Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. Oh, and that scene with the see-thru shirts… hehe I found a whole heap of fan-art and a couple of those pix sparked these ideas!
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Strawberries and Cream
Chapter Three: Matchmaking Part Three
'I AM THE BIGGEST IDIOT IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!' Hermione screamed to her mind as she sprinted through the castle towards her dorm. 'HE JUST KISSED ME!'
She arrived at the entrance to the Head Boy and Girl common room and said the password and burst into the room, slamming the portrait covering the entrance shut. She ran into her room and locked the door and did a silencing charm before screaming in the centre of the room and holding her head.
"I'M AN IDIOT!" she screamed, clenching at her hair. 'Stupid ass, now you've ruined all chance of getting with him,' her mind said to her. "Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!" she yelled clenching her teeth. "Gah," she muttered, releasing her hair and wiping her tears away.
She sighed and walked over to her bed and flopped down on top of it. Why did she run away? Just after he had kissed her? He kissed her. Hermione buried her face in her hands and felt the tears running down the sides of her face.
She crawled up to her pillow and buried her face into it, beginning to sob into it. 'I'm such an idiot,' she thought to herself, turning her face on one side and staring at her bedside table. She sighed and closed her eyes, willing all of it to have been a dream.
Harry arrived into the common room and looked around for any sign of Hermione. He noticed her bedroom door was closed and went over to it. He tried to open it but found it was locked.
"Hermione!" he called.
No answer.
He frowned and drew his wand. "Alohomora," he said as the lock clicked. He slowly and silently opened the door and poked his head through the gap.
Hermione was lying on her bed, asleep and sighing in her sleep. Harry had to smile at her innocence as she slept; how he wanted to go over there and join her. But he withdrew his head from the room and closed the door and locked it again. He went up to his room and into the bathroom to have a long shower.
Dinner that night was weird. Hermione completely avoided eye contact with Harry and quickly finished off her dinner before standing up abruptly and muttering that she was tired and needed to go to bed. Harry sighed and watched her walk out of the Great Hall.
"What's up with her?" Ron asked frowning after Hermione.
Harry shrugged and turned back to his food.
"Oh come on Harry. She's avoided you all night. What did you do?" Ron asked, now frowning at Harry.
Harry sighed and said, "We were coming up to the castle in the rain and suddenly our cloaks and jumpers disappeared. So we were standing there in white shirts and I kinda noticed that she actually has breasts now…"
Ron rolled his eyes and said, "Please, don't talk about Hermione's chest with me."
Harry smiled weakly and went on. "Anyway, we kinda just drifted towards each other and before I knew it we were kissing. And then she just ran off up to the castle."
"Ah," Ron said knowingly and smiling at Harry.
"What?" Harry asked scowling.
"You surprised her mate. She got scared and ran off."
"What? Since when were you an expert on girls?"
"Luna's helped me understand a lot," Ron said still with that annoying smile on his face. "Look, Hermione really likes you."
"Then why'd she run off?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Because you scared her," Ron said very slowly. "You two need to talk sooner or later so go up there now and talk to her."
"What if she yells at me?"
Ron rolled his eyes and said, "Just go Harry."
"Fine," Harry grumbled, finishing off his dinner and beginning to make his way up to the Head Boy and Girl dorms. "What the hell am I going to say?" he asked himself walking slowly.
By the time he reached the entrance of the Head Boy and Girl common room he still didn't know what he was going to say to Hermione. He sighed and said the password and stepped through the entrance.
"Hermione!" he called.
There was silence for a moment before her bedroom door opened and she stood in the doorway of it, leaning on the doorframe and crossing her arms.
"Yes?" she asked with a blank expression on her face.
"Um, can we talk?" he asked meekly, staring at his shoes.
She sighed and stepped out of her room, closing the door behind her. "What did you want to talk about?" she asked, still with that blank look on her face.
"About … about this afternoon. Out in the grounds," Harry said softly, raising his eyes to stare at hers. "Hermione, I'm sorry if I scared you …"
She sighed and cut across him, "No Harry, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have run off like that."
He smiled and said, "So, are we okay?"
She shrugged and said, "How do you define okay?"
He paused and frowned. "I don't know."
"Well, where does that kiss leave us?" she asked impatiently, glaring at him.
"Hey, don't get angry at me! You kissed me back!" he said quickly glaring back at her.
Hermione rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah, because I love you Harry. Okay? I bloody well love you."
Harry opened his mouth but nothing came out.
She narrowed her eyes and shook her head. "Then, we aren't okay Harry. If you have nothing to say to me after I just confessed how I feel we are not okay."
She began to walk back towards her room but Harry lunged forward and grabbed her arm. "Wait," he said, pulling her back.
"For what?" she asked, her bottom lip trembling and tears beginning to come to the corners of her eyes.
He gave her a small smile and said, "I love you too Mione." Then he leant down and kissed her lips softly. "I love you more than life itself," he whispered to her lips.
"You have no idea how long I've waited to hear you say that," she whispered back, kissing him back in full force.
He smiled into the kiss and wrapped his arms around her waist while she wrapped her arms around his neck. They stood there for a minute, exploring each other's mouth, Harry moving his hands down to Hermione's butt and squeezing it slightly. She giggled into his mouth and pulled him even closer, deepening the kiss even more. When they finally broke apart for air Harry looked down into Hermione's eyes and smiled.
"What does this mean?" he asked.
She smiled back and said, "How would you like to go out with me Mr Potter?"
He laughed and said, "Alright Hermione."
"Well, I should be getting to bed," she said, stepping back from Harry.
"No! Come to my room," he said, catching her wrist.
She smirked and said, "Are you sure you can resist me?"
He laughed at her and said, "Please Mione?"
"Alright. I'll go change and then come up to you."
"Okay. Love you."
"Love you too," she replied, quickly kissing his cheek before going into her room. Once she was changed she ran up to Harry's room and grinned at him as she entered the room.
"Now, since you wouldn't let me eat these last night, would you like a sweet?" Harry asked, pulling out the bag of Strawberries and Cream lollies from under his pillow.
She sat down next to him and took one from him and put it in her mouth. "Alright, but only a few."
He smiled and popped one in his mouth. He leant over and kissed her softly on the lips. "What time do you want to go to sleep?" he whispered.
"When we get tired," she whispered back, kissing him again.
They opened their mouths to each other this time, tasting the strawberries and cream lollies in their mouths. The kiss ended and Harry licked his lips grinning.
"We should get these sweets more often," he said kissing her cheek softly.
"Yes, we should," she said, lying down next to him.
He lay down on his side and smiled at her. "Do you want to go to sleep now?" he asked.
She nodded and swallowed the last of her sweet. Harry pulled the bed sheets up on top of them and snuggled up to Hermione. He slipped his arm around her waist and pulled her close.
"Goodnight Hermione," he whispered, kissing her neck softly.
She smiled to herself and replied, "Sweet dreams Harry."
"I do believe you owe me ten galleons Severus," Professor Dumbledore said smiling as he saw Harry and Hermione enter the Great Hall.
Snape scowled as he saw the two holding hands and then exchange a quick kiss as they sat down. "Dammit," he muttered, bringing out the money he owed the Headmaster.
"Thankyou Severus," Dumbledore said, taking his winnings from Snape. "Who wants to bet that they'll end up married?"
There was no response and Dumbledore smiled.
A/N: woot woot its done pplz! Lol didja like? Review 'n tell me:D oh i may do an epilogue if ppl ask me to. luv ya all!
Alex