A/N: I don't own this.
Chapter 20- A Hogsmeade visit in the snow
Harry woke up later in the hospital wing. Judging from the moonlight entering through the window, Harry could tell that it was either the middle of the night or late at night. Harry sighed then fell asleep in the hospital wing.
The next day was a Saturday and Hermione came down to see Harry in the hospital wing. When Hermione entered the hospital wing, she saw Harry sleeping peacefully in a bed. Hermione sat down and watched Harry sleep on his bed without knowing what was happening to Harry. With a sigh, Hermione took out a book on Transfiguration and started reading. However, Hermione found she had difficulty reading because of the person in front of her. So instead, Hermione took out a diary and started to write.
Dear Diary,
I can't bear to watch Harry lie on a bed in the hospital wing like this. It's sad knowing that Voldemort will make an attack on you but you don't know when it will happen. Poor Harry, having to put up with all these attacks. It was hard for me when Harry fell down on the common room floor with his scar hurting. Therefore, I did the logical thing which was to help Ron carry Harry downstairs to Dumbledore's office where Harry promptly fainted. After me and Ron carried Harry up to the hospital wing, Dumbledore told us to go back to the common room and visit Harry tomorrow.
At first me and Ron were reluctant but we listened to Dumbledore and went back to Gryffindor tower. I don't think Harry knows how much I love him. There are so many traits about him that I absolutely love both physically and mentally. Whether its his messy hair and green eyes which make him look dead sexy or his lips which are really kissable or his courage, there will always be something I love about Harry. If you ever read this Harry, I hope that one day Voldemort will be dead so that we can settle down, get married and raise a family. Why? Because I love you Harry James Potter.
Hermione had just finished writing in her diary when she heard someone laugh. Looking up, Hermione saw that Harry was awake and reading her diary entry.
"Well, now I know how you feel about me Herm," Harry said with a grin on his face.
"HARRY!" Hermione squealed, giving him a hug and squeezing him tightly.
"Now, what were you saying about my lips Herm?" Harry said when Hermione let him go.
"None of your business Harry," Hermione responded as she kissed Harry.
Harry didn't respond after that. Instead, he and Hermione continued to kiss up in the hospital wing, getting more passionate and having their hands move around each other. Suddenly they were interrupted by an embarrassed cough and they separated blushing furiously.
"It's so nice to see that you can join us in the world of the living Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said with a smile on his face.
"Oh yes Professor," Harry responded.
"Now, Mr. Potter can you tell me about your vision from yesterday?" Dumbledore asked.
Harry then went on to explain to Dumbledore the attack on Diagon Alley. Hermione never let go of his hand during the entire time and Harry went on to give the details of the attack from Voldemort's point of view.
Two days had passed since Harry was released from the hospital wing. This was the second to last week before students would leave for the winter break. Harry and Hermione went down to the Great Hall holding hands after waking up early yet again. Harry and Hermione entered the Great Hall and started to eat. Suddenly, an owl flew down and landed next to Harry. Harry removed the letter and was about to open it when he saw Parvati and Lavender watching him. Parvati made signs that she had sent the letter and Harry nodded. Meanwhile, Hermione continued to eat breakfast unaware of what was going on between Harry and Parvati.
Suddenly Dumbledore had gotten up from his seat and indicated for the students to quiet down. "Attention students, the staff and I have decided to allow you to go visit Hogsmeade this Saturday so that you can do any Christmas shopping you have," Dumbledore said as the students cheered and applauded the decision.
"Hermione, I forgot to get something. Meet you in charms," Harry said as he got up.
"Okay Harry," Hermione replied.
Harry got up and he noticed Parvati had also left the table shortly after he had left. Harry then went outside where he read Parvati's note.
Harry,
Hermione has indicated that she would like a bracelet that reminds her of her dead grandmother. She says the bracelet should be a mixture of gold and silver with a small heart shape on it.
Parvati
Harry leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. So that was what Hermione wanted as a gift. That was also what she was going to receive as a present this Christmas. That was because Harry wanted Hermione to have what she wanted and sort of ease the pain she had dealt with from assholes like Malfoy. Harry saw Parvati come out from the door that led to the Great Hall and walk over to where he was standing.
"So did you read my note Harry?" Parvati asked, pushing a strand of her long brown hair behind her ear.
"Yeah I just did," Harry replied.
"So what are you going to do?" Parvati asked.
"Um, I was wondering if you could help me by creating some sort of distraction when everybody goes to Hogsmeade for a visit," Harry replied.
Parvati giggled slightly before she answered. "You want me to distract Hermione while you go to buy her dream gift?" she asked.
"Yeah, something like that," Harry said.
Parvati took a deep breath and she looked at Harry. "Okay, I'll create a distraction for you so you can get Hermione her gift," Parvati said.
"Oh, okay thanks Parvati," Harry said as he turned to leave but stopped when he heard Parvati crying. "What's wrong Parvati?" Harry asked.
Parvati continued to cry but she took a deep breath and spoke. "Harry, I'm scared of the upcoming battle against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. They are some of the most evil people around and we're just teenagers who didn't graduate from Hogwarts yet. We are also supposed to face them " Parvati said between sobs.
Harry sighed as he listened to what Parvati had to say. Harry knew she was already a victim but he had to try to comfort her somehow. "Parvati, people don't realize it but Voldemort's greatest weapon isn't any spell or curse. Rather it's his ability to cause people to fear him. See how people won't even say his name? Voldemort already has a psychological advantage over most witches and wizards. Everybody's scared of the upcoming battle even me. All I can say is that I'm going to be prepared for the final battle " Harry said.
Harry's words had the effect that he wanted them to have. Parvati immediately stopped crying then moved closer to him. "Oh, Harry, you're so brave and fearless," Parvati said, giving him a hug.
"I'm not fearless " Harry replied.
Parvati released Harry from her hug and then started to go to her first class. She waved at Harry before leaving and Harry returned the wave. Harry then went up to the charms classroom and found that he was the first one there.
Harry and Hermione were lying on Harry's bed naked. It was now Friday and there was going to be a Hogsmeade visit tomorrow. Harry's arms were wrapped around Hermione's waist and Hermione's head was against Harry's chest.
"So what did you think of Moody's project?" Hermione asked.
"I thought it was fairly easy but I didn't have much time to spend with the witch I love," Harry said, kissing Hermione.
"Oh Harry stop acting like you haven't seen me for a month. You saw me today in class," Hermione said before kissing Harry.
"Will your parents make me sleep in a different room?" he asked.
"I don't know what they are going to do," she replied.
"I want to be with you at night," he whined.
"We'll see what happens when we get there," she said.
"I love you Hermione," he whispered.
"I love you too Harry James Potter," she whispered back.
Both Harry and Hermione spent the next few minutes kissing each other. Hermione put her hands behind Harry's neck and looked him in the eyes. Her brown eyes met his green eyes as they kissed yet again. With a wink, Harry started to make love to Hermione on his bed in Gryffindor tower.
Students woke up the next morning to see the ground covered in over four inches of snow from a snowstorm that happened last night. It was still snowing slightly when students were supposed to go to Hogsmeade but the snow didn't stop many students from going. Harry and Hermione were walking down to Hogsmeade village holding hands with each other. They had agreed to meet Ron and Lavender at the Three Broomsticks by twelve thirty. Harry had also arranged for Colin Creevey to take a picture of Harry and Hermione with the snow in Hogsmeade as a background. This was the first Christmas Harry was her boyfriend and he wanted it to be perfect.
"Where should we go first?" Hermione asked.
"It's up to you sweetheart" Harry replied.
Harry and Hermione couldn't decide on where to go first so they went to Honeydukes first for some sweets. Honeydukes was full of Hogwarts students so they had spent over an hour in Honeydukes waiting to pay for the items they purchased. After leaving Honeydukes, they walked around the main road in Hogsmeade and Harry saw Colin Creevey out of the corner of his eye. Harry then kissed Hermione as Colin took the picture and walked away.
"What was that for Harry?" Hermione asked.
"What, I can't kiss the witch that I love?" Harry replied.
"It's not that Harry. It's just that you don't normally kiss me in public like that," Hermione said.
"Oh but I want to," he said, grinning at her then taking her hand and leading her to another part of Hogsmeade.
Hermione kept on wondering what Harry was trying to do. She had already gotten him a present through an advertisement in the Daily Prophet which was a book on the legacy of Godric Gryffindor because well, he was the heir of Gryffindor anyway. Harry led her into several stores before they went to the Three Broomsticks to meet Ron and Lavender. They entered the Three Broomsticks and found Ron and Lavender passionately kissing in a table. Harry smiled and winked at Hermione, dropped off their stuff and went to get butterbeers.
As Harry went up to the front, Harry saw Parvati watching him intently. She gave Harry a small wink and indicated for Harry to join her.
"Harry, I'll be able to give you at least fifteen minutes," Parvati said, following him to get some butterbeers.
"Okay, that's good enough," Harry replied.
Harry and Parvati then went back to the table Ron and Lavender were at. It seemed that Hermione had caused both of them to separate and now both Ron and Lavender were blushing furiously. Hermione then saw Parvati with Harry and got up to let Parvati sit.
"Hi Parvati," Hermione said.
"Hey girl," Parvati replied.
Hermione then sat on Harry's lap and started drinking a butterbeer. Madam Rosmerta then came over to get lunch for Harry and Hermione. Both of them ordered a turkey breast sandwich with Swiss cheese. Hermione sighed and then started to speak to Harry.
"Ron and Lavender need lessons on how to kiss," she whispered to Harry.
"Well, let's show them how to do it properly," Harry whispered, moving his lips closer to Hermione and kissing her on the lips. Shortly after Harry's lips met Hermione's their tongues were inside each other's mouth dancing around, locked in a passionate kiss. They were still kissing when they noticed that the room had fallen silent and they split apart. Looking up, Harry saw that everyone in the Three Broomsticks had been watching them kiss. When they split apart, everybody seemed to be disappointed and went back to whatever they had been doing before.
"Well, you two certainly know how to put on a show," Lavender said as she and Parvati started to giggle.
"I forgot something back at Zonko's," Harry said, getting up to leave and exchanging a wink with Parvati. Harry left the Three Broomsticks and went to a jewelry store near the outskirts of Hogsmeade. Harry went inside and started to look at the bracelets.
"May I help you sir?" a sales associate asked Harry.
"Yeah, I'm looking for a bracelet that has a heart shape attached to it and is made of gold and silver," Harry replied.
"Ah, we have just what you are looking for sir," the sales associate said, going to a room in the back of the store then coming out a few minutes later with a small box. "Do you think this will do?" the sales associate asked, opening the box to reveal a bracelet with a heart shape attached and a mixture of gold and silver.
Harry stared at the bracelet for some time. He figured that it was just perfect for Hermione. "Yes, I'll take it," Harry replied.
"Very well then sir, it will cost you a hundred galleons," the sales assistant replied.
"Damn, I don't have that much money on me," Harry said.
The sales assistant took out a form from under a counter. "Just fill this out and we will deduct the money from your account sir," the sales assistant said.
Harry filled out the paper which was a check for Gringotts and gave it to the sales assistant.
"Have a good day sir," the sales assistant said, giving Harry the bracelet.
After Harry had left the sales assistant looked at the check and gasped when he saw who it was from.
A/N: If you didn't know already, I tried to upload sooner but I couldn't log on Thursday and my grandma died on Saturday and I was in the hospital on Friday and Saturday so I couldn't do anything.