The next morning Harry woke up in his warm bed and opened one eye just enough to see the digital clock on his bedside table and, seeing it was 9:00 sprang out of bed hurriedly getting dressed.
'The Dursleys are going to kill me for sleeping in!' Harry thought frantically. When he was fully clothed he was halfway across the room before he remembered he was still at Hermione's house. He almost laughed out loud at his own stupidity. He slowly tiptoed out of his room and into Hermione's to see if she was awake. She wasn't. She was sitting up in bed reading Hogwarts, A History. Harry chuckled silently and snuck up behind the unsuspecting girl. He put his hands over her eyes as she leaped a foot off the bed.
"Harry!" She said half-laughing half-yelling with her hand on her chest. "What was that for?" She asked still laughing.
"I don't know... It sure woke you up though." He added with a grin. Hermione slapped him playfully.
"Get out so I can change then we'll go downstairs for breakfast." Hermione said not able to hide the grin that was currently occupying most of her face. Harry left closing the door behind him just as Mr. Granger was coming down the hall securing his wristwatch.
"Good morning Harry!" Mr. Granger greeted him happily.
"Morning" Harry replied thankful he had gotten out of Hermione's room when he did. It was too early in the morning to give Mr. Granger an excuse for why he was sneaking out of Hermione's room at this time of day.
"Just on my way to work!" He said with a smile and a knock on Hermione's door.
"Just a minute!" Came Hermione's reply from the other side.
"Listen sweetie, I'm leaving for work now!" Mr. Granger said through the oak door.
"OK! I'll be out in just a second!" Hermione answered. Not 30 seconds later Hermione's door opened and Harry's breath caught in his throat. He was glad Mr. Granger was there because it gave Harry just enough time to get over the initial shock. 'Hermione looks- looks- Gorgeous!' Harry thought to himself. Hermione was wearing a skirt and matching tank top, both fitting her perfectly. She had also put her hair up which Harry thought looked better than down. When Hermione turned to him he had gotten control of his thoughts and feelings. 'She's just a friend!' his mind constantly yelled at him.
"Ready to go?" She whispered. Harry picking up on the fact that it was a secret waited until Mr. Granger was out of earshot then spoke.
"Go? Go where?"
"You'll see" was her mysterious answer. Harry followed her to the kitchen where she grabbed 2 pieces of toast from a plate that was sitting on the counter. She handed Harry one and again Harry followed her. This time to the front porch where she sat down on a two person swing and patted the spot next to her indicating for Harry to sit down.
"Where are we going?" Harry questioned again.
"You'll see" she insisted again. They waited in silence nibbling on their toast for about 10 minutes when a cab pulled up. Hermione surprising Harry got up and started walking down the sidewalk. Harry reluctantly followed and sat down while Hermione whispered something to the driver. Harry closed the door and the car sprung into motion. At this point Harry knew he wasn't going to get any answers so he just sat there in silence.
"Got your money?" Hermione questioned.
"Yes.... Why?" Harry asked once more. Hermione said nothing for the remainder of the ride. When the car stopped Hermione paid the cab driver (all Harry had was wizard money) and they got out of the car. Harry was shocked. They were outside the Leaky Cauldron! Hermione came up behind him.
"We're going to have to go to Gringotts first." She said.
"Why?" Harry questioned for what seemed like the millionth time that day.
"Well you're going to need money aren't you?" She answered.
"I have money." He replied.
"I mean muggle money." She said with a smile and walked away. Then it dawned on him.
"Hermione! We're going shopping aren't we!?!" Hermione giggled and ran the remainder of the way to the door.
"UGH!" Harry yelled and noticing the driver was long gone he had no choice but to follow Hermione into the store.
'The Dursleys are going to kill me for sleeping in!' Harry thought frantically. When he was fully clothed he was halfway across the room before he remembered he was still at Hermione's house. He almost laughed out loud at his own stupidity. He slowly tiptoed out of his room and into Hermione's to see if she was awake. She wasn't. She was sitting up in bed reading Hogwarts, A History. Harry chuckled silently and snuck up behind the unsuspecting girl. He put his hands over her eyes as she leaped a foot off the bed.
"Harry!" She said half-laughing half-yelling with her hand on her chest. "What was that for?" She asked still laughing.
"I don't know... It sure woke you up though." He added with a grin. Hermione slapped him playfully.
"Get out so I can change then we'll go downstairs for breakfast." Hermione said not able to hide the grin that was currently occupying most of her face. Harry left closing the door behind him just as Mr. Granger was coming down the hall securing his wristwatch.
"Good morning Harry!" Mr. Granger greeted him happily.
"Morning" Harry replied thankful he had gotten out of Hermione's room when he did. It was too early in the morning to give Mr. Granger an excuse for why he was sneaking out of Hermione's room at this time of day.
"Just on my way to work!" He said with a smile and a knock on Hermione's door.
"Just a minute!" Came Hermione's reply from the other side.
"Listen sweetie, I'm leaving for work now!" Mr. Granger said through the oak door.
"OK! I'll be out in just a second!" Hermione answered. Not 30 seconds later Hermione's door opened and Harry's breath caught in his throat. He was glad Mr. Granger was there because it gave Harry just enough time to get over the initial shock. 'Hermione looks- looks- Gorgeous!' Harry thought to himself. Hermione was wearing a skirt and matching tank top, both fitting her perfectly. She had also put her hair up which Harry thought looked better than down. When Hermione turned to him he had gotten control of his thoughts and feelings. 'She's just a friend!' his mind constantly yelled at him.
"Ready to go?" She whispered. Harry picking up on the fact that it was a secret waited until Mr. Granger was out of earshot then spoke.
"Go? Go where?"
"You'll see" was her mysterious answer. Harry followed her to the kitchen where she grabbed 2 pieces of toast from a plate that was sitting on the counter. She handed Harry one and again Harry followed her. This time to the front porch where she sat down on a two person swing and patted the spot next to her indicating for Harry to sit down.
"Where are we going?" Harry questioned again.
"You'll see" she insisted again. They waited in silence nibbling on their toast for about 10 minutes when a cab pulled up. Hermione surprising Harry got up and started walking down the sidewalk. Harry reluctantly followed and sat down while Hermione whispered something to the driver. Harry closed the door and the car sprung into motion. At this point Harry knew he wasn't going to get any answers so he just sat there in silence.
"Got your money?" Hermione questioned.
"Yes.... Why?" Harry asked once more. Hermione said nothing for the remainder of the ride. When the car stopped Hermione paid the cab driver (all Harry had was wizard money) and they got out of the car. Harry was shocked. They were outside the Leaky Cauldron! Hermione came up behind him.
"We're going to have to go to Gringotts first." She said.
"Why?" Harry questioned for what seemed like the millionth time that day.
"Well you're going to need money aren't you?" She answered.
"I have money." He replied.
"I mean muggle money." She said with a smile and walked away. Then it dawned on him.
"Hermione! We're going shopping aren't we!?!" Hermione giggled and ran the remainder of the way to the door.
"UGH!" Harry yelled and noticing the driver was long gone he had no choice but to follow Hermione into the store.