A/N: It's not mine. Why did it take so long for me to upload? See below.

Chapter 23- An attack

Almost three hours later, Harry and Hermione walked back out into the mall after they had finished seeing Titanic. After they had seen the movie, both of them had agreed to walk around the mall until maybe four or five then go back to the Granger home.

"Where do you want to go now Hermione?" Harry asked.

"I don't know about you Harry but I'm hungry. Let's go eat lunch," she said.

"I'm okay with that idea," he said, taking her hand and walking in the direction of the food court.

"Where do you want to eat Harry?" she asked.

"Oh I don't care. Wherever you want to go and eat," he replied.

"That's so sweet of you," she said, moving closer to him and kissing him on the lips.

Harry responded to her kiss by wrapping his arms around her and pushing her against the railing. Their tongues met in a steamy and passionate kiss that neither of them wanted to break. Reluctantly, both of them stopped then pulled apart so that they could breathe and take in some oxygen. Once they had finished their break, Hermione looked at Harry then smiled before she continued to kiss him. After several more minutes of kissing, both of them reluctantly pulled away and continued in the direction of the food court. Several minutes later, they reached the food court and stood there for a minute.

"Hmm, I'm not sure which one we should eat Harry," she said.

"Then why don't you just pick the one that you did not eat last time?" he asked.

"Hey, that's a great idea," she said, pulling Harry toward a stand that sold Chinese food. After ordering some food, both of them found a table to sit at and they ate their food in silence. When they were halfway done with their meal, an elderly couple came up to their table.

"I must say that both of you look so adorable," the old man said.

"Oh thank you very much sir," Harry said.

After the old couple had walked away, Harry looked at Hermione and both of them started to giggle. Hermione placed her hand on Harry and stared at him before speaking.

"That was really weird," she said.

"But he's right too," he said.

"Yeah, well," she said.

After they were done eating, they walked toward some stores. Instead of going into stores however, both of them started to kiss outside of a store. They were still kissing when Harry felt a sharp pain in his scar that indicated that Voldemort was nearby. Harry immediately fell to his knees and Hermione kneeled down beside him.

"Harry, something bad is going to happen right?" she asked him nervously.

"Voldemort is coming," Harry whispered.

Within seconds several pops could be heard as Voldemort and his Death Eaters appeared in the mall. Laughing evilly, they sent killing curses at bystanders, killing most of them. Harry struggled to his knees then turned to face Voldemort.

"Harry Potter, so nice to see you again," Voldemort said.

"Get out of here Voldemort," Harry said.

"Potter, you are not the one making decisions here. I am," Voldemort said.

"You better get prepared for a fight," Harry said.

Voldemort laughed cruelly. "A fight? We shall see about that Harry Potter, CRUCIO!"

Harry easily ducked the curse and turned to Hermione. "Stay low Hermione," he whispered before turning to Voldemort. "STUPEFY!" Harry said, sending a stunner at Voldemort.

Voldemort ducked the curse. "AVADA KEDAVRA!" he shouted.

Harry ducked then got up. "EXPELLIMARUS!"

Voldemort's wand started to fly toward Harry but Voldemort managed to keep a hand on his wand. "CRUCIO!" he shouted.

Harry ducked the curse and rolled over to his side. "IMPEDIMENTA!"

Voldemort ducked then got up and started laughing. "Harry Potter, champion of muggles and other vile scum. Your buddy Snape died so are you ready to join him?" Voldemort asked.

"Never," Harry replied.

Voldemort grew angry. "Very well then. "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Harry ducked and turned to Voldemort. "Oh come on Riddle, you can do better than that," he said.

Voldemort got angry again and shrieked in rage. "SERPENTIOSA!"

Two huge poisonous snakes appeared out of Voldemort's wand. They started to slowly move over to Harry who spoke in parseltongue. "Leave, I am not your enemy," he said.

The snakes turned back and headed toward Voldemort who got rid of them with a wave of his hand. "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Harry ducked and saw Hermione rise. "Hermione, what are you doing?" he asked.

"Harry, I'm going to try and get help," Hermione whispered.

"Stay low Hermione," Harry said, continuing his battle with Voldemort.

Hermione slowly made her way to an exit but before she could reach it, she found three Death Eaters blocking her way.

"If it isn't Potter's mudblood girlfriend," one of the Death Eaters said menacingly.

"Hmm, she looks so pretty, we should rape her," another said.

Hermione was getting fed up with their taunts. She took out her wand and knocked all of them out with stunners. Hermione then crawled to an exit and left the mall. She took out the phoenix pin and found herself in the kitchen of 12 Grimmauld Place, where Remus, Tonks and Moody were sitting around.

"Hermione, what is it?" Tonks asked.

"It's Harry, he's fighting Voldemort at a mall," Hermione replied.

Remus grabbed some floo powder and tossed it into the fire. He spoke with someone on the other side for a minute then looked at Moody.

"All right, you're going to show us the mall and I'm gonna call for back-up," Moody said.

Hermione nodded and she described as much details as possible to the Order. They apparated there and left Hermione with Moody.

"Moody, how am I going back there?" Hermione asked.

"Who says you're going anywhere?" Moody asked.

"Wait, so you mean I'm not going to the mall even though Harry is busy fighting?" Hermione asked.

"Oh, you're going with me in a minute," Moody said, giving her a hat as a portkey. Hermione touched part of the hat and found herself inside the mall.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" someone shouted when Hermione entered.

Hermione ducked the curse. "STUPEFY!" she yelled, looking around for Harry. Then she saw him. He and Voldemort were battling on beams near the roof.

"CRUCIO!" Voldemort cried.

Harry ducked and saw members of the Order taking out Voldemort's Death Eaters. He then saw Dumbledore stand next to him.

"You have lost this battle Tom," Dumbledore said.

Voldemort shrieked in rage. "You may have won this battle but you won't win the war," he hissed angrily.

"We'll be ready for that," Harry said.

"CRUCIO!" Voldemort shouted before he apparated along with his Death Eaters who weren't unconscious.

Dumbledore helped Harry get down from the beam and Harry surveyed the damage in front of him. Storefronts were destroyed, people were lying on the ground either unconscious or dead and the mall looked like a complete mess. Harry sighed and went over to Hermione, who had tears in her eyes.

"Harry, I was so worried about you," she whispered, hugging him.

"Don't worry Hermione, I always find a way to survive," Harry said, kissing her.

They were interrupted by Tonks, who had gone over to where they were standing and coughed embarrassedly. "Are you two lovebirds okay? No wounds or anything like that?" she asked.

Harry and Hermione both shook their heads. "We're fine Tonks," Harry said.

"Well, if you have no problems, you can leave now while we obliviate everyone's memory," Tonks said.

Hermione nodded, grabbed Harry's hand and led him back to the bus stop. They waited for a few minutes before a bus appeared. They got on the bus and found themselves outside the Granger home almost fifteen minutes later. They entered the house and Harry felt some pain in his back. He fell onto a knee and Hermione looked at him with concern in her eyes before dragging him to a couch.

"Harry, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Something hurts in my back," he said, taking off his shirt.

"I don't see anything unusual. Maybe your muscles are sore," Hermione said, gently massaging his back with her hands.

Harry moaned when he felt Hermione rubbing his back with her soft hands. "That feels good Herm," he said.

"Does it hurt anymore Harry?" she asked.

Harry didn't reply. Instead he savored the way he felt when her hands were rubbing him. He then turned around and grabbed Hermione. "I will tell you what I need to do," Harry said, kissing Hermione. His tongue roamed all over her mouth and she responded by placing her hands around him and moaning softly. They were soon interrupted by an owl.

"Who are you looking for?" Harry asked, looking down at the letter. He saw it was from Bill so Harry excused himself then read the letter in the kitchen.

Hey Harry,

Ron says you want to know about contraception for wizards. Well, there are several different types of contraception available to wizards but I use something known as a desire potion. What this does is it allows you to make love with a witch for up to 24 hours without the risk of having a baby. It is an easy potion to make, it's in a book called 'Potions for Lovers' or you can buy it in stores. If you have anymore questions. feel free to owl me any time you want. I also enclosed a sample that can last you a week.

Bill

"What are you reading?" Hermione asked, grabbing his letter.

"It's nothing," Harry muttered when Hermione began to laugh.

"Worried about having little Harrys running around?" she asked.

"No, I'm more concerned about having little bossy know-it-alls running around," he replied with a smirk.

Hermione started to giggle and she walked over to Harry. "Don't worry, I've been taking contraception every time we make love to each other," Hermione said.

"You have? Why didn't you say anything?" Harry asked.

"Well, I don't want to have kids until I graduate from Hogwarts," she said.

"Oh, I see. Well Miss Granger, you never cease to amaze me," he said.

"Oh be quiet and kiss me," she said.

Harry moved closer to Hermione and started to kiss her. She moaned in pleasure and took off her shirt. Her lips moved slowly across his lips and she placed her hands across his back. Hermione felt Harry place his hands around her waist and his tongue going into her mouth. Suddenly, they heard the front door open and they quickly separated. They looked up and saw the Grangers standing in the doorway, smiling.

"Um, hi mom, dad," Hermione said nervously, covering herself with her arms.

"Hermione, we understand what you and Harry were doing," Anna Granger said.

"Don't worry about it Hermione," Dave Granger said.

"What do you two want to eat tonight?" Anna Granger asked.

"Um, I'll take whatever Hermione wants," Harry said.

"I'll take whatever Harry wants," Hermione said a split-second later.

Harry and Hermione looked at each other and laughed. "Why don't we just eat sandwiches or something for dinner?" Hermione asked.

"Hmm, that's a good idea. So what do you want?" Dave Granger asked.

"I'll take a roast beef and cheese with lettuce, tomatoes and a little mayo," Hermione said.

"I'll have the same as Hermione," Harry said.

A few minutes later, Dave Granger came back with sandwiches. Everybody ate in silence and thought about Christmas, which would be tomorrow. Finally Harry went to take a shower at eleven and Hermione followed him upstairs. Harry and Hermione were soon lying naked in the same bed.

"Harry, you're so gorgeous," Hermione sighed.

"So Hermione, what are you planning to do with me tonight?" he asked.

"Well, Mr. Potter, as you may know, tomorrow is Christmas. I am going to be spending the day with someone I love, she whispered.

"Yeah, same here," Harry said.

Hermione moaned and went on top of Harry. She placed her hands on an area below his waist and gave it a squeeze. She then started to kiss Harry and felt his hands around her waist. "Oh Harry," she whispered as she felt him squeeze her nipple.

"Do you know how much I love you?" Harry asked.

"Why don't you show me Mr. Potter," she replied.

"Did you place a silencing charm on this room?" he asked.

"Of course I did Harry," she replied.

Hermione felt Harry kiss her body, moving from her face all the way down to her stomach. He then thrust himself inside Hermione as she grabbed his hair and started to scream. He then pulled out of her and started to lick her nipples. Hermione felt aroused but she forced Harry to stop.

"Hermione, did I hurt you?" he asked.

"No Harry, that was some of the best feelings I have ever had in my life," she whispered, kissing his chest.

"Then why did you stop me?" he asked.

"That's because I want to ask you something Harry," she said.

"What do you want to ask me?" he asked.

"Harry, how long is your umm.. you know?" she asked.

"That is something I do not want to discuss now," he said.

"Sure Harry," she said, before they continued to kiss. Soon both of them were asleep in each other's arms.

A/N: I plan to make this story 30 chapters long and have a sequel. Please read and review. Thank you. I haven't updated for two reasons. One was because I was busy fighting with other people (namely my parents) and two, I just didn't have the time.