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Harry and Hermione kept walking down the path, unnoticeable except for the footprints they left behind. They were cautious with that too, making sure to step where others had stepped before. They reached their destination of Hogsmeade and took their departure from the group. Hermione allowed Harry to guide her wherever they were going; they turned many corners and seemed to be going in a circle.
"In case anyone notices the footprints." He said when she gave him a questioning look.
"Oh," she said, "I was starting to wonder if you were lost..."
"No, I know exactly where I am. Come on" He said, jerking sharply. He seemed offended, a blow to his intelligence that the famous Harry Potter be lost. But he wasn't the famous Harry Potter with her; he was just Harry, the man she loved...
She suddenly stopped.
"Hermione, are you okay?" Harry asked, looking generally concerned about his friend. Hermione looked vacant and expressionless. She didn't mean to think that, she didn't want to...love him. Love, Merlin, did she really mean it? No, no she didn't, she couldn't. Everyone expected her and Ron to get together, get married, have a dozen kids...
"Hermione?" Harry asked again. She looked into his eyes seeing a faint glimmer of what they used to be before the accident; when Harry was still happy.
"Yeah, I just, er, got something in my eye." She said, raising her hand to rub at her eye. Harry continued to look at her, disbelieving, but then finally went back to walking. Hermione happily followed him, glad to have the attention off of her for a moment.
They wound up at a tree stump, large enough for them both to sit on. Harry removed the cloak from both of them and then placed it on the stump. He motioned for her to sit down and then sat down square across from her. He placed a hand lovingly on her forearm and smiled down at her. She blushed.
"You know Hermione, you're the only friend I can talk to like this, not to mention the only female friend I can be alone with without...sexual tension" Harry said. He blushed at the word 'sexual' like it was a curse, but this just made Hermione smile.
"I'm really glad you think I'm such a great friend, but this isn't about me, it's about you." Hermione said, emphasizing the word friend; on some level she didn't want to be thought of as just his friend.
"Right, I'm supposed to be venting." Harry said, seemingly distracted with something over Hermione's shoulder.
"What is it Harry?" Hermione questioned. Harry just looked harder, squinting his eyes, at the same spot. He rose from the stump and wandered over behind a tree, not removing his stare. He reached out his hand at something; Hermione couldn't tell what it was. She heard a girls gasp and she too stood up. Hermione ran over to the same tree Harry and
some other person was standing.
"Ginny, what are you doing here?" Harry asked, obviously annoyed.
"Oh, I just wanted to, er, make sure you were alright." She said non-convincingly, staring down Hermione, and making her feel about 2 feet tall. "I saw the two of you wander up here and, er, I was wondering, what, er, you two were doing..." She managed to spit out.
"Ginny, you aren't much of a liar, Hermione and I came up here under the invisibility cloak, so you couldn't have seen us. And, what we were doing has nothing to do with you, so if you will excuse us. Come on Hermione." Harry said bluntly to a shocked Ginny. Ginny looked as if she were about to cry any minute, and Hermione stood there flabbergasted.
"What?!" Harry said shortly to Hermione. She hadn't seen him be that mean to anyone in a long time, especially Ginny; she could never think of a time when he was so frank with her. He is sexy when he's mad... NO STOP! Bad thoughts Hermione, bad bad thoughts...
"Nothing, I think I need a butter beer..." Hermione said, now meandering over to the opening in the forest they walked through to get to the secluded stump. Harry ran up behind her, and then next to her. Hermione could hear Ginny several paces behind them.
After a while, they reached the Three Broomsticks, and proceeded in. Ginny went and sat next to a vacant Dean Thomas, who looked surprised as ever to see her.
"Hey Ginny, I haven't talked to you in ages! How've you..." Dean rambled out.
"Shut up!" Ginny said, turning her back to Dean, and looking over to Hermione and Harry's table. Dean got the hint and turned around again.
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"Where were we Hermione, I think I was about to open my soul to you..." Harry said playfully. This made Hermione smile. She couldn't think of the last time he was this friendly with anyone, let alone this flirtatious.
"I don't think this is the place to open your soul Harry." Hermione said, gesturing around to all of the people now staring at them, amazed that Harry was back out into civilized society.
"I wouldn't worry about that, I think some people will look for any excuse to be nosy." Harry said abruptly, pointing his head towards Ginny, who was trying with all of her might not to look obvious but to hear every word they were saying.
"How's about I just tell you about an idea I had." Hermione said nervously. She would be upset if he shot down her idea right away, and she was thinking a way to mention it gracefully.
"Er, okay." Harry said nervously. The last idea Hermione had left her as a cat for weeks...
"As I'm sure you know, Dumbledore has a Pensieve in his office, and as I'm also sure, you know its purpose." Hermione said matter-of-factly. Harry just nodded. "Well, I was thinking that, er, you may be able to use the Pensieve to, er, relieve some emotional angst." So much for graceful...
"About Sirius" Harry said meekly. He looked down and messed with his straw in his butter beer.
"Well eventually, yes, but we would start off with small things, like food you had a meals, or possibly even bad Potion's grades." Hermione said optimistically.
"You mean all Potions grades." Harry said, smiling. "I suppose I could try it, but I really don't know if I am ready to get ready of my last moments with Sirius, we really didn't have enough time together." Now Harry was frowning, with what Hermione thought were tears forming in the corners of his eyes.
She pulled him close in embrace and said "I know dear, I know."
Across the bar Ginny still sat, watching with horror.
"Nobody messes with my man, not my Harry. You had better watch your back Hermione..." Ginny said under her breath. Dean turned around.
"Say something Ginny?" Dean said.
"Yeah, I said 'Sod off and die'" Ginny said, ignoring the shocked look on Deans face. She got up and walked briskly out of the Three Broomsticks. Ginny started looking around and found who she was looking for.
"Draco, I've got to talk to you, it's important so don't be a prick and ignore me." Ginny said, facing the blonde and his cronies. Draco looked shocked as all get out, but after a moment, told his friends to get away. He bent his head over to the young girl's and listened, a smirk creeping up his face the whole time.
"Brilliant" was all he said, grinning at Ginny the whole time. "I can't wait."
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Dun Dun DUN!! Yeah, I know, Ginny is a bitch. I had always wanted to see her act that way, but never could find a "bitchy Ginny fic", so I made one meself. Before you say anything btw, I know butter beer doesn't get you drunk (when Hermione says she needs some), but I couldn't have sweet little Hermione asking for booze. And good job to all of those who guessed Ginny was going to flip on Hermione and Harry; it's just going to get worse with Drakkie-poo in the picture. evil smile. Again, thanks to my reviewers, you keep me going.
-Jen.
Harry and Hermione kept walking down the path, unnoticeable except for the footprints they left behind. They were cautious with that too, making sure to step where others had stepped before. They reached their destination of Hogsmeade and took their departure from the group. Hermione allowed Harry to guide her wherever they were going; they turned many corners and seemed to be going in a circle.
"In case anyone notices the footprints." He said when she gave him a questioning look.
"Oh," she said, "I was starting to wonder if you were lost..."
"No, I know exactly where I am. Come on" He said, jerking sharply. He seemed offended, a blow to his intelligence that the famous Harry Potter be lost. But he wasn't the famous Harry Potter with her; he was just Harry, the man she loved...
She suddenly stopped.
"Hermione, are you okay?" Harry asked, looking generally concerned about his friend. Hermione looked vacant and expressionless. She didn't mean to think that, she didn't want to...love him. Love, Merlin, did she really mean it? No, no she didn't, she couldn't. Everyone expected her and Ron to get together, get married, have a dozen kids...
"Hermione?" Harry asked again. She looked into his eyes seeing a faint glimmer of what they used to be before the accident; when Harry was still happy.
"Yeah, I just, er, got something in my eye." She said, raising her hand to rub at her eye. Harry continued to look at her, disbelieving, but then finally went back to walking. Hermione happily followed him, glad to have the attention off of her for a moment.
They wound up at a tree stump, large enough for them both to sit on. Harry removed the cloak from both of them and then placed it on the stump. He motioned for her to sit down and then sat down square across from her. He placed a hand lovingly on her forearm and smiled down at her. She blushed.
"You know Hermione, you're the only friend I can talk to like this, not to mention the only female friend I can be alone with without...sexual tension" Harry said. He blushed at the word 'sexual' like it was a curse, but this just made Hermione smile.
"I'm really glad you think I'm such a great friend, but this isn't about me, it's about you." Hermione said, emphasizing the word friend; on some level she didn't want to be thought of as just his friend.
"Right, I'm supposed to be venting." Harry said, seemingly distracted with something over Hermione's shoulder.
"What is it Harry?" Hermione questioned. Harry just looked harder, squinting his eyes, at the same spot. He rose from the stump and wandered over behind a tree, not removing his stare. He reached out his hand at something; Hermione couldn't tell what it was. She heard a girls gasp and she too stood up. Hermione ran over to the same tree Harry and
some other person was standing.
"Ginny, what are you doing here?" Harry asked, obviously annoyed.
"Oh, I just wanted to, er, make sure you were alright." She said non-convincingly, staring down Hermione, and making her feel about 2 feet tall. "I saw the two of you wander up here and, er, I was wondering, what, er, you two were doing..." She managed to spit out.
"Ginny, you aren't much of a liar, Hermione and I came up here under the invisibility cloak, so you couldn't have seen us. And, what we were doing has nothing to do with you, so if you will excuse us. Come on Hermione." Harry said bluntly to a shocked Ginny. Ginny looked as if she were about to cry any minute, and Hermione stood there flabbergasted.
"What?!" Harry said shortly to Hermione. She hadn't seen him be that mean to anyone in a long time, especially Ginny; she could never think of a time when he was so frank with her. He is sexy when he's mad... NO STOP! Bad thoughts Hermione, bad bad thoughts...
"Nothing, I think I need a butter beer..." Hermione said, now meandering over to the opening in the forest they walked through to get to the secluded stump. Harry ran up behind her, and then next to her. Hermione could hear Ginny several paces behind them.
After a while, they reached the Three Broomsticks, and proceeded in. Ginny went and sat next to a vacant Dean Thomas, who looked surprised as ever to see her.
"Hey Ginny, I haven't talked to you in ages! How've you..." Dean rambled out.
"Shut up!" Ginny said, turning her back to Dean, and looking over to Hermione and Harry's table. Dean got the hint and turned around again.
............................
"Where were we Hermione, I think I was about to open my soul to you..." Harry said playfully. This made Hermione smile. She couldn't think of the last time he was this friendly with anyone, let alone this flirtatious.
"I don't think this is the place to open your soul Harry." Hermione said, gesturing around to all of the people now staring at them, amazed that Harry was back out into civilized society.
"I wouldn't worry about that, I think some people will look for any excuse to be nosy." Harry said abruptly, pointing his head towards Ginny, who was trying with all of her might not to look obvious but to hear every word they were saying.
"How's about I just tell you about an idea I had." Hermione said nervously. She would be upset if he shot down her idea right away, and she was thinking a way to mention it gracefully.
"Er, okay." Harry said nervously. The last idea Hermione had left her as a cat for weeks...
"As I'm sure you know, Dumbledore has a Pensieve in his office, and as I'm also sure, you know its purpose." Hermione said matter-of-factly. Harry just nodded. "Well, I was thinking that, er, you may be able to use the Pensieve to, er, relieve some emotional angst." So much for graceful...
"About Sirius" Harry said meekly. He looked down and messed with his straw in his butter beer.
"Well eventually, yes, but we would start off with small things, like food you had a meals, or possibly even bad Potion's grades." Hermione said optimistically.
"You mean all Potions grades." Harry said, smiling. "I suppose I could try it, but I really don't know if I am ready to get ready of my last moments with Sirius, we really didn't have enough time together." Now Harry was frowning, with what Hermione thought were tears forming in the corners of his eyes.
She pulled him close in embrace and said "I know dear, I know."
Across the bar Ginny still sat, watching with horror.
"Nobody messes with my man, not my Harry. You had better watch your back Hermione..." Ginny said under her breath. Dean turned around.
"Say something Ginny?" Dean said.
"Yeah, I said 'Sod off and die'" Ginny said, ignoring the shocked look on Deans face. She got up and walked briskly out of the Three Broomsticks. Ginny started looking around and found who she was looking for.
"Draco, I've got to talk to you, it's important so don't be a prick and ignore me." Ginny said, facing the blonde and his cronies. Draco looked shocked as all get out, but after a moment, told his friends to get away. He bent his head over to the young girl's and listened, a smirk creeping up his face the whole time.
"Brilliant" was all he said, grinning at Ginny the whole time. "I can't wait."
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Dun Dun DUN!! Yeah, I know, Ginny is a bitch. I had always wanted to see her act that way, but never could find a "bitchy Ginny fic", so I made one meself. Before you say anything btw, I know butter beer doesn't get you drunk (when Hermione says she needs some), but I couldn't have sweet little Hermione asking for booze. And good job to all of those who guessed Ginny was going to flip on Hermione and Harry; it's just going to get worse with Drakkie-poo in the picture. evil smile. Again, thanks to my reviewers, you keep me going.
-Jen.