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a lump of coal and some chemistry textbooks...)
With that said, thanks to all of my reviewers, you rock my world. Kisses and hugs
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Hermione and Ginny walked silently then on back to Gryffindor tower. It was the weekend so they didn't have to worry about classes today, and Hermione thought that maybe it was a week for a Hogsmeade trip. The two girls stepped through the Fat Lady (Ginny skipping more than walking) and Hermione saw Harry sitting alone by the fire. It was the end of January and indeed cold, and Harry was in a large chair and bundled in a large quilt. Hermione went over to him and sat on the floor at his feet. He looked down at her and smiled, and she couldn't help but smile back.
"That's the first time I've seen you smile in weeks Mr. Potter." Hermione said, mocking authority.
"I haven't had much to smile about..." He said, his smile turning back into a frown as he looked down but away from Hermione.
Hermione sighed at this. She desperately wanted him to be happy, but she didn't want to introduce the idea of the Pensieve yet. She was afraid that Dumbledore was right; it would be difficult to get Harry to agree to the idea of dropping his bad memories into a bowl, he may want to cling onto whatever Sirius he had left...
Her thoughts were interrupted by Harry coughing and turning to look at her. He looked sickly almost, the glimmer in his eyes almost gone and his skin very pale with a greenish hue. She knew he needed to get out of the stuffy castle and walk around; he didn't have to talk to anyone.
"I was wondering Harry, if you are feeling up to it, would you like to go into town with me? The trip is today and the group is leaving in a few hours, but we could take the invisibility cloak if you want, so no one will bother you..." Hermione bumbled out.
"As long as it is just you and me, I honestly think Ron is tired of me moping about and Ginny just depresses me because she's so damn bubbly. I think I just need someone to listen for a while." Harry said without much energy.
This made Hermione smile, inside and out. She was joyous about helping Harry, but also secretly happy about it being just the two of them, without distraction.
Just then Ginny started screaming at Ron from the west end of the room. Ginny picked up a book and threw it at Ron, and Ron's Quidditch skills allowed him the agility to move just in time. This further frustrated Ginny and she grunted loudly and jumped on top of him. She began beating at his chest, screaming "Why Ron, why would you say that?!" Finally Lavender pulled her off of him, leaving Ron with his fair share of bruises and scratches; including a long gash on his face. Lavender, then joined by a third year Hermione didn't recognize, dragged Ginny kicking and screaming into the dorm.
Hermione rushed over to Ron, who was obviously in pain, because he writhed under her touch.
"Oh Merlin Ron, what'd did you do?" Hermione asked bluntly. She knew Ginny would never explode like that without due reason and she knew of Ron's lack of subtlety when it came to girls.
"I just told her the truth Hermione, not my fault she's in denial about the whole thing..." Ron said.
"Truth about what? Ron, what'd you do!!?" Hermione asked again, this time being rather short with him and cutting him off.
"The truth about her and Harry, how he doesn't want her and never will, and how I can't imagine him wanting someone like her after all he's been through. How he needed someone more mature and someone who listened and didn't hop about all the damn time." Ron said, now trying to sit up.
"You...you...you need to get to Madam Pomfrey's. Come on." She said in a quiet voice, still shocked about Ron's opinion about Harry's love life. She and the rest of the world it seemed always thought that once Harry got out of his depression that he would get back together with Ginny and they would probably get married and live happily ever after. After hearing this, she wasn't so sure anymore.
She continued to think about what Ron said until they reached the infirmary and she handed Ron over to the nurse.
"I can fix him up in a minute, but I suggest you go back up to Gryffindor tower, he'll be fine enough to walk up alone when I'm done." Madam Pomfrey said abruptly and Hermione took her cue to leave. She waved a solemn goodbye to Ron and began walking back to the tower. She was almost there when she saw a tuft of dark hair turn the corner, walking away from her. She followed and stopped suddenly when she saw who it was; Harry.
'Harry is out walking around!!' Hermione thought gleefully, but was careful not to make a sound as to distract him from whatever he was doing. She carefully followed at least twenty feet behind him until he stopped at a blank wall. He walked back and forth in front of it, and Hermione would have been seen if she wasn't concealed in a corner. He finally stopped when a door appeared and he entered. She immediately recognized where she was when the door appeared, the Room of Requirement. She pressed her ear up against the door to hear what was going on inside.
At first, all she heard were muffled sobs, probably from Harry unless someone else was inside the room. Then she heard what seemed to be a small engine and fan, and she saw lights dance underneath her from the crack under the door. A voice then came in, it was Sirius...
Hermione heard a loud "Happy Christmas!" in Sirius' voice and then heard a lot of paper rattling around. She sat like that for about a half hour, just listening, when she couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and placed her hand on the knob. She turned it slightly and walked in on Harry, wrapped in the same quilt on the floor, sobbing. She looked over and saw an old Muggle movie projector and the movie it played was from the Christmas of their fifth year. She sighed and went and kneeled next to Harry. He jumped when he felt her touch him gently on the shoulder and she bent down and hugged him. They sat like that for a while, with Harry just crying into Hermione's shoulder until Harry looked up.
His eyes were bloodshot and his nose was runny. "Thank you," was all he managed to get out, and he stood up. He walked toward the door and exited and Hermione followed. Harry turned around to face her. "Ready to go to Hogsmeade?" he asked.
She nodded and took his arm he offered to her. They summoned their robes and went downstairs to join the rest of the students waiting to leave for Hogsmeade. Harry draped the cloak over both of them, and Hermione moved closer to Harry then she needed as to not be seen. Harry didn't seem to notice.
"You're welcome," she said in a low whisper.
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YAY! Hermione and Harry sitting in a tree.... Again, thanks to my reviewers, you guys rock! Can anyone guess what Ginny is going to do next... anyone? -Jen
With that said, thanks to all of my reviewers, you rock my world. Kisses and hugs
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Hermione and Ginny walked silently then on back to Gryffindor tower. It was the weekend so they didn't have to worry about classes today, and Hermione thought that maybe it was a week for a Hogsmeade trip. The two girls stepped through the Fat Lady (Ginny skipping more than walking) and Hermione saw Harry sitting alone by the fire. It was the end of January and indeed cold, and Harry was in a large chair and bundled in a large quilt. Hermione went over to him and sat on the floor at his feet. He looked down at her and smiled, and she couldn't help but smile back.
"That's the first time I've seen you smile in weeks Mr. Potter." Hermione said, mocking authority.
"I haven't had much to smile about..." He said, his smile turning back into a frown as he looked down but away from Hermione.
Hermione sighed at this. She desperately wanted him to be happy, but she didn't want to introduce the idea of the Pensieve yet. She was afraid that Dumbledore was right; it would be difficult to get Harry to agree to the idea of dropping his bad memories into a bowl, he may want to cling onto whatever Sirius he had left...
Her thoughts were interrupted by Harry coughing and turning to look at her. He looked sickly almost, the glimmer in his eyes almost gone and his skin very pale with a greenish hue. She knew he needed to get out of the stuffy castle and walk around; he didn't have to talk to anyone.
"I was wondering Harry, if you are feeling up to it, would you like to go into town with me? The trip is today and the group is leaving in a few hours, but we could take the invisibility cloak if you want, so no one will bother you..." Hermione bumbled out.
"As long as it is just you and me, I honestly think Ron is tired of me moping about and Ginny just depresses me because she's so damn bubbly. I think I just need someone to listen for a while." Harry said without much energy.
This made Hermione smile, inside and out. She was joyous about helping Harry, but also secretly happy about it being just the two of them, without distraction.
Just then Ginny started screaming at Ron from the west end of the room. Ginny picked up a book and threw it at Ron, and Ron's Quidditch skills allowed him the agility to move just in time. This further frustrated Ginny and she grunted loudly and jumped on top of him. She began beating at his chest, screaming "Why Ron, why would you say that?!" Finally Lavender pulled her off of him, leaving Ron with his fair share of bruises and scratches; including a long gash on his face. Lavender, then joined by a third year Hermione didn't recognize, dragged Ginny kicking and screaming into the dorm.
Hermione rushed over to Ron, who was obviously in pain, because he writhed under her touch.
"Oh Merlin Ron, what'd did you do?" Hermione asked bluntly. She knew Ginny would never explode like that without due reason and she knew of Ron's lack of subtlety when it came to girls.
"I just told her the truth Hermione, not my fault she's in denial about the whole thing..." Ron said.
"Truth about what? Ron, what'd you do!!?" Hermione asked again, this time being rather short with him and cutting him off.
"The truth about her and Harry, how he doesn't want her and never will, and how I can't imagine him wanting someone like her after all he's been through. How he needed someone more mature and someone who listened and didn't hop about all the damn time." Ron said, now trying to sit up.
"You...you...you need to get to Madam Pomfrey's. Come on." She said in a quiet voice, still shocked about Ron's opinion about Harry's love life. She and the rest of the world it seemed always thought that once Harry got out of his depression that he would get back together with Ginny and they would probably get married and live happily ever after. After hearing this, she wasn't so sure anymore.
She continued to think about what Ron said until they reached the infirmary and she handed Ron over to the nurse.
"I can fix him up in a minute, but I suggest you go back up to Gryffindor tower, he'll be fine enough to walk up alone when I'm done." Madam Pomfrey said abruptly and Hermione took her cue to leave. She waved a solemn goodbye to Ron and began walking back to the tower. She was almost there when she saw a tuft of dark hair turn the corner, walking away from her. She followed and stopped suddenly when she saw who it was; Harry.
'Harry is out walking around!!' Hermione thought gleefully, but was careful not to make a sound as to distract him from whatever he was doing. She carefully followed at least twenty feet behind him until he stopped at a blank wall. He walked back and forth in front of it, and Hermione would have been seen if she wasn't concealed in a corner. He finally stopped when a door appeared and he entered. She immediately recognized where she was when the door appeared, the Room of Requirement. She pressed her ear up against the door to hear what was going on inside.
At first, all she heard were muffled sobs, probably from Harry unless someone else was inside the room. Then she heard what seemed to be a small engine and fan, and she saw lights dance underneath her from the crack under the door. A voice then came in, it was Sirius...
Hermione heard a loud "Happy Christmas!" in Sirius' voice and then heard a lot of paper rattling around. She sat like that for about a half hour, just listening, when she couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and placed her hand on the knob. She turned it slightly and walked in on Harry, wrapped in the same quilt on the floor, sobbing. She looked over and saw an old Muggle movie projector and the movie it played was from the Christmas of their fifth year. She sighed and went and kneeled next to Harry. He jumped when he felt her touch him gently on the shoulder and she bent down and hugged him. They sat like that for a while, with Harry just crying into Hermione's shoulder until Harry looked up.
His eyes were bloodshot and his nose was runny. "Thank you," was all he managed to get out, and he stood up. He walked toward the door and exited and Hermione followed. Harry turned around to face her. "Ready to go to Hogsmeade?" he asked.
She nodded and took his arm he offered to her. They summoned their robes and went downstairs to join the rest of the students waiting to leave for Hogsmeade. Harry draped the cloak over both of them, and Hermione moved closer to Harry then she needed as to not be seen. Harry didn't seem to notice.
"You're welcome," she said in a low whisper.
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YAY! Hermione and Harry sitting in a tree.... Again, thanks to my reviewers, you guys rock! Can anyone guess what Ginny is going to do next... anyone? -Jen