Version: 1.001
Author: Xuqra
Date: 02.09.02
Sitting in the common room just before the Halloween Feast,
Harry wondered what he was doing. Ron had just walked out the
porthole with Lavender, who for some reason was giggling madly when
she saw Harry sitting on the couch waiting for his other best friend.
"Harry," Hermione's voice came from the stairway, "you waited
for me?"
"Of course," He said gazing at the stairwell waiting anxiously
for her to arrive.
"That's really sweet,"
"Well, I thought we'd go together since Ron's off doing, well what
ever he does." Harry said almost as a whisper as she finally came
into sight. She was wearing a silver dress, which hung on her body
like nothing he had ever seen.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked when she noticed his eyes, the
eyes she adored so much, staring at her. He just shrugged and shook
his head, getting up. His emerald eyes gazed from her lightly powdered
face, to her hair which had been gently straightened from its normal
curly body. He walked over, showed her a rose; a silver rose that he
had conjured only moments before.
She smiled at him, taking that as permission he slowly slid
the rose's short stem under the silver headband, which she wore to
hold down the top of her sleek brown hair. She winked at him when it
was finished, causing him to blush. He pulled her into a hug, and when
she saw the other dozen or so roses that hadn't made the cut, lying on
the desk he had been sitting at she pulled away astonished.
"What?" he asked, while walking with her to the door. She just looked
at him with concerned eyes, and as he opened the porthole, she rolled
her eyes. He held her hand as she climbed through. When she was
through, Harry climbed out, not letting go of her hand.
"You look really beautiful, Hermione." Harry said as they
approached the first set of stairs down to the Great Hall. She hastily
ran a hand through her hair straitening some of it out, and then tucking
one of the stray bangs behind her ear.
"Thank you, Harry," She said rather amused that he hadn't used her
nick name. "You look really good too."
"Oh, this is just something I found," he said pulling at his
red robes, "Nothing special."
She sighed, "Well I think you look great."
He just grinned a little, and she almost tripped, but his hands
wrapped around her preventing the fall. She just let him stand their
holding her; looking into his eyes she wanted so much to kiss him. He
ran his fingers through her hair on the far side of her face, gently
touching her cheeks sending shivers up and down her back.
"Potter! What are you doing?" Draco interrupted the moment.
Harry blushed, setting Hermione upright again and then looking
around, the room was crowded with people all staring at them. When
Hermione noticed the crowd staring at them, she blushed much more then
Harry. They slowly descended the stairs walking a foot away from each
other, stealing glances at each other every once in a while. Twice
Harry looked up and she was staring at him he grinned and she blushed
magenta. It wasn't long until they were in the Great Hall slowly
walking around with people looking at them.
After a moment their eyes locked again, and they stared at each
other ignoring everyone else in the room. They slowly approached
each other, she could feel his hands take hers and place them around his
neck. He gently wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer
until gently their lips touched. It wasn't racy, it wasn't obscene,
just a pure light touching of lips that would last forever. When they
broke nearly a minute later, and looked around again everyone began to
clap, which made them blush redder then before, even Draco grinned
lightly, they couldn't tell if this was a good or bad thing.
Only after at least twenty people had congratulated them on
finally getting together, they decided they wanted to be alone. They
quietly left the Great Hall, sneaking up to the astronomy tower where
they knew they'd be alone.