The rest of the weekend had passed by quickly and Harry's chest had healed up mostly. All that remained was a very light bruise, in the shape of a bludger which was still somewhat tender. Mostly all of the Gryffindor girls had thought it was so cute when they saw Harry and Hermione laying together asleep on the couch. Malfoy was still in the hospital wing, and many of the Slytherins sot looks of hatred in Harry's direction when he passed by, but there was still plenty of talk about the turnout of the match on Saturday, as some congragulated Harry for winning.
Hermione had managed not to get caught laughing when Ron realized that his hair had a giant cowlick, which saved her from having Ron mad at her again. Instead she wet her fingers with water and smoothed the cowlick out. As they were leaving the great hall after breakfast, they saw Pansy Parkinson standing by the staircase, her eyes darting conspicuiously back and forth. She seemed to be waiting for someone, but never left her spot when a group of Slytherin girls would pass by. As Harry, Hermione and Ron passed by however, she sprang in front of them, preventing them from walking up the stairs.
"What do you want Pansy?" Ron asked, irritated that he couldn't go upstairs.
"Nothing to do with you Weasley. I wanna talk with Potter." Panst snarled toughly.
"Well go on then, I'm listening." Harry sighed, glancing at his watch impatiently.
"I just want to let you know that Draco's father isn't pleased about what you did to Draco." Pansy said with a sickening smile.
"Somehow I'll manage to live on." Harry replied sarcastically, taking Hermione's hand.
"Joke while you can Potter, because soon you'll be laying dead in your grave for messing with the Malfoy's and the dark lord." Pansy threatened.
"For goodness sakes! I don't care if Malfoys family wants me dead, they'll have to wait their turn though, because they way all you Slytherins keep going on, Voldemort will get me first!" Harry exclaimed loudly, watching as everyone listening flinched at the sound of Voldemorts name, holding Hermione's hand even tighter.
"You know you have to be pretty desperate to go out with Granger there Potter. She probally did a spell to make herself beautiful, cause there's no way that happened naturally." Pansy laughed mockingly.
"Who told you we were going out?" Hermione asked, shocked that the Slytherins knew.
"Draco did." Pansy said with a smile.
"Oh darn, he can still write. Harry should have messed that up too." Ron said bitterly.
"I wouldn't be saying stuff about Hermione Pansy." Harry started with anger.
"Why's that?" Pansy asked, cocking her eyebrow.
"Because she didn't become beautiful magically, unlike you. But I would say your spell backfired there didn't it?" Harry mocked with a grin. A look of rage came upon Pansy's face as she looked at Harry with daggers in her gaze.
"Just you wait. The dark lord will kill you and your girlfriend Potter. And I'll make sure I have front row seats." Pansy said, walking off towards the dungons furiously. The castle foyer was silent as everyone watched Pansy storm off.
"I can't believe that Malfoy told her. How did he know?" Hermione asked hurtfully, looking into Harry's eyes.
"He saw us kissing before the match. But don't worry Hermione, we shouldn't have to keep our relasionship a secret." Harry said softly.
"What do you...." Hermione started to ask, but never finished as Harry scooped her up in his arms.
"Harry what are you doing?" Hermione asked, embarressed.
"Announcing my love for you." Harry said happily.
"I LOVE HERMIONE GRANGER!!!!" Harry yelled, holding Hermione up in the air as he spun around slowly. Everyone was looking at Harry with shock. A group of Slytherins snickered quietly, while a group of Hufflepuffs looked at Harry and Hermione jealously.
"I LOVE HERMIONE GRANGER!!!" Harry yelled again, hauling Hermione in towards him up against his chest, as he kissed her long and hard.
The crowd of people went dead quiet as they watched in amazement as Harry and Hermione kissed, before breaking into applause. Hermione looked up and smiled as she hugged Harry.
"I love you." she whispered into his ear.
"I love you too Hermione." Harry whispered back.
A/N: That's it for tonight. I might add more tomorrow if I get the chance. Hope you all like this, please please review so I know how I'm doing. Now that chpater four is finally up, i've lightened the load on chapter three so all that will be here, will be chapter four and five (possibley six)
CHAPTER FIVE
The rest of the morning people kept coming up to Harry and Hermione, congragulating them. Harry and Hermione no longer hid their feelings for each other and proudly walked to their classes with Harry's arm wrapped protectively around Hermione's waist, hauling her close to him, as she rested her head on his shoulder. In class they held hands (except for Levington's class) while they worked and surprisingly enough, were congragulated by Snape in Potions.
The next morning, they were sent an owl from Professor McGonagall, asking them to meet her at the secret hidden staircase that led up to Dumbledore's office.
"I wonder why they want to see us?" Hermione asked with concern, as she sat comfertably on Harry's knee.
"I don't know." Harry answered, putting his arms around Hermione's waist.
After breakfast, Harry and Hermione made their way up to the fourth floor to Dumbledores office. Sure enough, Professor McGonagall was standing by the entrance waiting for them.
"Good morning Mr. Potter, Miss Granger. If you will follow me." McGonagall said, walking up the spiral stairs. Harry and Hermione followed nervously.
Professor Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk when they emerged from the stairway. His office hadn't really changed much since the last time Harry had been up there, which had been just last year. Harry could see Fawkes asleep on his perch and appeared to have just been re-born again from it's ashes days before. Harry and Hermione took a seat in the wooden chairs in front of Dumbledores massive desk. Harry held Hermione's hand reasureingly as they waited for Dumbledore or McGonagall to make the first bit of conversation.
"I just want to say first hand that words cannot express how happy I am to see the two of you together like this." Dumbledore said joyfully.
"I feel the same way." McGonagall started.
"It's like seeing your parents together again Harry." Professor McGonagall continued tearfully.
"Really?" Harry asked bewildered.
"Yes. When we first saw the two of you kissing before the Quidditch match, we were almost ready to celebrate Lilly and James being alive again." Dumbledore answered with a smile. Harry's face was beaming with happiness at those words.
"Yes, but that's not what we brought you up here to tell you." McGonagall explained.
"We kind of figured that." Hermione said, blushing a light pink.
"We know you did, but don't be alarmed, your not in any trouble." Dumbledore replied in a calming voice.
"However we need to tell you two of something very important." He continued.
"What Professor?" Harry asked, looking back and forth at Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Are either of you two aware of how powerfull Voldemort really is? All of what he can really do?" Dumbledore asked sternly, peering over top of his glasses.
"We know he was parslemouth, or I mean is." Harry answered.
"If that was his only gift we'd be very fortunate." Professor McGonagall commented.
"Lord Voldemort had powers beyond your wildest dreams. He is telepathic (a gift thought to be from fairy tales) capable of moving things with his mind and reading people's thoughts, he is capable of flight without the use of a broom stick, can control the elements, make it rain, conjour up fire, water, etc.... He has some strength, not enought to move something as big as a muggle steel ship, but enough to do serious harm. I know it seems like a lot, but I know that those powers or talents, are not all of them. He probally has many more that he is keeping a secret." Dumbledore explained bravely.
"Professor, what does that have to do with us?" Hermione asked, increasing her grip on Harry's hand.
"Harry will develop those gifts eventually, because Voldemort gave Harry all of his powers when he tried to kill Harry fifteen years ago." Dumbledore answered quietly, looking at Harry with concern, as if he was trying to see how Harry would react.
"What?" Harry and Hermione gasped in shock.
"That is not all I'm afraid. We believe that if you two get together in a private and personal way, then all of those powers will be shared with you Hermione. However, we believe that it will only happen the once." Professor McGonagall explained, her face full of embarressment.
"Now I will exempt you two from all of your classes for the day so you may talk things over between yourselves." Dumbledore said, writing something down on paper.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other seriously.
"We don't care what will happen Professors. Whether Hermione gets Voldemorts powers too, we'll deal with it together." Harry stated, linking arms with Hemione.
A/N: That's all for tonight more sometime this week I promise. :D Okay more tonight I have time since my law test date got moved up a day. This is a continuation of Chapter Five.
"I'm glad that's how you both feel, but when and if you two decide to, have more personal relasions, I ask that you let either of us know so we can sort things out, if Voldemorts powers start showing up in you two." Dumbledore said, a smile creeping onto his face.
"We will." Harry said with a small grin.
"Oh, and thank you for giving us the day off." He continued.
"Your more than welcome. Today I will ask that Professor Binns gives all his students the whole story of Lord Voldemort, so when the time comes that you gain all his powers, students will understand why, should you choose to be open about it." Dumbledore replied happily.
Harry and Hermione stood up quietly and left back down the spiral staircase. They walked outside to the lake and sat down in the shade of a large oak tree on the waters edge.
"Your not scared to have sex with me, if we decide to have sex later on down the road, are you?" Harry asked quietly, looking into Hermiones eyes as if he was burrow deep down into her soul to uncover her deepest intermost feelings.
"No, not at all. You were right when you said whatever happenes we'll face it together." Hermione answered, hugging Harry.
"In fact, why don't we go do it now, just to see if they are right." Hermione added excitedly.
"What? Now? Where?" Harry asked with great suprise, excitement bubbling up in his stomach like an oceans waves in the wake of a storm.
"Yes of course now. We love each other dearly and that's all that matters. This is just another way of expressing our love for each other." Hermione said joyfully as she held Harry's hands.
"Where though? We need a place where a student can't walk in on us." Harry said, running through visual images of Hogwarts, thinking of where the most privacy would be found.
"How about Hagrids caves?" Hermione suggested.
"Alright let's go." Harry answered with a laugh, as he jumped to his feet. He took Hermione's hand and and started running towards the entrance to Hagrids caves, which were down along the far end edges of the lake, a place where not many students knew was there and those that did dare not to enter in fear of what Hagrid may keep inside it's shadowed walls. Harry had been in there on several occasions to be alone if he needed to clear his mind of thoughts that were bothering him and had taken Hermione down there several times to show her the beauty of the waterfall that made up an entire wall in the cave, deep near it's center.