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Chapter Two: What The Hell is Going on Here.
It was the beginning of June and exams were just starting for all students except the seventh years. They had basically the whole month of June as a sort of vacation. In the last week would be their dance and then graduation and they were free.
This fine June day found Harry, Ron and Hermione lying under a tree near the lake. "So what are we going to do today?" Ron asked his two best friends.
Harry got up from his spot on Hermione's lap. In the process of taking off his shirt he said "I don't know about you guys but a dip in the lake sounds very refreshing." He tore down the small hill and jumped into the lake. Hermione heard giggling nearby and when she turned to look she saw a small group of girls giggling and looking directly at Harry. Some noticed her staring and gave her a not so pleasant look.
Well I never…
She knew that some girls were rather fond of Harry and his dashing looks but to actually dislike her because she was with him… she didn't know what to make of it. She looked towards Ron to see if he had noticed but he was laughing in the direction of the lake. She looked to where Harry had gone and saw that Ginny had joined him and they were dunking each other.
She turned back towards the girls and saw that they had gotten a little closer. She turned to Ron to tell him but he had gotten up and was heading towards the lake to join their friends. She was incredibly inattentive today.
Back to the group of girls and she saw that they had gotten even closer. She was about to shout and ask if they wanted anything when she felt wet, cold arms circle around her. She suddenly found herself in the air.
"Harry let me go please. I don't want to go in the lake." He swung around abruptly and she screamed. They weren't moving.
"Harry please put me down," She said in a mock serious voice, "I'll do anything if you just let me go. I'll go in when I want to go in." Expecting him to listen to her she was very much shocked when she was actually let go. As sudden as the movement had been, she felt herself being caught just as she would've hit the ground. She was now looking Harry in the face.
"Anything?" he asked grinning.
She punched him on the shoulder. "Harry Potter, that was not funny at all. Now put me down and I will get in the lake when I damn well please."
He began laughing as he set Hermione down. His smiles diminished when he saw the look on her face.
"Something wrong love?" He took her chin in his hand.
Hermione took her hand and wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Nothing. Why do you ask?" Out of her peripheral vision she could see the group of girls inch forward in anticipation of an argument.
Harry took hold of her hands, "Listen Hermione, I know that we're leaving soon but that's no reason to snap."
She opened her mouth and closed it a second later.
He thinks this is about us graduating.
"Well, um…you're right, I shouldn't be snapping and I'm sorry." Harry looked thunderstruck.
"Is this my 'Mione?" He felt her forehead for effect.
Hermione smiled and swatted his hand away. "Harry I'm fine and I'm serious. I mean I'm acting like a 15 year old you. It's frightening." She tried to keep a straight face but Harry's reaction was too much.
"Oh Harry I was just teasing." She pushed his shoulder and kissed him on the cheek. Really looking at him she saw his predatory stare. Not waiting a second later she tore off running. She screamed when she heard Harry run after her as well. She ran around trees and various couples on the floor. She didn't even know how she was managing to stay out of his grip for this long. She ended up behind the group of Harry stalkers. She couldn't run anymore; she was too tired from laughing.
"Ok Harry, I give up. You don't have to chase me anymore. Mercy mercy mercy and I give up." She noticed the death glares she was getting from the group of girls, but that didn't stop the laughter that erupted from her while looking at Harry's face.
Harry lunged for her again and for the second time that day she felt Harry's arms around her waist and lifting her up. She was too tired to fight her way out of his grip, so she just hung limply.
She looked around while Harry raised her over his head and threw her into the refreshing water. Harry smirked as Hermione resurfaced. His smirk turned into a huge grin. When Hermione was fully out of the water he held out his hand.
"Truce?" he fully expected her to take it and end it there but of course he was wrong. Hermione dragged him to the floor and straddled his waist before claiming his lips. She pulled back as quick as she had jumped on him and then smiled sweetly and innocently. "Truce?" She stuck out her hand. Harry laughed and grabbed her hand before pulling himself up.
"That was pretty conniving of you?" He crossed his arms. Hermione looked him square in the eye. "That's why you shouldn't mess with Hermione Granger."
"Duly noted." They briefly kissed before racing off to join Ron and Ginny.
The quartet had just finished a game of water volleyball when the girls requested a game of chicken fight.
Of course the boys acquiesced and soon the game was underway.
Hermione and Ginny were trying their hardest to knock the other off. It had gone on for so long that Ron got impatient and began to tickle Hermione's feet.
"RONALD WEASLEY, That is cheating," she let out a snort. "Harry do something." She was still trying to hold Ginny off while Harry began to push Ron while trying to balance Hermione.
Minutes later Hermione managed to push Ginny off of Ron's shoulders. She held on to Harry's hair while looking around just enjoying the day. Her eye suddenly caught a white glare. Looking closer she saw that it was Draco…A very bare-chested Draco. She was staring, on the shoulders of her boyfriend; she was staring at another guy. She lost her balance from her confusion. When she looked up it was too see the vivid green eyes of her boyfriend bearing concern.
"You ok?" He cupped her cheek.
Hermione wiped her face and cleared her throat. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine."
AN: Wow. Very very extremely sorry for the wait. I would give an excuse but I think you guys deserve better than that. Um, sorry if the chapter or writing seems a little off and if there are any spelling errors, I don't have a beta and sometimes things just slip. I'm sort of just getting the flow of the story, just trying to get a feel of where I'm going with this. Thank you thank you a million times for being so patient. And Big Huge Dilemma that needs to be resolved: Who's hotter, Harry or Draco? I'm torn. Well review and thank you.