to. Also, maybe Harry could meet Mr. Granger. Don't ask, you'll figure it out when you get here.
Sincerely,
Molly Weasley
She reread the letter and sealed it. Errol had just flown in the window and was given another letter. She tied it to his leg and he flew back out the window, barely missing the glass.
Hermione and Harry headed out to the tree. When they got to the top they sat on hammocks opposite of each other. "Harry?" He nodded. "This is really awkward fro me. I don't know, maybe knowing that it's supposed to be you I spend the rest of my life with is scaring me." Harry stood up and sat by her in her hammock. He put his arm around her and just help her for what seemed like forever. He was trying to be comforting to her, but the truth was, he was scared too. Not just because of what would happen if they were apart too long, about falling in love. He was so scared of being hurt. He had went through so much that Hermione couldn't understand.
Mrs. Granger was startled to see an owl fly in her window. After jumping out of her seat she saw it had a letter attached to it's talon. She remembered Hermione telling her this was a wizard telephone. She quickly grabbed the letter and shooed the owl back out the window. She read it and immediately called Mr. Granger and he came right home, they set off to the burrow.
Harry heard something pull up in the driveway. He looked down and saw a car, but he didn't recognize it. Hermione looked up. "Harry, what is it?" Harry shrugged. Hermione walked over to the edge. "Oh my Gosh, that's my parents car." Harry couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad her parents came. Hermione climbed down the ladder and sprinted for the car. Harry and Hermione felt a twinge in their noses and Hermione stopped, mid-sprint. Harry ran to her. They walked to the car together.
Hermiones' mum stepped out of the car. Hermione ran to her and gave her a big hug. Harry stood there, feeling very awkward, not knowing what to do. Hermione was in the middle of hugging her dad. Hermione stepped back. "Mum, Dad, I'd like you to meet Harry." Hermione saw that her father was giving Harry a very nasty look. Harry looked very nervous. "Harry is my.." Mr. Grangers eyes flickered at her for a moment and then went back to Harry.
"He's my best friend, from school." Mr. Granger smiled, but still looked skeptical. Hermiones' mother smiled at Harry. "Nice to meet you, Harry." Harry looked up at her. "Oh, yes, nice to meet you to Mrs. Granger." Harry saw Mrs. Granger nudge her husband in the side. He held out his hand. Harry took it nervously. "Nice to meet you, sir." Harry said, a note of nerve in his voice.
Hermione's mum pulled her off to the side and started to walk. Hermione, wondering how she was going to tell her mum about this, didn't seem to notice she was getting further and further away from Harry. And Harry, scared to death at being left alone with Hermione's dad didn't seem to notice either. Hermione and Harry also didn't notice the slight twinge in their nose. "Hermione, what's going on?" Before Hermione had a chance to answer Hermione fell to her knees, sporting a bloody nose.
Harry had noticed that he had gotten a bloody nose and sprinted toward the trail where Hermione had walked away. He found her and they were both very out of breath. Hermiones' dad had followed Harry and was now looking at the both of them very...oddly. He looked back and forth between Harry and Hermione then his eyes rested on Harry. "Is your last name Potter, perhaps?" He asked, interested. Hermione looked at him 'how would he know that? I never told him'. "Yes, sir" Harry answered. "James's son?"
Harry looked at him, wondering what was going on. "Yes, sir" Harry answered again, very confused, weren't Hermione's parents muggles? "Lily?" He asked again. "Yes, sir" Mr. Granger walked up to Harry and helped him up. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Potter." He said, shaking Harry's hand, more enthusiastically then before. "And there is no need to call me sir. Just call me (does anyone know Hermione's dad's name? Review and tell me please, for now I'll call him Will)". Harry nodded.
After Harry and Hermione had led Mr. and Mrs. Granger back to the house they she still wanted to know what was going on. Hermione sat her mom and dad down on the couch while Harry and herself sat on the loveseat across from them.
"Mum, Dad" Hermione started. Hermiones' mum put her hand up, "wait, I'm sorry Harry, but can we talk to out daughter alone?" Harry looked down. "Actually mum, this concerns him, and that's the point, he can't leave."
"Well, it all started when Harry and I ummm...kissed." Her mother smiled at her, then looked at Harry who blushed furiously and looked down. "Well, we woke up the next morning and Harry had um left, because we all slept in this fort Harry made." Hermione said, deciding to leave out the part about her and Harry sleeping alone and in the same 'bed'. Since Hermione said that Harry had kissed his sweet innocent little baby girl he was a little mad, but had he already knew? Wait and see.
"Well, when he left I got a bloody nose and fainted, so did he." Hermione looked at her dad, who was sitting there, calmer then she thought he'd be. "Well, the reason we fainted is because we were too far apart. When he kissed me, we became bonded, our souls united and we have to be in the same room, or else we faint and our hearts might stop." Hermione looked down, slightly embarrassed about talking about this in front of her dad.
"Well, that's basically it" Hermione finished. Her mother just smiled at her and Harry and they heard an audible 'aww'. Harry didn't like this at all. He was so awkward and uncomfortable, he wished he could just leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger headed out the door and to their car. They didn't have anything to help with now, they would have to come back on a school break.
To his great relief Hermione started to walk up the stairs so Harry followed. When they got to the top of the stairs they saw a ladder coming down from a hole in the ceiling. Hermione looked up and started to climb the ladder. Harry stood on the third rung and waited for her.
"Mrs. Weasley? What are you doing?" Hermione asked when she saw Mrs. Weasley using magic to clean up the attic, she saw two beds, side by side, and two dressers and a nightstand and a perch. The whole room was painted in Gryffindor colors and the whole pace was sparkling clean. "Well, apparently Ron doesn't want you two in his room and there aren't enough beds or space in Ginny's room, so I decided to clean up the attic for you and Harry."
Hermione stepped back, nearly missing the floor and falling through the hole. "You really did this for us?" Hermione asked. "Well, there's a bunch of old stuff in that corner and a loose floorboard right there." Mrs. Weasley pointed to two place in the room. Hermione shrugged. "THANKS!" Hermione said as she turned around and accidentally slipped through the hole. Luckily Harry heard this just in time and reached out his arms just in time to catch Hermione.
She and Harry blushed and he set her down. Hermione turned to face him. "Thanks, now go get your stuff." She said and walked in Ginny's room where Ron had moved all her stuff back to. She and Harry came out at the same time with bloody noses. "oops" was all Hermione had to say. Harry and herself had both armed themselves with handkerchiefs and they set their stuff down and cleaned themselves off.
They then carried all their belongings up to the attic. When Harry got to the top he was astounded by how absolutely brilliant it looked. Harry and Hermione were looking around when they heard Molly say, "Oh, one more thing." With a flick of her wand she conjured a screen to dress behind and turned the bathroom door into a curtain.
Harry started unpacking everything as did Hermione. When they finished Hermione grabbed her PJs and went behind the screen. Harry watched her shadow through the screen then turned around quickly before Hermione came out. He then grabbed his PJs, he had very few, considering he usually slept in his boxers, but he'd make a exception. He changed and came out and saw Hermione facing the other direction and she started to walk to her bed but tripped on the loose floorboard, which had broken in half.
Harry ran over to her. "Are you all right?" He asked, very concerned. "Yeah, I think I'm fine, but look." Hermione pointed to the broken floorboard. Harry picked it up and saw what she was really pointing at. There was a book hidden down underneath the floorboard. He picked it and dusted it off. He read 'The Diary of Lily Evens'. Harry read it a few more times and tried to keep his mouth from hanging open, he handed it to Hermione and she read it and gasped.
Hope you liked it. Please review and I'll update again soon. I was very happy with the number of reviews I got last chapter, thanks.
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Thanks for your reviews:
Andrea: I thought you didn't want those two together, well, that was my plan anyway, so YAY! I hope you like these next couple of chapters.
Linzay04: Thanks, and that's okay. I'm really glad that people are actually reading this.
Shdurrani: Thanks a lot. Keep reading. Keep reviewing.
Gemstar2: Thanks, I didn't see it either. I just kind of went with the flow. Thanks for reviewing and please review again.
Shinji-Higurachi: Thanks, hope you like this one too
FireWings1: Thanks, I'm going to use your idea if you don't mind. It's kind of hard to keep them together all the time. Maybe they will find a spell or something, hint, hint, wink, wink.
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